Seasons in the Top Flight of English Football by Clubs 1888-89 to 2020-21

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Seasons in English Top Flight Football by Clubs 1888-89 to 2020-21

Table showing the Total Number of Seasons spent by Clubs in the Top Flight of English football from 1888-89 to 2020-21.
Includes a table of Consecutive number of seasons in the Top Flight Football for the 20 current Premier League clubs.
The Clubs that spent the longest time in the English Top Flight are Everton – 118, Aston Villa – 107, Liverpool – 106 and Arsenal – 104.

Seasons in English Top Flight 1888-89 to 2020-21 (122 Seasons) and Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight

Total Seasons in Top Flight of English Football from 1888-89 to 2020-21 (122 Seasons)			Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight
1	EVERTON	118	1	ARSENAL*	1919-20	95
2	ASTON VILLA	107	2	EVERTON	1954-55	67
3	LIVERPOOL	106	3	LIVERPOOL	1962-63	59
4	ARSENAL	104	4	MANCHESTER UNITED	1975-76	46
5	MANCHESTER UNITED	96	5	TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR	1978-79	43
6	MANCHESTER CITY	92	6	CHELSEA	1989-90	32
7	NEWCASTLE UNITED	89	7	MANCHESTER CITY	2002-03	19
8	CHELSEA	86	8	SOUTHAMPTON	2012-13	9
9	TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR	86	9	WEST HAM UNITED	2012-13	9
10	SUNDERLAND	86	10	CRYSTAL PALACE	2013-14	8
11	WEST BROMWICH ALBION	82	11	LEICESTER CITY	2014-15	7
12	BOLTON WANDERERS	73	12	BURNLEY	2016-17	5
13	BLACKBURN ROVERS	72	13	BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION	2017-18	4
14	WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS	66	14	NEWCASTLE UNITED	2017-18	4
15	SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY	66	15	WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS	2018-19	3
16	DERBY COUNTY	65	16	ASTON VILLA	2019-20	2
17	WEST HAM UNITED	63	17	SHEFFIELD UNITED	2019-20	2
18	SHEFFIELD UNITED	62	18	LEEDS UNITED	2020-21	1
19	STOKE CITY	62	19	WEST BROMWICH ALBION	2020-21	1
20	MIDDLESBROUGH	61	20	BRENTFORD or FULHAM	2020-21	1
21	BURNLEY	58	*Arsenal were “elected” to the Top Flight in season 1919-20.
22	BIRMINGHAM CITY	57	They remain the only club since the formation of the Football League in 1888-89 who never earnt their place on merit.
23	NOTTINGHAM FOREST	56
24	LEICESTER CITY	54
25	LEEDS UNITED	51
26	PRESTON NORTH END	46
27	SOUTHAMPTON	42
28	COVENTRY CITY	34
29	PORTSMOUTH	33
30	HUDDERSFIELD TOWN	32
31	NOTTS COUNTY	30
32	BLACKPOOL	28
33	IPSWICH TOWN	27
34	CHARLTON ATHLETIC	26
35	FULHAM (Play-Off)	26
36	NORWICH CITY	26
37	QUEENS PARK RANGERS	23
38	BURY	22
39	CRYSTAL PALACE	21
40	CARDIFF CITY	17
41	LUTON TOWN	16
42	WIMBLEDON	14
43	WATFORD	13
44	OLDHAM ATHLETIC	12
45	BRADFORD CITY	12
46	GRIMSBY TOWN	12
47	BRISTOL CITY	9
48	SWANSEA CITY	9
49	BRIGHTON AND HOVE ALBION	8
50	WIGAN ATHLETIC	8
51	ACCRINGTON (Th' Owd Reds)	5
52	AFC BOURNEMOUTH	5
53	HULL CITY	5
54	BRENTFORD (Play-Off)	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