Wouldn't It Be Nice...

...(not a Beach Boys thread*) ...if we actually started the game tomorrow at a quick tempo?..if we actually decided to try & score some goals rather than see how long we could play 'Keep Ball' for??
Instead of checking out & playing the ball sideways, that we actually injected a bit of urgency & pace through midfield??
Wouldn't it be nice to score a goal in the first half of a League game?...& indeed score more than one goal in the 90minutes...
Middlesbrough are having a shocker, but of course they're playing their 'Rivals' () tomorrow night so expect 100% improvement.

A must win game because we'll be 10pts behind the scousers after today


VDS

Rafael
Vidic
Evans
O'Shea

Ronaldo
Scholes
Carrick
Park/Nani

Rooney
Berbatov/Tevez

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

...(not a Beach Boys thread*) ...if we actually started the game tomorrow at a quick tempo?..if we actually decided to try & score some goals rather than see how long we could play 'Keep Ball' for??
Instead of checking out & playing the ball sideways, that we actually injected a bit of urgency & pace through midfield??
Wouldn't it be nice to score a goal in the first half of a League game?...& indeed score more than one goal in the 90minutes...
Middlesbrough are having a shocker, but of course they're playing their 'Rivals' () tomorrow night so expect 100% improvement.

A must win game because we'll be 10pts behind the scousers after today


VDS

Rafael
Vidic
Evans
O'Shea

Ronaldo
Scholes
Carrick
Park/Nani

Rooney
Berbatov/Tevez

I opened this £#%&!er thinking that it was

humbug to you you @#%&!

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

Middlesbrough are having a shocker, but of course they're playing their 'Rivals' () tomorrow night so expect 100% improvement.

Not only that, but United are going for a third consecutive title, so I actually expect a 1000% improvement. Apparently those who have tried extra hard against us in years gone by have plenty more to give, and they save it for when we've already won the league twice on the bounce.

Must be true, I read it on here.

Originally Posted by Wafty Crank

Not only that, but United are going for a third consecutive title, so I actually expect a 1000% improvement. Apparently those who have tried extra hard against us in years gone by have plenty more to give, and they save it for when we've already won the league twice on the bounce.

Must be true, I read it on here.

What so you're saying Middlesbrough NEVER play like men possessed against United then?

I was expecting

Originally Posted by Sparky***

What so you're saying Middlesbrough NEVER play like men possessed against United then?

No, that's not what I was saying. It's what someone else said. What I said was exactly what you just said there, having seen it first hand so many times. However, I was told that I was wrong.

Actually, sometimes I'm amazed by how little I've apparently learned from watching football for over 30 years.

It would be nice.

Nice to really £#%&! those @#%&!s.And it'd be nice for Boro to play like the Geordies have today.

Originally Posted by Spiffy

I was expecting

Good, not nice.

I'm fully expecting Alfonso Alves to put in a van Basten like performance.

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

I'm fully expecting Alfonso Alves to put in a van Basten like performance.

Is he still on 2 career goals for Boro?

Originally Posted by magic_cantona

Is he still on 2 career goals for Boro?

Think he managed another 2 when Boro were about 4 or 5 up against City in the 8-1.

He's been there a year now hasn't he? No more than 6 or 7 in total. Two against us.

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

Think he managed another 2 when Boro were about 4 or 5 up against City in the 8-1.

He's been there a year now hasn't he? No more than 6 or 7 in total. Two against us.

tbh if he only gets 2 more tomorrow Id take that

It's how it always is though isn't it?


I remember David Hirst scoring against us once.He'd been out injured for about 18 months and was out for another 18 months right after the United game.

Originally Posted by Stickman

tbh if he only gets 2 more tomorrow Id take that

I'm sure the smogmonsters would too, it'd surely mean a 2-1 victory for them....

Originally Posted by Wafty Crank

Not only that, but United are going for a third consecutive title, so I actually expect a 1000% improvement. Apparently those who have tried extra hard against us in years gone by have plenty more to give, and they save it for when we've already won the league twice on the bounce.

Must be true, I read it on here.

you're clearly either not well practiced or not very good at processing information accurately, nor of drawing obvious inferences from said info for that matter.

now whilst i'll happily concede i'm lacking either the ability or the inclination to help you in that regard, i can point you in the general direction of the information itself and leave you, as they say, to moiwyw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_football_champions


Football League (1888–1892)
Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
1888–89 Preston North End[2] (1) Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers John Goodall (Preston North End) (21 goals)
1889–90 Preston North End (2) Everton Blackburn Rovers Jimmy Ross (Preston North End) (24)
1890–91 Everton (1) Preston North End Notts County Jack Southworth (Blackburn Rovers) (26)
1891–92 Sunderland (1) Preston North End Bolton Wanderers John Campbell (Sunderland) (32)


[edit] Football League First Division (1892–1992)
Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
1892–93 Sunderland (2) Preston North End Everton John Campbell (Sunderland) (31)
1893–94 Aston Villa (1) Sunderland Derby County Jack Southworth (Everton) (27)
1894–95 Sunderland (3) Everton Aston Villa John Campbell (Sunderland) (22)
1895–96 Aston Villa (2) Derby County Everton Johnny Campbell (Aston Villa) and Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (20)
1896–97 Aston Villa (3) Sheffield United Derby County Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (22)
1897–98 Sheffield United (1) Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Fred Wheldon (Aston Villa) (21)
1898–99 Aston Villa (4) Liverpool Burnley Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (23)
1899–1900 Aston Villa (5) Sheffield United Sunderland Billy Garraty (Aston Villa) (27)
1900–01 Liverpool (1) Sunderland Notts County Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (23)
1901–02 Sunderland (4) Everton Newcastle United Jimmy Settle (Everton) (18)
1902–03 The Wednesday (1) Aston Villa Sunderland Sam Raybould (Liverpool) (31)
1903–04 The Wednesday (2) Manchester City Everton Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (20)
1904–05 Newcastle United (1) Everton Manchester City Arthur Brown (Sheffield United) (22)
1905–06 Liverpool (2) Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Albert Shepherd (Bolton Wanderers) (26)
1906–07 Newcastle United (2) Bristol City Everton Alex Young (Everton) (30)
1907–08 Manchester United (1) Aston Villa Manchester City Enoch West (Nottingham Forest) (27)
1908–09 Newcastle United (3) Everton Sunderland Bert Freeman (Everton) (38)
1909–10 Aston Villa (6) Liverpool Blackburn Rovers Jack Parkinson (Liverpool) (30)
1910–11 Manchester United (2) Aston Villa Sunderland Albert Shepherd (Newcastle United) (25)
1911–12 Blackburn Rovers (1) Everton Newcastle United Harry Hampton (Aston Villa), George Holley (Sunderland) and David McLean (The Wednesday) (25)
1912–13 Sunderland (5) Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday David McLean (The Wednesday) (30)
1913–14 Blackburn Rovers (2) Aston Villa Middlesbrough George Elliot (Middlesbrough) (32)
1914–15 Everton (2) Oldham Athletic Blackburn Rovers Bobby Parker (Everton) (35)
1916–19 League suspended due to the First World War
1919–20 West Bromwich Albion (1) Burnley Chelsea Fred Morris (West Bromwich Albion) (37)
1920–21 Burnley (1) Manchester City Bolton Wanderers Joe Smith (Bolton Wanderers) (38)
1921–22 Liverpool (3) Tottenham Hotspur Burnley Andy Wilson (Middlesbrough) (31)
1922–23 Liverpool (4) Sunderland Huddersfield Town Charlie Buchan (Sunderland) (30)
1923–24 Huddersfield Town (1) Cardiff City Sunderland Wilf Chadwick (Everton) (28)
1924–25 Huddersfield Town (2) West Bromwich Albion Bolton Wanderers Frank Roberts (Manchester City) (31)
1925–26 Huddersfield Town (3) Arsenal Sunderland Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers) (43)
1926–27 Newcastle United (4) Huddersfield Town Sunderland Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) (37)
1927–28 Everton (3) Huddersfield Town Leicester City Dixie Dean (Everton) (60)
1928–29 The Wednesday (3) Leicester City Aston Villa Dave Halliday (Sunderland) (43)
1929–30 Sheffield Wednesday (4) Derby County Manchester City Vic Watson (West Ham United) (41)
1930–31 Arsenal (1) Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday Tom 'Pongo' Waring (Aston Villa) (49)
1931–32 Everton (4) Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday Dixie Dean (Everton) (44)
1932–33 Arsenal (2) Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday Jack Bowers (Derby County) (35)
1933–34 Arsenal (3) Huddersfield Town Tottenham Hotspur Jack Bowers (Derby County) (34)
1934–35 Arsenal (4) Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday Ted Drake (Arsenal) (42)
1935–36 Sunderland (6) Derby County Huddersfield Town W. G. Richardson (West Bromwich Albion) (39)
1936–37 Manchester City (1) Charlton Athletic Arsenal Freddie Steel (Stoke City) (33)
1937–38 Arsenal (5) Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston North End Tommy Lawton (Everton) (28)
1938–39 Everton (5) Wolverhampton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Tommy Lawton (Everton) (35)
1940–46 League suspended due to the Second World War
1946–47 Liverpool (5) Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers Dennis Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers) (37)
1947–48 Arsenal (6) Manchester United Burnley Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal) (33)
1948–49 Portsmouth (1) Manchester United Derby County Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers) (25)
1949–50 Portsmouth (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland Dickie Davis (Sunderland) (25)
1950–51 Tottenham Hotspur (1) Manchester United Blackpool Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) (30)
1951–52 Manchester United (3) Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal George Robledo (Newcastle United) (33)
1952–53 Arsenal (7) Preston North End Wolverhampton Wanderers Charlie Wayman (Preston North End) (24)
1953–54 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield Town Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town) (29)
1954–55 Chelsea (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion) (27)
1955–56 Manchester United (4) Blackpool Wolverhampton Wanderers Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) (33)
1956–57 Manchester United (5) Tottenham Hotspur Preston North End John Charles (Leeds United) (38)
1957–58 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) Preston North End Tottenham Hotspur Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur) (36)
1958–59 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) Manchester United Arsenal Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea) (33)
1959–60 Burnley (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur Dennis Viollet (Manchester United) (32)
1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur (2) Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea) (41)
1961–62 Ipswich Town (1) Burnley Tottenham Hotspur Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town) and Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion) (33)
1962–63 Everton (6) Tottenham Hotspur Burnley Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (37)
1963–64 Liverpool (6) Manchester United Everton Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (35)
1964–65 Manchester United (6) Leeds United Chelsea Andy McEvoy (Blackburn Rovers) and Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (29)
1965–66 Liverpool (7) Leeds United Burnley Willie Irvine (Burnley) (29)
1966–67 Manchester United (7) Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur Ron Davies (Southampton) (37)
1967–68 Manchester City (2) Manchester United Liverpool George Best (Manchester United) and Ron Davies (Southampton) (28)
1968–69 Leeds United (1) Liverpool Everton Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (27)
1969–70 Everton (7) Leeds United Chelsea Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion) (25)
1970–71 Arsenal (8) Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion) (28)
1971–72 Derby County (1) Leeds United Liverpool Francis Lee (Manchester City) (33)
1972–73 Liverpool[3] (8) Arsenal Leeds United Bryan 'Pop' Robson (West Ham United) (28)
1973–74 Leeds United (2) Liverpool Derby County Mick Channon (Southampton) (21)
1974–75 Derby County (2) Liverpool Ipswich Town Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United) (21)
1975–76 Liverpool[3] (9) Queens Park Rangers Manchester United Ted MacDougall (Norwich City) (23)
1976–77 Liverpool[4] (10) Manchester City Ipswich Town Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal) and Andy Gray (Aston Villa) (25)
1977–78 Nottingham Forest[5] (1) Liverpool Everton Bob Latchford (Everton) (30)
1978–79 Liverpool (11) Nottingham Forest West Bromwich Albion Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers) (24)
1979–80 Liverpool (12) Manchester United Ipswich Town Phil Boyer (Southampton) (23)
1980–81 Aston Villa (7) Ipswich Town Arsenal Peter Withe (Aston Villa) and Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur) (20)
1981–82[6] Liverpool[5](13) Ipswich Town Manchester United Kevin Keegan (Southampton) (26)
1982–83 Liverpool[5] (14) Watford Manchester United Luther Blissett (Watford) (27)
1983–84 Liverpool[4][5] (15) Southampton Nottingham Forest Ian Rush (Liverpool) (32)
1984–85 Everton[7] (8) Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) and Gary Lineker (Leicester City) (24)
1985–86 Liverpool (16) Everton West Ham United Gary Lineker (Everton) (30)
1986–87 Everton (9) Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur) (33)
1987–88 Liverpool (17) Manchester United Nottingham Forest John Aldridge (Liverpool) (26)
1988–89 Arsenal (9) Liverpool Nottingham Forest Alan Smith (Arsenal) (23)
1989–90 Liverpool (18) Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) (24)
1990–91 Arsenal (10) Liverpool Crystal Palace Alan Smith (Arsenal) (22)
1991–92 Leeds United (3) Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Ian Wright (Crystal Palace/Arsenal) (29)


[edit] Premier League (1992–present)
Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
1992–93 Manchester United (8) Aston Villa Norwich City Teddy Sheringham (Nottingham Forest/Tottenham Hotspur) (22)
1993–94 Manchester United (9) Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United Andy Cole (Newcastle United) (34)
1994–95 Blackburn Rovers (3) Manchester United Nottingham Forest Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) (34)
1995–96 Manchester United (10) Newcastle United Liverpool Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) (31)
1996–97 Manchester United (11) Newcastle United Arsenal Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) (25)
1997–98 Arsenal (11) Manchester United Liverpool Chris Sutton (Blackburn Rovers), Dion Dublin (Coventry City), Michael Owen (Liverpool) (18)
1998–99 Manchester United[8] (12) Arsenal Chelsea Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United), Michael Owen (Liverpool), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) (18)
1999–2000 Manchester United (13) Arsenal Leeds United Kevin Phillips (Sunderland) (30)
2000–01 Manchester United (14) Arsenal Liverpool Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea) (23)
2001–02 Arsenal (12) Liverpool Manchester United Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (24)
2002–03 Manchester United (15) Arsenal Newcastle United Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) (25)
2003–04 Arsenal[2] (13) Chelsea Manchester United Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (30)
2004–05 Chelsea[5] (2) Arsenal Manchester United Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (25)
2005–06 Chelsea (3) Manchester United Liverpool Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (27)
2006–07 Manchester United (16) Chelsea Liverpool Didier Drogba (Chelsea) (20)
2007–08 Manchester United (17) Chelsea Arsenal Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) (31)

Bold indicates Double winners - i.e. League and FA Cup winners OR League and Champions League winners

Italic indicates Treble Winners - i.e. League, FA Cup and Champions League winners


[edit] Total titles won
Twenty-three clubs have been champions.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Liverpool 18 11 1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
Manchester United 17 13 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
Arsenal 13 8 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
Everton 9 7 1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87
Aston Villa 7 10 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81
Sunderland 6 5 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1901–02, 1912–13, 1935–36
Newcastle United 4 2 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1926–27
Sheffield Wednesday[9] 4 1 1902–03, 1903–04, 1928–29, 1929–30
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 5 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
Leeds United 3 5 1968–69, 1973–74, 1991–92
Huddersfield Town 3 3 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26
Chelsea 3 3 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1911–12, 1913–14, 1994–95
Preston North End 2 6 1888–89, 1889–90
Tottenham Hotspur 2 4 1950–51, 1960–61
Manchester City 2 3 1936–37, 1967–68
Burnley 2 2 1920–21, 1959–60
Derby County 2 2 1971–72, 1974–75
Portsmouth 2 0 1948–49, 1949–50
West Bromwich Albion 1 2 1919–20
Ipswich Town 1 2 1961–62
Sheffield United 1 2 1897–98
Nottingham Forest 1 2 1977–78


[edit] Total titles won by town or city
Twenty three clubs have been champions, from a total of 18 towns and cities. Most have come from the North of England or the Midlands, except for London's Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur, plus Ipswich Town and Portsmouth.

Town or city Number of titles Clubs
Liverpool 27 Liverpool (18), Everton (9)
Manchester 19 Manchester United (17), Manchester City (2)
London 18 Arsenal (13), Chelsea (3), Tottenham Hotspur (2)
Birmingham 7 Aston Villa (7)
Sunderland 6 Sunderland (6)
Sheffield 5 Sheffield Wednesday (4), Sheffield United (1)
Newcastle 4 Newcastle United (4)
Wolverhampton 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)
Leeds 3 Leeds United (3)
Huddersfield 3 Huddersfield Town (3)
Blackburn 3 Blackburn Rovers (3)
Preston 2 Preston North End (2)
Burnley 2 Burnley (2)
Derby 2 Derby County (2)
Portsmouth 2 Portsmouth (2)
Ipswich 1 Ipswich Town (1)
Nottingham 1 Nottingham Forest (1)
West Bromwich 1 West Bromwich Albion (1)


[edit] Title wins by decade

1880s
Team
1 Preston North End

1890s
Team
4 Aston Villa
3 Sunderland
1 Preston North End, Everton, Sheffield United

1900s
Team
3 Newcastle United
2 Liverpool, The Wednesday
1 Aston Villa, Sunderland, Manchester United

1910s
Team
2 Blackburn Rovers
1 Aston Villa, Manchester United, Sunderland, Everton

League suspended 1916–1919 because of First World War

1920s
Team
3 Huddersfield Town
2 Liverpool
1 West Bromwich Albion, Burnley, Newcastle, Everton, The Wednesday

1930s
Team
5 Arsenal
2 Everton
1 Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Manchester City

1940s
Team
1 Liverpool, Arsenal, Portsmouth

League suspended 1940–1946 because of Second World War

1950s
Team
3 Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 Portsmouth, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea

1960s
Team
2 Liverpool, Manchester United
1 Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Everton, Manchester City, Leeds United

1970s
Team
4 Liverpool
2 Derby County
1 Everton, Arsenal, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest

1980s
Team
6 Liverpool
2 Everton
1 Aston Villa, Arsenal

1990s
Team
5 Manchester United
2 Arsenal
1 Liverpool, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers

2000s
Team
5 Manchester United
2 Arsenal, Chelsea






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_football_champions

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

you're clearly either not well practiced or not very good at processing information accurately, nor of drawing obvious inferences from said info for that matter.

now whilst i'll happily concede i'm lacking either the ability or the inclination to help you in that regard, i can point you in the general direction of the information itself and leave you, as they say, to moiwyw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_football_champions


Football League (1888–1892)
Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
1888–89 Preston North End[2] (1) Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers John Goodall (Preston North End) (21 goals)
1889–90 Preston North End (2) Everton Blackburn Rovers Jimmy Ross (Preston North End) (24)
1890–91 Everton (1) Preston North End Notts County Jack Southworth (Blackburn Rovers) (26)
1891–92 Sunderland (1) Preston North End Bolton Wanderers John Campbell (Sunderland) (32)


[edit] Football League First Division (1892–1992)
Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
1892–93 Sunderland (2) Preston North End Everton John Campbell (Sunderland) (31)
1893–94 Aston Villa (1) Sunderland Derby County Jack Southworth (Everton) (27)
1894–95 Sunderland (3) Everton Aston Villa John Campbell (Sunderland) (22)
1895–96 Aston Villa (2) Derby County Everton Johnny Campbell (Aston Villa) and Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (20)
1896–97 Aston Villa (3) Sheffield United Derby County Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (22)
1897–98 Sheffield United (1) Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers Fred Wheldon (Aston Villa) (21)
1898–99 Aston Villa (4) Liverpool Burnley Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (23)
1899–1900 Aston Villa (5) Sheffield United Sunderland Billy Garraty (Aston Villa) (27)
1900–01 Liverpool (1) Sunderland Notts County Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (23)
1901–02 Sunderland (4) Everton Newcastle United Jimmy Settle (Everton) (18)
1902–03 The Wednesday (1) Aston Villa Sunderland Sam Raybould (Liverpool) (31)
1903–04 The Wednesday (2) Manchester City Everton Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (20)
1904–05 Newcastle United (1) Everton Manchester City Arthur Brown (Sheffield United) (22)
1905–06 Liverpool (2) Preston North End Sheffield Wednesday Albert Shepherd (Bolton Wanderers) (26)
1906–07 Newcastle United (2) Bristol City Everton Alex Young (Everton) (30)
1907–08 Manchester United (1) Aston Villa Manchester City Enoch West (Nottingham Forest) (27)
1908–09 Newcastle United (3) Everton Sunderland Bert Freeman (Everton) (38)
1909–10 Aston Villa (6) Liverpool Blackburn Rovers Jack Parkinson (Liverpool) (30)
1910–11 Manchester United (2) Aston Villa Sunderland Albert Shepherd (Newcastle United) (25)
1911–12 Blackburn Rovers (1) Everton Newcastle United Harry Hampton (Aston Villa), George Holley (Sunderland) and David McLean (The Wednesday) (25)
1912–13 Sunderland (5) Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday David McLean (The Wednesday) (30)
1913–14 Blackburn Rovers (2) Aston Villa Middlesbrough George Elliot (Middlesbrough) (32)
1914–15 Everton (2) Oldham Athletic Blackburn Rovers Bobby Parker (Everton) (35)
1916–19 League suspended due to the First World War
1919–20 West Bromwich Albion (1) Burnley Chelsea Fred Morris (West Bromwich Albion) (37)
1920–21 Burnley (1) Manchester City Bolton Wanderers Joe Smith (Bolton Wanderers) (38)
1921–22 Liverpool (3) Tottenham Hotspur Burnley Andy Wilson (Middlesbrough) (31)
1922–23 Liverpool (4) Sunderland Huddersfield Town Charlie Buchan (Sunderland) (30)
1923–24 Huddersfield Town (1) Cardiff City Sunderland Wilf Chadwick (Everton) (28)
1924–25 Huddersfield Town (2) West Bromwich Albion Bolton Wanderers Frank Roberts (Manchester City) (31)
1925–26 Huddersfield Town (3) Arsenal Sunderland Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers) (43)
1926–27 Newcastle United (4) Huddersfield Town Sunderland Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) (37)
1927–28 Everton (3) Huddersfield Town Leicester City Dixie Dean (Everton) (60)
1928–29 The Wednesday (3) Leicester City Aston Villa Dave Halliday (Sunderland) (43)
1929–30 Sheffield Wednesday (4) Derby County Manchester City Vic Watson (West Ham United) (41)
1930–31 Arsenal (1) Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday Tom 'Pongo' Waring (Aston Villa) (49)
1931–32 Everton (4) Arsenal Sheffield Wednesday Dixie Dean (Everton) (44)
1932–33 Arsenal (2) Aston Villa Sheffield Wednesday Jack Bowers (Derby County) (35)
1933–34 Arsenal (3) Huddersfield Town Tottenham Hotspur Jack Bowers (Derby County) (34)
1934–35 Arsenal (4) Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday Ted Drake (Arsenal) (42)
1935–36 Sunderland (6) Derby County Huddersfield Town W. G. Richardson (West Bromwich Albion) (39)
1936–37 Manchester City (1) Charlton Athletic Arsenal Freddie Steel (Stoke City) (33)
1937–38 Arsenal (5) Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston North End Tommy Lawton (Everton) (28)
1938–39 Everton (5) Wolverhampton Wanderers Charlton Athletic Tommy Lawton (Everton) (35)
1940–46 League suspended due to the Second World War
1946–47 Liverpool (5) Manchester United Wolverhampton Wanderers Dennis Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers) (37)
1947–48 Arsenal (6) Manchester United Burnley Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal) (33)
1948–49 Portsmouth (1) Manchester United Derby County Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers) (25)
1949–50 Portsmouth (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland Dickie Davis (Sunderland) (25)
1950–51 Tottenham Hotspur (1) Manchester United Blackpool Stan Mortensen (Blackpool) (30)
1951–52 Manchester United (3) Tottenham Hotspur Arsenal George Robledo (Newcastle United) (33)
1952–53 Arsenal (7) Preston North End Wolverhampton Wanderers Charlie Wayman (Preston North End) (24)
1953–54 Wolverhampton Wanderers (1) West Bromwich Albion Huddersfield Town Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town) (29)
1954–55 Chelsea (1) Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion) (27)
1955–56 Manchester United (4) Blackpool Wolverhampton Wanderers Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) (33)
1956–57 Manchester United (5) Tottenham Hotspur Preston North End John Charles (Leeds United) (38)
1957–58 Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) Preston North End Tottenham Hotspur Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur) (36)
1958–59 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) Manchester United Arsenal Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea) (33)
1959–60 Burnley (2) Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur Dennis Viollet (Manchester United) (32)
1960–61 Tottenham Hotspur (2) Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton Wanderers Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea) (41)
1961–62 Ipswich Town (1) Burnley Tottenham Hotspur Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town) and Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion) (33)
1962–63 Everton (6) Tottenham Hotspur Burnley Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (37)
1963–64 Liverpool (6) Manchester United Everton Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (35)
1964–65 Manchester United (6) Leeds United Chelsea Andy McEvoy (Blackburn Rovers) and Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (29)
1965–66 Liverpool (7) Leeds United Burnley Willie Irvine (Burnley) (29)
1966–67 Manchester United (7) Nottingham Forest Tottenham Hotspur Ron Davies (Southampton) (37)
1967–68 Manchester City (2) Manchester United Liverpool George Best (Manchester United) and Ron Davies (Southampton) (28)
1968–69 Leeds United (1) Liverpool Everton Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (27)
1969–70 Everton (7) Leeds United Chelsea Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion) (25)
1970–71 Arsenal (8) Leeds United Tottenham Hotspur Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion) (28)
1971–72 Derby County (1) Leeds United Liverpool Francis Lee (Manchester City) (33)
1972–73 Liverpool[3] (8) Arsenal Leeds United Bryan 'Pop' Robson (West Ham United) (28)
1973–74 Leeds United (2) Liverpool Derby County Mick Channon (Southampton) (21)
1974–75 Derby County (2) Liverpool Ipswich Town Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United) (21)
1975–76 Liverpool[3] (9) Queens Park Rangers Manchester United Ted MacDougall (Norwich City) (23)
1976–77 Liverpool[4] (10) Manchester City Ipswich Town Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal) and Andy Gray (Aston Villa) (25)
1977–78 Nottingham Forest[5] (1) Liverpool Everton Bob Latchford (Everton) (30)
1978–79 Liverpool (11) Nottingham Forest West Bromwich Albion Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers) (24)
1979–80 Liverpool (12) Manchester United Ipswich Town Phil Boyer (Southampton) (23)
1980–81 Aston Villa (7) Ipswich Town Arsenal Peter Withe (Aston Villa) and Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur) (20)
1981–82[6] Liverpool[5](13) Ipswich Town Manchester United Kevin Keegan (Southampton) (26)
1982–83 Liverpool[5] (14) Watford Manchester United Luther Blissett (Watford) (27)
1983–84 Liverpool[4][5] (15) Southampton Nottingham Forest Ian Rush (Liverpool) (32)
1984–85 Everton[7] (8) Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur Kerry Dixon (Chelsea) and Gary Lineker (Leicester City) (24)
1985–86 Liverpool (16) Everton West Ham United Gary Lineker (Everton) (30)
1986–87 Everton (9) Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur) (33)
1987–88 Liverpool (17) Manchester United Nottingham Forest John Aldridge (Liverpool) (26)
1988–89 Arsenal (9) Liverpool Nottingham Forest Alan Smith (Arsenal) (23)
1989–90 Liverpool (18) Aston Villa Tottenham Hotspur Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) (24)
1990–91 Arsenal (10) Liverpool Crystal Palace Alan Smith (Arsenal) (22)
1991–92 Leeds United (3) Manchester United Sheffield Wednesday Ian Wright (Crystal Palace/Arsenal) (29)


[edit] Premier League (1992–present)
Year Winner (number of titles) Runners-up Third Place Golden Boot (Top Scorer)
1992–93 Manchester United (8) Aston Villa Norwich City Teddy Sheringham (Nottingham Forest/Tottenham Hotspur) (22)
1993–94 Manchester United (9) Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United Andy Cole (Newcastle United) (34)
1994–95 Blackburn Rovers (3) Manchester United Nottingham Forest Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) (34)
1995–96 Manchester United (10) Newcastle United Liverpool Alan Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) (31)
1996–97 Manchester United (11) Newcastle United Arsenal Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) (25)
1997–98 Arsenal (11) Manchester United Liverpool Chris Sutton (Blackburn Rovers), Dion Dublin (Coventry City), Michael Owen (Liverpool) (18)
1998–99 Manchester United[8] (12) Arsenal Chelsea Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Leeds United), Michael Owen (Liverpool), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) (18)
1999–2000 Manchester United (13) Arsenal Leeds United Kevin Phillips (Sunderland) (30)
2000–01 Manchester United (14) Arsenal Liverpool Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Chelsea) (23)
2001–02 Arsenal (12) Liverpool Manchester United Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (24)
2002–03 Manchester United (15) Arsenal Newcastle United Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) (25)
2003–04 Arsenal[2] (13) Chelsea Manchester United Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (30)
2004–05 Chelsea[5] (2) Arsenal Manchester United Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (25)
2005–06 Chelsea (3) Manchester United Liverpool Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (27)
2006–07 Manchester United (16) Chelsea Liverpool Didier Drogba (Chelsea) (20)
2007–08 Manchester United (17) Chelsea Arsenal Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) (31)

Bold indicates Double winners - i.e. League and FA Cup winners OR League and Champions League winners

Italic indicates Treble Winners - i.e. League, FA Cup and Champions League winners


[edit] Total titles won
Twenty-three clubs have been champions.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Liverpool 18 11 1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
Manchester United 17 13 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
Arsenal 13 8 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–04
Everton 9 7 1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87
Aston Villa 7 10 1893–94, 1895–96, 1896–97, 1898–99, 1899–1900, 1909–10, 1980–81
Sunderland 6 5 1891–92, 1892–93, 1894–95, 1901–02, 1912–13, 1935–36
Newcastle United 4 2 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1926–27
Sheffield Wednesday[9] 4 1 1902–03, 1903–04, 1928–29, 1929–30
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 5 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
Leeds United 3 5 1968–69, 1973–74, 1991–92
Huddersfield Town 3 3 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26
Chelsea 3 3 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1911–12, 1913–14, 1994–95
Preston North End 2 6 1888–89, 1889–90
Tottenham Hotspur 2 4 1950–51, 1960–61
Manchester City 2 3 1936–37, 1967–68
Burnley 2 2 1920–21, 1959–60
Derby County 2 2 1971–72, 1974–75
Portsmouth 2 0 1948–49, 1949–50
West Bromwich Albion 1 2 1919–20
Ipswich Town 1 2 1961–62
Sheffield United 1 2 1897–98
Nottingham Forest 1 2 1977–78


[edit] Total titles won by town or city
Twenty three clubs have been champions, from a total of 18 towns and cities. Most have come from the North of England or the Midlands, except for London's Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur, plus Ipswich Town and Portsmouth.

Town or city Number of titles Clubs
Liverpool 27 Liverpool (18), Everton (9)
Manchester 19 Manchester United (17), Manchester City (2)
London 18 Arsenal (13), Chelsea (3), Tottenham Hotspur (2)
Birmingham 7 Aston Villa (7)
Sunderland 6 Sunderland (6)
Sheffield 5 Sheffield Wednesday (4), Sheffield United (1)
Newcastle 4 Newcastle United (4)
Wolverhampton 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)
Leeds 3 Leeds United (3)
Huddersfield 3 Huddersfield Town (3)
Blackburn 3 Blackburn Rovers (3)
Preston 2 Preston North End (2)
Burnley 2 Burnley (2)
Derby 2 Derby County (2)
Portsmouth 2 Portsmouth (2)
Ipswich 1 Ipswich Town (1)
Nottingham 1 Nottingham Forest (1)
West Bromwich 1 West Bromwich Albion (1)


[edit] Title wins by decade

1880s
Team
1 Preston North End

1890s
Team
4 Aston Villa
3 Sunderland
1 Preston North End, Everton, Sheffield United

1900s
Team
3 Newcastle United
2 Liverpool, The Wednesday
1 Aston Villa, Sunderland, Manchester United

1910s
Team
2 Blackburn Rovers
1 Aston Villa, Manchester United, Sunderland, Everton

League suspended 1916–1919 because of First World War

1920s
Team
3 Huddersfield Town
2 Liverpool
1 West Bromwich Albion, Burnley, Newcastle, Everton, The Wednesday

1930s
Team
5 Arsenal
2 Everton
1 Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland, Manchester City

1940s
Team
1 Liverpool, Arsenal, Portsmouth

League suspended 1940–1946 because of Second World War

1950s
Team
3 Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 Portsmouth, Spurs, Arsenal, Chelsea

1960s
Team
2 Liverpool, Manchester United
1 Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Everton, Manchester City, Leeds United

1970s
Team
4 Liverpool
2 Derby County
1 Everton, Arsenal, Leeds United, Nottingham Forest

1980s
Team
6 Liverpool
2 Everton
1 Aston Villa, Arsenal

1990s
Team
5 Manchester United
2 Arsenal
1 Liverpool, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers

2000s
Team
5 Manchester United
2 Arsenal, Chelsea






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_football_champions

Say again?

Middlesbrough

Is there a more pointless club in world football? They'll be playing out their collective £#%&!ing skin tomorrow night.

Originally Posted by Pop

They'll be playing out their collective £#%&!ing skin tomorrow night.

Don't they all?

Now, I'm not saying I expect or would want any team to roll over & let us win but you know for a fact that from Southgate to the players to the Fans..to a man they would happily take a point tomorrow night even if it meant being relegated this season.
If you said to them, "You can frustrate United twice this season. Pick up 4pts from them & damage their Title hopes...but ultimately you'll go down" ..they'd all bite your £#%&!ing hand off.
£#%&!ing @#%&!s.

We're 10 points behind the dippers & we've just got to grin & bear it because of a back log of fixtures.

Anyway, as I said originally - Wouldn't it be nice if we scored a few goals tomorrow night & actually started the game like we mean to win it rather than pass the ball to death.

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

.to a man they would happily take a point tomorrow night even if it meant being relegated this season.
If you said to them, "You can frustrate United twice this season. Pick up 4pts from them & damage their Title hopes...but ultimately you'll go down" ..they'd all bite your £#%&!ing hand off.
£#%&!ing @#%&!s.

.

You don't honestly believe that do you?

Originally Posted by MJ Ramone

Don't they all?

Now, I'm not saying I expect or would want any team to roll over & let us win but you know for a fact that from Southgate to the players to the Fans..to a man they would happily take a point tomorrow night even if it meant being relegated this season.
If you said to them, "You can frustrate United twice this season. Pick up 4pts from them & damage their Title hopes...but ultimately you'll go down" ..they'd all bite your £#%&!ing hand off.
£#%&!ing @#%&!s.

We're 10 points behind the dippers & we've just got to grin & bear it because of a back log of fixtures.

Anyway, as I said originally - Wouldn't it be nice if we scored a few goals tomorrow night & actually started the game like we mean to win it rather than pass the ball to death.

Brilliant.And totally true