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Year published by club Club Season 2024–25 Notes 1 1861 [4]: Crystal Palace [5]: Premier League: The club previously published a foundation date of 1905, however they released research in 2020 suggesting an 1861 date, stating that they were "staking a claim to be recognised as the world's oldest league club in existence still playing professional football."
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 to the 2024–25 season. Over that span, 51 teams have played in the Premier League, two of which (Cardiff City and Swansea City) are located in Wales; they play in the English football league system for practical and historical reasons.
A review by Deloitte in 2014 showed that the Premier League generated more revenue than of any football league in the world, with total club revenues of £2.5 billion in 2012–13. [57] BSkyB in turn gained from having exclusive rights to top-flight football; the company made a £62m profit in 1993 following a loss the previous year.
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system.Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL).
The club won the league in 2004–05, 12 points ahead of runners-up Arsenal, scoring 72 goals and conceding 15 in the process. [18] [19] Chelsea won a second successive Premier League title in 2005–06 before Manchester United became the third different club to win the league in four seasons in 2006–07. [20] [21]
League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888–89. The name First Division was adopted in 1892, when The Football League gained a second division. The First Division remained the highest division of the English football league system until 1992, when the Premier League was founded.
^ [a] Chelsea won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, pursuant to the rules in effect at the time, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League. This meant that Tottenham, who would usually qualify for the Champions League with a 4th place Premier League finish, were relegated to the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League ...
Defunct, successor club Macclesfield playing in the Northern Premier League Premier Division [38] Maidstone United: 1989–90: 1991–92 [c] Liquidated: Defunct, revived version of the club playing in the National League South [40] Merthyr Town: 1920–21: 1929–30: Not re-elected: Defunct, revived version playing in Southern League Premier ...