The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992.
Over that span, 51 teams have played in the Premier League, two of which (Cardiff City and Swansea City) 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 who have never played in the Premier League; they are among a group of fourteen clubs, twelve of which are active, that 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.
Thirteen of the 22 founder members of the Premier League are competing in the 2026–27 season. Six (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur) have contested every season of the Premier League. The remaining seven (Aston Villa, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest), were also founder members, though each team has been relegated at least once in the past. Two clubs, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, are not founding members of the Premier League, but have not been relegated since making their debuts in the Premier League after promotion in 2017 and 2021, respectively.
Table All statistics here refer to time in the Premier League only, with the exception of 'Most Recent Finish' (which refers to all levels of play) and 'Last Promotion' (which refers to the club's last promotion from the second tier of English football). For the 'Top Scorer' column, those in bold still play in the Premier League for the club shown. Premier League teams playing in the current season or confirmed for the next 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.
ClubLocationTotalseasonsTotalspellsLongestspellMost recentpromotionMost recentrelegationTotalseasonsabsentSeasonsCurrent spellMost recentfinish(2025–26)HighestfinishTop scorerArsenal London (Holloway) 35 1 35 1914–15 Never relegated 0 1992–35 Aston Villa Birmingham (Aston) 32 2 24 2018–19 2015–16 31992–2016 2019–8 Barnsley Barnsley 1 1 1 1996–97 1997–98 34 1997–19980 Birmingham City Birmingham (Bordesley) 7 3 4 2008–09 2010–11 282002–2006 2007–2008 2009–20110 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 18 2 11 2000–01 2011–12 171992–1999 2001–20120 Blackpool Blackpool 1 1 1 2009–10 2010–11 34 2010–20110 Bolton Wanderers Bolton 13 3 11 2000–01 2011–12 221995–1996 1997–1998 2001–20120 Bournemouth Bournemouth 10 2 5 2021–22 2019–20 252015–2020 2022–5 Bradford City Bradford 2 1 2 1998–99 2000–01 33 1999–20010 Brentford London (Brentford) 6 1 6 2020–21 Never relegated 29 2021–6 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 10 1 10 2016–17 Never relegated 25 2017–10 Burnley Burnley 10 5 6 2024–25 2025–26 252009–2010 2014–2015 2016–2022 2023–2024 2025–20260 Cardiff City Cardiff 2 2 1 2017–18 2018–19 332013–2014 2018–20190 Charlton Athletic London (Charlton) 8 2 7 1999–2000 2006–07 271998–1999 2000–20070 Chelsea London (Fulham) 35 1 35 1988–89 Never relegated 0 1992–35 (147)Coventry City Coventry 10 2 9 2025–26 2000–01 25 1992–2001 2026–1 Crystal Palace London (Selhurst) 18 5 14 2012–13 2004–05 171992–1993 1994–1995 1997–1998 2004–2005 2013–14 Derby County Derby 7 2 6 2006–07 2007–08 28 1996–2002 2007–20080 Everton Liverpool (Vauxhall) 35 1 35 1953–54 Never relegated 0 1992–35 Fulham London (Fulham) 20 4 13 2021–22 2020–21 15 2001–2014 2018–2019 2020–2021 2022–5 Huddersfield TownHuddersfield 2 1 2 2016–17 2018–19 33 2017–20190 Hull City Kingston upon Hull 6 4 2 2025–26 2016–17 29 2008–2010 2013–2015 2016–2017 2026–1 Ipswich Town Ipswich 7 4 3 2025–26 2024–25 28 1992–1995 2000–2002 2024–2025 2026–1 Leeds United Leeds 17 3 12 2024–25 2022–23 18 1992–2004 2020–2023 2025–2 Leicester City Leicester 18 5 9 2023–24 2024–25 17 1994–1995 1996–2002 2003–2004 2014–2023 2024–20250 Liverpool Liverpool (Anfield) 35 1 35 1961–62 Never relegated 0 1992–35 Luton TownLuton111 2022–23 2023–24342023–20240Manchester City Manchester 30 3 25 2001–02 2000–01 5 1992–1996 2000–2001 2002–25 Manchester United Manchester (Old Trafford) 35 1 35 1974–75 Never relegated 0 1992–35 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 15 4 11 2015–16 2016–17 20 1992–1993 1995–1997 1998–2009 2016–20170 Newcastle United Newcastle upon Tyne 32 3 16 2016–17 2015–16 3 1993–2009 2010–2016 2017–10 Norwich City Norwich 10 6 3 2020–21 2021–22 25 1992–1995 2004–2005 2011–2014 2015–2016 2019–2020 2021–20220 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford 10 4 5 2021–22 1998–99 25 1992–1993 1994–1997 1998–1999 2022–5 Oldham Athletic Oldham 2 1 2 1990–91 1993–94 33 1992–19940 Portsmouth Portsmouth 7 1 7 2002–03 2009–10 28 2003–20100 Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) 7 3 4 2013–14 2014–15 28 1992–1996 2011–2013 2014–20150 Reading Reading 3 2 2 2011–12 2012–13 32 2006–2008 2012–20130 Sheffield United Sheffield (Highfield) 6 4 2 2022–23 2023–24 29 1992–1994 2006–2007 2019–2021 2023–20240 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield (Owlerton) 8 1 8 1990–91 1999–2000 27 1992–20000 Southampton Southampton 25 3 13 2023–24 2024–25 10 1992–2005 2012–2023 2024–20250 (100)Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent 10 1 10 2007–08 2017–18 25 2008–20180 Sunderland Sunderland 18 5 10 2024–25 2016–17 17 1996–1997 1999–2003 2005–2006 2007–2017 2025–2 Swansea City Swansea 7 1 7 2010–11 2017–18 28 2011–20180 Swindon Town Swindon 1 1 1 1992–93 1993–94 34 1993–19940 Tottenham Hotspur London (Tottenham) 35 1 35 1977–78 Never relegated 0 1992–35 Watford Watford 8 4 5 2020–21 2021–22 27 1999–2000 2006–2007 2015–2020 2021–20220 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich 13 5 8 2019–20 2020–21 22 2002–2003 2004–2006 2008–2009 2010–2018 2020–20210 West Ham United London (Stratford) 30 3 14 2011–12 2025–26 5 1993–2003 2005–2011 2012–20260 Wigan Athletic Wigan 8 1 8 2004–05 2012–13 27 2005–20130 Wimbledon London (Wimbledon) 8 1 8 1985–86 1999–2000 27 1992–20000 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton 12 3 8 2017–18 2025–26 23 2003–2004 2009–2012 2018–20260
The 2006–07 season marked the first occasion former Premier League members were in all three divisions of the Football League following the relegation of Swindon Town to League Two. Since then, other former Premier League clubs relegated to League Two have included Bradford City, Portsmouth, Blackpool, Coventry City, Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers. Oldham became the first former Premier League club to be relegated to the National League during the 2022–23 season.
Norwich City have had the most separate spells in the Premier League, with six, which have lasted from one to three seasons in length.
Three clubs – Luton Town, Notts County and West Ham United – were in the top flight in 1991–92, and so took part in the original negotiations in 1991 that led to the formation of the Premier League, resigning their membership of The Football League along with the other 19 clubs in the top flight. However, the clubs were relegated that season and were thereby not founding Premier League members. West Ham won promotion to the Premier League the following season. Notts County has not returned to the top flight since, even dropping to the National League in 2019. Luton Town also dropped to the National League in 2009, but managed to return to the Football League in 2014 and won promotion to the Premier League in 2023 after play-offs.
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Location of all clubs who have competed in the Premier League
Clubs that have competed in the top flight First Division, but not the Premier League
Club Town or city Highest FirstDivision finish Total seasons Lastrelegation Current status(2026–27) Level inpyramid Accrington Accrington 6th 5 1892–93 Defunct Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Horton Park) 9th 3 1920–21 Bristol City Bristol (Ashton Gate) 2nd 9 1979–80 Bury Bury 4th 22 1928–29 Carlisle United Carlisle 22nd 1 1974–75 Darwen Darwen 14th 2 1893–94 Glossop North End Glossop 18th 1 1899–1900 Grimsby Town Cleethorpes 5th 12 1947–48 Leyton Orient London (Leyton) 22nd 1 1962–63 Millwall London (New Cross) 10th 2 1989–90 Northampton Town Northampton 21st 1 1965–66 Notts County Nottingham 3rd 30 1991–92 Oxford United Oxford 18th 3 1987–88 Preston North End Preston 1st 46 1960–61
Overall number of seasons in First Division and Premier League The number of seasons that each team has played in the top division between 1888–89 and 2026–27. A total of 65 teams have competed in at least one season of the top division. No team has participated in all 128 seasons; Everton have been absent for the fewest seasons, missing just four for a total of 124 seasons in the top flight. Teams in bold participate in the 2026–27 Premier League. Teams in italic have never competed in the Premier League, only the old First Division.
Seasons Clubs 124 Everton 113 Aston Villa 112 Liverpool 110 Arsenal 102 Manchester United 98 Manchester City 95 Newcastle United 92 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur 88 Sunderland 81 West Bromwich Albion 73 Bolton Wanderers 72 Blackburn Rovers 71 Wolverhampton Wanderers 68 West Ham United 66 Sheffield Wednesday 65 Derby County 63 Sheffield United62 Stoke City 61 Middlesbrough, Burnley, Nottingham Forest 57 Birmingham City 56 Leicester City 55 Leeds United 47 Southampton 46 Preston North End 35 Coventry City 33 Portsmouth 32 Huddersfield Town, Fulham 30 Notts County 28 Blackpool, Ipswich Town 27 Norwich City, Crystal Palace 26 Charlton Athletic 23 Queens Park Rangers 22 Bury 17 Cardiff City, Luton Town 14 Wimbledon, Watford, Brighton & Hove Albion 12 Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City 11 Brentford 10 Bournemouth 9 Bristol City, Swansea City 8 Wigan Athletic 6 Hull City 5 Accrington 3 Bradford Park Avenue, Oxford United, Reading 2 Darwen, Millwall 1 Glossop North End, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, Barnsley
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