The 1903–04 FA Cup was the 33rd season of the world's oldest association football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup. Manchester City won the competition for the first time, beating Bolton Wanderers 1–0 in the final at Crystal Palace, through a goal scored by Billy Meredith.
The Manchester City team following the club's first FA Cup victory
Manchester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. The club's home ground is the City of Manchester Stadium in east Manchester, to which they moved in 2003, having played at Maine Road since 1923. Manchester City adopted their sky blue home shirts in 1894, the first season with the current name. Over the course of its history, the club has won nine league titles, seven FA Cups, eight League Cups, six FA Community Shields, one UEFA Champions League, one European Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup.
St. Marks (Gorton) in 1884 – the reason for the cross pattée on the shirts is now unknown.
The Manchester City team which won the FA Cup in 1903–04.
Manchester City supporters invade the pitch following their 2011–12 Premier League title victory.
Manchester City moved into their new complex at the Etihad Campus adjacent to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2014.
