Premier League: List of all champions

Published at :April 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Modified at :April 13, 2023 at 7:00 PM

The English top flight is one of the toughest leagues in football

The Premier League, which has been the top division in English men's football since 1992–1993, has seen plenty of exciting football and great champions since that season.

After the legalisation of professional football by the Football Association in 1885, discussions sparked by Aston Villa director William McGregor led to the founding of the Football League in 1888. Preston North End were the first team to be proclaimed champions at the conclusion of the 1888–89 campaign after finishing its games undefeated.

Clubs from the North and Midlands, where modernism had already been accepted more easily compared to the South of England, dominated the league in its early years. In 1892, the Football League annexed the rival Football Alliance, solidifying its position as the top competition in the nation.

The majority of a new Second Division, from which elevation to the elite level could be obtained, was made up of former Alliance clubs. It wasn't until Herbert Chapman's Arsenal won the championship in 1931 that a Southern team was named champion.

The top four divisions of the English football league structure are currently populated by all of the teams that have ever won a championship. The only team to ever alter its name after winning a league championship is Sheffield Wednesday, which won its first three championships under the moniker "The Wednesday."

Premier League champions:

1992–93 Manchester United
1993–94 Manchester United
1994–95 Blackburn Rovers
1995–96 Manchester United
1996–97 Manchester United
1997–98 Arsenal
1998–99 Manchester United
1999–2000 Manchester United
2000–01 Manchester United
2001–02 Arsenal
2002–03 Manchester United
2003–04 Arsenal
2004–05 Chelsea
2005–06 Chelsea
2006–07 Manchester United
2007–08 Manchester United
2008–09 Manchester United
2009–10 Chelsea

2010–11 Manchester United
2011–12 Manchester City
2012–13 Manchester United
2013–14 Manchester City
2014–15 Chelsea
2015–16 Leicester City
2016–17 Chelsea
2017–18 Manchester City
2018–19 Manchester City
2019–20 Liverpool
2020–21 Manchester City
2021–22 Manchester City