Premier League records and statistics


Following the breakaway from the Football League, the new top tier of English football was named the Premier League for the start of the 1992–93 season. The following page details the football records and statistics of the Premier League.

League records

Titles

These figures do not take into account the 2019–20 season, when many games had an attendance of zero due to public health measures adopted to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

Player records

Appearances

Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
RankNameGamesPlaying positionFirst seasonLast season
1 653Midfielder1997–982017–18
2 632Midfielder1992–932013–14
3 609Midfielder1995–962014–15
4 572Goalkeeper1992–932009–10
5 538Midfielder2002–032019–20
6 535Midfielder1992–932007–08
7 516Forward1994–952011–12
8 514Goalkeeper1996–972014–15
9 508Defender1996–972012–13
10 505Midfielder1994–952012–13

Goals

Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
RankNameGoalsGamesPlaying positionFirst goalLast goal
1 Alan Shearer260441Forward1992–932005–06
2 Wayne Rooney208491Forward2002–032017–18
3 Andy Cole187414Forward1993–942006–07
4 Sergio Agüero180263Forward2011–122019–20
5 Frank Lampard177609Midfielder1997–982014–15
6 Thierry Henry175258Forward1999–20002011–12
7 Robbie Fowler163379Forward1993–942006–07
8 Jermain Defoe162496Forward2001–022017–18
9 Michael Owen150326Forward1996–972012–13
10 Les Ferdinand149351Forward1992–932004–05

Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
RankNameAssistsGamesPlaying positionFirst assistLast assist
1 Ryan Giggs162632Midfielder1992–932012–13
2 Cesc Fàbregas111350Midfielder2004–052017–18
3 Wayne Rooney103491Forward2002–032017–18
4 Frank Lampard102609Midfielder1997–982014–15
5 Dennis Bergkamp94315Forward1995–962005–06
6 David Silva93309Midfielder2010–112019–20
7 Steven Gerrard92504Midfielder1999–20002014–15
8 James Milner84538Midfielder2004–052019–20
9 David Beckham80265Midfielder1995–962002–03
10 Teddy Sheringham76418Forward1992–932005–06

Players currently playing in the Premier League are highlighted in bold.
RankPlayerClean
sheets		GamesFirst seasonLast season
1 Petr Čech2024432004–052018–19
2 David James1695721992–932009–10
3 Mark Schwarzer1515141996–972014–15
4 David Seaman1413441992–932003–04
5 Nigel Martyn1373721992–932005–06
6 Pepe Reina1362972005–062019–20
7 Edwin van der Sar1323132001–022010–11
7 Tim Howard1323992003–042015–16
7 Brad Friedel1324501997–982013–14
10 Peter Schmeichel1283101992–932002–03

Scorelines

The all-time Premier League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Premier League since its inception in 1992. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2019–20 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2019–20 Premier League. Numbers in bold are the record numbers in each column.
Pos.ClubSeasonsPldWinDrawLossGFGAGDPts1st2nd3rd4thRelegatedBest
Pos.
1Manchester United281,0766662361742,0559651,0902,234136411
2Arsenal281,0765792742231,9011,0618402,01136571
3Chelsea281,0765782632351,8391,0567831,99754531
4Liverpool281,0765612652501,8591,0797801,94814571
5Tottenham Hotspur281,0764622683461,6081,3532551,6541232
6Everton281,0763903063801,4011,367341,47614
7Manchester City238864171992701,4761,0104661,450432121
8Newcastle United259583572453561,2871,293-61,31622122
9Aston Villa259623252833541,1581,253−951,2581112
10West Ham United249203002373831,1131,331−2181,13725
11Southampton218102532213369881,147−15998016
12Blackburn Rovers186962621842509279072097011121
13Leeds United12468189125154641573686921213
14Leicester City14536175144217690759−69669131
15Middlesbrough15574165169240648794−14666147
16Sunderland16608153159296612904−29261847
17Fulham14532157141234604778−17461227
18Bolton Wanderers13494149128217575745−17057536
19Crystal Palace11426122106198456614−158471410
20West Bromwich Albion12456112128216475696−22146448
21Stoke City10380116109155398525−12745719
22Coventry City935499112143387490−103409111
23Sheffield Wednesday831610189126409453−4439217
24Wimbledon83169994123384472−8839116
25Norwich City93549498162391585−194380153
26Charlton Athletic83049382129342442−10036127
27Wigan Athletic83048576143316482−166331110
28Swansea City72668266118306383−7731218
29Queens Park Rangers72788165132339431−9230835
30Birmingham City72667382111273360−8730139
31Portsmouth72667965122292380−8829318
32Derby County72666870128271420−14927428
33Watford72666761138276441−165262311
3462286363102254367−11325227
35Burnley62286653109233347−11425127
36Nottingham Forest5198605979229287−58239133
37Ipswich Town5202575392219312−9322425
38Bournemouth5190564391241330−8921119
39Sheffield United4160464866167207−4018629
40Hull City51904148101181323−142171316
41Reading3114322359136186−5011928
42Brighton & Hove Albion3114273651108168−6011715
43Oldham Athletic284222339105142−3789119
44Cardiff City27617134666143−7764218
45Bradford City27614204268138−7062117
46Huddersfield Town27612174750134−8453116
47Blackpool138109195578−2339119
48Barnsley138105233782−4535119
49Swindon Town1425152247100−5330122

League or status at 2019–20:
2019–20 Premier League teams
2019–20 EFL Championship teams
2019–20 EFL League One teams
2019–20 EFL League Two teams
Defunct teams

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Managers