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Premier League

The Premier League is the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League.

  • Founded: May 27, 1992

Most championship titles

Manchester United, 13
Titles

Most consecutive championship titles

Manchester City, 4

2020-24

Titles

Largest championship win margin

Manchester City (100 points), 19 points

2017-18, over Manchester United (81 points)

Titles

Earliest title win with the most games remaining

Liverpool, 7 games

2019-20

Titles

Most days spent on top of the league without winning the title

Arsenal, 248

2022-23

Titles

Most points in a season

Manchester City, 100

2017-18

Points

Fewest points in a season

Derby County, 11

2007-08

Points

Most points in a season without winning the league

Liverpool, 97

2018-19

Points

Fewest points in a season while winning the league

Manchester United, 75

1996-97

Points

Most points in a season while being relegated

Crystal Palace, 49

1992-93

Points

Most goals

Alan Shearer, 260
Goals

Most goals at one club

Harry Kane, 213

Tottenham Hotspur

Goals

First goal

Brian Deane

Sheffield United vs. Manchester United, August 15, 1992

Goals

Fastest goal

Shane Long, 7.69 seconds

Southampton vs. Watford, April 23, 2019

Goals

Most assists

Ryan Giggs, 162

1992-2013

Assists

Most goals in a single season

Erling Haaland, 36

Manchester City, 2022-23

Goals

Most assists in a single season

20

Thierry Henry, Arsenal, 2002-03

Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester City, 2019-20

Assists

Most clean sheets in a career

Petr Čech, 202
Defense

Most clean sheets in a season

Petr Čech, 24

Chelsea, 2004-05

Defense

Most career wins by a club

Manchester United, 744
Wins

Most career losses by a club

Everton, 448
Losses

Most draws by a club

Everton, 341
Draws

Most single season wins by a team

32

Manchester City, 2017-18, 2018-19

Liverpool, 2019-20

Wins

Fewest single season wins by a team

Derby County, 1

2007-08

Wins

Most single season losses by a team

29

Ipswich Town, 1994-95

Sunderland, 2005-06

Derby County, 2007-08

Sheffield United, 2020-21

Losses

Most goals in a single season by a team

Manchester City, 106

2017-18

Goals

Fewest goals in a single season

20

Derby County, 2007-08

Sheffield United, 2020-21

Goals

Fewest goals allowed in a single season

Chelsea, 15

2004-05

Goals

Most goals allowed in a single season

Sheffield United, 104

2023-24

Goals

Longest winning streak by a team

18

Manchester City, August 27, 2017 - December 27, 2017

Liverpool, October 27, 2019 - February 24, 2020

Wins

Most games played

Gareth Barry, 653

1997-2018

Games

Largest single game attendance

83,222

Tottenham Hotspur (1) vs. Arsenal (0), Wembley Stadium, February, 10 2018

Games

Lowest single game attendance

3,039

Wimbledon (1) vs. Everton (3), Selhurst Park, January 26, 1993

Games

Most yellow cards in a career

Chelsea, 1,982
Penalties

Most yellow cards in a season

Chelsea, 105

2023-24

Penalties

Fewest yellow cards in a season

Coventry City, 12

1993-94

Penalties

Most yellow cards in a match

13

Tottenham Hotspur (2) vs. Sheffield United (1), September, 16 2023

Penalties

Most yellow cards by a player

Gareth Barry, 123
Penalties

Most red cards in a career

Everton, 107
Penalties

Most red cards in a season

9

Sunderland, 2009-10

Queens Park Rangers, 2011-12

Penalties

Most red cards by a player

8

Richard Dunne

Duncan Ferguson

Patrick Vieira

Penalties

Most different clubs played for

Marcus Bent, 8

Crystal Palace

Blackburn Rovers

Ipswich Town

Leicester City

Everton

Charlton Athletic

Wigan Athletic

and Wolverhampton Wanderers

Player

Oldest player

John Burridge, 43 years and 162 days

Manchester City vs. Queens Park Rangers, May 14, 1995

Player

Youngest player

Ethan Nwaneri, 15 years and 181 days

Arsenal vs. Brentford, September 18, 2022

Player

Most consecutive Premier League appearances

Brad Friedel, 310

August 14, 2004 - October 7, 2012

Games

Most Premier League appearances as a substitute

James Milner, 204
Games

Most seasons appeared in

James Milner, 23

2002-25

Games

Most penalties scored

Alan Shearer, 56
Goals

Most penalties missed

11

Alan Shearer

Wayne Rooney

Goals

Most free kicks scored

David Beckham, 18
Goals

Most hat-tricks

Sergio Agüero, 12
Goals