List of Premier League seasons
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. The competition was formed in February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, in order to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. Due to sponsorship arrangements it has been called the FA Carling Premiership (1994–2001) and the FA Barclaycard Premiership (2001–2004); it is currently known as the Barclays Premier League.
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[edit] History
After several years of discussion over the possibility of a so-called "Super League" being formed by English football's leading clubs, the Premier League came into existence in 1992 when the top clubs broke away from the 104-year old Football League.[1] Manchester United won the first title in the 1992–93 season, the first time the club had won the championship of English football for 26 years.[2] United repeated the feat the following season,[3] but the club's bid for a third consecutive championship was halted in the 1994–95 season by Blackburn Rovers, who won the title for the first time since 1914.[4] At the end of the season, the number of clubs in the league was reduced from 22 to 20, as four clubs were relegated and only two were promoted.
Manchester United then won a further two titles in 1995–96 and 1996–97 before again being denied a third consecutive title in 1997–98, this time by Arsenal. United regained the Premier League crown in 1998–99 as part of an unprecedented Treble that also included the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. In 1999–2000, United won the Premier League again by a record 18 points over runners-up Arsenal, before finally claiming their long-sought-after third consecutive league title in 2000–01.
The title changed hands between Manchester United and Arsenal over the next three seasons, with Arsenal winning the championship in 2003–04 without losing a single game, a feat only previously achieved in the English top division by Preston North End in 1888–89, the first season of The Football League. 2004–05 saw the emergence of Chelsea as a major force in English football, winning the title for the first time in 50 years and losing just one match in the process. They retained the title in 2005–06, but lost out to Manchester United in 2006–07.
The 2007–08 season saw Manchester United win their 10th Premier League title as part of a European Double with the UEFA Champions League, and in 2008–09, they became the first team in English football history to win three consecutive league titles on two separate occasions. Chelsea regained the Premier League crown in 2009–10, but 2010–11 was again Manchester United's year as they claimed their 12th Premier League and their 19th overall English league title, overtaking a record previously held by Liverpool.
The record for the most points accumulated in a Premier League season belongs to Chelsea, who accumulated 95 points over 38 games in the 2004–05 season. At the other end of the scale, Derby County accumulated just 11 points in the 2007–08 season, beating Sunderland's record of 15 points. Derby County also hold the record for the fewest goals scored in a season, having scored just 20 goals in 2007–08, while Chelsea hold the record for the most goals scored, with 103 in the 2009–10 season. The 2010–11 season broke the record for most goals scored, with 1,063 goals in 380 matches, beating the previous record of 1,060 goals, set in the 1999–2000 season.[5]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ The Champions League was initially contested by domestic league champions of nations affiliated to UEFA. From the 1997–98 season the competition was expanded to include eight domestic league runners-up selected by a coefficient system. A preliminary spot was awarded to the third place team in the Premier League starting from the 1999–2000 season and an increase in coefficient points resulted in an extra preliminary spot announced during the 2001–02 season, awarded to the team finishing fourth in the Premier League. As of 2008–09, the top three Premier League teams will automatically qualify for the group stages of the competition while the fourth placed team will participate in a play-off.[6][7][8][9]
- ^ The UEFA Cup was renamed the UEFA Europa League in 2009.
- ^ In addition to the Premier League champions, teams who also qualify for Europe by virtue of their league position, not those who qualify by other means such as winning the FA Cup or Football League Cup. Abolished competitions such as the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup are also excluded.
- ^ Goals only scored in the Premier League
- ^ Sheringham joined Tottenham Hotspur in August 1992 for £2.1 million. In the league he scored one goal for Nottingham Forest (against Liverpool on the opening weekend of the season) and 21 for Tottenham Hotspur.[10][11]
- ^ Middlesbrough were deducted three points and fined £50,000 by the Premier League after failing to attend the scheduled fixture against Blackburn Rovers in January 1997.[12]
- ^ As well as winning the league and FA Cup, Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 2–1 in the final of the UEFA Champions League to complete a European treble.[13]
- ^ Kevin Phillips won the European Golden Shoe for the 1999–2000 season, scoring 30 league goals.[14]
- ^ Thierry Henry won the European Golden Shoe for the 2003–04 season, scoring 30 goals.[15]
- ^ Thierry Henry was the joint holder of the European Golden Shoe with Diego Forlán who both scored 25 goals.[16]
- ^ Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the European Golden Shoe for the 2007–08 season, scoring 31 goals.[17]
[edit] References
- General
- "History of the Premier League". 24 November 2011. http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/about/history.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- "Barclays Premier League Table". http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/matchday/league-table.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- "Who qualifies to play in Europe?". http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/fans/faqs/who-qualifies-to-play-in-europe.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- Ross, James M. (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- Bibliography
- Ascough, Phil (2011). Kissing the Badge. A&C Black. ISBN 1-408165-08-2.
- Specific
- ^ "History of The Football League". The Football League. http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/History/HistoryDetail/0,,10794~1357277,00.html. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ Hughes, Rob (4 May 1993). "Old Trafford stands united in celebration – Football". The Times. http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F91FAE6DEFF4AA0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ Holt, Oliver (9 May 1994). "United limp to Robson's final bow – Football". The Times. http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F924211DA272325&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Blackburn triumph as losers take all – Football". The Times. 15 May 1995. http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LTIB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F92479A6B53A663&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
- ^ "Goals record broken". premierleague.com (Premier League). 22 May 2011. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2364893,00.html. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ "Competition format". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/competitionformat/index.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups". RSSSF. 28 October 1999. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/ecfaq.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "European qualification explained". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 25 March 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1892032.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Champions League final switched". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7120518.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Ascough, p. 16
- ^ "Sheri all round in exclusive club". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 10 February 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2744983.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Middlesbrough rocked by three-point penalty". The Independent. 15 January 1997. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/middlesbrough-rocked-by-threepoint-penalty-1283330.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "United crowned kings of Europe". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 May 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/353842.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Phillips nets Golden prize". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/856691.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "2004 at a glance". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2011. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/news/newsid=1648036.html. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Henry and Forlan win Golden Shoe". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 May 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4593173.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Pontes, Carlos (14 September 2008). "Ronaldo receives Golden Boot in his native Madeira". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/09/13/uk-soccer-ronaldo-boot-idUKLD30291020080913. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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