British Premier League

The Premier League, is a British professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the British football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 24 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Football League. The organizing body is the Football Association Premier League Ltd (FAPL).

The Premier League seasons run from the end of August to April, with teams playing 43 matches each. Most games are played on Sunday 3pm, the other games on Wednesday 6pm.

The competition formed on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a profit-making TV rights deal. The league generates £2.2 billion per year in international TV rights from 2015-16 the league will generates £5 billion per year in international TV rights.

The Premier League is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a TV audience of 4.7 billion people. It average of 45,116 fans per game which is the second highest of any sports league in the world. Premier League Ball

## **Foundation**

### Origins

Despite significant European success in the 1970s and early 1980s, the late 1980s marked a low point for English football. Stadiums were crumbling, supporters endured poor facilities, hooliganism was rife, and English clubs had been banned from European competition for 5 years following the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985. The Football League First Division, the top level of English football since 1888, was behind leagues such as Italy's Serie A and Spain's La Liga in attendances and revenues, and several top English players had moved abroad.

By the turn of the 1990; UEFA, European football's governing body, lifted the 5-year ban on English clubs playing in European competitions in 1990, resulting in Manchester United lifting the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991. The Taylor Report on stadium safety standards, which proposed expensive upgrades to create all-seater stadiums in the aftermath of the Hillsborough disaster, was published in January 1990.

During the 1980s major English clubs had begun to transform into business ventures, applying commercial principles to club administration to maximise revenue. Martin Edwards of Manchester United, Irving Scholar of Tottenham Hotspur, and David Dein of Arsenal were among the leaders in this transformation. The commercial imperative led to the top clubs seeking to increase their power and revenue: the clubs in Division 1 threatened to break away from the Football League, and in so doing they managed to increase their voting power and gain a more favourable financial arrangement, taking a 50% share of all TV and sponsorship income in 1986. They demanded that TV companies should pay more for their coverage of football matches, and revenue from TV grew in importance. The Football League received £6.3 million for a 2-year agreement in 1986, but by 1988, in a deal agreed with ITV, the price rose to £44 million over 4 years with the leading clubs taking 75% of the cash. According to Scholar who was involved in the negotiations of TV deals, each of the 1st Division clubs received only around £25,000 per year from TV rights before 1986, this increased to around £50,000 in the 1986 negotiation, then to £600,000 in 1988. The 1988 negotiations were conducted under the threat of 10 clubs leaving to form a "super league", but they were eventually persuaded to stay, with the top clubs taking the lion's share of the deal. The negotiations also convinced the bigger clubs that in order to receive enough votes, they needed to take the whole of 1st Division with them instead of a smaller "super league". By the beginning of the 1990s, the big clubs again considered breaking away, especially now that they had to fund the cost of stadium upgrade as proposed by the Taylor Report.

In 1990, the managing director of London Weekend Television (LWT), Greg Dyke, met with the representatives of the **"big 5"** football clubs in England (Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Arsenal) over a dinner. The meeting was to pave the way for a breakaway from The Football League. Dyke believed that it would be more lucrative for LWT if only the larger clubs in the country were featured on national TV and wanted to establish whether the clubs would be interested in a larger share of TV rights money. The 5 clubs agreed with the suggestion and decided to press ahead with it; however, the league would have no credibility without the backing of The Football Association, and so David Dein of Arsenal held talks to see whether the FA were receptive to the idea. The FA did not enjoy an amicable relationship with the Football League at the time and considered it as a way to weaken the Football League's position. The FA released a report in June 1991, *Blueprint for the Future of Football*, that supported the plan for Premier League with FA the ultimate authority that would oversee the breakaway league as well as try to appeal to more middle class supporters

At the close of the 1990–1991 season, a proposal was tabled for the establishment of a new league that would bring more money into the game overall. The Founder Members Agreement, signed on 17 July 1991 by the game's top-flight clubs, established the basic principles for setting up the FA Premier League. The newly formed top division was to have commercial independence from The FA and the Football League, giving the FA Premier League licence to negotiate its own broadcast and sponsorship agreements. The argument given at the time was that the extra income would allow English clubs to compete with teams across Europe. The First Division clubs resigned en masse from the Football League in 1992, and on 27 May that year the FA Premier League was formed as a limited company, working out of an office at the Football Association's then headquarters in Lancaster Gate. The 22 inaugural members of the new Premier League were:

1. Arsenal
2. Aston Villa
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. Chelsea
5. Coventry City
6. Crystal Palace
7. Everton
8. Ipswich Town
9. Leeds United
10. Liverpool
11. Manchester City
12. Manchester United
13. Middlesbrough
14. Norwich City
15. Nottingham Forest
16. Oldham Athletic
17. Queens Park Rangers
18. Sheffield United
19. Sheffield Wednesday
20. Southampton
21. Tottenham Hotspur
22. Wimbledon

This meant a break-up of the 104-year-old Football League that had operated until then with 4 divisions; the Premier League would operate with a single division and the Football League with 3. There was no change in competition format; the same number of teams competed in the top flight, and promotion and relegation between the Premier League and the new First Division remained the same as the old First and Second Divisions with three teams relegated from the league and three promoted.

The league held its first season in 1992–93. It was composed of 22 clubs for that season. The first Premier League goal was scored by Brian Deane of Sheffield United in a 2–1 win against Manchester United. Luton Town, Notts County, and West Ham United were the 3 teams relegated from the old First Division at the end of the 1991–92 season, and did not take part in the inaugural Premier League season.

The Premier League was created "to prevent the top clubs from losing income to the lower leagues", but also served the purpose of maximising the clubs' bargaining position for when the next TV contract was up for renewal. ITV held exclusive rights to live Football League matches, having paid £44 million over a 4-year period (1988–1992). The arrangement came after the withdrawal of a joint bid made by the BBC and British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB). Both broadcasters later obtained rights to FA Cup football. Unlike the Football League, the Premier League was set up with a 2-man board: Rick Parry, the chief executive, and Sir John Quinton who was appointed as the league's chairman in December 1991. Decisions would be taken on by all members, through a '1 club 1 vote' motion. A clear majority needed 2/3.

## **Competition format**

There are 24 clubs in the Premier League. During the course of a season (from the last weekend of August until the last weekend of April). A team play all teams once (23 games)

Teams receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by: 1) total points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) games won, 5) games won away from home, 6) head-to-head points, 7) head-to-head goal difference, 8) head-to-head goals scored, 9) head-to-head away goals scored; 10) Away goals scored. If still equal for the championship or relegation, a play-off match at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff commences (it has never happened in its history however), otherwise it'll be done alphabetically

A system of promotion and relegation exists between the Premier League and the Championship. The 3 lowest placed teams in the Premier League are relegated to the Championship, and the top 2 teams from the Championship promoted to the Premier League, with an additional team promoted after a series of play-offs involving teams finishing between 3rd and 6th placed clubs. The Premier League had 22 teams when it began in 1992, but this was reduced to the 20-team format in 1995 before it was increase to 24 teams in 2018-19

### **European qualification**

The top 2 teams qualifies for the UEFA Champions League, if a team wins the Champions League but does not finish in the top 2, they also enter the Champions League as defending champions. The team that wins the FA Cup and Carabao League Cup qualifies for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup, the 3 highest finishing team that did not win a Domestic or European honour will enter the UEFA Cup.

## **Financial regulations**

At the end of each season, clubs in the Premier League must apply to the FA for a licence to participate again the following year, only when the FA, who have access to all transfer documents and accounts, are satisfied that there is no threat of insolvency do they give approval. This is applied to all levels of football.

The FA and Premier League mandated that all clubs run a youth academy. Club are allowed safe standing sections for fans who want to stand. Teams limit the number of season tickets to ensure everyone has a chance to see the games live, and the away club has the right to 10% of the available capacity. Match tickets often has a free rail passes which encourages supporters to travel and celebrate in a relaxed atmosphere.

If an owner wants to buy a stake of any club they must go through a "Owners' and Directors' Test". Potential owners/directors have to submit a variety of information to the FA, with the league able to request any details they feel are necessary to ascertain whether they are able to take control of a club. As well as the agreement to purchase a minority share of a club, potential owners will have to submit financial records and prove they do not have any criminal convictions.

When a club intends to appoint a new director, or complete the transfer of minority shares, they must inform the FA at least 10 working days before the director is anticipated to be appointed. The test is said to take anywhere up to 4 weeks to complete, although usually takes closer to a fortnight. This is all conducted by the FA. They will be disqualified if:

* They failed to provide all relevant information (including, without limitation, information relating to any other individual who would qualify as a director but has not been disclosed.
* They provided false, misleading or inaccurate information.
* They have power or influence over another British football club
* They hold a significant interest in another British football club
* They are prohibited by law from being a director/owner.
* They have a conviction (which is not a Spent Conviction) imposed by a court of the United Kingdom or a competent court of foreign jurisdiction.
* They are filing for bankruptcy
* They have or have been a director of a club which, while he has been a director of it, has suffered 2 or more unconnected events of Insolvency.
* They are an Intermediary and/or is registered as an intermediary or agent in accordance with the regulations of any national member association of FIFA.

## **Champions**

Bold = Completed the season unbeaten

(D) = Double. League and Domestic (FA) or League (EFL) Cup winners, OR League and UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League winners.

(T) = Treble. League, Domestic (FA) or League (EFL) Cup winners and UEFA Champions League or UEFA Europa League winners.

(DT) = Domestic treble

### **Football League (1888–1892)**

 1889–90
 1890–91
 1891–92

## **Sponsorship**

From 1993 to 2016, the Premier League had title sponsorship rights sold to two companies, which were Carling brewery and Barclays Bank PLC; Barclays was the most recent title sponsor, having sponsored the Premier League from 2001 until 2016 (until 2004, the title sponsorship was held through its Barclaycard brand before shifting to its main banking brand in 2004).

 1993–2001
 2001–2004
 2004–2007
 2007–2016
 2016–present

Barclays' deal with the Premier League expired at the end of the 2015–16 season. The FA announced on 4 June 2015 that it would not pursue any further title sponsorship deals for the Premier League, arguing that they wanted to build a "clean" brand for the competition more in line with those of major U.S. sports leagues.

1. Adidas-Official ball sponsor
2. Panini-Official sticker and trading card licensee (both physical and digital)
3. Cadbury-Official snack sponsor
4. Barclays-Official bank sponsor
5. EA Sports
6. Budweiser-Official beer sponsor
7. A.G. Barr (Iru-Bru)-Official soft drink sponsor
8. Hublot-Official timekeeper sponsor
9. TAG Heuer
10. Royal British Legion-Donations for poppy
11. Kick It Out
12. Avery Dennison-Official supplier of Premier League names, numbers and sleeve badges
13. BBC Radio 5 Live-Official radio broadcaster

## **Media coverage**

Football League

* 1960/61-1963/64: ITV showing 26 live matches
* 1964/65-1977/78: LWT (London Weekend Television) showing 5 live matches for London viewers only & BBC showing 5 live matches
* 1978/79-1982/83: LWT (London Weekend Television) showing 6 live matches for London viewers only
* 1983/84-1987/88: ITV and BBC both showing 5 live matches each
* 1988/89-1991/92: ITV showing 20 live matches

### **Involvement of BSkyB**

In November 1990, Rupert Murdoch's Sky Television merged with satellite competitor BSB to form a new company – BSkyB. The takeover created problems for Murdoch as the company was losing £14 million per week. Cost-cutting measures were imposed by BSkyB's new chief executive Sam Chisholm, one being the successful negotiation of cheaper contracts to screen films from Hollywood studios.

Although their financial position was far more stable by the end of 1991, BSkyB accumulated £2 billion in debt and stood to lose £1.5 million per week. To counteract this, the company considered purchasing Thames Television, but Murdoch decided against it because the price was too high. BSkyBtherefore was left with 3 options: offer its subscribers pornography, major films or exclusive sporting events. The 1st presented itself with "too many problems", and BSkyB for the 2nd were not prepared to renegotiate with the film industry. Sport was seen as the best choice; BSkyB already held rights to cricket and rugby and assembled talent to present its growing football coverage. Chisholm identified the Premier League as a target, aware that smaller clubs did not favour ITV's coverage. Live rights to top-flight football was moreover unaffordable for the BBC, whose priority was restoring Match of the Day to its traditional spot on Saturday evenings. Rupert Murdoch wanted Premier League football to improve BSkyB's profitability.

Murdoch's previous foray into the sport was advising Amstrad chairman Alan Sugar to support Terry Venables's takeover bid for Tottenham Hotspur. The club, on the verge of bankruptcy, courted newspaper owner Robert Maxwell, someone whom Murdoch regarded as a threat. Murdoch chose not to make a bid for Tottenham himself, for conflict of interest reasons, and used his newspapers to create momentum in favour of Sugar.

### **Bidding process**

The Premier League intended to sell its own TV rights, with the proceeds going directly to the 22 member clubs. Parry and Quinton were assigned the task of finding suitors, but the former's negotiation skills worried Arsenal chairman David Dein. He persuaded the clubs to set up a separate working party, which led by himself, Ron Noades and Bill Fotherby in October 1991 came to an agreement of the sale of a shared package. The party was short-lived however; hostility towards Dein meant the other clubs settled with Parry and Quinton in charge of matters. As Mihir Bose, author of *Game Changer: How the English Premier League Came to Dominate the World* notes, "That did not prevent rival club chairman from meeting competing broadcasters on their own." Dein for instance visited Greg Dyke, chairman of London Weekend Television (LWT), and was offered £4 million per year, over 4 seasons in pursuance of live Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Liverpool and Everton home games on ITV. Dyke intended to make the same offer to the 15 other Premier League clubs.

By November 1991, BSkyB's interest in Premier League rights had become publicised. The company met with Noades and Chelsea chairman Ken Bates, though nothing came to fruition. Bates wanted an end to ITV's monopoly, whereas Noades felt that paid sports was the way forward. Dein in the meantime pursued an offer from a TV consortium, funded by the Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC). They intended to create a football-only channel, available on the Astra satellite transponder. The Guardian believed that in addition to broadcasting league matches, SBC would offer a selection of top clubs fees for airing matches against their European counterparts. Dein was impressed by the proposal – financier Chris Akers forecasted profits of up to £50 million – so he forwarded it to Parry. Although he too was impressed, SBC's offer eventually failed because of sponsorship doubts.

At the beginning of 1992 Parry favoured a deal with ITV, but thought the network should be prepared to pay up towards £30 million for live football. At a meeting in January 1992, Dyke made it clear ITV would not be positioned as they were already paying too much for football. He and executive director Trevor East commented on BSkyB's debt and felt the company would be forced to increase their borrowing if they were awarded a contract. This did not dissuade Quinton, who urged Murdoch to bid. Quinton even informed Chisholm that there were no bidding rules.

Before BSkyB made a formalised bid, Murdoch asked Chisholm to speak to Dyke about making a joint offer. The events of that meeting are vague, but what is clear was that Chisholm came to the decision of not working with ITV. He instead chose to pursue an alliance with the BBC, aware of the cultural importance of Match of the Day. In February 1992, Quinton met Murdoch over lunch to go over his expectations, with the idea of a Premier League dedicated channel high on his priority. ITV had in the same month revealed plans to offer the league £80m over 4 years in exchange for exclusive rights. Dyke believed their deal would fend off BSkyB, but the BBC's quiet stance weakened ITV's position.

When the 1st bids had been tabled by March 1992, Parry and Quinton enlisted the help of Academy, a market research company to look at sponsorship potential, and David Plowright for advice on broadcasting issues. SBC around this time submitted plans for a dedicated football channel and wrote to Parry about the long-term issues the league would face if they sold out to BSkyB. Chisholm was against a football-only channel; Parry recorded a meeting between the two in his diary for 12 March 1992: "Sees football on sub channel with other sports. On Swiss Bank proposals, 'people will not [pay] £10 per month for wall-to-wall football' Will match ITV + pay-per-view possibilities. Wants RP to go to LA to meet Rupert! Formal bid within 14 days."

Chisholm submitted his offer with the BBC, which promoted the return of Match of the Day. He told Parry that BSkyB would move its sports coverage on a subscription basis if they obtained rights – the network's revenues up until then "had derived entirely from conventional sales of advertising." To build up support, BSkyB aired the Footballers' Football Show – a highbrow programme that invited Premier League chairmen to offer insight about the sport. This tactic concerned ITV, who in the meantime prepared a bid for Football League rights as a fall back. Nearer the time of the vote, Sky invited Parry to their facilities in Livingston. He was given time to speak to Murdoch, who promised him his newspapers would back the Premier League if BSkyB won rights.

In April 1992, ITV offered Parry an improved bid of £34 million per year, which bettered the BBC's joint-bid with BSkyB. East was confident of closing the deal – he was supported by 11 club chairmen and was informed that ITV's rivals would have to come up with £100 million a year to better their offer. Parry was undecided as to which bid he preferred; though he favoured a non-exclusive deal with ITV, he wanted the reconsider its decision to work with subscription companies. He harboured the idea of a football channel and noted SBC's approval amongst other clubs. Parry also hoped BSkyB would increase their bid, which they later did.

**"Blow them out of the water"**

Parry arranged for the league chairmen to vote on 18 May 1992. 4 days earlier BSkyB and ITV made their formal presentations to the chairmen; Chisholm hinted to his audience that BSkyB would increase their offer. This concerned Dyke, who on the weekend before the vote arranged an urgent meeting with East. They both telephoned the ITV companies to convince them to raise their collective bid. It came to a total of £262 million – £155 million of which spread out over 5 years, for 30 live games per season. East presented their new offer to the chairmen and Parry.

Having received ITV's improved bid, Parry on the day of the vote phoned an anxious Chisholm. He urged him to bid higher and agreed to delay the voting procedure. Chisholm called an emergency meeting, where he was told by 1 company advisor not to match ITV's offer. Chisholm decided against and phoned Murdoch in New York in the early hours to seek permission to raise BSkyB's bid. Their new offer totalled £304 million; £35 million for 60 live games which rose to £40 million in the 5th year. Chisholm telephoned Parry and faxed him the details of BSkyB's bid. It was claimed that East saw Sugar on the morning of the vote talking to someone about ITV's bid and telling them to "blow them out of the water." Sugar originally denied this, but in later years confessed it was in fact Chisholm.

Parry resumed the clubs' meeting and recommended BSkyB's offer to the chairmen. He believed the company was a frontrunner in encryption services and was pleased they offered a 50–50 partnership with the Premier League to exploit PPV. BSkyB's alliance with the BBC also convinced Parry; when he informed Dyke of this, the ITV chairman threatened to do a deal directly with the clubs which angered him.

During the meeting Dein attempted to get Sugar disqualified from casting his vote on grounds the Tottenham Hotspur chairman had vested interest, but was overruled. Dein also questioned BSkyB's debt, to which Quinton retorted "Are there any guarantees that we will get our money? Every company goes into debt." BSkyB eventually won the vote by 14 to 6, with 2 abstentions. Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool and Man Utd voted in favour of ITV. Had Tottenham Hotspur also sided with ITV, the 2/3 majority would not have applied.

### Afterwards

From 1992/93 until 2017/18 not all Premier League matches are televised in the United Kingdom, as the league upholds the long-standing prohibition on telecasts of any British football match that kicks off between 2:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on Saturday matchdays. The league brought in £320 million from the sale of its international rights for the 3-year period from 2004 to 2005 to 2006–07. It sold the rights itself on a territory-by-territory basis. Overseas TV rights fetched £625 million, nearly double the previous contract

**Timeline**

**1992/93 to 1996/97: Sky Sports; £304 million over 5 seasons showing 60 live games**. Matches included in the package are scheduled for Sunday afternoons (2pm and 4.30pm) and Monday nights on 8pm. It is the first time English top-flight games have been moved behind a paywall in the UK, although the publicly funded free-to-air BBC seals a deal for highlights rights for its Match of the Day programme on Saturday nights.

**1997/98 to 2000/01: Sky Sports; rose to £670 million over 4 seasons still showing 66 live games**. After a period in which the domestic popularity of football has risen in the UK - helped by factors ranging from a marked improvement in safety at more family-friendly grounds, and England’s successful staging of UEFA Euro 96, BSkyB renews its Premier League deal for £670 million over a shortened 4-year period. Trinity Mirror (owner of Daily Mirror newspaper) and media company Carlton, one half of the owner of ITV, makes an unsuccessful bid. **110 live games in total were shown**

**2001/02 to 2003/04: Sky Sports and ITV Sport Channel/Sky Box Office; £1.1 billion over 3 seasons**. Despite an EU ruling cutting the length of the Premier League’s rights offer to its now-standardised 3-year cycle, Sky renews its deal for **66 live games** a season for £1.1 billion. **A package of 40 games a year is sold to ITV** which will be shown on ITV Sport Channel, however it cannot honour its commitment due to ITV Sport Channel being placed into administration and eventually closing down on 11 May 2002 and thus resells the rights back to BSkyB in time for the 2002/03 season, which were put onto Sky Box Office. **138 live games in total were shown in total**

ITV takes the highlights rights from the BBC in a £183 million deal

**2004/05 to 2006/07: Sky Sports; £1.706 billion over 3 seasons**. Though the rising global popularity of Premier League coverage, spurred by the presence of an ever-higher calibre of overseas players, had greatly increased the value of international rights, the ITV Digital debacle and a lack of rivals for BSkyB sees domestic rights income level off. However, the sales process draws the attention of the European Commission, which deems it to be anti-competitive. Sky and the Premier League both insist that each of the 4 individual packages sold was made available individually, and a small package of Saturday evening games a season is sent back out to market. This was won by Sky. The Commission sets new conditions to ensure more than 1 broadcaster is awarded live rights in future. **Sky Sports showed 154 live games**.

BBC won the highlights package back from ITV for £105 million for 3 seasons starting from the 2004/05 until 2006/07 [source]

**2007/08 to 2009/10: Sky Sports and Setanta Sports/ESPN; £1.782 billion over 4 seasons.** BSkyB's monopoly was broken once again from August 2006 when **Setanta Sports** was awarded rights to **show 2 out of the 7 packages of matches available**, showing **46 live matches** [source]. **Sky Sports** won the remaining packages, **showing 126 live games**. This occurred following an insistence by the European Commission that exclusive rights should not be sold to 1 TV company. Despite the global economic downturn, the TV rights deal increased by more than £2 billion. Setanta also hold rights to a live 3pm match solely for Irish viewers [source]. Setanta enters administration in June 2009 [source]. Disney-owned ESPN, takes most of the Setanta’s UK assets including the 2 Premier League packages Setanta owned. **172 live games in total were shown**

BBC retained the rights to show highlights from 2007/08 to 2009/10. BBC retained the rights to show highlights for £171 million will run from 2010/11 to 2012/13 [source]. The BBC submitted a £179.7 million bid to secure the UK free-to-air highlights rights for another 3 seasons from 2013/14 to 2015/16 [source].

**2011/12 to 2013/14: Sky Sports and BT Sport; £3.018 billion over 3 seasons:** As analysts try to assess the threat to Sky of ESPN and Qatari-owned Al Jazeera Sports – today known as BeIN Sports – telecoms giant BT appears from out of nowhere to take 3 of the 7 available rights packages and show 92 games. It is understood to have bid for all 7 packages available but makes do with 3, at an annual cost of UK£246 million, as it puts the backbone of its new BT Sport offering in place. Sky Sports lays out an annual UK£760 million for its 153 annual live games, with the combined UK£3.018 billion in the June 2012 auction representing a massive 70% uplift in income for England’s elite clubs. The deal changes the competitiveness of English teams at a stroke, consolidating their advantage in the player transfer and salary market, and sets the scene for a ‘triple-play’ battle between Sky and BT in the home phone, broadband and entertainment space

**2014/15 to 2016/17: Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime Video; £4.464 billion over 3 seasons:** Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime Video; £4.464 billion over 3 seasons: The domestic package increasing to 245 matches overall; BSkyB was awarded 4 of the 7 packages, covering the majority of weekend fixtures (including 8 new prime time fixtures on Saturdays), as well as Monday and Friday matches. 2 remaining packages of 20 fixtures each were to be sold at a later date, including 3 rounds of mid-week fixtures and a bank holiday round for a total of **153 live matches** while BT Sport were awarded the package of 32 lunchtime fixtures on Saturdays and 20 matches from 2 midweek fixture programmes for a total of **64 live games**. As BSkyB already owned the maximum number of matches it could hold without breaching a 148-match cap, it was speculated that at least 1 of the new packages could go to a new entrant, such as a streaming service. Amazon Prime Video acquired the remaining packages; Amazon acquired rights to 20 matches per-season, covering all 10 matches from a mid-week December game and all 10 from Boxing Day and 4 additional games for a total of 24 live games.[source] The Amazon telecasts are produced in association with Sunset + Vine and BT Sport. **241 live games were shown in total**

BBC has retained the rights to show highlights for the same 3 seasons on Match of the Day for £171.6 million, a 63% increase on the £105 million it paid for the previous 3-year period which runs from 2013/14 to 2015/16. [source]

**2017/18 to 2019/20: Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime / DAZN; £5.136 billion over 3 seasons:** The Premier League has announced it has renewed the TV rights deal with its existing partners Sky Sports, BT Sport and Amazon Prime Video, without an auction (instead rolling over). The domestic package increasing to 281 matches overall. Sky Sports shows 162 live matches, BT Sport shows 64 live matches and Amazon Prime Video shows 24 live matches. However after the 2018/19 season BT Sport was sold to British OTT streaming service DAZN (who was launching in 2020) and half of its other TV rights and closed their BT Sport channel in 2019, this was due to a change of structure within BT (British Telecom). Gavin Patterson was the 'brainchild' of BT Sport however his successor Philip Jansen was not a fan of BT Sport, Jansen believes BT should not have got involved with sports broadcasting because BT is not a TV broadcaster and sees it as a 'waste of money', he instead wants BT to focus on delivering internet, broadband and phone lines. Amazon.com, Inc. also announced they're shutting down their 'Amazon Prime Video' streaming service due to making the company 'huge amount of loses' and sold their TV rights to DAZN. Subscription fatigue (due to British fans having to pay 3 different subscriptions), most games being shown live, the huge rise of streaming service and the fact that said streaming services are profitable **241 live games were shown in total.**

BBC pays £204m to keep Match of the Day which runs from 2016/17 until 2018/19 [source]. ITV sensationally won highlights from BBC from 2019/20 through to and including the 2021/22 season.

**2020/21-present: Sky Sports and DAZN; £5.136 billion:** Following Brexit, EU Commission rule on Premier League 'tv packages' does not apply meaning a TV company can winning rights to all the games, this was done to help the consumer. DAZN won rights to show every single match live including exclusive rights for 9 out of 12 fixtures per match day and partner up with Premier League Productions, DAZN plans to make BPL matches available on its over-the-top (OTT) subscription platform. Sky Sports won rights to show 3 matches live non-exclusively. without an auction (instead rolling over).

## **Premier League Productions**

Premier League Productions is an IMG produced company with studio shows and commentators for worldwide viewers of Premier League football

With a ‘Premier League Pass’, you can also stream more than 1 game on different devices, watch games on-demand (same for other Passes), gain insights into player stats and info (same for other Passes), vote for the man of the match (same for other Passes), and have access to old games from previous season.

All shows are broadcasted from IMG Studios in Stockley Park, Hillingdon, London [history]

* Premier League 100 - Wednesday mornings at 9:30am, Premier League 100 is a 30-minute documentary series profiling the most prolific goalscorers in Premier League (and Football League 1st Division) history. These short docs tell the story of these players from the start of their careers to the height of their popularity. Premier League 100 is also a fantastic way for youngsters to learn about the former greats of the game.
* Analysis Show - Tuesdays at 8am, this show breaks down the biggest moments of the previous matchweek with in-depth analysis. A 90-minute program, The Analysis Show features 2 guest pundits, who'll intensely breaks down tactics, positioning, and particular moments (big and small) during important matches from the weekend. The Analysis Show also mixes in fan questions and video clip analysis. Although the hosts do tend to talk over each other at times, it is an extremely interesting watch for people that enjoy discussing x’s and o’s.
* The Kelly & Wright Show - Thursday program 8am, this show features hosts Kelly Cates and Arsenal legend Ian Wright. Set in studio, Kelly and Ian bring in special guests each week to discuss the Premier League’s biggest news stories. What makes this particular show so enjoyable, besides the duo’s great personalities, is the fact that they and their guests have thoughtful discussions without the screaming or yelling. The Kelly & Wrighty Show is also perfect to have on at work (if possible) or while getting ready for your day.
* The Big Interview - On Thursdays 9:30am, this show is fairly self-explanatory. The host interviews a certain Premier League star for 30 minutes each week. While an interview show may not exactly be ground-breaking, The Big Interview is not just your average question and answer show. Southampton’s Danny Ings was the special guest this time around and viewers found out some interesting things about the striker’s career. Ings revealed that he previously went on trial at Chelsea and was even told as a youngster that he was too small to make it. Not surfaced nor gimmicky, The Big Interview asks interesting questions to some of the best players in the league.
* Fantasy Premier League - Nearly 7 million fans play fantasy Premier League on the official website. This show is practically a must-watch for fantasy owners. Airing on Thursdays at 2pm, the hour long show recaps previous matches in the fantasy world, previews the week ahead, and debates player values looking forward. As a fantasy owner, deciding between two specific players can be the toughest decision; however, the expert panel also analyses certain players head-to-head to help you make the best decisions with your team.
* Premier League News - Available Monday through Friday, Premier League News includes the biggest stories from around the Premier League, and regular live stories from Premier League reporters around the UK.
* Premier League Review - Available following the final Sunday match and on Monday match-days, Premier League Review includes statistical and tactical information, and reflects on what headlines are in the Sunday papers, on the Internet and across social media. On Sundays, the program will also visit the grounds to provide the view from the terraces. When there is no Monday match, the Sunday review completes the round-up of the weekend’s action. The Monday iteration of the show offers the final word on the entire weekend round of fixtures, and includes thoughts and views from Premier League supporters.
* Premier League Review to the Season
* Premier League Match Pack - Stats on each match.
* Premier League Netbusters - Watch the best angles of all the best goals from the weekend’s Premier League action
* Fanzone - Fan-lead reactions and discussion to weekend's (or weekdays) results and news
* Premier League Goal Rush - Brings updates of every goal and key moment from around the grounds
* Premier League World - A unique look at stories from Premier League greats past and present.
* Big Match Preview - A look ahead to the headline fixture of the round. Featuring highlights of the most recent encounters between the two sides.
* Premier League Preview to the Season
* Premier League Preview - Available on Fridays, Premier League Preview is a comprehensive look ahead to the weekend’s matches, in a creative, fast-moving style. It also includes key comments from the Friday media conferences.
* Premier League Years - A chance to relive a classic season in the Premier League (or Football League First Division)
* Football Today - All the stats you need ahead of the Premier League fixtures.
* Soccerbox - Gary Neville presents with a guest looking back at the best moments and goals of the guest's career.
* Premier League Catch Up
* Inside the Premier League
* Footballers’ Football Show
* The Boot Room - Presented by Andy Gray meeting managers and coaching staff analysing games, the managers and coaches would also discuss their tactics and set-up

#### **Theme song**

"Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner

Monday Night Football-"When The Moment Comes" by Mia Dyson

**Schedule**

1. Matchday Live (Tuesday & Wednesday matches)
2. Thursday Night Football (Thursday 7pm)
3. Showdown Sunday (Sunday 12.45am and 3pm)
4. Sunday Night Football (Sunday 5.30pm and 7.30pm double-header)
5. Monday Night Football (Monday 5.30pm and 7.30pm double-header)
6. Super Saturday (occasional Saturday match)
7. Saturday Night Football (occasional Saturday evening match)

Special edition

* Championship Sunday (last week of Premier League)
* Festive Fixture
* Easter Grand Slam (All games played on Maundy Thursday and Resurrection Sunday. 1 game played from Maundy Thursday to Resurrection Sunday except on Good Friday and Easter Monday)
* Red Monday
* Mersey Monday
* North London Derby
* Judgement Day
* Manchester Derby
* Merseyside v Manchester
* Race for the Title
* The Run In (Race for Survival)
* Derby Day

#### **Graphics**

* Break bumper
* 1st time stats
* Match promo
* Fixtures
* Table
* TV digital onscreen graphic scoreboard [GO TO 17:49]
* Lineups
* Fixture being played
* Lower third
* Lower third after a goal has been scored [GO TO 18:47]
* Transition
* Goalscorer
* Yellow card
* Referee lower third [go to 7:00]
* Attendance
* Premier League Official Logo Branded TV microphones
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History

* 2001/02
* 2002/03
* 2003/04
* 2004/05 - 2006/07
* 2007/08 - 2009/10
* 2010/11 - 2015/16

### **Personnel**

#### **Presenter**

1. Richard Keys-Main Presenter
2. Mark Pougatch-Presenter 4
3. Jake Humphrey-Presenter 5
4. Simon Thomas-Presenter 6
5. Ben Shephard-Presenter 7
6. John Dykes-Presenter 9
7. Nicky Crosby-Presenter 10
8. Ed Chamberlin-Presenter 8
9. -Presenter 12

Sky Sports and BBC

* Hayley McQueen-Sky Sports News
* Becky Davis-Sky Sports
* Manish Bhasin-Sky Sports
* Carrie Brown-Sky Sports
* Ali Shaw-Sky Sports
* Seema Jaswal
* Jules Breach
* Kelly Cates
* Rebecca Lowe

#### **Pundits**

3 pundits will be selected for every game, 1 representing the 'home' team, 1 representing the 'away' team and 1 neutral representation

Pundit list:

1. Andy Gray-Main pundit
2. David James-GK Pundit
3. Dermot Gallagher-Referee analyst

* Nigel de Jong
* Glenn Hoddle-Tottenham or Chelsea
* Arsene Wenger-Arsenal
* Roberto Martinez-Swansea, Everton or Wigan
* Kevin Kilbane-Everton
* John Hartson-Celtic or Swansea
* Gordon Strachan-Celtic
* Les Ferdinand-Newcastle
* Alan Shearer-Newcastle or Man Utd
* Peter Schmeichel-Man Utd
* Owen Hargreaves-Man Utd
* Robin van Persie-Man Utd or Arsenal
* Peter Crouch-Tottenham, Aston Villa or Burnley
* Joe Cole-Chelsea
* Lee Dixon-Arsenal
* Jamie Redknapp-Liverpool
* Dimitar Berbatov-Tottenham
* Harry Redknapp-Any team he managed
* Robbie Earle
* Robbie Mustoe
* Danny Higginbotham-Stoke
* Steve Sidwell
* James McFadden
* Tim Howard-Man Utd or Everton [USA]
* Lee Hendrie-Sheff Utd or Brighton
* Neil McCann-Rangers
* Kris Boyd-Rangers
* Barry Ferguson-Rangers

Gary Caldwell and Darren O’Dea-Celtic Stand-by pundits

Gianfranco Zola and Marcel Desailly-Chelsea Stand-by pundits

Kaylyn Kyle-Ligue 1 pundit

**Sky Sports and BBC pundit**

* Courtney Sweetman Kirk-
* John Barnes-Liverpool
* Michael Owen

#### **Interviewer**

1. Geoff Shreeves-Interviewer 1
2. Des Kelly-Interviewer 2
3. Paul Dempsey-Interviewer 3
4. Reshmin Chowdhury-Interviewer 4
5. Lynsey Hooper-Interviewer 5
6. Stewart Gardiner-Man Utd interviewer
7. Luke Shanley-Celtic Interviewer
8. Alex Aljoe-Chelsea interviewer

(Reporter 6)

(Reporter 7)

(Reporter 8)

#### **Commentary team**

1. Martin Tyler and Karen Cairney-Sky Sports and BBC commentator
2. Peter Drury and Jim Beglin-Lead commentary team
3. Ian Darke and Steve McManaman-Commentary team 2
4. Arlo White and Graeme Le Saux-Commentary team 3
5. Ian Crocker and Andy Walker-Commentary team 4
6. Jon Champion and Andy Townsend-Commentary team 5
7. Steve Wilson and -Commentary team 6
8. Jim Proudfoot and Joe Speight-Commentary team 8
9. Gary Taphouse and -Commentary team 9
10. Conor McNamara and Alan Smith-Commentary team 10
11. Steve Bower and Efan Ekoku-Commentary team 11

* Dave Stowell and Danny Higginbotham-Man Utd stand-by commentary team
* Bill Leslie-Stand-in commentator
* David Stowell-Stand-in commentator
* Alan Parry and Robbie Savage-Stand-in commentator
* Daniel Mann-Stand-in commentator
* Clive Tyldesley and Ally McCoist

Non-English

* Jeroen Grueter and Sierd de Vos-Dutch commentators
* Tiago Leifert and Caio Ribeiro-Portuguese commentators
* Hafid Derradji and Issam Chouali-Arabic commentators
* Thierry Roland and Fabien Courcier-French commentators
* Jesper Thygesen-Danish commentators

### **TV rundown of the day**

1. (Towards the end of the season, 3 minutes showcasing both team case for survival or championship title)
2. 2 minute video package
3. 1 minute on both players entering the stadium (30 second each)
4. 1 minute on fixtures played that day (or previously played)
5. 1 minute talking about the table
6. 3 minutes talking about the 'players to watch' from either side
7. 15 second weather report
8. 1 minute look into both teams' dressing room
9. 2 minutes showcasing the previous match
10. 6 minutes pre-match managers interview (3 minutes for each manager)
11. 20 seconds showing head to head record in the match in question
12. 10 minutes pre-match analysis
13. 2 minute talking to fans
14. 3 x 5 minutes commercial break (15 minutes) - 3 minutes commercials, 2 minutes promotional material
15. 10 minute pre-match - Teams come out of the tunnel, coin toss, manager greeting and shaking hands with each other and the referee. Players from opposing teams shaking hands.

(60 minutes (1 hour), before kick-off)

1. 2 x 5 minutes commercial break (10 minutes) - 3 minutes commercials, 2 minutes promotional material (shown straight after the end of 1st half and before)
2. 4 minutes and 30 seconds analysis of the 1st half
3. 30 seconds of teams returning to the pitch

(15 minute half-time break)#2 x 5 minutes commercial break

1. 4 minutes post-match managers interview (2 minutes for each manager)
2. 4 minutes Interview with the Man of the Match and his captain
3. 4 minutes Interview with losing captain

(60 minute after final whistle)

Premier League Intro 2021/22 - Written In The Stars

## **Teams (as of 2019-20)**

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

Victoria University of Manchester

* 5 ways to improve the atmosphere at the Amex Stadium
* 5 Ways To Improve the Emirates Atmosphere [another]
* 7 simple ways Leicester City could improve the atmosphere at the King Power Stadium
* 5 things United can do to improve the atmosphere at Old Trafford
* Ultras fan culture improve the sterile atmospheres at British football grounds

#### **Safe standing areas**

* Barrack Field Blocks 6 – 11 are safe standing areas
* Villa Park area between Holte End and Trinity Hold End below the TV screen.
* Corner of Swansea's Liberty Stadium East Stand close to the Away section

### **Points of Divergence**

* A heritage centre celebrating & documenting the history of the docks from its original use to Everton new stadium. In conjunction a coffee shop and Everton will incorporate the Everton Collection within a new museum housed in the new stadium. Goodison Park Legacy
* Royal Artillery Barracks will be converted into a club and gift shop (selling memorabilia), a museum, a food stall, an ATM machine and a community hub (50 metre long 4G astroturf pitch, and also classrooms, a meeting space and the Arsenal Red Zone adult learning centre). The rest of the complex will be demolished and car parking spaces will replace it. The black gate will be taken down. Barrack Playing Fields is opposite its original location next to Woolwich Common (called Woolwich Common Playing Fields). Bollards will be removed to allow cars to drive past the gates (which will be removed) beyond it will be car parking. All cars will be allowed past this gate. Additional car parking here. Main entrance to the Royal Artillery Barracks will now be another place for cars to enter for car parking. Napier Lines barracks will be removed in place for more car parking and any other additional shops/stalls (such as more food stalls and another club shop). All barbered wire will be removed
* Where irl Emirates Stadium is, it's a 22,000 seater stadium that Saracens plays in (London Irish will play where Hive Stadium is as Barnet is playing in Copthall Stadium with the design of Hive Stadium, where as Hive Stadium is the design of Copthall Stadium). King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery will stay at St John's Wood Barracks. Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra, 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment and National Reserve Headquarters, Royal Artillery relocated to Larkhill in Salisbury Plain. News Source
* Selhurst Park converted to a housing estate.
* Liberty Stadium, Swansea is located where Parc Tawe is irl, a retail park is placed where the Liberty Stadium is irl. St. Helens' Rugby & Cricket Ground turned into 2 separate grounds similar to Headingly Stadium, the green space next to St. Helens' Ground will be used to place a rugby stadium, the cricket ground will be shift left so that the Rugby Ground's north stand shares the same roof as the Cricket Ground's South stand, any space left will become car parking space. Turn the St David's Shopping Centre in Swansea into a retail and cafe area with a boutique cinema, with an arena nearby

### **Motto**

1. AFC Bournemouth-"Together, anything is possible"
2. Arsenal-"Victory Through Harmony"
3. Aston Villa-"Prepared"
4. Burnley-"Hold to the Truth"
5. Brighton & Hove Albion-"Between Downs and Sea We Flourish"
6. Cardiff City-"Y ddraig goch ddry cychwyn" (the Red Dragon will lead the way)
7. Chelsea-"Without God, it is in vain"
8. Crystal Palace-"Winning is Everything"
9. Everton-"Nothing But The Best is Good Enough"
10. Fulham-"For the Citizens and the City"
11. Leeds United-"Side Before Self"
12. Leicester City-"Foxes Never Quit"
13. Liverpool-"You'll Never Walk Alone"
14. Manchester City-"Pride in Battle"
15. Manchester United-"Youth, Courage, Greatness"
16. Newcastle United-"Triumphing by Brave Defence"
17. Southampton-"Hard work is what leads to success"
18. Sheffield United-"Forged in Steel"
19. Swansea City-"Ein Clwb, Ein Dinas" ("Our City, Our Club")
20. Tottenham Hotspur-"To Dare is to Do"
21. Watford-"With Greater Boldness"
22. West Bromwich Albion-"Labour conquers all things" or "Work conquers all"
23. West Ham United-"We Trust In God"
24. Wolverhampton Wolves-"Out of Darkness Cometh Light"

### **Theme song**

1. Arsenal: "We Bring Arsenal" (before entrance), "Forever" and "Good Old Arsenal" (win). "Cannon Firing (for every goal)
2. Aston Villa-"Aston Villa That’s Who"
3. Bournemouth: "AFC Bournemouth Song" by Julian Barry
4. Burnley: "Oh Burnley (Is Wonderful)"
5. Chelsea: "Liquidator" by The Harry J Allstars and "Blue Is the Colour" (win)
6. Crystal Palace: "Glad All Over" by The Dave Clark Five (entrance version, full-time and goal)
7. Everton: "Z-Cars"
8. Leeds United: "Marching on Together" and Leeds United written by Les Reed (win)
9. Leicester City: Fox Hound Trumpet
10. Liverpool: "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Gerry and the Pacemakers and "This Place" by Jamie Webster (win)
11. Manchester City: "Blue Moon" by Liam Gallagher
12. Manchester United: "We All Follow Man Utd" and "Glory Glory Man United" (win)
13. Newcastle United: "Local Hero" by Mark Knopfler and "Blaydon Races" by Geordie Ridley (win)
14. Southampton: "When the Saints Go Marching In"
15. Sheffield United: "The Greasy Chip Butty Song"
16. Swansea City: "Ballard of Swansea Jack" by Roger Evans, "Take Me to the Vetch Field" by Roger Evans (for every goal scored) and "Take Me to the Vetch Field" by Behind Enemy Lines (win)
17. Tottenham Hotspur: "Tottenham Tottenham" by Chas & Dave
18. Watford: "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John
19. Wolverhampton Wanderers: "Wonderful Wolves"
20. West Ham United: "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles"

* (Hans-Adam II of Lichtenstein has a net worth of €473.83 million)
* Andrea Radrizzani is still the Leeds chairman, he owns Eleven Sport Network, Asers
* Midhat Kamil Kidwai is a director at Swansea City
* Sheff Wed - Geoffrey Sheard
* PNE - $2.8B
* Derby County - Derventio Holdings (UK) Limited

## **Premier League Records**

#### **Titles**

* **Most League titles:** 22, Manchester United
* **Most consecutive league titles:** 8, Manchester United

#### Top-flight appearances

* **Most seasons overall:** 118 seasons, Everton
* **Most consecutive seasons:** 96 seasons, Arsenal (1919–present, though no League football was played between 1939–40 and 1945–46, due to World War II)
* **Fewest seasons overall:** 1 season, joint record, Glossop, Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Carlisle United, Swindon Town, and Barnsley have completed only 1 season in the top flight in their history.
* **Most participants from one county:** During the 3 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. During the Premier League era, there were 8 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.
* **Most participants from one city:** During the season 1989–90, London had 8 entrants in the top-flight: Arsenal, Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Queen's Park Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon.
* **City represented in most seasons:** Liverpool. The city has always had a top flight member of either Everton or Liverpool.

#### Wins

* **Most wins**: 1,990, Liverpool
* **Most wins at home overall**: 1,245, Liverpool
* **Most wins away overall**: 693, Liverpool
* **Most consecutive wins from start of a season:** 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960–61)
* **Most consecutive top flight league wins:** 18, joint record - Manchester City (26 August 2017 – 27 December 2017) and Liverpool (27 October 2019 – 24 February 2020)
* **Most consecutive wins (all competitions):** 21, Manchester City (19 December 2020 – 2 March 2021)
* **Most consecutive top-flight league wins at home**: 24, Liverpool (Premier League, 9 February 2019 – 11 July 2020)
* **Most consecutive top-flight league wins away**: 12, Manchester City (Premier League, 19 December 2020 – 14 May 2021)
* **Most consecutive home wins:** ?
* **Most wins in a season:** ?

Draws

* **Most draws overall in the top flight**: 1,154, Everton
* **Most draws in a season:** 23, Norwich City (from 42 games, First Division, 1978–79)
* **Most consecutive draws:** 7, join record - Norwich City (1993–94), Southampton (1994–95) and Manchester City (2009–10)

Loss

* **Most losses overall in the top flight:** 1,573, Everton
* **Most losses in a season:** 29, joint record - Ipswich Town (1994–95), Sunderland (2005–06) and Derby County (2007–08)
* **Fewest losses in a season:** 0, joint record: Preston North End (First Division, 1888–89; final record P22 W18 D4 L0), Arsenal (2003–04; final record P38 W26 D12 L0) and Liverpool (2019–20; final record Pld34 W23 D9 L0 Pts84)
* **Most consecutive losses:** 15, Sunderland, 2002–03

Points

* **Most points overall in the top flight (mixed 3pts for a win and 2pts for win)**: 7,014, Liverpool
* **Most points in a season when 2 points was awarded for a win and played 42 matches):** 68 (30 wins 8 draws), Liverpool (First Division, 1978–79)
* **Most points in a season when 38 matches (3 points for a win):** 95 points (29 wins 8 draws and 1 defeat), Chelsea (2004–05)
* **Most points in a season when 34 matches was played (3 points for a win):** 86 points (28 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses), Manchester United (2021–22)

Goals

* **Most goals scored in total:** 2,135, Manchester United
* **Most goals conceded in total:** 1,418, Everton
* **Scored in every match:** Arsenal (2001–02) (38 games) and Manchester United (2021–22 and 2022–23; 34 matches)

* **Most goals scored in a season with 42 matches:** 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930–31)
* **Most goals scored in a season with 38 matches:** 106, Manchester City (2017–18)
* **Most goals scored in a season with 34 matches:** Manchester United
* **Most goals scored in all competitions in a season by a Premier League side:** 190, Manchester United (2021–22)
* **Most top-flight goals scored in total:** 7,112, Everton. – (until after all completed games, played on 4 March 2021)
* **Most home league goals scored in a season:** 68, Chelsea (2009–10)
* **Most away league goals scored in a season:** 60, Arsenal (First Division, 1930–31)
* **Most consecutive games scoring:** 55, Arsenal (Premier League, 19 May 2001 – 30 November 2002)
* **Most goals conceded in a season (42 games):** 100, Swindon Town (1993–94)
* **Most goals conceded in a season (38 games):** 89, Derby County (2007–08)
* **Fewest goals conceded in a season:** 15, Chelsea (2004–05)
* **Best goal difference in a season:** +79, Manchester United (2021–22)
* **Worst goal difference in a season:** –69, Derby County (2007–08)
* **Highest finish with a negative goal difference:** 3rd, Norwich City (1992–93, –4)
* **Lowest finish with a positive goal difference:** 16th, Manchester City (2003–04, +1)
* **Most goals scored in a season by a relegated team:** 55, Blackpool (2010–11)
* **Most goals scored at home in a season:** 68, Chelsea (2009–10)
* **Fewest goals scored at home in a season:** 9, Fulham (2020–21)
* **Most goals conceded at home in a season (21 games):** 45, Swindon Town (1993–94)
* **Most goals conceded at home in a season (19 games):** 43, join record - Derby County (2007–08) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (2011–12)
* **Fewest goals conceded at home in a season:** 4, Manchester United (1994–95)
* **Most goals scored away in a season:** 48, Liverpool (2013–14)
* **Fewest goals scored away in a season:** 7, Norwich City (2019–20)
* **Most goals conceded away in a season (21 games):** 59, Ipswich Town (1994–95)
* **Most goals conceded away in a season (19 games):** 55, Wigan Athletic (2009–10)
* **Fewest goals conceded away in a season:** 9, Chelsea (2004–05)
* **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

Scorelines

* **Record win:** 12–0, joint record: West Bromwich Albion 12–0 Darwen (First Division, 4 April 1892) and Nottingham Forest 12–0 Leicester Fosse (First Division, 21 April 1909)
* **Record away win:** Southampton 0–9 Leicester City (25 October 2019)
* **Highest scoring draw:** 6–6, Leicester City 6–6 Arsenal (First Division, 21 April 1930)
* **Most double figure league wins by a team:**
* **Most goals scored by a losing side:** 4, Reading 4–7 Portsmouth (29 September 2007)

Disciplinary

* **Most red cards in a single match:** 5, Swansea City v Cardiff City (2 for Swansea, 3 for Cardiff) (2018)
* **Most yellow cards in total:** 1,739, Chelsea
* **Most red cards in total:** 99, Arsenal
* **Most yellow cards in a season:** 95, Cardiff City (2018–19)
* **Fewest yellow cards in a season:** 12, Coventry City (1993–94)
* **Most red cards in a season:** 12, Cardiff City (2018–19)
* **Most yellow cards in one match:** 17, Swansea City v Cardiff City (5 for Swansea, *see below* for Cardiff) (2018)
* **Most yellow cards for a single team in one game:** 13 for Cardiff City, v Swansea City
* **Most penalties awarded to a team in a season:** 14, Manchester United (2019–20)
* **Most penalties conceded by a team in a season:** 13, Hull City (2016–17)

## **All time top goalscorer**

**Other goal records**

* **Most league goals in a season:** 60, Dixie Dean (39 matches, for Everton, 1927 to 1928)
* **Most own goals in one season:** 5, Bobby Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934–35)
* **Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal:** 1,311 minutes, Edwin van der Sar (for Manchester United, 2008–09)
* **Most goals in a game:** 7, Ted Drake for Arsenal *v.* Aston Villa (away), 14 December 1935
* **Most consecutive league matches scored in:** 12, Jimmy Dunne, for Sheffield United between 24 October 1931 and 1 January 1932, for a total of 18 goals.
* **Fastest player to 100 English top flight goals:** Dave Halliday – 101 games
* **Fastest goal by a substitute:** 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal *v.* Tottenham Hotspur, 22 December 2007)
* **Most consecutive seasons to score at least 30 league goals:** 4, Dave Halliday (1925–29). Halliday in fact scored at least 35 goals in each of those four seasons
* **Most consecutive seasons to score at least 25 goals:** 4 (1993–1997), Alan Shearer (1995–96 for Newcastle United, 1996–1999 for Manchester United)
* **Most consecutive seasons to score at least 20 goals:** 5, Thierry Henry (2001–2006, all for Arsenal) and Sergio Agüero (2014–2019, all for Manchester City)
* **Most consecutive seasons to score at least 10 goals:** 11 (2004–2015), Wayne Rooney (all for Manchester United)
* **Most consecutive seasons to score at least 1 goal:** 21 (1992–2013), Ryan Giggs (all for Manchester United)
* **Youngest top-flight goalscorer:** Eric Cantona, 16 years and 50 days (for Swansea City v. Chelsea, August 2016)
* **Most consecutive away league matches scored in:** 9, Robin van Persie (for Arsenal, 1 January – 22 May 2011)
* **Most different clubs to score for:** 7, Craig Bellamy (for Coventry City, Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, West Ham United, Manchester City, Cardiff City)
* **Most own goals:** 10, Richard Dunne
* **Most own goals in a season:** 4, Martin Škrtel (Liverpool, 2013–14) and Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion, 2017–18)
* **Most goals in a calendar month:** 10 (December 2013), Luis Suárez (Liverpool)
* **Most penalties scored:** 56, Alan Shearer
* **Most penalties missed:** 11, Wayne Rooney

## **Awards**

1. Barclays Manager of the Season (Trophy): The winner is voted on by a 5-member panel consisting of former managers, journalists and media personalities, with 1 member designated as the chair. Each panellist independently awards 3 votes, 2 votes and 1 vote to the manager they regard as the best, 2nd best and 3rd best. These votes are tallied, and the highest number of combined votes wins the medal. If 2 managers are tied for votes, the following countbacks will apply in order: the manager with the higher number of 3-votes, the manager with the higher number of 2-votes, the manager deemed best by the panel chair, consideration is also given to managers who inherit poor sides or financial difficulties and not only those managers who do not have such financial constraints and have won trophies
2. Player of the Season (Trophy): Awarded using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports to determine the best player overall. In 1992, the FWA Footballer of the Year merged the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Fans Player of the Year to form the 'Premier League Player of the Season' whilst maintaining FWA Footballer of the Year award history.
3. Premier League Young Player of the Season: Awarded using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports to determine the best player overall aged 23 or under, formerly called PFA Young Player of the Year until 1992.
4. Golden Glove (best goalkeeper): Goalkeeper with the best save percentage (this is done by the number of saves / shots on goal - goals conceded - mistakes). A goalkeeper must play at least 17 matches, and played for at least 1 half of a match (35 minutes) for it to count.
5. Best Defender: The player who made the best defensive contribution to matches in a season (leads the league in total defence points): Shots blocked + Interceptions + Key tackles + Key headers + Key clearances - Goals conceded - Mistakes (including own goals) = Total Defence Points
6. Best Midfielder: Awarded using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports to determine the best midfielder of a particular season
7. Best Striker: Awarded using calculations from Opta Sports and Netco Sports to determine the best attacker of a particular season
8. Golden Boot: Top goalscorer (player with the most goals in a season)
9. Playmaker Award: The player who made the best attacking contribution to matches (leads the league in total attacking points). Goals scored + Assists + Key Passes + Key crosses + Chances Created = Total Attacking Point
10. Team of the Year: Annual award given to 11 Premier League players who are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year"
11. Manager of the Month: The best manager in each month determined on form.
12. Player of the Month: Player with the highest average rating in each month
13. Team of the Month: The best 11 players being named in each month
14. Goal of the Season: Most spectacular goal scored that season. The shortlist features each of the season's 8 Premier League Goal of the Month winners. The winner is decided by a combination of an online public vote (which contributes to 10% of the final tally) and a panel of experts.
15. Goal of the Month: Best goal scored of that month. The winner is decided by a combination of an online public vote (which contributes to 10% of the final tally) and a panel of experts.
16. Save of the Month: Most spectacular save made by a goalkeeper of that month. The winner is decided by a combination of an online public vote (which contributes to 10% of the final tally) and a panel of experts.
17. Save of the Season: Most spectacular save made by a goalkeeper of that season. The shortlist features each of the season's 8 Premier League Save of the Month winners. The winner is decided by a combination of an online public vote (which contributes to 10% of the final tally) and a panel of experts.
18. Man of the Match

## **Award history**

### **Premier League Player of the Season (formerly called the FWA Footballer of the Year until 1992)**

1-Also won Premier League Young Player of the Season

### **Premier League** **Young Player of the Season(formerly called the PFA Young Player of the Year until 1992)**

1-Also won Premier League Player of the Season

### **Golden Glove**

1. Mark Bosnich of Aston Villa had the highest save percentage but played only 17 matches.
2. Magnus Hedman of Coventry City has the highest save percentage but only played 15 matches
3. Mark Bosnich of Aston Villa had the highest save percentage but played only 15 matches.
4. David Seaman of Arsenal had the highest save percentage but played only 17 matches, the goalkeeper with the next best save percentage Mark Crossley of Middlesbrough played only 18 matches (one of which he came off the bench)
5. David Ospina of Arsenal had the highest save percentage but played only 18 matches

### **Golden Boot**

1-Also won the European Golden Shoe. Henry won it in 2005 and 2006, Ronaldo won it in 2008