Football records and statistics in England

This article is about unsurpassed achievements in club competitions. For rankings of trophies won by English football clubs, see List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won. For England national team records, see England national football team records and statistics.

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. This article includes clubs based in Wales that compete in English leagues.

League

The original league saw twelve teams become the founding members of the Football League in 1888–89: Accrington, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Everton, Preston North End, Aston Villa, Derby County, Notts County, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers. ^[1]

Three of the teams (Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Aston Villa) also played in the first Premier League season in 1992–93, but Notts County missed out, finishing in the relegation zone in 1991–92. ^{[2] [3]}

A second division was added four years later for the 1892–93 season, resulting in the Football League now becoming the Football League First Division, the top division for the next one hundred years. The Southern League became Division 3 in 1920. A Northern League formed the following year that became Division Three North. In 1958 the regional divisions combined to form the Third Division and a national Fourth Division. The top 12 sides from the Northern and Southern divisions formed the Third Division, whilst the bottom 12 of the respective divisions formed the new fourth tier. ^[4]

Nine clubs have reached double figures of league titles, with Liverpool and Manchester United leading the chasing pack. Five clubs have managed to win all four divisions, a rare achievement while a further seven clubs need the top title to complete the full set. ^[5] Luton Town can claim a quadruple of titles when they won the National League, after becoming the non-league champions in 2014. ^[6]

Top 10 clubs by league titles won

Rank	Club	Division 1: Premier League	Division 2: Championship	Division 3: League 1	Division 4: League 2	Totals
1	Liverpool	19	4			23
2	Manchester United	20	2			22
3	Manchester City	10	7			17
4	Arsenal	13				13
5	Sunderland	6	5	1		12
6	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	4	3	1	11
7	Aston Villa	7	2	1		10
8	Everton	9	1			10
9	Leicester City	1	8	1		10
10	Sheffield Wednesday	4	5			9

Clubs winning all four divisions

Rank	Club	Division 1: Premier League	Division 2: Championship	Division 3: League 1	Division 4: League 2
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	4	3	1
2	Burnley	2	4	1	1
3	Preston North End	2	3	2	1
4	Portsmouth	2	1	3	1
5	Sheffield United	1	1	1	1

Clubs winning bottom three divisions

Rank	Club	Division 2: Championship	Division 3: League 1	Division 4: League 2
1	Notts County	3	2	3
2	Grimsby Town	2	3	1
3	Reading	2	3	1
4	Brentford	1	2	3
5	Luton Town	1	3	1
6	Millwall	1	3	1
7	Cardiff City	1	1	1

For the 1919–20 season, the first season after the First World War, Arsenal were controversially elected in to the first division, despite finishing fifth in the last season before the outbreak of war in the second division. However, they have remained at this level ever since. ^{[4] [7]} Arsenal had once previously won promotion after finishing second behind Preston North End in the 1903–04 season, staying there until finishing bottom in 1912–13. Other clubs won elections to play in the first division. Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United in 1898, Bury and Notts County in 1905 and Chelsea (alongside Arsenal) in 1919 were also elected to the top flight. ^[4] Blackburn later won division 2 in 1938–39, and Newcastle United finished runners-up in 1947–48. Notts County became second division champions in 1913–14, while Bury would finish runners-up in 1923–24. In the 1929–30 season, Chelsea finished second behind Blackpool. ^[8] Arsenal, still to this day, have the unenviable record as being the only club who have never earned their place in the top flight, through their league position, after being elected in the 1919–20 season. ^[9]

Holding the record of continuous seasons, Arsenal are some way ahead of other clubs who have suffered relegation. Everton spent three years in the second division before finishing as runners-up to Leicester City in the 1953–54 season. Neighbours Liverpool, after having spent eight years outside the top division, won the second division title in the 1961–62 season. Manchester United bounced straight back up in 1974–75, after finishing second bottom in 1973–74. This would be Manchester United's last football league title before the birth of the Premier League, in their only time outside the top division since the end of the Second World War. Tottenham Hotspur also spent a season in the Second Division; similarly to Manchester United, it is the only time they have been outside the top flight since 1950. In 1976–77, Spurs conceded 72 goals as they finished bottom; the following season, they finished third in the second division to earn promotion back to the top flight. ^[10] Chelsea have been in the top flight since 1989 after winning the second division, while Manchester City were present there since their 2002 promotion as Division 1 (2nd Tier) Winners. The 1998–99 season saw Manchester City earn promotion from Division 2 (currently known as League One), after winning a penalty shootout against Gillingham in the play-off final. ^[11] City finished as runners-up to Charlton Athletic in Division 1 (currently known as the Championship) the following season, then made an immediate return after relegation in 2001, before securing their seventh second division title. ^[12]

Unlike many European clubs that have never played outside their country's top division, no English club can claim that achievement. 65 clubs have played at the top level, six clubs have never returned, and the rest, apart from Arsenal, have secured promotion from the second division. ^[13] Glossop, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, and Barnsley have completed only one season in the top flight. ^[14] The club that can boast playing the most seasons in the top tier is Everton, who are about to play their 121st season there (out of a possible 125 league seasons). ^[13] The city of Liverpool has always been represented in footballs top tier. While Everton suffered relegation in 1930, Liverpool remained, though Everton instantly returned to the top flight a year later. After three years in the second division from 1951 to 1954, Everton won promotion to the First Division, swapping places with Liverpool who had been relegated; it would be eight years later that under Bill Shankly, Liverpool were promoted from the second division. ^[13]

Top ten clubs by total number of seasons (ever) in top flight*

Rank	Club	No. seasons
1	Everton	122
2	Aston Villa	111
3	Liverpool	110
4	Arsenal	108
5	Manchester United	100
6	Manchester City	96
7	Newcastle United	93
8	Chelsea	90
9	Tottenham Hotspur	90
10	Sunderland	87

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2024–25 season

Top ten clubs by number of ongoing, successive seasons in top flight*

Rank	Club	First season	No. seasons
1	Arsenal	1919–20	104**
2	Everton	1954–55	70
3	Liverpool	1962–63	62
4	Manchester United	1975–76	49
5	Tottenham Hotspur	1978–79	46
6	Chelsea	1989–90	35
7	Manchester City	2002–03	22
8	West Ham United	2012–13	12
9	Crystal Palace	2013–14	11
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	2017–18	7
	Newcastle United

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023–24 season

** Six seasons lost due to World War II, and one season abandoned.

Clubs by number of successive seasons (ever) in top flight*

Rank	Club	First season	Season relegated	No. seasons
1	Arsenal	1919–20		104**
2	Everton	1954–55		70
3	Liverpool	1962–63		62
4	Sunderland	1890–91	1957–58	57
5	Manchester United	1975–76		49
6	Tottenham Hotspur	1978–79		46
7	Aston Villa	1888–89	1935–36	43
	Blackburn Rovers
9	Sheffield United	1893–94	1933–34	36
	Chelsea	1989–90		35

* Division 1 and Premier League, as of the 2023–24 season

** Six seasons lost due to World War II, and one season abandoned.

Champions of England

Main article: List of English football champions

Twenty four different football clubs have been crowned English champions since the league began in 1888. ^[15] Some clubs have enjoyed regular success with others not so fortunate. In 2020, Liverpool ended a 30-year wait to become league champions again, however this is nowhere near the longest wait in history to once again be the English champions. ^[16] Preston North End won the first two league titles but have never won it since 1890. Sheffield United won in 1898 but no second title has yet arrived. Their neighbours, Sheffield Wednesday, have won the league more recently than them, but have not added to their tally of four league titles, with their most recent success coming in 1930. Huddersfield Town won a hat-trick of titles between 1924 and 1926, but nearly a century later no fourth title has been added. ^[17]

It is approaching 100 years since Newcastle United were English champions while Tottenham Hotspur have now gone 63 years without any league titles. Chelsea had to wait 50 years before their first Premier League success in 2005, although they did win the second division twice in the 1980s. ^[8]

Manchester City endured 44 barren years before winning the league title in 2012. Manchester United went 41 years without the top title, but that time period includes two world wars, with eleven seasons lost. Arsenal, meanwhile, are currently in their longest period without a league title since first becoming English champions in 1931, with their last triumph coming in 2004. Arsenal went 18 years without a title twice, 1953 until 1971, then again until 1989. ^[18]

In the lower leagues Leicester City hold the record for most second tier titles with eight. ^[19] Behind are Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City all with five. The third tier record is held by Plymouth Argyle. ^[5] Winning League 1 in the 2022-23 season moved them to outright holders, ahead of Portsmouth, Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Hull City. Chesterfield still hold the fourth tier record, which they have held since the 2013-14 season. ^[20] Notts County, Doncaster Rovers, Brentford and Swindon Town all have three titles.

Clubs having been Champions of England^†

Club	First title	Longest time between titles		Years	Current time since last title
		From	Until		Last title won	Years
Preston North End **	1888–89				1889–90	134
Sunderland *	1891–92	1912–13	1935–36	23	1935–36	88
Aston Villa **	1893–94	1909–10	1980–81	71	1980–81	43
Sheffield United **	1897–98				1897–98	126
Liverpool	1900–01	1989–90	2019–20	30	2019–20	4
Sheffield Wednesday *	1902–03	1903–04	1928–29	25	1929–30	94
Newcastle United *	1904–05	1908–09	1926–27	18	1926–27	97
Manchester United **	1907–08	1910–11	1951–52	41	2012–13	11
Blackburn Rovers **	1911–12	1913–14	1994–95	81	1994–95	29
West Bromwich Albion *	1919–20				1919–20	104
Burnley	1920–21	1920–21	1959–60	39	1959–60	64
Huddersfield Town *	1923–24	1923–24	1925–26	1	1925–26	98
Arsenal	1930–31	1952–53	1970–71	18	2003–04	20
Manchester City	1936–37	1967–68	2011–12	44	2023–24
Portsmouth	1948–49				1949–50	74
Tottenham Hotspur	1950–51	1950–51	1960–61	10	1960–61	63
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1953–54	1953–54	1957–58	4	1958–59	65
Chelsea	1954–55	1954–55	2004–05	50	2016–17	7
Ipswich Town	1961–62				1961–62	62
Derby County	1971–72	1971–72	1974–75	3	1974–75	49
Nottingham Forest	1977–78				1977–78	46
Everton	1890–91	1890–91	1914–15	24	1986–87	37
Leeds United	1968–69	1973–74	1991–92	18	1991–92	32
Leicester City	2015–16				2015–16	8

• * 4 seasons lost due to World War I
• ** 11 seasons lost due to World War I and World War II
• ^† At end of the 2023–24 season

Legend

	Same season as first title
	Same season as last title

Titles

• Most top flight titles: 20, Manchester United ^[21] (Division 1 + Premier League)
• Most consecutive league titles: 4, Manchester City (2020–21 to 2023–24) ^[22]
• Most second tier titles: 8, Leicester City ^[19] (Division 2 + Championship)
• Most third tier titles: 5, Plymouth Argyle ^[5] (Division 3 + League 1)
• Most fourth tier titles: 4, Chesterfield ^[20] (Division 4 + League 2)

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. ^[23] In 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. ^[23]
• 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, Queens Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. ^[24]
• City represented with most seasons in top flight: Liverpool. The city has always had a top flight member of either Everton or Liverpool. ^[25]

Wins

• Most wins in the top flight overall: 2,072, Liverpool ^[26]
• Most consecutive wins from start of a top-flight season: 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960–61) ^[27]
• Most consecutive wins from start of a season: 13, Reading (Third Division, 1985–86) ^[28]
• Most consecutive top-flight league wins: 18 ^[29]
  • Manchester City (26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017)
  • Liverpool (27 October 2019 – 24 February 2020)
• Most consecutive top-flight league wins at home: 24, Liverpool (Premier League, 9 February 2019 – 11 July 2020) ^[30]
• Most consecutive top-flight league wins away: 12, Manchester City (Premier League, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021) ^[31]
• Most consecutive home wins: 25, Bradford Park Avenue (Third Division North, 1926–27) ^[32]
• Most wins in a top-flight season: 32
  • Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18, 2018–19) ^[33]
  • Liverpool (Premier League, 2019–20) ^[33]

Draws

• Most draws overall in the top flight: 1,188, Everton ^[34]
• Most draws in a season: 23, joint record: ^[35]
  • Norwich City (from 42 games, First Division, 1978–79)
  • Exeter City (from 46 games, Fourth Division, 1986–87)
  • Hartlepool United (from 46 games, Third Division, 1997–98)
  • Cardiff City (from 46 games, Third Division, 1997–98)
• Most consecutive draws: 8: ^[35]
  • Torquay United (Third Division, 1969–70)
  • Middlesbrough (Second Division, 1970–71)
  • Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1971–72)
  • Birmingham City (Third Division, 1990–91)
  • Chesterfield (League One, 2005–06)
  • Southampton (Championship, 2005–06)
  • Swansea City (Championship, 2008–09)

Losses

• Most losses overall in the top flight: 1,635, Everton ^[34]
• Fewest losses in a season: 0, ^{[36] [37]}
  • Preston North End (First Division, 1888–89; final record P22 W18 D4 L0)
  • Liverpool (Second Division, 1893–94; final record P28 W22 D6 L0)
  • Arsenal (Premier League, 2003–04; final record P38 W26 D12 L0)
• Most consecutive losses: ^[38]
  • 18, Darwen, 1898–99 (Second Division)
  • 17, Rochdale, 1931–32 (Division 3 North)
  • 17, Sunderland, 2002–03, 2003–04 (15 in top tier)

Points

• Most points overall in the top flight (mixed 3pts and 2pts for win): 7,290, Liverpool ^[34]
• Most points in a season (2 points for a win – 46 matches): 74, Lincoln City (Fourth Division, 1975–76) ^[39]
• Most points in a season (3 points for a win – 46 matches): 106, Reading (Championship, 2005–06) ^[40]
• 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) ^[41]
• Most points in a season for a top-flight team (3 points for a win – 42 matches): 92 (27 wins 11 draws), Manchester United (FA Premiership, 1993–94) ^[42]
• 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) ^[43]
• Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win – 34 matches): 8 ^[44]
  • Loughborough (Second Division, 1899–1900)
  • Doncaster Rovers (Second Division, 1904–05)
• Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 11, Derby County (Premier League, 2007–08) ^[45]
• 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,
  • Southend United (Third Division, 21st of 24; 1988–89)
  • Peterborough United (Championship, 22nd of 24; 2012–13)
• Most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 42 matches): 49,
  • Norwich City (First Division, 20th of 22; 1984–85)
  • Crystal Palace (FA Premiership, 19th of 22; 1994–95)
• Most points in a season while being relegated (3 points for a win – 38 matches): 43, Sheffield Wednesday (First Division, 18th of 20; 1989–90)

Games without a win

• Most consecutive league games without a win: 36 ^[46]
  • 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) ^[47]

Games without defeat

• Most consecutive games without a defeat in top flight: 49, Arsenal (Premier League; 7 May 2003 to 24 October 2004) ^[48]

• Most consecutive games without a defeat at home: 86, Chelsea (Premier League; 21 February 2004 to 26 October 2008) ^[49]

• Most consecutive games without a defeat away: 29, Manchester United (Premier League; 17 February 2020 to 16 October 2021) ^[50]

Goals

• Most league goals scored in a season: 134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960–61) ^[51]
• Most top-flight goals scored in a season (42 games): 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930–31) ^[52]
• Most top-flight goals scored in a season (38 games): 106, Manchester City (Premier League, 2017–18) ^[53]
• Most top-flight goals scored in total: 7,316, Liverpool ^[34]
• Most home league goals scored in a season: 87, Millwall (Third Division South, 1927–28) ^[51]
• Most away league goals scored in a season: 60, Arsenal (First Division, 1930–31) ^[51]
• Most consecutive games scoring: 55, Arsenal (Premier League, 19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002) ^[54]
• Most consecutive games without scoring: 11, Cheltenham Town (League One, 2023–24), Coventry City (Second Division, 1919–20) and Hartlepool United (Third Division, 1992–93) ^[51]
• Most consecutive games from start of season without scoring: 11, Cheltenham Town (League One, 2023–24) ^[55]

• 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. ^[56]

Scorelines

• Record win: 13–0:
  • Stockport County 13–0 Halifax Town (Third Division North, 6 January 1934) ^[57]
  • Newcastle United 13–0 Newport County (Second Division, 5 October 1946) ^[58]
• Record win in top flight: 12–0,
  • West Bromwich Albion 12–0 Darwen (First Division, 4 April 1892) ^[59]
  • Nottingham Forest 12–0 Leicester Fosse (First Division, 21 April 1909) ^[59]
• Record away win: Port Vale 0–10 Sheffield United (Second Division, 10 December 1892)
• Record away win in top flight: Southampton 0–9 Leicester City (Premier League, 25 October 2019) ^[60]
• Highest aggregate score: Tranmere Rovers 13–4 Oldham Athletic (Third Division North, 26 December 1935) ^[61]
• Highest scoring draw: 6–6
  • Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (First Division, 21 April 1930) ^[62]
  • Charlton Athletic 6–6 Middlesbrough (Second Division, 22 October 1960) ^[63]
• Most goals scored by a losing side: 6 by Huddersfield Town losing 7–6 to Charlton Athletic (21 December 1957) ^[64]

Disciplinary

• Most red cards in a single match: 5,
  • Chesterfield (2) v. Plymouth Argyle (3) (22 February 1997) ^[65]
  • Wigan Athletic (1) v. Bristol Rovers (4) (2 December 1997) ^[66]
  • Bradford City (3) v. Crawley Town (2) (27 March 2012) (all after the final whistle) ^[67]
• Most red cards in a career (individual): 13,
  • Roy McDonough (Colchester United, Exeter City, Southend United), ^{[68] [69]}
  • Steve Walsh (Wigan Athletic and Leicester City) ^{[68] [69]}
• Fastest red card: 13 seconds, Kevin Pressman (Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 13 August 2000) ^[70]
• Fastest yellow card: 0 seconds (at the kick-off), Carlo Corazzin (Cambridge United v Lincoln City, 9 December 1995) ^[71]
• Fastest red card for a substitute on the field of play: 0 seconds,
  • Walter Boyd (Swansea City, 12 March 2000) ^[72]
  • Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United, 20 January 2007) ^[73]

  Both players came on as substitutes 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:
  • Philippe Coutinho, from Liverpool to Barcelona (7 January 2018) ^[74]
• Highest transfer fee paid: £115 million:
  • Moisés Caicedo, from Brighton and Hove Albion to Chelsea ^[75]

Individual

Appearances

Further information: List of footballers in England by number of league appearances

• Most career league appearances: 1,005 (849 in First Division), Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997) ^[76]
• Most career league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002) ^[77]
• Most career league appearances at one club: 789, Dean Lewington (Milton Keynes Dons) ^[78]
• Most career top-flight league appearances: 714 John Hollins ^[79] 1963 to 1984
• Most career top-flight league appearances at one club: 672, Ryan Giggs (Manchester United, 2 March 1991 to 6 May 2014) ^[80]
• Most career consecutive league appearances: 375, Harold Bell (Tranmere Rovers), 1946 to 1955 (401 consecutive club games including 26 FA Cup appearances) ^[81]

Goals

Further information: List of English football first tier top scorers and List of footballers in England by number of league goals

• Most career league goals: 434, Arthur Rowley (619 matches, for West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town, 1946 to 1965) ^[82]
• Most career top-flight goals: 357, Jimmy Greaves (516 matches, for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, 1957 to 1971) ^[83]
• Most consecutive top flight league matches scored in: 15 Stan Mortensen for Blackpool 1950–51 ^[84]
• Most league goals in a season: 60, Dixie Dean (39 matches, for Everton, 1927–1928) ^[85]
• Most league goals in a season (second tier): 59, George Camsell for Middlesbrough 1926–1927 ^[86]
• Most league goals in a season (third tier North): 55, Ted Harston for Mansfield Town 1936–1937 ^[86]
• Most league goals in a season (third tier South): 55, Joe Payne for Luton Town 1936–1937 ^[86]
• Most league goals in a season (third tier): 39, Derek Reeves for Southampton 1959–1960 ^[86] (Third tier since 1958)
• Most league goals in a season (fourth tier): 52, Terry Bly for Peterborough United 1960–1961 ^[86]
• Most goals in a game: 10, Joe Payne (for Luton Town v. Bristol Rovers, 13 April 1936) ^[87]
• Most goals in a top-flight game: 7, Ted Drake for Arsenal v. Aston Villa (away), 14 December 1935 ^[88]
• Fastest goal: 3.5 seconds, Colin Cowperthwaite (for Barrow v. Kettering Town, 1979) ^[89]
• Fastest goal on a League debut: 7 seconds, Freddy Eastwood (for Southend United v. Swansea City, 16 October 2004) ^[90]
• Fastest hat-trick (time between first and third goals): 2 minutes 21 seconds, James Hayter (for Bournemouth v. Wrexham, 23 February 2004) ^[91]
• Fastest goal by a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007) ^[92]
• Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals: Dave Halliday – 101 games ^[93]
• Player to score over 30 league goals in four consecutive seasons: Dave Halliday – 1925–29. ^[93] He scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons. ^[93]
• Most own goals in one season: 5, Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934–35) ^[94]
• Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George Camsell (Middlesbrough, 1926–27) ^[95]
• Most career hat-tricks: 37, Dixie Dean (Tranmere Rovers, Everton, 1923–1937) ^[96]
• Youngest goalscorer: Ronnie Dix, 15 years and 180 days (for Bristol Rovers v. Norwich City, 3 March 1928) ^[97]
• Youngest top-flight goalscorer: Jason Dozzell, 16 years and 57 days (for Ipswich Town v. Coventry City, February 1984) ^[98]
• Oldest top-flight goalscorer: Billy Meredith, 47 years, 8 months, 17 days for Manchester City v Burnley, 15 April 1922. ^[99]
• Youngest hat-trick goalscorer: Trevor Francis, 16 years and 307 days (for Birmingham City v. Bolton Wanderers, 20 February 1971, Division 2) ^[100]

Hat-trick of penalties

• William McAulay for Walsall, Division 2, 18 February 1900 v Luton Town ^[101]
• Billy Walker for Aston Villa, Division 1, 12 November 1921 v Bradford City ^[102]
• Alf Horne for Lincoln City, Division 3(N), 16 September 1935 v Stockport County ^[103]
• George Milburn for Chesterfield, Division 2, 7 June 1947 v Sheff Wed ^[104]
• Charlie Mitten for Manchester Utd, Division 1, 8 March 1950 v Aston Villa ^[105]
• Joe Willetts for Hartlepool Utd, Division 3(N), 23 March 1951 v Darlington ^[101]
• Ken Barnes for Manchester City, Division 1, 7 December 1957 v Everton ^[105]
• Trevor Anderson for Swindon Town, Division 3, 24 April 1976 v Walsall ^[101]
• Alan Slough for Peterborough Utd, Division 3, 29 April 1978 v Chester City ^[101]
• Josh Wright for Gillingham, League 1, 11 March 2017 v Scunthorpe Utd ^[106]
• Cameron Brannagan for Oxford United, League 1, 29 January 2022 v Swindon Town ^[107] (Scored 4 pens)
• Justin Kluivert for Bournemouth, Premier League, 30 November 2024 v Wolves ^[108]

Other records

• Oldest player: Neil McBain, 51 years and 20 days (for New Brighton v. Hartlepool United, 1947) ^[109]
• Youngest player: Reuben Noble-Lazarus, 15 years and 45 days (for Barnsley v. Ipswich Town, 30 September 2008) ^[110]
• Oldest top-flight player: Stanley Matthews, 50 years and 5 days (for Stoke City v. Fulham, 6 February 1965) ^[111]
• Youngest top-flight player: Ethan Nwaneri, 15 years and 181 days (for Arsenal v. Brentford, 18 September 2022) ^[112]
• Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1,311 minutes, Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09) ^[113]
• Most consecutive wins (all competitions): 21, Manchester City (19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021) ^[114]
• Most goals scored in all competitions in a season by a top-flight side: 169, Manchester City (2018–19) ^[115]

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 consecutive defeats in finals: 3, Chelsea (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Most appearances in finals: 22
  • Manchester United (1909, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024)
• Most final appearances without win: 2, joint record:
  • Queen's Park (1884, 1885)
  • Birmingham City (1931, 1956)
  • Watford (1984, 2019)
  • Crystal Palace (1990, 2016)
• 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, joint record
  • Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Sheffield Wednesday (1890)
  • Blackpool 4–3 Bolton Wanderers (1953)
• Most goals by a runner-up: 3, joint record
  • Bolton Wanderers: Lost 3–4 against Blackpool (1953)
  • Crystal Palace Drew 3–3 after extra time, lost replay 1–0 against Manchester United (1990)
  • West Ham United: Drew 3–3 but lost in a penalty shoot-out against Liverpool (2006)
• Most defeats in finals: 9, Manchester United (1957, 1958, 1976, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2007, 2018, 2023)

Individual

• Most wins: 7, Ashley Cole (Arsenal) (2002, 2003, 2005) and (Chelsea) (2007, 2009, 2010, 2012)
• Most appearances in finals: 9, Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers) (1872–73, 1874–75, 1875–76, 1876–77, 1877–78) and (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) and 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 goals conceded: 541, Aston Villa ^[116]
• Most goals scored: 920, Kettering Town
• Highest goal difference: +365, Manchester United ^[116]
• Most games played: 485, Arsenal ^[116]
• Most games won: 271, Arsenal ^[116]
• Most games lost: 133, Notts County ^[116]
• Most games drawn: 108, Tottenham Hotspur ^[116]
• Largest winning margin: Preston North End 26–0 Hyde (First round, 1887–88)
• Largest away winning margin: Clapton 0–14 Nottingham Forest (First round, 1890–91) and Boston United 0–14 Spalding United (First qualifying round, 1964–65)
• Largest margin of an away win by a non-league club against a league club: Carlisle United 1–6 Wigan Athletic (First round, 1934–35) and Derby County 1–6 Boston United (Second round, 1955–56)
• Most goals scored by a non-league club against a league club in an away win: 7 goals, Swindon Town 4–7 Aldershot Town (First round 2023–24)
• 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 shoot-out: 20 penalties each, Tunbridge Wells v. Littlehampton Town (Preliminary round replay, 2005–06; Tunbridge Wells won 16–15)
• Most rounds played in a season: 9, joint record:
  • Brighton & Hove Albion (1932–33: 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–5th rounds)
  • New Brighton (1956–57: Preliminary, 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–4th rounds)
  • Blyth Spartans (1977–78: 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–5th rounds)
  • Harlow Town (1979–80: Preliminary, 1st–4th qualifying rounds, 1st–4th rounds)
• 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)
• Most consecutive games without defeat: 22, Blackburn Rovers (1884–1886)
• Most consecutive games without defeatin normal time or extra time: 29, Chelsea (2009–2013)
• Most goals by a player in a single game: 9, Ted MacDougall (for Bournemouth, 1971–72) ^[117]
• Most goals without winning: 7, joint record
  • Dulwich Hamlet 8–7 St Albans City (Fourth qualifying round replay, 1922–23)
  • Dulwich Hamlet 7–7 Wealdstone (Fourth qualifying round, 1929–30)
• Biggest gap between two teams in a tie: 161 difference in rank between 8th-tier Marine and Premier League Tottenham Hotspur, Third round proper, 10 January 2021. ^[118]
• Best run by a non-league team since 1926: Quarter-final, Lincoln City 2016–17 FA Cup ^{[119] [ clarification needed ][ failed verification ]}
• Best run by a fourth tier club: Quarter-Final, Colchester United 1970–71, Bradford City 1975-76 FA Cup, Cambridge United 1989–90, Grimsby Town 2022–23 ^[120]
• Fastest goal: 4 seconds, Gareth Morris (for Ashton United v. Skelmersdale United, 2001–02)
• Fastest hat-trick: 2 min 20 sec, Andy Locke (for Nantwich Town v. Droylsden, 1995–96) ^[121]
• Youngest player: Andy Awford, 15 years and 88 days (for Worcester City v. Boreham Wood, Third qualifying round, 1987–88), ^[122]
• Youngest goalscorer: Sean Cato, 16 years and 25 days (for Barrow Town v. Rothwell Town, 2011–12) ^[123]
• Youngest goalscorer (proper rounds): George Williams, 16 years, 2 months and 5 days (for Milton Keynes Dons v. Nantwich Town, 2011–12)
• Most career goals: 49, Harry Cursham (Notts County between 1877 and 1888)
• Most goals by a player in a single FA Cup season: 15, Sandy Brown (for Tottenham Hotspur, 1900–01) ^[124]

Top scorers

List of players with 20 or more goals

As of 22 July 2023 ^[125]

Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years	Club(s)
1	Harry Cursham	49	44	1.11	1877–1888	Notts County
2	Ian Rush	44	75	0.59	1979–1998	Chester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United
3	Denis Law	43	63	0.67	1956–1974	Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Manchester City
4	Jimmy Greaves	42	55	0.76	1958–1979	Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Barnet
5	Steve Bloomer	39	55	0.71	1893–1914	Derby County, Middlesbrough
6	Allan Clarke	35	66	0.39	1964–1980	Walsall, Fulham, Leicester City, Leeds United, Barnsley
7	George Brown	33	32	1.03	1921–1935	Huddersfield Town, Aston Villa, Burnley F.C
	Archie Hunter	33	41	0.78	1879–1890	Aston Villa
9	Stan Mortensen	31	38	0.82	1956–1957	Blackpool, Hull City
10	Teddy Sheringham	30	56	0.54	1986–2008	Millwall, Nottingham Forest, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Portsmouth, West Ham United, Colchester United
	Ronnie Allen	30	61	0.49	1946–1963	Port Vale, West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace
	Raich Carter	30	60	0.5	1931–1952	Sunderland, Derby County, Hull City
	Tommy Browell	30	38	0.79	1911–1930	Everton, Manchester City, Blackpool
	Billy Walker	30	53	0.57	1919–1933	Aston Villa
	John Atyeo	30	38	0.79	1950–1966	Bristol City
14	Malcolm Macdonald	29	36	0.81	1969–1979	Luton Town, Newcastle United, Arsenal
	Bobby Smith	29	40	0.73	1955–1964	Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
	Arthur Rowley	29	52	0.56	1949–1963	Leicester City, Shrewsbury Town
15	Dixie Dean	28	35	0.92	1924–1938	Tranmere Rovers, Everton
	Frank Lampard	28	73	0.38	1996–2014	West Ham United, Chelsea, Manchester City
	Nat Lofthouse	28	49	0.56	1946–1960	Bolton Wanderers
16	Alan Shearer	27	58	0.47	1990–2006	Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
	John Barnes	27	87	0.31	1981–1998	Watford, Liverpool, Newcastle United
	Tony Brown	27	54	0.5	1963–1981	West Bromwich Albion
	Roy Bentley	27	75	0.36	1949–1962	Bristol City, Newcastle United, Chelsea, Fulham, Queens Park Rangers
	Jack Rowley	27	44	0.61	1937–1957	Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle
	David Jack	27	52	0.52	1920–1934	Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal
	Harry Hampton	27	37	0.73	1904–1922	Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Newport County
23	Mark Hughes	26	72	0.36	1984–2002	Manchester United, Chelsea, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers
	W.G. Richardson	26	34	0.76	1929–1949	West Bromwich Albion
	Cliff Bastin	26	46	0.57	1929–1947	Arsenal
26	Scott McGleish	25	55	0.45	1995–	Peterbrough United, Barnet, Colchester United, Northampton Town, Leyton Orient, Chesham United, Wealdstone, Edgare Town, Leverstock Green
	Bobby Tambling	25	36	0.69	1960–1969	Chelsea
	David Herd	25	53	0.47	1954–1969	Arsenal, Manchester United, Stoke City
	Joe Smith	25	46	0.54	1910–1929	Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County
	John Campbell	25	19	1.32	1890–1897	Sunderland
31	Paul Mariner	24	45	0.53	1974–1986	Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, Arsenal
	John Richards	24	44	0.55	1969–1983	Wolverhampton Wanderers
34	Wayne Rooney	23	49	0.47	2004–2020	Everton, Manchester United, Derby County
	Dion Dublin	23	54	0.43	1988–2008	Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Norwich City
	Jimmy Greenhoff	23	65	0.35	1964–1980	Leeds United, Birmingham City, Stoke City, Manchester United
	Geoff Hurst	23	29	0.79	1961–1975	West Ham United, Stoke City
	Jackie Milburn	23	44	0.52	1946–1956	Newcastle United
	Tom Finney	23	40	0.58	1947–1960	Preston North End
	Bobby Gurney	23	40	0.58	1925–1950	Sunderland
40	Fred Tilson	22	28	0.79	1928–1938	Manchester City
	Jermain Defoe	22	39	0.56	2001–2016	West Ham United, Bournemouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Sunderland
	John Aldridge	22	41	0.54	1979–1998	Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
	Frank Stapleton	22	51	0.43	1974–1987	Arsenal, Manchester United
	Peter Beardsley	22	62	0.35	1979–1997	Carslile United, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Everton
45	Clive Allen	21	33	0.64	1978–1994	QPR, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Chelsea, West Ham United
	Lee Chapman	21	46	0.46	1980–1994	Stoke City, Arsenal, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, West Ham United
	Mick Jones	21	47	0.45	1964–1974	Sheffield United, Leeds United
	Alan Gilzean	21	40	0.53	1964–1974	Tottenham Hotspur
	George Best	21	48	0.44	1964–1977	Manchester United, Fulham
	Stan Pearson	21	30	0.7	1938–1954	Manchester United
	Jimmy Ross	21	36	0.58	1888–1902	Preston North End, Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester City
55	Bobby Charlton	20	82	0.24	1956–1975	Manchester United, Preston North End
	Sergio Agüero	20	22	0.91	2011–2021	Manchester City
	Kevin Phillips	20	42	0.48	1995–2013	Watford, Sunderland, Southampton, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham City, Blackpool
	Dwight Yorke	20	42	0.48	1990–2009	Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sunderland
	Graeme Sharp	20	54	0.37	1980–1991	Everton
	Peter Lorimer	20	59	0.34	1965–1985	Leeds United
	Peter Osgood	20	46	0.43	1966–1977	Chelsea, Southampton
	Len Duquemin	20	33	0.61	1946–1957	Tottenham Hotspur
	George Camsell	20	35	0.57	1926–1939	Middlesbrough
	Sandy Brown	20	16	1.25	1900–1905	Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough

League Cup

Final

• Most wins (team): 10
  • Liverpool (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2012, 2022, 2024)
• Most consecutive wins (team): 4
  • Liverpool (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
  • Manchester City (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• 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): 14, Liverpool (1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024)
• Most wins (player): 6, Sergio Agüero and Fernandinho (Manchester City; 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Most wins (manager): 4
  • Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest; 1978, 1979, 1989, 1990)
  • Alex Ferguson (Manchester United; 1992, 2006, 2009, 2010)
  • José Mourinho (Chelsea; 2005, 2007, 2015, Manchester United; 2017)
  • Pep Guardiola (Manchester City; 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
• Most defeats in finals: 6, Arsenal (1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2011, 2018)
• Most appearances without winning: 2
  • West Ham United (1966, 1981)
  • Everton (1977, 1984)
  • Bolton Wanderers (1995, 2004)
  • Sunderland (1985, 2014)
  • Southampton (1979, 2017)
• 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 games played: Aston Villa, 257
• Most games won: Aston Villa, 149
• Most games drawn: Liverpool, 60
• Most games lost: Brentford, 78
• 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 and 3–2 second leg, 1986)
  • Bury 1–12 West Ham United (1–2 first leg and 0–10 second leg, 1983)
  • Liverpool 11–0 Exeter City (5–0 first leg and 6–0 second leg, 1981)
  • Watford 11–0 Darlington (8–0 first leg and 3–0 second leg, 1987)
  • Everton 11–0 Wrexham (5–0 first leg: away and 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 7–0 win
• Most goals by a losing side: 5, Reading v. Arsenal, 30 October 2012, in 7–5 defeat after extra time
• Most goals by a side without winning: 6, Dagenham & Redbridge v. Brentford, 11 August 2014, in 6–6 draw (Brentford won 4–2 on penalties)

All-time top scorers

List of all-time top scorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Apps	Ratio	Years	Club(s)
1	Ian Rush	49	83	0.58	1980–1998	Liverpool, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Wrexham
2	Geoff Hurst	48	60	0.82	1961–1975	West Ham United, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion
3	John Aldridge	44	62	0.73	1978–1998	Newport County, Oxford United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers
4	Ian Wright	38	50	0.76	1986–1999	Crystal Palace, Arsenal, West Ham United
5	Tony Cottee	35	62	0.56	1982–2001	West Ham United, Everton, Leicester City, Norwich City
6	Robbie Fowler	33	44	0.75	1993–2009	Liverpool, Leeds United, Manchester City, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers
7	Alan Shearer	32	50	0.64	1990–2006	Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United
8	Dean Saunders	32	62	0.52	1982–2001	Oxford United, Derby County, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield United, Bradford City
9	David Kelly	30	65	0.46	1983–2002	Walsall, West Ham United, Leicester City, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers, Sheffield United
10	Martin Chivers	29	41	0.71	1962–1976	Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur
	Cyrille Regis	29	61	0.48	1977–1996	West Bromwich Albion, Coventry City, Aston Villa, Wycombe Wanderers, Chester City

FA Charity / Community Shield

Final

• Most wins (team): 21 (17 outright, 4 shared), Manchester United (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016)
• Most appearances (team): 31, Manchester United (1908, 1911, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2024)
• Record scoreline: Manchester United 8–4 Swindon Town in 1911
• Most wins (individual): 9, Ryan Giggs all outright wins (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013)
• Most appearances (individual): 15, Ryan Giggs of Manchester United (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)
• Most defeats (individual): 6, Ryan Giggs (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009)
• Most consecutive wins: 4, Everton (1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987)
• Most consecutive defeats: 4, Manchester United (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Most consecutive appearances: 6, Manchester United (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Most consecutive appearances (individual): 6, Ryan Giggs (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
• Most goals: 6, Harold Halse (Manchester United), Dixie Dean (Everton)

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)). ^[56]
• 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)). ^[56]
• Most consecutive penalty shoot-out wins: 9 by Bradford City between 6 October 2009 and 11 December 2012 ^[126]
  • 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 six seconds. ^[127]

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
• Record lowest attendance (without COVID): 469 – Thames v Luton Town played at West Ham Stadium Third Division South (6 December 1930). ^[128]

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.

Managers

• Longest-serving manager at one club: Fred Everiss, 46 years (West Bromwich Albion 1902–1948) ^[129]
• 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) ^[130]
• Most European Cup / UEFA Champions League game wins: Sir Alex Ferguson, 110 games (Manchester United) ^[130]

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See also

• Premier League records and statistics
• List of football clubs in England by competitive honours won
• England national football team records and statistics

References

• "Football League Records: Points". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Wins". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 8 January 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Losses". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Draws". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Goals". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 10 February 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Appearances". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Disciplinary". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
• "Football League Records: Attendances". The Football League website. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2006.

External links

• "Historical Rankings of English Football Clubs: Points". Aboutaball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2006.