Football records and statistics in England

Overall

Records in this section refer to The Football League from its founding in 1888 through to 1992, and to both the FA Premier League and The Football League from 1992 to the present.

Championships

• Most League championships: 18
  • Liverpool
    • 1900-01, 1905-06, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1946-47, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90
• Most consecutive League championships: 3
  • Huddersfield Town
    • 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26
  • Arsenal
    • 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35
  • Liverpool
    • 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84
  • Manchester United
    • 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01

Goals

• Most goals (individual, career): 434
  • Arthur Rowley (619 appearances, 5 clubs, 1946-1965)
• Most goals (individual, season): 60
  • Dixie Dean, Everton (1927-28)
• Most goals (individual, game): 10
  • Joe Payne, Luton Town (Luton Town vs Bristol Rovers, 13 April, 1936)

Attendance

• Highest attendance (single game): 83,260
  • Manchester United vs Arsenal (First Division, 17 January, 1948)
• Lowest attendance (single game): 469
  • Thames vs Luton Town (Third Division South, 6 December, 1930)

Transfers

• Highest transfer fee: £30 million
  • For Rio Ferdinand, from Leeds United to Manchester United (July, 2002)

FA Premier League

Championships

• Most championships: 8
  • Manchester United
    • 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03
• Most consecutive championships: 3
  • Manchester United
    • 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01

Wins

• Most wins (season, 38 games): 28
  • Manchester United (1999-2000)
• Least wins (season, 38 games): 4
  • Sunderland (2002-03)

Losses

• Most losses (season, 42 games): 29
  • Ipswich Town (1994-95)

Goals

• Most goals (individual, career): 243
  • Alan Shearer (still active, figure correct as of 26 April, 2004)
• Most goals (individual, season, 42 games): 34
  • Andy Cole (Manchester United, 1993-94)
  • Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1994-95)
• Most goals (individual, game): 5
  • Andy Cole (Manchester United)
    • Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich Town (4 March, 1995)
  • Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
    • Newcastle United 8-0 Sheffield Wednesday (19 September, 1999)
• Fastest Hat-trick (time between first and third goal): 4 minutes 32 seconds
  • Robbie Fowler (Liverpool)
    • Liverpool 3-0 Arsenal (28 August, 1994)

• Biggest home win (goal difference): 9
  • Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich Town (4 March, 1995)
• Biggest away win (goal difference): 7
  • Nottingham Forest 1-8 Manchester United (6 February, 1999)

FA Cup

Final

• Most wins: 10
  • Manchester United
    • 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999
• Biggest win (goal difference): 6
  • Bury 6-0 Derby County (1904)

All rounds

• Biggest win (goal difference): 26
  • Preston North End 26-0 Hyde United (1st round, 15 October, 1887)

League Cup

Final

• Most wins: 7
  • Liverpool
    • 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003

All rounds

• Biggest win (goal difference): 10
  • West Ham United 10-0 Bury (2nd round, 2nd leg, 25 October, 1983)
  • Liverpool 10-0 Fulham (2nd round, 1st leg, 23 September, 1986)
• Biggest aggregate win (goal difference): 11
  • 13-2: Liverpool vs Fulham
    • Liverpool 10-0 Fulham, Fulham 2-3 Liverpool (2nd round, 1986)
  • 12-1 West Ham United vs Bury
    • Bury 1-2 West Ham United, West Ham United 10-0 Bury (2nd round, 1983)
  • 11-0 Liverpool vs Exeter City
    • Liverpool 5-0 Exeter City, Exeter City 0-6 Liverpool (2nd round, 1981)