Most English Top-Flight Champions — All-Time

Title count, runner-up finishes, and total finals appearances, computed directly from our full english top-flight champions list — not separately sourced, so they inherit the same sourcing notes and caveats as that page.

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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Most english top-flight champions all-time: tied — LILiverpool and MUManchester United, 20 each.

Most titles

Rank	Team	Titles
1	LILiverpool	20
1	MUManchester United	20
3	ARArsenal	14
4	MCManchester City	10
5	EVEverton	9
6	AVAston Villa	7
7	CHChelsea	6
7	SUSunderland	6
9	NUNewcastle United	4
9	SWSheffield Wednesday	4
11	BRBlackburn Rovers	3
11	HTHuddersfield Town	3
11	LULeeds United	3
11	WWWolverhampton Wanderers	3
15	BUBurnley	2
15	DCDerby County	2
15	POPortsmouth	2
15	PNEPreston North End	2
15	THTottenham Hotspur	2
20	ITIpswich Town	1
20	LCLeicester City	1
20	NFNottingham Forest	1
20	SUSheffield United	1
20	WBAWest Bromwich Albion	1

Most runner-up finishes

MUManchester United has finished runner-up the most times (17).

Rank	Team	Runner-up finishes
1	MUManchester United	17
2	LILiverpool	15
3	ARArsenal	12
4	AVAston Villa	10
5	EVEverton	7
5	MCManchester City	7
7	PNEPreston North End	6
8	LULeeds United	5
8	SUSunderland	5
8	THTottenham Hotspur	5
8	WWWolverhampton Wanderers	5
12	CHChelsea	4
13	DCDerby County	3
13	HTHuddersfield Town	3
15	BUBurnley	2
15	ITIpswich Town	2
15	NUNewcastle United	2
15	NFNottingham Forest	2
15	SUSheffield United	2
15	WBAWest Bromwich Albion	2
21	BRBlackburn Rovers	1
21	BLBlackpool	1
21	BCBristol City	1
21	CCCardiff City	1
21	CACharlton Athletic	1
21	LCLeicester City	1
21	OAOldham Athletic	1
21	QPRQueens Park Rangers	1
21	SWSheffield Wednesday	1
21	SOSouthampton	1
21	WAWatford	1

Most finals/championship series appearances (won or lost)

MUManchester United has appeared in the most finals (37), combining title wins and runner-up finishes.

Rank	Team	Total appearances
1	MUManchester United	37
2	LILiverpool	35
3	ARArsenal	26
4	AVAston Villa	17
4	MCManchester City	17
6	EVEverton	16
7	SUSunderland	11
8	CHChelsea	10
9	LULeeds United	8
9	PNEPreston North End	8
9	WWWolverhampton Wanderers	8
12	THTottenham Hotspur	7
13	HTHuddersfield Town	6
13	NUNewcastle United	6
15	DCDerby County	5
15	SWSheffield Wednesday	5
17	BRBlackburn Rovers	4
17	BUBurnley	4
19	ITIpswich Town	3
19	NFNottingham Forest	3
19	SUSheffield United	3
19	WBAWest Bromwich Albion	3
23	LCLeicester City	2
23	POPortsmouth	2
25	BLBlackpool	1
25	BCBristol City	1
25	CCCardiff City	1
25	CACharlton Athletic	1
25	OAOldham Athletic	1
25	QPRQueens Park Rangers	1
25	SOSouthampton	1
25	WAWatford	1

Frequently asked

Which team has won the most english top-flight champions?

It's a tie: Liverpool and Manchester United are level on 20 titles each.

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