Football League & Premier League Top 5 Finishes Table of Merit 1888-89 to 2019-20
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All-time Top Five English League Finishes 1888-89 to 2019-20 arranged as a Table of Merit.
Also includes Post-WWII Top Five from 1946-47 to 2019-20 and Premier League Top Five from 1992-93 to 2019-20.
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Top 5 Finishes Premier League Era
Top 5 Finishes Premier League Era 1992-93 to 2019-20
| Tot | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | ARSENAL | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 19 | LIVERPOOL | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | CHELSEA | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | MANCHESTER CITY | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | LEEDS UNITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | EVERTON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | ASTON VILLA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | LEICESTER CITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NORWICH CITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | WEST HAM UNITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | IPSWICH TOWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 136 | Totals | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
All-Time Top 5 League Finishes 1888-89 to 2019-20
| Tot | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | LIVERPOOL | 19 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
| 54 | ARSENAL | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| 53 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 20 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 38 | EVERTON | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| 30 | ASTON VILLA | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 29 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 28 | MANCHESTER CITY | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 26 | CHELSEA | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | SUNDERLAND | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 22 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | LEEDS UNITED | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 16 | DERBY COUNTY | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | BURNLEY | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | PRESTON NORTH END | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | IPSWICH TOWN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | PORTSMOUTH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | LEICESTER CITY | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | BLACKPOOL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | BURY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | STOKE CITY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | NOTTS COUNTY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | NORWICH CITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | CARDIFF CITY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | SOUTHAMPTON | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | WEST HAM UNITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | BRISTOL CITY | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | WATFORD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BRADFORD CITY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | BRENTFORD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | GRIMSBY TOWN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 601 | Totals | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
Top 5 League Finishes Post-WW2 1946-47 to 2019-20
| Tot | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | MANCHESTER UNITED | 18 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 47 | LIVERPOOL | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 45 | ARSENAL | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 27 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 25 | CHELSEA | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | LEEDS UNITED | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 | EVERTON | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| 18 | MANCHESTER CITY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | IPSWICH TOWN | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | DERBY COUNTY | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | ASTON VILLA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | BURNLEY | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | PORTSMOUTH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | BLACKPOOL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | PRESTON NORTH END | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | NORWICH CITY | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | STOKE CITY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | LEICESTER CITY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | SOUTHAMPTON | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | SUNDERLAND | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | WEST HAM UNITED | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | WATFORD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | CRYSTAL PALACE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 366 | Totals | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 |
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