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The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league in English men's football, which since the 1992–93 season has been called the Premier League. Following the codification of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, [ 1 ] the Football League was established in 1888, after meetings initiated by Aston Villa ...
Most consecutive Premier League Manager of the Month awards: 4, Pep Guardiola [200] Most Premier League Manager of the Month awards in a single season: 5, Jürgen Klopp [201] 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)
The top goalscorer in the Premier League at the end of each season is awarded the Premier League Golden Boot, known for sponsorship reasons as the Barclays Golden Boot. The first recipient was Teddy Sheringham of Tottenham Hotspur , who scored 21 goals in 40 games for the club as well as an additional goal for Nottingham Forest on the opening ...
The fifth-placed team in the Premier League, as well as the winners of the FA Cup, qualify for the subsequent season's Europa League league phase, but if the winner of the FA Cup also finishes in the top five places in the Premier League or has won one of UEFA's major tournaments, then this place reverts to the team that finished sixth.
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) [42] 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) [43]
The top goalscorer in the Premier League's inaugural season was Teddy Sheringham, who scored one goal for Nottingham Forest before his early-season transfer followed by 21 for Tottenham Hotspur for a total of 22. [2]
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]
The 2022–23 Premier League was the 31st season of the Premier League and the 124th season of top-flight English football overall. Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest were the three promoted clubs from the 2021–22 EFL Championship, replacing Burnley, Watford and Norwich City.