Since inception in 1992 there have been 51 clubs who have played in the Premier League.[1] Seven clubs have won the Premier League: Manchester United (13 times), Manchester City (eight times), Chelsea (five times), Arsenal (three times), Blackburn Rovers (once), Leicester City (once) and Liverpool (once).
Record of finishing positions of clubs in the Premier League
Table correct as at the end of the 2023–24 Premier League season.
Club | Best result | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 | Ref. |
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Manchester United | 1st (x13) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6EL | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8FA | [2] | |
Manchester City | 1st (x8) | 9 | 16 | 17 | 18 | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | 9FP | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9FP | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | [3] | |
Chelsea | 1st (x5) | 11 | 14FA | 11 | 11 | 6FA | 4CW | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6CL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | [4] | |
Arsenal | 1st (x3) | 10FA | 4CW | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8FA | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | [5] | |
Liverpool | 1st | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3FA | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5CL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8LC | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | [6] | |
Blackburn Rovers | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 19 | • | • | 10LC | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [7] |
Leicester City | 1st | • | • | 21 | • | 9LC | 10 | 10 | 8LC | 13 | 20 | • | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | • | [8] | |
Newcastle United | 2nd (x2) | • | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13FA | 13FA | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 18 | • | 12 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 18 | • | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 7 | [9] | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2nd | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11LC | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4[a] | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | [10] | |
Aston Villa | 2nd | 2 | 10LC | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | • | • | • | 17 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | [11] | |
Leeds United | 3rd | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | 17 | 19 | • | • | [12] |
Nottingham Forest | 3rd | 22 | • | 3 | 9 | 20 | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | 17 | [13] | |
Norwich City | 3rd | 3 | 12 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | 11 | 18 | • | 19 | • | • | • | 20 | • | 20 | • | • | • | [14] |
Everton | 4th | 13 | 17 | 15FA | 6 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | [15] | |
West Ham United | 5th | • | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 18 | • | • | 9FA | 15 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 20 | • | 10 | 13 | 12FP | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 14ECL | 9 | [16] | |
Queens Park Rangers | 5th | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 20 | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [17] |
Ipswich Town | 5th | 16 | 19 | 22 | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | 18FP | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [18] | |
Southampton | 6th | 18 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 8FA | 12 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 20 | • | [19] | |
Bolton Wanderers | 6th | • | • | • | 20 | • | 18 | • | • | • | 16 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [20] |
Wimbledon F.C. | 6th | 12 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [21] |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 11 | [22] | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 7th (x3) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [23] |
Sunderland | 7th (x2) | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | • | 7 | 7 | 17 | 20 | • | • | 20 | • | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [24] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7th (x2) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | 17 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | [25] | |
Fulham | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 8FP | 9 | 12 | 19 | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | 18 | • | 10 | 13 | [26] | |
Middlesbrough | 7th | 21 | • | • | 12 | 19 | • | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11LC | 7 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [27] |
Charlton Athletic | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | 9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [28] |
Burnley | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | 16 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 18 | • | 19 | • | [29] |
Swansea City | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | 9LC | 12 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [30] |
Derby County | 8th | • | • | • | • | 12 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [31] |
Portsmouth | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8FA | 14 | 20[b] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [32] |
West Bromwich Albion | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | 17 | 19 | • | • | 20 | • | 11 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 20 | • | • | 19 | • | • | • | • | [33] |
Reading | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | 18 | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [34] |
Stoke City | 9th (x3) | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | 11 | 13FA | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [35] |
Birmingham City | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | • | 19 | • | 9 | 18LC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [36] |
Bournemouth | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 18 | • | • | 15 | 12 | [37] | |
Brentford | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | 9 | 16 | [38] | |
Sheffield United | 9th | 14 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | 20 | • | • | 20 | • | [39] |
Crystal Palace | 10th | 20 | • | 19 | • | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | [40] | |
Wigan Athletic | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18FA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [41] |
Coventry City | 11th (x2) | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [42] |
Watford | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 19 | • | 19 | • | • | • | [43] |
Hull City | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 19 | • | • | • | 16FA | 18 | • | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [44] |
Huddersfield Town | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | [45] |
Bradford City | 17th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17 | 20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [46] |
Cardiff City | 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | • | • | • | • | • | [47] |
Luton Town | 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 | • | [48] |
Oldham Athletic | 19th | 19 | 21 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [49] |
Barnsley | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [50] |
Blackpool | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [51] |
Swindon Town | 22nd | • | 22 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | [52] |
Team names in bold indicate the club is a current Premier League member
Italics | Indicates that the team qualified for a European tournament that season, but not based upon the performance in the Premier League. The superscript identifies the route used for European qualification. |
RED | Indicates that the team were relegated from the Premier League to the EFL Championship. |
^[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 instead.
^[b] Originally Portsmouth qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League as FA Cup runners-up, replacing the Champions League-qualified Chelsea. However, they failed to apply for a UEFA license. Therefore, Liverpool took their place.
Source: Premier League website[53]