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Football records and statistics in England

This article is about unsurpassed achievements in club competitions. For rankings of trophies won by English football clubs, see List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won. For England national team records, see England national football team records and statistics.

This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete in English leagues.

League

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The original league saw twelve teams become the founding members of the Football League in 1888–89: Accrington, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Notts County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]

Three of the teams (Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Aston Villa) also played in the first Premier League season in 1992–93, but Notts County missed out, finishing in the relegation zone in 1991–92.[2][3]

A second division was added four years later for the 1892–93 season, resulting in the Football League now becoming the Football League First Division, the top division for the next one hundred years. The Southern League became Division 3 in 1920. A Northern League formed the following year that became Division Three North. In 1958 the regional divisions combined to form the Third Division and a national Fourth Division. The top 12 sides from the Northern and Southern divisions formed the Third Division, whilst the bottom 12 of the respective divisions formed the new fourth tier.[4]

Nine clubs have reached double figures of league titles, with Liverpool and Manchester United leading the chasing pack. Five clubs have managed to win all four divisions, a rare achievement while a further seven clubs need the top title to complete the full set.[5] Luton Town can claim a quadruple of titles when they won the National League, after becoming the non-league champions in 2014.[6]

Top 10 clubs by league titles won
Rank Club Division 1:
Premier League 		Division 2:
Championship 		Division 3:
League 1 		Division 4:
League 2 		Totals
1 Liverpool 19 4 23
2 Manchester United 20 2 22
3 Manchester City 10 7 17
4 Arsenal 13 13
5 Sunderland 6 5 1 12
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 4 3 1 11
7 Aston Villa 7 2 1 10
8 Everton 9 1 10
9 Leicester City 1 8 1 10
10 Sheffield Wednesday 4 5 9
Clubs winning all four divisions
Rank Club Division 1:
Premier League 		Division 2:
Championship 		Division 3:
League 1 		Division 4:
League 2
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 4 3 1
2 Burnley 2 4 1 1
3 Preston North End 2 3 2 1
4 Portsmouth 2 1 3 1
5 Sheffield United 1 1 1 1
Clubs winning bottom three divisions
Rank Club Division 2:
Championship 		Division 3:
League 1 		Division 4:
League 2
1 Notts County 3 2 3
2 Grimsby Town 2 3 1
3 Reading 2 3 1
4 Brentford 1 2 3
5 Luton Town 1 3 1
6 Millwall 1 3 1
7 Cardiff City 1 1 1

For the 1919–20 season, the first season after the First World War, Arsenal were controversially elected in to the first division, despite finishing fifth in the last season before the outbreak of war in the second division. However, they have remained at this level ever since.[4][7] Arsenal had once previously won promotion after finishing second behind Preston North End in the 1903–04 season, staying there until finishing bottom in 1912–13. Other clubs won elections to play in the first division. Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in 1898, Bury and Notts County in 1905 and Chelsea (alongside Arsenal) in 1919 were also elected to the top flight.[4] Blackburn later won division 2 in 1938–39, and Newcastle United finished runners-up in 1947–48. Notts County became second division champions in 1913–14, while Bury would finish runners-up in 1923–24. In the 1929–30 season, Chelsea finished second behind Blackpool.[8] Arsenal, still to this day, have the unenviable record as being the only club who have never earned their place in the top flight, through their league position, after being elected in the 1919–20 season.[9]

Holding the record of continuous seasons, Arsenal are some way ahead of other clubs who have suffered relegation. Everton spent three years in the second division before finishing as runners-up to Leicester City in the 1953–54 season. Neighbours Liverpool, after having spent eight years outside the top division, won the second division title in the 1961–62 season. Manchester United bounced straight back up in 1974–75, after finishing second bottom in 1973–74. This would be Manchester United's last football league title before the birth of the Premier League, in their only time outside the top division since the end of the Second World War. Tottenham Hotspur also spent a season in the Second Division; similarly to Manchester United, it is the only time they have been outside the top flight since 1950. In 1976–77, Spurs conceded 72 goals as they finished bottom; the following season, they finished third in the second division to earn promotion back to the top flight.[10] Chelsea have been in the top flight since 1989 after winning the second division, while Manchester City were present there since their 2002 promotion as Division 1 (2nd Tier) Winners. The 1998–99 season saw Manchester City earn promotion from Division 2 (currently known as League One), after winning a penalty shootout against Gillingham in the play-off final.[11] City finished as runners-up to Charlton Athletic in Division 1 (currently known as the Championship) the following season, then made an immediate return after relegation in 2001, before securing their seventh second division title.[12]

Unlike many European clubs that have never played outside their country's top division, no English club can claim that achievement. 65 clubs have played at the top level, six clubs have never returned, and the rest, apart from Arsenal, have secured promotion from the second division.[13] Glossop, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, and Barnsley have completed only one season in the top flight.[14] The club that can boast playing the most seasons in the top tier is Everton, who are about to play their 121st season there (out of a possible 125 league seasons).[13] The city of Liverpool has always been represented in footballs top tier. While Everton suffered relegation in 1930, Liverpool remained, though Everton instantly returned to the top flight a year later. After three years in the second division from 1951 to 1954, Everton won promotion to the First Division, swapping places with Liverpool who had been relegated; it would be eight years later that under Bill Shankly, Liverpool were promoted from the second division.[13]

Top ten clubs by total number of seasons (ever) in top flight*
Rank Club No.
seasons
1 Everton 122
2 Aston Villa 111
3 Liverpool 110
4 Arsenal 108
5 Manchester United 100
6 Manchester City 96
7 Newcastle United 93
8 Chelsea 90
9 Tottenham Hotspur 90
10 Sunderland 87

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2024–25 season

Top ten clubs by number of ongoing, successive seasons in top flight*
Rank Club First season No.
seasons
1 Arsenal 1919–20 104**
2 Everton 1954–55 70
3 Liverpool 1962–63 62
4 Manchester United 1975–76 49
5 Tottenham Hotspur 1978–79 46
6 Chelsea 1989–90 35
7 Manchester City 2002–03 22
8 West Ham United 2012–13 12
9 Crystal Palace 2013–14 11
10 Brighton & Hove Albion 2017–18 7
Newcastle United

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023–24 season

** Six seasons lost due to World War II, and one season abandoned.

Clubs by number of successive seasons (ever) in top flight*
Rank Club First season Season
relegated 		No.
seasons
1 Arsenal 1919–20 104**
2 Everton 1954–55 70
3 Liverpool 1962–63 62
4 Sunderland 1890–91 1957–58 57
5 Manchester United 1975–76 49
6 Tottenham Hotspur 1978–79 46
7 Aston Villa 1888–89 1935–36 43
Blackburn Rovers
9 Sheffield United 1893–94 1933–34 36
Chelsea 1989–90 35

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023–24 season

** Six seasons lost due to World War II, and one season abandoned.

Champions of England

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Main article: List of English football champions

Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888.[15] Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English champions.[16] Preston North End won the first two league titles but have never won it since 1890. Sheffield United won in 1898 but no second title has yet arrived. Their neighbours, Sheffield Wednesday, have won the league more recently than them, but have not added to their tally of four league titles, with their most recent success coming in 1930. Huddersfield Town won a hat-trick of titles between 1924 and 1926, but nearly a century later no fourth title has been added.[17]

It is approaching 100 years since Newcastle United were English champions while Tottenham Hotspur have now gone 63 years without any league titles. Chelsea had to wait 50 years before their first Premier League success in 2005, although they did win the second division twice in the 1980s.[8]

Manchester City endured 44 barren years before winning the league title in 2012. Manchester United went 41 years without the top title, but that time period includes two world wars, with eleven seasons lost. Arsenal, meanwhile, are currently in their longest period without a league title since first becoming English champions in 1931, with their last triumph coming in 2004. Arsenal went 18 years without a title twice, 1953 until 1971, then again until 1989.[18]

In the lower leagues Leicester City hold the record for most second tier titles with eight.[19] Behind are Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City all with five. The third tier record is held by Plymouth Argyle.[5] Winning League 1 in the 2022-23 season moved them to outright holders, ahead of Portsmouth, Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Hull City. Chesterfield still hold the fourth tier record, which they have held since the 2013-14 season.[20] Notts County, Doncaster Rovers, Brentford and Swindon Town all have three titles.

Clubs having been Champions of England†
Club First title Longest time between titles Years Current time since last title
From Until Last title won Years
Preston North End ** 1888–89 1889–90 134
Sunderland * 1891–92 1912–13 1935–36 23 1935–36 88
Aston Villa ** 1893–94 1909–10 1980–81 71 1980–81 43
Sheffield United ** 1897–98 1897–98 126
Liverpool 1900–01 1989–90 2019–20 30 2019–20 4
Sheffield Wednesday * 1902–03 1903–04 1928–29 25 1929–30 94
Newcastle United * 1904–05 1908–09 1926–27 18 1926–27 97
Manchester United ** 1907–08 1910–11 1951–52 41 2012–13 11
Blackburn Rovers ** 1911–12 1913–14 1994–95 81 1994–95 29
West Bromwich Albion * 1919–20 1919–20 104
Burnley 1920–21 1920–21 1959–60 39 1959–60 64
Huddersfield Town * 1923–24 1923–24 1925–26 1 1925–26 98
Arsenal 1930–31 1952–53 1970–71 18 2003–04 20
Manchester City 1936–37 1967–68 2011–12 44 2023–24
Portsmouth 1948–49 1949–50 74
Tottenham Hotspur 1950–51 1950–51 1960–61 10 1960–61 63
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1953–54 1953–54 1957–58 4 1958–59 65
Chelsea 1954–55 1954–55 2004–05 50 2016–17 7
Ipswich Town 1961–62 1961–62 62
Derby County 1971–72 1971–72 1974–75 3 1974–75 49
Nottingham Forest 1977–78 1977–78 46
Everton 1890–91 1890–91 1914–15 24 1986–87 37
Leeds United 1968–69 1973–74 1991–92 18 1991–92 32
Leicester City 2015–16 2015–16 8
Legend
Same season as first title
Same season as last title

Titles

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Representation

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Wins

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Draws

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Losses

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Points

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Games without a win

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Games without defeat

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Goals

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Scorelines

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Disciplinary

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Transfers

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See also: Progression of the British football transfer fee record

Individual

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Appearances

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Further information: List of footballers in England by number of league appearances

Goals

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Further information: List of English football first tier top scorers and List of footballers in England by number of league goals

Hat-trick of penalties

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Other records

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FA Cup

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Final

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Team

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Individual

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All rounds

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Top scorers

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List of players with 20 or more goals
As of 22 July 2023[125]
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 England Harry Cursham 49 44 1.11 1877–1888 Notts County
2 Wales Ian Rush 44 75 0.59 1979–1998 Chester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United
3 Scotland Denis Law 43 63 0.67 1956–1974 Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Manchester City
4 England Jimmy Greaves 42 55 0.76 1958–1979 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Barnet
5 England Steve Bloomer 39 55 0.71 1893–1914 Derby County, Middlesbrough
6 England Allan Clarke 35 66 0.39 1964–1980 Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United, Barnsley
7 England George Brown 33 32 1.03 1921–1935 Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa, Burnley F.C
Scotland Archie Hunter 33 41 0.78 1879–1890 Aston Villa
9 England Stan Mortensen 31 38 0.82 1956–1957 Blackpool, Hull City
10 England Teddy Sheringham 30 56 0.54 1986–2008 Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United
England Ronnie Allen 30 61 0.49 1946–1963 Port Vale, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace
England Raich Carter 30 60 0.5 1931–1952 Sunderland, Derby County, Hull City
England Tommy Browell 30 38 0.79 1911–1930 Everton, Manchester City, Blackpool
England Billy Walker 30 53 0.57 1919–1933 Aston Villa
England John Atyeo 30 38 0.79 1950–1966 Bristol City
14 England Malcolm Macdonald 29 36 0.81 1969–1979 Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal
England Bobby Smith 29 40 0.73 1955–1964 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
England Arthur Rowley 29 52 0.56 1949–1963 Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town
15 England Dixie Dean 28 35 0.92 1924–1938 Tranmere Rovers, Everton
England Frank Lampard 28 73 0.38 1996–2014 West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City
England Nat Lofthouse 28 49 0.56 1946–1960 Bolton Wanderers
16 England Alan Shearer 27 58 0.47 1990–2006 Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
England John Barnes 27 87 0.31 1981–1998 Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United
England Tony Brown 27 54 0.5 1963–1981 West Bromwich Albion
England Roy Bentley 27 75 0.36 1949–1962 Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers
England Jack Rowley 27 44 0.61 1937–1957 Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle
England David Jack 27 52 0.52 1920–1934 Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal
England Harry Hampton 27 37 0.73 1904–1922 Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Newport County
23 Wales Mark Hughes 26 72 0.36 1984–2002 Manchester United, Chelsea, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers
England W.G. Richardson 26 34 0.76 1929–1949 West Bromwich Albion
England Cliff Bastin 26 46 0.57 1929–1947 Arsenal
26 England Scott McGleish 25 55 0.45 1995– Peterbrough United, Barnet, Colchester United, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient, Chesham United, Wealdstone, Edgare Town, Leverstock Green
England Bobby Tambling 25 36 0.69 1960–1969 Chelsea
Scotland David Herd 25 53 0.47 1954–1969 Arsenal, Manchester United, Stoke City
England Joe Smith 25 46 0.54 1910–1929 Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County
Scotland John Campbell 25 19 1.32 1890–1897 Sunderland
31 England Paul Mariner 24 45 0.53 1974–1986 Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal
England John Richards 24 44 0.55 1969–1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers
34 England Wayne Rooney 23 49 0.47 2004–2020 Everton, Manchester United, Derby County
England Dion Dublin 23 54 0.43 1988–2008 Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Norwich City
England Jimmy Greenhoff 23 65 0.35 1964–1980 Leeds United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Manchester United
England Geoff Hurst 23 29 0.79 1961–1975 West Ham United, Stoke City
England Jackie Milburn 23 44 0.52 1946–1956 Newcastle United
England Tom Finney 23 40 0.58 1947–1960 Preston North End
England Bobby Gurney 23 40 0.58 1925–1950 Sunderland
40 England Fred Tilson 22 28 0.79 1928–1938 Manchester City
England Jermain Defoe 22 39 0.56 2001–2016 West Ham United, Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland
Republic of Ireland John Aldridge 22 41 0.54 1979–1998 Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
Republic of Ireland Frank Stapleton 22 51 0.43 1974–1987 Arsenal, Manchester United
England Peter Beardsley 22 62 0.35 1979–1997 Carslile United, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Everton
45 England Clive Allen 21 33 0.64 1978–1994 QPR, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham United
England Lee Chapman 21 46 0.46 1980–1994 Stoke City, Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, West Ham United
England Mick Jones 21 47 0.45 1964–1974 Sheffield United, Leeds United
Scotland Alan Gilzean 21 40 0.53 1964–1974 Tottenham Hotspur
Northern Ireland George Best 21 48 0.44 1964–1977 Manchester United, Fulham
England Stan Pearson 21 30 0.7 1938–1954 Manchester United
Scotland Jimmy Ross 21 36 0.58 1888–1902 Preston North End, Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester City
55 England Bobby Charlton 20 82 0.24 1956–1975 Manchester United, Preston North End
Argentina Sergio Agüero 20 22 0.91 2011–2021 Manchester City
England Kevin Phillips 20 42 0.48 1995–2013 Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Blackpool
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 20 42 0.48 1990–2009 Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland
Scotland Graeme Sharp 20 54 0.37 1980–1991 Everton
Scotland Peter Lorimer 20 59 0.34 1965–1985 Leeds United
England Peter Osgood 20 46 0.43 1966–1977 Chelsea, Southampton
Guernsey Len Duquemin 20 33 0.61 1946–1957 Tottenham Hotspur
England George Camsell 20 35 0.57 1926–1939 Middlesbrough
Scotland Sandy Brown 20 16 1.25 1900–1905 Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough

League Cup

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Final

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All rounds

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All-time top scorers

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List of all-time top scorers
Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 Wales Ian Rush 49 83 0.58 1980–1998 Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Wrexham
2 England Geoff Hurst 48 60 0.82 1961–1975 West Ham United, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion
3 Republic of Ireland John Aldridge 44 62 0.73 1978–1998 Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
4 England Ian Wright 38 50 0.76 1986–1999 Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United
5 England Tony Cottee 35 62 0.56 1982–2001 West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City, Norwich City
6 England Robbie Fowler 33 44 0.75 1993–2009 Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers
7 England Alan Shearer 32 50 0.64 1990–2006 Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
8 Wales Dean Saunders 32 62 0.52 1982–2001 Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Bradford City
9 Republic of Ireland David Kelly 30 65 0.46 1983–2002 Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield United
10 England Martin Chivers 29 41 0.71 1962–1976 Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur
England Cyrille Regis 29 61 0.48 1977–1996 West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Wycombe Wanderers, Chester City

FA Charity / Community Shield

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Final

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All competitions

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Attendance records

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List of English record competition winners

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This section is about the record winners of these competitions only. For a complete ranking of English football clubs by the number of wins in these competitions, see List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won.

These tables list the clubs that have won honours an English record number of times. It lists all international competitions organised by UEFA and FIFA as well as competitions organised by the English governing bodies the English Football League, the Premier League, and The Football Association.

Managers

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