The Premier League has been with us for 32 years, which amounts to a lot of football being played over the past three decades – but which sides have the best record in the competition?
There have been six ever-presents (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham) while some teams have only spent one season in the Premier League sun.
But who tops the all-time table in the competition? Despite their relative struggles over recent years, it’s no surprise to see United well clear ahead of everybody else – winning 13 league titles will generally set you ahead of your rivals.
Arsenal are now back comfortably in second, after a period in which they were overhauled by Chelsea. And now Chelsea have also been overtaken by Liverpool,
Manchester City are zooming up the standings too, despite playing in the Football League for five seasons during the late 90s and early 2000s, and lie in sixth place.
The highest team currently not playing in the Premier League are 1995 title winners Blackburn Rovers, who are currently 12th in the all-time standings, above current Premier League stalwarts like Fulham, Wolves and Crystal Palace.
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Here’s the all-time table in full, representing every Premier League match played between August 1992 and mid-November 2022. Those in bold denote a team that played in the top flight in 2023-24.
1. Manchester United – 2501 points
3. Arsenal – 2314 points
3. Liverpool – 2258 points
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4. Chelsea – 2245 points
5. Tottenham – 1913 points
6. Manchester City – 1809 points
7. Everton – 1650 points
8. Newcastle United – 1541 points
9. Aston Villa – 1487 points
10. West Ham United – 1350 points
11. Southampton – 1088 points
12. Blackburn Rovers – 970 points
13. Leicester City – 821 points
14. Leeds United – 820 points
15. Fulham – 739 points
16. Middlesbrough – 664 points
17. Crystal Palace – 658 points
18. Sunderland – 618 points
19. Bolton Wanderers – 575 points
20. West Brom – 490 points
21. Stoke City – 457 points
22. Wolves – 435 points
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23. Coventry City – 409 points
24. Norwich City – 402 points
25. Sheffield Wednesday – 392 points
26. Wimbledon – 391 points
27. Charlton Athletic – 361 points
28. Burnley – 349 points
29. Wigan Athletic – 331 points
30. Brighton – 319 points
31. Swansea City – 312 points
32. Nottingham Forest – 309 points
33. QPR – 308 points
34. Portsmouth – 302 points
35. Birmingham City – 301 points
36. Bournemouth – 298 points
37. Watford – 285 points
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38. Derby County – 274 points
39. Sheffield United – 225 points
40. Ipswich Town – 224 points
41. Hull City – 171 points
42. Brentford – 144 points
43. Reading – 119 points
44. Oldham Athletic – 89 points
45. Cardiff City – 64 points
46. Bradford City – 62 points
47. Huddersfield Town – 53 points
48. Blackpool – 39 points
49. Barnsley – 35 points
50. Swindon Town – 30 points
