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Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight
No. | Club | Badge | Seasons |
1 | EVERTON |
|
119 |
2 | ASTON VILLA |
|
108 |
3 | LIVERPOOL |
|
107 |
4 | ARSENAL |
|
105 |
5 | MANCHESTER UNITED |
|
97 |
6 | MANCHESTER CITY |
|
93 |
7 | NEWCASTLE UNITED |
|
90 |
8 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
|
87 |
9 | CHELSEA |
|
87 |
10 | SUNDERLAND |
|
86 |
11 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION |
|
82 |
12 | BOLTON WANDERERS |
|
73 |
13 | BLACKBURN ROVERS |
|
72 |
14 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
|
67 |
15 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY |
|
66 |
16 | DERBY COUNTY |
|
65 |
17 | WEST HAM UNITED |
|
64 |
18 | SHEFFIELD UNITED |
|
62 |
19 | STOKE CITY |
|
62 |
20 | MIDDLESBROUGH |
|
61 |
21 | BURNLEY |
|
59 |
22 | BIRMINGHAM CITY |
|
57 |
23 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST |
|
56 |
24 | LEICESTER CITY |
|
55 |
25 | LEEDS UNITED |
|
52 |
26 | PRESTON NORTH END |
|
46 |
27 | SOUTHAMPTON |
|
43 |
28 | COVENTRY CITY |
|
34 |
29 | PORTSMOUTH |
|
33 |
30 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN |
|
32 |
31 | NOTTS COUNTY |
|
30 |
32 | BLACKPOOL |
|
28 |
33 | NORWICH CITY |
|
27 |
34 | IPSWICH TOWN |
|
27 |
35 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC |
|
26 |
36 | FULHAM |
|
26 |
37 | QUEENS PARK RANGERS |
|
23 |
38 | BURY |
|
22 |
39 | CRYSTAL PALACE |
|
22 |
40 | CARDIFF CITY |
|
17 |
41 | LUTON TOWN |
|
16 |
42 | WATFORD |
|
14 |
43 | WIMBLEDON |
|
14 |
44 | OLDHAM ATHLETIC |
|
12 |
45 | BRADFORD CITY |
|
12 |
46 | GRIMSBY TOWN |
|
12 |
47 | BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION |
|
9 |
48 | BRISTOL CITY |
|
9 |
49 | SWANSEA CITY |
|
9 |
50 | WIGAN ATHLETIC |
|
8 |
51 | BRENTFORD |
|
6 |
52 | ACCRINGTON (Th' Owd Reds) |
|
5 |
53 | AFC BOURNEMOUTH |
|
5 |
54 | HULL CITY |
|
5 |
55 | BRADFORD PARK AVENUE |
|
3 |
56 | OXFORD UNITED |
|
3 |
57 | READING |
|
3 |
58 | DARWEN |
|
2 |
59 | MILLWALL |
|
2 |
60 | GLOSSOP |
|
1 |
61 | CARLISLE UNITED |
|
1 |
62 | SWINDON TOWN |
|
1 |
63 | NORTHAMPTON TOWN |
|
1 |
64 | LEYTON ORIENT |
|
1 |
65 | BARNSLEY |
|
1 |
No. | Club | Badge | Dates | Seasons |
1 | ARSENAL* |
|
1919-20 | 96 |
2 | EVERTON |
|
1954-55 | 68 |
3 | LIVERPOOL |
|
1962-63 | 60 |
4 | MANCHESTER UNITED |
|
1975-76 | 47 |
5 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
|
1978-79 | 44 |
6 | CHELSEA |
|
1989-90 | 33 |
7 | MANCHESTER CITY |
|
2002-03 | 20 |
8 | SOUTHAMPTON |
|
2012-13 | 10 |
9 | WEST HAM UNITED |
|
2012-13 | 10 |
10 | CRYSTAL PALACE |
|
2013-14 | 9 |
11 | LEICESTER CITY |
|
2014-15 | 8 |
12 | BURNLEY |
|
2016-17 | 6 |
13 | BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION |
|
2017-18 | 5 |
14 | NEWCASTLE UNITED |
|
2017-18 | 5 |
15 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
|
2018-19 | 4 |
16 | ASTON VILLA |
|
2019-20 | 3 |
17 | LEEDS UNITED |
|
2020-21 | 2 |
18 | NORWICH CITY |
|
2021-22 | 1 |
19 | WATFORD |
|
2021-22 | 1 |
20 | BRENTFORD |
|
2021-22 | 1 |
*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 earned their place on merit.
BOLD = Premier League club season 2020-21