Most Premier League Titles 2023: Football Stats, Records, and History

It’s no secret that the Premier League is one of the biggest and best football leagues in the world. Not only do the League matches have some of the largest live crowds and TV viewing figures, but they also attract some of the biggest talents and names in the world of football.

Clubs from this domestic division have also dominated on a global stage, with 14 teams reaching the Champions League Final within the 21st century. This highlights the sheer talent that the League produces, making it one of the most competitive in the world.

As a result, in the 30+ years since its inception, only a handful of the most talented teams have claimed the iconic Premier League trophy, despite more than 50 clubs competing at the highest level of English football.

Out of these clubs, even fewer have secured the title more than once. We’ll explore the teams that have won the battle for the top spot, and how many times they’ve each lifted the trophy.

The Top Three

• Manchester United – 13
• Manchester City – 7
• Chelsea – 5

Manchester United

With 13 top-flight trophies, Manchester United is the team that currently reigns supreme in the Premier League rankings. 

All 13 of these were won under Sir Alex Ferguson, who led his side to victory in the League’s first year, and for the final time in 2013. Ferguson retired following this win and remains the most successful manager in British football history after 26 years with the Red Devils.

During his reign, Fergie was instrumental in building United’s fantastic club legacy. He is perhaps most well remembered for the iconic class of ‘92, with the likes of David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville, and Ryan Giggs. 

The ‘06 to ‘09 golden era will also never be forgotten, when we saw world-class players like Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo catapult the club to success.

Manchester City

During the 2022/2023 season, Manchester City pipped Arsenal to the post to win their third Premier League title in a row, pushing their total victories up to 7. The Citizens secured the win with 3 games to spare, which their rival Manchester side had previously achieved between 2007 and 2009.

City first lifted the trophy in 2011/12 with Roberto Mancini, before clinching the title again in 2019 under Pep Guardiola, the only manager to win the famous ‘Continental Treble’ twice.  

Since then, they’ve dominated the Premier League in style, winning 5 out of the past 6 seasons, and becoming the first English top-tier team to reach 100 points in just one season.

Chelsea

Both Manchester sides currently outnumber Chelsea, who were last crowned champions of England in the 2016/17 season under Italian manager Antonio Conte. 

However, The Blues have dominated in Europe, being the only club to win all 3 major European competitions twice. 

After being brought back from the verge of financial crisis by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovic, their first title was won under Jose Mourinho in ‘04/05, getting the better of unbeaten favourites Arsenal. With another win in ‘05/06, they became only the fifth English team to win back-to-back league championships since World War Two.

Other Premier League Victors

• Arsenal – 3
• Liverpool – 1
• Liverpool – 1
• Blackburn Rovers – 1

Arsenal

First finding victory in the ‘97/98 season, Arsenal come in at fourth with 3 titles. After this win, the Gunners came second to Manchester United three seasons in a row, before manager Arsene Wenger took back the trophy in 2002. 

Arsenal’s famous 2003/04 win was a huge record breaker, making them the first team in history to go unbeaten through the whole season. 

However, they have yet to win a title in the past two decades, despite their magnificent performances under the Spanish tactical innovator Mikel Arteta.

Liverpool

Despite winning 18 trophies during the old First Division years, Liverpool currently holds just one in the Premier League. This 2019/2020 top-flight title was their first in 30 years and helped them set multiple records, including winning the league with 7 games left, the earliest a team has ever secured the title. 

They also scored a staggering 99 points, more points than both of the other 2 teams to land the trophy only once. This also secured Liverpool’s place in football history as the club to score the second-highest points total in just one season.

Jurgen Klopp’s team interrupted Man City’s back-to-back ‘17/18 and 18/19 wins, but narrowly missed out as The Blues reclaimed the 2021/2022 title.

Leicester City

The Reds are matched by Leicester City, who took the footballing world by storm to claim their first Premier League title in 2016. This came as a huge surprise, with bookmakers making them an incredible 5000/1 to win at the start of the season , greater odds than Kim Kardashian becoming the next US president.

Previously, their highest-ever league position was second during the First Division’s 1928/29 season, and The Foxes had only ever managed to reach fifth in the newly founded Premier League.

Since their win, the East Midlands side slowly slid down the rankings under Brendan Rogers, before finally being relegated to the English Football League Championship in 2023. This would make them only the second former Premier League champions to suffer relegation, after Blackburn Rovers in 1999. 

Blackburn Rovers

Nicknamed the ‘Riversiders’, Blackburn Rovers secured promotion to the new Premier League in ‘92 via the play-offs. 

After appointing Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish as manager, Blackburn went on to lift the trophy in 1994/95 after a last-day-of-the-season thriller. Despite losing 2-1 to Liverpool, Rovers still managed to beat Manchester United to the crown, when the Red Devils drew with West Ham United on the same day.

However, just 4 seasons after their success, the club was relegated, and wouldn’t re-gain promotion until the end of the 2000/01 season.

History of the Premier League

In a radical restructuring of English football, the Premier League was founded in 1992, with the aim of allowing the game to grow and thrive. 

This league was designed to replace the 100-year-old First Division, giving 22 top-flight clubs the chance to break away from the Football League and The FA. 

By the end of the 1994/95 season, 4 teams were relegated to reduce this number to 20, a move that would promote further development and encourage excellence for all clubs, managers, and players in English football.