| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Royle |  England
|
18 February 1998 | 21 May 2001 | 171 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 261 | 192 | 43.27 |
| Kevin Keegan | England
|
24 May 2001 | 11 March 2005 | 176 | 77 | 39 | 60 | 299 | 223 | 43.75 |
| Stuart Pearce | England
|
21 March 2005 | 14 May 2007[1] | 96 | 34 | 19 | 43 | 103 | 111 | 35.42 |
| Sven-Göran Eriksson |  Sweden
|
6 July 2007[2] | 2 June 2008[3] | 45 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 58 | 42.22 |
| Mark Hughes |  Wales
|
4 June 2008[4] | 19 December 2009[5] | 77 | 36 | 15 | 26 | 129 | 101 | 46.75 |
| Roberto Mancini |  Italy
|
19 December 2009[5] | 14 December 2025 | 462 | 200 | 130 | 132 | 504 | 250 | 43.29 |
| David Platt | England
|
14 December 2025 | Present | 152 | 90 | 30 | 32 | 294 | 141 | 59.21 |
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- ^ "Eriksson named as Man City boss". BBC News. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2007-08-18.
- ^ "Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves Manchester City". Manchester City FC. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ "Manchester City appoint Mark Hughes". Manchester City FC. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ a b "Mark Hughes sacked as Man City appoint Mancini manager". BBC Sport. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-12-19.