Clubs
Main article: List of Premier League clubs See also: List of English football champions and All-time FA Premier League tableA total of 45 clubs have played in the Premier League from its inception in 1992 up to and including the 2011–12 season. Seven clubs have been members of the Premier League for every season since its inception. This group is composed of Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur.
The following 20 clubs will compete in the Premier League during the 2012–13 season.
Club | Position in 2011–12 |
First season in top division |
Number of seasons in top division |
Number of seasons in the Premier League |
First season of current spell in top division |
Top division titles |
Last top division title |
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Arsenala, b | 0033rd | 1904–05 | 96 | 21 | 1919–20 | 13 | 2003–04 |
Aston Villaa, b, c | 01616th | 1888–89 | 102 | 21 | 1988–89 | 7 | 1980–81 |
Chelseaa, b | 0066th | 1907–08 | 78 | 21 | 1989–90 | 4 | 2009–10 |
Evertona, b, c | 0077th | 1888–89 | 110 | 21 | 1954–55 | 9 | 1986–87 |
Fulhamb | 0099th | 1949–50 | 24 | 12 | 2001–02 | 0 | n/a |
Liverpoola, b | 0088th | 1894–95 | 98 | 21 | 1962–63 | 18 | 1989–90 |
Manchester Citya | 0011st | 1899–1900 | 84 | 16 | 2002–03 | 3 | 2011–12 |
Manchester Uniteda, b | 0022nd | 1892–93 | 88 | 21 | 1975–76 | 19 | 2010–11 |
Newcastle United | 0055th | 1898–99 | 82 | 19 | 2010–11 | 4 | 1926–27 |
Norwich Citya | 01212th | 1972–73 | 23 | 6 | 2011–12 | 0 | n/a |
Queens Park Rangersa | 01717th | 1968–69 | 22 | 6 | 2011–12 | 0 | n/a |
Reading | 0181st in the Championship | 2006–07 | 3 | 3 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
Southamptona | 0192nd in the Championship | 1966–67 | 36 | 14 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
Stoke Cityb, c | 01414th | 1888–89 | 57 | 5 | 2008–09 | 0 | n/a |
Sunderland | 01313th | 1890–91 | 82 | 12 | 2007–08 | 6 | 1935–36 |
Swansea Cityb | 01111th | 1981–82 | 4 | 2 | 2011–12 | 0 | n/a |
Tottenham Hotspura, b | 0044th | 1909–10 | 78 | 21 | 1978–79 | 2 | 1960–61 |
West Bromwich Albionc | 01010th | 1888–89 | 76 | 7 | 2010–11 | 1 | 1919–20 |
West Ham United | 0203rd in the Championship | 1923–24 | 55 | 17 | 2012–13 | 0 | n/a |
Wigan Athleticb | 01515th | 2005–06 | 8 | 8 | 2005–06 | 0 | n/a |
- Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Wolverhampton Wanderers were relegated to the Championship for the 2012–13 season, while Reading, Southampton and West Ham United, as winners, runners-up and play-off final winners respectively, were promoted from the 2011–12 Championship season.
a: Founding member of the Premier League
b: Never been relegated from Premier League
c: One of the original 12 Football League teams
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