List of Premier League clubs
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 to the current season.
As of the 2018–19 season, 49 teams have played in the Premier League. Forty-seven are based in England and two (Cardiff City and Swansea City) are located in Wales; they play in the English football league system for practical and historical reasons.
Preston North End are the only former top-flight First Division champions that have never played in the Premier League,[1] and are among sixteen clubs who have played in the old First Division but not in the Premier League. By contrast, Barnsley, Bournemouth, Hull City, Reading, Swindon Town, and Wigan Athletic never played in the old First Division before being promoted to the Premier League.
Twelve of the twenty-two founder members of the Premier League are competing in the 2019–20 season. Six (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur) have contested every season of the Premier League. The remaining six (Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Norwich City, Manchester City, Sheffield United and Southampton) were also founder members, though each team has been relegated at least once in the past.
Two clubs, Bournemouth and Brighton & Hove Albion, are not founding members of the Premier League, but have not been relegated since their debut in the Premier League.
Table
All statistics here refer to time in the Premier League only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of English football). For the 'Top Scorer' column, those in bold still play in the Premier League for the club shown. Premier League teams playing in the 2019-20 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the Premier League are shown in italics. A 'spell' refers to a number of consecutive seasons within the league, uninterrupted by relegation. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is shown in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, then this is also shown in bold.
Club | Location | Total seasons |
Total spells |
Longest spell |
Most recent promotion |
Most recent relegation |
Total seasons absent |
Seasons | Most recent finish |
Highest finish |
Top scorer |
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Arsenal | London (Holloway) | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1914–15[lower-alpha 1] | Never relegated |
0 | 1992– | 5th | 1st | Thierry Henry (175) |
Aston Villa | Birmingham (Aston) | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2018–19 | 2015–16 | 3 | 1992–2016 2019– |
Championship 5th (promoted) |
2nd | Gabriel Agbonlahor (73) |
Barnsley | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 26 | 1997–1998 | League One 2nd (promoted) |
19th (relegated) |
Neil Redfearn (10) |
Birmingham City | Birmingham (Bordesley) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 20 | 2002–2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 |
Championship 17th |
9th | Mikael Forssell (29) |
Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 9 | 1992–1999 2001–2012 |
Championship 15th |
1st | Alan Shearer (112) |
Blackpool | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 26 | 2010–2011 | League One 10th |
19th (relegated) |
DJ Campbell (13) |
Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 14 | 1995–1996 1997–1998 2001–2012 |
Championship 23rd (relegated) |
6th | Kevin Davies (68) |
Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2014–15 | Never relegated |
23 | 2015– | 14th | 9th | Joshua King (42) |
Bradford City | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1998–99 | 2000–01 | 25 | 1999–2001 | League One 24th (relegated) |
17th | Dean Windass (13) |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2016–17 | Never relegated |
25 | 2017– | 17th | 15th | Glenn Murray (26) |
Burnley | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2015–16 | 2014–15 | 22 | 2009–2010 2014–2015 2016– |
15th | 7th | Ashley Barnes (38) |
Cardiff City | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 25 | 2013–2014 2018–2019 |
18th (relegated) |
18th (relegated) |
Jordon Mutch (7) | |
Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1999–2000 | 2006–07 | 19 | 1998–1999 2000–2007 |
League One 3rd (Promoted) |
7th | Jason Euell (34) |
Chelsea | London (Fulham) | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1988–89 | Never relegated |
0 | 1992– | 3rd | 1st | Frank Lampard (147) |
Coventry City | Coventry | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1966–67 | 2000–01 | 18 | 1992–2001 | League One 8th |
11th | Dion Dublin (61) |
Crystal Palace | London (Selhurst) | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2012–13 | 2004–05 | 17 | 1992–1993 1994–1995 1997–1998 2004–2005 2013– |
12th | 10th | Wilfried Zaha (35) |
Derby County | Derby | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 20 | 1996–2002 2007–2008 |
Championship 6th |
8th | Dean Sturridge (32) |
Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1953–54 | Never relegated |
0 | 1992– | 8th | 4th | Romelu Lukaku (68) |
Fulham | London (Fulham) | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 13 | 2001–2014 2018–2019 |
19th (relegated) |
7th | Clint Dempsey (50) |
Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | 25 | 2017–2019 | 20th (relegated) |
16th | Steve Mounie (9) |
Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 22 | 2008–2010 2013–2015 2016–2017 |
Championship 13th |
16th | Nikica Jelavić (12) |
Ipswich Town | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 22 | 1992–1995 2000–2002 |
Championship 24th (relegated) |
5th | Marcus Stewart (25) |
Leeds United | Leeds | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1989–90 | 2003–04 | 15 | 1992–2004 | Championship 3rd |
3rd | Mark Viduka (59) |
Leicester City | Leicester | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2013–14 | 2003–04 | 14 | 1994–1995 1996–2002 2003–2004 2014– |
9th | 1st | Jamie Vardy (99) |
Liverpool | Liverpool (Anfield) | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1961–62 | Never relegated |
0 | 1992– | 1st | 1st | Robbie Fowler (128) |
Manchester City | Manchester | 23 | 3 | 18 | 2001–02 | 2000–01 | 5 | 1992–1996 2000–2001 2002– |
1st | 1st | Sergio Agüero (180) |
Manchester United | Old Trafford | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1974–75 | Never relegated |
0 | 1992– | 6th | 1st | Wayne Rooney (183) |
Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 12 | 1992–1993 1995–1997 1998–2009 2016–2017 |
Championship 7th |
7th | Hamilton Ricard (31) |
Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2016–17 | 2015–16 | 3 | 1993–2009 2010–2016 2017– |
13th | 2nd | Alan Shearer (148) |
Norwich City | Norwich | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2018–19 | 2015–16 | 19 | 1992–1995 2004–2005 2011–2014 2015–2016 2019– |
Championship 1st (promoted) |
3rd | Chris Sutton (33) |
Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 22 | 1992–1993 1994–1997 1998–1999 |
Championship 9th |
3rd | Bryan Roy (24) |
Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1990–91 | 1993–94 | 25 | 1992–1994 | League Two 14th |
19th | Graeme Sharp (16) |
Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2002–03 | 2009–10 | 20 | 2003–2010 | League One 4th |
8th | Yakubu (28) |
Queens Park Rangers |
London (Shepherd's Bush) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 20 | 1992–1996 2011–2013 2014–2015 |
Championship 19th |
5th | Les Ferdinand (60) |
Reading | Reading | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 24 | 2006–2008 2012–2013 |
Championship 20th |
8th | Kevin Doyle (19) |
Sheffield United | Sheffield (Highfield) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2018–19 | 2006–07 | 24 | 1992–1994 2006–2007 2019– |
Championship 2nd (promoted) |
14th | Brian Deane (15) |
Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield (Owlerton) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1990–91 | 1999–2000 | 19 | 1992–2000 | Championship 12th |
7th | Mark Bright (48) |
Southampton | Southampton | 21 | 2 | 13 | 2011–12 | 2004–05 | 7 | 1992–2005 2012– |
16th | 6th | Matt Le Tissier (100) |
Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2007–08 | 2017–18 | 17 | 2008–2018 | Championship 16th |
9th | Peter Crouch (45) |
Sunderland | Sunderland | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2006–07 | 2016–17 | 11 | 1996–1997 1999–2003 2005–2006 2007–2017 |
League One 5th |
7th | Kevin Phillips (61) |
Swansea City | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2010–11 | 2017–18 | 20 | 2011–2018 | Championship 10th |
8th | Gylfi Sigurðsson (34) | |
Swindon Town | Swindon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 26 | 1993–1994 | League Two 13th |
22nd (relegated) |
Jan Åge Fjørtoft (12) |
Tottenham Hotspur | London (Tottenham) | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1977–78 | Never relegated |
0 | 1992– | 4th | 2nd | Harry Kane (136) |
Watford | Watford | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2014–15 | 2006–07 | 21 | 1999–2000 2006–2007 2015– |
11th | 11th | Troy Deeney (43) |
West Bromwich Albion |
West Bromwich | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2009–10 | 2017–18 | 15 | 2002–2003 2004–2006 2008–2009 2010–2018 |
Championship 4th |
8th | Peter Odemwingie (30) |
West Ham United | London (Stratford) | 24 | 3 | 10 | 2011–12 | 2010–11 | 4 | 1993–2003 2005–2011 2012– |
10th | 5th | Paolo Di Canio (47) |
Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2004–05 | 2012–13 | 19 | 2005–2013 | Championship 18th |
10th | Hugo Rodallega (24) |
Wimbledon[lower-alpha 2] | London (Wimbledon[lower-alpha 3]) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1985–86 | 1999–2000 | 19 | 1992–2000 | Defunct (2003–04) |
6th | Dean Holdsworth (58) |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Wolverhampton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2017–18 | 2011–12 | 22 | 2003–2004 2009–2012 2018– |
7th | 7th | Raúl Jiménez (26) |
As of the 2006–07 season, former Premier League members were in all three divisions of the Football League for the first time following the relegation of Swindon Town to Football League Two. Since then, other former Premier League clubs relegated to League Two have included Bradford City, Portsmouth, Blackpool, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic. To date no former Premier League club has been relegated to the National League.
Crystal Palace and Norwich City have had the most separate spells in the Premier League, with five:
- All of Crystal Palace's spells other than the latest lasted a single season. The club were relegated at the end of the inaugural 1992–93 season, won the 1993-94 First Division Championship, and were then promoted to the Premier League for 1994–95 campaign. This was the only season when the Premier League had four relegation places, Palace finished fourth from bottom, and were relegated to First Division. At end of 1996–97 season, Palace promoted to the top flight (through the play-offs), then relegated the following season when they finished at bottom. They won the play–offs in 2003–04, relegated to the Championship the following season. They won the play-offs at the end of the 2012–13 season, and for the first time avoid relegation the following season.
- Norwich City's spells have lasted from one to three seasons in length.
Three clubs—Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United—were in the top flight in 1991–92, and so took part in the original negotiations in 1991 that led to the formation of the Premier League, resigning their membership of The Football League along with the other 19 clubs in the top flight. However, the clubs were relegated that season and were thereby not founding Premier League members. Luton Town and Notts County have not returned to the top flight since, with both squads even dropping to the National League in 2009 and 2019, respectively. West Ham, in contrast, won promotion to the Premier League the following season.
Chart
Location of all clubs who have competed in the Premier League
Where a club has played at multiple locations, the current location is shown (if they are a current Premier League member), or the location they playing at during the last Premier League season they competed in (if they are currently in the lower divisions).
West Midlands (5) |
Clubs who have competed in the top flight First Division, but not the Premier League
Notes
- Arsenal finished 5th in Division Two in the 1914–15 season, but the Football League was then suspended until 1919–20 due to the First World War. After the war, Division One was expanded from 20 to 22 clubs and Arsenal was elected to the First Division for the 1919–20 season.
- Wimbledon relocated from London to Milton Keynes in 2003, and renamed themselves Milton Keynes Dons a year later.
- Throughout their time in the Premier League, Wimbledon played their home games at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace.
- The Accrington Stanley club competing today in League One, as well as its 1891 predecessor, are unrelated to the original Accrington club.
- The original Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. went into liquidation in May 1974 and reformed as a Sunday league club. The club was refounded in 1988.
- Bury were expelled from the football league on 27 August 2019.[2]
- The original Darwen F.C. was wound up in May 2009. A.F.C. Darwen was formed as a phoenix club the same month.
References
- "Football Trivia Question of the Day January 2012 Archive". My Football Facts & Stats. January 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- "Bury expelled by English Football League after takeover collapses". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.