Football records and statistics in England

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This article concerns football records in England. Unless otherwise stated, records are taken from the Football League or Premier League. Where a different record exists for the top flight (Football League First Division 1888–1992, and Premier League 1992–present), this is also given.

National team[]

Main article: England national football team records and statistics

League[]

See also: Premier League records and statistics

Records in this section refer to the English Football Pyramid

Titles[]

Top-flight appearances[]

  • Most seasons in top flight overall: 118 seasons, Everton
  • Most consecutive seasons in top flight: 96 seasons, Arsenal (1919–present, though no League football was played between 1939–40 and 1945–46, due to World War II)[2]
  • Fewest seasons in top flight overall: 1 season, joint record, Glossop, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, and Barnsley have completed only one season in the top flight in their history.

Representation[]

  • Most participants in top flight from one county: During the three consecutive seasons 1919–21, the historic boundaries (pre-1974) of the County of Lancashire had nine participants in the top-flight: Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic, and Preston North End.[3]
    • During the Premier League era, there were eight participants in the historic county of Lancashire during the 2010–11 season: Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Wigan Athletic.[3]
  • Most participants in top flight from one city: During the season 1989–90, London had eight entrants in the top-flight: Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Queen's Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon.
  • City represented with most seasons in top flight: Liverpool. The city has always had a top flight member of either Everton or Liverpool.

Wins[]

  • Most wins overall: 2,216, Manchester United[4]
  • Most wins in the top-flight overall: 1,991, Liverpool[5]
  • Most wins at home overall: 1,409, Manchester United[4]
  • Most wins at home in top-flight overall: 1,245, Liverpool[5]
  • Most wins away overall: 807, Manchester United[4]
  • Most wins away in top-flight overall: 693, Liverpool[5]
  • Most consecutive wins from start of a top flight season: 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960–61)[6]
  • Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 13, Reading (Third Division, 1985–86)[7]
  • Most consecutive top flight league wins: 18, joint record[8]
    • Manchester City (26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017)
    • Liverpool (27 October 2019 – 24 February 2020)
  • Most consecutive wins (all competitions): 21, Manchester City (19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021)[9]
  • Most consecutive top-flight league wins at home: 24, Liverpool (Premier League, 9 February 2019 – 11 July 2020)[10]
  • Most consecutive top-flight league wins away: 12, Manchester City (Premier League, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021)[11]
  • Most consecutive home wins: 25, Bradford (Park Avenue) (Third Division North, 1926–27)
  • Most wins in a top flight season: 32, joint record

Draws[]

Losses[]

Points[]

  • Most points overall in the top flight (mixed 3pts for a win and 2pts for win): 7,017, Liverpool[17][18]
  • Most points in a season (2 points for a win – 46 matches): 74, Lincoln City (Fourth Division, 1975–76)
  • Most points in a season (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 106, Reading (Championship, 2005–06)
  • Most points in a season for a top-flight team (2 points for a win – 42 matches): 68 (30 wins 8 draws), Liverpool (First Division, 1978–79)
  • Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 100 points (32 wins 4 draws), Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18)
  • Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win – 34 matches): 8, joint record:
  • Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 11, Derby County (Premier League, 2007–08)
  • Most points in a season while being relegated (2 points for a win – 46 matches): 41, Rotherham United (Third Division, 1972–73)
  • Most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 54, joint record:

Games without a win[]

  • Most consecutive league games without a win: 36, joint record:
    • Derby County (Premier League/Championship; 22 September 2007 to 13 September 2008)
    • Macclesfield Town (League Two; 2 January to 5 May 2012 and 4 August to 12 October 2018).
  • Longest run without a home win: 364 days, Sunderland (Premier League/Championship; 17 December 2016 to 16 December 2017).

Goals[]

  • Most league goals scored in a season: 134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960–61)[19]
  • Most top-flight goals scored in a season (42 games): 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930–31)[20]
  • Most top-flight goals scored in a season (38 games): 106, Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18)
  • Most goals scored in all competitions in a season by a top-flight side: 169, Manchester City (2018–19)[21]
  • Most top-flight goals scored in total: 7,112, Everton.[5] – (until after all completed games, played on 4 March 2021)
  • Most home league goals scored in a season: 87, Millwall (Third Division South, 1927–28)[19]
  • Most away league goals scored in a season: 60, Arsenal (First Division, 1930–31)[19]
  • Most consecutive games scoring: 55, Arsenal (Premier League, 19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002)[22]
  • Most consecutive games without scoring: 11, Coventry City (Second Division, 1919–20) and Hartlepool United (Third Division, 1992–93)[19]
  • First league goal awarded by goal-line technology: scored by Edin Džeko in the 14th minute of the Premier League game between Manchester City and Cardiff City on 18 January 2014. The game was officiated by Neil Swarbrick, who consulted his watch when Cardiff defender Kevin McNaughton quickly cleared the ball away just after it entered the goal.[23]

Scorelines[]

  • Record win: 13–0:
  • Record win in top division: 12–0, joint record:
  • Record away win: Port Vale 0–10 Sheffield United (Second Division, 10 December 1892)
  • Record away win in top division: Southampton 0–9 Leicester City (Premier League, 25 October 2019)[26]
  • Highest scoring draw: 6–6, joint record:
  • Most double figure league wins by a team: 5, Birmingham City (12–0 v Walsall, 17 December 1892; 10–2 v Manchester City, 17 March 1894; 10–1 v Blackpool, 2 March 1901; 12–0 v Doncaster Rovers, 11 April 1903; 11–1 v Glossop, 6 January 1915) (all Second Division)
  • Most goals scored by a losing side: 6 by Huddersfield Town losing 7–6 to Charlton Athletic (21 December 1957)

Disciplinary[]

  • Most red cards in a single match: 5, joint record:
    • Chesterfield (2) v. Plymouth Argyle (3) (22 February 1997)
    • Wigan Athletic (1) v. Bristol Rovers (4) (2 December 1997)
    • Exeter City (3) v. Cambridge United (2) (23 November 2002)
    • Bradford City (3) v. Crawley Town (2) (27 March 2012) (all after the final whistle)
  • Most red cards in a career (individual): 13, joint record:
  • Fastest red card: 13 seconds, Kevin Pressman (Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 13 August 2000)[31]
  • Fastest yellow card: 3 seconds, Vinnie Jones (Chelsea v Sheffield United, 21 March 1992)[32]
  • Fastest red card for a substitute on the field of play: 0 seconds, joint record:
    • Walter Boyd (Swansea City, 12 March 2000),
    • Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United, 20 January 2007)

Both players came on as a substitute and elbowed/pushed an opponent before the game had been restarted.

Transfers[]

See also: Progression of the British football transfer fee record
  • Highest transfer fee received: £142 million:
  • Highest transfer fee paid: £100 million:
    • Jack Grealish, from Aston Villa to Manchester City (5 August 2021)

Individual[]

Appearances[]

Further information: List of footballers in England by number of league appearances
  • Most titles won by an individual player: 13, Ryan Giggs
  • Most career league appearances: 1,005 (849 in First Division), Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997)[33]
  • Most career league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002)
  • Most career league appearances at one club: 800, Dean Lewington (MKDons 2004- Present)
  • Most career top-flight league appearances at one club: 672, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 2 March 1991 to 6 May 2014)
  • Most career consecutive league appearances: 375, Harold Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 1946 to 1955 (401 consecutive club games including 26 FA Cup appearances)
  • Oldest player: Neil McBain, 51 years and 20 days (for New Brighton v. Hartlepool United, 1947)
  • Youngest player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 15 years and 45 days (for Barnsley v. Ipswich Town, 30 September 2008)[34]

Goals[]

Further information: English Football first tier Top Scorers
  • Most career league goals: 434, Arthur Rowley (619 matches, for West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town, 1946 to 1965)
  • Most career top-flight goals: 357, Jimmy Greaves (516 matches, for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, 1957 to 1971)
  • Most consecutive top flight league matches scored in: 12, Jimmy Dunne, for Sheffield United between 24 October 1931 and 1 January 1932, for a total of 18 goals.
  • Most league goals in a season: 60, Dixie Dean (39 matches, for Everton, 1927 to 1928)
  • Most goals in a game: 10, Joe Payne (for Luton Town v. Bristol Rovers, 13 April 1936)
  • Most goals in a top-flight game: 7, Ted Drake for Arsenal v. Aston Villa (away), 14 December 1935[citation needed]
  • Fastest goal: 3.5 seconds, Colin Cowperthwaite (for Barrow v. Kettering Town, 1979)[35]
  • Fastest goal on a League debut: 7 seconds, Freddy Eastwood (for Southend United v. Swansea City, 16 October 2004)
  • Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): 2 minutes 21 seconds, James Hayter (for Bournemouth v. Wrexham, 23 February 2004)
  • Fastest goal by a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007)[36]
  • Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals Dave Halliday – 101 games[37]
  • Players to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons Dave Halliday – 1925–29.[37] Halliday in fact scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons.[37]
  • Most own goals in one season: 5, Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934–35)
  • Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George Camsell (Middlesbrough, 1926–27)
  • Most career hat-tricks: 37, Dixie Dean (Tranmere Rovers, Everton, 1923–1937)
  • Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1,311 minutes, Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09)
  • Youngest goalscorer: Ronnie Dix, 15 years and 180 days (for Bristol Rovers v. Norwich City, 3 March 1928)
  • Youngest top-flight goalscorer: Jason Dozzell, 16 years and 57 days (for Ipswich Town v. Coventry City, February 1984)
  • Youngest hat-trick goalscorer: Trevor Francis, 16 years and 317 days (for Birmingham City v. Bolton Wanderers, 20 February 1971)

FA Cup[]

Final[]

Team[]

  • Most wins: 14, Arsenal (1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
  • Most consecutive wins: 3, joint record:
    • Wanderers (1876, 1877, 1878)
    • Blackburn Rovers (1884, 1885, 1886)
  • Most appearances in finals: 21, Arsenal (1927, 1930, 1932, 1936, 1950, 1952, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
  • Most Final appearances without win: 2, joint record:
    • Queen's Park (1884, 1885)
    • Birmingham City (1931, 1956)
    • Crystal Palace (1990, 2016)
    • Watford (1984, 2019)
  • Most Final appearances without defeat: 5, Wanderers (1872, 1873, 1876, 1877, 1878)
  • Longest winning streak in Finals: 7, joint record:
    • Tottenham Hotspur (1901, 1921, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1982)
    • Arsenal (2002, 2003, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020)
  • Biggest win: 6 goals, joint record:
    • Bury 6–0 Derby County (1903)
    • Manchester City 6–0 Watford (2019)
  • Most goals in a final: 7:
    • Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Sheffield Wednesday (1890)
    • Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers (1953)
  • Most goals by a runner-up: 3:
    • Bolton Wanderers: Lost 3–4 against Blackpool (1953)
    • West Ham United: Drew 3–3 but lost in a penalty shootout against Liverpool (2006)
  • Most defeats in finals: 8, joint record:

Individual[]

  • Most wins: 7, Ashley Cole (Arsenal) (2002, 2003, 2005) & (Chelsea) (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
  • Most appearances in finals: 9, Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers) (1872–73, 1874–75, 1875–76, 1876–77, 1877–78) & (Old Etonians) (1878–79, 1880–81, 1881–82, 1882–83)
  • Most goals in a final: 3, Billy Townley (Blackburn Rovers, 1890), James Logan (Notts County, 1894) & Stan Mortensen (Blackpool, 1953)
  • Most goals in finals: 5, Ian Rush (Liverpool) (2 in 1986, 2 in 1989, 1 in 1992)
  • Most finals scored in: 4, Didier Drogba (Chelsea) (1 each in 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
  • Youngest FA Cup finalist: Curtis Weston, aged 17 years and 119 days (for Millwall v. Manchester United, 2004)
  • Youngest player to score in an FA Cup Final: Norman Whiteside, aged 18 years and 19 days (for Manchester United v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 1983)
  • Oldest FA Cup finalist: Billy Hampson, aged 41 years and 257 days (for Newcastle United v. Aston Villa, 1923–24)

All rounds[]

  • Most FA Cup goals conceded: 539: Aston Villa[38]
  • Most FA Cup goals scored: 897 Tottenham Hotspur[38]
  • Highest FA Cup goal difference: +363: Manchester United[38]
  • Most FA Cup games played: 471: Manchester United[38]
  • Most FA Cup games won: 264: Manchester United[38]
  • Most FA Cup games lost: 131: Notts County[38]
  • Most FA Cup games drawn: 108: Tottenham Hotspur[38]
  • Largest margin of a win: Preston North End 26–0 Hyde (First round, 15 October 1887)
  • Largest margin of an away win: Clapton 0–14 Nottingham Forest (First round, 17 January 1891) and Boston United 0–14 Spalding United (First Qualifying Round, 1964)
  • Largest margin of an away win by a non-league club against a league club: Derby County 1–6 Boston United (Second round, 1955/56)
  • Most clubs competing for trophy in a season: 763 (2011–12)
  • Longest tie: 660 minutes (6 matches in total), Oxford City v. Alvechurch (Fourth Qualifying Round, 1971–72; Alvechurch won the sixth match 1–0)
  • Longest penalty shootout: 20 penalties each, Tunbridge Wells v. Littlehampton Town (Preliminary Round Replay, 31 August 2005; Tunbridge Wells won 16–15)
  • Most rounds played in a season: 9, joint record:
  • Most games played in a season: 13, Bideford (1973–74: one First Qualifying, two Second Qualifying, five Third Qualifying, four Fourth Qualifying and one First Round)
  • Fastest goal: 4 seconds, (for Ashton United v. Skelmersdale United, 17 September 2001)
  • Most consecutive games without defeat: 22, Blackburn Rovers (1884–1886)
  • Most consecutive games without defeat: (Excluding defeat by penalty shoot-out) 29, Chelsea (2009–13)
  • Fastest hat-trick: 2 min 20 sec, (for Nantwich Town v. Droylsden, 1995)[39]
  • Most Career Goals: 49, Henry "Harry" Cursham (Notts County between 1877 and 1888).
  • Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup season: 19, Jimmy Ross (for Preston North End, 1887–88).[40]
  • Top scorers
As of 2 July 2021[41]

The table includes all players to have scored 20 or more goals.

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 England Harry Cursham 49 44 1.11 1877–1888 Notts County
2 Wales Ian Rush 44 75 0.59 1979–1999 Chester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United
3 Scotland Denis Law 43 63 0.67 1956–1974 Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Manchester City
4 England Steve Bloomer 39 55 0.71 1893–1914 Derby County, Middlesbrough
5 England Jimmy Greaves 35 44 0.8 1958–1971 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United
England Allan Clarke 35 66 0.39 1964-1980 Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United, Barnsley
6 England Dixie Dean 33 33 1 1925–1938 Everton
7 Scotland Archie Hunter 32 41 0.78 1879-1890 Aston Villa
8 England Stan Mortensen 31 38 0.82 1956–1957 Blackpool, Hull City
9 England Teddy Sheringham 30 56 0.54 1986–2008 Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United
England Ronnie Allen 30 61 0.49 1946-1963 Port Vale, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace
England Billy Walker 30 51 0.59 1919-1933 Aston Villa
12 England Malcolm Macdonald 29 36 0.81 1969-1979 Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal
England Bobby Smith 29 40 0.73 1955-1964 Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
14 England Frank Lampard 28 78 0.36 1996-2014 West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City
England Nat Lofthouse 28 49 0.56 1946-1960 Bolton Wanderers
16 England Alan Shearer 27 50 0.54 1990-2006 Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
England John Barnes 27 87 0.31 1981-1998 Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United
England Tony Brown 27 54 0.5 1963-1981 West Bromwich Albion
England Roy Bentley 27 75 0.36 1949-1962 Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers
England David Jack 27 52 0.52 1920-1934 Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal
England Harry Hampton 27 34 0.79 1904-1915 Aston Villa
20 Wales Mark Hughes 26 72 0.36 1984-2002 Manchester United, Chelsea, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers
EnglandW.G. Richardson 26 34 0.76 1929-1949 West Bromwich Albion
England Cliff Bastin 26 46 0.57 1929-1947 Arsenal
England Jack Rowley 26 42 0.62 1937-1955 Manchester United
23 England Bobby Tambling 25 36 0.69 1960-1969 Chelsea
Scotland David Herd 25 53 0.47 1954-1969 Arsenal, Manchester United
England Joe Smith 25 43 0.58 1910-1929 Bolton Wanderers
26 England Paul Mariner 24 45 0.53 1974-1986 Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal
England John Richards 24 44 0.55 1969-1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers
28 England Wayne Rooney 23 49 0.47 2004-2020 Everton, Manchester United, Derby County
England Jimmy Greenhoff 23 65 0.35 1964-1980 Leeds United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Manchester United
England Geoff Hurst 23 29 0.79 1961-1975 West Ham United, Stoke City
England Jackie Milburn 23 44 0.52 1946-1956 Newcastle United
England Tom Finney 23 40 0.58 1947-1960 Preston North End
32 England Jermain Defoe 22 39 0.56 2001-2016 West Ham United, AFC Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland
Republic of Ireland Frank Stapleton 22 51 0.43 1974-1987 Arsenal, Manchester United
34 England Lee Chapman 21 46 0.61 1980-1994 Stoke City, Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday,Nottingham Forest,Leeds United,West Ham United
England Mick Jones 21 36 0.61 1964-1974 Sheffield United, Leeds United
Scotland Alan Gilzean 21 40 0.53 1964-1974 Tottenham Hotspur
Northern Ireland George Best 21 46 0.46 1964-1974 Manchester United
England Stan Pearson 21 30 0.7 1938-1954 Manchester United
Scotland Jimmy Ross 21 43 0.47 1883-1901 Preston North End, Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester City
40 Argentina Sergio Aguero 20 22 0.91 2011-2021 Manchester City
England Kevin Phillips 20 42 0.48 1995-2013 Watford, Sunderland,Southampton,Aston Villa,West Bromwich Albion,Birmingham City,Blackpool
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke 20 42 0.48 1990-2009 Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland
Scotland Graeme Sharp 20 54 0.37 1980-1991 Everton
England Peter Osgood 20 46 0.43 1966-1977 Chelsea, Southampton
  • Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup game: 9, Ted MacDougall (for AFC Bournemouth in 1971)[42]
  • Scoreline: Two examples of teams scoring 7 goals and not winning – Dulwich Hamlet 8–7 St Albans City (Fourth Qualifying Round Replay, 22 November 1922), and Dulwich Hamlet 7–7 Wealdstone (Fourth Qualifying Round, 16 November 1929).
  • Youngest player: Andy Awford, 15 years and 88 days (for Worcester City v. Boreham Wood, Third qualifying round, 1987–88),[43]
  • Youngest goalscorer: , 16 years and 25 days (for Barrow Town v. Rothwell Town, 2011–12)[44]
  • Youngest goalscorer (proper rounds): George Williams, 16 years, 2 months and 5 days (for Milton Keynes Dons v. Nantwich Town, 2011–12)
  • Biggest gap between two teams in an FA Cup match: 161 difference in rank between 8th-tier Marine and Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, Third Round Proper, 10 January 2021.[45]

League Cup[]

Final[]

  • Most wins (team): 8
  • Most consecutive wins (team): 4
  • Largest margin of win in a final: 5 goals: Swansea City 5–0 Bradford City (2013)
  • Most goals in a final (one-off match): 5 goals (joint record)
    • Queens Park Rangers 3–2 West Bromwich Albion (1967)
    • Aston Villa 3–2 Everton (1977, second replay)
    • Nottingham Forest 3–2 Southampton (1979)
    • Luton Town 3–2 Arsenal (1988)
    • Chelsea 3–2 Liverpool (2005)
    • Swansea City 5–0 Bradford City (2013)
    • Manchester United 3–2 Southampton (2017)
  • Most appearances (team): 12, Liverpool (1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2016)
  • Most wins (player): 6, Sergio Agüero and Fernandinho (Manchester City; 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Most wins (manager): 4
  • Most defeats in finals: 6, Arsenal (1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018)
  • Most appearances without winning: 2
  • Lowest ranked winners: Queens Park Rangers (1967) and Swindon Town (1969) – Third Division (now EFL League One)
  • Lowest ranked finalists: Rochdale (1962) – Fourth Division (now EFL League Two) and Bradford City (2013) – EFL League Two
  • Fastest goal in League Cup Final: 45 seconds, John Arne Riise (Liverpool v. Chelsea in 3–2 defeat, 2005)

All rounds[]

  • Most League Cup games played: Aston Villa, 252
  • Most League Cup games won: Aston Villa, 148
  • Most League Cup games drawn: Arsenal, 51
  • Most League Cup games lost: Brentford,77
  • Biggest win in a match: 10–0, joint record:
    • West Ham United 10–0 Bury (Second round, second leg, 25 October 1983)
    • Liverpool 10–0 Fulham (Second round, first leg, 23 September 1986)
  • Biggest win in aggregate: by 11 goals, joint record:
    • Liverpool 13–2 Fulham (10–0 First leg & 3–2 Second leg, 1986)
    • Bury 1–12 West Ham United (1–2 First leg & 0–10 Second leg, 1983)
    • Liverpool 11–0 Exeter City (5–0 First leg & 6–0 Second leg, 1981)
    • Watford 11–0 Darlington (8–0 First leg & 3–0 Second leg, 1987)
    • Everton 11–0 Wrexham (5–0 First leg: Away & 6–0 Second leg: Home, 1990)
  • Most career goals: 49:
    • Ian Rush (Liverpool, Newcastle United 1980 to 1999)
  • Most goals in a single match: 6, Frankie Bunn (for Oldham Athletic v. Scarborough, 25 October 1989, in their 7–0 win)
  • Most goals by a losing side: Reading (5), Reading v. Arsenal, 30 October 2012 in their 5–7 defeat (after extra time)
  • Most goals by a side without winning: Dagenham & Redbridge (6), Brentford v. Dagenham & Redbridge, 11 August 2014 in a 6–6 draw (Brentford won 4–2 on penalties).

All time top scorers[]

Rank Player Goals Apps Ratio Years Club(s)
1 Wales Ian Rush 49 82 0.6 1980-1998 Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United
2 England Geoff Hurst 42 60 0.7 1961-1975 West Ham United, Stoke City
3 England Ian Wright 38 50 0.76 1986-1999 Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United
4 England Mark Bright 35 84 0.42 1983-1999 Port Vale, Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday, Millwall, Charlton Athletic
5 England Robbie Fowler 33 44 0.75 1993-2009 Liverpool, Manchester City, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers
6 England Alan Shearer 32 50 0.64 1989-2006 Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
7 England Martin Chivers 29 41 0.71 1962-1976 Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur
8
England Matt Le Tissier 27 52 0.52 1987-2001 Southampton
Scotland Kenny Dalglish 27 59 0.46 1977-1987 Liverpool
England Teddy Sheringham 27 55 0.49 1984-2007 Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United
England Lee Chapman 27 56 0.48 1979-1995 Stoke City, Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, West Ham United
10 England Kerry Dixon 25 41 0.61 1983-1992 Chelsea

FA Charity / Community Shield[]

Final[]

All competitions[]

  • Fastest century of goals scored during a Premier League season (in fewest no. of games played): 103 goals scored in 34 games by Manchester City in season 2013–14. Previous record: 100 goals scored in 42 games by Chelsea in season 2012–13 (excludes games played / goals scored in FA Community Shield (1/2), UEFA Super Cup (1/1) and FIFA Club World Cup (2/3)).[23]
  • Fastest century of goals scored during a Premier League season (in elapsed calendar days): 103 goals scored on 18 January 2014 by Manchester City in 2013–14. Previous record: 100 goals scored on 21 February 2013 by Chelsea in season 2012–13 (excludes games played / goals scored in FA Community Shield (1/2), UEFA Super Cup (1/1) and FIFA Club World Cup (2/3)).[23]
  • Most consecutive penalty shoot-out wins: 9 by Bradford City between 6 October 2009 and 11 December 2012[46]
    • Football League Cup (fifth round), 11 December 2012, Bradford City beat Arsenal 3–2 on penalties (score 1–1 after extra time)
    • FA Cup (second round proper replay), 13 November 2012, Bradford City beat Northampton Town 4–2 on penalties (score 3–3 after extra time)
    • Football League Cup (fourth round), 30 October 2012, Bradford City beat Wigan Athletic 4–2 on penalties (score 0–0 after extra time)
    • Football League Trophy (second round), 9 October 2012, Bradford City beat Hartlepool United 3–2 on penalties (score 0–0 after normal time)
    • Football League Trophy (quarter-finals), 8 November 2011, Bradford City beat Sheffield United 6–5 on penalties (score 1–1 after normal time)
    • Football League Trophy (second round), 4 October 2011, Bradford City beat Huddersfield Town 4–3 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time)
    • Football League Trophy (first round), 30 August 2011, Bradford City beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 on penalties (score 0–0 after normal time)
    • Football League Trophy (quarter-finals), 10 November 2009, Bradford City beat Port Vale 5–4 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time)
    • Football League Trophy (second round), 6 October 2009, Bradford City beat Notts County 3–2 on penalties (score 2–2 after normal time)
  • Fastest penalty awarded: 6 seconds. Chester v Witton Albion – 13 December 2016. Referee Joseph Johnson awarded a penalty when Blaine Hudson upended Tolani Omotola after 6 seconds.[47]

Attendance records[]

  • Record attendance: 126,047 – Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United played at Wembley FA Cup Final (28 April 1923).
  • Record attendance at club ground: 121,919 – Aston Villa v Sunderland played at Crystal Palace FA Cup Final (19 April 1913).
  • Record home attendance: 85,512 – Tottenham Hotspur v Bayer Leverkusen played at Wembley UEFA Champions League (2 November 2016).
  • Record home attendance at own stadium: 84,569 – Manchester City v Stoke City played at Maine Road FA Cup R6 (3 March 1934).
  • Record league attendance: 83,260 – Manchester United v Arsenal played at Maine Road First Division (17 January 1948).
  • Record Premier League attendance: 83,222 – Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal played at Wembley Stadium (10 February 2018).
  • Record league attendance at own stadium: 82,905 – Chelsea v Arsenal played at Stamford Bridge First Division (12 October 1935).
  • Record attendance at new Wembley: 89,874 – Portsmouth v Cardiff FA Cup Final (17 May 2008).
  • Record lowest attendance: 0 - COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom

List of English record competition winners[]

This section is about the record winners of these competitions only. For a complete ranking of English football clubs by the number of wins in these competitions, see List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won.

These tables list the clubs that have won honours an English record number of times. It lists all international competitions organised by UEFA and FIFA as well as competitions organised by the English governing bodies the English Football League, the Premier League, and The Football Association.

Ongoing competitions[]

English record winners of all ongoing competitions
Competition Record club(s) Total wins Most recent Notes
English champions Manchester United 20 2013 [48]
FA Cup Arsenal 14 2020 [49]
EFL Cup Liverpool and Manchester City 8 2021 [50]
FA Community Shield Manchester United 21 2016 [51]
UEFA Champions League Liverpool 6 2019 [52]
UEFA Europa League Liverpool 3 2001 [53]
UEFA Super Cup Liverpool 4 2019 [54]
FIFA Club World Cup Liverpool and Manchester United 1 2019 [55]

Discontinued competitions[]

This table follows the elite criteria above. It also includes any competitions that were not directly run by the governing bodies but were precursors to such competitions. Note Inter-City Fair Cup was replaced with UEFA cup and Intercontinental Cup was replaced with FIFA Club World Cup.

English record winners of discontinued competitions
Competition Record club(s) Total wins Most recent Notes
Full Members Cup Chelsea and Nottingham Forest 2 1992 [56]
Football League Centenary Trophy Arsenal 1 1988 [57]
Sheriff of London Charity Shield Arsenal 4 [51]
Football League Super Cup Liverpool 1 1986
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Chelsea 2 1998 [58]
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Leeds United 2 1971 [59]
Intercontinental Cup Manchester United 1 1999

Managers[]

  • Longest-serving manager at one club: Fred Everiss, 46 years (West Bromwich Albion 1902–1948)[60]
  • Shortest-serving manager at one club (excluding caretakers): Leroy Rosenior, 10 minutes (Torquay United, 17 May 2007)[61]
  • Most trophy wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 38 (Manchester United)
  • Most League title wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 13 (Manchester United)
  • Most FA Cup wins: Arsène Wenger, 7 (Arsenal)
  • Most League Cup wins: 4, joint record:
    • Brian Clough with Nottingham Forest
    • Sir Alex Ferguson with Manchester United
    • Pep Guardiola with Manchester City
    • José Mourinho with Chelsea (3) and Manchester United (1)
  • Most FA Charity/Community Shield wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 10 (9 outright, 1 shared) (Manchester United)
  • Most Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 2 (Manchester United)
  • Most European Cup / UEFA Champions League wins: Bob Paisley, 3 (Liverpool)*
  • Most Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League wins: Don Revie, 2 (Leeds United)
  • Most top-flight League game wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 625 games (Manchester United)[62]
  • Most European Cup / UEFA Champions League game wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 110 games (Manchester United)[62]

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See also[]

  • List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won

References[]

External links[]

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