Premier League records and statistics

The Premier League was founded as the top tier of English football for the start of the 1992-93 season. The following page details the football records and statistics of the Premier League since then.

Club Records

Titles

Most titles: 12, Manchester United
Most consecutive title wins: 3, Manchester United twice (1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01) and (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09).

Wins

Most wins in a season (38 games): 29, Chelsea (2004–05, 2005–06)
Fewest wins in a season (38 games): 1, Derby County (2007–08)
Most home wins in a season (19 games): 18, joint record:
- Chelsea (2005–06)
- Manchester United (2010–11)
Fewest home wins in a season (19 games): 1, joint record:
- Sunderland (2005–06)
- Derby County (2007–08)
Most away wins in a season (19 games): 15, Chelsea (2004–05)
Fewest away wins in a season (19/21 games): 0, joint record:
- Leeds United (1992–93)
- Coventry City (1999–2000)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers (2003–04)
- Norwich City (2004–05)
- Derby County (2007–08)
- Hull City (2009–10)
Most consecutive wins: 14, Arsenal (between 10 February 2002 and 24 August 2002)^[1]
Most consecutive games without a win (38 games): 32, Derby County (2007–08) (Derby were relegated at the end of the season and have not played in the Premier League since, so this record may be extended if they are ever promoted back to the top flight).
Most consecutive home wins: 19, Manchester United (between 30 October 2010 and 01 October 2011)^[2]
Most consecutive away wins: 11, Chelsea (between 5 April 2008 and 6 December 2008)
Most wins in total: 486, Manchester United^[3]

Losses

Most losses in a season (38 or 42 games): 29, joint record:
- Ipswich Town (1994–95)
- Sunderland (2005–06)
- Derby County (2007–08)
Fewest losses in a season (38 games): 0, Arsenal (2003–04)^[4]
Longest unbeaten run: 49 games, Arsenal (FA Premier League May 7, 2003 - October 24, 2004)^[5]
Most home losses in a season (19 games): 14, Sunderland (2002–03), (2005–06)
Fewest home losses in a season (19 games): 0, joint record:
- Manchester United (1995–96, 1999–2000, 2010–11)
- Arsenal (1998–99, 2003–04, 2007–08)
- Chelsea (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08)
- Liverpool (2008–09)
Most consecutive losses in a season (38 games): 15, Sunderland (2002–03)
Most consecutive losses over more than one season (38 games): 20, Sunderland (2002–03, 2005–06)
- (Sunderland lost their last 15 games of the 2002–03 season and were relegated. They followed this up by losing their first 5 games of the 2005–06 season, their next season in the Premier League.)
Most away losses in a season (19 games): 17, Burnley (2009-10)
Fewest away losses in a season (19 games): 0, Arsenal (2001–02, 2003–04)
Most consecutive away games undefeated: 27, Arsenal (5 April 2003 - 25 September 2004)
Most losses in total: 279, Everton^[3]

Draws

Most draws in a season (42 games): 18, joint record:
- Manchester City (1993–94)
- Sheffield United (1993–94)
- Southampton (1994–95)
Most draws in a season (38 games): 17, joint record:
- Newcastle United (2003–04)
- Aston Villa (2006–07)
Most consecutive draws in a season (38 or 42 games): 7, joint record:
- Norwich City (1993–94)
- Southampton (1994–95)
- Manchester City (2009–10)
Fewest draws in a season (38 games): 3, Chelsea (1997–98)
Most home draws in a season (19 games): 10, joint record:
- Sheffield Wednesday (1996–97)
- Leicester City (1997–98), (2003–04)
Fewest home draws in a season (19 games): None, Manchester City (2008–09)
Most away draws in a season (19 games): 12, Newcastle United (2003–04)
Fewest away draws in a season (19 games): 1, 9 times
Most draws in total: 230, Aston Villa^[3]

Attendances

Highest attendance, single game: 76,398, Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers (at Old Trafford, 31 March 2007)
Lowest attendance, single game: 3,039, Wimbledon v. Everton (at Selhurst Park, 26 January 1993)

Goals

Most goals scored in a season: 103, Chelsea (2009–10)
Fewest goals scored in a season: 20, Derby County (2007–08)
Most goals conceded in a season (42 games): 100, Swindon Town (1993–94)
Most goals conceded in a season (38 games): 89, Derby County (2007–08)
Fewest goals conceded in a season: 15, Chelsea (2004–05)
Best goal difference in a season: 71, Chelsea (2009-10)
Worst goal difference in a season: −69, Derby County (2007–08)
Highest percentage of season goals scored in a single game: 18.6% (8/43), Middlesbrough (vs. Manchester City, 11 May 2008)
Most goals scored at home in a season: 68, Chelsea (2009-10)
Most goals scored away in a season: 47, Manchester United (2001–02)
Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 10, Manchester City (2006–07)
Fewest goals scored away in a season: 8, joint record:
- Middlesbrough (1995–96)
- Southampton (1998–99)
- Sheffield United (2006–07)
- Derby County (2007–08)
Most goals conceded at home in a season (42 games): 45, Swindon Town (1993–94)
Most goals conceded at home in a season (38 games): 43, Derby County (2007–08)
Most goals conceded away in a season (42 games): 59, Ipswich Town (1994–95)
Most goals conceded away in a season (38 games): 55, Wigan Athletic (2009–10)
Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 4, Manchester United (1994–95)
Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 9, Chelsea (2004–05)
Most clean sheets in a season: 24, Chelsea (2004–05)
Fewest failures to score in a match in a season: 0 (scored in every game), Arsenal (2001–02)^[6]
Fewest penalties conceded: 12 (home), 53 (away), Manchester United 1992–2007
Most penalties conceded: 47 (home), 93 (away), Aston Villa 1992–2007
Most goals scored in total: 1501, Manchester United^[3]
Most goals conceded in total: 997, Tottenham Hotspur^[3]
Biggest half-time lead in the Premier League: 5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 Bolton Wanderers (8 November 1997)
- Burnley 1–6 Manchester City (0–5 at half-time) (3 April 2010)
Largest goal deficit overcome to win: 3^[7]
- Leeds United 4–3 Derby County (8 November 1997)
- West Ham United 3–4 Wimbledon (9 September 1998)
- Tottenham Hotspur 3–5 Manchester United (29 September 2001)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Leicester City (25 October 2003)
Largest goal deficit overcome to draw: 4, Newcastle United 4–4 Arsenal (5 February 2011)^[7]

Promotion and change in position

Best season for promoted clubs: All three promoted sides avoided relegation (Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers): 2001–02
Worst season for promoted clubs: All three promoted sides were relegated (Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace): 1997–98
Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: 7th, Blackburn Rovers (1995–96)
- Leeds United were defending champions in 1992–93 and finished 17th, but they were technically the Division One holders rather than the Premier League holders due to the League's reorganisation.
Highest finish by a promoted club: 3rd, joint record:
- Newcastle United (1993–94)
- Nottingham Forest (1994–95)
Biggest rise in finishing position: Everton, 13 places (17th in 2003–04; 4th in 2004–05 )
Biggest fall in finishing position: Leeds United, 16 places (1st in 1991–92; 17th in 1992–93)

All-Time FA Premier League Table

The all-time FA Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2010–11 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2011–12 Premier League. Numbers in bold are the record integers (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.

Pos.	Club	Seasons	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Titles won	Runners-up	Third	Fourth	Relegated	Avg. Pts
1	Manchester United	19	734	472	158	104	1452	627	825	1574	12	4	3			82.84
2	Arsenal	19	734	394	197	143	1271	668	603	1379	3	5	3	5		72.58
3	Chelsea	19	734	383	189	162	1217	695	522	1338	3	4	2	2		70.42
4	Liverpool	19	734	366	184	184	1189	713	476	1282		2	5	5		67.47
5	Aston Villa	19	734	276	223	235	936	870	66	1051		1		1		55.32
6	Tottenham Hotspur	19	734	274	195	265	1006	979	27	1017				1		53.53
7	Everton	19	734	257	207	270	924	939	−15	978				1		51.47
8	Newcastle United	17	654	258	178	218	940	834	106	952		2	2	1	1	56
9	Blackburn Rovers	17	658	254	177	227	879	829	50	939	1	1		1	1	55.24
10	West Ham United	16	616	202	158	256	723	880	−157	764					2	47.75
11	Manchester City	14	544	183	146	215	678	707	−29	695			1		2	49.64
12	Leeds United	12	468	189	125	154	641	573	68	692			1	2	1	57.66
13	Middlesbrough	14	536	160	156	220	621	741	−120	633^[8]					3	45.2
14	Southampton	13	506	150	137	219	598	738	−140	587					1	45.15
15	Bolton Wanderers	12	456	139	122	195	529	668	−139	539					2	44.92
16	Fulham	10	380	116	111	153	432	501	−69	459						45.9
17	Coventry City	9	354	99	112	143	387	490	−103	409					1	45.4
18	Sunderland	10	380	101	92	187	377	560	−183	395					3	39.5
19	Sheffield Wednesday	8	316	101	89	126	409	453	−44	392					1	49
20	Wimbledon	8	316	99	94	123	384	472	−88	391					1	48.875
21	Charlton Athletic	8	304	93	82	129	342	442	−100	361					2	45.125
22	Leicester City	8	308	84	90	134	354	456	−102	342					3	42.75
23	Birmingham City	7	266	73	82	111	273	360	−87	301					3	43
24	Portsmouth	7	266	79	65	122	292	380	−88	293^[9]					1	41.9
25	Derby County	7	266	68	70	128	271	420	−149	274					2	39.1
26	Wigan Athletic	6	228	65	57	106	227	347	−120	252						42
27	Nottingham Forest	5	198	60	59	79	229	287	−58	239			1		3	47.8
28	Ipswich Town	5	202	57	53	92	219	312	−93	224					2	44.8
29	Queens Park Rangers	4	164	59	39	66	224	232	−8	216					1	54
30	Norwich City	4	164	50	51	63	205	257	−52	201			1		2	50.25
31	West Bromwich Albion	5	190	39	52	99	188	322	−134	169					3	33.8
32	Crystal Palace	4	160	37	49	74	160	243	−83	160					4	40
33	Stoke City	3	114	36	30	48	118	151	−33	138						46
34	Sheffield United	3	122	32	36	54	128	168	−40	132					2	44
35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	114	27	30	57	116	199	−83	111					1	37
36	Reading	2	76	26	13	37	93	113	−20	91					1	45.5
37	Oldham Athletic	2	84	22	23	39	105	142	−37	89					1	44.5
38	Hull City	2	76	14	23	39	73	139	−66	65					1	32.5
39	Bradford City	2	76	14	20	42	68	138	−70	62					1	31
40	Watford	2	76	11	19	46	64	136	−72	52					2	26
41	Blackpool	1	38	10	9	19	55	78	-23	39					1	39
42	Barnsley	1	38	10	5	23	37	82	−45	35					1	35
43	Burnley	1	38	8	6	24	42	82	−40	30					1	30
44	Swindon Town	1	42	5	15	22	47	100	−53	30					1	30

Player Records

Awards

Various awards have been given out to Premier League players, reflecting achievement in the league. Every month a Manager of the Month and Player of the Month award is given. In addition, a Manager of the Year award is handed out every year. After ten years of Premier League football, a special awards ceremony was held to honour achievement over the whole period.

Appearances

Most Premier League appearances: 586, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 1992 to 04 January 2012)^[10]
Most Premier League appearances at one club: 586, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 1992 to 04 January 2012)^[10]
Oldest player: John Burridge, 43 years and 162 days (for Manchester City v. Queens Park Rangers, 14 May 1995)
Youngest player: Matthew Briggs, 16 years and 65 days (for Fulham v. Middlesbrough, 13 May 2007)^[11]
Most consecutive Premier League appearances: 290, Brad Friedel (to 18 December 2011)
Most seasons appeared in: 20 – Ryan Giggs (only player to have appeared in every Premier League season)^[12]
Most seasons scored in: 20 – Ryan Giggs (only player to have scored in every Premier League season)^[13]

Individual

Most Premier League winner's medals: 12, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) – 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
First Premier League goal: Brian Deane (for Sheffield United v. Manchester United, 15 August 1992)
Most Premier League goals: Alan Shearer (260)
- Further information: List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals
Most Premier League seasons scored in: Ryan Giggs (20 seasons)
Most goals in a season (42 games): 34, joint record:
- Andrew Cole (Newcastle United, 1993–94)
- Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1994–95)
  - Further information: Premier League Golden Boot
Most goals in a season (38 games): 31, joint record:
- Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1995–96)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, 2007–08)
Most goals in a debut season (38 games): 30, Kevin Phillips (Sunderland, 1999–00)
Most goals in a game: 5, joint record:
- Andrew Cole (for Manchester United v. Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995)
- Alan Shearer (for Newcastle United v. Sheffield Wednesday, 19 September 1999)
- Jermain Defoe (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Wigan Athletic, 22 November 2009)
- Dimitar Berbatov (for Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers, 27 November 2010)
  - Further information: List of Premier League hat-tricks
Most goals in one half: 5, Jermain Defoe (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Wigan Athletic, 22 November 2009)
Youngest goalscorer: James Vaughan, 16 years and 271 days (for Everton v. Crystal Palace, 10 April 2005)
Oldest goalscorer: Teddy Sheringham, 40 years and 268 days (for West Ham United v. Portsmouth, 26 December 2006)
Fastest goal: 9.9 seconds, Ledley King (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Bradford City)
Most goals scored by a substitute in a game: 4, Ole Gunnar Solskjær (for Manchester United v. Nottingham Forest, 6 February 1999)
Most consecutive league matches scored in: 10, Ruud van Nistelrooy, (Manchester United, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003)
Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 9, Robin van Persie, (Arsenal, 1 January 2011 to 22 May 2011)^[14]
Fastest Premier League hat-trick: Robbie Fowler, 4 minutes 33 seconds (for Liverpool v. Arsenal, 28 August 1994)
Highest number of different clubs to score for: 6:
- Craig Bellamy (for Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Coventry City, Blackburn Rovers)
- Peter Crouch (for Aston Villa, Southampton, Liverpool, Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City)

Most Premier League assists: 101, Ryan Giggs^[10]
Most Premier League own goals: 10, Richard Dunne

Goalkeepers

Further information: Premier League Golden Glove

Goalscoring goalkeepers (excluding own goals)::
- Peter Schmeichel (Everton 3–2 Aston Villa, 20 October 2001)
- Brad Friedel (Charlton Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers, 21 February 2004)
- Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Watford, 17 March 2007)
- Tim Howard (Everton 1–2 Bolton Wanderers, 04 January 2012)
Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 14 games (1,311 minutes), Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09)
Most clean sheets in one season: 24, Petr Čech (for Chelsea, 2004–05)
Most clean sheets in total: 173, David James

Disciplinary

Fewest touches before a red card: 0, joint record:
- Andreas Johansson (as a substitute for Wigan Athletic v. Arsenal, 7 May 2006)
- Keith Gillespie (as a substitute for Sheffield United v. Reading, 20 January 2007)
- Dave Kitson (as a substitute for Reading v. Manchester United, 12 August 2007)
Most red cards: 8, joint record:^[10]
Most yellow cards: 100, Kevin Davies^[10]
Fouling record: 782, Kevin Davies (since 2000–01, the first season for which reliable records are available)^[15]
Consecutive amount of yellow cards in as many matches since making debut: 5, James Perch (Newcastle United)

Longest range goals

Longest range goal: Tim Howard – 93 metres (102 yd), Everton v. Bolton Wanderers (04 January 2012)
Longest range free kick: Paul Robinson – 88 metres (96 yd) (direct), Tottenham Hotspur v. Watford (17 March 2007)
Longest range volley: Matthew Taylor – 42 metres (46 yd), Portsmouth v. Everton (9 December 2006)
Longest range from open play: Tim Howard – 93 metres (102 yd), Everton v. Bolton Wanderers (04 January 2012)

None of the goals were deflections, all distances were analysed by Match of the Day.

Match Records

Scorelines

Further information: List of Premier League highest scoring games

Biggest home win: 9–0, Manchester United v. Ipswich (1995)^[16]
Biggest away win: 1–8, Nottingham Forest v. Manchester United (6 February 1999)
Highest scoring: 7–4 Portsmouth v. Reading (29 September 2007)
Most frequent scoreline: 1–0, 1482 times^[17]

Match Times and Days

Longest First Half Additional Time: 8 minutes 32 seconds; Blackburn against Birmingham, 9 April 2011
Longest Additional Time: 12 minutes 26 seconds; Arsenal against Liverpool, 17 April 2011
Earliest kick off: 11:15 a.m. BST; Manchester City against Everton, 2 October 2005
Earliest Start to a season: 7 August 1999
Latest Finish to a season: 24 May 2009

Managers

Longest-serving manager: Sir Alex Ferguson, 25 years (Manchester United, 6 November 1986 to date)^[18]
Shortest-serving manager (excluding caretakers): Les Reed, 41 days (Charlton Athletic, 14 November 2006 to 24 December 2006)

References

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External Links

All-time Premier League table per MSN Sports

Premier League

2011–12 clubs	Arsenal · Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Chelsea · Everton · Fulham · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Norwich City · Queens Park Rangers · Stoke City · Sunderland · Swansea City · Tottenham Hotspur · West Bromwich Albion · Wigan Athletic · Wolverhampton Wanderers

Former clubs	Barnsley · Birmingham City · Blackpool · Bradford City · Burnley · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leeds United · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Nottingham Forest · Oldham Athletic · Portsmouth · Reading · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Swindon Town · Watford · West Ham United · Wimbledon

Competition	Seasons · Teams (winners) · Players (foreign) (winners) · Managers (current) · Stadia · Founding · Broadcasters · Referees

Statistics and awards	Records · All-time table · Hat-tricks · Highest scores · Golden Boot · Golden Glove · Manager of the Season · Manager of the Month · Player of the Month · Players with 100+ goals · 10 Seasons Awards

Finances	Richest clubs: (Deloitte list) (Forbes' list) · Team owners · Average attendances · Transfer records · Game 39 · Premier League–Football League gulf · Relegated teams (2005–present)

Associated competitions	Asia Trophy · FA Community Shield · FA Cup · Football League Cup · UEFA Champions League · UEFA Europa League · Women's League · Reserve League · Academy League

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