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A day at the Etihad with Club Level seats and players' tunnel view.
Manchester
11°
Rain showers
Our best tips
Manchester in October averages 8–14°C. Rain is common (roughly 22 days of the month), so a waterproof layer is essential, not optional.
Smart casual is the standard in Premier League hospitality suites. Think collared shirts and smart trousers rather than replica kits. Most venues will turn away guests in sportswear or football shirts.
Arrive at Etihad Stadium at least two hours before kick-off to enjoy the full pre-match hospitality. Bring a valid photo ID, as most Premier League venues require one for entry.
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Getting around
The Etihad Campus tram stop is right next to the stadium on the Ashton-under-Lyne line. Trams run regularly from Manchester Piccadilly and the city centre.
Ride-hailing and black cabs are available throughout Manchester. Drop-off is usually on Ashton New Road, a short walk from the hospitality entrances.
Manchester Piccadilly is the nearest mainline station. From there, the Metrolink tram takes around ten minutes to the ground.
Manchester City and Fulham are two of English football's oldest clubs, their histories stretching back to the 1870s and 1880s respectively. The fixture has spanned three centuries, from muddy Victorian pitches to the gleaming bowl of the Etihad Stadium. What was once a meeting of equals has, in the modern era, become a contest between City's petrodollar ambition and Fulham's stubborn resilience, though the Cottagers have a knack for producing results when least expected.
I am the most happy manager in the world. I have everything. I am at the best club in the world.
Fulham is a special club. It has a soul. Craven Cottage is unique in world football.
A rector's daughter and a Sunday school; two church teams with no idea they were founding football royalty.
Fulham were founded in 1879 as St Andrew's Church Sunday School, making them the oldest club in London. A year later, in 1880, Manchester City came into being as St. Mark's (West Gorton), a church team formed by the rector's daughter, Anna Connell, partly to combat local gang culture. Neither could have imagined what lay ahead.
City claimed their first major silverware in 1904; Fulham were not even Football League members yet.
Manchester City won the FA Cup in 1904, beating Bolton Wanderers 1-0 at Crystal Palace. It was the club's first major trophy and established them as a force in English football. Fulham, meanwhile, were still plying their trade in the Southern League, not joining the Football League until 1907. The two clubs occupied different worlds for much of the early twentieth century.
Fulham's maiden First Division season handed them a rivalry with City; Haynes, Revie and Trautmann made it worth the wait.
Fulham won promotion to the First Division in 1949 for the first time in their history, setting up regular encounters with Manchester City. The 1950s saw the two sides meet frequently in the top flight, with City boasting stars like Don Revie and Bert Trautmann. Fulham held their own, with Johnny Haynes orchestrating from midfield at Craven Cottage.
City clinched the First Division title on the final day of the 1967-68 season, pipping Manchester United under Joe Mercer's management.
The 1967-68 season was Manchester City's finest hour of the twentieth century. Under the management of Joe Mercer, with Malcolm Allison as his coach, City won the First Division title on the final day of the season, pipping rivals Manchester United. Fulham had been relegated in 1968, and the two clubs would spend much of the next three decades in different divisions.
Thirty-three years in the wilderness, ended by one title-winning season under Tigana.
Mohamed Al-Fayed's takeover of Fulham in 1997 transformed the club. Under Jean Tigana, they won the First Division title in 2000-01 and returned to the top flight for the first time since 1968. Manchester City, having themselves bounced between divisions during the 1990s, were promoted to the Premier League in 2002. The fixture was renewed in earnest.
Sheikh Mansour's billions rewrote City's story overnight; Fulham, meanwhile, were busy reaching a European final.
The September 2008 takeover by Sheikh Mansour's Abu Dhabi United Group redrew the map of English football. City's spending power became virtually limitless. The fixture with Fulham, once a contest between mid-table sides, gradually became a David and Goliath affair. Yet Fulham, under Roy Hodgson, were enjoying their own golden period, reaching the Europa League final in 2010.
Ninety-four minutes in, forty-four years of waiting ended in an instant.
Sergio Agüero's 94th-minute winner against QPR on the final day of the 2011-12 season gave City their first league title in 44 years. It remains arguably the most dramatic moment in Premier League history. Fulham were a solid mid-table Premier League side at the time, and the two clubs met regularly during this period, though City's dominance was becoming increasingly apparent.
106 goals in a single Championship season; Fulham did not simply return to the top flight, they announced themselves.
After years of yo-yoing between divisions, Fulham won the Championship title in 2021-22 under Marco Silva, scoring 106 goals in the process. Their return to the Premier League renewed the fixture with City, and Fulham proved they belonged. Aleksandar Mitrović's physicality and Silva's organised pressing gave City genuine problems, even if the results often favoured the champions.
Only the second English club ever to win the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League in a single season.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City achieved the historic Treble in 2022-23, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League. They became only the second English club to achieve the feat. Fulham, now established in the top flight under Silva, continued to provide competitive opposition at the Etihad, where the atmosphere on matchdays has become one of the most electric in English football.
The Etihad has been perfecting its hospitality since 2003; the football simply caught up later.
Manchester City v Fulham remains a fixture that rewards attendance. The Etihad's hospitality offering has matured considerably since the stadium opened for the 2003 Commonwealth Games, with the 1894 Club and other premium spaces providing a matchday experience that matches the football on the pitch. Fulham, under Shahid Khan's ownership since 2013, continue to punch above their weight in the Premier League.
