Who has won the most Premier League titles?

Ever since the inception of the Premier League as we know of it, back in 1992, the English Premier League has enthralled us with some delightful moments that fans all around the globe will still savor. Be it last breathe goal against Sergio Aguero in 2012 that handed Manchester City their first league title after forty-four years, on Leicester’s fairy tale run to win the league in 2015-16 League Season against an enormous odds of 5000:1, we sure have moments as fans that are etched right in our memories.

Let us take a walk down memory lane and refresh our memory regarding who has won the most number of titles amongst all the highly competitive teams of English football.

Most Premier League Titles: Manchester United the absolute dominating force

No of Premier League Title: 13

Manchester United without a doubt has been the best team of the Premier League era since the inception of the Premier League in 1992. Lead by the legendary manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United ventured to the summit and finished there a record-breaking thirteen times, which included numerous doubles and a famous treble-winning season back in 1999. They are the only English club to win a treble, a record which still stands today, and is the only club to win the league in three consecutive years having achieved this feat twice, 1998-99 to 2000-01 and 2006-07 to 2009.

However, Manchester United is a shadow of their former self, having failed to win the Premier League since 2013, the year Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Their highest finish since their talismanic manager retired are two 2nd place finishes, one back in 2018 under Jose Mourinho and another 2nd place finish this year under their former player and current manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Manchester United has churned out some great players in the Premier League era, like Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, the standard set by these players is something the players and fans of this great club look up to.

Manchester City: The noisy neighbors

No of Premier League Title- 05

We all are accustomed to Martin Tyler’s famous “Agueroooooooo” moment, as Sergio Aguero’s stoppage time winner handed Manchester City their first league title in 44 years back in 2012, as they snatched the league away from Manchester United on goal difference. Manchester City have been long in the shadow of their majestic neighbour Manchester United, however one might argue that the paradigm has shifted in City’s favour.

Their meteoric rise to success came after their take over by Abu Dhabi United group back in 2008. Manchester City has since gone to win the league title five times in this past decade. The Pep Guardiola coached side lifted the Premier League title again this year; however, they have still a lot of catching to do with their neighbours Manchester United.

London is Blue or is it red?

Arsenal

No of Premier League title: 03

The newer generation of football fans recognize Arsenal as the butt of all jokes in the social media, courtesy their poor show and their continuous decline in performance for years. However Arsenal was a force to be reckoned with, in the initial days of the Premier League and in the early 2000s. The London side led by the one of the finest manager of modern day football, Arsene Wenger are the only side to win the Premier League unbeaten.

Arsenal led by ‘Le Professeur’ Arsene Wenger was awarded a golden Premier League trophy for this mammoth achievement, the record is still unscathed. Arsenal has won the league three times, however, they have fallen down the pecking order. They longer are considered as title challengers as they struggle to finish within the UCL spots. This year they finished their disastrous campaign on the 8th spot.

Chelsea

No of Premier League title: 05

The Dark Horse: Blackburn Rovers

No of Premier League Title: 01

Blackburn is the most surprising name on this list since it seems that they have slowly faded into oblivion, but the club from Lancashire, England was the winner of the 1994-95 Premier League thanks to an incredible performance by Premier League Legend and all-time top scorer Alan Shearer. Alan Shearer’s 34 goals and 13 assist in one single campaign propelled Blackburn to their first and only Premier League title. Currently Blackburn is a struggling club in the second division of English football.

Liverpool: An underperforming giant

No of Premier League Title: 01

Liverpool has won the league title many times, but just once since the Premier League was brought into the fold back in 1992. Liverpool came agonizingly to win the league in the 2013-14 campaign, but Steven Gerrard’s slip allowed Chelsea to score and hand the title to Manchester City. Liverpool finally ended their 30-year-old wait, a quite long wait for a supposedly big club last year when Jürgen Klopp’s men lifted the trophy.

The Fairly-tale: Leicester City

No of League Title: 01

When Leicester City lifted the Premier League title in May 2016, they scripted one of the most magical stories of the Premier League as they were crowned champions against all odds. When the league started that year, Leicester chances of winning the league was a marginal 5000:1 odd. To turn those odds around, and win the league, it was a magical journey, from Sven Gorran’s championship struggler to Claudio Ranieri’s League Winner, Leicester City have forever etched their names in the history book. As Leicester shocked fans all over the world, the likes of Jamie Vardy, who broke the record, held by Ruud Van Nistelrooy for most consecutive goals scored, Kante and Mahrez lit up the league.

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