Seasons Spent in the Top Flight of English Football by Clubs from 1888-89 to 2024-25
Table showing the Total Number of Seasons Clubs played in the Top Flight of English football from 1888-89 to 2024-25. Includes a table of Consecutive number of Seasons in the Top Flight Football for the 20 current Premier League clubs. The Clubs that spent the longest time in the English Top Flight are Everton – 122, Aston Villa – 111, Liverpool – 110 and Arsenal – 108. The longest serving teams in the Premier League are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, all of which have been in the Premier League since its inaugural 1992-93 season. These teams are in the Premier League since its first Season in 1992-93.
Seasons in English Top Flight 1888-89 to 2024-25 (126 Seasons)
No.
Club
Badge
Seasons
1
EVERTON
122
2
ASTON VILLA
111
3
LIVERPOOL
110
4
ARSENAL
108
5
MANCHESTER UNITED
100
6
MANCHESTER CITY
96
7
NEWCASTLE UNITED
93
8
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
90
9
CHELSEA
90
10
SUNDERLAND
86
11
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
81
12
BOLTON WANDERERS
73
13
BLACKBURN ROVERS
72
14
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
70
15
WEST HAM UNITED
67
16
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
66
17
DERBY COUNTY
65
18
SHEFFIELD UNITED
63
19
STOKE CITY
62
20
MIDDLESBROUGH
61
21
BURNLEY
60
22
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
59
23
BIRMINGHAM CITY
57
24
LEICESTER CITY
56
25
LEEDS UNITED
53
26
SOUTHAMPTON
47
27
PRESTON NORTH END
46
28
COVENTRY CITY
34
29
PORTSMOUTH
33
30
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
32
31
FULHAM
30
32
NOTTS COUNTY
30
33
BLACKPOOL
28
34
IPSWICH TOWN
27
35
NORWICH CITY
27
35
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
26
37
CRYSTAL PALACE
25
38
QUEENS PARK RANGERS
23
39
BURY
22
40
LUTON TOWN
17
41
CARDIFF CITY
17
42
WATFORD
14
43
WIMBLEDON
14
44
BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION
12
45
OLDHAM ATHLETIC
12
46
BRADFORD CITY
12
47
GRIMSBY TOWN
12
48
BRENTFORD
9
49
BRISTOL CITY
9
50
SWANSEA CITY
9
51
AFC BOURNEMOUTH
8
52
WIGAN ATHLETIC
8
53
ACCRINGTON (Th' Owd Reds)
5
54
HULL CITY
5
55
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
3
56
OXFORD UNITED
3
57
READING
3
58
DARWEN
2
59
MILLWALL
2
60
GLOSSOP
1
61
CARLISLE UNITED
1
62
SWINDON TOWN
1
63
NORTHAMPTON TOWN
1
64
LEYTON ORIENT
1
65
BARNSLEY
1
Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight for Current Season’s Premier League Clubs
No.
Club
Badge
Dates
Seasons
1
ARSENAL*
1919-20
99
2
EVERTON
1954-55
71
3
LIVERPOOL
1962-63
63
4
MANCHESTER UNITED
1975-76
50
5
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
1978-79
47
6
CHELSEA
1989-90
36
7
MANCHESTER CITY
2002-03
23
8
WEST HAM UNITED
2012-13
13
9
CRYSTAL PALACE
2013-14
12
10
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
2017-18
8
11
NEWCASTLE UNITED
2017-18
8
12
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
2018-19
7
13
ASTON VILLA
2019-20
6
14
BRENTFORD
2021-22
4
15
FULHAM
2022-23
3
16
AFC BOURNEMOUTH
2022-23
3
17
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
2022-23
3
18
LEICESTER CITY
2024-25
1
19
IPSWICH TOWN
2024-25
1
20
SOUTHAMPTON
2024-25
1
*Arsenal were “elected” to the Top Flight in season 1919-20.
They remain the only club since the formation of the Football League in 1888-89 who never earned their place on merit.
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