English Premier League Football Stats And Records

Founded in 1992, the Premier League is the highest-grade English football association for top ranking professional football clubs. Over the years, this professional league has been a bastion of English football, bringing entertainment and the favourite national sport to small screens worldwide. 

In this article, we will review some of the most important Premier League records and statistics. Read on to learn more about top moments in the league’s lengthy history. Discover which English football teams have had the most consecutive title wins, the most points, the most wins in total, and much more.

Team title records and stats

The Premier League is a professional league for top English association clubs in the English football league system. Let’s break down some of the most impressive team title records and statistics.

1. Manchester United is the team with the most titles (13).
2. Between 1998 and 2009, Manchester United was the team with the most consecutive title wins (3).
3. Manchester City is the team with the biggest title-winning margin of 19 points in 2017–18, winning over Manchester United.

Team points records and stats

In this section, we will quickly review some of the essential records and statistics regarding the English football teams that have scored the most points in a season and more.

4. Between 2017 and 2018, Manchester United scored the most points in a season (100).
5. Teams that scored the most home points in a season (55) between 2005 and 2020 include:

• Chelsea;
• Manchester United;
• Manchester City; and
• Liverpool.

6. Between 2017 and 2018, Manchester City was the team with the most away points per season (50).

Team wins records and stats

Below are listed the English football teams with the most wins in total, most wins in a season, and the overall fewest wins. 

7. Manchester United took the most wins in total (700).
8. Teams with the most wins in a season (32) were Manchester City (2017–18, 2018–19) and Liverpool (2019–20).
9. Derby County was the team with the fewest wins (1) in the 2007–08 season.

Team defeat records and stats

One of the best things about the Premier League is that the fans get to see a lot of ups and downs and live through the brightest and the darkest moments of their favourite teams.

10. Everton had the most defeats in total (408).
11. The following teams had the most defeats in a season (29):

• Ipswich Town (1994–95);
• Sunderland (2005–06);
• Derby County (2007–08); and
• Sheffield United (2020–21).

12. Arsenal had the fewest defeats (0) in the 2003–04 season. 

Team draw records and stats

The Premier League is always active and exciting Let’s quickly examine some of the stats regarding the most crucial team draws.

13. Everton had the most draws in total (318).
14. Three teams had the most draws in a season (10):
    

• Sheffield Wednesday (1996–97);
• Leicester City (1997–98, 2003–04); and
• Manchester United (2016–17).

15. The three teams with the fewest draws in a season (2) were:

• Manchester City (2018–19);
• Tottenham Hotspur (2018–19); and
• Sheffield United (2020–21).

Team goal records and stats 

Most football fans are interested in finding out more about the teams with the most goals scored in a season. Let’s have a closer look at those statistics.

16. Manchester City scored the most goals in the 2017–18 season (106).
17. Two teams that scored the fewest goals in a season (20) were Derby County (2007–08) and Sheffield United (2020–21).
18. Between 2007 and 2008, Derby County was the team with the most goals conceded (89) in a season (38 games).
19. Chelsea conceded the fewest goals in the 2004–05 season (15).

Team disciplinary records and stats

Football is an action-packed sport. A lot can happen during a football match. With that in mind, let’s delve deeper into the football teams with the most yellow and red cards in a season.

20. Chelsea received the most yellow cards in total (1,779).
21. Arsenal received the most red cards in total (101).
22. Between 2014 and 2015, Sunderland received the most yellow cards in a season (94).
23. Two teams with the most red cards in a season (9) were Sunderland (2009–10) and Queens Park Rangers (2011–12).

Team award records and stats

Many football fans want to know about the awards that their favourite teams have won. Here is a list of the teams with the most awards between 1997 and 2021. 

24. Teams with the most Golden Boot awards (6) were:
    

• Arsenal (2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2018–19); and
• Liverpool (1997–98, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19).

25. The team that won the most Golden Glove awards (6) was Manchester City (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21).

Team attendance records and stats

It’s time to share the teams with the highest and the lowest attendance. The stats that we display here don’t take into account the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic public health measures that were adopted during those times.

26. Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal was the single match with the highest attendance (83,222). The match took place at Wembley Stadium on 10 February 2018.
27. Wimbledon 1-3 Everton was the single match with the lowest attendance (3,039). The match was held at Selhurst Park on 26 January 1993.
28. The matches with the highest average attendance (75,821) were Old Trafford vs. Manchester United during the 2006–07 season.

Player appearance records and stats

While the success of the entire team is what wins titles, fans want to know everything they can about their favourite players and the teams that they play for. Let’s review the stats regarding player appearances.

29. Between 2 May 1998 and 24 February 2018, Gareth Barry had the most appearances in the Premier League (653).
30. Marcus Bent played for the highest number of different clubs (8). 
31. At 43 years and 162 days, John Burridge is the oldest player ever in the league. He played for Manchester City vs. Queens Park Rangers (14 May 1995).
32. Harvey Elliot is the youngest player ever in the league, at 16 years and 30 days playing for Fulham vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4 May 2019).

Goal records and stats

Listed below are the players who scored the first and the most goals between 1992 and 2005. Read on to find out who were the oldest and the youngest goalscorers in the league.

33. Brian Deane scored the first goal in the Premier League in the match of Sheffield United vs. Manchester United (15 August 1992).
34. Alan Shearer scored the most goals (260) in the Premier League.
35. Sergio Aguero scored the most goals at one club (184) in the Premier League. He played for Manchester City.
36. With 40 years and 268 days, Teddy Sheringham is the oldest goalscorer in the Premier League (for West Ham United vs. Portsmouth, 26 December 2006).
37. With 16 years and 271 days, James Vaughan is the youngest goalscorer in the league (for Everton vs. Crystal Palace, 10 April 2005).
38. Two players with the most goals (34) in a season of 42 games were Andy Cole (Newcastle United, 1993–94) and Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1994–95).
39. Sergio Aguero was the player with the most hat-tricks in the league (12).
40. Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1995–96)  was the player with the most hat-tricks in a season (5).
41. At 18 years and 62 days, Micheal Owen (for Liverpool vs. Sheffield, 14 February 1998) was the youngest player to score a hat-trick for the Premier League.
42. At 37 years and 146 days, Teddy Sheringham (for Portsmouth vs. Bolton Wanderers, 26 August 2003) was the oldest player to score a hat-trick for the Premier League.

Assist records and stats

Football is all about teamwork and friendly play. Also, assists are vital to success in any sport, not just football. Let’s list the players with the most assists in the Premier League between 2003 and 2020.

43. Thierry Henry (Arsenal, 2002–03) and Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, 2019–20) had the most assists (20) in the Premier League.
44. Mesut Ozil played the most consecutive matches with an assist (7) for Arsenal (26 September – 21 November 2015).

Goalkeepers’ records and stats

A football team is only as successful as its goal net is safe. Below are listed some stats and records about the most notable Premier League goalkeepers and their achievements.

45. Petr Čech was the Premier League player with the cleanest sheets (in 202 games) in his career.
46. Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09) was the Premier League player with the longest consecutive run without conceding a goal in 14 matches (1,311 minutes).
47. David James saved the most penalties in the league (13).

Disciplinary records and stats

Accidents happen all of the time in sports, as well as incidents. Here are the players with the most red and yellow cards in the Premier League. 

48. Duncan Ferguson, Patrick Vieira, and Richard Dunne are the players with the most red cards (8).
49. Gareth Barry is the player with the most yellow cards (123).
50. David Luiz (Arsenal, 2019-20) conceded the most penalties in a season (5).

Awards records and stats

Medals and awards are just as important as goals, assists, and the most popular players. Let’s see who won the most medals in the Premier League between 1992 and 2020. 

51. Ryan Giggs earned the most winner’s medals in the Premier League (13):
    

• 1992–93;
• 1993–94;
• 1995–96;
• 1996–97;
• 1998–99;
• 1999–2000;
• 2000–01;
• 2002–03;
• 2006–07;
• 2007–08;
• 2008–09;
• 2010–11; and
• 2012–13.

52. The players who have won the most Player of the Season awards (2) are:

• Thierry Henry (2003–04 and 2005–06);
• Cristiano Ronaldo (2006–07 and 2007–08); and
• Nemanja Vidic (2008–09 and 2010–11).

53. The player who won the most Player of the Month awards (7) is Sergio Aguero: 

• October 2013 ;
• November 2014; 
• January 2016; 
• April 2016; and 
• January 2020.

Match records and stats

If you’ve always wanted to know which Premier League team scored the biggest home win or the biggest away win, the following stats will offer the insights that you’re looking for.

54. Manchester United was the team that scored the biggest home win (9-0) against Ipswich Town (9-0, 4 March 1995) and Southampton (9-0, 2 February 2021).
55. Southampton 0-9 Leicester City (25 October 2019) was the football match with the biggest away win (9-0).
56. The biggest Premier League aggregate win (12-0) goes to Manchester City:

• Manchester City 8-0 Watford (21 September 2019); and
• Watford 0-4 Manchester City (21 July 2020).

Manager records and stats

Many fiery football fans believe that selecting a team manager is as important as selecting top-class players. Let’s view the Premier League teams with the best managers in the game.

57. Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) is the Premier League manager with the most titles (13):

• 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

58. Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United) is also the manager who won the most Premier League Manager of the Season awards (11):

• 1993–94;
• 1995–96;
• 1996–97;
• 1998–99;
• 1999–2000;
• 2002–03;
• 2006–07;
• 2007–08;
• 2008–09;
• 2010–11; and
• 2012–13.

59. Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson is the manager with the most Premier League Manager of the Month awards (27).

Conclusion

The Premier League isn’t just a professional football league composed of the best football teams in England. It’s also one of the most important sports associations in global sports. It gathers billions of fans from all over the world and is considered the essential football league in the United Kingdom. 

These stats and records are only the tip of the iceberg. Throughout the 30+ years of its existence, the Premier League has gathered some of the finest football players the world has ever seen. Visit our website for more Premier League stats and figures.