Here's a table I compiled showing the Top 20 clubs arranged by the number of seasons spent in the Top Flight of English football from 1888-89 to 2010-11.
# CLUB SEASONS IN TOP FLIGHT
1 EVERTON 108
2 ASTON VILLA 100
3 LIVERPOOL 96
4 ARSENAL 94
5 MANCHESTER UNITED 86
6 MANCHESTER CITY 82
7 NEWCASTLE UNITED 80
8 SUNDERLAND 80
9 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 76
10 CHELSEA 76
11 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 74
12 BOLTON WANDERERS 72
13 BLACKBURN ROVERS 71
14 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 66
15 DERBY COUNTY 65
16 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 62
17 MIDDLESBROUGH 60
18 SHEFFIELD UNITED 60
19 BIRMINGHAM CITY 57
20 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 56
Spurs come out in 9th place, which isn't bad considering we only joined the Football League 20 years after it was formed.
Full table available here:
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SEASONS-IN-TOP-FLIGHT----1888-89-to-2009-10.html
# CLUB SEASONS IN TOP FLIGHT
1 EVERTON 108
2 ASTON VILLA 100
3 LIVERPOOL 96
4 ARSENAL 94
5 MANCHESTER UNITED 86
6 MANCHESTER CITY 82
7 NEWCASTLE UNITED 80
8 SUNDERLAND 80
9 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 76
10 CHELSEA 76
11 WEST BROMWICH ALBION 74
12 BOLTON WANDERERS 72
13 BLACKBURN ROVERS 71
14 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 66
15 DERBY COUNTY 65
16 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 62
17 MIDDLESBROUGH 60
18 SHEFFIELD UNITED 60
19 BIRMINGHAM CITY 57
20 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 56
Spurs come out in 9th place, which isn't bad considering we only joined the Football League 20 years after it was formed.
Full table available here:
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SEASONS-IN-TOP-FLIGHT----1888-89-to-2009-10.html
