Football Records

League Records

Most League titles: Liverpool, Manchester United 18 
Most consecutive League titles: 3

Huddersfield Town (1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26)
Arsenal (1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35)
Liverpool (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84)
Manchester United (1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01) 

Most years in top flight: 107, Everton (1888-1930), (1931-1951), (1954-current)
Most consecutive years in top flight: 81, Arsenal (1920-current)

Wins

Most wins in a season: 33, Doncaster Rovers 
Most consecutive wins: 14:
Arsenal (Premier League between February 10, 2002 and August 24, 2002)
Bristol City (Second Division, 1905-06)
Preston North End (Second Division, 1950-51)
Manchester United (Second Division, 1904-05)
Most consecutive wins without conceding: 9, Stockport County (League Two, 2006-07
Most consecutive wins from the start of a season: 13, Reading (Third Division, 1985-86)
Most consecutive wins from the start of a season in the top flight: 11, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1960-61)
Most consecutive home wins: 25, Bradford Park Avenue (Third Division North, 1926-27)
Most consecutive away wins: 10, Tottenham Hotspur (First Division, 1959-60)
Fewest wins in a season: 1, 
Derby County (Premier League, 2007/8; final record P38 W1 D8 L29)
Loughborough (Second Division, 1899-1900; final record P34 W1 D6 L27)

100% home record in a season:

Liverpool (14 games; First Division, 1893-94)
Sheffield Wednesday (17 games; Second Division, 1899-00)
Brentford (21 games; Third Division South, 1929-30

Draws

Most draws in a season: 23:
Norwich City (from 42 games, First Division, 1978-79)
Fulham FC (from 46 games, Fourth Division, 1986-87)
Hartlepool United (from 46 games, Third Division, 1997-98)
Cardiff City (from 46 games, Third Division, 1997-98)
Most consecutive draws: 9:
Southampton (Championship, 2005-06)

Losses

Most losses in a season: 34, Doncaster Rovers, (Third Division, 1997-98)
Fewest losses, season: 0:
Preston North End (First Division, 1888-89)
Liverpool (Second Division, 1893-94)
Arsenal (Premier League, 2003-04)

Points

Most points in a season (2 points for a win): 74, Lincoln City, (Fourth Division, 1975-76)
Most points in a season (3 points for a win): 106, Reading, (Championship, 2005-06)
Most points in a season for a top-flight-team (2 points for a win): 68, Liverpool, (First Division, 1978-79)
Most points in a season for a top-flight-team (3 points for a win): 95, Chelsea, (Premiership, 2004-05)
Fewest points in a season (2 points for a win): 8:
Loughborough (Second Division, 1899-00)
Doncaster Rovers (Second Division, 1904-05)
Fewest points in a season (3 points for a win): 11, Derby County (Premier League, 2007-08)

Unbeaten runs

Longest unbeaten League run: 49, Arsenal (Premier League 7/5/2003 to 24/10/2004)
Longest unbeaten run at Home: 82, Chelsea (Premier League 2004 to Present)

Appearances

Most league appearances: 1,005, Peter Shilton (1966 to 1997)
Most league appearances by an outfield player: 931, Tony Ford (1975 to 2002)
Most league appearances for one club: 770, John Trollope (Swindon Town, 1960 to 1980)
Most consecutive league appearances: 401, Harold Bell (Tranmere Rovers, 1946 to 1955)
Oldest player: Neil McBain, 51 years and 120 days (for New Brighton v. Hartlepool United,15/3/1947)
Youngest player: 15 years, 158 days:
Albert Geldard (for Bradford Park Avenue v. Millwall, 16/9/1929)
Ken Roberts (for Wrexham v. Bradford Park Avenue, 1/9/1951)

Goals  (Individual)

Most career league goals: 433, Arthur Rowley (1946 to 1965) - 619 matches for West Bromwich Albion, Fulham, Leicester City and Shrewsbury Town.
Most career top-flight goals: 357, Jimmy Greaves (1957 to 1971) -516 matches, for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United.
Most goals in a season: 60, Dixie Dean (Everton 1927-28)
Most goals in a game: 10, Joe Payne (for Luton Town v. Bristol Rovers, 13/4/1936)
Fastest goal: 4 seconds, Jim Fryatt (for Bradford Park Avenue v. Tranmere Rovers, 25/4/1964)
Fastest goal on a League debut: 7 seconds, Freddy Eastwood (for Southend United v. Swansea City, 16/10/2004)
Fastest hat-trick: 2 minutes 20 seconds, James Hayter (for Bournemouth v. Wrexham, 23/2/2004)
Fastest goal by a substitute: 1.8 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22/12/2007)
Most own goals in one season: 5, Robert Stuart (Middlesbrough, 1934-35)
Most hat-tricks in one season: 9, George Camsell (Middlesbrough, 1926-27)
Longest goalkeeping run without conceding a goal: 1103 minutes, Steve Death (Reading, 1978-79)

Goals (Team)

Most league goals in a season: 134, Peterborough United (Fourth Division, 1960-61)
Most top-flight goals in a season: 128, Aston Villa (First Division, 1930-31)
Fewest league goals in a season: 18, Loughborough, (Second Division, 1899-1900)
Fewest home league goals in a season: 10, Manchester City, (Premier League, 2006-07) 
Most league goals conceded in a season: 141, Darwen (Second Division, 1898-99)
Most goals conceded by a single goalkeeper: 85, Paul Robinson, (Leeds United, 2003-04)
Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 15, Chelsea (Premier League, 2004-05)
Most consecutive games without scoring: 13, Hartlepool United (11 league, 1 FA Cup and 1 Autoglass Trophy, 1992-93)

Scorelines

Record win: 13-0:

Stockport County 13-0 Halifax Town (Third Division North, January 6, 1934)
Newcastle United 13-0 Newport County (Second Division, October 5, 1946)

Record away win: Port Vale 0-10 Sheffield United (Second Division, 10/12/1892)
Record away win in top-flight: Newcastle United 1-9 Sunderland A.F.C. (First Division,5/12/1908)
Most goals in a game: 17, Tranmere Rovers 13-4 Oldham Athletic (Third Division North,26/12/1935)

Highest scoring draw: 6-6:

Leicester City 6-6 Arsenal (First Division, 21/4/1930)
Charlton Athletic 6-6 Middlesbrough (First Division, 22/10/ 1960)

Attendances

Highest attendance: 83, 260 Manchester United v. Arsenal (at Maine Road , First Division, 17/1/1948)
Lowest attendance: 469, Thames v. Luton Town (at West Ham Stadium, Third Division South, 6/12/1930)

Disciplinary

Most red cards in a single match: 5:

Chesterfield (2) v. Plymouth Argyle (3) (22/2/1997)
Wigan Athletic (1) v. Bristol Rovers (4) (2/12/1997)
Exeter City (3) v. Cambridge United (2) (23/11/2002)

Most red cards in a career: 13:

Roy McDonough (Walsall, Colchester United, Exeter City, Southend United)
Steve Walsh (Wigan Athletic, Leicester City)

Fastest red card: 13 seconds, Kevin Pressman (for Sheffield Wednesday, 13/8/ 2000)
Fastest red card for a substitute: 0 seconds:

Walter Boyd (Swansea City, 12/3/2000)
Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United, 20/1/2007)

FA Premier League

Titles

Most titles: 10, Manchester United 
Most consecutive title wins: 3, Manchester United (1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-01)

Wins

Most wins in a season (38 games): 29, Chelsea (2004-05, 2005-06)
Fewest wins in a season (38 games): 1, Derby County F.C. (2007-08)
Most home wins in a season (38 games): 18, Chelsea (2005-06)
Fewest home wins in a season (38 games): 1, Joint record:

Sunderland (2005-06)
Derby County F.C. (2007-08)

Most away wins in a season (38 games): 15, Chelsea (2004-05)
Fewest away wins in a season: 0:

Leeds United (1992-93)
Coventry City (1999-00)
Wolves (2003-04)
Norwich City (2004-05)
Derby County (2007-08)

Losses

Most losses in a season (38 games): 29:

Sunderland (2005-06)
Derby County (2007-08)

Fewest losses in a season (38 games): 0, Arsenal (2003-04)
Most home losses in a season (38 games): 14, Sunderland (2002-03), (2005-06)
Fewest home losses in a season (38 games): 0:

Manchester United F.C. (1995-96), (1999-00)
Arsenal (1998-99), (2003-04), (2007-08)
Chelsea (2004-05), (2005-06), (2006-07), (2007-08)

Most away losses in a season (38 games): 16, joint record: Watford (1999-00), Derby County (2007-08)
Fewest away losses in a season (38 games): 0, Arsenal (2001-02), (2003-04)

Draws

Most draws in a season (38 games): 17:

Newcastle United (2003-04)
Aston Villa (2006-07)

Fewest draws in a season (38 games): 3, Chelsea (1997-98)
Most home draws in a season (38 games): 10:

Sheffield Wednesday (1996-97)
Leicester City (1997-98), (2003-04)

Most away draws in a season (38 games): 12, Newcastle United (2003-04)

Points

Most points in a season (38 games): 95, Chelsea (2004-05)
Most points in a season (42 games): 92, Manchester United (1993-94)
Fewest points in a season (38 games): 11, Derby County F.C. (2007-08)
Fewest points in a season (42 games): 27, Ipswich Town (1994-95)
Fewest points in a season and still win the title (38 games): 75, Manchester United F.C. (1996-97)
Most points in a season and not win the title (38 games): 85, Chelsea (2007-08)
Most points in a season and still be relegated (38 games): 42, West Ham (2002-03)
Most points in a season and still be relegated (42 games): 49, Crystal Palace (1992-93)
Fewest points in a season and still stay up (38 games): 34, West Bromwich Albion (2004-05)
Fewest points in a season and still stay up (42 games): 43:

Ipswich Town (1993-94)
Southampton (1993-94)

Appearances

Most Premier League appearances: 525, Ryan Giggs, (1990 to present)
Oldest player: John Burridge, 43 years and 162 days (for Manchester City v. Queens Park Rangers,14/5/1995).
Youngest player: Matthew Briggs, 16 years and 65 days (for Fulham v Middlesbrough,13/5/2007)
Most consecutive Premier League appearances: 175, Brad Friedel 
Most seasons appeared in: 16 - Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Sol Campbell, David James, Gary Speed, Ian Pearce 

Individual Records

Most Premiership Winners Medals: Ryan Giggs (10) 
Most Premiership Runner-Up Medals: 5:

Patrick Vieira 
Dennis Bergkamp
Freddy Ljungberg 

First Premiership goal: Brian Deane (for Sheffield United v. Manchester United, 15/12/1992)
Most goals in a career: 261, Alan Shearer (Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United, 1992 to 2006)
Most goals in a season (42 games): 34:

Andy Cole (Newcastle United, 1993-94)
Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1994-95)

Most goals in a season (38 games): 31:

Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 1995-96)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, 2007-08)

Most goals in a game: 5:

Andrew Cole (for Manchester United v. Ipswich Town, 4/3/1995)
Alan Shearer (for Newcastle United v. Sheffield Wednesday, 19/9/1999)

Youngest goalscorer: James Vaughan, 16 years and 271 days (for Everton v. Crystal Palace,10/4/2005)
Oldest goalscorer: Teddy Sheringham, 40 years and 268 days (for West Ham United v. Portsmouth,26/12/2006)
Fastest goal: 10 seconds, Ledley King (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Bradford City, 9/12/2000)
Fastest goal by a substitute: 6 seconds, Nicklas Bendtner (for Arsenal. v. Tottenham Hotspur, 22/12/2007)
Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes 33 seconds, Robbie Fowler (for Liverpool v. Arsenal, 14/4/1995)
Most goals scored by a substitute in a game: 4, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Manchester United vNottingham Forest 6/2/1999)
Longest goal: 88 m, Paul Robinson (for Tottenham Hotspur v. Watford, 17 March 2007)
Most goals scored in consecutive league matches: 10, Ruud van Nistelrooy, (Manchester United, 22/3/2003 to 23/8/2003)

Goalkeepers

Most clean sheets in Premiership history: 153 (as of 30/1/2008), David James

Team Records

Most goals scored in a season: 97, Manchester United (1999-2000)
Fewest goals scored in a season: 20, Derby County (2007-08)
Most goals conceded in a season(42 games): 100, Swindon Town (1993-94) 
Fewest goals conceded in a season: 15, Chelsea (2004-05)
Best goal difference in a season: 58, Manchester United (2007-08)
Worst goal difference in a season: -69, Derby County (2007-08)
Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 10, Manchester City (2006-07)
Fewest goals scored away in a season: 8 :

Middlesbrough (1995-96)
Southampton (1998-99)
Sheffield United (2006-07)
Derby County (2007-08)

Most clean sheets in a season: 25, Chelsea (2004-05)
Fewest failures to score in a season: 0 (scored in every game), Arsenal (2001-02)
Fewest penalties conceded: 12 (home), 53 (away), Manchester United 1992-2007
Most penalties conceded: 47 (home), 93 (away), Aston Villa 1992-2007
Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: 7th, Blackburn Rovers (1995-96)
Highest finish by a promoted club: 3rd:

Newcastle United (1993-94)
Nottingham Forest (1994-95)

Scorelines

Biggest home win: 9-0, Manchester United v. Ipswich Town (4/3/1995)
Biggest away win: 1-8, Nottingham Forest v. Manchester United (6/2/1999)
Highest Scoring game: 7-4 Portsmouth v. Reading (29/9/2007)

Attendance

Highest attendance: 76,098, Manchester United v. Blackburn Rovers (at Old Trafford, March 31, 2007)
Lowest attendance: 3,039, Wimbledon v. Everton (at Selhurst Park, January 26, 1993)

Disciplinary

Fewest touches before a red card: 0 :

Andreas Johansson (as a substitute for Wigan Athletic v. Arsenal, 7/5/2006)
Keith Gillespie (as a substitute for Sheffield United v. Reading, 20/1/2007)
Dave Kitson (as a substitute for Reading v. Manchester United, 12/12/2007)

FA Cup 

Final

Most wins: 11, Manchester United 
Most consecutive wins: 3:

Wanderers (1875-76, 1876-77, 1877-78)
Blackburn Rovers, (1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86)

Most appearances: 18:
Manchester United 
Most appearances without winning: 4, Leicester City (1948-49, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1968-69)
Biggest win: Bury 6-0 Derby County (1902-03)
Most goals in a final: 7:

Blackburn Rovers 6-1 Sheffield Wednesday (1889-90)
Blackpool 4-3 Bolton Wanderers (1952-53)

Most goals by a losing side: 3:Bolton Wanderers: Lost 3-4 against Blackpool (1952-53)
Most defeats in a final: 7:

Manchester United
Arsenal
Everton

Lowest ranked team to win the Cup: Tottenham Hotspur - Southern League (now Conference National), 1900-01

Individual

Most wins: 5: 

Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers and Old Etonians) 
Jimmy Forrest (Blackburn Rovers) 

Most appearances: 9, Arthur Kinnaird (Wanderers and Old Etonians) 
Most goals (one final): 3, Billy Townley (Blackburn Rovers) (1890), James Logan (Notts County) (1894) & Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) (1953)
Most goals (all finals): 5, Ian Rush (Liverpool)
Fastest goal: 30 seconds, Bob Chatt (for Aston Villa v. West Bromwich Albion,1895)
Youngest player: Curtis Weston, 17 years and 119 days (for Millwall v. Manchester United, 2003-04)
Youngest goalscorer: Norman Whiteside, 18 years and 18 days (for Manchester United v. Brighton & Hove Albion, 1982-83)
Oldest player: Billy Jonathan Hyde Hampson, 41 years and 257 days (for Newcastle United v. Aston Villa, 1923-24)

All rounds

Biggest win: Preston North End 26-0 Hyde (First Round, 15/10/1887)
Highest FA Cup attendance (of all time): 120,081 (Aston Villa v. Sunderland A.F.C, Final at Crystal Palace, 19/4/1913)
Highest attendance (other than at Wembley): 84,569 (Manchester City v. Stoke City, Quarter-Final, 3/3/1934)
Longest tie: 660 minutes (6 matches in total), Oxford City v. Alvechurch (Fourth Qualifying Round, 1971-72; Alvechurch won the sixth match 1-0)
Longest penalty shootout: 20 penalties each, Tunbridge Wells v. Littlehampton Town (Preliminary Round Replay,31/12/ 2005; Tunbridge Wells won 16-15)
Most rounds played in a season: 9:

New Brighton (1956-57: Preliminary, 1st-4th Qualifying Rounds, 1st-4th Rounds)
Blyth Spartans (1977-78: 1st-4th Qualifying Rounds, 1st-5th Rounds)
Harlow Town (1978-79: Preliminary, 1st-4th Qualifying Rounds, 1st-4th Rounds)

Most games played in a season: 13, Bideford (1974-75: one First Qualifying, two Second Qualifying, five Third Qualifying, four Fourth Qualifying and one First Round)
Fastest goal: 10.8 seconds, Paul Wardle (for Cheadle Town F.C. v. North Ferriby United A.F.C.,1/9/2001)
Most Career Goals: 49, Henry "Harry" Cursham (Notts County 1877 to 1888).

League Cup

Final

Most wins : 7, Liverpool 
Record scoreline: Manchester United 4-0 Wigan Athletic (2005-06)
Most appearances (team): 10, Liverpool
Most wins (individual): 5, Ian Rush (Liverpool, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1994-95)
Most defeats in a final: 4:

Manchester United
Arsenal

Most appearances without winning: 2:

West Ham United
Everton
Bolton Wanderers

Lowest Ranked Winners: Queens Park Rangers,Swindon Town - Third Division (now League 1) 

All rounds

Biggest win (single match): 10-0:

West Ham United 10-0 Bury (Second round, second leg, 25/112/1983)
Liverpool 10-0 Fulham (Second round, first leg, 23/9/1986)

Biggest win (aggregate): by 11 goals:

Liverpool 13-2 Fulham (10-0 First round & 3-2 Second round, 1986)
Bury 1-12 West Ham United (1-2 First round & 0-10 Second round, 1983)
Liverpool 11-0 Exeter City (5-0 First round & 6-0 Second round, 1981)
Watford 11-0 Darlington (8-0 First round & 3-0 Second round, 1987)

Most career goals: 49:

Geoff Hurst (West Ham United and Stoke City, 1958 to 1976)
Ian Rush (Liverpool and Newcastle United, 1980 to 1998)

Most goals in a single match: 6, Frankie Bunn (for Oldham Athletic v. Scarborough, 25/12/1989)

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