Record 100 Points in a Season (2017-18)

Lore & Background

The team set a number of Premier League records during the season, including: most points (100), most away points (50), most points ahead of second (19), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), best goal difference (+79) and most consecutive victories (18). The team also equalled the record for the earliest Premier League title win (5 games to spare), beating every other team in the league throughout the season, and recording the most consecutive away wins (11). As a result of City setting an English top flight record for most points in a single season (100), the team received the nickname 'Centurions'.

In Their Own Story

The sun beat down on Vicarage Road as the clock ticked past the 90th minute. The scoreboard flashed 5-1 against Watford, but the true story was in the roar of the traveling City faithful realizing what had just happened. In the stands, veterans who remembered the struggles of the 90s wept openly at the realization of immortality earned on foreign soil. On the pitch, players embraced not merely for a win, but for the permanence of their legacy. The manager stood on the touchline, arms crossed, watching his creation finalize a masterpiece that would redefine an era.

Reader's Guide

On 1 November, Sergio Agüero scored his 178th City goal in a 4–2 Champions League away victory over Napoli to become the club's all-time leading goalscorer. On 25 February, City won the EFL Cup, defeating Arsenal 3–0 at Wembley Stadium. On 15 April, City were confirmed as Premier League champions. The team broke several records, including new Premier League records for most points (100), most goals scored (106), total wins (32), largest winning margin (19 pts), largest goal difference (+79), away games won (16), away points won (50), and the youngest ever Premier League winner (Phil Foden, aged 17 years and 350 days). The season was an undoubted success domestically, but the European campaign was underwhelming: City were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, beaten 5–1 on aggregate by Liverpool.

Did You Know?

• City set a new English top flight record for most points in a single season (100).
• The previous points record was 95, held by Chelsea from the 2004–05 season.
• City won all six of their away fixtures against the 'Big Six' rivals, but drew 1–1 at home to Tottenham, so they did not win all six matches against Big Six teams.
• City secured the title on 15 April 2018 after Manchester United lost 1–0 at home to West Bromwich Albion, not with a victory at Watford.
• Pep Guardiola had already won the EFL Cup with City in the 2016–17 season before lifting it again in 2017–18.