List of Premier League clubs
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 to the current season.
As of the 2019–20 season, 49 teams have played in the Premier League. Forty-seven are based in England and two are located in Wales; they play in the English football league system for practical and historical reasons.
Preston North End are the only former top-flight First Division champions that have never played in the Premier League, and are among sixteen clubs who have played in the old First Division but not in the Premier League. By contrast, Barnsley, Bournemouth, Hull City, Reading, Swindon Town, and Wigan Athletic never played in the old First Division before being promoted to the Premier League.
Twelve of the twenty-two founder members of the Premier League competed in the 2019–20 season. Six have contested every season of the Premier League. The remaining six were also founder members, though each team has been relegated at least once in the past.
One club, Brighton & Hove Albion, is not a founding member of the Premier League, but has not been relegated since its debut in the Premier League.
Table
All statistics here refer to time in the Premier League only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' and 'Last Promotion'. For the 'Top Scorer' column, those in bold still play in the Premier League for the club shown. Premier League teams playing in the 2020–21 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the Premier League are shown in italics. A 'spell' refers to a number of consecutive seasons within the league, uninterrupted by relegation. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is shown in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, then this is also shown in bold.| Club | Location | Total seasons | Total spells | Longest spell | Most recent promotion | Most recent relegation | Total seasons absent | Seasons | Most recent finish | Highest finish | Top scorer |
| Arsenal | London | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1914–15 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | |||
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2018–19 | 2015–16 | 3 | 2019– | |||
| Barnsley | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 26 | 1997–1998 | |||
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 20 | 2002–2006 2007–2008 2009–2011 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 9 | 1992–1999 2001–2012 | |||
| Blackpool | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 26 | 2010–2011 | |||
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 13 | 3 | 11 | 2000–01 | 2011–12 | 14 | 1995–1996 1997–1998 2001–2012 | |||
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2014–15 | 2019–20 | 23 | 2015–2020 | |||
| Bradford City | Bradford | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1998–99 | 2000–01 | 25 | 1999–2001 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2016–17 | Never relegated | 25 | 2017– | |||
| Burnley | Burnley | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2015–16 | 2014–15 | 22 | 2009–2010 2014–2015 2016– | |||
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 25 | 2013–2014 2018–2019 | |||
| Charlton Athletic | London | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1999–2000 | 2006–07 | 19 | 1998–1999 2000–2007 | |||
| Chelsea | London | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1988–89 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | |||
| Coventry City | Coventry | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1966–67 | 2000–01 | 18 | 1992–2001 | |||
| Crystal Palace | London | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2012–13 | 2004–05 | 17 | 1992–1993 1994–1995 1997–1998 2004–2005 2013– | |||
| Derby County | Derby | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 20 | 1996–2002 2007–2008 | |||
| Everton | Liverpool | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1953–54 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | |||
| Fulham | London | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 13 | 2001–2014 2018–2019 | |||
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | 25 | 2017–2019 | |||
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 22 | 2008–2010 2013–2015 2016–2017 | |||
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1999–2000 | 2001–02 | 22 | 1992–1995 2000–2002 | |||
| Leeds United | Leeds | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2019–20 | 2003–04 | 15 | 1992–2004 2020– | |||
| Leicester City | Leicester | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2013–14 | 2003–04 | 14 | 1994–1995 1996–2002 2003–2004 2014– | |||
| Liverpool | Liverpool | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1961–62 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | |||
| Manchester City | Manchester | 23 | 3 | 18 | 2001–02 | 2000–01 | 5 | 1992–1996 2000–2001 2002– | |||
| Manchester United | Old Trafford | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1974–75 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | |||
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 12 | 1992–1993 1995–1997 1998–2009 2016–2017 | |||
| Newcastle United | Newcastle upon Tyne | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2016–17 | 2015–16 | 3 | 1993–2009 2010–2016 2017– | |||
| Norwich City | Norwich | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 19 | 1992–1995 2004–2005 2011–2014 2015–2016 2019–2020 | |||
| Nottingham Forest | West Bridgford | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 22 | 1992–1993 1994–1997 1998–1999 | |||
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1990–91 | 1993–94 | 25 | 1992–1994 | |||
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2002–03 | 2009–10 | 20 | 2003–2010 | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | London | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 20 | 1992–1996 2011–2013 2014–2015 | |||
| Reading | Reading | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 24 | 2006–2008 2012–2013 | |||
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2018–19 | 2006–07 | 24 | 1992–1994 2006–2007 2019– | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1990–91 | 1999–2000 | 19 | 1992–2000 | |||
| Southampton | Southampton | 21 | 2 | 13 | 2011–12 | 2004–05 | 7 | 1992–2005 2012– | |||
| Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2007–08 | 2017–18 | 17 | 2008–2018 | |||
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2006–07 | 2016–17 | 11 | 1996–1997 1999–2003 2005–2006 2007–2017 | |||
| Swansea City | Swansea | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2010–11 | 2017–18 | 20 | 2011–2018 | |||
| Swindon Town | Swindon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | 26 | 1993–1994 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | London | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1977–78 | Never relegated | 0 | 1992– | |||
| Watford | Watford | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2014–15 | 2019–20 | 21 | 1999–2000 2006–2007 2015–2020 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | 12 | 5 | 8 | 2019–20 | 2017–18 | 15 | 2002–2003 2004–2006 2008–2009 2010–2018 2020– | |||
| West Ham United | London | 24 | 3 | 10 | 2011–12 | 2010–11 | 4 | 1993–2003 2005–2011 2012– | |||
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2004–05 | 2012–13 | 19 | 2005–2013 | |||
| Wimbledon | London | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1985–86 | 1999–2000 | 19 | 1992–2000 | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2017–18 | 2011–12 | 22 | 2003–2004 2009–2012 2018– |
As of the 2006–07 season, former Premier League members were in all three divisions of the Football League for the first time following the relegation of Swindon Town to Football League Two. Since then, other former Premier League clubs relegated to League Two have included Bradford City, Portsmouth, Blackpool, Coventry City and Oldham Athletic. To date no former Premier League club has been relegated to the National League.
Crystal Palace and Norwich City have had the most separate spells in the Premier League, with five:
- All of Crystal Palace's spells other than the latest lasted a single season. The club were relegated at the end of the inaugural 1992–93 season, won the 1993-94 First Division Championship, and were then promoted to the Premier League for 1994–95 campaign. This was the only season when the Premier League had four relegation places, Palace finished fourth from bottom, and were relegated to First Division. At end of 1996–97 season, Palace promoted to the top flight, then relegated the following season when they finished at bottom. They won the play–offs in 2003–04, relegated to the Championship the following season. They won the play-offs at the end of the 2012–13 season, and for the first time avoid relegation the following season.
- Norwich City's spells have lasted from one to three seasons in length.
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