FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
FOOTBALL LEAGUE TABLES
Who's been in the top flight the longest? Which club has faced re-election the most times, and who has been in the League the longest? These and other questions aren't answered here. Only kidding, they are really. Throughout these tables, clubs in red are currently in the top flight, clubs in yellow are in the Football League, clubs in blue have left the League but still play as non-league clubs, whilst clubs in black are sadly defunct.
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August 2008
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PREMIERSHIP TRAITORS
The clubs who founded the Premiership (plus the three newly-promoted members) who made off with everyone else's money.
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Clubs |
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Clubs in Division 1, end 1991-2 season |
ARSENAL, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Coventry C., Crystal Palace, EVERTON, Leeds U., LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER U., Manchester C., Norwich C., Nottingham Forest, Oldham Ath., Queens Park Ra., Sheffield U., Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR, Wimbledon |
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Clubs relegated, end 1991-2 season |
Luton T., Notts Co., West Ham U. |
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Clubs promoted, end 1991-2 season |
Ipswich T., Middlesbrough, Blackburn Rv. |
Eight of the twenty-two clubs who voted for extra money for top clubs still are top clubs, though regrettably all the 'BIG FIVE' are still there.
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TOP FLIGHT MEMBERSHIP
Those clubs which have spent the most time overall in the top flight.
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Pos. |
Team |
Seasons |
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1 |
EVERTON |
105 |
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2 |
Aston Villa |
97 |
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3 |
Liverpool |
93 |
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4 |
Arsenal |
91 |
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5 |
Manchester United |
83 |
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6 |
Newcastle United |
80 |
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TOP FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Pos. |
Team |
Titles |
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1 |
LIVERPOOL |
18 |
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2 |
Manchester United |
17 |
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3 |
Arsenal |
13 |
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4 |
Everton |
9 |
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5 |
Aston Villa |
7 |
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6 |
Sunderland |
6 |
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PREMIERSHIP TITLES
Only four clubs on this table, and hardly likely to ever be more.
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Pos. |
Team |
Seasons |
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1 |
MANCHESTER UNITED |
10 |
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2 |
Arsenal |
3 |
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3 |
Chelsea |
2 |
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4 |
Blackburn Rv. |
1 |
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FA CUP WINS
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Pos. |
Team |
Cups |
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1 |
MANCHESTER UNITED |
11 |
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2 |
Arsenal |
10 |
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3 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
8 |
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4 |
Aston Villa |
7 |
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Liverpool |
7 |
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6= |
Blackburn Rovers |
6 |
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Newcastle United |
6 |
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LEAGUE CUP WINS
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Pos. |
Team |
Cups |
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1 |
LIVERPOOL |
7 |
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2 |
Aston Villa |
5 |
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3= |
Tottenham Hotspur |
4 |
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Nottingham Forest |
4 |
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5= |
Chelsea |
3 |
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Leicester City |
3 |
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THE FOUNDER MEMBERS
Where are they now? This shows the fates of the twelve original founder members of the Football League back in 1888, how many seasons they have subsequently spent in the top flight, and the number of Step 1 titles. With all the money at the top of the game, the last column is hardly going to change much in the future.
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Pos. |
Team |
Level |
Lv.1 seasons |
Lv.1 titles |
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1 |
EVERTON |
1 |
105 |
9 |
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2 |
Aston Villa |
1 |
99 |
7 |
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3 |
West Bromwich Albion |
2 |
71 |
1 |
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4 |
Bolton Wanderers |
1 |
69 |
1 |
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5 |
Blackburn Rovers |
1 |
68 |
3 |
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6 |
Derby County |
2 |
65 |
2 |
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7 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 |
60 |
3 |
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8 |
Burnley |
2 |
51 |
2 |
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9 |
Stoke City |
2 |
49 |
0 |
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10 |
Preston North End |
2 |
46 |
2 |
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11 |
Notts County |
4 |
31 |
0 |
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12 |
Accrington |
-- |
5 |
0 |
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