List of Premier League clubs facts for kids
The Premier League is the top football league in England. It started in 1992, and since then, many different clubs have played in it. This article lists all the teams that have been part of the Premier League from its beginning up to the 2023–24 season.
Since 1993, 51 different teams have played in the Premier League. Two of these teams, Cardiff City and Swansea City, are from Wales. They play in the English football league system because of history and practical reasons.
Did you know that Preston North End is the only team that won the old top-flight First Division championship but has never played in the Premier League? There are 14 clubs in total that played in the old First Division but not the Premier League. On the other hand, some teams like Barnsley, Bournemouth, Hull City, Reading, Swindon Town, and Wigan Athletic never played in the old First Division before joining the Premier League.
Eleven of the 22 teams that started the Premier League in 1992 are still playing in the 2023–24 season. Six of these teams – Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur – have played in every single Premier League season! The other five founding teams – Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, and Sheffield United – have been relegated (moved down a league) at least once.
Three clubs, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford, and Luton Town, were not original members. However, they have not been relegated since they first joined the Premier League in 2017, 2021, and 2023, respectively.
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Premier League Clubs Table
This table shows information about all the clubs that have played in the Premier League.
- Bold names mean the team is playing in the 2023–24 season.
- Italic names mean the team was one of the original founding members of the Premier League.
- 'Longest spell' in bold means their longest time in the league is their current time.
- 'Highest finish' in bold means their best finish was in the most recent season.
| Club | Location | Total seasons |
Total spells |
Longest spell |
Most recent promotion |
Most recent relegation |
Total seasons absent |
Seasons | Current spell | Most recent finish |
Highest finish |
Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | London (Holloway) | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1914–15 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | 32 | 2nd | 1st | Thierry Henry (175) |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham (Aston) | 29 | 2 | 24 | 2018–19 | 2015–16 | 3 | 1992–2016 2019– |
5 | 7th | 2nd | Gabriel Agbonlahor (74) |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 31 | 1997–1998 | 0 | League One 4th |
19th (relegated) | Neil Redfearn (10) |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham (Bordesley) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 25 | 2002–2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 |
0 | Championship 17th |
9th | Mikael Forssell (29) |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 14 | 1992–1999 2001–2012 |
0 | Championship 7th |
1st | Alan Shearer (112) |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 31 | 2010–2011 | 0 | Championship 23rd (relegated) |
19th (relegated) | DJ Campbell (13) |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 19 | 1995–1996 1997–1998 2001–2012 |
0 | League One 5th |
6th | Kevin Davies (68) |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2021–22 | 2019–20 | 25 | 2015–2020 2022– |
2 | 15th | 9th | Joshua King (48) |
| Bradford City | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1998–99 | 2000–01 | 30 | 1999–2001 | 0 | League Two 6th |
17th | Dean Windass (13) |
| Brentford | London (Brentford) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2020–21 | Never relegated | 29 | 2021– | 3 | 9th | 9th | Ivan Toney (37) |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2016–17 | Never relegated | 25 | 2017– | 7 | 6th | 6th | Glenn Murray (28) |
| Burnley | Burnley | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 23 | 2009–2010 2014–2015 2016–2022 2023– |
1 | Championship 1st (promoted) |
7th | Chris Wood (49) |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 30 | 2013–2014 2018–2019 |
0 | Championship 21st |
18th (relegated) | Jordon Mutch (7) |
| Charlton Athletic | London (Charlton) | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1999–2000 | 2006–07 | 24 | 1998–1999 2000–2007 |
0 | League One 10th |
7th | Jason Euell (34) |
| Chelsea | London (Fulham) | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1988–89 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | 32 | 12th | 1st | Frank Lampard (147) |
| Coventry City | Coventry | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1966–67 | 2000–01 | 23 | 1992–2001 | 0 | Championship 5th |
11th | Dion Dublin (61) |
| Crystal Palace | London (Selhurst) | 15 | 5 | 11 | 2012–13 | 2004–05 | 17 | 1992–1993 1994–1995 1997–1998 2004–2005 2013– |
11 | 11th | 10th | Wilfried Zaha (68) |
| Derby County | Derby | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 25 | 1996–2002 2007–2008 |
0 | League One 7th |
8th | Dean Sturridge (32) |
| Everton | Liverpool (Walton) | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1953–54 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | 32 | 17th | 4th | Romelu Lukaku (68) |
| Fulham | London (Fulham) | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 15 | 2001–2014 2018–2019 2020–2021 2022– |
2 | 10th | 7th | Clint Dempsey (50) |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | 30 | 2017–2019 | 0 | Championship 18th |
16th | Steve Mounié (9) |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 27 | 2008–2010 2013–2015 2016–2017 |
0 | Championship 15th |
16th | Nikica Jelavić (12) |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 27 | 1992–1995 2000–2002 |
0 | League One 2nd (promoted) |
5th | Marcus Stewart (25) |
| Leeds United | Leeds | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2019–20 | 2022–23 | 17 | 1992–2004 2020–2023 |
0 | 19th (relegated) | 3rd | Mark Viduka (59) |
| Leicester City | Leicester | 18 | 5 | 9 | 2023–24 | 2022–23 | 15 | 1994–1995 1996–2002 2003–2004 2014–2023 2024– |
0 | Championship 1st (promoted) |
1st | Jamie Vardy (136) |
| Liverpool | Liverpool (Anfield) | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1961–62 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | 32 | 5th | 1st | Mohamed Salah (152) |
| Luton Town | Luton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2022–23 | Never relegated | 31 | 2023– | 1 | Championship 3rd (promoted) |
— | Elijah Adebayo (9) |
| Manchester City | Manchester | 27 | 3 | 22 | 2001–02 | 2000–01 | 5 | 1992–1996 2000–2001 2002– |
22 | 1st | 1st | Sergio Agüero (184) |
| Manchester United | Old Trafford | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1974–75 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | 32 | 3rd | 1st | Wayne Rooney (183) |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 17 | 1992–1993 1995–1997 1998–2009 2016–2017 |
0 | Championship 4th |
7th | Hamilton Ricard (31) |
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | 29 | 3 | 16 | 2016–17 | 2015–16 | 3 | 1993–2009 2010–2016 2017– |
7 | 4th | 2nd | Alan Shearer (148) |
| Norwich City | Norwich | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 22 | 1992–1995 2004–2005 2011–2014 2015–2016 2019–2020 2021–2022 |
0 | Championship 13th |
3rd | Chris Sutton (33) |
| Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2021–22 | 1998–99 | 25 | 1992–1993 1994–1997 1998–1999 2022– |
2 | 16th | 3rd | Bryan Roy (24) |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1990–91 | 1993–94 | 30 | 1992–1994 | 0 | National League 12th |
19th | Graeme Sharp (16) |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2002–03 | 2009–10 | 25 | 2003–2010 | 0 | League One 8th |
8th | Yakubu (28) |
| Queens Park Rangers | London (Shepherd's Bush) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 25 | 1992–1996 2011–2013 2014–2015 |
0 | Championship 20th |
5th | Les Ferdinand (60) |
| Reading | Reading | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 29 | 2006–2008 2012–2013 |
0 | Championship 22nd (relegated) |
8th | Kevin Doyle (19) |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield (Highfield) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 26 | 1992–1994 2006–2007 2019–2021 2023–2024 |
1 | Championship 2nd (promoted) |
9th | Brian Deane (15) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield (Owlerton) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1990–91 | 1999–2000 | 24 | 1992–2000 | 0 | League One 3rd (promoted) |
7th | Mark Bright (48) |
| Southampton | Southampton | 24 | 2 | 13 | 2011–12 | 2022–23 | 8 | 1992–2005 2012–2023 |
0 | 20th (relegated) | 6th | Matt Le Tissier (100) |
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2007–08 | 2017–18 | 22 | 2008–2018 | 0 | Championship 16th |
9th | Peter Crouch (45) |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2006–07 | 2016–17 | 16 | 1996–1997 1999–2003 2005–2006 2007–2017 |
0 | Championship 6th |
7th | Kevin Phillips (61) |
| Swansea City | Swansea | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2010–11 | 2017–18 | 25 | 2011–2018 | 0 | Championship 10th |
8th | Gylfi Sigurðsson (34) |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 31 | 1993–1994 | 0 | League Two 10th |
22nd (relegated) | Jan Åge Fjørtoft (12) |
| Tottenham Hotspur | London (Tottenham) | 32 | 1 | 32 | 1977–78 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | 32 | 8th | 2nd | Harry Kane (213) |
| Watford | Watford | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 24 | 1999–2000 2006–2007 2015–2020 2021–2022 |
0 | Championship 11th |
11th | Troy Deeney (47) |
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 19 | 2002–2003 2004–2006 2008–2009 2010–2018 2020–2021 |
0 | Championship 9th |
8th | Peter Odemwingie (30) |
| West Ham United | London (Stratford) | 28 | 3 | 12 | 2011–12 | 2010–11 | 4 | 1993–2003 2005–2011 2012– |
12 | 14th | 5th | Michail Antonio (63) |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2004–05 | 2012–13 | 24 | 2005–2013 | 0 | Championship 24th (relegated) |
10th | Hugo Rodallega (24) |
| Wimbledon | London (Wimbledon) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1985–86 | 1999–2000 | 24 | 1992–2000 | 0 | Became Milton Keynes Dons | 6th | Dean Holdsworth (58) |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2017–18 | 2011–12 | 22 | 2003–2004 2009–2012 2018– |
6 | 13th | 7th | Raúl Jiménez (40) |
In the 2006–07 season, for the first time, former Premier League teams were playing in all three lower divisions of the Football League. This happened after Swindon Town was relegated to League Two. Since then, other past Premier League clubs like Bradford City, Portsmouth, Blackpool, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic, and Bolton Wanderers have also dropped to League Two. Oldham even became the first former Premier League club to be relegated to the National League in the 2022–23 season.
Norwich City has had the most separate times in the Premier League, with six different spells. Each time they were in the league for one to three seasons.
Three clubs – Luton Town, Notts County, and West Ham United – were in the top division in 1991–92. This means they were part of the original talks that led to the Premier League being formed. However, these clubs were relegated that season, so they weren't official founding members of the Premier League. West Ham got promoted to the Premier League the very next season. Notts County has not returned to the top league since, even dropping to the National League in 2019. Luton Town also went down to the National League in 2009. But they made an amazing comeback, returning to the Football League in 2014 and then getting promoted to the Premier League in 2023 after winning their play-off final.
Premier League History Chart
This chart shows when each club played in the Premier League.
Location of Premier League Clubs
Where a club has played at multiple locations, the current location is shown (if they are a current Premier League member), or the location they playing at during the last Premier League season they competed in (if they are currently in the lower divisions).
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Clubs in the Old First Division (But Not Premier League)
Here is a list of clubs that played in the top English football division before the Premier League started in 1992, but have never played in the Premier League itself.
| Club | Town or city | Highest First Division finish |
Total seasons | Last relegation |
Current status (2023–24) |
Level in pyramid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington | Accrington | 6th | 5 | 1892–93 | Defunct | – |
| Bradford Park Avenue | Bradford (Horton Park) | 9th | 3 | 1920–21 | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 7 |
| Bristol City | Bristol (Ashton Gate) | 2nd | 9 | 1979–80 | Championship | 2 |
| Bury | Bury | 4th | 22 | 1928–29 | North West Counties League | 9 |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | 22nd | 1 | 1974–75 | League One | 3 |
| Darwen | Darwen | 14th | 2 | 1893–94 | North West Counties League | 10 |
| Glossop North End | Glossop | 18th | 1 | 1899–1900 | North West Counties League | 9 |
| Grimsby Town | Cleethorpes | 5th | 12 | 1947–48 | League Two | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | London (Leyton) | 22nd | 1 | 1962–63 | League One | 3 |
| Millwall | London (New Cross) | 10th | 2 | 1989–90 | Championship | 2 |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | 21st | 1 | 1965–66 | League One | 3 |
| Notts County | Nottingham | 3rd | 30 | 1991–92 | League Two | 4 |
| Oxford United | Oxford | 18th | 3 | 1987–88 | League One | 3 |
| Preston North End | Preston | 1st | 46 | 1960–61 | Championship | 2 |
Total Seasons in Top English Football
This table shows how many seasons each team has played in the top English football division. This includes both the old First Division (from 1888–89) and the Premier League (up to 2023–24). A total of 65 teams have played at least one season in the top division. No team has played in all 125 seasons. Everton has missed the fewest seasons, only four, playing a total of 121 seasons in the top flight.
- Teams in bold are currently playing in the 2023–24 Premier League.
- Teams in italic have only played in the old First Division, never the Premier League.
