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List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league ...
Most consecutive Premier League Manager of the Month awards: 4, Pep Guardiola [199] Most Premier League Manager of the Month awards in a single season: 5, Jürgen Klopp [200] Most promotions to the Premier League: 4, Steve Bruce (Birmingham City in 2001–02 and 2006–07 and Hull City in 2012–13 and 2015–16)
Erling Haaland scored 36 goals in the 2022–23 season – the most in a Premier League season of either the 38-game or 42-game lengths. Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was the first foreigner to win the award outright in 2000–01, having shared the accolade with Dwight Yorke of Trinidad and Tobago in 1998–99.
Since the 2012–13 season, a player needs to have played in a minimum of five matches for a title-winning team to qualify for a medal. [3] This is down from the previous standard of 10 matches played. [4] At the discretion of the Premier League board, additional medals can be awarded to players who played less than five matches. [5]
Since the first Premier League season in 1992–93, 23 players from 11 clubs have won or shared the top scorer title. [260] Thierry Henry won his fourth overall scoring title by scoring 27 goals in the 2005–06 season. Erling Haaland holds the record for most goals in a Premier League season (38 matches) with 36 goals as of 15 May 2023. [261]
The last English manager to win the championship was Howard Wilkinson, who led Leeds United to victory in the 1991–92 season. [9] Arsène Wenger became the first manager from outside the British Isles to win the championship when he guided Arsenal to the 1997–98 Premier League title. [ 10 ]
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)
The club currently holds the record for the most Premier League titles with 13, and the highest number of English top-flight titles with 20. The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs , who made 963 appearances between 1991 and 2014, and the club's record goalscorer is Wayne Rooney , who scored 253 goals in 559 appearances between 2004 ...