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Since 1992

The Premier League story

Every season since 1992 in one scroll: the champions, the Golden Boots and the moments that decided them.

1992–1995

The breakaway

In 1992 the First Division clubs broke away from the Football League and sold the television rights to Sky. Twenty-two clubs, 42 matches each, and a new name: the FA Premier League. Manchester United, without a title since 1967, won the first two.

1992-93 Manchester United

26 years since United's last title

Eric Cantona arrived from Leeds in November and United, without a league title since 1967, pulled away from Aston Villa and Norwich in the spring.

Points
84
Runners-up
Aston Villa
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Bryan Robson
The 1992-93 season

1993-94 Manchester United

92 points, from 42 games

Roy Keane joined from Nottingham Forest and United won the league and FA Cup double, their first.

Points
92
Runners-up
Blackburn Rovers
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Steve Bruce
The 1993-94 season

1994-95 Blackburn Rovers

34 league goals for Shearer

Jack Walker's money and Alan Shearer's goals. Blackburn lost at Anfield on the last day and still won it, because United could only draw at West Ham.

Points
89
Runners-up
Manchester United
Manager
Kenny Dalglish
Captain
Tim Sherwood
The 1994-95 season

1995–2001

United's decade

The league shrank to 20 clubs in 1995, and Alex Ferguson trusted a generation of academy players alongside Eric Cantona. Five titles in six seasons, the Treble in 1999, and a first sign of the rival who would push them hardest: Arsène Wenger's Arsenal.

1995-96 Manchester United

12 points Newcastle once led by

Kevin Keegan's Newcastle were 12 points clear in January. Cantona, back from his ban, scored the winner in a string of one-nil wins and United caught them.

Points
82
Runners-up
Newcastle United
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Steve Bruce
The 1995-96 season

1996-97 Manchester United

75 points, the lowest winning total

A fourth title in five seasons for United, won with the lowest points total of any champion. Cantona retired that summer, at 30.

Points
75
Runners-up
Newcastle United
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Eric Cantona
The 1996-97 season

1997-98 Arsenal

1st foreign manager to win it

In his first full season Arsène Wenger's Arsenal came from well behind United and won the double. Dennis Bergkamp was voted the players' player of the year.

Points
78
Runners-up
Manchester United
Manager
Arsène Wenger
Captain
Tony Adams
The 1997-98 season

2001–2004

Wenger's Arsenal

Arsenal won the league at Old Trafford in 2002 and then did something no Premier League side has repeated: a whole season without defeat. Thierry Henry won four Golden Boots in five years.

2001-02 Arsenal

38 games, scoring in every one

Arsenal scored in every league game, won the title at Old Trafford through Sylvain Wiltord, and took a second double.

Points
87
Runners-up
Liverpool
Manager
Arsène Wenger
Captain
Tony Adams
The 2001-02 season

2003-04 Arsenal

0 defeats: the Invincibles

Won 26, drawn 12, lost none. The only unbeaten season in the Premier League, and Henry scored 30.

Points
90
Runners-up
Chelsea
Manager
Arsène Wenger
Captain
Patrick Vieira
The 2003-04 season

2004–2006

Chelsea's new money

Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003 and hired José Mourinho a year later. Their first title came with a record 95 points and only 15 goals conceded, and they kept it the next season.

2004-05 Chelsea

15 goals conceded, a record

Mourinho's first season: 95 points and 15 goals conceded, both records then, and Chelsea's first title in 50 years.

Points
95
Runners-up
Arsenal
Manager
José Mourinho
Captain
John Terry
The 2004-05 season

2005-06 Chelsea

2 titles in a row

Chelsea won their first nine games and were never caught. Frank Lampard scored 16 from midfield.

Points
91
Runners-up
Manchester United
Manager
José Mourinho
Captain
John Terry
The 2005-06 season

2006–2013

Ferguson's last empire

Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and a back four built round Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidić took United to three titles in a row, a 19th English title that passed Liverpool, and a farewell trophy for Ferguson in 2013. Between them, Chelsea scored 103 goals and City found a last-minute miracle.

2006-07 Manchester United

4 years since United's last title

Ronaldo and Rooney grew up together and United took the title back from Chelsea. Ronaldo won both player of the year awards.

Points
89
Runners-up
Chelsea
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Gary Neville
The 2006-07 season

2007-08 Manchester United

31 league goals from a winger

Ronaldo scored 31, the title went to the last day against Chelsea, and the two met again in the Champions League final in Moscow. United won that too.

Points
87
Runners-up
Chelsea
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Gary Neville
The 2007-08 season

2008-09 Manchester United

14 clean sheets in a row

A third title in a row, built on a record run of 14 clean sheets, and an 18th that matched Liverpool's total.

Points
90
Runners-up
Liverpool
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Gary Neville
The 2008-09 season

2009-10 Chelsea

103 goals, the first century

Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea became the first side to score 100 league goals, beat Wigan 8-0 on the last day, and won the double.

Points
86
Runners-up
Manchester United
Manager
Carlo Ancelotti
Captain
John Terry
The 2009-10 season

2010-11 Manchester United

19 English titles, one more than Liverpool

Title number 19 took United past Liverpool. Rooney's overhead kick settled the derby in February.

Points
80
Runners-up
Chelsea
Manager
Alex Ferguson
Captain
Nemanja Vidić
The 2010-11 season

2011-12 Manchester City

93:20 the minute Agüero scored

City and United level on points going into stoppage time on the last day. Sergio Agüero won it, City's first title since 1968, on goal difference.

Points
89
Runners-up
Manchester United
Manager
Roberto Mancini
Captain
Vincent Kompany
The 2011-12 season

2013–2017

Anyone's league

Ferguson's retirement opened the door. Four different champions in four seasons, including the least likely title in English football: Leicester City, 5,000-1 with the bookmakers in August 2015.

2013-14 Manchester City

102 goals for City

Luis Suárez scored 31 and Liverpool led with three games left. A slip against Chelsea and a 3-3 at Crystal Palace let City in.

Points
86
Runners-up
Liverpool
Manager
Manuel Pellegrini
Captain
Vincent Kompany
The 2013-14 season

2016-17 Chelsea

30 wins, a record then

Antonio Conte switched to a back three in October and Chelsea won 13 in a row. N'Golo Kanté won the title for a second year running, with a different club.

Points
93
Runners-up
Tottenham Hotspur
Manager
Antonio Conte
Captain
John Terry
The 2016-17 season

2017–2024

Pep and Klopp

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool pushed each other to the highest points totals the league has seen: 100, 98, 97 and 99. City won six titles in seven seasons, the first four in a row ever.

2017-18 Manchester City

100 points: the Centurions

The first 100-point season: 32 wins, 106 goals, and a 19-point gap to second. Mohamed Salah's 32 goals set a 38-game record.

Points
100
Runners-up
Manchester United
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Captain
Vincent Kompany
The 2017-18 season

2018-19 Manchester City

1 point between them

Liverpool lost once all season and finished second. City won their last 14, helped by Kompany's long-range winner against Leicester.

Points
98
Runners-up
Liverpool
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Captain
Vincent Kompany
The 2018-19 season

2019-20 Liverpool

30 years since Liverpool's last title

Liverpool were 25 points clear when Covid stopped the season. They finished it in empty stadiums, champions for the first time since 1990.

Points
99
Runners-up
Manchester City
Manager
Jürgen Klopp
Captain
Jordan Henderson
The 2019-20 season

2021-22 Manchester City

5 minutes to turn 0-2 into 3-2

Two down to Aston Villa on the last day, with Liverpool a point behind. City scored three in five minutes, two from İlkay Gündoğan.

Points
93
Runners-up
Liverpool
Manager
Pep Guardiola
Captain
Fernandinho
The 2021-22 season

2024–now

A new order

Arne Slot took over from Klopp and won the title at the first attempt. A year later Arsenal ended a 22-year wait. City have not gone away.

2024-25 Liverpool

20 English titles, level with United

Arne Slot's first season. Mohamed Salah scored 29 and made 18, and Liverpool drew level with United on 20 English titles.

Points
84
Runners-up
Arsenal
Manager
Arne Slot
Captain
Virgil van Dijk
The 2024-25 season

2026-27 As it stands: Man City

21 points for Man City after 7 games

As it stands: Man City lead the table after 7 games. The live table, results and scorers are on the season page.

This season so far

Roll of honour

  1. Manchester United13
  2. Manchester City8
  3. Chelsea5
  4. Arsenal4
  5. Liverpool2
  6. Blackburn Rovers1
  7. Leicester City1

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