Football records in England
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League
Records in this section refer to The Football League from its founding in 1888 through to 1992, and to both the FA Premier League and The Football League from 1992 to the present.
Championships
- Most League championships: 18
- Most League championships, consecutive: 3
Wins
- Most wins, season: 33
- Doncaster Rovers (Football League Third Division North, 1946-47)
- Played 42, Won 33, Drew 6, Lost 3
- Doncaster Rovers (Football League Third Division North, 1946-47)
- Most wins, consecutive games: 14
- Most wins, consecutive games at start of season: 13
- Most wins, consecutive home games: 25
- Most wins, consecutive away games: 10
- Fewest wins, season: 1
- Loughborough Town (Football League Second Division, 1899-00)
- Played 34, Won 1, Drew 6, Lost 27
- Loughborough Town (Football League Second Division, 1899-00)
- Most points, season (2 points for a win): 74
- Most points, season (3 points for a win): 105
Losses
- Most losses, season: 34
- Doncaster Rovers (Football League Third Division, 1997-98)
- Played 46, Won 4, Drew 8, Lost 34
- Doncaster Rovers (Football League Third Division, 1997-98)
- Fewest losses, season: 0
- Preston North End (Football League First Division, 1889-99)
- Played 22, Won 18, Drew 4
- Liverpool (Football League Second Division, 1893-94)
- Played 28, Won 22, Drew 6
- Arsenal (FA Premier League, 2003-04)
- Played 38, Won 26, Drew 12
- Preston North End (Football League First Division, 1889-99)
- Arsenal F.C. played 49 Premier League matches without defeat over the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons which is the longest undefeated run in the recognized "top flight" divisions.
- Least points, season (2 points for a win): 8
- Least points, season (3 points for a win): 17
Appearances
- Most appearances, individual, career: 1,005
- Most appearances, individual, career, at one club: 770
- Most appearances, individual, consecutive games: 401
Goals
- Most goals, individual, career: 434
- Arthur Rowley (619 appearances, 5 clubs, 1946-1965)
- Most goals, individual, season: 60
- Dixie Dean, Everton (1927-28)
- Most goals, individual, game: 10
- Joe Payne, Luton Town
- Luton Town vs Bristol Rovers (13 April, 1936)
- Joe Payne, Luton Town
- Fastest goal: 4 seconds
- Jim Fryatt, Bradford
- Bradford vs Tranmere Rovers (25 April, 1964)
- Jim Fryatt, Bradford
- Fastest hat-trick, time between first and third goals: 2 minutes 20 seconds
- James Hayter, Bournemouth
- Bournemouth vs Wrexham (23 February, 2004)
- James Hayter, Bournemouth
Attendance
- Highest attendance, single game: 83,260
- Lowest attendance, single game: 469
Transfers
- Highest transfer fee: £30 million
- For Rio Ferdinand, from Leeds United to Manchester United (July, 2002)
FA Premier League
Championships
- Most championships: 8
(Have also won seven leagues before Prem. division)
Wins
- Fewest wins, season, 38 games: 4
Losses
- Most losses, season, 42 games: 29
Goals
- Most goals, individual, career: 250
- Alan Shearer (still active, figure correct as of end of 2004-05 season)
- Most goals, individual, season, 42 games: 34
- Most goals, individual, game: 5
- Andy Cole (Manchester United)
- Manchester United vs Ipswich Town (4 March, 1995)
- Alan Shearer (Newcastle United)
- Newcastle United vs Sheffield Wednesday (19 September, 1999)
- Andy Cole (Manchester United)
- Fastest goal: 10 seconds
- Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Bradford City vs Tottenham Hotspur (9 December, 2000)
- Ledley King (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Fastest hat-trick, time between first and third goals: 4 minutes 32 seconds
- Biggest home win, goal difference: 9
- Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich Town (4 March, 1995)
- Biggest away win, goal difference: 7
- First Premiership goal: Brian Deane (Sheffield United)
- Sheffield United vs Manchester United (15 August, 1992)
FA Cup
Final
- Most wins: 11
- Biggest win, goal difference: 6
- Bury 6-0 Derby County (1904)
- Consecutive wins : 3
- Blackburn Rovers, 1884-6
- Wanderers 1876-8
All rounds
- Biggest win, goal difference: 26
- Preston North End 26-0 Hyde United (1st round, 15 October, 1887)
League Cup
Final
All rounds
- Biggest win, goal difference: 10
- West Ham United 10-0 Bury (2nd round, 2nd leg, 25 October, 1983)
- Liverpool 10-0 Fulham (2nd round, 1st leg, 23 September, 1986)
- Biggest aggregate win, goal difference: 11
- 13-2: Liverpool vs Fulham
- Liverpool 10-0 Fulham, Fulham 2-3 Liverpool (2nd round, 1986)
- 12-1 West Ham United vs Bury
- Bury 1-2 West Ham United, West Ham United 10-0 Bury (2nd round, 1983)
- 11-0 Liverpool vs Exeter City
- Liverpool 5-0 Exeter City, Exeter City 0-6 Liverpool (2nd round, 1981)
- 13-2: Liverpool vs Fulham
Non-league
- Longest Unbeaten run: 78 (a record for all divisions of senior football in the United Kingdom)
- AFC Wimbledon (Combined Counties League/Isthmian League First Division, February 26 2003-November 27 2004)
- Played 78, Won 69, Drew 9
- AFC Wimbledon (Combined Counties League/Isthmian League First Division, February 26 2003-November 27 2004)
League competitions |
Cup competitions | |
FA Premier League | FA Cup | |
The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) | England (men) | League Cup |
Football Conference (Nat, N, S) | FA Community Shield | |
Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) | (women) | Football League Trophy |
Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) | List of clubs | FA Trophy |
Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) | FA Vase | |
English football league system | Records | FA NLS Cup |
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