Premier League records and statistics
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The Premier League was founded as the top tier of English football for the start of the 1992-93 season. The following page details the football records and statistics of the Premier League since then.
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[edit] Club Records
[edit] Titles
- Most titles: 12, Manchester United
- Most consecutive title wins: 3, Manchester United twice (1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01) and (2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09).
[edit] Wins
- Most wins in a season (38 games): 29, Chelsea (2004–05, 2005–06)
- Fewest wins in a season (38 games): 1, Derby County (2007–08)
- Most home wins in a season (19 games): 18, joint record:
- Fewest home wins in a season (19 games): 1, joint record:
- Most away wins in a season (19 games): 15, Chelsea (2004–05)
- Fewest away wins in a season (19/21 games): 0, joint record:
- Most consecutive wins: 14, Arsenal (between 10 February 2002 and 24 August 2002)[1]
- Most consecutive games without a win (38 games): 32, Derby County (2007–08) (Derby were relegated at the end of the season and have not played in the Premier League since, so this record may be extended if they are ever promoted back to the top flight).
- Most consecutive home wins: 19, Manchester United (between 30 October 2010 and 01 October 2011)[2]
- Most consecutive away wins: 11, Chelsea (between 5 April 2008 and 6 December 2008)
- Most wins in total: 488, Manchester United[3]
[edit] Losses
- Most losses in a season (38 or 42 games): 29, joint record:
- Fewest losses in a season (38 games): 0, Arsenal (2003–04)[4]
- Longest unbeaten run: 49 games, Arsenal (FA Premier League May 7, 2003 - October 24, 2004)[5]
- Most home losses in a season (19 games): 14, Sunderland (2002–03), (2005–06)
- Fewest home losses in a season (19 games): 0, joint record:
- Most consecutive losses in a season (38 games): 15, Sunderland (2002–03)
- Most consecutive losses over more than one season (38 games): 20, Sunderland (2002–03, 2005–06)
- Most away losses in a season (19 games): 17, Burnley (2009-10)
- Fewest away losses in a season (19 games): 0, Arsenal (2001–02, 2003–04)
- Most consecutive away games undefeated: 27, Arsenal (5 April 2003 - 25 September 2004)
- Most losses in total: 279, Everton[3]
[edit] Draws
- Most draws in a season (42 games): 18, joint record:
- Most draws in a season (38 games): 17, joint record:
- Most consecutive draws in a season (38 or 42 games): 7, joint record:
- Fewest draws in a season (38 games): 3, Chelsea (1997–98)
- Most home draws in a season (19 games): 10, joint record:
- Fewest home draws in a season (19 games): None, Manchester City (2008–09)
- Most away draws in a season (19 games): 12, Newcastle United (2003–04)
- Fewest away draws in a season (19 games): 1, 9 times
- Most draws in total: 231, Aston Villa[3]
[edit] Attendances
- Highest attendance, single game: 76,398, Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers (at Old Trafford, 31 March 2007)
- Lowest attendance, single game: 3,039, Wimbledon v. Everton (at Selhurst Park, 26 January 1993)
[edit] Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 103, Chelsea (2009–10)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 20, Derby County (2007–08)
- Most goals conceded in a season (42 games): 100, Swindon Town (1993–94)
- Most goals conceded in a season (38 games): 89, Derby County (2007–08)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 15, Chelsea (2004–05)
- Best goal difference in a season: 71, Chelsea (2009-10)
- Worst goal difference in a season: −69, Derby County (2007–08)
- Highest percentage of season goals scored in a single game: 18.6% (8/43), Middlesbrough (vs. Manchester City, 11 May 2008)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 68, Chelsea (2009-10)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 47, Manchester United (2001–02)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 10, Manchester City (2006–07)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 8, joint record:
- Most goals conceded at home in a season (42 games): 45, Swindon Town (1993–94)
- Most goals conceded at home in a season (38 games): 43, Derby County (2007–08)
- Most goals conceded away in a season (42 games): 59, Ipswich Town (1994–95)
- Most goals conceded away in a season (38 games): 55, Wigan Athletic (2009–10)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 4, Manchester United (1994–95)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 9, Chelsea (2004–05)
- Most clean sheets in a season: 24, Chelsea (2004–05)
- Fewest clean sheets in a season: 3, Derby County (2007–08)
- Most games from the start of the season without a clean sheet: 22, Blackburn Rovers (2011-12)
- Fewest failures to score in a match in a season: 0 (scored in every game), Arsenal (2001–02)[6]
- Fewest penalties conceded: 12 (home), 53 (away), Manchester United 1992–2007
- Most penalties conceded: 47 (home), 93 (away), Aston Villa 1992–2007
- Most goals scored in total: 1506, Manchester United[3]
- Most goals conceded in total: 1003, Tottenham Hotspur[3]
- Biggest half-time lead in the Premier League: 5 goals
- Sheffield Wednesday 5–0 Bolton Wanderers (8 November 1997)
- Burnley 1–6 Manchester City (0–5 at half-time) (3 April 2010)
- Largest goal deficit overcome to win: 3[7]
- Leeds United 4–3 Derby County (8 November 1997)
- West Ham United 3–4 Wimbledon (9 September 1998)
- Tottenham Hotspur 3–5 Manchester United (29 September 2001)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–3 Leicester City (25 October 2003)
- Largest goal deficit overcome to draw: 4, Newcastle United 4–4 Arsenal (5 February 2011)[7]
[edit] Promotion and change in position
- Best season for promoted clubs: All three promoted sides avoided relegation (Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers): 2001–02
- Worst season for promoted clubs: All three promoted sides were relegated (Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace): 1997–98
- Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: 7th, Blackburn Rovers (1995–96)
- Leeds United were defending champions in 1992–93 and finished 17th, but they were technically the Division One holders rather than the Premier League holders due to the League's reorganisation.
- Highest finish by a promoted club: 3rd, joint record:
- Biggest rise in finishing position: Everton, 13 places (17th in 2003–04; 4th in 2004–05 )
- Biggest fall in finishing position: Leeds United, 16 places (1st in 1991–92; 17th in 1992–93)
[edit] All-Time FA Premier League Table
The all-time FA Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2010–11 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2011–12 Premier League. Numbers in bold are the record integers (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.
| Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Titles won |
Runners-up | Third | Fourth | Relegated | Avg. Pts |
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| 1 | Manchester United | 19 | 734 | 472 | 158 | 104 | 1452 | 627 | 825 | 1574 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 82.84 | ||
| 2 | Arsenal | 19 | 734 | 394 | 197 | 143 | 1271 | 668 | 603 | 1379 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72.58 | |
| 3 | Chelsea | 19 | 734 | 383 | 189 | 162 | 1217 | 695 | 522 | 1338 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 70.42 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 19 | 734 | 366 | 184 | 184 | 1189 | 713 | 476 | 1282 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 67.47 | ||
| 5 | Aston Villa | 19 | 734 | 276 | 223 | 235 | 936 | 870 | 66 | 1051 | 1 | 1 | 55.32 | |||
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 734 | 274 | 195 | 265 | 1006 | 979 | 27 | 1017 | 1 | 53.53 | ||||
| 7 | Everton | 19 | 734 | 257 | 207 | 270 | 924 | 939 | −15 | 978 | 1 | 51.47 | ||||
| 8 | Newcastle United | 17 | 654 | 258 | 178 | 218 | 940 | 834 | 106 | 952 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 658 | 254 | 177 | 227 | 879 | 829 | 50 | 939 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55.24 | |
| 10 | West Ham United | 16 | 616 | 202 | 158 | 256 | 723 | 880 | −157 | 764 | 2 | 47.75 | ||||
| 11 | Manchester City | 14 | 544 | 183 | 146 | 215 | 678 | 707 | −29 | 695 | 1 | 2 | 49.64 | |||
| 12 | Leeds United | 12 | 468 | 189 | 125 | 154 | 641 | 573 | 68 | 692 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 57.66 | ||
| 13 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 536 | 160 | 156 | 220 | 621 | 741 | −120 | 633[8] | 3 | 45.2 | ||||
| 14 | Southampton | 13 | 506 | 150 | 137 | 219 | 598 | 738 | −140 | 587 | 1 | 45.15 | ||||
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 456 | 139 | 122 | 195 | 529 | 668 | −139 | 539 | 2 | 44.92 | ||||
| 16 | Fulham | 10 | 380 | 116 | 111 | 153 | 432 | 501 | −69 | 459 | 45.9 | |||||
| 17 | Coventry City | 9 | 354 | 99 | 112 | 143 | 387 | 490 | −103 | 409 | 1 | 45.4 | ||||
| 18 | Sunderland | 10 | 380 | 101 | 92 | 187 | 377 | 560 | −183 | 395 | 3 | 39.5 | ||||
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 316 | 101 | 89 | 126 | 409 | 453 | −44 | 392 | 1 | 49 | ||||
| 20 | Wimbledon | 8 | 316 | 99 | 94 | 123 | 384 | 472 | −88 | 391 | 1 | 48.875 | ||||
| 21 | Charlton Athletic | 8 | 304 | 93 | 82 | 129 | 342 | 442 | −100 | 361 | 2 | 45.125 | ||||
| 22 | Leicester City | 8 | 308 | 84 | 90 | 134 | 354 | 456 | −102 | 342 | 3 | 42.75 | ||||
| 23 | Birmingham City | 7 | 266 | 73 | 82 | 111 | 273 | 360 | −87 | 301 | 3 | 43 | ||||
| 24 | Portsmouth | 7 | 266 | 79 | 65 | 122 | 292 | 380 | −88 | 293[9] | 1 | 41.9 | ||||
| 25 | Derby County | 7 | 266 | 68 | 70 | 128 | 271 | 420 | −149 | 274 | 2 | 39.1 | ||||
| 26 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 228 | 65 | 57 | 106 | 227 | 347 | −120 | 252 | 42 | |||||
| 27 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | 198 | 60 | 59 | 79 | 229 | 287 | −58 | 239 | 1 | 3 | 47.8 | |||
| 28 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 202 | 57 | 53 | 92 | 219 | 312 | −93 | 224 | 2 | 44.8 | ||||
| 29 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 164 | 59 | 39 | 66 | 224 | 232 | −8 | 216 | 1 | 54 | ||||
| 30 | Norwich City | 4 | 164 | 50 | 51 | 63 | 205 | 257 | −52 | 201 | 1 | 2 | 50.25 | |||
| 31 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 190 | 39 | 52 | 99 | 188 | 322 | −134 | 169 | 3 | 33.8 | ||||
| 32 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 160 | 37 | 49 | 74 | 160 | 243 | −83 | 160 | 4 | 40 | ||||
| 33 | Stoke City | 3 | 114 | 36 | 30 | 48 | 118 | 151 | −33 | 138 | 46 | |||||
| 34 | Sheffield United | 3 | 122 | 32 | 36 | 54 | 128 | 168 | −40 | 132 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| 35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 114 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 116 | 199 | −83 | 111 | 1 | 37 | ||||
| 36 | Reading | 2 | 76 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 93 | 113 | −20 | 91 | 1 | 45.5 | ||||
| 37 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | 84 | 22 | 23 | 39 | 105 | 142 | −37 | 89 | 1 | 44.5 | ||||
| 38 | Hull City | 2 | 76 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 73 | 139 | −66 | 65 | 1 | 32.5 | ||||
| 39 | Bradford City | 2 | 76 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 68 | 138 | −70 | 62 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| 40 | Watford | 2 | 76 | 11 | 19 | 46 | 64 | 136 | −72 | 52 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| 41 | Blackpool | 1 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 55 | 78 | -23 | 39 | 1 | 39 | ||||
| 42 | Barnsley | 1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 82 | −45 | 35 | 1 | 35 | ||||
| 43 | Burnley | 1 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 42 | 82 | −40 | 30 | 1 | 30 | ||||
| 44 | Swindon Town | 1 | 42 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 47 | 100 | −53 | 30 | 1 | 30 |
[edit] Player Records
[edit] Awards
Various awards have been given out to Premier League players, reflecting achievement in the league. Every month a Manager of the Month and Player of the Month award is given. In addition, a Manager of the Year award is handed out every year. After ten years of Premier League football, a special awards ceremony was held to honour achievement over the whole period.
[edit] Appearances
- Most Premier League appearances: 588, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 1992 to 22 January 2012)[10]
- Most Premier League appearances at one club: 588, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 1992 to 22 January 2012)[10]
- Oldest player: John Burridge, 43 years and 162 days (for Manchester City v. Queens Park Rangers, 14 May 1995)
- Youngest player: Matthew Briggs, 16 years and 65 days (for Fulham v. Middlesbrough, 13 May 2007)[11]
- Most consecutive Premier League appearances: 290, Brad Friedel (to 18 December 2011)
- Most seasons appeared in: 20, Ryan Giggs (only player to have appeared in every Premier League season)[12]
- Most seasons scored in: 20, Ryan Giggs (only player to have scored in every Premier League season)[13]
[edit] Individual
- Most Premier League winner's medals: 12, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United) – 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
- First Premier League goal: Brian Deane (for Sheffield United v. Manchester United, 15 August 1992)
- Most Premier League goals: Alan Shearer (260)
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Further information: List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals
- Most Premier League seasons scored in: Ryan Giggs (20 seasons)
- Most goals in a season (42 games): 34, joint record:
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Further information: Premier League Golden Boot
- Most goals in a season (38 games): 31, joint record:
- Most goals in a debut season (38 games): 30, Kevin Phillips (Sunderland, 1999–00)
- Most goals in a game: 5, joint record:
- Andrew Cole (for Manchester United v. Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995)
- Alan Shearer (for Newcastle United v. Sheffield Wednesday, 19 September 1999)
- Jermain Defoe (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Wigan Athletic, 22 November 2009)
- Dimitar Berbatov (for Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers, 27 November 2010)
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Further information: List of Premier League hat-tricks
- Most goals in one half: 5, Jermain Defoe (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Wigan Athletic, 22 November 2009)
- Youngest goalscorer: James Vaughan, 16 years and 271 days (for Everton v. Crystal Palace, 10 April 2005)
- Oldest goalscorer: Teddy Sheringham, 40 years and 268 days (for West Ham United v. Portsmouth, 26 December 2006)
- Fastest goal: 9.9 seconds, Ledley King (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Bradford City)
- Most goals scored by a substitute in a game: 4, Ole Gunnar Solskjær (for Manchester United v. Nottingham Forest, 6 February 1999)
- Most consecutive league matches scored in: 10, Ruud van Nistelrooy (for Manchester United, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003)
- Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 9, Robin van Persie (for Arsenal, 1 January 2011 to 22 May 2011)[14]
- Fastest Premier League hat-trick: Robbie Fowler, 4 minutes 33 seconds (for Liverpool v. Arsenal, 28 August 1994)
- Highest number of different clubs to score for: 6:
- Most Premier League assists: 123, Ryan Giggs[2]</ref>
- Most Premier League own goals: 10, Richard Dunne
[edit] Goalkeepers
- Goalscoring goalkeepers (excluding own goals)::
- Peter Schmeichel (Everton 3–2 Aston Villa, 20 October 2001)
- Brad Friedel (Charlton Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers, 21 February 2004)
- Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Watford, 17 March 2007)
- Tim Howard (Everton 1–2 Bolton Wanderers, 4 January 2012)
- Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 14 games (1,311 minutes), Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09)
- Most clean sheets in one season: 24, Petr Čech (for Chelsea, 2004–05)
- Most clean sheets in total: 173, David James
[edit] Disciplinary
- Fewest touches before a red card: 0, joint record:
- Andreas Johansson (as a substitute for Wigan Athletic v. Arsenal, 7 May 2006)
- Keith Gillespie (as a substitute for Sheffield United v. Reading, 20 January 2007)
- Dave Kitson (as a substitute for Reading v. Manchester United, 12 August 2007)
- Most red cards: 8, joint record:[10]
- Most yellow cards: 100, Kevin Davies[10]
- Fouling record: 782, Kevin Davies (since 2000–01, the first season for which reliable records are available)[15]
- Consecutive amount of yellow cards in as many matches since making debut: 5, James Perch (Newcastle United)
[edit] Longest range goals
- Longest range goal: Tim Howard – 93 metres (102 yd), Everton v. Bolton Wanderers (4 January 2012)
- Longest range free kick: Paul Robinson – 88 metres (96 yd) (direct), Tottenham Hotspur v. Watford (17 March 2007)
- Longest range volley: Matthew Taylor – 42 metres (46 yd), Portsmouth v. Everton (9 December 2006)
- Longest range from open play: Tim Howard – 93 metres (102 yd), Everton v. Bolton Wanderers (4 January 2012)
Note: None of the goals were deflections, all distances were analysed by Match of the Day.
[edit] Match Records
[edit] Scorelines
- Biggest home win: 9–0, Manchester United v. Ipswich (1995)[16]
- Biggest away win: 1–8, Nottingham Forest v. Manchester United (6 February 1999)
- Highest scoring: 7–4 Portsmouth v. Reading (29 September 2007)
- Most frequent scoreline: 1–0, 1482 times[17]
[edit] Match Times and Days
- Longest first-half additional time: 8 minutes 32 seconds (Blackburn Rovers v. Birmingham City, 9 April 2011)
- Longest additional time: 12 minutes 26 seconds (Arsenal v. Liverpool, 17 April 2011)
- Earliest kick-off: 11:15 a.m. BST (Manchester City v. Everton, 2 October 2005)
- Earliest start to a season: 7 August 1999
- Latest finish to a season: 24 May 2009
[edit] Managers
- Longest-serving manager: Sir Alex Ferguson, 25 years (Manchester United, 6 November 1986 to date)[18]
- Shortest-serving manager (excluding caretakers): Les Reed, 41 days (Charlton Athletic, 14 November 2006 to 24 December 2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Harris, Nick (14 August 2002). "Wenger's record-busters two steps from heaven". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wengers-recordbusters-two-steps-from-heaven-639838.html.
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- ^ 'The Invincibles' go 49 games unbeaten | The Wenger Years | History | Arsenal.com
- ^ http://www.arsenal.com/history/club-records/sequences
- ^ a b "Four-Toon favours the brave". The Sun (London: News Group Newspapers). 7 February 2011. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3395070/Four-Toon-favours-the-brave.html.
- ^ (Middlesbrough deducted 3 points for failure to fulfil fixture at Blackburn Rovers)on 21 December 1996
- ^ Portsmouth deducted 9 points for entering administration in March 2010
- ^ a b c d Official Site of the Premier League - Barclays Premier League News, Fixtures and Results | Statistics
- ^ The Telegraph – Calcutta : Sports
- ^ BBC Sport - Football - Premier League as it happened
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs#Club
- ^ Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11979_6947218,00.html.
- ^ "Official Premier League Statistics". http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics/0,,12306,00.html. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Celebrating-100-years-of-Old-Trafford-Jaap-Stam-Andy-Cole-Steve-Coppell-and-Mark-Hughes-50-Manchester-United-greats-Nos-50-41-article326821.html
- ^ Football Stats | All Time Stats | Statbunker.com
- ^ Cass, Bob (12 December 2010). "Sir Alex Ferguson set to pass Sir Matt Busby's United milestone". London: dailymail.co.uk. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1337869/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-set-pass-Sir-Matt-Busbys-United-milestone.html. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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