The

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

is an English professional league for

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clubs. At the top of the

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, it is the country's primary football competition and is contested by 20 clubs. The competition was formed in February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the

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to break away from The Football League, in order to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal.

Team records

Titles

*Most titles: 13,

Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

*Most consecutive title wins: 3 **

( 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01) **

( 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09) *Biggest title-winning margin: 19 points, 2017–18;

Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...

(100 points) over

(81 points) *Smallest title-winning margin: 0 points and +8

goal difference Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...

– 2011–12;

(+64) over

(+56). Both finished on 89 points, but Manchester City won the title with a superior goal difference, the only time that goal difference has decided the Premier League title. *Earliest title win with the most games remaining: 7 games:

Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...

( 2019–20)

Points

*Most points in a season: 100,

( 2017–18) *Most home points in a season: 55Manchester City aim for perfect home record
**

Chelsea Chelsea or Chelsey may refer to: Places Australia * Chelsea, Victoria Canada * Chelsea, Nova Scotia * Chelsea, Quebec United Kingdom * Chelsea, London, an area of London, bounded to the south by the River Thames ** Chelsea (UK Parliament consti ...

( 2005–06) **

( 2010–11) **

( 2011–12) **

( 2019–20) *Most away points in a season: 50,

( 2017–18) *Most points without winning the league: 97,

( 2018–19) *Fewest points in a season: 11,

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

( 2007–08) *Fewest home points in a season: 7,

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

( 2005–06) *Fewest away points in a season: 3,

( 2007–08) *Fewest points in a season while winning the league: 75,

( 1996–97) *Most points in a season while being relegated: **42 games: 49,

Crystal Palace Crystal Palace may refer to: Places Canada * Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick * Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario * Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...

( 1992–93) **38 games: 42,

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

( 2002–03) *Fewest points in a season while avoiding relegation: 34,

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

( 2004–05) *Most points in a season by a team promoted in the previous season: **42 games: 77,

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

( 1993–94) and

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

( 1994–95) **38 games: 66,

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

( 2000–01) *Most days spent on top of the league: 274 **

( 2014–15), also on top of the league after every matchday **

( 2019–20)

Wins

*Most wins in total: 706,

*Most wins in a season: 32 **

( 2017–18, 2018–19) **

( 2019–20) *Most home wins in a season: 18 **

( 2005–06) **

( 2010–11) **

( 2011–12, 2018–19) **

( 2019–20) *Most away wins in a season: 16,

( 2017–18) *Fewest wins in a season: 1,

( 2007–08) *Fewest home wins in a season: 1 **

( 2005–06) **

( 2007–08) *Fewest away wins in a season: 0 **

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

( 1992–93) **

Coventry City Coventry City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Coventry, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of the English footbal ...

( 1999–2000) **

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Road in 1889. The club's ...

( 2003–04) **

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...

( 2004–05) **

( 2007–08) **

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's t ...

( 2009–10) *Most consecutive wins: 18 **

(26 August – 27 December 2017) **

(27 October 2019 – 24 February 2020) *Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: 9,

( 2005–06) *Most consecutive wins to the end of a season: 14,

( 2018–19) *Most consecutive home wins: 24,

(9 February 2019 – 5 July 2020) *Most consecutive away wins: 12,

(19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021) *Most consecutive matches without a win: 32,

( 2007–08) *Most consecutive matches without a win from the start of a season: 17,

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

(

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

) *Defeated all league opponents at least once in a season: **

( 2005–06) **

( 2010–11, 2017–18) **

( 2017–18, 2018–19) **

( 2019–20)

Defeats

*Most defeats in total: 416, Everton *Most defeats in a season: 29 **

( 1994–95) 42 game season **

( 2005–06) **

( 2007–08) **

(

) *Most home defeats in a season: 15,

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

( 2021–22) *Most away defeats in a season: 17,

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

( 2009–10) *Fewest defeats in a season: 0,

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

( 2003–04) *Fewest home defeats in a season: 0 **

( 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2010–11) **

( 1998–99, 2003–04, 2007–08) **

( 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2014–15) **

( 2008–09, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22) **

( 2011–12) **

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

( 2016–17) *Fewest away defeats in a season: 0 **

( 2001–02, 2003–04) **

(

) *Most consecutive matches undefeated: 49,

(7 May 2003 – 24 October 2004) *Most consecutive home games undefeated: 86,

(20 March 2004 – 5 October 2008) *Most consecutive away matches undefeated: 29,

(17 February 2020 – 16 October 2021) *Most consecutive defeats over more than one season: 20,

( 2002–03, 2005–06) *Most consecutive defeats from the start of a season: 7 **

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

( 2009–10) **

( 2017–18)

Draws

*Most draws in total: 323, Everton *Most draws in a season (42 games): 18 **

( 1993–94) **

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

( 1994–95) *Most draws in a season (38 games): 17 **

( 2003–04) **

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...

( 2006–07, 2011–12) **

( 2014–15) *Most home draws in a season: 10 **

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

( 1996–97) **

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...

( 1997–98, 2003–04) **

( 2016–17) *Most away draws in a season: 10 **

( 2003–04) **

( 2010–11) *Fewest draws in a season: 2 **

( 2018–19) **

(

) *Fewest home draws in a season: 0 **

( 2008–09, 2018–19) **

( 2012–13) **

( 2016–17) *Fewest away draws in a season: 0 **

( 2018–19) **

(

) *Most consecutive draws: 7 **

( 1993–94) **

( 1994–95) **

( 2009–10) *Most consecutive matches without a draw: 32,

(30 April 2018 – 27 February 2019)

Goals

*Most goals scored in a season: 106,

( 2017–18) *Fewest goals scored in a season: 20 **

( 2007–08) **

(

) *Most goals conceded in a season (42 games): 100,

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

( 1993–94) *Most goals conceded in a season (38 games): 89,

( 2007–08) *Fewest goals conceded in a season: 15,

( 2004–05) *Most own goals scored in a season: 8,

( 2003–04) *Best goal difference in a season: 79,

( 2017–18) *Worst goal difference in a season: –69,

( 2007–08) *Highest finish with a negative goal difference: 3rd,

( 1992–93, –4) *Lowest finish with a positive goal difference: 16th,

( 2003–04, +1) *Most goals scored in a season by a relegated team: 55,

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

( 2010–11) *Most goals scored at home in a season: 68,

( 2009–10) *Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 9,

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

(

) *Most goals conceded at home in a season: 46,

( 2021–22) *Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 4,

( 1994–95) *Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 9,

( 2004–05) *Most goals scored away in a season: 48,

( 2013–14) *Fewest goals scored away in a season: 7,

( 2019–20) *Most goals conceded away in a season (21 games): 59,

( 1994–95) *Most goals conceded away in a season (19 games): 55,

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

( 2009–10) *Scored in every match:

( 2001–02) (38 games) *Most consecutive matches scored in: 55,

(19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002) *Most goals scored in total: 2,190,

*Most goals conceded in total: 1,487, Everton *Most own goals scored in total: 59, Everton

Disciplinary

*Most yellow cards in total: 1,808,

*Most red cards in total: 104, Everton *Most yellow cards in a season: 101,

( 2021–22) *Fewest yellow cards in a season: 12,

( 1993–94) *Most red cards in a season: 9 **

( 2009–10) **

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

( 2011–12) *Most yellow cards in one match: 12 **

, 25 October 1998 **

, 28 August 2010 **

, 2 May 2016 *Most yellow cards for a single team in one game: 9,

, 2 May 2016 *Most penalties awarded to a team in a season: 14,

( 2019–20) *Most penalties conceded by a team in a season: 13,

( 2016–17)

Awards

*Most Golden Boot Winners: 7 **

( 1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19 (2), 2021–22) *Most Golden Glove Winners: 7 **

( 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20,

, 2021–22) '' Indicates multiple award winners in the same season''

Attendances

*Highest attendance, single match: 83,222,

1–0

(at

Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

, 10 February 2018) *Lowest attendance, single match: 3,039,

Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ...

1–3 Everton (at

Selhurst Park Selhurst Park is a football stadium in Selhurst in the London Borough of Croydon which is the home ground of Premier League side Crystal Palace. The stadium was designed by Archibald Leitch and opened in 1924. It has hosted international footba ...

, 26 January 1993) *Highest season average attendance: 75,821 –

Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...

( 2006–07) *Lowest season average attendance: 8,353 –

( 1992–93) These figures do not take into account the 2019–20 and

seasons, when many matches had an attendance of zero due to public health measures adopted to control the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

Player records

Appearances

*Most Premier League appearances: 653,

Gareth Barry Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 653 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the highest number of ap ...

(2 May 1998 to 24 February 2018) *Most different clubs played for: 8,

Marcus Bent Marcus Nathan Bent (born 19 May 1978) is a retired English professional footballer. A former England under-21 international, the journeyman striker played 573 games and scored 113 goals for fourteen different clubs. His numerous transfer fees ...

(for

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

, Everton,

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

, and

) *Oldest player:

John Burridge John Burridge (born 3 December 1951), nicknamed Budgie, is an English former goalkeeper who is now working with Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters as their goalkeeping consultant and senior goalkeeping coach for their goalkeeping academ ...

, 43 years and 162 days (for

''v.''

, 14 May 1995) *Youngest player: Ethan Nwaneri, 15 years and 181 days (for

''v.''

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

, 18 September 2022) *Most consecutive Premier League appearances: 310, Brad Friedel (14 August 2004 until 7 October 2012) *Most Premier League appearances as a substitute: 181,

James Milner James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Liverpool. A versatile player, Milner has played in multiple positions, including on the wing, in midfield and at full-back. ...

*Most seasons appeared in: 22,

Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs (né Wilson; 29 November 1973) is a Welsh association football, football coach and former player. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Giggs played his List of one-club men in association football, entir ...

(every season from 1992–93 to 2013–14) Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.

Goals

*First Premier League goal:

Brian Deane Brian Christopher Deane (born 7 February 1968) is an English football coach and former player. His most recent managerial position was as the manager of the Norwegian side Sarpsborg 08. During his playing career, he played as forward from 1985 ...

(for

''v.''

, 15 August 1992) *Most Premier League goals: 260,

Alan Shearer Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and retired football player and manager who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premie ...

*Most Premier League goals at one club: 195,

Harry Kane Harry Edward Kane (born 28 July 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the England national team. A prolific goalscorer with strong link play, Kane is regarded as one of ...

(for

) *Oldest goalscorer: 40 years and 268 days,

Teddy Sheringham Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham, MBE (born 2 April 1966) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a forward, mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career. Sheringham began his career at Millwall, where ...

(for

''v.''

, 26 December 2006) *Youngest goalscorer: 16 years and 271 days, James Vaughan (for Everton ''v.''

, 10 April 2005) *Most consecutive Premier League matches scored in: 11,

Jamie Vardy Jamie Richard Vardy (''né'' Gill; born 11 January 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Leicester City. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided ...

(for

, 29 August – 28 November 2015) *Most seasons scored in: 21,

(every season from 1992–93 to 2012–13) Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold. *Most goals in a season (42 games): 34 **

Andy Cole Andrew Alexander Cole (born 15 October 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted from 1988 to 2008, and is mostly remembered for his time with Manchester United, who paid a Briti ...

(

, 1993–94) **

(

, 1994–95) *Most goals in a season (38 games): 32,

Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly ( ar, محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي, ; born 15 June 1992), also known as Mo Salah, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Liverpool and captains the Egypt na ...

(

, 2017–18) *Most matches scored in during a Premier League season: 24,

(

, 2017–18) *Most Premier League goals in a calendar year: 39,

(

, 2017) *Number of teams scored against in a season: 17 **''20-team league:'' ***

Ian Wright Ian Edward Wright (born 3 November 1963) is an English television and radio personality and former professional footballer. He works as a pundit for BBC Sport and ITV Sport. Wright enjoyed success with London clubs Crystal Palace and Arsenal ...

(

, 1996–97) ***

Robin van Persie Robin van Persie (; born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Van Persie was known for his excellent technique and ball co ...

(

, 2011–12) ***

(

, 2017–18) **''22-team league:'' ***

(

, 1993–94) ***

(

, 1994–95) *Most goals in a debut season: 30, Kevin Phillips (

, 1999–2000) *Fastest goal: 7.69 seconds,

Shane Long Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Reading and the Republic of Ireland national team. He also played hurling for the Tipperary county team in his early ...

(for

''v.''

, 23 April 2019) *Fastest goal on Premier League debut: 28 seconds,

Odsonne Édouard Odsonne Édouard (born 16 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Having progressed through the youth ranks of AF Bobigny, Édouard signed with Paris Saint-Germain in July ...

(for

''v.'' Tottenham Hotspur, 11 September 2021) *Latest goal: 101 minutes and 48 seconds, Dirk Kuyt (for Liverpool ''v.'' Arsenal, 17 April 2011) *Most consecutive away league matches scored in: 9,

(for

, 1 January – 22 May 2011) *Most consecutive seasons to score at least 30 goals: 3 (1993–1996),

(all for

) *Most consecutive seasons to score at least 25 goals: 4 (1993–1997),

(1993–1996 for

, 1996–1997 for

) *Most consecutive seasons to score at least 20 goals: 5 **

Thierry Henry Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, and former player who is an assistant coach for the Belgium national team. Considered one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best players ...

(2001–2006, all for

) **

Sergio Agüero Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest play ...

(2014–2019, all for

) *Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals: 11 (2004–2015),

Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player, who is the manager of Major League Soccer club D.C. United in the United States. He spent much of his playing career as a forward while als ...

(all for

) *Most consecutive seasons to score at least 1 goal: 21 (1992–2013),

(all for

) *Most different clubs to score for: 7,

Craig Bellamy Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward and is current assistant manager at EFL Championship side Burnley. Born in Cardiff, Bellamy began his senior playing career with Norw ...

(for

, Cardiff City) *Most own goals: 10,

Richard Dunne Richard Patrick Dunne (born 21 September 1979) is an Irish former footballer and current television pundit for BT Sport, who played as a defender. He made 431 Premier League appearances, including 253 for Manchester City. Dunne began his prof ...

*Most own goals in a season: 4 **

Martin Škrtel Martin Škrtel (born 15 December 1984) is a Slovak former professional footballer, a former player and captain of the Slovakia national team and Liverpool Football Club. Škrtel previously played for FK AS Trenčín and Zenit Saint Petersburg ...

(

, 2013–14) **

Lewis Dunk Lewis Carl Dunk (born 21 November 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and is captain of club Brighton & Hove Albion. He has also one appearance for the England national football team. Starting his youth care ...

(

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...

, 2017–18) *Most goals in a calendar month: 10 (December 2013),

Luis Suárez Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed ''El Pistolero'' ('The Gunman'), he is ...

(

) *Most penalties scored: 56,

*Most penalties missed: 11 **

Free kicks

Hat-tricks & multiple goal records

*Most Premier League hat-tricks: 12,

*Most Premier League hat-tricks in a season: 5,

(

, 1995–96) *Youngest player to score a Premier League hat-trick: 18 years and 62 days,

Michael Owen Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle United, Manchester United and Stoke City, as well as for the England national team. Since r ...

(

3–3

, 14 February 1998) *Oldest player to score a Premier League hat-trick: 37 years and 146 days,

(

4–0

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

, 26 August 2003) *Most goals in a match: 5 **

(

9–0

, 4 March 1995) **

(

8–0

, 19 September 1999) **

Jermain Defoe Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He also played for the England national team. Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team aged 14, be ...

(

9–1

, 22 November 2009) **

Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Бербатов; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country's all-ti ...

(

7–1

, 27 November 2010) **

(

6–1

, 3 October 2015) *Most hat-tricks against a single club: 3,

(

''v.''

) *Fastest Premier League hat-trick: 2 minutes 56 seconds,

Sadio Mané Sadio Mané (born 10 April 1992) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Senegal national team. Considered one of the best players in the world and amongst the greatest African ...

(

6–1

, 16 May 2015) *Most goals in one half: 5,

(for

9–1

, 22 November 2009) *Most goals scored by a substitute in a match: 4,

Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward who last managed Premier League club Manchester United. As a player, Solskjær spent the majority of his care ...

(

1–8

, 6 February 1999) *Most consecutive Premier League goal-scoring appearances by a player against a single opponent: 9,

(

''v.''

, 19 August 2017 to 18 September 2021)

Assists

Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold. *Most Premier League assists in a season: 20 **

(

, 2002–03) **

Kevin De Bruyne Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. Pundits have often desc ...

(

, 2019–20) *Quickest player to reach 50 assists:

, 123 matches *Most consecutive Premier League matches with an assist: 7,

Mesut Özil Mesut Özil (, ; born 15 October 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. Özil is known for his technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision. He can ...

(for

, 26 September – 21 November 2015) *Most assists from one player to another: 24,

Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Everton. He is widely regarded as one of Chelsea’s greatest ever players, and one of the greatest midfielder ...

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at ...

*Most goals/assists between two players: 41,

and

Son Heung-min Son Heung-min ( ko, 손흥민; ; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team. Considered one of the best forwards i ...

*Most goals/assists between two players in a season: 14,

and

(

) *Most individual assist givers in one match for the same team: 7,

0–7

(19 December 2020) *Most assists in a single Premier League match: 4 ** Dennis Bergkamp (

5–0

, 20 February 1999) **

José Antonio Reyes José Antonio Reyes Calderón (; 1 September 1983 – 1 June 2019) was a Spanish professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger and also as a forward. He made his debut for Sevilla aged 16 and signed for English club Arsenal in ...

(

7–0

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

, 14 January 2006) **

Cesc Fàbregas Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (; ; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Como. Fàbregas came through ''La Masia'', Barcelona's youth academy, leaving at 16 when ...

(

6–2

, 4 October 2009) **

Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (; born 26 February 1984) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Togolese Championnat National club Semassi. He previously played for English clubs Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Ho ...

(

5–0

, 11 February 2012) **

Santi Cazorla Santiago "Santi" Cazorla González (; born 13 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer. A former Spanish international, Cazorla operated primarily as an attacking midfielder, but also played as a winger, central midfielder or as a ...

(

4–1

, 14 May 2013) **

Dušan Tadić Dušan Tadić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Тадић, ; born 20 November 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder and captains both Eredivisie club Ajax and the Serbia national team. Tadić spent his ...

(

8–0

, 18 October 2014) **

(

2–5

, 20 September 2020) – only instance in which all four assists were to a single player (

) **

Paul Pogba Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for club Juventus and the France national team. He operates primarily as a central midfielder, but can be deployed as a left winger, attacking midfielder, de ...

(

5–1

, 14 August 2021)

Goalkeepers

Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold. *Most Premier League clean sheets (career): 202,

Petr Čech Petr Čech (; born 20 May 1982) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He also plays semi-professional ice hockey as a goaltender for Chelmsford Chieftains. Described by numerous players, pundits and managers as ...

*Most clean sheets in one season: 24,

(for

, 2004–05) *Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 14 matches (1,311 minutes),

Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar (; born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch football executive and former professional player who is currently the chief executive of AFC Ajax, with whom he began his senior playing career in the early 1990s; he is considered to be a m ...

(for

, 2008–09) *Most clean sheets at one club: 162,

(for

) *Most penalties saved: 13, David James *Goalscoring goalkeepers (excluding own goals): **

Peter Schmeichel Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

( Everton 3–2

, 20 October 2001) ** Brad Friedel (

3–2

, 21 February 2004) ** Paul Robinson (

3–1

, 17 March 2007) ** Tim Howard ( Everton 1–2

, 4 January 2012) ** Asmir Begović (

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

1–1

, 2 November 2013) ** Alisson (

1–2

, 16 May 2021)

Disciplinary

*Most red cards: 8 **

** Duncan Ferguson **

Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Crystal Palace. He is widely considered as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Vieira began his career at ...

*Most yellow cards for a player: 123,

*Most fouls: 633,

(since 2006–07, the first season for which reliable records are available) *Most penalties conceded in a season: 5,

David Luiz David Luiz Moreira Marinho (born 22 April 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Flamengo. Primarily a centre back, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder. After starting out at Vitoria, David Luiz moved to Ben ...

(

, 2019–20) *Longest ban: 12 matches,

Joey Barton Joseph Anthony Barton (born 2 September 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City. He is currently the man ...

– after being dismissed for violent conduct against Manchester City on 13 May 2012, Barton was found guilty of two further separate counts of violent conduct *Fastest booking: 24 seconds,

Scott McTominay Scott Francis McTominay (born 8 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester United and the Scotland national team. McTominay is a graduate of the Manchester United youth academy and made his sen ...

(for

''v.''

, 26 December 2019) *Most appearances without a booking: 201,

John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to cent ...

Awards

*Most Premier League winner's medals: 13 **

( 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13) *Most Player of the Season awards: 2 **

( 2003–04 and 2005–06) **

Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (; born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Portugal national team. He is currently a free agent. Widely regarded as one of the greatest p ...

( 2006–07 and 2007–08) **

Nemanja Vidić Nemanja Vidić ( sr-Cyrl, Немања Видић, ; born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Manchester United, was part of the Serbia national team, and ...

( 2008–09 and 2010–11) **

( 2019–20 and 2021–22) *Most Player of the Month awards: 7 **

(October 2013, November 2014, January 2016, April 2016, January 2018, February 2019, January 2020) **

(January 2015, February 2015, March 2016, February 2017, September 2017, December 2017, March 2022) *Most Golden Boot Awards: 4 **

( 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06) *Most Golden Glove Awards: 4 **

Joe Hart Charles Joseph John Hart (born 19 April 1987) known professionally simply as Joe Hart is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. He began his career at his hometown club Shrewsbury T ...

( 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15) **

( 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16)

Match records

Scorelines

*Biggest home win: 9–0 **

9–0

(4 March 1995) **Manchester United 9–0

(2 February 2021) **

9–0

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

(27 August 2022) *Biggest away win: 9–0 **Southampton

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(25 October 2019) *Biggest aggregate win: 12–0 **

8–0

(21 September 2019) and Watford 0–4 Manchester City (21 July 2020) *Biggest loss by reigning champions: 5 goals **

5–0

(9 December 1995), after Blackburn Rovers won the 1994–95 season **

5–0

(20 October 1996), after Manchester United won the 1995–96 season **

5–0

(3 October 1999), after Manchester United won the 1998–99 season **

1–6

(23 October 2011), after Manchester United won the 2010–11 season **

1–6

(18 May 2017), after Leicester City won the 2015–16 season **

7–2

(4 October 2020), after Liverpool won the 2019–20 season *Largest goal deficit overcome to win: 3 **

4–3

(8 November 1997) **

3–4

(9 September 1998) **

3–5

(29 September 2001) **

4–3

(25 October 2003) *Largest goal deficit overcome to draw: 4,

4–4

(5 February 2011), with Newcastle United scoring last *Highest scoring: 7–4,

''v.''

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(29 September 2007) *Highest scoring draw: 5–5,

''v.''

(19 May 2013) *Highest scoring in the first half: 7 goals **

3–4

(14 September 1997 – final score: 3–4) **

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. Th ...

4–3

(21 April 2000 – final score: 4–4) **

3–4

(1 December 2012 – final score: 3–4) *Highest scoring in the second half: 9 goals,

9–1

(22 November 2009 – first half score: 1–0) *Most individual goal scorers in one match: 9 **

4–5

(13 November 2004) **

7–4

(29 September 2007) *Most individual goal scorers in one match for the same team: 8,

9–0

(2 February 2021)

All-time Premier League table

The all-time 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 2021–22 season. Teams in bold are part of the

2022–23 Premier League The 2022–23 Premier League will be the 31st season of the Premier League, and the 124th season of top-flight English football overall. The provisional fixtures are scheduled to be released on Wednesday 15 June 2022. As of the 2022–23 season, c ...

. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column. League or status at

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: ;Notes

Manager records

*Most Premier League titles: 13,

Sir Alex Ferguson Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all tim ...

(

) – 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 * Most

Premier League Manager of the Season The Premier League Manager of the Season is an annual association football award presented to managers in England. It recognises the most outstanding manager in the Premier League each season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the l ...

award: 11, Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 and 2012–13). * Most

Premier League Manager of the Month The Premier League Manager of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best adjudged Premier League manager each month of the season. The winner is chosen by a combination of an online public vote, which contributes to ...

awards: 27,

*Most consecutive Premier League Manager of the Month awards: 4,

Pep Guardiola Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Manchester City. He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time and holds the re ...

*Most Premier League Manager of the Month awards in a single season: 5,

Jürgen Klopp Jürgen Norbert Klopp (; born 16 June 1967) is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world. Klopp spent most of his playing c ...

( 2019–20) *Most promotions to the Premier League: 4,

Steve Bruce Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Br ...

(

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...

in 2001–02 and 2006–07 and

in 2012–13 and 2015–16) *Most relegations from the Premier League: 3,

Dave Bassett David Thomas Bassett (born 4 September 1944 in Stanmore) is an English football manager and a former player. During his career he has managed Wimbledon, Watford, Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Leicester City and ...

(

in 1993–94,

in 1996–97, and

in 2001–02) *Most clubs managed: 8,

Sam Allardyce Samuel Allardyce (; born 19 October 1954), colloquially referred to as Big Sam, is an English association football, football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent most ...

(

, Everton,

) *Quickest to reach 50 Premier League wins:

José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...

, 63 Games *Quickest to reach 100 Premier League wins:

, 134 games *Longest spell as manager: ,

Arsène Wenger Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger (; born 22 October 1949) is a French former association football, football Manager (association football), manager and football player, player who is currently serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Developme ...

(

, 1 October 1996 – 13 May 2018) *Shortest spell as manager (excluding caretakers): **Fewest days: 41 days, Les Reed (

, 14 November – 24 December 2006) **Fewest games: 4 games,

Frank de Boer Franciscus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach of the Netherlands national team. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his professional playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredi ...

(

, 26 June – 10 September 2017) *Oldest manager:

Roy Hodgson Roy Hodgson (born 9 August 1947) is a former English football manager and player. He managed 22 different teams in eight countries, beginning in Sweden with Halmstads BK in the 1976 season. He later guided the Switzerland national team to th ...

, (for

''v.''

, 22 May 2022) *Youngest manager:

Ryan Mason Ryan Glen Mason (born 13 June 1991) is an English professional football coach and former player. He became the interim head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, becoming the youngest coach in Premier League history, at 29. ...

, (for

''v.''

, 21 April 2021)

Notes

References

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