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Club Football - England
*Old First Division*
Most Seasons in the Top Flight
This list features the clubs that have spent the most seasons in the history of the old English First Division.
RANK | CLUB | TOP FLIGHT SEASONS | MATCHES |
1 | Everton | 86 | 3,385 |
2 | Aston Villa | 78 | 3,053 |
3 | Arsenal | 75 | 3,096 |
4 | Liverpool | 75 | 3,030 |
5 | Manchester City | 68 | 2,772 |
6 | Manchester United | 67 | 2,740 |
7 | Sunderland | 67 | 2,638 |
8 | West Bromwich Albion | 65 | 2,557 |
9 | Newcastle United | 63 | 2,544 |
10 | Chelsea | 57 | 2,359 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 57 | 2,356 |
12 | Bolton Wanderers | 57 | 2,211 |
13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 56 | 2,175 |
14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 55 | 2,169 |
15 | Derby County | 55 | 2,104 |
16 | Sheffield United | 54 | 2,139 |
17 | Blackburn Rovers | 51 | 1,929 |
18 | Birmingham City | 49 | 2,005 |
19 | Burnley | 49 | 1,914 |
20 | Stoke City | 49 | 1,896 |
21 | Nottingham Forest | 48 | 1,884 |
22 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 1,864 |
23 | Preston North End | 43 | 1,625 |
24 | Leeds United | 38 | 1,592 |
25 | Leicester City | 38 | 1,592 |
26 | West Ham United | 38 | 1,589 |
27 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 1,261 |
28 | Notts County | 29 | 1,037 |
29 | Blackpool | 27 | 1,134 |
30 | Portsmouth | 26 | 1,090 |
31 | Coventry City | 25 | 1,036 |
32 | Southampton | 22 | 910 |
33 | Ipswich Town | 21 | 882 |
34 | Bury | 19 | 716 |
35 | Charlton Athletic | 18 | 746 |
36 | Norwich City | 17 | 700 |
37 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 658 |
38 | Luton Town | 16 | 658 |
39 | Cardiff City | 15 | 630 |
40 | Fulham | 12 | 504 |
41 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 488 |
42 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | 400 |
43 | Bradford City | 10 | 393 |
44 | Crystal Palace | 9 | 370 |
45 | Bristol City | 9 | 357 |
46 | Watford | 6 | 250 |
47 | Wimbledon | 6 | 238 |
48 | Brentford | 5 | 210 |
49 | Accrington | 5 | 122 |
50 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 168 |
51 | Oxford United | 3 | 124 |
52 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 3 | 122 |
53 | Swansea City | 2 | 84 |
54 | Millwall | 2 | 76 |
55 | Darwen | 2 | 56 |
56 | Northampton Town | 1 | 42 |
57 | Carlisle United | 1 | 42 |
58 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 42 |
59 | Glossop North End | 1 | 34 |
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