A karkashin John Bond, City ta kai wasan karshe na 1981 FA Cup amma ta yi rashin nasara a wasan baya ga Tottenham Hotspur. An sake komawa kulob din sau biyu a cikin 1980s (a 1983 da 1987), amma ya sake komawa saman jirgin a 1989 kuma ya gama na biyar a 1991 da 1992 a karkashin jagorancin Peter Reid. Duk da haka, wannan na dan lokaci ne kawai, kuma bayan tafiyar Reid, Manchester City ta ci gaba da faduwa.
shekarun 1960 da 1970