Football Records And Statistics 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.

The original league saw 12 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.

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.

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.

Eight 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, a rare achievement while a further seven clubs need the top title to complete the full set. Luton Town can claim a quadruple of titles when they won the National League, after becoming the non-league champions in 2014.

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. 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, 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.

Holding the record of continuous seasons, Arsenal are some way ahead of other clubs who have suffered relegation, returning by winning the division, finishing in an automatic promotion place or, more recently, via the play offs. 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 8 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. Chelsea have been in the top flight since 1989 after winning the second division, while Manchester City were present there since their 2002 promotion as Division 1 (2nd Tier) Winners. The 1998/99 season saw Manchester City earn promotion from the third tier (Division 2, now known as League One), after winning a penalty shootout against Gillingham in the play-off final. 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.

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, 6 clubs have never returned, the rest, apart from Arsenal, have secured promotion from the second division. Glossop, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, and Barnsley have completed only one season in the top flight. 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. Next comes Aston Villa, as they are about to play their 110th season in the top tier. Liverpool will have played one less come May 2024, while Arsenal will have managed 107. Manchester United will become the fifth centurion next year, unless they are relegated.

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023/24 season

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023/24 season

** 6 seasons lost due to the 2nd World War, and 1 season abandoned, total 7 seasons lost.

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023/24 season

** 6 seasons lost due to the 2nd World War, and 1 season abandoned, total 7 seasons lost.

Champions of England

Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. Recently Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become League champions again, but this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English champions. 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.

It is approaching 97 years since Newcastle United were English champions while Tottenham have now gone 62 years without any league titles. Chelsea had to wait 50 years before their Premier League success in 2005, although they did win the second division twice in the 1980s.

Manchester City endured a 44 year spell 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, the year of the Invincibles. Before that, Arsenal went 18 years without a title twice, 1953 until 1971, then again until 1989.

Clubs with Highest Top Division Finishes without Titles

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023/24 season

Titles

• Most Top flight titles: 20, Manchester United
• Most consecutive League titles: 3
  • Huddersfield Town: 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26
  • Arsenal: 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35
  • Liverpool: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
  • Manchester United: 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01 & 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
  • Manchester City: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

• Most Second tier titles (Championship): 7, Leicester City / Manchester City
• Most Third tier titles (League 1): 5, Plymouth Argyle
• Most Fourth tier titles (League 2): 4, Chesterfield

Representation

• Most participants in top flight from one county: During the three consecutive seasons 1919–21, the historic boundaries (pre-1974) of the County of Lancashire had nine participants in the top flight: Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, and Preston North End.
  • During the Premier League era, there were eight participants in the historic county of Lancashire during the 2010–11 season: Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Wigan Athletic.
• Most participants in top flight from one city: During the season 1989–90, London had eight entrants in the top flight: Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon.
• City represented with most seasons in top flight: Liverpool. The city has always had a top flight member of either Everton or Liverpool.

Wins

• Most wins in the top flight overall: 2,016, Liverpool
• Most wins overall: 2,217, Manchester United
• Most wins at home in top flight overall: 1,246, Liverpool
• Most wins at home overall: 1,409, Manchester United
• Most wins away in top flight overall: 693, Liverpool
• Most wins away overall: 808, Manchester United
• Most consecutive wins from start of a top-flight season: 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960–61)
• Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 13, Reading (Third Division, 1985–86)
• Most consecutive wins from start of a season in the English National League System (Levels 1 to 11): 24, Farnham Town (CCL South, 2023–24)
• Most consecutive top-flight league wins: 18
  • Manchester City (26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017)
  • Liverpool (27 October 2019 – 24 February 2020)
• Most consecutive wins (all competitions): 21, Manchester City (19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021)
• Most consecutive top-flight league wins at home: 24, Liverpool (Premier League, 9 February 2019 – 11 July 2020)
• Most consecutive top-flight league wins away: 12, Manchester City (Premier League, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021)
• Most consecutive home wins: 25, Bradford (Park Avenue) (Third Division North, 1926–27)
• Most wins in a top-flight season: 32
  • Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18, 2018–19)
  • Liverpool (Premier League, 2019–20)

Draws

• Most draws overall in the top flight: 1,159, Everton
• Most draws in a season: 23, joint record:
  • Norwich City (from 42 games, First Division, 1978–79)
  • Exeter City (from 46 games, Fourth Division, 1986–87)
  • Hartlepool United (from 46 games, Third Division, 1997–98)
  • Cardiff City (from 46 games, Third Division, 1997–98)
• Most consecutive draws: 8:
  • Torquay United (Third Division, 1969–70)
  • Middlesbrough (Second Division, 1970–71)
  • Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1971–72)
  • Birmingham City (Third Division, 1990–91)
  • Chesterfield (League One, 2005–06)
  • Southampton (Championship, 2005–06)
  • Swansea City (Championship, 2008–09)

Losses

• Most losses overall in the top flight: 1,595, Everton
• Most losses in a season: 34, Doncaster Rovers, (Third Division, 1997–98; final record P46 W4 D8 L34)
• Fewest losses in a season: 0, joint record:
  • 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:
  • 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 for a win and 2pts for win): 7,099, Liverpool
• Most points in a season (2 points for a win – 46 matches): 74, Lincoln City (Fourth Division, 1975–76)
• Most points in a season (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 106, Reading (Championship, 2005–06)
• 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)
• Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 points for a win – 42 matches): 92 (27 wins 11 draws), Manchester United (FA Premiership, 1993–94)
• Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 100 points (32 wins 4 draws), Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18)
• Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win – 34 matches): 8, joint record:
  • 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)
• 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, joint record:
  • Southend United (Third Division, 21st of 24; 1988–89)
  • Peterborough United (Championship, 22nd of 24; 2012–13)

Games without a win

• Most consecutive league games without a win: 36, joint record:
  • 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).

Games without defeat

• Most consecutive games without a defeat: 78, AFC Wimbledon, (non-league football; 23 February 2003 to 27 November 2004)

Goals

• Most league goals scored in a season: 134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960–61)
• Most top-flight goals scored in a season (42 games): 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930–31)
• Most top-flight goals scored in a season (38 games): 106, Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18)
• Most goals scored in all competitions in a season by a top-flight side: 169, Manchester City (2018–19)
• Most top-flight goals scored in total: 7,161, Everton
• 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)
• 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)

• 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.

Scorelines

• Record win: 13–0:
  • Stockport County 13–0 Halifax Town (Third Division North, 6 January 1934)
  • Newcastle United 13–0 Newport County (Second Division, 5 October 1946)
• Record win in top division: 12–0, joint record:
  • West Bromwich Albion 12–0 Darwen (First Division, 4 April 1892)
  • 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 division: Southampton 0–9 Leicester City (Premier League, 25 October 2019)
• Highest aggregate score: Tranmere Rovers 13–4 Oldham Athletic (Third Division North, 26 December 1935)
• Highest scoring draw: 6–6, joint record:
  • Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (First Division, 21 April 1930)
  • Charlton Athletic 6–6 Middlesbrough (Second Division, 22 October 1960)
• Most double figure league wins by a team: 5, Birmingham City (12–0 v Walsall, 17 December 1892; 10–2 v Manchester City, 17 March 1894; 10–1 v Blackpool, 2 March 1901; 12–0 v Doncaster Rovers, 11 April 1903; 11–1 v Glossop, 6 January 1915) (all Second Division)
• Most goals scored by a losing side: 6 by Huddersfield Town losing 7–6 to Charlton Athletic (21 December 1957)

Disciplinary

• Most red cards in a single match: 5, joint record:
  • Chesterfield (2) v. Plymouth Argyle (3) (22 February 1997)
  • Wigan Athletic (1) v. Bristol Rovers (4) (2 December 1997)
  • Bradford City (3) v. Crawley Town (2) (27 March 2012) (all after the final whistle)
• Most red cards in a career (individual): 13, joint record:
  • Roy McDonough (Colchester United, Exeter City, Southend United),
  • Steve Walsh (Wigan Athletic and Leicester City)
• Fastest red card: 13 seconds, Kevin Pressman (Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 13 August 2000)
• Fastest yellow card: 0 seconds (at the kick-off), Carlo Corazzin (Cambridge United v Lincoln City, 9 December 1995)
• Fastest red card for a substitute on the field of play: 0 seconds, joint record:
  • Walter Boyd (Swansea City, 12 March 2000),
  • Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United, 20 January 2007)
  Both players came on as substitutes and elbowed/pushed an opponent before the game had been restarted.

Transfers

• Highest transfer fee received: £142 million:
  • Philippe Coutinho, from Liverpool to Barcelona (7 January 2018)
• Highest transfer fee paid: £106.8 million:
  • Enzo Fernandez, from Benfica to Chelsea

Individual

Appearances

• Most titles won by an individual player: 13, Ryan Giggs
• Most career league appearances: 1,005 (849 in First Division), Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997)
• Most career league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002)
• Most career league appearances at one club: 773, Dean Lewington (Wimbledon F.C. then Milton Keynes Dons F.C., 2003-)
• Most career top-flight league appearances at one club: 672, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 2 March 1991 to 6 May 2014)
• Most career consecutive league appearances: 375, Harold Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 1946 to 1955 (401 consecutive club games including 26 FA Cup appearances)
• Oldest player: Neil McBain, 51 years and 20 days (for New Brighton v. Hartlepool United, 1947)
• Youngest player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 15 years and 45 days (for Barnsley v. Ipswich Town, 30 September 2008)
• Oldest top-flight player: Stanley Matthews, 50 years and 5 days (for Stoke City v. Fulham, 6 February 1965)
• Youngest top-flight player: Ethan Nwaneri, 15 years and 181 days (for Arsenal v. Brentford, 18 September 2022)

Goals

• Most career league goals: 434, Arthur Rowley (619 matches, for West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town, 1946 to 1965)
• Most career top-flight goals: 357, Jimmy Greaves (516 matches, for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, 1957 to 1971)
• Most consecutive top flight league matches scored in: 15 Stan Mortensen for Blackpool 1950–51
• Most league goals in a season: 60, Dixie Dean (39 matches, for Everton, 1927 to 1928)
• Most goals in a game: 10, Joe Payne (for Luton Town v. Bristol Rovers, 13 April 1936)
• Most goals in a top-flight game: 7, Ted Drake for Arsenal v. Aston Villa (away), 14 December 1935^{[citation needed]}
• Fastest goal: 3.5 seconds, Colin Cowperthwaite (for Barrow v. Kettering Town, 1979)
• Fastest goal on a League debut: 7 seconds, Freddy Eastwood (for Southend United v. Swansea City, 16 October 2004)
• Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): 2 minutes 21 seconds, James Hayter (for Bournemouth v. Wrexham, 23 February 2004)
• Fastest goal by a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007)
• Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals Dave Halliday – 101 games
• Players to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons Dave Halliday – 1925–29. Halliday in fact scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons.
• Most own goals in one season: 5, Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934–35)
• Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George Camsell (Middlesbrough, 1926–27)
• Most career hat-tricks: 37, Dixie Dean (Tranmere Rovers, Everton, 1923–1937)
• Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1,311 minutes, Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09)
• Youngest goalscorer: Ronnie Dix, 15 years and 180 days (for Bristol Rovers v. Norwich City, 3 March 1928)
• Youngest top-flight goalscorer: Jason Dozzell, 16 years and 57 days (for Ipswich Town v. Coventry City, February 1984)
• Youngest hat-trick goalscorer: Trevor Francis, 16 years and 317 days (for Birmingham City v. Bolton Wanderers, 20 February 1971, Division 2)

Final

Team

• Most wins: 14, Arsenal (1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
• Most consecutive wins: 3, joint record:
  • Wanderers (1876, 1877, 1878)
  • Blackburn Rovers (1884, 1885, 1886)
• Most consecutive defeats in finals: 3, Chelsea (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Most appearances in finals: 22
  • Manchester United (1909, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024)
• Most Final appearances without win: 2, joint record:
  • Queen's Park (1884, 1885)
  • Birmingham City (1931, 1956)
  • Watford (1984, 2019)
  • Crystal Palace (1990, 2016)
• Most Final appearances without defeat: 5, Wanderers (1872, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1878)
• Longest winning streak in Finals: 7, joint record:
  • Tottenham Hotspur (1901, 1921, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1982)
  • Arsenal (2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
• Biggest win: 6 goals, joint record:
  • Bury 6–0 Derby County (1903)
  • Manchester City 6–0 Watford (2019)
• Most goals in a final: 7, joint record
  • Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Sheffield Wednesday (1890)
  • Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers (1953)
• Most goals by a runner-up: 3, joint record
  • Bolton Wanderers: Lost 3–4 against Blackpool (1953)
  • West Ham United: Drew 3–3 but lost in a penalty shoot-out against Liverpool (2006)
• Most defeats in finals: 9, Manchester United (1957, 1958, 1976, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2023)

Individual

• Most wins: 7, Ashley Cole (Arsenal) (2002, 2003, 2005) and (Chelsea) (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
• Most appearances in finals: 9, Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers) (1872–73, 1874–75, 1875–76, 1876–77, 1877–78) and (Old Etonians) (1878–79, 1880–81, 1881–82, 1882–83)
• Most goals in a final: 3, Billy Townley (Blackburn Rovers, 1890), James Logan (Notts County, 1894) and Stan Mortensen (Blackpool, 1953)
• Most goals in finals: 5, Ian Rush (Liverpool) (2 in 1986, 2 in 1989, 1 in 1992)
• Most finals scored in: 4, Didier Drogba (Chelsea) (1 each in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
• Youngest FA Cup finalist: Curtis Weston, aged 17 years and 119 days (for Millwall v. Manchester United, 2004)
• Youngest player to score in an FA Cup final: Norman Whiteside, aged 18 years and 19 days (for Manchester United v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 1983)
• Oldest FA Cup finalist: Billy Hampson, aged 41 years and 257 days (for Newcastle United v. Aston Villa, 1923–24)

All rounds

• Most FA Cup goals conceded: 541, Aston Villa
• Most FA Cup goals scored: 911, Kettering Town
• Highest FA Cup goal difference: +365, Manchester United
• Most FA Cup games played: 485, Arsenal
• Most FA Cup games won: 271, Arsenal
• Most FA Cup games lost: 133, Notts County
• Most FA Cup games drawn: 108, Tottenham Hotspur
• Largest margin of a win: Preston North End 26–0 Hyde (first round, 15 October 1887)
• Largest margin of an away win: Clapton 0–14 Nottingham Forest (first round, 17 January 1891) and Boston United 0–14 Spalding United (First qualifying round, 1964)
• Largest margin of an away win by a non-league club against a league club: Derby County 1–6 Boston United (second round, 1955–56) and Carlisle United 1–6 Wigan Athletic (first round, 1934-35)
• 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, 31 August 2005; 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)
• Fastest goal: 4 seconds, Gareth Morris (for Ashton United v. Skelmersdale United, 17 September 2001)
• Most consecutive games without defeat: 22, Blackburn Rovers (1884–1886)
• Most consecutive games without defeat in normal time or extra time: 29, Chelsea (2009–13)
• Fastest hat-trick: 2 min 20 sec, Andy Locke (for Nantwich Town v. Droylsden, 1995)
• Most career goals: 49, Henry "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).
• Top scorers

List of players with 20 or more goals

As of 22 July 2023

Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years	Club(s)
1	Harry Cursham	49	44	1.11	1877–1888	Notts County
2	Ian Rush	44	75	0.59	1979–1998	Chester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United
3	Denis Law	43	63	0.67	1956–1974	Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Manchester City
4	Jimmy Greaves	42	55	0.76	1958–1979	Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Barnet
5	Steve Bloomer	39	55	0.71	1893–1914	Derby County, Middlesbrough
6	Allan Clarke	35	66	0.39	1964–1980	Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United, Barnsley
7	George Brown	33	32	1.03	1921–1935	Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa, Burnley F.C
	Archie Hunter	33	41	0.78	1879–1890	Aston Villa
9	Stan Mortensen	31	38	0.82	1956–1957	Blackpool, Hull City
10	Teddy Sheringham	30	56	0.54	1986–2008	Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United
	Ronnie Allen	30	61	0.49	1946–1963	Port Vale, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace
	Raich Carter	30	60	0.5	1931–1952	Sunderland, Derby County, Hull City
	Tommy Browell	30	38	0.79	1911–1930	Everton, Manchester City, Blackpool
	Billy Walker	30	53	0.57	1919–1933	Aston Villa
	John Atyeo	30	38	0.79	1950–1966	Bristol City
14	Malcolm Macdonald	29	36	0.81	1969–1979	Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal
	Bobby Smith	29	40	0.73	1955–1964	Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
	Arthur Rowley	29	52	0.56	1949–1963	Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town
15	Dixie Dean	28	35	0.92	1924–1938	Tranmere Rovers, Everton
	Frank Lampard	28	73	0.38	1996–2014	West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City
	Nat Lofthouse	28	49	0.56	1946–1960	Bolton Wanderers
16	Alan Shearer	27	58	0.47	1990–2006	Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
	John Barnes	27	87	0.31	1981–1998	Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United
	Tony Brown	27	54	0.5	1963–1981	West Bromwich Albion
	Roy Bentley	27	75	0.36	1949–1962	Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers
	Jack Rowley	27	44	0.61	1937–1957	Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle
	David Jack	27	52	0.52	1920–1934	Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal
	Harry Hampton	27	37	0.73	1904–1922	Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Newport County
23	Mark Hughes	26	72	0.36	1984–2002	Manchester United, Chelsea, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers
	W.G. Richardson	26	34	0.76	1929–1949	West Bromwich Albion
	Cliff Bastin	26	46	0.57	1929–1947	Arsenal
26	Scott McGleish	25	55	0.45	1995–	Peterbrough United, Barnet, Colchester United, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient, Chesham United, Wealdstone, Edgare Town, Leverstock Green
	Bobby Tambling	25	36	0.69	1960–1969	Chelsea
	David Herd	25	53	0.47	1954–1969	Arsenal, Manchester United, Stoke City
	Joe Smith	25	46	0.54	1910–1929	Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County
	John Campbell	25	19	1.32	1890–1897	Sunderland
31	Paul Mariner	24	45	0.53	1974–1986	Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal
	John Richards	24	44	0.55	1969–1983	Wolverhampton Wanderers
34	Wayne Rooney	23	49	0.47	2004–2020	Everton, Manchester United, Derby County
	Dion Dublin	23	54	0.43	1988–2008	Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Norwich City
	Jimmy Greenhoff	23	65	0.35	1964–1980	Leeds United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Manchester United
	Geoff Hurst	23	29	0.79	1961–1975	West Ham United, Stoke City
	Jackie Milburn	23	44	0.52	1946–1956	Newcastle United
	Tom Finney	23	40	0.58	1947–1960	Preston North End
	Bobby Gurney	23	40	0.58	1925–1950	Sunderland
40	Fred Tilson	22	28	0.79	1928–1938	Manchester City
	Jermain Defoe	22	39	0.56	2001–2016	West Ham United, Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland
	John Aldridge	22	41	0.54	1979–1998	Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
	Frank Stapleton	22	51	0.43	1974–1987	Arsenal, Manchester United
	Peter Beardsley	22	62	0.35	1979–1997	Carslile United, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Everton
45	Clive Allen	21	33	0.64	1978–1994	QPR, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham United
	Lee Chapman	21	46	0.46	1980–1994	Stoke City, Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, West Ham United
	Mick Jones	21	47	0.45	1964–1974	Sheffield United, Leeds United
	Alan Gilzean	21	40	0.53	1964–1974	Tottenham Hotspur
	George Best	21	48	0.44	1964–1977	Manchester United, Fulham
	Stan Pearson	21	30	0.7	1938–1954	Manchester United
	Jimmy Ross	21	36	0.58	1888–1902	Preston North End, Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester City
55	Bobby Charlton	20	82	0.24	1956–1975	Manchester United, Preston North End
	Sergio Agüero	20	22	0.91	2011–2021	Manchester City
	Kevin Phillips	20	42	0.48	1995–2013	Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Blackpool
	Dwight Yorke	20	42	0.48	1990–2009	Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland
	Graeme Sharp	20	54	0.37	1980–1991	Everton
	Peter Lorimer	20	59	0.34	1965–1985	Leeds United
	Peter Osgood	20	46	0.43	1966–1977	Chelsea, Southampton
	Len Duquemin	20	33	0.61	1946–1957	Tottenham Hotspur
	George Camsell	20	35	0.57	1926–1939	Middlesbrough
	Sandy Brown	20	16	1.25	1900–1905	Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough

• Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup game: 9, Ted MacDougall (for Bournemouth in 1971)
• Most goals without winning: 7, joint record
  • Dulwich Hamlet 8–7 St Albans City (Fourth qualifying round replay, 22 November 1922)
  • Dulwich Hamlet 7–7 Wealdstone (Fourth qualifying round, 16 November 1929).
• Youngest player: Andy Awford, 15 years and 88 days (for Worcester City v. Boreham Wood, Third qualifying round, 1987–88),
• Youngest goalscorer: Sean Cato, 16 years and 25 days (for Barrow Town v. Rothwell Town, 2011–12)
• Youngest goalscorer (proper rounds): George Williams, 16 years, 2 months and 5 days (for Milton Keynes Dons v. Nantwich Town, 2011–12)
• Biggest gap between two teams in an FA Cup match: 161 difference in rank between 8th-tier Marine and Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, Third round proper, 10 January 2021.
• best run by a non league team since 1926: Lincoln City Quarter-finals final in the 2016–17 FA Cup.
• best run by a fourth tier club Quarter-Final, Cambridge United 1989-90 F.A Cup, Grimsby Town F.C. 2022–23 FA Cup, Bradford City 1975-76 FA Cup and Colchester United 1970–71 FA Cup.

Final

• Most wins (team): 10
  • Liverpool (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022, 2024)
• Most consecutive wins (team): 4
  • Liverpool (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
  • Manchester City (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Largest margin of win in a final: 5 goals: Swansea City 5–0 Bradford City (2013)
• Most goals in a final (one-off match): 5 goals (joint record)
  • Queens Park Rangers 3–2 West Bromwich Albion (1967)
  • Aston Villa 3–2 Everton (1977, second replay)
  • Nottingham Forest 3–2 Southampton (1979)
  • Luton Town 3–2 Arsenal (1988)
  • Chelsea 3–2 Liverpool (2005)
  • Swansea City 5–0 Bradford City (2013)
  • Manchester United 3–2 Southampton (2017)
• Most appearances (team): 14, Liverpool (1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024)
• Most wins (player): 6, Sergio Agüero and Fernandinho (Manchester City; 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Most wins (manager): 4
  • Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest; 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990)
  • Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010)
  • José Mourinho (Chelsea; 2005, 2007, 2015, Manchester United; 2017)
  • Pep Guardiola (Manchester City; 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Most defeats in finals: 6, Arsenal (1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018)
• Most appearances without winning: 2
  • West Ham United (1966, 1981)
  • Everton (1977, 1984)
  • Bolton Wanderers (1995, 2004)
  • Sunderland (1985, 2014)
  • Southampton (1979, 2017)
• Lowest ranked winners: Queens Park Rangers (1967) and Swindon Town (1969) – Third Division (now EFL League One)
• Lowest ranked finalists: Rochdale (1962) – Fourth Division (now EFL League Two) and Bradford City (2013) – EFL League Two
• Fastest goal in League Cup Final: 45 seconds, John Arne Riise (Liverpool v. Chelsea in 3–2 defeat, 2005)

All rounds

• Most League Cup games played: Aston Villa, 257
• Most League Cup games won: Aston Villa, 149
• Most League Cup games drawn: Liverpool, 60
• Most League Cup games lost: Brentford,78
• Biggest win in a match: 10–0, joint record:
  • West Ham United 10–0 Bury (second round, second leg, 25 October 1983)
  • Liverpool 10–0 Fulham (second round, first leg, 23 September 1986)
• Biggest win in aggregate: by 11 goals, joint record:
  • Liverpool 13–2 Fulham (10–0 first leg and 3–2 second leg, 1986)
  • Bury 1–12 West Ham United (1–2 first leg and 0–10 second leg, 1983)
  • Liverpool 11–0 Exeter City (5–0 first leg and 6–0 second leg, 1981)
  • Watford 11–0 Darlington (8–0 first leg and 3–0 second leg, 1987)
  • Everton 11–0 Wrexham (5–0 first leg: away and 6–0 second leg: home, 1990)
• Most career goals: 49:
  • Ian Rush (Liverpool, Newcastle United 1980 to 1999)
• Most goals in a single match: 6, Frankie Bunn (for Oldham Athletic v. Scarborough, 25 October 1989, in their 7–0 win)
• Most goals by a losing side: Reading (5), Reading v. Arsenal, 30 October 2012 in their 5–7 defeat (after extra time)
• Most goals by a side without winning: Dagenham & Redbridge (6), Brentford v. Dagenham & Redbridge, 11 August 2014 in a 6–6 draw (Brentford won 4–2 on penalties).

All-time top scorers

List of all-time top scorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years	Club(s)
1	Ian Rush	49	83	0.58	1980–1998	Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Wrexham
2	Geoff Hurst	48	60	0.82	1961–1975	West Ham United, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion
3	John Aldridge	44	62	0.73	1978–1998	Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
4	Ian Wright	38	50	0.76	1986–1999	Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United
5	Tony Cottee	35	62	0.56	1982–2001	West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City, Norwich City
6	Robbie Fowler	33	44	0.75	1993–2009	Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers
7	Alan Shearer	32	50	0.64	1990–2006	Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
8	Dean Saunders	32	62	0.52	1982–2001	Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Bradford City
9	David Kelly	30	65	0.46	1983–2002	Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield United
10	Martin Chivers	29	41	0.71	1962–1976	Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur
	Cyrille Regis	29	61	0.48	1977–1996	West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Wycombe Wanderers, Chester City

Final

• Most wins (team): 21 (17 outright, 4 shared), Manchester United (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)
• Most appearances (team): 30, Manchester United (1908, 1911, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)
• Record scoreline: Manchester United 8–4 Swindon Town in 1911
• Most wins (individual): 9, Ryan Giggs all outright wins (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013)
• Most appearances (individual): 15, Ryan Giggs of Manchester United (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
• Most defeats (individual): 6, Ryan Giggs (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009)
• Most consecutive wins: 4, Everton (1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987)
• Most consecutive defeats: 4, Manchester United (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Most consecutive appearances: 6, Manchester United (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Most consecutive appearances (individual): 6, Ryan Giggs (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Most goals: 6, Harold Halse (Manchester United), Dixie Dean (Everton)

• 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)).
• 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
  • 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.

• Record attendance: 126,047 – Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United played at Wembley FA Cup Final (28 April 1923).
• Record attendance at club ground: 121,919 – Aston Villa v Sunderland played at Crystal Palace FA Cup Final (19 April 1913).
• Record home attendance: 85,512 – Tottenham Hotspur v Bayer Leverkusen played at Wembley UEFA Champions League (2 November 2016).
• Record home attendance at own stadium: 84,569 – Manchester City v Stoke City played at Maine Road FA Cup R6 (3 March 1934).
• Record league attendance: 83,260 – Manchester United v Arsenal played at Maine Road First Division (17 January 1948).
• Record Premier League attendance: 83,222 – Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal played at Wembley Stadium (10 February 2018).
• Record league attendance at own stadium: 82,905 – Chelsea v Arsenal played at Stamford Bridge First Division (12 October 1935).
• Record attendance at new Wembley: 89,874 – Portsmouth v Cardiff FA Cup Final (17 May 2008).
• Record lowest attendance: 0 – COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
• Record lowest attendance (Without COVID): 469 – Thames v Luton Town played at West Ham Stadium Third Division South (6 December 1930).

Stockport County v Leicester City in 1921 - Attendance 13 is the lowest official league attendance.

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.

Ongoing competitions

Discontinued competitions

This table follows the elite criteria above. It also includes any competitions that were not directly run by the governing bodies but were precursors to such competitions. Note: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was replaced with UEFA Cup and Intercontinental Cup was replaced with FIFA Club World Cup.

• Longest-serving manager at one club: Fred Everiss, 46 years (West Bromwich Albion 1902–1948)
• Most trophy wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 38 (Manchester United)
• Most League title wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 13 (Manchester United)
• Most FA Cup wins: Arsène Wenger, 7 (Arsenal)
• Most League Cup wins: 4, joint record:
  • Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest
  • Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United
  • Pep Guardiola with Manchester City
  • José Mourinho with Chelsea (3) and Manchester United (1)
• Most FA Charity/Community Shield wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 10 (9 outright, 1 shared) (Manchester United)
• Most Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 2 (Manchester United)
• Most European Cup / UEFA Champions League wins: Bob Paisley, 3 (Liverpool)*
• Most Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League wins: Don Revie, 2 (Leeds United)
• Most top-flight League game wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 625 games (Manchester United)
• Most European Cup / UEFA Champions League game wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 110 games (Manchester United)