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The Premier League all-time table: Liverpool ahead of Chelsea…

The Premier League has been with us for 32 years, which amounts to a lot of football being played over the past three decades – but which sides have the best record in the competition?

There have been six ever-presents (Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham) while some teams have only spent one season in the Premier League sun.

But who tops the all-time table in the competition? Despite their relative struggles over recent years, it’s no surprise to see United well clear ahead of everybody else – winning 13 league titles will generally set you ahead of your rivals.

Arsenal are now back comfortably in second, after a period in which they were overhauled by Chelsea. And in recent years, Chelsea have also been overtaken by Liverpool.

Manchester City are zooming up the standings too, despite playing in the Football League for five seasons during the late 90s and early 2000s, and lie in sixth place.

The highest team currently not playing in the Premier League are 1995 title winners Blackburn Rovers, who are currently 12th in the all-time standings, above current Premier League stalwarts like Fulham, Wolves and Crystal Palace.


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Here’s the all-time table in full, representing every Premier League match played between August 1992 and the time of writing, December 2024. Those in bold denote a team that are currently in the top flight in the 2024-25 season.

1. Manchester United – 2523 points

2. Arsenal – 2347 points

3. Liverpool – 2297 points

4. Chelsea – 2280 points

5. Tottenham – 1936 points

6. Manchester City – 1836 points

7. Everton – 1666 points

8. Newcastle United – 1567 points

9. Aston Villa – 1515 points

10. West Ham United – 1370 points

11. Southampton – 1094 points

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12. Blackburn Rovers – 970 points

13. Leicester City – 835 points

14. Leeds United – 820 points

15. Fulham – 764 points

16. Crystal Palace – 674 points

17. Middlesbrough – 664 points

18. Sunderland – 618 points

19. Bolton Wanderers – 575 points

20. West Brom – 490 points

21. Stoke City – 457 points

22. Wolves – 447 points

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23. Coventry City – 409 points

24. Norwich City – 402 points

25. Sheffield Wednesday – 392 points

26. Wimbledon – 391 points

27. Charlton Athletic – 361 points

28. Burnley – 349 points

29. Brighton – 344 points 

30. Nottingham Forest – 340 points

31. Wigan Athletic – 331 points

32. Bournemouth – 326 points

33. Swansea City – 312 points

34. QPR – 308 points

35. Portsmouth – 302 points

36. Birmingham City – 301 points

37. Watford – 285 points

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38. Derby County – 274 points

39. Ipswich Town – 236 points

40. Sheffield United – 225 points

41. Hull City – 171 points

42. Brentford – 167 points 

43. Reading – 119 points

44. Oldham Athletic – 89 points

45. Cardiff City – 64 points

46. Bradford City – 62 points

47. Huddersfield Town – 53 points

48. Blackpool – 39 points

49. Barnsley – 35 points

50. Swindon Town – 30 points

51. Luton Town – 26 points

Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United all-time Premier League table