// Manchester City

Ground: City of Manchester Stadium

Ground:
Capacity: 48,000

Average Attendance 08/09: 42,889

Address: Rowsley Street, Manchester M11 3FF

Local Clubs: Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Wigan, Burnley, Rochdale, Oldham Athletic, Macclesfield Town

Manchester City have recently been through a turbulent time with the coming and going of Thaksin Shinawatra followed by the arrival of the colossally wealthy Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the club’s owner. The next few years promise to be extremely exciting for Manchester City as the signing of Nike marketing man Garry Cook testifies. The club has announced a shirt sponsorship deal with Etihad in the first of many expected commercial tie-ins with the Middle Eastern business world.