Dichos miembros inaugurales de la nueva liga fueron: el Arsenal Football Club, el Aston Villa Football Club, el Chelsea Football Club, el Coventry City Football Club, el Crystal Palace Football Club, el Everton Football Club, el Liverpool Football Club, el Manchester City Football Club, el Manchester United Football Club, el Nottingham Forest Football Club, el Leeds United Association Football Club, el Oldham Athletic Association Football Club, el Queens Park Rangers Football Club, el Sheffield United Football Club, el Norwich City Football Club, el Sheffield Wednesday Football Club, el Southampton Football Club, el Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, el Wimbledon Football Club, y los tres ascendidos, el Ipswich Town Football Club, el Middlesbrough Football Club y el Blackburn Rovers Football Club.