Seasons Spent in the Top Flight of English Football by Clubs from 1888-89 to 2021-22
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Table showing the Total Number of Seasons spent by Clubs in the Top Flight of English football from 1888-89 to 2021-22.
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 – 119, Aston Villa – 108, Liverpool – 107 and Arsenal – 105.
The longest serving teams in the Premier League are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
These teams are in the Premier League since its first season in 1992-93.
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Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight
Seasons in English Top Flight 1888-89 to 2021-22 (123 Seasons)
| 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 |
Consecutive Seasons in Top Flight for Current Season’s Premier League Clubs
| 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
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