20 'True' Premier league teams

[VegasII]

Quite a few old skool clubs have fallen down the last few years - the sheffield clubs, Leeds, QPR, Forest, Southampton, Coventry...they were usually always in the top division. But then Mankini's City were in the leagues below not so long ago...

 

[Maske2g]

I think there is a correlation between major cities and the teams you all name. Leeds and Forest have won the European Cup, they are both from major cities.

QPR, Soton, Palace, and Coventry can't touch them in size.

 

[ThorntonSpur]

sorry i forgot celtic and rangers

 

[WhiteStripe]

Man Utd
Man City
Liverpool
Everton
Chelsea
Fulham
Arsenal
Spurs
Aston Villa
Leeds United
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
Newcastle
QPR
Norwich
Southampton
Coventry City
Notts County
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday

 

[dvdhopeful]

Interesting about Blackburn, 17 yrs? Thats pretty impressive when you think about their attendances. Newcastle too, thought they'd been out of it for longer than 2 years. Also Stoke, 3 years, they feel more established than that.

Interesting stats there.

 

[joey.leone]

I think there is a correlation between major cities and the teams you all name. Leeds and Forest have won the European Cup, they are both from major cities.

QPR, Soton, Palace, and Coventry can't touch them in size.

Leeds have won the European cup? I thought their best showing was runners up.

 

[Kinger]

Done for us

Team / seasons in prem / total points

1 ManchesterUnited 18 1494
2 Arsenal 18 1311
3 Chelsea 18 1267
4 Liverpool 18 1224
5 Aston Villa 18 1003
6 Tottenham Hotspur 18 955
7 Everton 18 924
8 Newcastle United 16 906
9 Blackburn Rovers 16 896
10 West Ham United 15 731
11 Leeds United 12 692
12 Middlesbrough14 633
13 Manchester City 13 624
14 Southampton 13 587
15 Bolton Wanderers 11 493
16 Fulham 9 410
17 Coventry City 9 409
18 Sheffield Wednesday 8 392
19 Wimbledon 8 391
20 Charlton Athletic 8 361

I find this quite a suprise, although my top 11 match this top 11.

It's definately the lower down clubs where it gets tricky because some feel very established like dvdhopeful said.

 

[hans]

Id have Leicester, Wednesday, Leeds and Forest in place of Wigan, Bpool, West Brom and Fulham. Its a shame how far Sheffield Wednesday have fallen over the years.

 

[Misfit]

I still yearn for the old days of Nottingham Forest, QPR, Norwich, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton etc. Would have to have them in my "top 20 true premier league teams"

Proper order. Great days. Anyone else remember Naaarge beating Bayern M in the UEFA?

Forest should definitely be in the top division for me and Wednesday. Not sure about Coventry. I seem to remember, although this could be bollocks, they were a bit of a bogey team for us in the league when I was just a little lad. Every game seemed to end 2-1 to them. That's how I remember it anyway. Oh and Mabs always got us the one goal in the defeat. Quite a fantasy.

I'll shut up now.

 

[hans]

I think there is a correlation between major cities and the teams you all name. Leeds and Forest have won the European Cup, they are both from major cities.

QPR, Soton, Palace, and Coventry can't touch them in size.

Coventry is bigger than nottingham, southampton is not far off . . . Obviously there is some correlation but i think its the footballing culture in the city that drives it. Leeds is a huge city, 3rd biggest in the country and have only 1 major football club so theres no wonder the club is so well supported. The same could be said for Newcastle.