List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won
This is a list of the competitive honours won by football clubs in England. It lists every English football club to have won any of the three major domestic trophies, in addition to other domestic competitive trophies contested by teams at the elite level, six European competitions which have existed at different times,[1] and the two global competitions FIFA has recognised.[2]
These honours consist of the English football championship—The Football League up to 1992 or Premier League thereafter—the FA Cup, the League Cup, the FA Community Shield, the now-defunct Full Members Cup and English Super Cup for top clubs during the ban from European competition, the Champions League or its predecessor the European Cup, the now-defunct European Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Europa League or its predecessors the UEFA Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup, and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup or its predecessor the Intercontinental Cup.
Competitive football started in England with the FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world,[3] which was first held in the 1871–72 season; Wanderers beat Royal Engineers 1–0 in the final.[4] League football followed in the subsequent decade when The Football League was founded in 1888 by Aston Villa director William McGregor, with Preston North End winning the first title.[5][6] The Football League, which was renamed the First Division upon expansion of the league in 1892, remained the highest division of the English football league system until 1992 when the Premier League was founded.[7] The Football League also added a second major cup competition in 1960, when it founded the League Cup, invititation to which is restricted to the 92 members of the league. That first tournament was won by Aston Villa, who beat Rotherham United 3–2 on aggregate after extra time. Manchester United have won a record number of League Championships (20). Arsenal and Manchester United share the record for FA Cup wins (12).[8] Liverpool hold the record number of League Cup titles (8).[9][10]
European competition started in 1955 with the European Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which was succeeded by the UEFA Cup for the 1971–72 season.[11] The Cup Winners' Cup followed in 1960 but was discontinued in 1999.[12] As of the 2013–14 season, 34 English teams have competed in the three main European competitions, 13 of which have lifted at least one trophy,[13] with five of those winning the European Cup—Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Chelsea.[14] Liverpool hold the record for the number of European Cups (5) and UEFA Cups (3).
Intercontinental competition started in 1960 with the Intercontinental Cup, which consisted of a two-legged tie between the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores winners from 1960 to 1979. By 1971, European participation in the Intercontinental Cup became a running question, and many European teams withdrew; Liverpool in 1977 and 1978, and Nottingham Forest in 1979.[15] In 1980, it became known as the Toyota Cup, and consisted of a single match played in Japan. The last edition was played in 2004, whereupon it was replaced by the FIFA Club World Cup, a knock-out tournament featuring the champions of all six continental confederations.[16] Manchester United were the first and, as of 2016, the only English team to win either of these competitions, winning the Intercontinental Cup in 1999 and the Club World Cup in 2008.[2]
Key
- Domestic competitions
- League = Premier League (since 1992) succeeded the Football League First Division (1889 until 1992) as top-division
- FAC = FA Cup (since 1872)
- LC = League Cup (since 1962)
- CS = Community Shield (since 1908) formerly known as the Charity Shield (until 2002)
- FMC = Full Members Cup (defunct in 1992)
- LSC = League Super Cup (defunct in 1986)
- European competitions
- UCL = Champions League or European Cup (since 1955)
- UEL = Europa League or UEFA Cup (since 1971), and its predecessors the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup
- USC = UEFA Super Cup (since 1972)
- Worldwide competitions
- FCWC/IC = FIFA Club World Cup and its predecessor the Intercontinental Cup
England's most successful clubs
- Correct as of 7 August 2016 - note: clubs in bold have won two or more of the above-mentioned trophies in the same season at least once (not including Charity & Community Shields). Clubs tied in total honours are listed chronologically in reverse by last win.
See also
References
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- ↑ "A date to remember". The FA. 2004-03-16. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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- ↑ "New format provides fresh impetus". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
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- ↑ Risolo, Don (2010). Soccer Stories: Anecdotes, Oddities, Lore, and Amazing Feats p.109. U of Nebraska Press. Retrieved 29 February 2012
- ↑ "Toyota Cup: figures, records and a giant-killer". FIFA. 2004-12-13. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
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(help) - ↑ "Club Honours". Arsenal official website. Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "Trophy Cabinet". Chelsea official website. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "First Team Honours". Tottenham Hotspur official website. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "Honours and Records". Everton official website. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "Honours". Aston Villa official website. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Club History". Manchester City official website. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ↑ "Records". Newcastle United official website. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
- ↑ "Honours". Nottingham Forest official website. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Wolverhampton Wanderers official website. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Blackburn Rovers official website. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
- ↑ "Honours". Liverpool official website. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ↑ "League and Cup record". Sheffield Wednesday official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour". Sunderland official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Honours". West Bromwhich Albion official website. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Honours". West Ham United official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Leicester City Honours". Leicester City official website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Portsmouth club stats". inthenews.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Burnley official website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bolton Wanderers club stats". inthenews.com. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Huddersfield Town's history and honours". Huddersfield Town official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "United Honours". Sheffield United official website. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Club Affiliations". England Football Online. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- ↑ "Derby County Club Honours". Derby County official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "History". Preston North End official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Ipswich Town official website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ Cardiff City are a Welsh side who play in the English football league system and won the 1927 FA Cup.
- ↑ "Home FAN GUIDE 2013 2014" (PDF). Cardiff City official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Arsenal 1 Birmingham 2". Birmingham City official website. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Norwich City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Bury". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "The Old Etonian Association Football Club". Old Etonian official website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "RECORDS & HONOURS".
- ↑ Swansea City are a Welsh side who play in the Premier League of the English football league system and won the 2013 League Cup.
- ↑ "Bradford 0-5 Swansea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
- ↑ "Winners at last! 1986 to present". Middlesbrough official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Honours". Fulham official website. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "Honours". Crystal Palace official website. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "Luton Town". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Honours". Reading official website. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "Club Honours". AFC Wimbledon official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Records". Coventry City official website. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "A history of Oxford United Football Club". Oxford United official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "A brief history". Southampton official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Stoke City official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Through the decades". Swindon Town official website. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "A potted history of QPR (1882–2007)". Queens Park Rangers official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Blackpool official website. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Charlton Athletic". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Barnsley". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- ↑ "Facts". Bradford City official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Honours". Notts County official website. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Club Affiliations". England Football Online. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
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- ↑ "History of OUAFC". Oxford University Association Football Club. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
External links
- "FA Cup Final statistics". The Football Association. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "League Cup Roll of Honour". Football League Cup. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "Past Winners of the Football League". The Football League. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "A History of the Premier League". Premier League. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "UEFA Champions League History". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "UEFA Cup History". UEFA. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- "UEFA Cup Winners' Cup History". UEFA. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
- "FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA. Retrieved 2009-01-20.