Manchester City's performance in the English football league hierarchy since the creation of the Premier League in 1992 is summarised by the following timeline chart – which commences with the last season (1991–92) of the old Football League First Division (from which the Premier League was formed). Friendly games Pre-season Vodacom Challenge Mid-season Joan Gamper Trophy Emirates Foundation Cup Competitive games Premier League Position in final standings Results summary Points breakdown Points at home: 40 Points away from home: 27 Points against "Big Four" teams: 12 Points against promoted teams: 14 6 points: Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 points: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Fulham, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic 2 points: Liverpool 1 point: Hull City 0 points: Everton, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur Biggest & smallest Biggest home win: 5–1 vs. Birmingham City, 11 April 2010 Biggest home defeat: 0–2 vs. Everton, 24 March 2010 Biggest away win: 1–6 vs. Burnley, 3 April 2010 Biggest away defeat: 3–0 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 16 December 2009 Biggest home attendance: 47,370 vs. Tottenham Hotspur, 5 May 2010 Smallest home attendance: 40,292 vs. Blackburn Rovers, 11 January 2010 Biggest away attendance: 75,066 vs. Manchester United, 20 September 2009 Smallest away attendance: 17,826 vs. Portsmouth, 30 August 2009 Results by round Matches League Cup FA Cup Squad information Source: Playing statistics Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal. Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. Awards Premier League Player of the Month award Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor PFA Fans' Player of the Month award Awarded monthly to four players – one in each of the Premier League plus the three divisions of the Football League – those players being the ones that receive the most votes cast for that league in a poll conducted each month on the PFA's OWS (http://www.givemefootball.com) LMA Performance of the Week awardAwarded on a weekly basis to the Premier League or Football League team that a five-man LMA adjudication panel deems to have performed in some outstanding mannerEtihad Player of the Month awardsAwarded to the player in each category that receives the most votes in a poll conducted