Football records in England
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This page details football records in England.
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[edit] National team
See England national football team records.
[edit] League
Records in this section refer to The Football League from its founding in 1888 through to 1992, and to both the Premier League and The Football League from 1992 to the present.
[edit] Titles
- Most League titles: 18, Liverpool (1900-01, 1905-06, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1946-47, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90)
- Most consecutive League titles: 3, joint record:
- Huddersfield (1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26)
- Liverpool FC (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84)
- Manchester United (1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01) (only time this has been achieved with the same manager)
- Arsenal FC (1931-32,1932-33,1933-34)
[edit] Top Flight Appearances
- Most Appearances: 107, Everton (1888-1930), (1931-1951), (1954-current)
- Most Appearances before playing outside the top flight for the first time. (i.e. the last team never to have played outside the top flight): 68, Sunderland A.F.C (1890-1958)
[edit] Wins
- Most wins in the top flight overall: 1710, Everton
- Most consecutive wins without conceding a goal: 9, Stockport County (League Two, 2006-07)
- Most wins in a season: 33, Doncaster Rovers (Third Division North, 1946-47; final record P42 W33 D6 L3)
- Most consecutive wins: 14, joint record:
- Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: 13, Reading (Third Division, 1985-86)
- Most consecutive wins from the start of a season in the top flight: 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960-61)
- Most consecutive home wins: 25, Bradford Park Avenue (Third Division North, 1926-27)
- Most consecutive away wins: 10, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1959-60)
- Fewest wins in a season: 1, joint record
- Derby County (Premier League, 2007-08); final record P38 W1 D8 L29)
- Loughborough (Second Division, 1899-1900; final record P34 W1 D6 L27)
- 100% home win record in a season:
- Liverpool (14 games; First Division, 1893-94)
- Sheffield Wednesday (17 games; Second Division, 1899-00)
- Brentford (21 games; Third Division South, 1929-30
[edit] Draws
- Most draws overall in the top flight: 947, Everton
- Most draws in a season: 23, joint record:
- Norwich City (from 42 games, First Division, 1978-79)
- Fulham FC (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: 9:
[edit] Losses
- Most losses overall in the top flight: 1320, Everton
- Most losses in a season: 34, Doncaster Rovers, (Third Division, 1997-98; final record P46 W4 D8 L34)
- Fewest losses, season: 0, joint record:
- Preston North End (First Division, 1888-89; final record P22 W18 D4 L0) Preston were also unbeaten in the FA Cup
- Liverpool (Second Division, 1893-94; final record P28 W22 D6 L0)
- Arsenal (Premier League, 2003-04; final record P38 W26 D12 L0)
[edit] Points
- Most points overall in the top flight: 3956, Everton
- Most points in a season (2 points for a win): 74, Lincoln City, (Fourth Division, 1975-76)
- Most points in a season (3 points for a win): 106, Reading, (Championship, 2005-06)
- Most points in a season for a top-flight-team (2 points for a win): 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): 95, Chelsea, (Premiership, 2004-05)
- Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win): 8, joint record:
- Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win): 11, Derby County (Premier League, 2007-08)
[edit] Unbeaten runs
- Longest unbeaten League run: 49, Arsenal (Premier League between May 7, 2003 and October 24, 2004)
- Longest unbeaten run at Home: 82, Chelsea (Premier League 2004 to Present)
[edit] Appearances
- Most career league appearances: 1,005, Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997)[1]
- Most career league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002)
- Most career league appearances at one club: 770, John Trollope (Swindon Town, 1960 to 1980)
- Most career league appearances for consecutive games: 401, Harold Bell (Tranmere Rovers, 1946 to 1955, including 26 FA Cup Appearances)
- Oldest player: Neil McBain, 51 years and 120 days (for New Brighton v. Hartlepool United, March 15, 1947)[2]
- Youngest player: joint record, 15 years and 158 days:
- Albert Geldard (for Bradford Park Avenue v. Millwall, September 16, 1929)
- Ken Roberts (for Wrexham v. Bradford Park Avenue, September 1, 1951)
[edit] Goals
[edit] Individual
- Most career league goals: 433, 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 goals in a season: 60, Dixie Dean (Everton 1927-28)
- Most goals in a game: 10, Joe Payne (for Luton Town v. Bristol Rovers, 13 April 1936)
- Fastest goal: 4 seconds, Jim Fryatt (for Bradford Park Avenue v. Tranmere Rovers, 25 April 1964)
- 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 20 seconds, James Hayter (for AFC Bournemouth v. Wrexham, 23 February 2004)
- Fastest goal by a substitute: 1.8 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007)
- Most own goals in one season: 5, Robert Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934-35)
- Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George Camsell (Middlesbrough, 1926-27)
- Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1103 minutes, Steve Death (Reading, 1978-79)
- Chris Nicholl of Aston Villa once scored all four goals in a 2-2 draw, against Leicester City in 1976.
[edit] Team
- Most league goals scored in a season: 134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960-61)
- Most top-flight goals scored in a season: 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930-31)
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 18, Loughborough, (Second Division, 1899-1900)
- Fewest home league goals scored in a season: 10, Manchester City, (Premier League, 2006-07) They did not score a home goal after January 1, encompassing their final 8 home league matches.
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 141, Darwen (Second Division, 1898-99)
- Most goals conceded by a single goalkeeper: 85, Paul Robinson, (Leeds United, 2003-04)
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15, Chelsea (Premier League, 2004-05)
- Most consecutive games without scoring: 13, Hartlepool United (11 league, 1 FA Cup and 1 Autoglass Trophy, 1992-93)
- Most goals on one day: 209 goals in 44 games, Saturday 1 February 1936
- This included 9 hat-tricks, 3 players grabbing 4 goals, and some interesting scorelines of Chester City 12-0 York City and Crewe Alexandra 5-6 Chesterfield. There was only one nil-nil draw: Aldershot 0-0 Bristol City
[edit] Scorelines
- Record win: 13-0, joint record:
- Record away win: Port Vale 0-10 Sheffield United (Second Division, December 10, 1892)
- Record away win in English top division: Newcastle United 1-9 Sunderland A.F.C. (First Division, December 5, 1908)
- Most goals in a game: 17, Tranmere Rovers 13-4 Oldham Athletic (Third Division North, December 26, 1935)
- Highest scoring draw: 6-6, joint record:
- Leicester City 6-6 Arsenal (First Division, April 21, 1930)
- Charlton Athletic 6-6 Middlesbrough (First Division, October 22, 1960)
- On October 1, 1991, the Zenith Data Systems Cup First Round tie between Tranmere Rovers and Newcastle United ended 3–3. A further six goals were scored in the 30 minutes of extra time, resulting in a 6–6 draw, before Tranmere eventually won 3–2 on penalties
- 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)
[edit] Attendances
- Highest attendance, single game:98,456 Chelsea v. Crawley Town (at Stamford Bridge , First Division, 17 January 1948)
- Lowest attendance, single game: 469, Thames v. Luton Town (at West Ham Stadium, Third Division South, 6 December 1930)
- Lowest number of paying spectators: 13, Stockport County v. Leicester City (at Old Trafford, May 7, 1921)[3]
[edit] Disciplinary
- Most red cards in a single match: 5, joint record:
- Chesterfield (2) v. Plymouth Argyle (3) (February 22, 1997)
- Wigan Athletic (1) v. Bristol Rovers (4) (December 2, 1997)
- Exeter City (3) v. Cambridge United (2) (November 23, 2002)
- Most red cards in a career (individual): 13, joint record:
- Fastest red card: 13 seconds, Kevin Pressman (for Sheffield Wednesday, 13 August 2000)
- Fastest red card for a substitute: 0 seconds, joint record:
Both players came on as a substitute and elbowed/pushed an opponent before the game had been restarted.
[edit] Transfers
- See also: British football transfer record
- Highest transfer fee: £32 million, record:
- Andriy Shevchenko, from A.C. Milan to Chelsea (May 2006) (estimated)
[edit] FA Premier League
[edit] Titles
- Most titles won: 10, Manchester United F.C. (1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08)
- Most consecutive title wins: 3, Manchester United F.C. (1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01)
[edit] Wins
- Most wins in a season (38 games): 29, Chelsea (2004-05, 2005-06)
- Fewest wins in a season (38 games): 1, Derby County F.C. (2007-08)
- Most home wins in a season (38 games): 18, Chelsea (2005-06)
- Fewest home wins in a season (38 games): 1, Joint record:
- Most away wins in a season (38 games): 15, Chelsea (2004-05)
- Fewest away wins in a season (38/42 games): 0, joint record:
[edit] Losses
- Most losses in a season (38 games): 29, joint record:
- Fewest losses in a season (38 games): 0, Arsenal (2003-04)
- Most home losses in a season (38 games): 14, Sunderland (2002-03), (2005-06)
- Fewest home losses in a season (38 games): 0, joint record:
- Most away losses in a season (38 games): 16, joint record: Watford (1999-00), Derby County (2007-08)
- Fewest away losses in a season (38 games): 0, Arsenal (2001-02), (2003-04)
[edit] Draws
- Most draws in a season (38 games): 17, joint record:
- Fewest draws in a season (38 games): 3, Chelsea (1997-98)
- Most home draws in a season (38 games): 10, joint record:
- Fewest home draws in a season (38 games): 1, 5 times
- Most away draws in a season (38 games): 12, Newcastle United (2003-04)
- Fewest away draws in a season (38 games): 1, 9 times
[edit] Points
- Most points in a season (38 games): 95, Chelsea (2004-05)
- Most points in a season (42 games): 92, Manchester United (1993-94)
- Fewest points in a season (38 games): 11, Derby County F.C. (2007-08)
- Fewest points in a season (42 games): 27, Ipswich Town (1994-95)
- Fewest points in a season and still win the title (38 games): 75, Manchester United F.C. (1996-97)
- Most points in a season and not win the title (38 games): 85, Chelsea (2007-08)
- Most points in a season and still be relegated (38 games): 42, West Ham (2002-03)
- Most points in a season and still be relegated (42 games): 49, Crystal Palace (1992-93)
- Fewest points in a season and still stay up (38 games): 34, West Bromwich Albion (2004-05)
- Fewest points in a season and still stay up (42 games): 43, joint record:
[edit] Appearances
- Most Premier League appearances: 525 (as of May 12, 2008), Ryan Giggs, (1990 to present)
- Oldest player: John Burridge, 43 years and 162 days (for Manchester City v. Queens Park Rangers, May 14, 1995).
- Oldest debutant: Fernando Hierro, 36 years and 151 days (for Bolton Wanderers v. Fulham, August 21, 2004)
- Youngest player: Matthew Briggs, 16 years and 65 days (for Fulham v Middlesbrough F.C., May 13, 2007) [6]
- Most consecutive Premier League appearances: Brad Friedel with 175 (and still counting).
- Youngest player to achieve 300 Premier League appearances: Gareth Barry, 26 years and 247 days - (Aston Villa, May 2, 1998 to October 28, 2007).
- Most seasons appeared in: 16 - Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Sol Campbell, David James, Gary Speed, Ian Pearce (These six players have appeared in every Premier League season from the first to the current one.)
[edit] Goals
[edit] Individual
- Most Premiership Winners Medals: Ryan Giggs (10) - 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008
- Most Premiership Runner-Up Medals: 5, joint record:
- Patrick Vieira - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Dennis Bergkamp - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
- Fredrik Ljungberg - 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
- First Premiership goal: Brian Deane (for Sheffield United v. Manchester United, 15 August 1992)
- Most goals in a career: 261, Alan Shearer (Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, 1992 to 2006)
- Most goals in a season (42 games): 34, joint record:
- Most goals in a season (38 games): 31, joint record:
- Most goals in a game: 5, joint record:
- Andrew Cole (for Manchester United v. Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995)
- Alan Shearer (for Newcastle United v. Sheffield Wednesday, 19 September 1999)
- Youngest goalscorer: James Vaughan, 16 years and 271 days (for Everton v. Crystal Palace, April 10, 2005)
- Oldest goalscorer: Teddy Sheringham, 40 years and 268 days (for West Ham United v. Portsmouth, December 26, 2006)
- Fastest goal: 10 seconds, Ledley King (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Bradford City, 9 December 2000)
- Fastest goal from a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal F.C. v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007)
- Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): 4 minutes 33 seconds, Robbie Fowler (for Liverpool v. Arsenal, 14 April 1995)
- Most goals scored by a substitute in a game: 4, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United vNottingham Forest 6 February 1999)
- Longest goal: 88 m, Paul Robinson (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Watford, 17 March 2007)
- Most goals scored by a goalkeeper in a season: 1, joint record:
- Most goals scored by a defender in a season: 10, Joleon Lescott (Everton, Premier League 2007-2008)
- Most goals scored by a midfielder in a season: 31, Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, 2007-08)
- Most goals scored by a striker in a season: (42 games) 34, joint record:
- Most goals scored in consecutive league matches: 10, Ruud van Nistelrooy, (Manchester United, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003)
- Most goals scored by an overseas player in their debut season: 24
[edit] Team
- Most goals scored in a season: 97, Manchester United (1999-2000)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 20, Derby County (2007-08)
- Most goals conceded in a season: 100, Swindon Town (1993-94) *42-game season
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 15, Chelsea (2004-05)
- Best goal difference in a season: 58, Manchester United (2007-08)
- Worst goal difference in a season: -69, Derby County (2007-08)
- Highest percentage of season goals scored in a single game: 18.6% (8/43), Middlesbrough (vs. Manchester City May 11, 2008)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 10, Manchester City (2006-07)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 8, joint record:
- Most clean sheets in a season: 25, Chelsea (2004-05)
- Fewest failures to score in a season: 0 (scored in every game), Arsenal (2001-02)
- Fewest penalties conceded: 12 (home), 53 (away), Manchester United 1992-2007
- Most penalties conceded: 47 (home), 93 (away), Aston Villa 1992-2007
- Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: 7th, Blackburn Rovers (1995-96)
- Highest finish by a promoted club: 3rd, joint record:
[edit] Scorelines
- Biggest home win: 9-0, Manchester United v. Ipswich Town (4 March 1995)
- Biggest away win: 1-8, Nottingham Forest v. Manchester United (6 February 1999)
- Highest Scoring: 7-4 Portsmouth v. Reading (29 September 2007)
[edit] Stadiums
Attendance
- Highest attendance, single game: 76,098, Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers (at Old Trafford, March 31, 2007)
- Lowest attendance, single game: 3,039, Wimbledon v. Everton (at Selhurst Park, January 26, 1993)
- Newest Stadium: Emirates Stadium (First Premiership game: Arsenal 1-1 Aston Villa, August 19, 2006)
[edit] Goalkeepers
- Goalscoring goalkeepers::
- Peter Schmeichel (Everton 3–2 Aston Villa, 20 October, 2001)
- Brad Friedel (Charlton Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers, 21 February, 2004)
- Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Watford, 17 March, 2007)
- Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal in the league: 1,025 minutes, Wayne Hennessey (for Stockport County., 2006-07)
- Most clean sheets in one season: 24, Petr Čech (for Chelsea, 2004-05)
- Most clean sheets in Premiership history: 153 (as of January 30, 2008), David James
[edit] Disciplinary
- Fewest touches before a red card: 0, joint record:
- Andreas Johansson (as a substitute for Wigan Athletic v. Arsenal, 7 May 2006)
- Keith Gillespie (as a substitute for Sheffield United v. Reading, 20 January 2007)
- Dave Kitson (as a substitute for Reading v. Manchester United, 12 August 2007)
[edit] Longest range goals
Longest range goal:
- Paul Robinson (88 Metres, 96 Yards) (free kick) Tottenham Hotspur v Watford (March 7, 2007)
Longest range volley:
- Matthew Taylor (42 Metres, 46 Yards) Portsmouth v Everton (December 9, 2006)
Longest range from open play:
- Xabi Alonso (64 Metres, 70 Yards) Liverpool v Newcastle United (September 20, 2006)
None of the goals were deflections, all distances have been analysed by Match of the Day and all 3 goals were scored in the 2006–07 season with the new Premiership ball.
[edit] Promotion
- Best season for promoted clubs: All three promoted sides avoided relegation (Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers): 2001-02
- Worst season for promoted clubs: All three promoted sides were relegated (Bolton Wanderers, Barnsley and Crystal Palace): 1997-98
[edit] FA Cup
[edit] Final
[edit] Team
- Most wins: 11, Manchester United (1908-09, 1947-48, 1962-63, 1976-77, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04)
- Most consecutive wins: 3, joint record:
- Most appearances: 18:
- Most appearances without winning: 4, Leicester City (1948-49, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1968-69)
- Biggest win: Bury 6-0 Derby County (1902-03)
- Most goals in a final: 7:
- Most goals by a losing side: 3:
- Bolton Wanderers: Lost 3-4 against Blackpool (1952-53)
- Most defeats in a final: 7:
- Lowest ranked team to win the FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur - Southern League (now Conference National), 1900-01
- Longest Holders of the FA Cup:
- Portsmouth have the unusual accolade of holding the FA Cup for the longest consecutive time due to the Second World War
[edit] Individual
- Most wins: 5, joint record
- Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers) (1873, 1877, 1878) and (Old Etonians) (1879, 1882)
- Charles Wollaston (Wanderers) (1872, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1878)
- Jimmy Forrest (Blackburn Rovers) (1884, 1885, 1886, 1890, 1891)
- Most appearances: 9, Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers and Old Etonians) (1872-73, 1874-75, 1875-76, 1876-77, 1877-78, 1878-79, 1880-81, 1881-82, 1882-83)
- Most goals (one final): 3, Billy Townley (Blackburn Rovers) (1890), James Logan (Notts County) (1894) & Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) (1953)
- Most goals (all finals): 5, Ian Rush (Liverpool)
- Fastest goal: 30 seconds, Bob Chatt (for Aston Villa v. West Bromwich Albion, 1895)[7]
- Youngest player: Curtis Weston, 17 years and 119 days (for Millwall v. Manchester United, 2003-04)
- Youngest goalscorer: Norman Whiteside, 18 years and 18 days (for Manchester United v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 1982-83)
- Oldest player: Billy Jonathan Hyde Hampson, 41 years and 257 days (for Newcastle United v. Aston Villa, 1923-24)
[edit] All rounds
- Biggest win: Preston North End 26-0 Hyde (First Round, 15 October 1887)
- Highest FA Cup attendance (of all time): 120,081 (Aston Villa v. Sunderland A.F.C, Final at Crystal Palace, 19 April 1913)
- Highest attendance (other than at Wembley): 84,569 (Manchester City v. Stoke City, Quarter-Final, 3 March 1934)
- 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 shootout: 20 penalties each, Tunbridge Wells v. Littlehampton Town (Preliminary Round Replay, August 31, 2005; Tunbridge Wells won 16-15)
- Most rounds played in a season: 9, joint record:
- 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 (1978-79: Preliminary, 1st-4th Qualifying Rounds, 1st-4th Rounds)
- Most games played in a season: 13, Bideford (1974-75: one First Qualifying, two Second Qualifying, five Third Qualifying, four Fourth Qualifying and one First Round)
- Fastest goal: 10.8 seconds, Paul Wardle (for Cheadle Town F.C. v. North Ferriby United A.F.C.,1 September, 2001)
- Most Career Goals: 49, Henry "Harry" Cursham (Notts County between 1877 and 1888).
[edit] League Cup
[edit] Final
- Most wins (team): 7, Liverpool (1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2002-03)
- Record scoreline: Manchester United 4-0 Wigan Athletic (2005-06)
- Most appearances (team): 10, Liverpool
- Most wins (individual): 5, Ian Rush (Liverpool, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95)
- Most defeats in a final: 4:
- Most appearances without winning: 2:
- Lowest Ranked Winners
- Queens Park Rangers,Swindon Town - Third Division, now League 1 (Although Rochdale have made the final as a Fourth Division club (League 2)
- Only Player to Score in 3 separate finals
[edit] All rounds
- Biggest win (single 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 (aggregate): by 11 goals, joint record:
- Liverpool 13-2 Fulham (10-0 First round & 3-2 Second round, 1986)
- Bury 1-12 West Ham United (1-2 First round & 0-10 Second round, 1983)
- Liverpool 11-0 Exeter City (5-0 First round & 6-0 Second round, 1981)
- Watford 11-0 Darlington (8-0 First round & 3-0 Second round, 1987)
- Most career goals: 49, joint record:
- Geoff Hurst (West Ham United and Stoke City, 1958 to 1976)
- Ian Rush (Liverpool and Newcastle United, 1980 to 1998)
- Most goals in a single match: 6, Frankie Bunn (for Oldham Athletic v. Scarborough, 25 October 1989, in their 7-0 win)
- Fastest goal: 4.7 seconds, Marwan Salman (for Arsenal v. Leicester City, 18 September 1952)
[edit] Non-League
- Biggest Win By A Non-League Club Over A League Club: 6-1, joint record
- Biggest Conference Win: 9-0, joint record
- Highest Attendance Between Non-League Clubs: 24,526
[edit] Most successful clubs overall (1888 - present)
| Team | Domestic | European | Worldwide | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Football Champions | FA Cup | League Cup | Charity Shield | European Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | UEFA Cup | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | European Super Cup | Intercontinental Cup | ||
| Liverpool | 18 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 58 |
| Manchester United | 17 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Arsenal | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 39 |
| Everton | 9 | 5 | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| Aston Villa | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 22 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Newcastle United | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| Chelsea | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 17 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 24 |
| Manchester City | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Preston North End | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Derby County | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Wanderers | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Bolton Wanderers | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| West Ham United | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| Old Etonians F.C. | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Bury | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Cardiff City | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Oxford University | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Royal Engineers | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Clapham Rovers | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Old Carthusians | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Blackburn Olympic | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Notts County | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Bradford City | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Barnsley | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Charlton Athletic | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Blackpool | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Southampton | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Coventry City | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Wimbledon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Leicester City | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Norwich City | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Birmingham City | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Swindon Town | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Stoke City | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Oxford United | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Luton Town | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Middlesbrough | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
The figures in bold represent the most times this competition has been won by an English team.
[edit] Managers
- Longest-serving manager: Matt Busby, 26 years (Manchester United, 1944 to 1969 and 1970 to 1971)[8]
- Longest-serving current manager: Sir Alex Ferguson, 21 years, as of November 2007 (Manchester United, 6 November 1986)
- Shortest-serving manager (excluding caretakers): Leroy Rosenior, 10 minutes (Torquay United, 17 May 2007)[9]
- Most league titles wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 10 (Manchester United)
- Most league games wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 483 games (Manchester United)
- Most clubs relegated with Signor Patrick Milnes, 27 teams over 27 years
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Peter Shilton: Biography. Retrieved on 2007-04-08. “Throughout his amazing 30 year career he played for 11 English league clubs through which he accumulated a record 1005 League appearances.”
- ^ McBain was New Brighton manager at the time and came out of retirement to play in goal during an injury crisis. Similarly, Bob Suter, who played for Halifax Town on April 24, 1929 aged 50 years and 288 days, also came out of retirement to cover in goal. The oldest 'regular' player and the oldest outfield player was Stanley Matthews, who was 50 years and 5 days old in his final match for Stoke City v. Fulham on February 6, 1965.
- ^ It is estimate that between 1,000 and 2,000 people actually attended the match; Manchester United and Derby County had played immediately beforehand, and some of the spectators for that match had stayed on to watch the Stockport match for free. However, only 13 people paid at the gate to watch the Stockport match by itself. Reference: A beautiful game. Stockport Express (November 19, 2002).
- ^ a b "Away penalties at Old Trafford", Sean Ingle, Barry Glendenning and Matt Cunningham, The Guardian, 26 June 2003
- ^ a b "Football League Records: Disciplinary", The Football League, accessed 04 December 2007
- ^ http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070811/asp/sports/story_8179713.asp
- ^ FA Cup Trivia. www.thefa.com. Retrieved on May 18, 2008.
- ^ Some regard Busby as the fourth-longest serving League manager after Fred Everiss (1902 to 1948, West Bromwich Albion), George Ramsay (1884 to 1926, Aston Villa) and Frank Watt (1895 to 1930, Newcastle United). However, these three held the title of club secretary rather than manager, and only had a limited influence over training and selection. By modern-day standards, Busby is the longest-serving manager.
- ^ Leroy Rosenior lost his job at Torquay just 10 minutes after being introduced as the Devon club’s new manager. The then Chairman Mike Bateson called him to say he had just sold the club to a group led by Colin Lee, who reinstated himself as director of football only a matter of days after being made redundant by the club.
[edit] References
- Football League Records: Points. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Wins. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Losses. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Draws. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Goals. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Appearances. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Disciplinary. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
- Football League Records: Attendances. The Football League website. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
[edit] Other Ranking Sites
- Historical Rankings of English Football Clubs: Points. Aboutaball.co.uk. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.
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