It was created in 1992 when the teams of the old First Division withdrew from The Football League. Both the league, and its championship, are often called the Premiership.
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Teams
There are 20 teams in the FA Premier League. At the start of each season, the bottom three teams of last season are relegated into Division 1 and the top two teams from Division 1, together with the winner of a series of play-offs between the 3rd-6th teams of Division 1, are promoted into the FA Premier League. These are the teams for the 2003/04 season:
- Arsenal F.C *
- Aston Villa F.C *
- Birmingham City F.C
- Blackburn Rovers F.C
- Bolton Wanderers F.C
- Charlton Athletic F.C
- Chelsea F.C *
- Everton F.C *
- Fulham F.C
- Leeds United F.C *
- Leicester City F.C
- Liverpool F.C *
- Manchester City F.C
- Manchester United F.C *
- Middlesbrough F.C
- Newcastle United F.C
- Portsmouth F.C
- Southampton F.C *
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C *
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C
| Previous League Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Winner | Total wins | Remarks |
| 2002/03 | Manchester United F.C | 8 (15) | Nil |
| 2001/02 | Arsenal F.C | 2 (12) | Double (FA Cup) |
| 2000/01 | Manchester United F.C | 7 (14) | Nil |
| 1999/00 | Manchester United F.C | 6 (13) | Nil |
| 1998/99 | Manchester United F.C | 5 (12) | Treble (FA Cup, UEFA Champions League) |
| 1997/98 | Arsenal F.C | 1 (11) | Double (FA Cup) |
| 1996/97 | Manchester United F.C | 4 (11) | Nil |
| 1995/96 | Manchester United F.C | 3 (10) | Double (FA Cup) |
| 1994/95 | Blackburn Rovers F.C | 1 (3) | Nil |
| 1993/94 | Manchester United F.C | 2 (9) | Double (FA Cup) |
| 1992/93 | Manchester United F.C | 1 (8) | Nil |
The figure in brackets is the number of English league championships won, including pre-1992 Division 1 titles.
Top Scorers
All-time top Premier League scorers (up to end of 2002-03 season):
| Alan Shearer | 221 |
| Andy Cole | 155 |
| Les Ferdinand | 136 |
| Robbie Fowler | 136 |
| Teddy Sheringham | 130 |
| Dwight Yorke | 115 |
| Ian Wright | 114 |
| Dion Dublin | 111 |
| Michael Owen | 102 |
| Matthew Le Tissier | 101 |
| Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 91 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 85 |
| Thierry Henry | 83 |
| Chris Sutton | 81 |
| Tony Cottee | 78 |
External Links
See also: First Division, Second Division, Third Division2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04
