The list of English Premier League winners and who won the first Premier League is important for knowledge, especially for fans of the most watched league in the world.
The Premier League is the top-flight tournament in English football and has been around for many years, but before we take you to the list of winners and who won the first Premier League, let's look at when the competition was created first and foremost.
When was the Premier League founded?
What we know today as the English Premier League was the English Football League which began in 1888. The first team to win the title in its inaugural year was Preston North End, and they did so without losing a match throughout the season; they were the invincibles of the English Football League in 1888.
It operated under that name until 1992 when it was renamed the FA Premier League. The FA Premier League was founded in 1992, with 22 clubs involved in the First Division breaking away from the Football League.
The initial season involved 19 teams directly from the First Division and three teams from the Second Division. From the 1993-94 campaign, the teams earning promotion to the Premier League would come from the First Division instead of the Second Division that was discontinued in 1992. From the 1995-96 season, the Premier League operated with 20 teams.
The edition saw two teams earn promotion from the First Division (now second-tier), but it would revert to a format where three teams would be promoted. Prior to the start of the 2004-05 Premier League season, the First Division would be renamed as the Football League Championship.
In all, 50 clubs have played in the Premier League. While 48 teams are based in England, two (Cardiff City and Swansea City) are located in Wales. Some of these teams have won the league on multiple occasions, while some have triumphed once and many others are still gunning for their first win. But which team actually won the first EPL title!
Who won the first Premier League title?
Legendary Alex Ferguson ended Manchester United's 26-year wait for a top-flight title in the inaugural Premier League season of 1992/93. The Red Devils maintained a 10-point advantage in the title race and finished ahead of Aston Villa to win the first Premier League title in history.
Mark Hughes finished as the top scorer for Manchester United as he scored 15 goals in 41 games, with teammates Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona and Brian McNair netting nine goals each to produce one of the most one-sided league title wins ever. Ferguson went on to enjoy unprecedented success over the next two decades, winning a total of 13 PL titles until his retirement at the end of the 2012/13 campaign.
Which clubs have won the Premier League?
There have been just seven different Premier League winners in history: Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Blackburn, Leicester City and Liverpool, with the Anfield side being the last team to claim a maiden Premier League crown which they won in 2020.
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List of Premier League Winners
The list comprises of the Premier League winners starting from 1993 to 2023, and the English Football League winners from 1888 to 1992.
YEAR WINNER
2023: Manchester City
2022: Manchester City
2021: Manchester City
2020: Liverpool FC
2019: Manchester City
2018: Manchester City
2017: Chelsea FC
2016: Leicester City
2015: Chelsea FC
2014: Manchester City
2013: Manchester United
2012: Manchester City
2011: Manchester United
2010: Chelsea FC
2009: Manchester United
2008: Manchester United
2007: Manchester United
2006: Chelsea FC
2005: Chelsea FC
2004: Arsenal FC
2003: Manchester United
2002: Arsenal FC
2001: Manchester United
2000: Manchester United
1999: Manchester United
1998: Arsenal FC
1997: Manchester United
1996: Manchester United
1995: Blackburn Rovers
1994: Manchester United
1993: Manchester United
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1992: Leeds United
1991: Arsenal FC
1990: Liverpool FC
1989: Arsenal FC
1988: Liverpool FC
1987: Everton FC
1986: Liverpool FC
1985: Everton FC
1984: Liverpool FC
1983: Liverpool FC
1982: Liverpool FC
1981: Aston Villa
1980: Liverpool FC
1979: Liverpool FC
1978: Nottingham Forest
1977: Liverpool FC
1976: Liverpool FC
1975: Derby County
1974: Leeds United
1973: Liverpool FC
1972: Derby County
1971: Arsenal FC
1970: Everton FC
1969: Leeds United
1968: Manchester City
1967: Manchester United
1966: Liverpool FC
1965: Manchester United
1964: Liverpool FC
1963: Everton FC
1961: Tottenham Hotspur
1960: Burnley FC
1959: Wolverhampton Wanderers
1958: Wolverhampton Wanderers
1957: Manchester United
1956: Manchester United
1955: Chelsea FC
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1954: Wolverhampton Wanderers
1953: Arsenal FC
1952: Manchester United
1951: Tottenham Hotspur
1950: Portsmouth FC
1949: Portsmouth FC
1948: Arsenal FC
1947: Liverpool FC
1939: Everton FC
1938: Arsenal FC
1937: Manchester City
1936: Sunderland AFC
1935: Arsenal FC
1934: Arsenal FC
1933: Arsenal FC
1932: Everton FC
1931: Arsenal FC
1930: Sheffield Wednesday
1929: The Wednesday FC
1928: Everton FC
1927: Newcastle United
1926: Huddersfield Town
1925: Huddersfield Town
1924: Huddersfield Town
1923: Liverpool FC
1922: Liverpool FC
1921: Burnley FC
1920: West Bromwich Albion
1915: Everton FC
1914: Blackburn Rovers
1913: Sunderland AFC
1912: Blackburn Rovers
1911: Manchester United
1910: Aston Villa
1909: Newcastle United
1908: Manchester United
1907: Newcastle United
1906: Liverpool FC
1905: Newcastle United
1904: The Wednesday FC
1903: The Wednesday FC
1902: Sunderland AFC
1901: Liverpool FC
1900: Aston Villa
1899: Aston Villa
1898: Sheffield United
1897: Aston Villa
1896: Aston Villa
1895: Sunderland AFC
1894: Aston Villa
1893: Sunderland AFC
1892: Sunderland AFC
1891: Everton FC
1890: Preston North End
1889: Preston North End
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