Seasons in Top Flight 1888-89 to 2018-19 (120 Seasons) | Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight | |||||||||||||||
1 | EVERTON | 116 | 33 | IPSWICH TOWN | 27 | 1 | ARSENAL* | 1919-20 | 93 | |||||||
2 | ASTON VILLA | 105 | 34 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 26 | 2 | EVERTON | 1954-55 | 65 | |||||||
3 | LIVERPOOL | 104 | 35 | FULHAM | 26 | 3 | LIVERPOOL | 1962-63 | 57 | |||||||
4 | ARSENAL | 102 | 36 | NORWICH CITY | 25 | 4 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1975-76 | 44 | |||||||
5 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 94 | 37 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 23 | 5 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 1978-79 | 41 | |||||||
6 | MANCHESTER CITY | 90 | 38 | BURY | 22 | 6 | CHELSEA | 1989-90 | 30 | |||||||
7 | SUNDERLAND | 86 | 39 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 19 | 7 | MANCHESTER CITY | 2002-03 | 17 | |||||||
8 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 87 | 40 | CARDIFF CITY | 17 | 8 | SOUTHAMPTON | 2012-13 | 7 | |||||||
9 | CHELSEA | 84 | 41 | LUTON TOWN | 16 | 9 | WEST HAM UNITED | 2012-13 | 7 | |||||||
10 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 84 | 42 | WIMBLEDON | 14 | 10 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 2013-14 | 6 | |||||||
11 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 81 | 43 | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 12 | 11 | LEICESTER CITY | 2014-15 | 5 | |||||||
12 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 73 | 44 | BRADFORD CITY | 12 | 12 | AFC BOURNEMOUTH | 2015-16 | 4 | |||||||
13 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 72 | 45 | GRIMSBY TOWN | 12 | 13 | WATFORD | 2015-16 | 4 | |||||||
14 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 66 | 46 | WATFORD | 12 | 14 | BURNLEY | 2016-17 | 3 | |||||||
15 | DERBY COUNTY | 65 | 47 | BRISTOL CITY | 9 | 15 | BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION | 2017-18 | 2 | |||||||
16 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 64 | 48 | SWANSEA CITY | 9 | 16 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 2017-18 | 2 | |||||||
17 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 61 | 49 | WIGAN ATHLETIC | 8 | 17 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 2017-18 | 2 | |||||||
18 | STOKE CITY | 62 | 50 | ACCRINGTON (Th' Owd Reds) | 5 | 18 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 2018-19 | 1 | |||||||
19 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 60 | 51 | HULL CITY | 5 | 19 | CARDIFF CITY | 2018-19 | 1 | |||||||
20 | WEST HAM UNITED | 61 | 52 | BRENTFORD | 5 | 20 | FULHAM | 2018-19 | 1 | |||||||
21 | BIRMINGHAM CITY | 57 | 53 | BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION | 6 | *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 earnt their place on merit. | ||||||||||
22 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 56 | 54 | BRADFORD PARK AVENUE | 3 | |||||||||||
23 | BURNLEY | 56 | 55 | OXFORD UNITED | 3 | |||||||||||
24 | LEICESTER CITY | 52 | 56 | READING | 3 | |||||||||||
25 | LEEDS UNITED | 50 | 57 | AFC BOURNEMOUTH | 4 | |||||||||||
26 | PRESTON NORTH END | 46 | 58 | DARWEN | 2 | |||||||||||
27 | SOUTHAMPTON | 40 | 59 | MILLWALL | 2 | |||||||||||
28 | COVENTRY CITY | 34 | 60 | GLOSSOP | 1 | |||||||||||
29 | PORTSMOUTH | 33 | 61 | CARLISLE UNITED | 1 | |||||||||||
30 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 32 | 62 | SWINDON TOWN | 1 | |||||||||||
31 | NOTTS COUNTY | 30 | 63 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN | 1 | |||||||||||
32 | BLACKPOOL | 28 | 64 | LEYTON ORIENT | 1 | |||||||||||
65 | BARNSLEY | 1 | ||||||||||||||
BOLD = Premier League club season 2018-19 | ||||||||||||||||