(Article contains the clubs with the most PL Titles, 1992 onwards)
Pieces of evidence of kicking ball games have been traced in many cultures throughout the world in different periods. The modern-day soccer/football is based on the rules of association football laid in the mid-19th century. The aim was to bring uniformity among the various forms, in which the public schools of England played football. In 1863, FA (Football Association) came into existence to look after the aspects of the game.
Professional football got codified in 1885 which later gave birth to the Football league started in 1888. In 1892, a rival league Football Alliance was also absorbed into the Football league, introducing the system of relegation and promotion to 1st and 2nd divisions. In 1992, the First Division clubs resigned from the Football League and the FA Premier League was formed on 27 May 1992. It came as a limited company (to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal). The Premier League is a top-level English Football League contested by 20 clubs. Here, we look at the clubs with the most Premier League titles. Out of the Top 5 Premier League teams, following is the rating in decreasing order:
- Blackburn Rovers FC, Leicester City FC, and Liverpool FC – 1 PL Title each
Blackburn Rovers, Leicester City and Liverpool all have won 1 PL title each.
Blackburn Rovers won the third edition of PL (1994-1995 season). They were able to claim 27 wins, eight draws and suffered only seven losses to manage 89 points to secure the top spot in the league table. The most prolific player of Blackburn Rovers was their striker Alan Shearer, who was also the top scorer of that season with 34 goals.
Leicester City winning the 2015-16 season was a surprise as they managed to escape their relegation the previous year! Under Claudio Ranieri, the foxes clinched 23 wins, 12 draws and suffered three losses to finish with 81 points and reach the top of the table.
Liverpool FC became the most recent champions by winning the 2019-20 season of the Premier League. The Reds also became the Champions of Europe last season under Jürgen Klopp. They ended the season with 28 wins, two draws and suffered one loss (because of the alterations done due to the pandemic), managing 86 points (23 points ahead of second-place Manchester City).
- Arsenal FC – 3 PL Titles
It is one of the big four clubs that dominated the league. Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England. They have won the Premier League three times (1997-98, 2001-02, 2003-04) under French manager Arsène Wenger.
They first won the PL Title in 1997-98 season, where they managed 23 wins, drew nine games, and lost six matches to collect 78 points and reached the top of the table.
Arsenal FC won their second Premier League title in the 2001-02 season with 26 wins, nine draws and three losses, getting to the top of the table with 87 points. Their striker Thiery Henry was the top goal-scorer while Dennis Bergkamp and Robert Pires were the top assist providers. Their third title win was the most remarkable as they won 26 games and drew the rest 12 games and did not lose a single game in that season.
- Manchester City FC – 4 PL Titles
This Manchester-based football club has won 4 PL titles. Their first title win came in the 2011-12 season and was a quite dramatic one. Out of the 38 games played over the season, City managed to secure 28 wins, five drawn games and suffered six losses. This performance resulted in 89 points, which placed them along with their local rivals Manchester United. It was also the first time the league was decided based on goal difference (which resulted in City winning the league). The second title victory came in 2013-14, where City managed 86 points out of 27 wins and drew in 5 games surpassing Liverpool to reach the top of the table.
The third title victory was a phenomenal one. Under Manager Pep Guardiola, the team broke many Premier League records throughout the season. Some of them included most points (100), most wins (32), most away wins (16), most goals (106), most consecutive league wins (18), highest goal difference (+79), fewest minutes behind in matches (153 minutes) and the biggest winning points margin (19). City won the next season as well with 98 points out of 32 wins and two draws and Sergio Aguero scoring the most hat-tricks!
- Chelsea FC – 5 PL Titles
Chelsea FC is a top football club based in Fulham, London. Chelsea is among the most successful English clubs having won over thirty competitive honours, including six league titles and six European trophies and much more. Their home ground is Stamford Bridge. Chelsea won their first two PL titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons under the Manager, José Mourinho.
In 2004-05, they managed 95 points out of 29 wins and eight draws and in 2005-06, they secured 91 points out of 29 wins & four draws to reach the top of the league table. The third title win came in the 2009 -10 season under the Manager, Carlo Ancelotti. They managed 86 points from 27 wins, five draws and suffered six defeats to secure the PL title. Their star striker Didier Drogba was sensational as he scored 29 goals throughout the season, winning the tournament’s Golden Boot award.
In the 2014-15 season, they once again won the PL title with the Manager José Mourinho, managing 87 points from 26 wins and nine draws. They last won the PL title in the 2016-17 season under the Manager Antonio Conte. They were the table toppers with 93 points. They managed to win 30 matches, draw three and lost five games as well. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea Goalkeeper) had 16 clean sheets, the highest of the season.
- Manchester United FC – 13 PL Titles
Manchester United Football Club is a Greater Manchester-based club. The iconic Old Trafford is the home ground of this magnificent club. They have won more trophies than any other club in English football. Sir Alex Ferguson got appointed as the Manager of Manchester United in November 1986. During his 26 years with Manchester United, he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups, and two UEFA Champions League titles. Ferguson is the longest-serving manager of Manchester United. He retired from management at the end of the 2012–13 season.
The ‘Red Devils’ won in 1992-93 (84 points), 1993-94 (92 points), 1995-96 (82 points), 1996-97 (75 points), 1998-99 (79 points), 1999-2000 (91 points), 2000-01 (80 points), 2002-03 (83 points), 2006-07 (89 points), 2007-08 (87 points), 2008-09 (90 points), 2010-11 (80 points) and 2012-13 with 89 points. Throughout these seasons, under Sir Ferguson, the club has seen many young talents turning into stars like Eric Cantona, Dwight Yorke, David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, Robin Van
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