Every top flight football team in England

This focuses on the football teams who have been in top flight of the English football league system, before and after Premier League.

• Accrington
• Location: Accrington, Lancashire
• Best result: Sixth - 1889-90
• Ground: Thorneyholme Road
• Status: Defunct (1896)
• Owner: Self-owned
• Arsenal
• Location: Holloway, London
• Best result: Champions - 1930-31, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1970-71, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02 and 2003-04
• Ground: Emirates Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
• Aston Villa
• Location: Aston, Birmingham
• Best result: Champions - 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10 and 1980-81
• Ground: Villa Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: V Sport
• Barnsley
• Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
• Best result: 19th - 1997-98
• Ground: Oakwell
• Status: Active
• Owner: BFC Investment Company Ltd
• Birmingham City
• Location: Bordesley, Birmingham
• Best result: Sixth - 1955-56
• Ground: St Andrew's
• Status: Active
• Owner: Birmingham Sports Holdings (51.7%), Shelby Companies Ltd (45.96%) and other shareholders (2.34%)
• Blackburn Rovers
• Location: Blackburn, Lancashire
• Best result: Champions - 1911-12, 1913-14 and 1994-95
• Ground: Ewood Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: Venkys London Ltd. (99.9%) and other shareholders (0.01%)
• Blackpool
• Location: Blackpool, Lancashire
• Best result: Runners-up - 1955-56
• Ground: Bloomfield Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: Simon Sadler
• Bolton Wanderers
• Location: Bolton, Manchester
• Best result: Third - 1891-92, 1920-21 and 1924-25
• Ground: Toughsheet Community Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd (92%) and British Business Bank (8%)
• Bournemouth
• Location: Bournemouth
• Best result: Ninth - 2016-17
• Ground: Dean Court
• Status: Active
• Owner: Turquoise Bidco Limited
• Bradford City
• Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
• Best result: Fifth - 1910-11
• Ground: Valley Parade
• Status: Active
• Owner: Stefan Rupp
• Bradford City Avenue
• Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
• Best result: Ninth - 1914-15
• Ground: Horsfall Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: John Dean
• Brentford
• Location: Brentford, London
• Best result: Fifth - 1935-36
• Ground: Brentford Community Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Matthew Benham
• Brighton & Hove Albion
• Location: Brighton and Hove
• Best result: Sixth - 2022-23
• Ground: Falmer Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Tony Bloom
• Bristol City
• Location: Bristol
• Best result: Runners-up - 1906-07
• Ground: Ashton Gate
• Status: Active
• Owner: Steve Lansdown
• Burnley
• Location: Burnley, Lancashire
• Best result: Champions - 1920-21 and 1959-60
• Ground: Turf Moor
• Status: Active
• Owner: ALK Capital LLC
• Bury
• Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
• Best result: Fourth - 1925-26
• Ground: Gigg Lane
• Status: Active
• Owner: Football Supporters' Society of Bury Limited
• Cardiff City
• Location: Cardiff, Wales
• Best result: Runners-up - 1923-24
• Ground: Cardiff City Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Vincent Tan
• Carlisle United
• Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
• Best result: 22nd - 1974-75
• Ground: Brunton Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: Castle Sports Group
• Charlton Athletic
• Location: Charlton, London
• Best result: Runners-up - 1936-37
• Ground: The Valley
• Status: Active
• Owner: SE7 Partners
• Chelsea
• Location: Fulham, London
• Best result: Champions - 1954-55, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2014-15 and 2016-17
• Ground: Stamford Bridge
• Status: Active
• Owner: BlueCo
• Coventry City
• Location: Coventry
• Best result: Sixth - 1969-70
• Ground: Coventry Building Society Arena
• Status: Active
• Owner: Doug King
• Crystal Palace
• Location: Selhurst, London
• Best result: Third - 1990-91
• Ground: Selhurst Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: John Textor (45%), Josh Harris (10%), David Blitzer (10%), Steve Parish (10%) and other shareholders (25%)
• Darwen
• Location: Darwen, Lancashire
• Best result: 14th - 1891-92
• Ground: Anchor Ground
• Status: Active
• Owner: Sarah Hindle
• Derby County
• Location: Derby
• Best result: Champions - 1971-72 and 1974-75
• Ground: Pride Park Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: David Clowes
• Everton
• Location: Walton, Liverpool
• Best result: Champions - 1890-91, 1914-15, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1938-39, 1962-63, 1969-70, 1984-85 and 1986-87
• Ground: Goodison Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: Farhad Moshiri
• Fulham
• Location: Fulham, London
• Best result: 7th - 2008-09
• Ground: Craven Cottage
• Status: Active
• Owner: Shahid Khan
• Glossop North End
• Location: Glossop
• Best result: 18th - 1899-00
• Ground: Surrey Street
• Status: Active
• Owner: David Atkinson
• Grimsby Town
• Location: Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
• Best result: Fifth - 1934-35
• Ground: Blundell Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: 1878 Partners (63.1%), The Mariners Trust (13.5%), Mike Parker (10.5%) and other shareholders (12.9%)
• Huddersfield Town
• Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
• Best result: Champions - 1923-24, 1924-25 and 1925-26
• Ground: John Smith's Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Kevin M. Nagle
• Hull City
• Location: Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
• Best result: 16th - 2013-14
• Ground: MKM Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Acun Medya
• Ipswich Town
• Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
• Best result: Champions - 1961-62
• Ground: Portman Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: Gamechanger 20 Ltd.
• Leeds United
• Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
• Best result: Champions - 1968-69, 1973-74 and 1991-92
• Ground: Elland Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: 49era Enterprise
• Leicester City
• Location: Leicester, East Midlands
• Best result: Champions - 2015-16
• Ground: King Power Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: King Power
• Leyton Orient
• Location: Leyton, London
• Best result: 22nd - 1962-63
• Ground: Brisbane Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: Nigel Travis
• Liverpool
• Location: Liverpool
• Best result: Champions - 1900-01, 1905-06, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1946-47, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90 and 2019-20
• Ground: Anfield
• Status: Active
• Owner: Fenway Sports Group
• Luton Town
• Location: Luton, Bedfordshire
• Best result: 7th - 1986-87
• Ground: Kenilworth Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: Luton Town Football Club 2020 Ltd
• Manchester City
• Location: Manchester
• Best result: Champions - 1936-37, 1967-68, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23
• Ground: City of Manchester Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: City Football Group Limited
• Manchester United
• Location: OId Trafford, Manchester
• Best result: Champions - 1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11 and 2012-13
• Ground: Old Trafford
• Status: Active
• Owner: Manchester United plc (72.3%) and Trawlers, Ltd. (27.7%)
• Middlesbrough
• Location: Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
• Best result: Third - 1913-14
• Ground: Riverside Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Steve Gibson
• Millwall
• Location: New Cross, London
• Best result: Tenth - 1988-89
• Ground: The Den
• Status: Active
• Owner: Millwall Holdings
• Newcastle United
• Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
• Best result: Champions - 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09 and 1926-27
• Ground: St James' Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: Public Investment Fund (80%), RB Sports & Media (14%) and PCP Capital Partners (6%)
• Northampton Town
• Location: Northampton
• Best result: 21st - 1965-66
• Ground: Sixfields Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Kelvin Thomas
• Norwich City
• Location: Norwich, Norfolk
• Best result: Third - 1992-93
• Ground: Carrow Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: Delia Smith, Michael Wynn-Jones and Mark Attanasio
• Nottingham Forest
• Location: West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
• Best result: Champions - 1977-78
• Ground: City Ground
• Status: Active
• Owner: Evangelos Marinakis
• Notts County
• Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
• Best result: Third - 1890-91
• Ground: Meadow Lane
• Status: Active
• Owner: Alexander and Christoffer Reedtz
• Oldham Athletic
• Location: Oldham, Manchester
• Best result: Runners-up - 1914-15
• Ground: Boundary Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: Frank Rothwell
• Oxford United
• Location: Oxford
• Best result: 18th - 1985-86 and 1986-87
• Ground: Kassam Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Erick Thohir and Anindya Bakrie
• Portsmouth
• Location: Portsmouth
• Best result: Champions - 1948-49 and 1949-50
• Ground: Fratton Park
• Status: Active
• Owner: Michael Eisner
• Preston North End
• Location: Preston, Lancashire
• Best result: Champions - 1888-89 and 1889-90
• Ground: Deepdale
• Status: Active
• Owner: Wordon Limited
• Queens Park Rangers
• Location: Shepherd's Bush, London
• Best result: Runners-up - 1975-76
• Ground: MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Ruben Gnanlingam, Richard Reilly and Lakshmi Mittal
• Reading
• Location: Reading
• Best result: Eighth - 2007-08
• Ground: Madejski Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Dai Yongge
• Sheffield United
• Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
• Best result: Champions - 1897-98
• Ground: Bramall Lane
• Status: Active
• Owner: Abdullah bin Mosaad Al Saud
• Sheffield Wednesday
• Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire
• Best result: Champions - 1902-03, 1903-04, 1928-29 and 1929-30
• Ground: Hillsborough Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Dejphon Chansiri
• Southampton
• Location: Southampton, Hampshire
• Best result: Runners-up - 1983-84
• Ground: St Mary's Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Sport Republic
• Stoke City
• Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
• Best result: Fourth - 1935-36
• Ground: bet365 Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: bet365 Group
• Sunderland
• Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
• Best result: Champions - 1891-92, 1892-93, 1894-95, 1901-02, 1912-13 and 1935-36
• Ground: Stadium of Light
• Status: Active
• Owner: Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%) and Juan Satori (36%)
• Swansea City
• Location: Swansea, Wales
• Best result: Sixth - 1981-82
• Ground: Swansea.com Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Swansea City Football 2002 Ltd.
• Swindon Town
• Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
• Best result: 22nd - 1992-93
• Ground: The County Ground
• Status: Active
• Owner: Clem Morfuni
• Tottenham Hotspur
• Location: Tottenham, London
• Best result: Champions - 1950-51 and 1960-61
• Ground: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: ENIC International Ltd. (86.58%) and other shareholders (13.42%)
• Watford
• Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
• Best result: Runners-up - 1982-83
• Ground: Vicarage Road
• Status: Active
• Owner: Gino Pozzo
• West Bromwich Albion
• Location: West Bromwich
• Best result: Champions - 1919-20
• Ground: The Hawthorns
• Status: Active
• Owner: Bilkul Football WBA
• West Ham United
• Location: Stratford, London
• Best result: Third - 1985-86
• Ground: London Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: David Sullivan (38.8%), Daniel Křetínský (27%), Vanessa Gold (25.1%), J. Albert "Tripp" Smith (8%) and other investors (1.1%)
• Wigan Athletic
• Location: Wigan, Manchester
• Best result: Tenth - 2005-06
• Ground: DW Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Mike Danson
• Wimbledon
• Location: Merton, London
• Best result: Sixth - 1993-94
• Ground: Plough Lane
• Status: Active
• Owner: The Dons Trust
• Wolverhampton Wanderers
• Location: Wolverhampton
• Best result: Champions - 1953-54, 1957-58 and  1958-59
• Ground: Molineux Stadium
• Status: Active
• Owner: Fosun International