List of FA Premier League clubs
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The following is a list of teams who have played in the FA Premier League at any time following its formation in 1992, as well as those teams who formed the Premier League but have never played in it. Current Premier League teams are indicated in bold.
| Club |
Town/City | Number of seasons spent in Premier League |
Number of spells in Premier League |
First season in most recent spell in top division of English football |
Most recent season in Premier League |
Position at end of 2005-06 season (Premier League unless otherwise indicated) |
Highest final position whilst in Premier League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal [1] | London | 15 | 1 | 1919–20 | 2006–07 | 4th | Champions |
| Aston Villa [1] | Birmingham | 15 | 1 | 1988–89 | 2006–07 | 16th | 2nd |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 1997–98 | 1997–98 | League One 5th (promoted) |
19th |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | 4 | 1 | 2002–03 | 2005-06 | 18th (relegated) | 10th |
| Blackburn Rovers [1] | Blackburn | 13 | 2 | 2001–02 | 2006–07 | 6th | Champions |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 8 | 3 | 2001–02 | 2006–07 | 8th | 6th |
| Bradford City | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | League One 11th |
17th |
| Charlton Athletic | London | 8 | 2 | 2000–01 | 2006–07 | 13th | 7th |
| Chelsea [1] | London | 15 | 1 | 1989–90 | 2006–07 | 1st | Champions |
| Coventry City [1] | Coventry | 9 | 1 | 1967–68 | 2000–01 | Championship 8th |
11th |
| Crystal Palace [1] | London | 4 | 4 | 2004–05 | 2004–05 | Championship 6th (play-offs) |
18th |
| Derby County | Derby | 6 | 1 | 1996–97 | 2001–02 | Championship 20th |
8th |
| Everton [1] | Liverpool | 15 | 1 | 1954–55 | 2006–07 | 11th | 4th |
| Fulham | London | 6 | 1 | 2001–02 | 2006–07 | 12th | 9th |
| Ipswich Town [1] | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | Championship 15th |
5th |
| Leeds United [1] | Leeds | 12 | 1 | 1990–91 | 2003–04 | Championship 5th (play-offs) |
3rd |
| Leicester City | Leicester | 8 | 3 | 2003–04 | 2003–04 | Championship 16th |
8th |
| Liverpool [1] | Liverpool | 15 | 1 | 1962–63 | 2006–07 | 3rd | 2nd |
| Luton Town [2] | Luton | 0 | 0 | 1982–83 | N/A | Championship 10th |
N/A |
| Manchester City [1] | Manchester | 10 | 3 | 2002–03 | 2006–07 | 15th | 8th |
| Manchester United [1] | Manchester | 15 | 1 | 1975–76 | 2006–07 | 2nd | Champions |
| Middlesbrough [1] | Middlesbrough | 12 | 3 | 1998–99 | 2006–07 | 14th | 7th |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle | 14 | 1 | 1993–94 | 2006–07 | 7th | 2nd |
| Norwich City [1] | Norwich | 4 | 2 | 2004–05 | 2004–05 | Championship 9th |
3rd |
| Nottingham Forest [1] | Nottingham | 5 | 3 | 1998–99 | 1998–99 | League One 7th |
3rd |
| Notts County [2] | Nottingham | 0 | 0 | 1991–92 | N/A | League Two 22nd 10th |
N/A |
| Oldham Athletic [1] | Oldham | 2 | 1 | 1991–92 | 1993–94 | League One 10th |
19th |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 2003–04 | 2006–07 | 17th | 13th |
| Queens Park Rangers [1] | London | 4 | 1 | 1983–84 | 1995–96 | Championship 21st |
5th |
| Reading | Reading | 1 | 1 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | Championship 1st |
N/A |
| Sheffield United [1] | Sheffield | 3 | 2 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | Championship 2nd |
14th |
| Sheffield Wednesday [1] | Sheffield | 8 | 1 | 1991–92 | 1999–2000 | Championship 19th |
7th |
| Southampton [1] | Southampton | 13 | 1 | 1978–79 | 2004–05 | Championship 12th |
8th |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 6 | 3 | 2005–06 | 2005–06 | 20th (relegated) | 7th |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | 1 | 1 | 1993–94 | 1993–94 | League One 23rd (relegated) |
22nd |
| Tottenham Hotspur [1] | London | 15 | 1 | 1978–79 | 2006–07 | 5th | 5th |
| Watford | Watford | 2 | 2 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | Championship 3rd |
20th |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | 3 | 2 | 2004–05 | 2005-06 | 19th (relegated) | 17th |
| West Ham United | London | 12 | 2 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 9th | 5th |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 2 | 1 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 10th | 10th |
| Wimbledon[1] [3] | London | 8 | 1 | 1986–87 | 1999–2000 | League One 22nd (relegated) |
6th |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | 1 | 1 | 2003–04 | 2003–04 | Championship 7th |
20th |
As of the 2006-07 season, former Premier League members will be in all three divisions of the Football League for the first time following the relegation to League Two of Swindon Town and Milton Keynes Dons (formerly Wimbledon).[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Founding member of Premier League.
- ^ a b As members of Division One in the 1991-92 season, Luton Town and Notts County were both signatories of the Founder Members Agreement in 1991 and were amoung the top flight clubs who resigned en masse from the Football League in February 1992. Because they were relegated at the end of the season (along with West Ham United) and haven't regained top flight status, they have never played in the Premiership that they helped to form.
- ^ a b Wimbledon relocated from London to Milton Keynes in 2003, and renamed to become MK Dons a year later. Throughout their time in the Premier League, Wimbledon played their home games at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace.
