The English Football League was founded in 1888 and is the oldest league in world football. It was the top-level league in England until Premier League was formed in 1992. The first ever team to win the English top division was Preston North End and in this article we have ranked the current Premier League teams according to their first ‘top division league title’ triumph date.

Out of the 20 Premier League teams , 8 of them have never won a top division league title. They are – Bournemouth, Brighton , Crystal Palace , Southampton , Stoke City , Swansea City , Watford and West Ham. Here are the rest of the EPL clubs ranked according to their first league title .

[nextpage title=”1″ ]

12. Leicester City (2015-16)

Embed from Getty Images

Claudio Ranieri’s Leicester City won the 2015-16 Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time. They started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated previous season.

Leicester’s victorious season will surely be remembered for their direct, counter-attacking football. Alan Shearer said Leicester’s achievement was “the biggest thing ever in football”.

11. Chelsea (1954-1955)

Embed from Getty Images

Chelsea won their first league title in 1954-55 season under manager Ted Drake. The success was unexpected; Chelsea had never won a major trophy before and their best previous league position since the Second World War was 8th.

In that season they won 20 matches,drew 12 and lost 10,ending the season with 52 points , 4 more than runner-up Wolverhampton Wanderers.

10. Tottenham Hotspur (1950-1951)

Embed from Getty Images

On 28th April, 1951, Tottenham clinched the 1st Division title for the first time in their history. Manager Arthur Rowe used just 19 players that season.

Having won promotion in great style the previous season, the Spurs ‘Push and Run’ team got off to a disappointing start to their first season in the First Division since 1935. It was a remarkable turn round to become Champions for the first time in the club’s history, only a year after winning promotion from the 2nd Division.

9. Manchester City (1936-37)

The 1936/37 season was a landmark campaign for Manchester City, as the club won their first top flight title. The team was managed by Wilf Wild as City went on a 22-match unbeaten run , wrapping up their first top-flight title on the penultimate weekend by beating Sheffield Wednesday 4-1.

Manchester City scored 107 goals that campaign, league’s best. They ended the season with 57 points, 3 more than second placed Charlton Athletic.

8. Arsenal (1930-31)

Embed from Getty Images

Arsenal had ended their long wait for league title in 1930/31 and showed the world that this was a group of players capable of consistent excellence. Arsenal’s team was blessed with an irresistible front line of Jack Lambert, David Jack and Cliff Bastin and opposition defences simply had no answer to their combined talents.

Arsenal Manager Herbert Chapman had transformed the team into a group of winners as the they won 4 more league titles within the next 7 years. [/nextpage] [nextpage title=”2″ ]

7. Huddersfield Town (1923-24)

Embed from Getty Images

Under manager Herbert Chapman , Huddersfield won their first league title in 1923-24 season. It was the club’s most successful period as they went on to win two more league titles in the next two seasons.

In this process they became the first English club to win three successive league titles, a feat which since then only three other clubs have matched, and none have bettered.

6. Burnley (1920-21)

Embed from Getty Images

Burnley has won the top-division title twice in their history , first of which came in 1921. After losing their first three games in that season, Burnley went on a 30-match unbeaten league run from 4 September 1920 until 26 March 1921, and won the Football League First Division.

Burnley ended the 1920–21 season on 59 points, having won 23 games, drawn 13, and lost 6. Burnley’s unbeaten run stood as a Football League record for over 80 years, until it was bettered by Arsenal in the 2003–04 season.

5. West Brom (1919-20)

West Brom have won the top-flight only once in 1919-20. They finished the season with 60 points, 9 more than runners-up Burnley.

Baggies’ free-scoring attacking play saw them comfortably win the Championship, scoring 104 goals in the process. Fred Morris was the league’s top goalscorer, finding the net 37 times.

4. Manchester United (1907-08)

Embed from Getty Images

Manchester United has won 20 league titles, an English club record. The first of those titles came in 1907-08 season under manager Ernest Mangnall. It was possible because Ernest Mangnall managed to sign star players Herbert Burgess, Alec Turnbull, and Jimmy Bannister after a scandal hit Manchester City and forced them to sell off most of their team.

Manchester United were ruthless that season , scoring 81 goals and finished the season with 52 points ,11 more than second-placed Aston Villa.

[/nextpage]

[nextpage title=”3″ ]

3. Newcastle United (1904-05)

Embed from Getty Images

Newcastle United won the League on three occasions during the 1900s; 1904–05, 1906–07 and 1908–09. In 1904–05, they nearly did the double, losing to Aston Villa in the 1905 FA Cup Final.

The 1904-05 season was a close one , Newcastle finished the season with 43 points , just 1 more than runners-up Everton. Newcastle were dominant that season, not only they scored the most goals(72) but also conceded the least(33 goals) in that campaign.

2. Liverpool (1900-01)

Just eight years after entering the Football League, Liverpool Football Club rose to the pinnacle of the English game with a title triumph in 1901 that set the tone for future generations at Anfield.

The seeds of this success were sown in 1896 when the legendary Tom Watson was recruited to take charge of team affairs. One of his first major signings was the inspirational Alex Raisbeck two years later and it was around him that Liverpool’s first team of champions was constructed.

1. Everton (1890-91)

In a historic campaign for English football, Everton were the first club to lift the League Championship trophy, at Anfield in 1891.

It was the season where nets, penalty kicks and the famous trophy were introduced for the first time, coinciding with Everton’s first success. Everton became only the second club to win the title, following two consecutive wins for Preston North End.

Everton, Merseyside’s first club, were the first club in the district to win the league… and they did it at Anfield!

[/nextpage]

Share this: Twitter

Facebook

Tumblr

Email

Print

Reddit

WhatsApp

LinkedIn

