Since its inception, the Premier League has established itself as the most popular sports league on the planet.
While English football didn’t begin in the 1990s, the sport was changed forever as money flooded into the game and clubs began to lure top talent from all over the world.
The first Premier League season took place in 1992-93, and comprised 22 teams. As of 2019-20, 49 clubs have played in the Premier League, with the full list below.
Full list of clubs to have played in the Premier League
Arsenal | 28 | 1992-93 | 1st | Premier League |
Barnsley | 1 | 1997-98 | 19th | Championship |
Birmingham | 7 | 2002-03 | 9th | Championship |
Blackburn | 18 | 1992-93 | 1st | Championship |
Blackpool | 1 | 2010-11 | 19th | League One |
Bournemouth | 5 | 2015-16 | 9th | Premier League |
Bradford | 2 | 1999-00 | 17th | League Two |
Cardiff | 2 | 2013-14 | 18th | Championship |
Charlton | 8 | 1998-99 | 7th | Championship |
Coventry | 9 | 1992-93 | 11th | League One |
Derby | 7 | 1996-97 | 8th | Championship |
Huddersfield | 2 | 2017-18 | 16th | Championship |
Hull | 5 | 2008-09 | 16th | Championship |
Ipswich | 5 | 1992-93 | 5th | League One |
Leeds | 12 | 1992-93 | 3rd | Championship |
Leicester | 14 | 1994-95 | 1st | Premier League |
Newcastle | 25 | 1993-94 | 2nd | Premier League |
Norwich | 9 | 1992-93 | 3rd | Premier League |
Oldham | 2 | 1992-93 | 19th | League Two |
Portsmouth | 7 | 2003-04 | 8th | League One |
Reading | 3 | 2006-07 | 8th | Championship |
Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1992-93 | 7th | Championship |
Stoke | 10 | 2008-09 | 9th | Championship |
Sunderland | 16 | 1996-97 | 7th | League One |
Swansea | 7 | 2011-12 | 8th | Championship |
Swindon | 1 | 1993-94 | 22nd | League Two |
West Ham | 24 | 1993-94 | 5th | Premier League |
Wimbledon | 8 | 1992-93 | 6th | Defunct |
Wolves | 6 | 2003-04 | 7th | Premier League |