For the third successive home game Manchester City have established a record attendance for a football game at the Etihad Stadium. The four highest football attendances at the stadium are:
60,765 Manchester City vs Coventry City 5 September 2026 (photo is my image of the Pep Guardiola Stand during today’s game)
60,645 Manchester City vs Bournemouth 23 August 2026
60,332 Manchester City vs Aston Villa 24 May 2026
54,693 Manchester City vs Leicester City 6 February 2016
Congratulations on today’s 1-0 win over Coventry City. This was not only the Etihad’s record attendance today, it was also City’s highest home attendance since 6 November 1971 when 63,326 attended a City league game v United. Capacity restrictions from 1971 meant that attendances could not be higher than 60,000 until the last game of the 2025-26 season.
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