List of Premier League clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 to the current season.

As of the 2021–22 season, fifty teams have played in the Premier League. Forty-eight are based in England and two (Cardiff City and Swansea City) are located in Wales; they play in the English football league system for practical and historical reasons.

Preston North End are the only former top-flight First Division champions who have never played in the Premier League,[1] and are among a group of fifteen clubs, thirteen of which are active, that have played in the old First Division but not in the Premier League. By contrast, Barnsley, Bournemouth, Hull City, Reading, Swindon Town, and Wigan Athletic never played in the old First Division before being promoted to the Premier League.

Twelve of the 22 founder members of the Premier League are competing in the 2021–22 season. Six (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur) have contested every season of the Premier League. The remaining six (Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Leeds United, Manchester City, Norwich City and Southampton) were also founder members, though each team has been relegated at least once in the past.

Two clubs, Brentford and Brighton & Hove Albion, are not founding members of the Premier League, but have not been relegated since making their debuts in the Premier League via promotion. Brighton won promotion for the first time in 2017, while Brentford made their debut at the start of the 2021–22 season.

Table

All statistics here refer to time in the Premier League only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of English football). For the 'Top Scorer' column, those in bold still play in the Premier League for the club shown. Premier League teams playing in the 2021–22 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the Premier League are shown in italics. A 'spell' refers to a number of consecutive seasons within the league, uninterrupted by relegation. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is shown in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, then this is also shown in bold.

Club Location Total
seasons		 Total
spells		 Longest
spell		 Most recent
promotion		 Most recent
relegation		 Total
seasons
absent		 Seasons Most recent
finish		 Highest
finish		 Top scorer
Arsenal London (Holloway) 30 1 30 1914–15[lower-alpha 1] Never
relegated		 0 1992– 8th 1st Thierry Henry (175)
Aston Villa Birmingham (Aston) 27 2 24 2018–19 2015–16 3 1992–2016
2019–		 11th 2nd Gabriel Agbonlahor (73)
Barnsley Barnsley 1 1 1 1996–97 1997–98 29 1997–1998 Championship
5th		 19th
(relegated)		 Neil Redfearn (10)
Birmingham City Birmingham (Bordesley) 7 3 4 2008–09 2010–11 23 2002–2006
2007–2008
2009–2011		 Championship
18th		 9th Mikael Forssell (29)
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 18 2 11 2000–01 2011–12 12 1992–1999
2001–2012		 Championship
15th		 1st Alan Shearer (112)
Blackpool Blackpool 1 1 1 2009–10 2010–11 29 2010–2011 League One
3rd
(promoted)		 19th
(relegated)		 DJ Campbell (13)
Bolton Wanderers Bolton 13 3 11 2000–01 2011–12 17 1995–1996
1997–1998
2001–2012		 League Two
3rd
(promoted)		 6th Kevin Davies (68)
Bournemouth Bournemouth 5 1 5 2014–15 2019–20 25 2015–2020 Championship
6th		 9th Joshua King (49)
Bradford City Bradford 2 1 2 1998–99 2000–01 28 1999–2001 League Two
15th		 17th Dean Windass (13)
Brentford London (Brentford) 1 1 1 2020–21 Never
relegated		 29 2021– Championship
3rd
(promoted)		 None Ivan Toney (11)
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 5 1 5 2016–17 Never
relegated		 25 2017– 16th 15th Glenn Murray (28)
Burnley Burnley 8 3 6 2015–16 2014–15 22 2009–2010
2014–2015
2016–		 17th 7th Chris Wood (49)
Cardiff City Cardiff 2 2 1 2017–18 2018–19 28 2013–2014
2018–2019		 Championship
8th		 18th
(relegated)		 Jordon Mutch (7)
Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) 8 2 7 1999–2000 2006–07 22 1998–1999
2000–2007		 League One
7th		 7th Jason Euell (34)
Chelsea London (Fulham) 30 1 30 1988–89 Never
relegated		 0 1992– 4th 1st Frank Lampard (147)
Coventry City Coventry 9 1 9 1966–67 2000–01 21 1992–2001 Championship
16th		 11th Dion Dublin (61)
Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) 13 5 9 2012–13 2004–05 17 1992–1993
1994–1995
1997–1998
2004–2005
2013–		 14th 10th Wilfried Zaha (50)
Derby County Derby 7 2 6 2006–07 2007–08 23 1996–2002
2007–2008		 Championship
21st		 8th Dean Sturridge (32)
Everton Liverpool (Walton) 30 1 30 1953–54 Never
relegated		 0 1992– 10th 4th Romelu Lukaku (68)
Fulham London (Fulham) 15 3 13 2019–20 2020–21 15 2001–2014
2018–2019
2020–2021		 18th
(relegated)		 7th Clint Dempsey (50)
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield 2 1 2 2016–17 2018–19 28 2017–2019 Championship
20th		 16th Steve Mounié (9)
Hull City Kingston upon Hull 5 3 2 2015–16 2016–17 25 2008–2010
2013–2015
2016–2017		 League One
1st
(promoted)		 16th Nikica Jelavić (12)
Ipswich Town Ipswich 5 2 3 1999–2000 2001–02 25 1992–1995
2000–2002		 League One
9th		 5th Marcus Stewart (25)
Leeds United Leeds 14 2 12 2019–20 2003–04 16 1992–2004
2020–		 9th 3rd Mark Viduka (59)
Leicester City Leicester 16 4 8 2013–14 2003–04 14 1994–1995
1996–2002
2003–2004
2014–		 5th 1st Jamie Vardy (127)
Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) 30 1 30 1961–62 Never
relegated		 0 1992– 3rd 1st Robbie Fowler (128)
Manchester City Manchester 25 3 20 2001–02 2000–01 5 1992–1996
2000–2001
2002–		 1st 1st Sergio Agüero (184)
Manchester United Old Trafford 30 1 30 1974–75 Never
relegated		 0 1992– 2nd 1st Wayne Rooney (183)
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 15 4 11 2015–16 2016–17 15 1992–1993
1995–1997
1998–2009
2016–2017		 Championship
10th		 7th Hamilton Ricard (31)
Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne 27 3 16 2016–17 2015–16 3 1993–2009
2010–2016
2017–		 12th 2nd Alan Shearer (148)
Norwich City Norwich 10 6 3 2020–21 2019–20 20 1992–1995
2004–2005
2011–2014
2015–2016
2019–2020
2021–		 Championship
1st
(promoted)		 3rd Chris Sutton (33)
Nottingham Forest West Bridgford 5 3 3 1997–98 1998–99 25 1992–1993
1994–1997
1998–1999		 Championship
17th		 3rd Bryan Roy (24)
Oldham Athletic Oldham 2 1 2 1990–91 1993–94 28 1992–1994 League Two
18th		 19th Graeme Sharp (16)
Portsmouth Portsmouth 7 1 7 2002–03 2009–10 23 2003–2010 League One
8th		 8th Yakubu (28)
Queens Park
Rangers		 London (Shepherd's Bush) 7 3 4 2013–14 2014–15 23 1992–1996
2011–2013
2014–2015		 Championship
9th		 5th Les Ferdinand (60)
Reading Reading 3 2 2 2011–12 2012–13 27 2006–2008
2012–2013		 Championship
7th		 8th Kevin Doyle (19)
Sheffield United Sheffield (Highfield) 5 3 2 2018–19 2020–21 25 1992–1994
2006–2007
2019–2021		 20th
(relegated)		 9th Brian Deane (15)
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield (Owlerton) 8 1 8 1990–91 1999–2000 22 1992–2000 Championship
24th
(relegated)		 7th Mark Bright (48)
Southampton Southampton 23 2 13 2011–12 2004–05 7 1992–2005
2012–		 15th 6th Matt Le Tissier (100)
Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent 10 1 10 2007–08 2017–18 20 2008–2018 Championship
14th		 9th Peter Crouch (45)
Sunderland Sunderland 16 4 10 2006–07 2016–17 14 1996–1997
1999–2003
2005–2006
2007–2017		 League One
4th		 7th Kevin Phillips (61)
Swansea City Swansea 7 1 7 2010–11 2017–18 23 2011–2018 Championship
4th		 8th Gylfi Sigurðsson (34)
Swindon Town Swindon 1 1 1 1992–93 1993–94 29 1993–1994 League One
23rd
(relegated)		 22nd
(relegated)		 Jan Åge Fjørtoft (12)
Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) 30 1 30 1977–78 Never
relegated		 0 1992– 7th 2nd Harry Kane (168)
Watford Watford 8 4 5 2020–21 2019–20 22 1999–2000
2006–2007
2015–2020
2021–		 Championship
2nd
(promoted)		 11th Troy Deeney (43)
West Bromwich
Albion		 West Bromwich 13 5 8 2019–20 2020–21 17 2002–2003
2004–2006
2008–2009
2010–2018
2020–2021		 19th
(relegated)		 8th Peter Odemwingie (30)
West Ham United London (Stratford) 26 3 10 2011–12 2010–11 4 1993–2003
2005–2011
2012–		 6th 5th Michail Antonio (52)
Wigan Athletic Wigan 8 1 8 2004–05 2012–13 22 2005–2013 League One
20th		 10th Hugo Rodallega (24)
Wimbledon[lower-alpha 2] London (Wimbledon[lower-alpha 3]) 8 1 8 1985–86 1999–2000 22 1992–2000 Defunct
(2004)[lower-alpha 2]		 6th Dean Holdsworth (58)
Wolverhampton
Wanderers		 Wolverhampton 8 3 4 2017–18 2011–12 22 2003–2004
2009–2012
2018–		 13th 7th Raúl Jiménez (36)

The 2006–07 season marked the first occasion former Premier League members were in all three divisions of the Football League following the relegation of Swindon Town to League Two. Since then, other former Premier League clubs relegated to League Two have included Bradford City, Portsmouth, Blackpool, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers. Oldham became the first former Premier League club to be relegated to the National League during the 2022–23 season.[2]

Norwich City have had the most separate spells in the Premier League, with six, which have lasted from one to three seasons in length.

Three clubs – Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United – were in the top flight in 1991–92, and so took part in the original negotiations in 1991 that led to the formation of the Premier League, resigning their membership of The Football League along with the other 19 clubs in the top flight. However, the clubs were relegated that season and were thereby not founding Premier League members. Luton Town and Notts County have not returned to the top flight since, with both clubs even dropping to the National League in 2009 and 2019, respectively. West Ham, in contrast, won promotion to the Premier League the following season.

Chart
Brentford F.C.Huddersfield Town A.F.C.Brighton %26 Hove Albion F.C.A.F.C. BournemouthCardiff City F.C.Swansea City A.F.C.Blackpool F.C.Burnley F.C.Hull City A.F.C.Stoke City F.C.Reading F.C.Wigan Athletic F.C.Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.Portsmouth F.C.West Bromwich Albion F.C.Birmingham City F.C.Fulham F.C.Watford F.C.Bradford City A.F.C.Charlton Athletic F.C.Barnsley F.C.Sunderland A.F.C.Derby County F.C.Bolton Wanderers F.C.Leicester City F.C.Swindon Town F.C.West Ham United F.C.Newcastle United F.C.Middlesbrough F.C.Crystal Palace F.C.Nottingham Forest F.C.Oldham Athletic A.F.C.Sheffield United F.C.Norwich City F.C.Ipswich Town F.C.Queens Park Rangers F.C.Manchester City F.C.Blackburn Rovers F.C.Sheffield Wednesday F.C.Wimbledon F.C.Coventry City F.C.Leeds United A.F.C.Southampton F.C.Aston Villa F.C.Chelsea F.C.Tottenham Hotspur F.C.Manchester United F.C.Liverpool F.C.Everton F.C.Arsenal F.C.

Overview of clubs by season
Club 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
Arsenal 10 4 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 8 8
Aston Villa 2 10 18 4 5 7 6 6 8 8 16 6 10 16 11 6 6 6 9 16 15 15 17 20 17 11
Barnsley 19
Birmingham City 13 10 12 18 19 9 18
Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 7 13 6 19 10 6 15 15 6 10 7 15 10 15 19
Blackpool 19
Bolton Wanderers 20 18 16 17 8 6 8 7 16 13 14 14 18
Bournemouth 16 9 12 14 18
Bradford City 17 20
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion 15 17 15 16
Burnley 18 19 16 7 15 10 17
Cardiff City 20 18
Charlton Athletic 18 9 14 12 7 11 13 19
Chelsea 11 14 11 11 6 4 3 5 6 6 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 6 3 3 1 10 1 5 3 4 4
Coventry City 15 11 16 16 17 11 15 14 19
Crystal Palace 20 19 20 18 11 10 15 14 11 12 14 14
Derby County 12 9 8 16 17 19 20
Everton 13 17 15 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
Fulham 13 14 9 13 12 16 17 7 12 8 9 12 19 19 18
Huddersfield Town 16 20
Hull City 17 19 16 18 18
Ipswich Town 16 19 22 5 18
Leeds United 17 5 5 13 11 5 4 3 4 5 15 19 9
Leicester City 21 9 10 10 8 13 20 18 14 1 12 9 9 5 5
Liverpool 6 8 4 3 4 3 7 4 3 2 5 4 5 3 3 4 2 7 6 8 7 2 6 8 4 4 2 1 3
Manchester City 9 16 17 18 18 9 16 8 15 14 9 10 5 3 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 1
Manchester United 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 7 4 5 6 2 6 3 2
Middlesbrough 21 12 19 9 12 14 12 11 11 7 14 12 13 19 19
Newcastle United 3 6 2 2 13 13 11 11 4 3 5 14 7 13 12 18 12 5 16 10 15 18 10 13 13 12
Norwich City 3 12 20 19 12 11 18 19 20
Nottingham Forest 22 3 9 20 20
Oldham Athletic 19 21
Portsmouth 13 16 17 9 8 14 20
Queens Park Rangers 5 9 8 19 17 20 20
Reading 8 18 19
Sheffield United 14 20 18 9 20
Sheffield Wednesday 7 7 13 15 7 16 12 19
Southampton 18 18 10 17 16 12 17 15 10 11 8 12 20 14 8 7 6 8 17 16 11 15
Stoke City 12 11 13 14 13 9 9 9 13 19
Sunderland 18 7 7 17 20 20 15 16 13 10 13 17 14 16 17 20
Swansea City 11 9 12 8 12 15 18
Swindon Town 22
Tottenham Hotspur 8 15 7 8 10 14 11 10 12 9 10 14 9 5 5 11 8 4 5 4 5 6 5 3 2 3 4 6 7
Watford 20 20 13 17 14 11 19
West Bromwich Albion 19 17 19 20 11 10 8 17 13 14 10 20 19
West Ham United 13 14 10 14 8 5 9 15 7 18 9 15 10 9 17 20 10 13 12 7 11 13 10 16 6
Wigan Athletic 10 17 14 11 16 16 15 18
Wimbledon 12 6 9 14 8 15 16 18
Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 15 17 20 7 7 13
Club 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
Legend
  Premier League Champions and qualified for European Cup/UEFA Champions League
  Qualified for European Cup/UEFA Champions League
  Qualified for UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
  Qualified for UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  Qualified for UEFA Europa Conference League
  Qualified for UEFA Intertoto Cup
  Participated in Premier League
  Relegated from Premier League
  Relegated from Premier League and qualified for UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
  Relegated from Premier League and qualified for UEFA Intertoto Cup
  Did not participate in Premier League

Location of all clubs who have competed in the Premier League

Where a club has played at multiple locations, the current location is shown (if they are a current Premier League member), or the location they playing at during the last Premier League season they competed in (if they are currently in the lower divisions).

Location of Premier League clubs since 1992
Current members (2021–22) in bold
Greater Manchester
West Midlands
Greater London

Clubs who have competed in the top flight First Division, but not the Premier League
Club Town or city First Division
titles		 Total seasons Last
relegation		 Current status
(2021–22)		 Level in
pyramid
Accrington[lower-alpha 4] Accrington –5 1892–93 Defunct –
Bradford Park Avenue[lower-alpha 5] Bradford (Horton Park) –3 1920–21 National League North 6
Bristol City Bristol (Ashton Gate) –9 1979–80 Championship 2
Bury Bury –22 1928–29 None[lower-alpha 6] –
Carlisle United Carlisle –1 1974–75 League Two 4
Darwen[lower-alpha 7] Darwen –2 1893–94 Defunct –
Glossop North End Glossop –1 1899–1900 Northern Premier League
Division One South East		 8
Grimsby Town Cleethorpes –12 1947–48 National League 5
Leyton Orient London (Leyton) –1 1962–63 League Two 4
Luton Town[lower-alpha 8] Luton –16 1991–92 Championship 2
Millwall London (New Cross) –2 1989–90 Championship 2
Northampton Town Northampton –1 1965–66 League Two 4
Notts County[lower-alpha 8] Nottingham –30 1991–92 National League 5
Oxford United Oxford –3 1987–88 League One 3
Preston North End Preston 246 1960–61 Championship 2

Seasons in First Division and Premier League

The number of seasons that each team has played in the top division between 1888–89 and 2021–22. A total of 65 teams have competed in at least one season of the top division. No team has participated in all 123 seasons; Everton have been absent for the fewest seasons, missing just four for a total of 119 seasons in the top flight. The teams in bold participate in the 2021–22 Premier League.

Seasons Clubs
119 Everton
108 Aston Villa
107 Liverpool
105 Arsenal
97 Manchester United
93 Manchester City
90 Newcastle United
87 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
86 Sunderland
82 West Bromwich Albion
73 Bolton Wanderers
72 Blackburn Rovers
68 Sheffield Wednesday
67 Wolverhampton Wanderers
65 Derby County
64 West Ham United
62 Stoke City
61 Middlesbrough
60 Sheffield United
59 Burnley
57 Birmingham City
56 Nottingham Forest
54 Leicester City
52 Leeds United
46 Preston North End
45 Southampton
34 Coventry City
33 Portsmouth
32 Huddersfield Town
30 Notts County
28 Blackpool
27 Fulham, Norwich City
26 Ipswich Town, Charlton Athletic
23 Queens Park Rangers
22 Bury, Crystal Palace
17 Cardiff City
16 Luton Town
14 Wimbledon, Watford
13 Bradford City
12 Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic
9 Bristol City, Swansea City, Brighton & Hove Albion
8 Wigan Athletic
6 Brentford
5 Accrington, Hull City, Bournemouth
3 Bradford Park Avenue, Oxford United, Reading
2 Darwen, Millwall
1 Glossop North End, Leyton Orient, Carlisle United, Northampton Town, Barnsley, Swindon Town

Notes
  1. Arsenal finished 5th in Division Two in the 1914–15 season, but the Football League was then suspended until 1919–20 due to the First World War. After the war, Division One was expanded from 20 to 22 clubs and Arsenal was elected to the First Division for the 1919–20 season.
  2. Wimbledon relocated from London to Milton Keynes in 2003, and renamed themselves Milton Keynes Dons a year later. Following a 2007 agreement with the Football Supporters' Federation, MK Dons now considers itself to be a new club founded in 2004, while Wimbledon is considered to have become defunct.
  3. For the entirety of their time in the Premier League, Wimbledon played their home games at Selhurst Park, the home of Crystal Palace.
  4. The Accrington Stanley club competing today in League One, as well as its 1891 predecessor, are unrelated to the original Accrington club.
  5. The original Bradford Park Avenue went into liquidation in May 1974 and reformed as a Sunday league club. The club was refounded in 1988.
  6. Bury was expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019.[3]
  7. The original Darwen F.C. was wound up in May 2009. A.F.C. Darwen was formed as a phoenix club the same month.
  8. As members of the 1991–92 First Division, Luton Town and Notts County were two of the 22 clubs that signed the agreement founding the Premier League in July 1991, but they were relegated to the second tier before the competition started in 1992.

References
  1. "Football Trivia Question of the Day January 2012 Archive". My Football Facts & Stats. January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. "Oldham drop out of Football League after 115 years amid fierce protests". The Guardian. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  3. "Bury expelled by English Football League after takeover collapses". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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