Top seven English clubs with most domestic cup trophies

These clubs are giants of English football

Football has become so competitive nowadays. Even the smallest of the club can now challenge the big giants of the leagues. In this atmosphere, it is really hard to win a trophy both in the domestic as well as continental arena. In this context, the Premier League is considered the toughest league in the whole Europe.

While other leagues have one or two giants, Premier League has their precious top six clubs, and if the competition was not enough, it also has every club which have the capability to shake these giants. For example a club like Newcastle United is currently in the top five of the Premier League while clubs like Liverpool and Chelsea are far behind it in the league table.

For English clubs, winning Domestic cups which are FA Cup and EFL or Carabao Cup in itself becomes a tedious task. FA Cup is a complete knockout competition and the EFL Cup is also single legged knockout except for its semi-final which is two legged. These two competitions have a history of small clubs beating the big guns, a prime and recent example would be Southampton beating Manchester City in this year’s FA Cup Quarter Final. Since, they are very tough to win, let's look at the top seven English clubs with most domestic cup trophies

7. Aston Villa-12

(7 FA Cups & 5 EFL Cups)

The Birmingham based club has won many honours in their history including a UEFA Champions League as well as a UEFA Super Cup. They have won 12 domestic clubs trophies and have won the Premier League seven times. There last domestic cup win came in the 95-96 season when they won the EFL Cup. Aston Villa is amongst the clubs which have dominated the early phase of English league.

6. Tottenham Hotspurs-12

(8 FA Cups & 4 EFL Cups)

The most often joked about club about their lack of trophies is also on this list. Tottenham have won 12 domestic cups, although their last success was in 2008 when they were crowned the EFL Cup champion. After that, its just a period of drought with just no trophy whatsoever for Tottenham. Their last FA Cup win came in way back 1991.

5. Chelsea- 13

(8 FA Cups & 5 EFL Cups)

The London based side are just above their derby rivals Tottenham Hotspurs with just one extra trophy. Unlike Tottenham, Chelsea have won their trophy fairly recently. After the start of the century, they won a total of 9 out of their 13 domestic trophies. Their latest cup victory came in 17-18 season when the won the FA Cup.

They have also done fairly on the continental stage by winning two Champions League titles in 2012 and in 2021. Currently, Chelsea seemed to have lost their balance in football but on transfer market, they have gained a new momentum, thanks to their new American Owner, Todd Boehly.

4. Manchester City- 14

(6 FA Cups & 8 EFL Cups)

Manchester City, the team dominating English football for the past six years is on the list with 14 domestic cups win. They have won five domestic cups in the last six years. Manchester City have fully transformed since the taking over of their star manager Pep Guardiola. Pep’s Manchester City completely dominated the EFL Cup with winning the competition since 2018 till 2021. They were knocked out of this year’s EFL cup only in the semi-final. In FA Cup, Manchester City tasted their victory in 2019.

3. Arsenal- 16

(14 FA Cups & 2 EFL Cups)

The last of the three London giants are finally on the list. Arsenal have a history of trophies and is one of the oldest and most reputed English club. They have won a total of 14 FA Cup titles, most in the cup' history. Their legendary manager Arsene Wenger is credited with most of it as he led the North London side to seven FA Cups victory. They won their latest FA Cup in 2020. Apart from this, they have also won two EFL Cups.

2. Liverpool- 17

(8 FA Cups & 9 EFL Cups)

Liverpool are the most successful English club on the European stage as they have a total of six Champions League trophies. Domestically, they have won both cups 17 times and thus is second on the list. The reds have a history of winning trophies. They won the EFL Cup four times in a row between 1981 and 1984. Their latest victory came in 2022 when they won both the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. Apart from this, they have also been crowned the English champions 19 times with the latest and the only one in the Premier League era in 19/20 season. They are, just like Chelsea, are going through a rough phase in this season.

Also Read: Top five most successful English clubs of all-time

1. Manchester United- 18

(12 FA Cups & 6 EFL Cups)

The latest EFL Cup champions are at the top of the list with a total of 18 domestic trophies. It was their first trophy since the 2016-17 season. They have also won 12 FA Cup titles which is the second highest after their arch-rivals Arsenal. Their last FA Cups triumph came in the 2015-16 season.

Manchester United after having suffered a slow pace since past couple of seasons, precisely after Sir Alex Ferguson left, are now looking to be back on track with their new manager Eric Ten Hag. Fans are also looking very thrilled with the kind of performance this team is giving.