Football League & Premier League Top Five Finishes 1888-89 to 2017-18

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Top Five English Top Flight Finishes for Every Season from 1888-89 to 2021-22

Eight clubs were Top-Flight runner-ups (but never champions) once and have not repeated that performance: Bristol City (1907), Oldham Athletic (1915), Cardiff City (1924), Charlton Athletic (1937), Blackpool (1956), Queens Park Rangers (1976), Watford (1983) and Southampton (1984).

English Top Flight League Championships – Top Five Finishes 1888-89 to 2021-22
SeasonLeague ChampionsLeague Runners-UpThird PlaceFourth PlaceFifth PlaceSeason
1888-89PRESTON NORTH ENDASTON VILLAWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSBLACKBURN ROVERSBOLTON WANDERERS1888-89
1889-90PRESTON NORTH ENDEVERTONBLACKBURN ROVERSWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSWEST BROMWICH ALBION1889-90
1890-91EVERTONPRESTON NORTH ENDNOTTS COUNTYWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSBOLTON WANDERERS1890-91
1891-92SUNDERLANDPRESTON NORTH ENDBOLTON WANDERERSASTON VILLAEVERTON1891-92
1892-93SUNDERLANDPRESTON NORTH ENDEVERTONASTON VILLABOLTON WANDERERS1892-93
1893-94ASTON VILLASUNDERLANDDERBY COUNTYBLACKBURN ROVERSBURNLEY1893-94
1894-95SUNDERLANDEVERTONASTON VILLAPRESTON NORTH ENDBLACKBURN ROVERS1894-95
1895-96ASTON VILLADERBY COUNTYEVERTONBOLTON WANDERERSSUNDERLAND1895-96
1896-97ASTON VILLASHEFFIELD UNITEDDERBY COUNTYPRESTON NORTH ENDLIVERPOOL1896-97
1897-98SHEFFIELD UNITEDSUNDERLANDWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSEVERTONTHE WEDNESDAY1897-98
1898-99ASTON VILLALIVERPOOLBURNLEYNOTTS COUNTYBLACKBURN ROVERS1898-99
1899-1900ASTON VILLASHEFFIELD UNITEDSUNDERLANDWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSNEWCASTLE UNITED1899-1900
1900-01LIVERPOOLSUNDERLANDNOTTS COUNTYNOTTINGHAM FORESTBURY1900-01
1901-02SUNDERLANDEVERTONNEWCASTLE UNITEDBLACKBURN ROVERSNOTTINGHAM FOREST1901-02
1902-03THE WEDNESDAYASTON VILLASUNDERLANDSHEFFIELD UNITEDLIVERPOOL1902-03
1903-04THE WEDNESDAYMANCHESTER CITYEVERTONNEWCASTLE UNITEDASTON VILLA1903-04
1904-05NEWCASTLE UNITEDEVERTONMANCHESTER CITYASTON VILLASUNDERLAND1904-05
1905-06LIVERPOOLPRESTON NORTH ENDTHE WEDNESDAYMANCHESTER CITYBOLTON WANDERERS1905-06
1906-07NEWCASTLE UNITEDBRISTOL CITYEVERTONSHEFFIELD UNITEDASTON VILLA1906-07
1907-08MANCHESTER UNITEDASTON VILLAMANCHESTER CITYNEWCASTLE UNITEDTHE WEDNESDAY1907-08
1908-09NEWCASTLE UNITEDEVERTONSUNDERLANDBLACKBURN ROVERSTHE WEDNESDAY1908-09
1909-10ASTON VILLALIVERPOOLBLACKBURN ROVERSNEWCASTLE UNITEDMANCHESTER UNITED1909-10
1910-11MANCHESTER UNITEDASTON VILLASUNDERLANDEVERTONBRADFORD CITY1910-11
1911-12BLACKBURN ROVERSEVERTONNEWCASTLE UNITEDBOLTON WANDERERSTHE WEDNESDAY1911-12
1912-13SUNDERLANDASTON VILLATHE WEDNESDAYMANCHESTER UNITEDBLACKBURN ROVERS1912-13
1913-14BLACKBURN ROVERSASTON VILLAMIDDLESBROUGHOLDHAM ATHLETICWEST BROMWICH ALBION1913-14
1914-15EVERTONOLDHAM ATHLETICBLACKBURN ROVERSBURNLEYMANCHESTER CITY1914-15
1919-20WEST BROMWICH ALBIONBURNLEYCHELSEALIVERPOOLSUNDERLAND1919-20
1920-21BURNLEYMANCHESTER CITYBOLTON WANDERERSLIVERPOOLNEWCASTLE UNITED1920-21
1921-22LIVERPOOLTOTTENHAM HOTSPURBURNLEYCARDIFF CITYASTON VILLA1921-22
1922-23LIVERPOOLSUNDERLANDHUDDERSFIELD TOWNNEWCASTLE UNITEDEVERTON1922-23
1923-24HUDDERSFIELD TOWNCARDIFF CITYSUNDERLANDBOLTON WANDERERSSHEFFIELD UNITED1923-24
1924-25HUDDERSFIELD TOWNWEST BROMWICH ALBIONBOLTON WANDERERSLIVERPOOLBURY1924-25
1925-26HUDDERSFIELD TOWNTHE ARSENALSUNDERLANDBURYSHEFFIELD UNITED1925-26
1926-27NEWCASTLE UNITEDHUDDERSFIELD TOWNSUNDERLANDBOLTON WANDERERSBURNLEY1926-27
1927-28EVERTONHUDDERSFIELD TOWNLEICESTER CITYDERBY COUNTYBURY1927-28
1928-29THE WEDNESDAYLEICESTER CITYASTON VILLASUNDERLANDLIVERPOOL1928-29
1929-30SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYDERBY COUNTYMANCHESTER CITYASTON VILLALEEDS CITY1929-30
1930-31ARSENALASTON VILLASHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYPORTSMOUTHHUDDERSFIELD TOWN1930-31
1931-32EVERTONARSENALSHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYHUDDERSFIELD TOWNASTON VILLA1931-32
1932-33ARSENALASTON VILLASHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYWEST BROMWICH ALBIONNEWCASTLE UNITED1932-33
1933-34ARSENALHUDDERSFIELD TOWNTOTTENHAM HOTSPURDERBY COUNTYMANCHESTER CITY1933-34
1934-35ARSENALSUNDERLANDSHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYMANCHESTER CITYGRIMSBY TOWN1934-35
1935-36SUNDERLANDDERBY COUNTYHUDDERSFIELD TOWNSTOKE CITYBRENTFORD1935-36
1936-37MANCHESTER CITYCHARLTON ATHLETICARSENALDERBY COUNTYWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS1936-37
1937-38ARSENALWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSPRESTON NORTH ENDCHARLTON ATHLETICMIDDLESBROUGH1937-38
1938-39EVERTONWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSCHARLTON ATHLETICMIDDLESBROUGHARSENAL1938-39
1946-47LIVERPOOLMANCHESTER UNITEDWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSSTOKE CITYBLACKPOOL1946-47
1947-48ARSENALMANCHESTER UNITEDBURNLEYDERBY COUNTYWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS1947-48
1948-49PORTSMOUTHMANCHESTER UNITEDDERBY COUNTYNEWCASTLE UNITEDARSENAL1948-49
1949-50PORTSMOUTHWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSSUNDERLANDMANCHESTER UNITEDNEWCASTLE UNITED1949-50
1950-51TOTTENHAM HOTSPURMANCHESTER UNITEDBLACKPOOLNEWCASTLE UNITEDARSENAL1950-51
1951-52MANCHESTER UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURARSENALPORTSMOUTHBOLTON WANDERERS1951-52
1952-53ARSENALPRESTON NORTH ENDWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSWEST BROMWICH ALBIONCHARLTON ATHLETIC1952-53
1953-54WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSWEST BROMWICH ALBIONHUDDERSFIELD TOWNMANCHESTER UNITEDBOLTON WANDERERS1953-54
1954-55CHELSEAWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSPORTSMOUTHSUNDERLANDMANCHESTER UNITED1954-55
1955-56MANCHESTER UNITEDBLACKPOOLWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSMANCHESTER CITYARSENAL1955-56
1956-57MANCHESTER UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURPRESTON NORTH ENDBLACKPOOLARSENAL1956-57
1957-58WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSPRESTON NORTH ENDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURWEST BROMWICH ALBIONMANCHESTER CITY1957-58
1958-59WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSMANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALBOLTON WANDERERSWEST BROMWICH ALBION1958-59
1959-60BURNLEYWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSTOTTENHAM HOTSPURWEST BROMWICH ALBIONSHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY1959-60
1960-61TOTTENHAM HOTSPURSHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSBURNLEYEVERTON1960-61
1961-62IPSWICH TOWNBURNLEYTOTTENHAM HOTSPUREVERTONSHEFFIELD UNITED1961-62
1962-63EVERTONTOTTENHAM HOTSPURBURNLEYLEICESTER CITYWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS1962-63
1963-64LIVERPOOLMANCHESTER UNITEDEVERTONTOTTENHAM HOTSPURCHELSEA1963-64
1964-65MANCHESTER UNITEDLEEDS UNITEDCHELSEAEVERTONNOTTINGHAM FOREST1964-65
1965-66LIVERPOOLLEEDS UNITEDBURNLEYMANCHESTER UNITEDCHELSEA1965-66
1966-67MANCHESTER UNITEDNOTTINGHAM FORESTTOTTENHAM HOTSPURLEEDS UNITEDLIVERPOOL1966-67
1967-68MANCHESTER CITYMANCHESTER UNITEDLIVERPOOLLEEDS UNITEDEVERTON1967-68
1968-69LEEDS UNITEDLIVERPOOLEVERTONARSENALCHELSEA1968-69
1969-70EVERTONLEEDS UNITEDCHELSEADERBY COUNTYLIVERPOOL1969-70
1970-71ARSENALLEEDS UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERSLIVERPOOL1970-71
1971-72DERBY COUNTYLEEDS UNITEDLIVERPOOLMANCHESTER CITYARSENAL1971-72
1972-73LIVERPOOLARSENALLEEDS UNITEDIPSWICH TOWNWOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS1972-73
1973-74LEEDS UNITEDLIVERPOOLDERBY COUNTYIPSWICH TOWNSTOKE CITY1973-74
1974-75DERBY COUNTYLIVERPOOLIPSWICH TOWNEVERTONSTOKE CITY1974-75
1975-76LIVERPOOLQUEENS PARK RANGERSMANCHESTER UNITEDDERBY COUNTYLEEDS UNITED1975-76
1976-77LIVERPOOLMANCHESTER CITYIPSWICH TOWNASTON VILLANEWCASTLE UNITED1976-77
1977-78NOTTINGHAM FORESTLIVERPOOLEVERTONMANCHESTER CITYARSENAL1977-78
1978-79LIVERPOOLNOTTINGHAM FORESTWEST BROMWICH ALBIONEVERTONLEEDS UNITED1978-79
1979-80LIVERPOOLMANCHESTER UNITEDIPSWICH TOWNARSENALNOTTINGHAM FOREST1979-80
1980-81ASTON VILLAIPSWICH TOWNARSENALWEST BROMWICH ALBIONLIVERPOOL1980-81
1981-82LIVERPOOLIPSWICH TOWNMANCHESTER UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURARSENAL1981-82
1982-83LIVERPOOLWATFORDMANCHESTER UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURNOTTINGHAM FOREST1982-83
1983-84LIVERPOOLSOUTHAMPTONNOTTINGHAM FORESTMANCHESTER UNITEDQUEENS PARK RANGERS1983-84
1984-85EVERTONLIVERPOOLTOTTENHAM HOTSPURMANCHESTER UNITEDSOUTHAMPTON1984-85
1985-86LIVERPOOLEVERTONWEST HAM UNITEDMANCHESTER UNITEDSHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY1985-86
1986-87EVERTONLIVERPOOLTOTTENHAM HOTSPURARSENALNORWICH CITY1986-87
1987-88LIVERPOOLMANCHESTER UNITEDNOTTINGHAM FORESTEVERTONQUEENS PARK RANGERS1987-88
1988-89ARSENALLIVERPOOLNOTTINGHAM FORESTNORWICH CITYDERBY COUNTY1988-89
1989-90LIVERPOOLASTON VILLATOTTENHAM HOTSPURARSENALCHELSEA1989-90
1990-91ARSENALLIVERPOOLCRYSTAL PALACELEEDS UNITEDMANCHESTER CITY1990-91
1991-92LEEDS UNITEDMANCHESTER UNITEDSHEFFIELD WEDNESDAYARSENALMANCHESTER CITY1991-92
1992-93MANCHESTER UNITEDASTON VILLANORWICH CITYBLACKBURN ROVERSQUEENS PARK RANGERS1992-93
1993-94MANCHESTER UNITEDBLACKBURN ROVERSNEWCASTLE UNITEDARSENALLEEDS UNITED1993-94
1994-95BLACKBURN ROVERSMANCHESTER UNITEDNOTTINGHAM FORESTLIVERPOOLLEEDS UNITED1994-95
1995-96MANCHESTER UNITEDNEWCASTLE UNITEDLIVERPOOLASTON VILLAARSENAL1995-96
1996-97MANCHESTER UNITEDNEWCASTLE UNITEDARSENALLIVERPOOLASTON VILLA1996-97
1997-98ARSENALMANCHESTER UNITEDLIVERPOOLCHELSEALEEDS UNITED1997-98
1998-99MANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALCHELSEALEEDS UNITEDWEST HAM UNITED1998-99
1999-2000MANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALLEEDS UNITEDLIVERPOOLCHELSEA1999-2000
2000-01MANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALLIVERPOOLLEEDS UNITEDIPSWICH TOWN2000-01
2001-02ARSENALLIVERPOOLMANCHESTER UNITEDNEWCASTLE UNITEDLEEDS UNITED2001-02
2002-03MANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALNEWCASTLE UNITEDCHELSEALIVERPOOL2002-03
2003-04ARSENALCHELSEAMANCHESTER UNITEDLIVERPOOLNEWCASTLE UNITED2003-04
2004-05CHELSEAARSENALMANCHESTER UNITEDEVERTONLIVERPOOL2004-05
2005-06CHELSEAMANCHESTER UNITEDLIVERPOOLARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR2005-06
2006-07MANCHESTER UNITEDCHELSEALIVERPOOLARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR2006-07
2007-08MANCHESTER UNITEDCHELSEAARSENALLIVERPOOLEVERTON2007-08
2008-09MANCHESTER UNITEDLIVERPOOLCHELSEAARSENALEVERTON2008-09
2009-10CHELSEAMANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPURMANCHESTER CITY2009-10
2010-11MANCHESTER UNITEDCHELSEAMANCHESTER CITYARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR2010-11
2011-12MANCHESTER CITYMANCHESTER UNITEDARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPURNEWCASTLE UNITED2011-12
2012-13MANCHESTER UNITEDMANCHESTER CITYCHELSEAARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR2012-13
2013-14MANCHESTER CITYLIVERPOOLCHELSEAARSENALEVERTON2013-14
2014-15CHELSEAMANCHESTER CITYARSENALMANCHESTER UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPUR2014-15
2015-16LEICESTER CITYARSENALTOTTENHAM HOTSPURMANCHESTER CITYMANCHESTER UNITED2015-16
2016-17CHELSEATOTTENHAM HOTSPURMANCHESTER CITYLIVERPOOLARSENAL2016-17
2017-18MANCHESTER CITYMANCHESTER UNITEDTOTTENHAM HOTSPURLIVERPOOLCHELSEA2017-18
2018-19MANCHESTER CITYLIVERPOOLCHELSEATOTTENHAM HOTSPURARSENAL2018-19
2019-20LIVERPOOLMANCHESTER CITYMANCHESTER UNITEDCHELSEALEICESTER CITY2019-20
2020-21MANCHESTER CITYMANCHESTER UNITEDLIVERPOOLCHELSEALEICESTER CITY2020-21
2021-22MANCHESTER CITYLIVERPOOLCHELSEATOTTENHAM HOTSPURARSENAL2021-22
SeasonLeague ChampionsLeague Runners-UpThird PlaceFourth PlaceFifth PlaceSeason
FOOTBALL LEAGUE 1888-89 to 1891-92 (4 Seasons)
FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE 1892-93 to 1991-92 (89 Seasons)
PREMIER LEAGUE 1992-93 to 2021-22 (30 Seasons)

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