Best English Football Clubs
Best English Football Clubs List of Trophy Totals & History
“The level of football in England is the top. English football is the leader in the world”
Pele said that in 2011 and today the Premiership is the most widely watched football league on TV in the world. Competitive football kicked off in England in 1871 with the FA Cup followed by league football in 1888. The top English football teams played in the First Division until 1992 when it was split off from the Football League and re-branded as the FA Premier League, commonly known as the English Premier League or the Premiership. Use this ADDucation list of English football club statistics ranked in a sortable table to help settle arguments about the best English football clubs.
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| Club | Total Trophies | Last Trophy Season | Latest Trophy/s | League Trophy Wins | Domestic Cup Trophy Wins[1] | Euro/Worldwide Trophy Wins[2] | Club Founded | Club Home Ground | Ground Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 66 | 2016-17 | League Cup & Europa League | 20 | 38 | 7 | 1878 | Old Trafford | 75,957 |
| Liverpool | 60 | 2012 | League Cup | 18 | 31 | 11 | 1892 | Anfield | 45,522 |
| Arsenal | 43 | 2017-18 | FA Cup & Community Shield | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1886 | Emirates (ex Ashburton Grove) | 60,355 |
| Chelsea | 30 | 2017-18 | Premiership & FA Cup | 6 | 19 | 5 | 1905 | Stamford Bridge | 42,055 |
| Everton | 24 | 1994-95 | FA Cup & FA Charity Shield | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1878 | Goodison Park | 40,158 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 2007-8 | League Cup | 2 | 19 | 3 | 1882 | White Hart Lane | 36,310 |
| Aston Villa | 23 | 2001 | Intertoto Cup | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1874 | Villa Park | 42,788 |
| Manchester City | 21 | 2017-18 | Premiership & League Cup | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1880 | Etihad (ex City of Manchester) | 47,726 |
| Newcastle United | 13 | 2006 | Intertoto Cup | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1892 | St James’ Park | 52,387 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 1980 | League Cup | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1877 | Molineux | 29,303 |
| Nottingham Forest | 13 | 1990 | League Cup | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1865 | City Ground | 30,500 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 2002 | League Cup | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1875 | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
| Sunderland | 9 | 1973 | FA Cup | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1879 | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 1991 | League Cup | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1867 | Hillsborough Stadium | 39,732 |
| Leeds United | 9 | 1992 | Football League | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1919 | Elland Road | 39,460 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1968 | FA Cup | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1878 | The Hawthorns | 28,003 |
| West Ham United | 6 | 1999 | Intertoto Cup | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1895 | Boleyn Ground | 35,016 |
| Sheffield United | 5 | 1925 | FA Cup | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1889 | Bramall Lane | 32,702 |
| Leicester City | 5 | 2016-17 | Premiership | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1884 | King Power Stadium | 32,500 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1958 | FA Cup | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1874 | Reebok Stadium | 28,723 |
| Huddersfield Town | 5 | 1926 | League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1908 | John Smith’s Stadium | 24,500 |
| Burnley | 5 | 1960 | League | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1882 | Turf Moor | 22,546 |
| Portsmouth | 5 | 2008 | FA Cup | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1898 | Fratton Park | 20,224 |
| Wanderers | 5 | 1878 | FA Cup | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1859 | Mayfield Stadium | 3,000 |
| Derby County | 4 | 1975 | Football League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1884 | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 |
| Preston North End | 4 | 1938 | FA Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1881 | Deepdale | 23,408 |
| Ipswich Town | 3 | 1981 | Europa League | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1878 | Portman Road | 30,311 |
| Birmingham City | 2 | 2011 | League Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1875 | St Andrew’s | 30,079 |
| Cardiff City | 2 | 2013 | Championship | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1899 | Cardiff City Stadium | 35,000 |
| Norwich City | 2 | 1985 | League Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1902 | Carrow Road | 26,034 |
| Bury | 2 | 1903 | FA Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1885 | Gigg Lane | 11,669 |
| Old Etonians | 2 | 1882 | FA Cup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1871 | Dutchman’s Playing Fields | 0 |
| Middlesbrough | 1 | 2004 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1876 | Riverside Stadium | 34,988 |
| Southampton | 1 | 1976 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1885 | St Mary’s Stadium | 32,689 |
| Stoke City | 1 | 1972 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1863 | Britannia Stadium | 28,383 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1947 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1905 | The Valley | 27,111 |
| Fulham | 1 | 2002 | Intertoto Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1879 | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
| Bradford City | 1 | 1911 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1903 | Valley Parade | 25,136 |
| Crystal Palace | 1 | 1991 | Full Members Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1905 | Selhurst Park | 26,309 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 2013 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1932 | DW Stadium | 25,138 |
| Reading | 1 | 1988 | Full Members Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1871 | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Barnsley | 1 | 1912 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1887 | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Swansea City | 1 | 2013 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1912 | Liberty Stadium | 20,532 |
| Notts County | 1 | 1894 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1862 | Meadow Lane | 21,388 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1 | 1967 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1882 | Loftus Road | 18,200 |
| Blackpool | 1 | 1953 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1877 | Bloomfield Road | 16,220 |
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1988 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1889 | Plough Lane | 15,876 |
| Swindon Town | 1 | 1969 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1879 | County Ground | 15,728 |
| Oxford United | 1 | 1986 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1893 | Kassam Stadium | 12,500 |
| Luton Town | 1 | 1988 | League Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1885 | Kenilworth Road | 10,226 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 1987 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1883 | Ricoh Arena | 32,609 |
| Royal Engineers | 1 | 1875 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1863 | Number One Ground | 500 |
| Oxford University | 1 | 1874 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1871 | Iffley Road Stadium | 499 |
| Old Carthusians | 1 | 1881 | FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1876 | Charterhouse School | 0 |
Domestic League & Cup Trophies included[1]: First Division/Premier League, The FA Cup, Football League Cup (EFL Cup/Carabao Cup), FA Community Shield (formerly Charity Shield), Full Members Cup (ended 1992) and League Super Cup (ended 1986). European League Trophies/Cups included[2]): European UEFATM Champions League, UEFATM Europa League (UEFATM Cup and predecessors), UEFATM Super Cup Worldwide Trophies/Cups included: International FIFATM Club World Cup and its predecessor the Intercontinental Cup. The best English football clubs table data was last updated December 2018. ADDucation’s list excludes minor and one-off domestic and international trophies which may be included in other lists of best English football clubs.
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