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This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete in English leagues.

League

The original league saw twelve teams become the founding members of the Football League in 1888–89: Accrington, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Notts County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers.{{Cite web |title=Football League – facts, stats and history |url=https://www.footballhistory.org/league/football-league.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.footballhistory.org}}

Three of the teams (Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Aston Villa) also played in the first Premier League season in 1992–93, but Notts County missed out, finishing in the relegation zone in 1991–92.{{Cite web |title=Oldest Football Clubs {{!}} List of the Oldest Football Teams in the World {{!}} Football-Stadiums.co.uk |url=https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/articles/oldest-football-clubs/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.football-stadiums.co.uk|date=22 March 2017 }}{{Cite web |title=1991–92 Season Final Football Tables |url=http://www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk/final/f1991-92.html#d1 |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=English Football League Tables}}

A second division was added four years later for the 1892–93 season, resulting in the Football League now becoming the Football League First Division, the top division for the next one hundred years. The Southern League became Division 3 in 1920. A Northern League formed the following year that became Division Three North. In 1958 the regional divisions combined to form the Third Division and a national Fourth Division. The top 12 sides from the Northern and Southern divisions formed the Third Division, whilst the bottom 12 of the respective divisions formed the new fourth tier.{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Tony |title=A Short History of the Football League |url=http://www.soccer.mistral.co.uk/fleg/flhist.htm |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=www.soccer.mistral.co.uk}}

Nine clubs have reached double figures of league titles, with Liverpool and Manchester United leading the chasing pack. Five clubs have managed to win all four divisions, while a further seven clubs need the top title to complete the full set.{{Cite web |title=English League Championship Winners all Four Flights 1888–2022 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/english-domestic/total-league-championship-won/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=My Football Facts |language=en-US}} Luton Town have technically also won four different divisions, albeit one of these was the National League (the first tier of English non-league football) in 2014.{{Cite web |author=Guardian Staff |date=15 April 2014 |title=Luton Town return to the Football League after five-year exile |url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/apr/15/luton-town-promoted-football-league |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=The Guardian}}

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|+ Top 10 clubs by league titles won

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Club

!scope="col"| Division 1:
Premier League

!scope="col"| Division 2:
Championship

!scope="col"| Division 3:
League 1

!scope="col"| Division 4:
League 2

!scope="col"| Totals

scope="row" |1

| style="text-align:left;" | Liverpool

| 20

| 4

|

|

| 24

scope="row" |2

| style="text-align:left;" | Manchester United

| 20

| 2

|

|

| 22

scope="row"|3

|style="text-align:left;"| Manchester City

| 10

| 7

|

|

| 17

scope="row" |4

| style="text-align:left;" | Arsenal

| 13

|

|

|

| 13

scope="row" |5

| style="text-align:left;" | Sunderland

| 6

| 5

| 1

|

| 12

scope="row" |6

| style="text-align:left;" | Wolverhampton Wanderers

| 3

| 4

| 3

| 1

| 11

scope="row" |7

| style="text-align:left;" | Aston Villa

| 7

| 2

| 1

|

| 10

scope="row" |8

| style="text-align:left;" | Everton

| 9

| 1

|

|

| 10

scope="row" |9

| style="text-align:left;" | Leicester City

| 1

| 8

| 1

|

| 10

scope="row" |10

| style="text-align:left;" | Sheffield Wednesday

| 4

| 5

|

|

| 9

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|+ Clubs winning all four divisions

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Club

!scope="col"| Division 1:
Premier League

!scope="col"| Division 2:
Championship

!scope="col"| Division 3:
League 1

!scope="col"| Division 4:
League 2

scope="row"| 1

|style="text-align:left;"| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| 3

| 4

| 3

| 1

scope="row"| 2

|style="text-align:left;"| Burnley

| 2

| 4

| 1

| 1

scope="row"| 3

|style="text-align:left;"| Preston North End

| 2

| 3

| 2

| 1

scope="row"| 4

|style="text-align:left;"| Portsmouth

| 2

| 1

| 3

| 1

scope="row"| 5

|style="text-align:left;"| Sheffield United

| 1

| 1

| 1

| 1

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|+ Clubs winning bottom three divisions

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Club

!scope="col"| Division 2:
Championship

!scope="col"| Division 3:
League 1

!scope="col"| Division 4:
League 2

scope="row"| 1

|style="text-align:left;"| Notts County

| 3

| 2

| 3

scope="row"| 2

|style="text-align:left;"| Grimsby Town

| 2

| 3

| 1

scope="row"| 3

|style="text-align:left;"| Reading

| 2

| 3

| 1

scope="row"| 4

|style="text-align:left;"| Brentford

| 1

| 2

| 3

scope="row"| 5

|style="text-align:left;"| Luton Town

| 1

| 3

| 1

scope="row"| 6

|style="text-align:left;"| Millwall

| 1

| 3

| 1

scope="row"| 7

|style="text-align:left;"| Cardiff City

| 1

| 1

| 1

For the 1919–20 season, the first season after the First World War, Arsenal were controversially elected in to the first division, despite finishing fifth in the last season before the outbreak of war in the second division. However, they have remained at this level ever since.{{cite web |date=11 February 2022 |title=The 1919 football league election: Rival fans are still arguing today |url=https://footballpink.net/the-1919-football-league-election-rival-fans-are-still-arguing-today/ |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=Football Pink}} Arsenal had once previously won promotion after finishing second behind Preston North End in the 1903–04 season, staying there until finishing bottom in 1912–13. Other clubs won elections to play in the first division. Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in 1898, Bury and Notts County in 1905 and Chelsea (alongside Arsenal) in 1919 were also elected to the top flight. Blackburn later won division 2 in 1938–39, and Newcastle United finished runners-up in 1947–48. Notts County became second division champions in 1913–14, while Bury would finish runners-up in 1923–24. In the 1929–30 season, Chelsea finished second behind Blackpool.{{Cite web |title=English Football final table pages |url=http://www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk/final/indexftables.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=English Football League Tables}} Arsenal, still to this day, have the unenviable record as being the only club who have never earned their place in the top flight, through their league position, after being elected in the 1919–20 season.{{Cite web |title=Seasons in the Top Flight of English Football by Clubs 1888-89 to 2024-25 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=My Football Facts |language=en-US}}

Holding the record of continuous seasons, Arsenal are some way ahead of other clubs who have suffered relegation. Everton spent three years in the second division before finishing as runners-up to Leicester City in the 1953–54 season. Neighbours Liverpool, after having spent eight years outside the top division, won the second division title in the 1961–62 season. Manchester United bounced straight back up in 1974–75, after finishing second bottom in 1973–74. This would be Manchester United's last football league title before the birth of the Premier League, in their only time outside the top division since the end of the Second World War. Tottenham Hotspur also spent a season in the Second Division; similarly to Manchester United, it is the only time they have been outside the top flight since 1950. In 1976–77, Spurs conceded 72 goals as they finished bottom; the following season, they finished third in the second division to earn promotion back to the top flight.{{Cite web |title=1977–78 Season Final Football Tables |url=http://www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk/final/f1977-78.html#d2 |access-date=31 October 2022 |website=English Football League Tables}} Chelsea have been in the top flight since 1989 after winning the second division, while Manchester City one of the founders of the premier league spent 5 years out of the top flight but were present there since their 2002 promotion as Division 1 (2nd Tier) Winners. The 1998–99 season saw Manchester City earn promotion from Division 2 (currently known as League One), after winning a penalty shootout against Gillingham in the play-off final.{{Cite web |last=CityPlus |title=Classic match replay: City 2-2 Gillingham (3-1p) 1999 |url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/city-plus/manchester-city-gillingham-1999-division-2-playoff-final-match-replay-63772397 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Manchester City FC |language=en}} City finished as runners-up to Charlton Athletic in Division 1 (currently known as the Championship) the following season, then made an immediate return after relegation in 2001, before securing their seventh second division title.{{Cite web |title=On this day: City's 2002 Division One title win |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/2001-2002-division-one-title-win-manchester-city-63784852 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Manchester City FC |language=en}}

Unlike many European clubs that have never played outside their country's top division, no English club can claim that achievement. 65 clubs have played at the top level, six clubs have never returned, and the rest, apart from Arsenal, have secured promotion from the second division.{{cite web |title=Seasons in the Top Flight of English Football by Clubs 1888–89 to 2022–23 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=My Football Facts}} Glossop, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, and Barnsley have completed only one season in the top flight.{{Cite web |author1=FourFourTwo Staff |date=30 March 2020 |title=Monday teaser: Which clubs spent just one season in the top flight? |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/monday-teaser-which-clubs-spent-just-one-season-top-flight |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=fourfourtwo.com}} The club that can boast playing the most seasons in the top tier is Everton, who are about to play their 121st season there (out of a possible 125 league seasons). The city of Liverpool has always been represented in footballs top tier. While Everton suffered relegation in 1930, Liverpool remained, though Everton instantly returned to the top flight a year later. After three years in the second division from 1951 to 1954, Everton won promotion to the First Division, swapping places with Liverpool who had been relegated; it would be eight years later that under Bill Shankly, Liverpool were promoted from the second division.

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|+ Top ten clubs by total number of seasons (ever) in top flight*

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Club

!scope="col"| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
seasons

scope="row"| 1

|style="text-align:left;"| Everton

| 122

scope="row"| 2

|style="text-align:left;"| Aston Villa

| 111

scope="row"| 3

|style="text-align:left;"| Liverpool

| 110

scope="row"| 4

|style="text-align:left;"| Arsenal

| 108

scope="row"| 5

|style="text-align:left;"| Manchester United

| 100

scope="row"| 6

|style="text-align:left;"| Manchester City

| 96

scope="row"| 7

|style="text-align:left;"| Newcastle United

| 93

scope="row"| 8

|style="text-align:left;"| Chelsea

| 90

scope="row"| 9

|style="text-align:left;"| Tottenham Hotspur

| 90

scope="row"| 10

|style="text-align:left;"| Sunderland

| 87

{{asterisk}} Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2024–25 season

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|+ Top ten clubs by number of ongoing, successive seasons in top flight*

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:13em;"| Club

!scope="col"| First season

!scope="col"| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
seasons

scope="row"| 1

|style="text-align:left;"| Arsenal

| 1919–20

| 105**

scope="row"| 2

|style="text-align:left;"| Everton

| 1954–55

| 71

scope="row"| 3

|style="text-align:left;"| Liverpool

| 1962–63

| 63

scope="row"| 4

|style="text-align:left;"| Manchester United

| 1975–76

| 50

scope="row"| 5

|style="text-align:left;"| Tottenham Hotspur

| 1978–79

| 47

scope="row"| 6

|style="text-align:left;"| Chelsea

| 1989–90

| 36

scope="row"| 7

|style="text-align:left;"| Manchester City

| 2002–03

| 23

scope="row"| 8

|style="text-align:left;"| West Ham United

| 2012–13

| 13

scope="row"| 9

|style="text-align:left;"| Crystal Palace

| 2013–14

| 12

rowspan="2" scope="row"| 10

|style="text-align:left;"| Brighton & Hove Albion

| rowspan="2" | 2017–18

| rowspan="2" | 8

style="text-align:left;"| Newcastle United

{{asterisk}} Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2024–25 season

** Six seasons lost due to World War II, and one season abandoned.

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|+ Clubs by number of successive seasons (ever) in top flight*

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" style="width:13em;" | Club

! scope="col" | First season

! scope="col" | Season
relegated

! scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}
seasons

scope="row" | 1

| style="text-align:left;" | Arsenal

| 1919–20

|

| 105**

scope="row" | 2

| style="text-align:left;" | Everton

| 1954–55

|

| 71

scope="row" | 3

| style="text-align:left;" | Liverpool

| 1962–63

|

| 63

scope="row" | 4

| style="text-align:left;" | Sunderland

| 1890–91

| 1957–58

| 57

scope="row" | 5

| style="text-align:left;" | Manchester United

| 1975–76

|

| 50

scope="row" | 6

| style="text-align:left;" | Tottenham Hotspur

| 1978–79

|

| 47

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 7

| style="text-align:left;" | Aston Villa

| rowspan="2" | 1888–89

| rowspan="2" | 1935–36

| rowspan="2" | 43

style="text-align:left;" | Blackburn Rovers
rowspan="2" scope="row" | 9

| style="text-align:left;" | Sheffield United

| 1893–94

| 1933–34

| rowspan="2" | 36

style="text-align:left;" | Chelsea

| 1989–90

|

{{asterisk}} Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2024–25 season

** Six seasons lost due to World War II, and one season abandoned.

= Champions of England =

{{Main|List of English football champions}}

Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888.{{Cite web |title=Most Premier League titles |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/383696/premier-league-wins-by-team/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Statista}} Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English champions.{{cite news |title=Liverpool end 30-year wait for title |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53183857 |access-date=17 October 2022}} Preston North End won the first two league titles but have never won it since 1890. Sheffield United won in 1898 but no second title has yet arrived. Their neighbours, Sheffield Wednesday, have won the league more recently than them, but have not added to their tally of four league titles, with their most recent success coming in 1930. Huddersfield Town won a hat-trick of titles between 1924 and 1926, but nearly a century later no fourth title has been added.{{Cite web |last=EFL |date=2023-09-20 |title=EFL Rewind: Treble-winning Terriers on top |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2023/september/20/efl-rewind--treble-winning-terriers-on-top/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=EFL |language=en}}

It is approaching 100 years since Newcastle United were English champions while Tottenham Hotspur have now gone 63 years without any league titles. Chelsea had to wait 50 years before their first Premier League success in 2005, although they did win the second division twice in the 1980s.

Manchester City endured 44 barren years before winning the league title in 2012. Manchester United went 41 years without the top title, but that time period includes two world wars, with eleven seasons lost. Arsenal, meanwhile, are currently in their longest period without a league title since first becoming English champions in 1931, with their last triumph coming in 2004. Arsenal went 18 years without a title twice, 1953 until 1971, then again until 1989.{{Cite web |title=Current EPL Clubs' Longest "Between Titles" Droughts |url=http://www.footyfair.com/2015/07/current-epl-clubs-longest-between.html |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Footy Fair}}

In the lower leagues Leicester City hold the record for most second tier titles with eight. Behind are Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City all with five. The third tier record is held by Plymouth Argyle. Winning League 1 in the 2022-23 season moved them to outright holders, ahead of Portsmouth, Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Hull City. Chesterfield still hold the fourth tier record, which they have held since the 2013-14 season. Notts County, Doncaster Rovers, Brentford and Swindon Town all have three titles.

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|+ Clubs having been Champions of England{{dagger|alt=footnote}}

scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Club

!scope="col" rowspan="2"| First title

!scope="col" colspan="2"| Longest time between titles

!scope="col" rowspan="2"| Years

!scope="col" colspan="2"| Current time since last title

scope="col"| From

!scope="col"| Until

!scope="col"| Last title won

!scope="col"| Years

scope="row"| Preston North End **

| 1888–89

|

|

|

| 1889–90

| 135

scope="row"| Sunderland *

| 1891–92

| 1912–13

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1935–36

| 23

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1935–36

| 89

scope="row"| Aston Villa **

| 1893–94

| 1909–10

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1980–81

| 71

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1980–81

| 44

scope="row"| Sheffield United **

| 1897–98

|

|

|

| 1897–98

| 127

scope="row"| Liverpool

| 1900–01

| 1989–90

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 2019–20

| 30

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 2024–25

| 0

scope="row"| Sheffield Wednesday *

| 1902–03

| 1903–04

| 1928–29

| 25

| 1929–30

| 95

scope="row"| Newcastle United *

| 1904–05

| 1908–09

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1926–27

| 18

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1926–27

| 98

scope="row"| Manchester United **

| 1907–08

| 1910–11

| 1951–52

| 41

| 2012–13

| 12

scope="row"| Blackburn Rovers **

| 1911–12

| 1913–14

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1994–95

| 81

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1994–95

| 30

scope="row"| West Bromwich Albion *

| 1919–20

|

|

|

| 1919–20

| 105

scope="row"| Burnley

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1920–21

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1920–21

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1959–60

| 39

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1959–60

| 65

scope="row"| Huddersfield Town *

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1923–24

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1923–24

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1925–26

|1

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1925–26

| 99

scope="row"| Arsenal

| 1930–31

| 1952–53

| 1970–71

| 18

| 2003–04

| 21

scope="row"| Manchester City

| 1936–37

| 1967–68

| 2011–12

| 44

| 2023–24

|1

scope="row"| Portsmouth

| 1948–49

|

|

|

| 1949–50

| 75

scope="row"| Tottenham Hotspur

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1950–51

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1950–51

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1960–61

| 10

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1960–61

| 64

scope="row"| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1953–54

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1953–54

| 1957–58

| 4

| 1958–59

| 66

scope="row"| Chelsea

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1954–55

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1954–55

| 2004–05

| 50

| 2016–17

| 8

scope="row"| Ipswich Town

| 1961–62

|

|

|

| 1961–62

| 63

scope="row"| Derby County

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1971–72

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1971–72

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1974–75

| 3

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1974–75

| 50

scope="row"| Nottingham Forest

| 1977–78

|

|

|

| 1977–78

| 47

scope="row"| Everton

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1890–91

| style="background:#E6FFEE"| 1890–91

| 1914–15

| 24

| 1986–87

| 38

scope="row"| Leeds United

| 1968–69

| 1973–74

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1991–92

| 18

| style="background:#FFE6EE"| 1991–92

| 33

scope="row"| Leicester City

| 2015–16

|

|

|

| 2015–16

| 9

{{unbulleted list|{{asterisk}} 4 seasons lost due to World War I|

{{asterisk}}* 11 seasons lost due to World War I and World War II |

{{dagger}} At end of the 2023–24 season}}

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|+ Legend

style="background:#E6FFEE"|Same season as first title
style="background:#FFE6EE" |Same season as last title

= Titles =

  • Most consecutive league titles: 4, Manchester City (2020–21 to 2023–24){{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Manchester City news: Stats from Premier League title win |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cg66qzq9k6go |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
  • Most top flight titles: 20, Liverpool / Manchester United{{Cite web |title=List of English Football Champions |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/world-football/world-football-league/list-of-english-football-champions/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=My Football Facts |language=en-US}} (Division 1 ; Premier League)
  • Most second tier titles: 8, Leicester City{{Cite web |title=Championship {{!}} Leicester City |url=https://www.lcfc.com/history/honours/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcfc.com%2Fhistory%2Fhonours%2Fchampionship |access-date=18 October 2022 |publisher=Leicester City F.C.}} (Division 2 ; Championship)
  • Most third tier titles: 5, Plymouth Argyle (Division 3 ; League 1)
  • Most fourth tier titles: 4, Chesterfield / Doncaster Rovers{{Cite web |title=Football Club History Database – Chesterfield |url=https://www.fchd.info/CHESTERF.HTM |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.fchd.info}} (Division 4 ; League 2)

=Representation=

=Wins=

  • Most wins in the top flight overall: 2,072, Liverpool{{Cite web |title=Seasons in the Top Flight of English Football by Clubs 1888-89 to 2024-25 |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/england_footy/football-league/seasons-in-top-flight/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=My Football Facts |language=en-US}}
  • Most consecutive wins from start of a top-flight season: 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960–61){{cite web|last=Bloomfield|first=Craig|title=Top 10 starts to a season: Man United, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Leeds United, Spurs and Preston|url=http://talksport.com/magazine/top-ten/2011-09-12/top-10-starts-season-man-united-man-city-liverpool-arsenal-leeds-united-spurs-and-preston|website=talksport.com|publisher=Talksport|date=12 September 2011|access-date=5 August 2016}}
  • Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 13, Reading (Third Division, 1985–86){{cite web|title=Club Honours and Records|url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/records-232960.aspx|publisher=Reading F.C.|access-date=15 September 2012|date=11 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214194722/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/news/article/records-232960.aspx|archive-date=14 February 2013}}
  • Most consecutive top-flight league wins: 18{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51526804 | first=Phil | last=McNulty | work=BBC Sport | title= Liverpool 3–2 West Ham: Mane scores winner as Reds forced to come from behind | date=24 February 2020 | access-date=2 March 2021}}
  • Manchester City (26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017)
  • Liverpool (27 October 2019 – 24 February 2020)
  • Most consecutive top-flight league wins at home: 24, Liverpool (Premier League, 9 February 2019 – 11 July 2020){{cite news |title=Which Premier League records can Liverpool break? |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1561869 |access-date=25 February 2020 |agency=Premier League.com}}
  • Most consecutive top-flight league wins away: 12, Manchester City (Premier League, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021){{cite news |title=City set new English football away wins record |url=https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/manchester-city-12-premier-league-away-wins-record-63756622 |publisher=Manchester City F.C. |date=14 May 2021 |access-date=14 May 2021}}
  • Most consecutive home wins: 25, Bradford Park Avenue (Third Division North, 1926–27){{Cite web |date=2020-07-13 |title=Liverpool fall short of almost 100-year record held by Bradford (Park Avenue) |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/18578538.liverpool-fail-break-avenue-consecutive-home-wins-record/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |language=en}}
  • Most wins in a top-flight season: 32
  • Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18, 2018–19)
  • Liverpool (Premier League, 2019–20){{cite news |title=Champions Liverpool beat Newcastle to finish on 99 points |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53460589 |access-date=27 July 2020 |agency=BBC}}

=Draws=

=Losses=

  • Most losses overall in the top flight: 1,635, Everton
  • Fewest losses in a season: 0,{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2378953/Arsenal-join-the-Invincibles.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2378953/Arsenal-join-the-Invincibles.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Patrick | last=Barclay | title=Arsenal join the Invincibles | date=16 May 2004}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/liverpool/1893-1894/table |title=Liverpool 1893-1894 English Division Two (Old) Table - statto.com |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222060221/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/liverpool/1893-1894/table |archive-date=22 February 2014}}
  • Preston North End (First Division, 1888–89; final record P22 W18 D4 L0)
  • Liverpool (Second Division, 1893–94; final record P28 W22 D6 L0)
  • Arsenal (Premier League, 2003–04; final record P38 W26 D12 L0)
  • Most consecutive losses:[http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Losses/0,,10794~634821,00.html Football League: Most Consecutive Losses] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919234435/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Losses/0%2C%2C10794~634821%2C00.html |date=19 September 2012}}
  • 18, Darwen, 1898–99 (Second Division)
  • 17, Rochdale, 1931–32 (Division 3 North)
  • 17, Sunderland, 2002–03, 2003–04 (15 in top tier)

=Points=

  • Most points overall in the top flight (mixed 3pts and 2pts for win): 7,290, Liverpool
  • Most points in a season (2 points for a win – 46 matches): 74, Lincoln City (Fourth Division, 1975–76){{Cite web |title=Division Four 1975-76 |url=https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/division-four-1975-76/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.wsc.co.uk |language=en}}
  • Most points in a season (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 111, Birmingham City F.C. (League One, 2024-25)
  • Most points in a season for a second level league team (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 106, Reading (Championship, 2005–06){{Cite web |last=FC |first=Reading |title=Record Breakers |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/history/record-breakers/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Reading FC}}
  • Most points in a season for a third level league team (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 111, Birmingham City F.C. (League One, 2024-25){{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Sam |date=2025-04-30 |title=Birmingham City break EFL points record with win over Blackpool |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6323140/2025/04/30/birmingham-efl-points-record/ |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=nytimes.com/athletic}}https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/match-report-cambridge-united-1-2-birmingham-city
  • Most points in a season for a fourth level league team (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 102, Swindon Town (Fourth Division, 1985-86) and Plymouth Argyle (Third Division, 2001-02)
  • Most points in a season for a top-flight team (2 points for a win – 42 matches): 68 (30 wins 8 draws), Liverpool (First Division, 1978–79){{Cite web |date=2020-07-22 |title=A history of Liverpool's league title wins |url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/features/402698-a-history-of-liverpool-s-league-title-wins |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Liverpool FC}}
  • Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 100 (32 wins 4 draws), Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18){{Cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/records |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.premierleague.com}}
  • Most points in a season without winning the title for a top-flight team: 97, Liverpool (Premier League, 2018–19)
  • Most points in a season without winning the title: 100, Burnley (Championship, 2024–25)
  • Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win – 34 matches): 8{{Cite web |title=footballsite - Football League Division 2 table 1899/1900 |url=http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/Seasons/1899-00/Div21899-00.htm |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.footballsite.co.uk}}
  • Loughborough (Second Division, 1899–1900)
  • Doncaster Rovers (Second Division, 1904–05)
  • Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 11, Derby County (Premier League, 2007–08){{Cite news |date=2021-02-12 |title=Derby County 2007-08: 'We threw the towel in' - the story of the Premier League's worst team |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55948890 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
  • Most points in a season while being relegated (2 points for a win – 46 matches): 41, Rotherham United (Third Division, 1972–73)
  • Most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 54,
  • Southend United (Third Division, 21st of 24; 1988–89)
  • Peterborough United (Championship, 22nd of 24; 2012–13)
  • Most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 42 matches): 49,
  • Norwich City (First Division, 20th of 22; 1984–85)
  • Crystal Palace (FA Premiership, 19th of 22; 1994–95)
  • Most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 43, Sheffield Wednesday (First Division, 18th of 20; 1989–90)

=Games without a win=

  • Most consecutive league games without a win: 36{{Cite news |date=2018-10-20 |title=EFL: Macclesfield end winless run and crowds flock to Championship grounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45928262 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
  • Derby County (Premier League/Championship; 22 September 2007 to 13 September 2008)
  • Macclesfield Town (League Two; 2 January to 5 May 2012 and 4 August to 12 October 2018).
  • Longest run without a home win: 364 days, Sunderland (Premier League/Championship; 17 December 2016 to 16 December 2017){{Cite web |date=2017-11-18 |title=Sunderland create unwanted record for longest run without home win |url=https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/sunderland-create-unwanted-record-for-longest-run-without-home-win-420413 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Northumberland Gazette |language=en}}

=Games without defeat=

  • Most consecutive games without a defeat in top flight: 49, Arsenal (Premier League; 7 May 2003 to 24 October 2004){{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=49 Unbeaten |url=https://www.arsenal.com/history/club-records/the-unbeaten-record |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=49 Unbeaten |language=en}}
  • Most consecutive games without a defeat at home: 86, Chelsea (Premier League; 21 February 2004 to 26 October 2008){{Cite web |date=2019-03-11 |title=The 4 Longest Unbeaten Runs at Home in Premier League History |url=https://www.90min.com/posts/6317339-longest-unbeaten-runs-home-premier-league-history |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=90min.com |language=en-GB}}
  • Most consecutive games without a defeat away: 29, Manchester United (Premier League; 17 February 2020 to 16 October 2021){{Cite news |title=Leicester 4-2 Man Utd: Thrilling come-from-behind win ends 29-game unbeaten away run for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12435441/leicester-4-2-man-utd-thrilling-come-from-behind-win-ends-29-game-unbeaten-away-run-for-ole-gunnar-solskjaers-side#:~:text=Leicester%20came%20from%20behind%20to,ahead%20late%20in%20the%20game. |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240521222315/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/12435441/leicester-4-2-man-utd-thrilling-come-from-behind-win-ends-29-game-unbeaten-away-run-for-ole-gunnar-solskjaers-side |archive-date=2024-05-21 |access-date=2025-01-06 |work=Sky Sports |language=en-GB}}

=Goals=

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960–61)[http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals/0,,10794~634862,00.html The Football League | Stats | Records | Records – League | Goals | GOALS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320021001/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals/0,,10794~634862,00.html |date=20 March 2012}}
  • Most top-flight goals scored in a season (42 games): 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930–31)Aston Villa did not win the championship, finishing second to Arsenal whose goal tally of 127 that season is the second-highest ever in the top flight.
  • Most top-flight goals scored in a season (38 games): 106, Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18){{Cite web |date=2018-01-02 |title=Man City smash 11 Premier League records |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/37489106/can-man-city-smash-premier-league-points-goals-records |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
  • Most top-flight goals scored in total: 7,316, Liverpool
  • Most home league goals scored in a season: 87, Millwall (Third Division South, 1927–28)
  • Most away league goals scored in a season: 60, Arsenal (First Division, 1930–31)
  • Most consecutive games scoring: 55, Arsenal (Premier League, 19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002)[http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/42908/behind-the-numbers- Behind the Numbers: Scoring scoring Arsenal | Club Records | History | Arsenal.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621232534/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/42908/behind-the-numbers- |date=21 June 2012}}
  • Most consecutive games without scoring: 11, Cheltenham Town (League One, 2023–24), Coventry City (Second Division, 1919–20) and Hartlepool United (Third Division, 1992–93)
  • Most consecutive games from start of season without scoring: 11, Cheltenham Town (League One, 2023–24){{cite news |title=Cheltenham Town 0-2 Fleetwood Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66920545 |access-date=4 October 2023 |work=BBC Sport |date=3 October 2023}}
  • First league goal awarded by goal-line technology: scored by Edin Džeko in the 14th minute of the Premier League game between Manchester City and Cardiff City on 18 January 2014. The game was officiated by Neil Swarbrick, who consulted his watch when Cardiff defender Kevin McNaughton quickly cleared the ball away just after it entered the goal.
  • Lowest goals conceded-per-game average in a season: 0.35 (16 goals conceded in 46 matches), Burnley (Championship, 2024–25).{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Ian |date=3 May 2025 |title=Record-breaking Clarets win, but miss out on title |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25136819.record-breaking-clarets-win-miss-title/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505082910/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/25136819.record-breaking-clarets-win-miss-title/ |archive-date=5 May 2025 |access-date=5 May 2025 |website=Lancashire Telegraph}}{{Cite web |last=Ducker |first=James |date=17 January 2025 |title=Burnley have England's meanest defence with these talented youngsters |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/17/burnley-england-meanest-defence-talented-kids/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250117082307/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/01/17/burnley-england-meanest-defence-talented-kids/ |archive-date=17 January 2025 |access-date=17 January 2025 |website=The Telegraph}} Burnley also became the first side in English league history not to concede more than one goal in any fixture throughout an entire season.{{Cite web |date=3 May 2025 |title=Sky Bet Championship: Post-match stat pack |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2025/may/03/sky-bet-championship--post-match-stat-pack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505091952/https://www.efl.com/news/2025/may/03/sky-bet-championship--post-match-stat-pack/ |archive-date=5 May 2025 |access-date=5 May 2025 |publisher=English Football League}}

=Scorelines=

  • Record win: 13–0:
  • Stockport County 13–0 Halifax Town (Third Division North, 6 January 1934){{cite news|title=Football League Matches: Arsenal Only Draw, Record Scoring by Stockport|work=The Manchester Guardian|date=8 January 1934|page=3}}
  • Newcastle United 13–0 Newport County (Second Division, 5 October 1946){{Cite web |last=Morton |first=David |date=2015-10-04 |title=Newcastle 13-0 Newport: United's record-breaking win from this week in 1946 |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/newcastle-13-0-newport-uniteds-10184338 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}
  • Record win in top flight: 12–0,
  • West Bromwich Albion 12–0 Darwen (First Division, 4 April 1892){{cite web|title=English Premier League : Records|url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/records|publisher=statto.com|access-date=19 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107021729/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/records|archive-date=7 November 2011}}
  • Nottingham Forest 12–0 Leicester Fosse (First Division, 21 April 1909)
  • Record away win: Port Vale 0–10 Sheffield United (Second Division, 10 December 1892)
  • Record away win in top flight: Southampton 0–9 Leicester City (Premier League, 25 October 2019){{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50092694|first=Steve|last=Sutcliffe |title=Southampton 0–9 Leicester City: Foxes equal record for biggest Premier League win|work=BBC Sport|date=25 October 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}}
  • Highest aggregate score: Tranmere Rovers 13–4 Oldham Athletic (Third Division North, 26 December 1935){{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals|title=Goals|date=3 August 2008|publisher=The Football League|access-date=28 August 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929121532/http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/Goals|archive-date=29 September 2012}}
  • Highest scoring draw: 6–6
  • Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (First Division, 21 April 1930)[http://www.arsenal.com/155/unhoused-import-pages/arsenal-s-a-to-z...-l-is-for-ljungberg Arsenal's A to Z... L is for Ljungberg | Arsenal.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015073052/http://www.arsenal.com/155/unhoused-import-pages/arsenal-s-a-to-z...-l-is-for-ljungberg |date=15 October 2012}}
  • Charlton Athletic 6–6 Middlesbrough (Second Division, 22 October 1960){{cite web |url=http://www.orange.co.uk/sport/football/31113.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930212046/http://www.orange.co.uk/sport/football/31113.htm|archive-date=30 September 2011|title=More Gaffer football trivia answers|publisher=Orange|date=10 November 2009|access-date=28 March 2014}}
  • Most goals scored by a losing side: 6 by Huddersfield Town losing 7–6 to Charlton Athletic (21 December 1957){{Cite web |title=Remembering the greatest comeback of all time {{!}} Charlton Athletic Football Club |url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/view/5fe05dc0cc45c/remember-the-greatest-comeback-of-all-time |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.charltonafc.com |language=en}}

=Disciplinary=

  • Most red cards in a single match: 5,
  • Chesterfield (2) v. Plymouth Argyle (3) (22 February 1997){{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Edd |date=2020-02-22 |title=Inside story of the infamous Battle of Saltergate brawl |url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/battle-saltergate-inside-story-infamous-3875962 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Plymouth Live |language=en}}
  • Wigan Athletic (1) v. Bristol Rovers (4) (2 December 1997){{Cite news |title=Football: Five sent off as Rovers go wild at Wigan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/football-five-sent-off-as-rovers-go-wild-at-wigan-1286618.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230527221725/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/football-five-sent-off-as-rovers-go-wild-at-wigan-1286618.html |archive-date=2023-05-27 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=The Independent |language=en-GB}}
  • Bradford City (3) v. Crawley Town (2) (27 March 2012) (all after the final whistle){{Cite news |date=2012-03-27 |title=Bradford 1-2 Crawley Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17441660 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
  • Most red cards in a career (individual): 13,
  • Roy McDonough (Colchester United, Exeter City, Southend United),[http://football.guardian.co.uk/news/theknowledge/0,9204,984768,00.html "Away penalties at Old Trafford"], Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Matt Cunningham, The Guardian, 26 June 2003
  • Steve Walsh (Wigan Athletic and Leicester City)[http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordDisciplinary/0,,10794,00.html "Football League Records: Disciplinary"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207125813/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordDisciplinary/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html |date=7 December 2006}}, The Football League, accessed 4 December 2007
  • Fastest red card: 13 seconds, Kevin Pressman (Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 13 August 2000)[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/mar/23/theknowledge.sport "Tallest Footballers ever"], The Guardian, accessed 10 June 2010
  • Fastest yellow card: 0 seconds (at the kick-off), Carlo Corazzin (Cambridge United v Lincoln City, 9 December 1995)[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/feb/05/the-knowledge-jimmy-hill-two-points "ARCHIVE UPDATE"], The Guardian, accessed 1 May 2023
  • Fastest red card for a substitute on the field of play: 0 seconds,
  • Walter Boyd (Swansea City, 12 March 2000){{Cite news |title=Boyd sees zero red |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/boyd-sees-zero-red-1.254992 |access-date=2025-01-07 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}
  • Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United, 20 January 2007){{Cite news |date=2007-01-24 |title=Gillespie accepts violence charge |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/6291279.stm |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-GB}}
  • :Both players came on as substitutes and elbowed/pushed an opponent before the game had been restarted.

=Transfers=

{{See also|Progression of the British football transfer fee record}}

  • Highest transfer fee received: £142 million:
  • Philippe Coutinho, from Liverpool to Barcelona (7 January 2018){{Cite web |last=Gates |first=Emmet |date=2022-09-30 |title=Barcelona are still paying price for Coutinho but £12m Liverpool claim untrue |url=https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/transfer-news/liverpool-barcelona-philippe-coutinho-price-25151209 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Liverpool.com |language=en}}
  • Highest transfer fee paid: £115 million:
  • Moisés Caicedo, from Brighton and Hove Albion to Chelsea{{Cite news |title=Moises Caicedo: Chelsea sign Brighton midfielder for British-record fee of £115m |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11741/12939945/moises-caicedo-chelsea-sign-brighton-midfielder-for-british-record-fee-of-gbp115m |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241222203320/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11741/12939945/moises-caicedo-chelsea-sign-brighton-midfielder-for-british-record-fee-of-gbp115m |archive-date=2024-12-22 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=Sky Sports |language=en-GB}}

=Individual=

==Appearances==

{{further|List of footballers in England by number of league appearances}}

  • Most career league appearances: 1,005 (849 in First Division), Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997){{cite web |url=http://www.petershilton.com/biography.htm |title=Peter Shilton: Biography |quote=Throughout his amazing 30-year career he played for 11 English league clubs through which he accumulated a record 1005 League appearances. |access-date=8 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517060835/http://www.petershilton.com/biography.htm |archive-date=17 May 2007}}
  • Most career league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002){{Cite web |last=EFL |title=Homepage |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2020/october/a-milestone-weekend-for-english-league-football/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=EFL |language=en}}
  • Most career league appearances at one club: 789, Dean Lewington (Milton Keynes Dons){{Cite web |title=Dean Lewington – PFA Merit Award Winner |url=https://www.thepfa.com/news/2024/8/20/pfa-awards-merit-award-winner-dean-lewington |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.thepfa.com |language=en}}
  • Most career top-flight league appearances: 714 John Hollins{{Cite web |last=National |first=The |title=West Brom's Gareth Barry on the cusp of setting new Premier League record: 'I'll know when I've had enough' |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/west-brom-s-gareth-barry-on-the-cusp-of-setting-new-premier-league-record-i-ll-know-when-i-ve-had-enough-1.630478 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=The National |language=en}} 1963 to 1984
  • Most career top-flight league appearances at one club: 672, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 2 March 1991 to 6 May 2014){{Cite news |title=Ryan Giggs: 25 years at Manchester United |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10188819/25-years-at-manchester-united-ryan-giggs-facts |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20220419052404/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/10188819/25-years-at-manchester-united-ryan-giggs-facts |archive-date=2022-04-19 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=Sky Sports |language=en-GB}}
  • Most career consecutive league appearances: 375, Harold Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 1946 to 1955 (401 consecutive club games including 26 FA Cup appearances){{Cite news |date=2005-12-06 |title=Record breaker |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/4504110.stm |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-GB}}

==Goals==

{{further|List of English football first tier top scorers|List of footballers in England by number of league goals}}

  • Most career league goals: 434, Arthur Rowley (619 matches, for West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town, 1946 to 1965){{Cite web |last=BBC |title=Tribute to Town legend Rowley |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/content/articles/2005/03/22/sport_arthur_rowley_feature.shtml |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-gb}}
  • Most career top-flight goals: 357, Jimmy Greaves (516 matches, for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, 1957 to 1971){{Cite web |title=Jimmy Greaves Profile & Career Statistics |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/the-club/history/legends/jimmy-greaves/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Tottenham Hotspur |language=en}}
  • Most consecutive top flight league matches scored in: 15 Stan Mortensen for Blackpool 1950–51{{cite web |title=Stan Mortensen Hall of Fame profile |url=https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/stan-mortensen/ |access-date=4 November 2022}}
  • Most league goals in a season: 60, Dixie Dean (39 matches, for Everton, 1927–1928){{Cite web |title=Dixie Dean Hall Of Fame Profile |url=https://nationalfootballmuseum.com/halloffame/dixie-dean/#:~:text=In%20the%201927-28%20season,85%20goals%20in%20all%20appearances. |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=National Football Museum |language=en-GB}}
  • Most league goals in a season (second tier): 59, George Camsell for Middlesbrough 1926–1927{{Cite web |title=English League Leading Goalscorers |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.rsssf.org}}
  • Most league goals in a season (third tier North): 55, Ted Harston for Mansfield Town 1936–1937
  • Most league goals in a season (third tier South): 55, Joe Payne for Luton Town 1936–1937
  • Most league goals in a season (third tier): 39, Derek Reeves for Southampton 1959–1960 (Third tier since 1958)
  • Most league goals in a season (fourth tier): 52, Terry Bly for Peterborough United 1960–1961
  • Most goals in a game: 10, Joe Payne (for Luton Town v. Bristol Rovers, 13 April 1936){{Cite web |date=2020-04-13 |title=ON THIS DAY: 1936 Division Three South - Joe Payne scores 10 goals for the Hatters |url=https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/football/luton-town/on-this-day-1936-division-three-south-joe-payne-scores-10-goals-for-the-hatters-2537119 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Luton Today |language=en}}
  • Most goals in a top-flight game: 7, Ted Drake for Arsenal v. Aston Villa (away), 14 December 1935{{Cite web |date=2025-01-07 |title=GGM 38: Ted Drake scores seven in one game |url=https://www.arsenal.com/history/ggm-38-ted-drake-scores-seven-in-one-game |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=GGM 38: Ted Drake scores seven in one game |language=en}}
  • Fastest goal: 3.5 seconds, Colin Cowperthwaite (for Barrow v. Kettering Town, 1979){{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/footballs-fastest-goal-claimed-1524713.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first1=Guy | last1=Hodgson | first2=Liz | last2=Searl | date=8 December 1995 | title=Football's fastest goal claimed}}
  • Fastest goal on a League debut: 7 seconds, Freddy Eastwood (for Southend United v. Swansea City, 16 October 2004){{Cite web |date=2014-05-26 |title=It's very sad but the time was right for Freddy Eastwood to leave Southend United |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/11236362.its-very-sad-but-the-time-was-right-for-freddy-eastwood-to-leave-southend-united/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Echo |language=en}}
  • Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): 2 minutes 21 seconds, James Hayter (for Bournemouth v. Wrexham, 23 February 2004){{Cite news |date=2004-02-23 |title=Hayter hits fastest treble |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/3509597.stm |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=en-GB}}
  • Fastest goal by a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007){{Cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-football-(soccer)-goal-in-the-premier-league-by-a-substitute|title=Fastest football (soccer) goal in the Premier League by a substitute|access-date=22 July 2016}}
  • Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals: Dave Halliday – 101 games{{cite web|url=http://qosfc.com/content-legendsView.aspx?playerid=1048|title=QosFC: Legends – Dave Halliday|website=qosfc.com}}
  • Player to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons: Dave Halliday – 1925–29. He scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons.
  • Most own goals in one season: 5, Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934–35){{Cite web |title=Stuart Bobby Image 4 Middlesbrough 1937 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/stuart-bobby-image-4-middlesbrough-1937/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}
  • Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George Camsell (Middlesbrough, 1926–27){{Cite news |date=2022-09-03 |title=George Camsell: Statue unveiled of Middlesbrough top goal-scorer |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-62778925 |access-date=2025-01-07 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • Most career hat-tricks: 37, Dixie Dean (Tranmere Rovers, Everton, 1923–1937){{Cite web |title=ToffeeWeb - History - Everton Hat-tricks |url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/history/records/hatricks.php |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.toffeeweb.com}}
  • Youngest goalscorer: Ronnie Dix, 15 years and 180 days (for Bristol Rovers v Norwich City, 3 March 1928){{Cite web |last=EFL |title=Homepage |url=https://www.efl.com/news/2021/july/could-history-be-made-in-202122/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=EFL |language=en}}
  • Youngest top-flight goalscorer: Jason Dozzell, 16 years and 57 days (for Ipswich Town v Coventry City, February 1984){{Cite web |date=2024-08-30 |title=Ipswich Town legend Jason Dozzell on his mental health struggles |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89wklj1kg4o |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
  • Oldest top-flight goalscorer: Billy Meredith, 47 years, 8 months, 17 days for Manchester City v Burnley, 15 April 1922.{{Cite web |last=Edgar |first=Bill |date=2023-11-08 |title=Who are the oldest goalscorers in the history of football? |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/oldest-scorers-history-football-pepe-xp2765nwn |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}
  • Youngest hat-trick goalscorer: Trevor Francis, 16 years and 307 days (for Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers, 20 February 1971, Division 2){{Cite web |last=Dick |first=Brian |date=2015-02-20 |title=Birmingham City: Trevor Francis' four goals in a game reaches 44th-year anniversary |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/february-20-1971-birmingham-city-8680087 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Birmingham Live}}
  • First-ever league hat-trick: William Tait (for Burnley v Bolton Wanderers, 15 September 1888){{Cite book |last=Metcalf |first=Mark |title=The Origins of the Football League |publisher=Amberley |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-4456-1881-4 |pages=193–194}}

==Hat-trick of penalties==

  • William McAulay for Walsall, Division 2, 18 February 1900 v Luton Town{{Cite web |last=Edgar |first=Bill |date=2022-04-14 |title=Penalties in numbers: proportion of goals from spot falls at fastest rate since Victorian days |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/penalties-in-numbers-proportion-of-goals-from-spot-falls-at-fastest-rate-since-victorian-days-fwm8x9kn3 |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en|url-access=subscription}}
  • Billy Walker for Aston Villa, Division 1, 12 November 1921 v Bradford City{{Cite web |last=Club |first=Aston Villa Football |title=Aston Villa Football Club {{!}} The official club website |url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2014/06/24/from-the-archives-villa-ace-billy-walker-the-best-ever |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Aston Villa Football Club}}
  • Alf Horne for Lincoln City, Division 3(N), 16 September 1935 v Stockport County{{Cite web |date=2013-09-26 |title=The Lincoln City FC Archive |url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=hattrick&drop=matchsearch |access-date=2025-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926193012/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=hattrick&drop=matchsearch |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}
  • George Milburn for Chesterfield, Division 2, 7 June 1947 v Sheff Wed{{Cite web |title=Tooley's Take {{!}} Chesterfield FC |url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/club-news/tooleys-take-60 |access-date=2025-01-19 |language=en-GB}}
  • Charlie Mitten for Manchester Utd, Division 1, 8 March 1950 v Aston Villa{{Cite news |last=sport |first=Guardian |date=2024-12-06 |title=Three and easy: which footballers have scored a hat-trick of penalties? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/dec/06/footballers-hat-trick-of-penalties-the-knowledge |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
  • Joe Willetts for Hartlepool Utd, Division 3(N), 23 March 1951 v Darlington
  • Ken Barnes for Manchester City, Division 1, 7 December 1957 v Everton
  • Trevor Anderson for Swindon Town, Division 3, 24 April 1976 v Walsall
  • Alan Slough for Peterborough Utd, Division 3, 29 April 1978 v Chester City
  • Josh Wright for Gillingham, League 1, 11 March 2017 v Scunthorpe Utd{{Cite web |title=Gillingham's Josh Wright on matching Ronaldo with hat-trick of penalties |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11737/10800464/gillinghams-josh-wright-on-matching-ronaldo-with-hat-trick-of-penalties |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}
  • Cameron Brannagan for Oxford United, League 1, 29 January 2022 v Gillingham{{Cite news |date=2022-01-29 |title=Gillingham 2-7 Oxford United |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60093230 |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} (Scored 4 pens)
  • Justin Kluivert for Bournemouth, Premier League, 30 November 2024 v Wolves{{Cite web |title=Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-4 AFC Bournemouth: Justin Kluivert's hat-trick of penalties helps Bournemouth beat Wolves |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c3dej1jkd0dt |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}

=Other records=

  • Oldest player: Neil McBain, 51 years and 20 days (for New Brighton v. Hartlepool United, 1947){{Cite web |last=Seal |first=Brian |date=2017-03-16 |title=The Football League's oldest player |url=https://medium.com/whatahowler/the-football-leagues-oldest-player-947f81e2e412 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Howler Magazine |language=en}}
  • Youngest player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 15 years and 45 days (for Barnsley v. Ipswich Town, 30 September 2008){{cite news |title=Barnsley schoolboy makes history |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7645562.stm |work=BBC Sport |date=1 October 2008 |access-date=1 October 2008}}
  • Oldest top-flight player: Stanley Matthews, 50 years and 5 days (for Stoke City v. Fulham, 6 February 1965){{cite news |title=Stanley Matthews and 9 other footballers who showed age just a number |url=https://www.indy100.com/sport/stanley-matthews-and-9-other-footballers-who-showed-age-just-a-number-7258071 |website=indy100 |date=1 February 2015 |access-date=18 September 2022}}
  • Youngest top-flight player: Ethan Nwaneri, 15 years and 181 days (for Arsenal v. Brentford, 18 September 2022){{cite news |title=Ethan Nwaneri: Arsenal's 15-year-old becomes youngest top-flight player |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/ethan-nwaneri-arsenals-15-year-old-becomes-youngest-top-flight-player-v2ln00f9v |work=The Sunday Times |date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022}}
  • Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1,311 minutes, Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09){{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=The official website for European football |url=https://www.uefa.com/errors/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
  • Most consecutive wins (all competitions): 21, Manchester City (19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021){{cite news |last=Stone |first=Simon |date=2 March 2021 |title=Manchester City 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Leaders extend winning run to 21 games |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56164087 |access-date=2 March 2021 |work=BBC Sport}}
  • Most goals scored in all competitions in a season by a top-flight side: 169, Manchester City (2018–19){{cite web |date=18 May 2019 |title=FA Cup Final: Trophy Lift and Pitch Celebrations |url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/features/2019/may/man-city-fa-cup-trophy-lift-2019-watford |publisher=mancity.com}}

FA Cup

=Final=

==Team==

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==Individual==

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=All rounds=

  • Most goals conceded: 541, Aston Villa{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/fa-cup/all-time-table |title=English FA Cup complete all-time 1871-1872- - Statto.com |access-date=4 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926000510/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/fa-cup/all-time-table |archive-date=26 September 2016}}
  • Most goals scored: 920, Kettering Town
  • Highest goal difference: +365, Manchester United
  • Most games played: 485, Arsenal
  • Most games won: 271, Arsenal
  • Most games lost: 133, Notts County
  • Most games drawn: 108, Tottenham Hotspur
  • Largest winning margin: Preston North End 26–0 Hyde (First round, 1887–88)
  • Largest away winning margin: Clapton 0–14 Nottingham Forest (First round, 1890–91) and Boston United 0–14 Spalding United (First qualifying round, 1964–65)
  • Largest margin of an away win by a non-league club against a league club: Carlisle United 1–6 Wigan Athletic (First round, 1934–35) and Derby County 1–6 Boston United (Second round, 1955–56)
  • Most goals scored by a non-league club against a league club in an away win: 7 goals, Swindon Town 4–7 Aldershot Town (First round 2023–24)
  • Most clubs competing for trophy in a season: 763 (2011–12)
  • Longest tie: 660 minutes (6 matches in total), Oxford City v. Alvechurch (Fourth qualifying round, 1971–72; Alvechurch won the sixth match 1–0)
  • Longest penalty shoot-out: 20 penalties each, Tunbridge Wells v. Littlehampton Town (Preliminary round replay, 2005–06; Tunbridge Wells won 16–15)
  • Most rounds played in a season: 9, joint record:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion (1932–33: 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–5th rounds)
  • New Brighton (1956–57: Preliminary, 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–4th rounds)
  • Blyth Spartans (1977–78: 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–5th rounds)
  • Harlow Town (1979–80: Preliminary, 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–4th rounds)
  • Most games played in a season: 13, Bideford (1973–74: one First Qualifying, two Second Qualifying, five Third Qualifying, four Fourth Qualifying and one first round)
  • Most consecutive games without defeat: 22, Blackburn Rovers (1884–1886)
  • Most consecutive games without defeat in normal time or extra time: 29, Chelsea (2009–2013)
  • Most goals by a player in a single game: 9, Ted MacDougall (for Bournemouth, 1971–72)[http://www.onthisfootballday.com/2008_11_20/november-20-mac-o-nine-tales.php 20 November – Mac o' Nine Tales]{{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}, On This Football Day.
  • Most goals without winning: 7, joint record
  • Dulwich Hamlet 8–7 St Albans City (Fourth qualifying round replay, 1922–23)
  • Dulwich Hamlet 7–7 Wealdstone (Fourth qualifying round, 1929–30)
  • Biggest gap between two teams in a tie: 161 difference in rank between 8th-tier Marine and Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, Third round proper, 10 January 2021.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/10/marine-vs-tottenham-hotspur-fa-cup-third-round-live-score-latest/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/10/marine-vs-tottenham-hotspur-fa-cup-third-round-live-score-latest/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Alfie Devine, Tottenham's youngest-ever player, among scorers as Marine's FA Cup adventure ends |first1=Chris |last1=Bascombe|first2= Alan |last2=Tyers |work=The Telegraph |date=10 January 2021}}{{cbignore}}
  • Best run by a non-league team since 1926: Quarter-final, Lincoln City 2016–17 FA Cup{{cite web | url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2017/feb/18/burnley-lincoln-city-report-180217 | title=Non-League Lincoln City reach Last eight of Emirates FA Cup After win Over Burnley|publisher=The FA|date=18 February 2017}}{{clarify|date=January 2025}}{{not in source|date=January 2025}}
  • Best run by a fourth tier club: Quarter-Final, Colchester United 1970–71, Bradford City 1975-76 FA Cup, Cambridge United 1989–90, Grimsby Town 2022–23{{cite web | url=https://www.footballbettingsites.org.uk/blog/best-performances-by-fourth-tier-sides-in-the-fa-cup/ | title=Best Performances by Fourth-Tier Sides in the FA Cup | Football Betting Sites | date=6 March 2023 }}
  • Fastest goal: 4 seconds, Gareth Morris (for Ashton United v. Skelmersdale United, 2001–02)
  • Fastest hat-trick: 2 min 20 sec, Andy Locke (for Nantwich Town v. Droylsden, 1995–96){{cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/2010/fastest-cup-hat-trick–030210.aspx|title=Fastest Cup hat-trick|last=Barber|first=David|date=3 February 2010|publisher=The FA|access-date=4 February 2010}}
  • Youngest player: Andy Awford, 15 years and 88 days (for Worcester City v. Boreham Wood, Third qualifying round, 1987–88),{{cite news|title=Gills' Freeman makes Cup history|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/7090382.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 November 2007|access-date=15 January 2009}}
  • Youngest goalscorer: Sean Cato, 16 years and 25 days (for Barrow Town v. Rothwell Town, 2011–12){{cite news|title=Teenager breaks FA Cup record on his debut |url=http://blogs.loughboroughecho.net/goaltastic/2011/09/teenager-breaks-fa-cup-record.html |publisher=Loughborough Echo |date=10 September 2011 |access-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402120832/http://blogs.loughboroughecho.net/goaltastic/2011/09/teenager-breaks-fa-cup-record.html |archive-date=2 April 2012}}
  • Youngest goalscorer (proper rounds): George Williams, 16 years, 2 months and 5 days (for Milton Keynes Dons v. Nantwich Town, 2011–12)
  • Most career goals: 49, Harry Cursham (Notts County between 1877 and 1888)
  • Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup season: 15, Sandy Brown (for Tottenham Hotspur, 1900–01){{cite news|url=http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/facupheroes |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120425070535/http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFACup/History/facupheroes |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 April 2012 |title=FA Cup Heroes |access-date=10 July 2013 |publisher=The Football Association}}

==Top scorers==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of players with 20 or more goals{{updated|22 July 2023|{{cite web |title=FA Cup » All-time Topscorers |website=worldfootball.net |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/alltime_goalgetter/dfb-pokal/tore/1/ |access-date=5 August 2016}}}}

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Player

!scope="col"| Goals

!scope="col"| Apps

!scope="col"| Ratio

!scope="col"| Years

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Club(s)

scope="row"| 1

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Harry Cursham

| 49

| 44

| {{#expr:49/44 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1877–1888}}

|style="text-align:left| Notts County

scope="row"| 2

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|WAL}} Ian Rush

| 44

| 75

| {{#expr:44/75 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1979–1998}}

|style="text-align:left| Chester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United

scope="row"| 3

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Denis Law

| 43

| 63

| {{#expr:42/63 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1956–1974}}

|style="text-align:left| Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Manchester City

scope="row"| 4

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Jimmy Greaves

| 42

| 55

| {{#expr:42/55 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1958–1979}}

|style="text-align:left| Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Barnet

scope="row"| 5

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Steve Bloomer

| 39

| 55

| {{#expr:39/55 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1893–1914}}

|style="text-align:left| Derby County, Middlesbrough

scope="row"| 6

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Allan Clarke

| 35

| 66

| {{#expr:24/61 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1964–1980}}

|style="text-align:left| Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United, Barnsley

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 7

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} George Brown

| 33

| 32

| {{#expr:33/32 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1921–1935}}

|style="text-align:left| Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa, Burnley F.C

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Archie Hunter

| 33

| 41

| {{#expr:32/41 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1879–1890}}

|style="text-align:left| Aston Villa

scope="row"| 9

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Stan Mortensen

| 31

| 38

| {{#expr:31/38 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1956–1957}}

|style="text-align:left| Blackpool, Hull City

scope="row" rowspan="6"| 10

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Teddy Sheringham

| 30

| 56

| {{#expr:30/56 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1986–2008}}

|style="text-align:left| Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Ronnie Allen

| 30

| 61

| {{#expr:30/61 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1946–1963}}

|style="text-align:left| Port Vale, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Raich Carter

| 30

| 60

| {{#expr:30/60 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1931–1952}}

|style="text-align:left| Sunderland, Derby County, Hull City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tommy Browell

| 30

| 38

| {{#expr:30/38 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1911–1930}}

|style="text-align:left| Everton, Manchester City, Blackpool

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Billy Walker

| 30

| 53

| {{#expr:30/53 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1919–1933}}

|style="text-align:left| Aston Villa

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} John Atyeo

| 30

| 38

| {{#expr:30/38 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1950–1966}}

|style="text-align:left| Bristol City

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 14

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Malcolm Macdonald

| 29

| 36

| {{#expr:29/36 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1969–1979}}

|style="text-align:left| Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Bobby Smith

| 29

| 40

| {{#expr:29/40 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1955–1964}}

|style="text-align:left| Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Arthur Rowley

| 29

| 52

| {{#expr:29/52 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1949–1963}}

|style="text-align:left| Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town

rowspan="3" | 15

| style="text-align:left" | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Dixie Dean

| 28

| 35

| {{#expr:33/36 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1924–1938}}

| style="text-align:left" | Tranmere Rovers, Everton

style="text-align:left" | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Frank Lampard

| 28

| 73

| {{#expr:28/73 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1996–2014}}

| style="text-align:left" | West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Nat Lofthouse

| 28

| 49

| {{#expr:28/50 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1946–1960}}

|style="text-align:left| Bolton Wanderers

scope="row" rowspan="7"| 16

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Alan Shearer

| 27

| 58

| {{#expr:27/58 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1990–2006}}

|style="text-align:left| Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} John Barnes

| 27

| 87

| {{#expr:27/87 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1981–1998}}

|style="text-align:left| Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tony Brown

| 27

| 54

| {{#expr:27/54 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1963–1981}}

|style="text-align:left| West Bromwich Albion

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Roy Bentley

| 27

| 75

| {{#expr:27/75 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1949–1962}}

|style="text-align:left| Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Jack Rowley

| 27

| 44

| {{#expr:27/44 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1937–1957}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} David Jack

| 27

| 52

| {{#expr:27/52 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1920–1934}}

|style="text-align:left| Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Harry Hampton

| 27

| 37

| {{#expr:27/37 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1904–1922}}

|style="text-align:left| Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Newport County

scope="row" rowspan="3"| 23

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|WAL}} Mark Hughes

| 26

| 72

| {{#expr:26/72 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1984–2002}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester United, Chelsea, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} W.G. Richardson

| 26

| 34

| {{#expr:26/34 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1929–1949}}

|style="text-align:left| West Bromwich Albion

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Cliff Bastin

| 26

| 46

| {{#expr:26/46 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1929–1947}}

|style="text-align:left| Arsenal

scope="row" rowspan="5"| 26

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Scott McGleish

| 25

| 55

| {{#expr:25/55 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1995–}}

|style="text-align:left| Peterbrough United, Barnet, Colchester United, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient, Chesham United, Wealdstone, Edgare Town, Leverstock Green

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Bobby Tambling

| 25

| 36

| {{#expr:25/36 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1960–1969}}

|style="text-align:left| Chelsea

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} David Herd

| 25

| 53

| {{#expr:25/53 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1954–1969}}

|style="text-align:left| Arsenal, Manchester United, Stoke City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Joe Smith

| 25

| 46

| {{#expr:25/46 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1910–1929}}

|style="text-align:left| Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} John Campbell

| 25

| 19

| {{#expr:25/19 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1890–1897}}

|style="text-align:left| Sunderland

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 31

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Paul Mariner

| 24

| 45

| {{#expr:24/45 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1974–1986}}

|style="text-align:left| Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} John Richards

| 24

| 44

| {{#expr:24/44 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1969–1983}}

|style="text-align:left| Wolverhampton Wanderers

scope="row" rowspan="7"| 34

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Wayne Rooney

| 23

| 49

| {{#expr:23/49 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|2004–2020}}

|style="text-align:left| Everton, Manchester United, Derby County

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Dion Dublin

| 23

| 54

| {{#expr:23/54 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1988–2008}}

|style="text-align:left| Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Norwich City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Jimmy Greenhoff

| 23

| 65

| {{#expr:23/65 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1964–1980}}

|style="text-align:left| Leeds United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Manchester United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Geoff Hurst

| 23

| 29

| {{#expr:23/29 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1961–1975}}

|style="text-align:left| West Ham United, Stoke City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Jackie Milburn

| 23

| 44

| {{#expr:23/44 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1946–1956}}

|style="text-align:left| Newcastle United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tom Finney

| 23

| 40

| {{#expr:23/40 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1947–1960}}

|style="text-align:left| Preston North End

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Bobby Gurney

| 23

| 40

| {{#expr:23/40 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1925–1950}}

|style="text-align:left| Sunderland

scope="row" rowspan="5" | 40

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Fred Tilson

| 22

| 28

| {{#expr:22/28 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1928–1938}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Jermain Defoe

| 22

| 39

| {{#expr:22/39 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|2001–2016}}

|style="text-align:left| West Ham United, Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|IRL}} John Aldridge

| 22

| 41

| {{#expr:22/41 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1979–1998}}

|style="text-align:left| Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|IRL}} Frank Stapleton

| 22

| 51

| {{#expr:22/51 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1974–1987}}

|style="text-align:left| Arsenal, Manchester United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Peter Beardsley

| 22

| 62

| {{#expr:22/62 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1979–1997}}

|style="text-align:left| Carslile United, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Everton

scope="row" rowspan="7"| 45

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Clive Allen

| 21

| 33

| {{#expr:21/33 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1978–1994}}

|style="text-align:left| QPR, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Lee Chapman

| 21

| 46

| {{#expr:21/46 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1980–1994}}

|style="text-align:left| Stoke City, Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, West Ham United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Mick Jones

| 21

| 47

| {{#expr:21/47 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1964–1974}}

|style="text-align:left| Sheffield United, Leeds United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Alan Gilzean

| 21

| 40

| {{#expr:21/40 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1964–1974}}

|style="text-align:left| Tottenham Hotspur

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|NIR}} George Best

| 21

| 48

| {{#expr:21/48 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1964–1977}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester United, Fulham

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Stan Pearson

| 21

| 30

| {{#expr:21/30 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1938–1954}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Jimmy Ross

| 21

| 36

| {{#expr:21/36 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1888–1902}}

|style="text-align:left| Preston North End, Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester City

scope="row" rowspan="10"| 55

|style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Bobby Charlton

| 20

| 82

| {{#expr:20/82 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1956–1975}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester United, Preston North End

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ARG}} Sergio Agüero

| 20

| 22

| {{#expr:20/22 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|2011–2021}}

|style="text-align:left| Manchester City

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Kevin Phillips

| 20

| 42

| {{#expr:20/42 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1995–2013}}

|style="text-align:left| Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Blackpool

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|TRI}} Dwight Yorke

| 20

| 42

| {{#expr:20/42 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1990–2009}}

|style="text-align:left| Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Graeme Sharp

| 20

| 54

| {{#expr:20/54 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1980–1991}}

|style="text-align:left| Everton

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Peter Lorimer

| 20

| 59

| {{#expr:20/59 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1965–1985}}

|style="text-align:left| Leeds United

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} Peter Osgood

| 20

| 46

| {{#expr:20/46 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1966–1977}}

|style="text-align:left| Chelsea, Southampton

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|GUE}} Len Duquemin

| 20

| 33

| {{#expr:20/33 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1946–1957}}

|style="text-align:left| Tottenham Hotspur

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|ENG}} George Camsell

| 20

| 35

| {{#expr:20/35 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1926–1939}}

|style="text-align:left| Middlesbrough

style="text-align:left| {{fbaicon|SCO}} Sandy Brown

| 20

| 16

| {{#expr:20/16 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1900–1905}}

|style="text-align:left| Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough

League Cup

=Final=

=All rounds=

=All-time top scorers =

{{unreferenced section|date=June 2022}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of all-time top scorers

scope="col"| Rank

!scope="col" style="width:11em;"| Player

!scope="col"| Goals

!scope="col"| Apps

!scope="col"| Ratio

!scope="col"| Years

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Club(s)

scope="row"| 1

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Rush

| 49

| 83

| {{#expr:49/84 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1980–1998}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Wrexham

scope="row"| 2

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Geoff Hurst

| 48

| 60

| {{#expr:49/60 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1961–1975}}

|style="text-align:left;"| West Ham United, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion

scope="row"| 3

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IRL}} John Aldridge

| 44

| 62

| {{#expr:44/60 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1978–1998}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers

scope="row"| 4

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Wright

| 38

| 50

| {{#expr:38/50 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1986–1999}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United

scope="row"| 5

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Cottee

| 35

| 62

| {{#expr:35/62 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1982–2001}}

|style="text-align:left;"| West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City, Norwich City

scope="row"| 6

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Robbie Fowler

| 33

| 44

| {{#expr:33/44 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1993–2009}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers

scope="row"| 7

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Shearer

| 32

| 50

| {{#expr:32/50 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1990–2006}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United

scope="row"| 8

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dean Saunders

| 32

| 62

| {{#expr:32/62 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1982–2001}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Bradford City

scope="row"| 9

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|IRL}} David Kelly

| 30

| 65

| {{#expr:30/65 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1983–2002}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield United

scope="row" rowspan="2"| 10

|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Chivers

| 29

| 41

| {{#expr:29/41 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1962–1976}}

|style="text-align:left;"| Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur

style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} Cyrille Regis

| 29

| 61

| {{#expr:29/61 round 2}}

| {{nowrap|1977–1996}}

|style="text-align:left;"| West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Wycombe Wanderers, Chester City

FA Charity / Community Shield

=Final=

All competitions

  • Fastest century of goals scored during a Premier League season (in fewest no. of games played): 103 goals scored in 34 games by Manchester City in season 2013–14. Previous record: 100 goals scored in 42 games by Chelsea in season 2012–13 (excludes games played / goals scored in FA Community Shield (1/2), UEFA Super Cup (1/1) and FIFA Club World Cup (2/3)).{{cite news|title=Premier League review: Man City landmark and did Suarez dive?|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25800907|location=London|date=19 January 2014|access-date=26 January 2014}}
  • Fastest century of goals scored during a Premier League season (in elapsed calendar days): 103 goals scored on 18 January 2014 by Manchester City in 2013–14. Previous record: 100 goals scored on 21 February 2013 by Chelsea in season 2012–13 (excludes games played / goals scored in FA Community Shield (1/2), UEFA Super Cup (1/1) and FIFA Club World Cup (2/3)).
  • Most consecutive penalty shoot-out wins: 9 by Bradford City between 6 October 2009 and 11 December 2012{{cite news|title=Bradford City penalty shoot-out record following history-making victory over Arsenal|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-two/9739506/Bradford-City-penalty-shoot-out-record-following-history-making-victory-over-Arsenal.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/league-two/9739506/Bradford-City-penalty-shoot-out-record-following-history-making-victory-over-Arsenal.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited|location=London|date=12 December 2012|access-date=29 May 2013}}{{cbignore}}
  • Football League Cup (fifth round), 11 December 2012, Bradford City beat Arsenal 3–2 on penalties (score 1–1 after extra time)
  • FA Cup (second round proper replay), 13 November 2012, Bradford City beat Northampton Town 4–2 on penalties (score 3–3 after extra time)
  • Football League Cup (fourth round), 30 October 2012, Bradford City beat Wigan Athletic 4–2 on penalties (score 0–0 after extra time)
  • Football League Trophy (second round), 9 October 2012, Bradford City beat Hartlepool United 3–2 on penalties (score 0–0 after normal time)
  • Football League Trophy (quarter-finals), 8 November 2011, Bradford City beat Sheffield United 6–5 on penalties (score 1–1 after normal time)
  • Football League Trophy (second round), 4 October 2011, Bradford City beat Huddersfield Town 4–3 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time)
  • Football League Trophy (first round), 30 August 2011, Bradford City beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 on penalties (score 0–0 after normal time)
  • Football League Trophy (quarter-finals), 10 November 2009, Bradford City beat Port Vale 5–4 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time)
  • Football League Trophy (second round), 6 October 2009, Bradford City beat Notts County 3–2 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time)
  • Fastest penalty awarded: 6 seconds. Chester v Witton Albion – 13 December 2016. Referee Joseph Johnson awarded a penalty when Blaine Hudson upended Tolani Omotola after six seconds.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/chester-fc-concede-quickest-penalty-12317985|title=Did Chester FC concede the quickest penalty ever last night?|first=Dave|last=Powell|date=14 December 2016|website=chesterchronicle}}

Attendance records

List of English record competition winners

{{About|the record winners of these competitions only|a complete ranking of English football clubs by the number of wins in these competitions|List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won|section=y}}

These tables list the clubs that have won honours an English record number of times. It lists all international competitions organised by UEFA and FIFA as well as competitions organised by the English governing bodies the English Football League, the Premier League, and The Football Association.

Managers

Footnotes

{{Reflist}}

See also

References

  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordPoints/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Points | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207124020/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordPoints/0,,10794,00.html | archive-date=7 December 2006}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordWins/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Wins | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108192300/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordWins/0,,10794,00.html | archive-date=8 January 2007}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordLosses/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Losses | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017021648/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordLosses/0,,10794,00.html | archive-date=17 October 2006}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordDraws/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Draws | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207123929/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordDraws/0,,10794,00.html | archive-date=7 December 2006}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordGoals/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Goals | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210220309/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordGoals/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html | archive-date=10 February 2007}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordAppearances/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Appearances | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207125453/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordAppearances/0,,10794,00.html | archive-date=7 December 2006}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordDisciplinary/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Disciplinary | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207125813/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordDisciplinary/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html | archive-date=7 December 2006}}
  • {{cite web | url=http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordAttendances/0,,10794,00.html | title=Football League Records: Attendances | work=The Football League website | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217124306/http://www.football-league.premiumtv.co.uk/page/RecordAttendances/0%2C%2C10794%2C00.html | archive-date=17 December 2007}}

External links

  • {{cite web | url=http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/html2/rankings/ranking.php | title=Historical Rankings of English Football Clubs: Points | work=Aboutaball.co.uk | access-date=2 December 2006 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106091349/http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/html2/rankings/ranking.php | archive-date=6 January 2007}}

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Category:Football records and statistics in England

Records

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