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List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 winners Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top ...
Blackburn Rovers were the first Premier League champions to have been subsequently relegated from the league, in 1998–99 and 2011–12, although Leicester City (in 2003–04) and Manchester City (most recently in 2000–01) had been relegated from the Premier League prior to winning their first titles.
First Premier League goal: Brian Deane (for Sheffield United v. Manchester United, 15 August 1992) [92] Most Premier League goals: 260, Alan Shearer [93] Most Premier League goals at one club: 213, Harry Kane (for Tottenham Hotspur) Oldest goalscorer: 40 years and 268 days, Teddy Sheringham (for West Ham United v. Portsmouth, 26 December 2006) [94]
The Premier League is an association football league that serves as the top tier of the English football league system. The league was founded in 1992 when the clubs of the First Division decided to break away from the Football League, [1] as a commercially independent entity that negotiated its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. [2]
Known as the FA Premier League Asia Cup from 2003 to 2007, [43] and the Barclays Asia Trophy from 2007 until 2015. [44] PLSS Premier League Summer Series. [45] A friendly competition held for the first time in 2023, involving Premier League sides invited to compete in the United States. [46] Winners of each competition are referenced above.
^ [a] Chelsea won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, pursuant to the rules in effect at the time, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League. This meant that Tottenham, who would usually qualify for the Champions League with a 4th place Premier League finish, were relegated to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League ...
In 1992–93, they became founder members and inaugural champions of the Premier League, and, in 1998–99, they won an unprecedented Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. This was followed by two more Premier League titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 , making Manchester United only the fourth club to win three ...
The 2014–15 Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Premier League, the top English professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992, and the 116th season of top-flight English football overall.