There is no doubt that Manchester City are the dominant force in English football right now. Under Pep Guardiola, they have won their fifth Premier League title in six years – and seventh in modern times.
However, City still have a long way to go to catch up with the most successful clubs in England national team history: their closest rivals, Manchester United.
When it comes to all-time winnings and Premier League titles, United top the list thanks to the relentless success they’ve had under Sir Alex Ferguson over a 27-year period.
Sporting News breaks down the number of league titles and how England’s top clubs compare to one another throughout history…
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Who has won the most Premier League titles?
Manchester United won most English Premier League titles of any club with 13although they haven’t won the biggest prize since Ferguson’s retirement a decade ago.
City have secured their seventh Premier League titlewhat makes them second most successful team since the league was founded 1992/93. Chelsea have won five, Arsenal three, while Liverpool, Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers have each won a league title.
Most English league titles
Of course, football existed before 1993 and it was Liverpool who largely dominated the English game, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s.
Liverpool have won 18 league titles before the Premier League, which together with the league title won under Jurgen Klopp since 2019/20 gives the team 19 English domestic titles in total.
But that’s just short of United’s 20-title tally, with the Old Trafford club lifting the top prize seven times before the Premier League era and then 13 more in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s under Ferguson.
City draw level with Everton with nine overall titles after triumphing in 2022/23 under Guardiola. Arsenal (13) remain in third place, with Aston Villa, Chelsea and Sunderland all having won six or more titles.
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Most English league titles by club
| team | Number of championship titles* | |
| 1. | Man United | 20 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 19 |
| 3. | arsenal | 13 |
| 4. | everton | 9 |
| man city | 9 | |
| 6. | AstonVilla | 7 |
| 7. | Chelsea | 6 |
| sunderland | 6 | |
| 9. | newcastle | 4 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4 |
* Excludes non-major division championship titles
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List of Premier League winners
The two Manchester clubs have dominated the Premier League era. Together they won 20 titles. This means that since the Premier League was formed in 1992, the majority of the title has landed in Manchester.
Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, Chelsea, Leicester City and Liverpool are the only other clubs to have won the top flight title in the Premier League era.
| season | Premier League winners | Manager |
| 1992/93 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1993/94 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1994/95 | Blackburn Rovers | Kenny Dalglish |
| 1995/96 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1996/97 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1997/98 | arsenal | Arsène Wenger |
| 1998/99 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 1999/2000 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2000/01 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2001/02 | arsenal | Arsène Wenger |
| 2002/03 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2003/04 | arsenal | Arsène Wenger |
| 2004/05 | Chelsea | Jose Mourinho |
| 2005/06 | Chelsea | Jose Mourinho |
| 2006/07 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2007/08 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2008/09 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2009/10 | Chelsea | Charles Ancelotti |
| 2010/11 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2011/12 | Manchester City | Robert Mancini |
| 2012/13 | Manchester United | Sir Alex Ferguson |
| 2013/14 | Manchester City | Manuel Pellegrini |
| 2014/15 | Chelsea | Jose Mourinho |
| 2015/16 | Leicester City | Claudio Ranieri |
| 2016/17 | Chelsea | Antonio Conte |
| 2017/18 | Manchester City | pep Guardiola |
| 2018/19 | Manchester City | pep Guardiola |
| 2019/20 | Liverpool | Jürgen Klopp |
| 2020/21 | Manchester City | pep Guardiola |
| 2021/22 | Manchester City | pep Guardiola |
| 2022/23 | Manchester City | pep Guardiola |