List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won
This page lists English association football clubs whose men's sides have won competitive honours run by official governing bodies. Friendly competitions and matches organized between clubs are not included. The football associations FIFA and UEFA run international and European competitions; and The Football Association, and its mostly self-governing subsidiary bodies the English Football League and Premier League, run national competitions.
England's first competition organised by a national body, the FA Cup, began in the 1871–72 season, making it one of the oldest football competitions in the world. Arsenal hold the record number of wins, with 13. League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888–89. The name First Division was adopted in 1892, when The Football League gained a second division. The First Division remained the highest division of the English ball league system until 1992, when the Premier League was founded. Manchester United have won the most top division titles, 20. The English equivalent of the super cup began in 1898 with the inauguration of the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, pitting the best professional and amateur sides of the year against each other. The trophy would develop into the FA Charity Shield in 1908, which was later renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002. Manchester United also hold the record here, with 21 wins. The Football League created its own knockout competition in 1960, the League Cup. Its current record is eight wins, held by Liverpool. The Anglo-Italian League Cup was created in 1969 to match English cup winners against the winners of the Coppa Italia, and was permanently disbanded in 1976. In 1985, the Full Members Cup and Football League Super Cup were created as substitutes for UEFA competitions after UEFA responded to the Heysel Stadium disaster by banning English clubs. They finished in 1986 and 1992 respectively. The Football League Centenary Trophy marked The Football League's 100th birthday, in the 1988–89 season.
Lower down in the hierarchy of English football are many other competitions, not included in the tables on this page. These include competitions run by the above national governing bodies, but organised for clubs ineligible for higher competitions. For example, the Texaco Cup and EFL Trophy. Regional competitions are organised by County Football Associations. In the years when league football was unavailable or only available to northern and midlands clubs, the county competitions coexisted with the FA Cup as the main tournaments for clubs. Nowadays, county cups are contested by lower or regional division teams and those that still participate generally field youth or reserve sides. Currently, Manchester United is the most decorated team in English football.
Summary totals
Numbers in bold are record totals for that category. Clubs in italics are Double winners: they have won two or more of these trophies in the same season. Trophies that were shared between two clubs are counted as honours for both teams. Clubs tied in total honours are listed chronologically by most recent honour won. See the other tables for breakdowns of each competition won.Cups here are competitions with a knockout format. Among FIFA and UEFA competitions, these are the UEFA Champions League, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup. Among top-qualifying competitions overseen by The FA, these are the top division, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Full Members Cup, the Football League Super Cup and the Football League Centenary Trophy. Super Cups here consist of the honours that have or had only two participating clubs per season. These are the Intercontinental Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the FA Community Shield and its precursor the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. The Anglo-Italian League Cup is also listed as a super cup because it only had two clubs competing per season.
Last updated on 25 June 2020, following Liverpool winning the 2019–20 Premier League.
FIFA and UEFA
Winners of each competition are referenced above. Numbers in bold are English record totals for that competition. Trophies that were shared between two clubs are counted as honours for both teams. Clubs tied in total honours are listed chronologically by most recent honour won.Last updated 21 December 2019.
| Club | UCL | UEL | USC | ICFC | UCWC | UIC | IC | FCWC | Total |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 |
| Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Arsenal | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Leeds United | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| West Ham United | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Newcastle United | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Everton | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ipswich Town | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Manchester City | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Fulham | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
FA, EFL and PL (top-qualifying)
This section only lists competitions overseen by The FA where there are no higher competitions clubs could participate in instead. See the next section for other competitions run by these bodies. See the main article for winners of friendly competitions run by these bodies.trophy. This one is a unique gold colour to commemorate Arsenal's completion of the only unbeaten 38-match season.
Winners of each competition are referenced above. Numbers in bold are record totals for that competition. Clubs in italics are Double winners: they have won two or more of the top division, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup in the same season. Trophies that were shared between two clubs are counted as honours for both teams. Clubs tied in total honours are listed chronologically by most recent honour won.
Last updated 25 June 2020.
| Club | EFC | FAC | EFLC | FACS | SLCS | FMC | FLSC | FLCT | AILC | Total |
| Manchester United | 20 | 12 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
| Liverpool | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 51 |
| Arsenal | 13 | 13 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 44 |
| Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 25 |
| Everton | 9 | 5 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 23 |
| Aston Villa | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Newcastle United | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Bolton Wanderers | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Leicester City | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Wanderers | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Preston North End | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| West Ham United | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Corinthian | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Bury | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Old Etonians | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Cardiff City | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Birmingham City | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Norwich City | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Swindon Town | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Blackpool | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Charlton Athletic | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wigan Athletic | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Swansea City | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Luton Town | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Reading | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Wimbledon | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Coventry City | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Oxford United | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Southampton | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Stoke City | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Barnsley | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bradford City | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Queen's Park | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Notts County | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Blackburn Olympic | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Old Carthusians | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Clapham Rovers | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Royal Engineers | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Oxford University | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |