F.A. Premier League

The F.A. Premier League was formed by the leading clubs in the Football League Division One breaking away. They did so to gain more control over T V rights etc. and to have more control generally over their own destiny

Since it's inception, the League has been dominated by one club - Manchester United. 11 titles in the first 17 years, coupled with 4 F.A. Cup victories, culminating in the unique treble of league, Cup and European Champions League title in 1999. Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Leicester City and Liverpool are the only sides to have broken the Old Trafford club's grip on the title.

F A Premier League clubs have dominated the F A Cup - every finalist except two (and all the winners) since the league's formation has come from the Premier League

The league has a website, which contains lots of current and historical statistical information at http://www.premierleague.com

The F.C.H.D. has the complete final table information for this league, compiled from contemporary sources. A full set of tables was most recently published in the book "Football League Tables 1888-2013" published by Soccer Books Limited

Please acknowledge the F.C.H.D. when using this information elsewhere