User:MDCollins/Premier League winners statistics

Since the formation of the Premier League in 1992, only four teams have won the title - Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal and Chelsea. With ten wins to their name, it is unsurprising that Manchester United players hold the top positions for being in title-winning sides.

Currently, a player needs to appear in 10 matches in a title-winning season to qualify for a medal (inclusive of matches as a playing substitute).

The League Champions shall further receive 21 commemorative medals to be presented by the Club to its Manager and to such of its Players and Officials as it thinks fit provided, in the case of a Player, that he has that Season played in a minimum of 10 of its League Matches. Additional medals may be presented with the consent of the Board
— 2008 FA Premier League Handbook, Section B, paragraph 27. p.83.^[1]

This "special dispensation", at the discretion of the Premier League Board, is usually reserved for reserve goalkeepers, and outfield players who have played less than 10 games due to injury.

Number of winners by season; clubs and captains

This table details the chronology of the Premier League winners, and the respective captains of the sides.

Year	Club	Captain^{[citation needed]}	Number of medals
199292–93	Man Utd	Bryan Robson^[2]	17
199393–94	Man Utd (2)	Steve Bruce^[3]	15
199494–95	Blackburn	Tim Sherwood	15^[4]
199595–96	Man Utd (3)	Eric Cantona	15
199696–97	Man Utd (4)	Eric Cantona (2)	17
199797–98	Arsenal	Tony Adams	20
199898–99	Man Utd (5)	Roy Keane	18
199999–00	Man Utd (6)	Roy Keane (2)	17
200000–01	Man Utd (7)	Roy Keane (3)	21
200101–02	Arsenal (2)	Tony Adams (2)	22
200202–03	Man Utd (8)	Roy Keane (4)	16
200303–04	Arsenal (3)	Patrick Vieira	20
200404–05	Chelsea	John Terry	18
200505–06	Chelsea (2)	John Terry (2)	18
200606–07	Man Utd (9)	Gary Neville	22
200707–08	Man Utd (10)	Ryan Giggs^[5]	20^[6]

Representation of nationalities

There have been 143 different players to receive a Premier League medal, from 31 different countries (in 2008, 66 countries are represented by players in the Premier League). Of these 31 countries, 14 have yielded only one medal winner.^[7]

Nationality	Number	First winner
Argentina	4	Juan Sebastián Verón, 02–03
Australia	2	Robbie Slater, 94–95
Austria	1	Alex Manninger, 97–98
Brazil	3	Edu, 01–02
Cameroon	2	Lauren, 01–02
Czech Republic	2	Karel Poborský, 96–97
Denmark	1	Peter Schmeichel, 92–93
England	60	Steve Bruce, Dion Dublin, Paul Ince, David May, Gary Pallister, Paul Parker, Mike Phelan, Bryan Robson, Lee Sharpe in 92–93
France	19	Eric Cantona, 92–93
Germany	2	Jens Lehmann, 03–04
Ghana	1	Michael Essien, 05–06
Iceland	1	Eidur Gudjohnsen, 04–05
Ireland	3	Denis Irwin, 92–93
Ivory Coast	2	Kolo Touré, 03–04
Korea	1	Park Ji-Sung, 06–07
Liberia	1	Christopher Wreh, 97–98
Netherlands	9	Jordi Cruyff, 96–97
Nigeria	1	Nwankwo Kanu, 01–02
Norway	3	Henning Berg, 94–95
Poland	1	Tomasz Kuszczak, 06–07
Portugal	6	Luis Boa Morte, 97–98
South Africa	1	Quinton Fortune, 02–03
Russia	1	Andrei Kanchelskis, 92–93
Scotland	3	Brian McClair, 92–93
Serbia	1	Mateja Kežman, 04–05
Spain	3	Jose Antonio Reyes, 03–04
Sweden	3	Jesper Blomqvist, 98–99
Trinidad and Tobago	1	Dwight Yorke, 98–99
Ukraine	1	Oleg Luzhny
Uruguay	1	Diego Forlán, 02–03
Wales	3	Clayton Blackmore, Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes in 92–93

Full list of players with a Premier League medal

Player	No.	Nat.	Pos.	Club(s)	Seasons	Notes
Ryan Giggs	10	WAL	LW	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 07–08
Paul Scholes	8	ENG	CM	Man Utd	199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 07–08
Denis Irwin	7	IRE	LB	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01
Roy Keane	7	IRE	DM	Man Utd	199393–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03	Most as captain: 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Gary Neville	7	ENG	RB	Man Utd	199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07
David Beckham	6	ENG	RW	Man Utd	199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Nicky Butt	6	ENG	CM	Man Utd	199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Phil Neville	6	ENG	FB	Man Utd	199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Ole Gunnar Solskjær	6	NOR	FW	Man Utd	199696–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07
Andrew Cole	5	ENG	ST	Man Utd	199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01
Peter Schmeichel	5	DEN	GK	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99
Wes Brown	5	ENG	CD	Man Utd	199898–99, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 07–08
Eric Cantona	4	FRA	FW	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97
Brian McClair	4	SCO	CM	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97
Gary Pallister	4	ENG	CD	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97
Mikael Silvestre	4	FRA	LB/CD	Man Utd	199999–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07
Dennis Bergkamp	3	NED	ST	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Martin Keown	3	ENG	CD	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Ray Parlour	3	ENG	RW	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Patrick Vieira	3	FRA	DM	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Henning Berg	3	NOR	CD/RB	Blackburn, Man Utd	199494–95, 98–99, 99–00	Only player for 2 clubs.
Steve Bruce	3	ENG	CD	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96
Lee Sharpe	3	ENG	LW	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94, 95–96
Ronny Johnsen	3	NOR	CD/DM	Man Utd	199696–97, 98–99, 00–01
Teddy Sheringham	3	ENG	ST	Man Utd	199898–99, 99–00, 00–01
Jaap Stam	3	NED	CD	Man Utd	199898–99, 99–00, 00–01
Dwight Yorke	3	T&T	ST	Man Utd	199898–99, 99–00, 00–01
Rio Ferdinand	3	ENG	CD	Man Utd	200202–03, 06–07, 07–08
John O'Shea	3	IRE	D/DM	Man Utd	200202–03, 06–07, 07–08
Tony Adams	2	ENG	CD	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02
David Seaman	2	ENG	GK	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02	Oldest: 38 years, 234 days old
Lee Dixon	2	ENG	CD	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02
Gilles Grimandi	2	FRA	DM	Arsenal	199797–98, 01–02
Ashley Cole	2	ENG	LB	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Robert Pires	2	FRA	AM/LW	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Fredrik Ljungberg	2	SWE	AM	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Sylvain Wiltord	2	FRA	ST	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Lauren	2	CAM	RB/WB	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Thierry Henry	2	FRA	ST	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Edu	2	BRA	CM	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Sol Campbell	2	ENG	CD	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Nwankwo Kanu	2	NIG	FW	Arsenal	200101–02, 03–04
Ricardo Carvalho	2	POR	CD	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Petr Cech	2	CZE	GK	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Didier Drogba	2	IVO	FW	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Damien Duff	2	ENG	M	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
William Gallas	2	FRA	CD	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Geremi	2	CAM	RB/DM	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Eidur Gudjohnsen	2	ICE	FW	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Robert Huth	2	GER	CD	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Joe Cole	2	ENG	CM	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Frank Lampard	2	ENG	CM	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Claude Makelele	2	FRA	DM	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Paulo Ferreira	2	POR	D	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Arjen Robben	2	NED	LW	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
John Terry	2	ENG	CD	Chelsea	200404–05, 05–06
Mark Hughes	2	WAL	ST	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94
Paul Ince	2	ENG	DM	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94
Andrei Kanchelskis	2	RUS	W	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94
Paul Parker	2	ENG	D	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94
Bryan Robson	2	ENG	CM	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94
David May	2	ENG	CD	Man Utd	199292–93, 93–94
Raimond van der Gouw	2	NED	GK	Man Utd	199999–00, 00–01
Fabien Barthez	2	FRA	GK	Man Utd	200000–01, 02–03
Edwin van der Sar	2	NED	GK	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Patrice Evra	2	FRA	LB/LW	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Nemanja Vidić	2	SER	CD	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Cristiano Ronaldo	2	POR	RW	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Park Ji-Sung	2	KOR	AM	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Michael Carrick	2	ENG	M	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Darren Fletcher	2	SCO	M	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Louis Saha	2	FRA	ST	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Wayne Rooney	2	ENG	ST	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08
Tomasz Kuszczak	2	POL	GK	Man Utd	200606–07, 07–08	Special Dispensation (twice)^[6]
Tim Sherwood	1	ENG	M	Blackburn	199494–95
Mark Atkins	1	ENG	CM	Blackburn	199494–95
Alan Shearer	1	ENG	ST	Blackburn	199494–95
Tony Gale	1	ENG	D	Blackburn	199494–95
Colin Hendry	1	SCO	D	Blackburn	199494–95
Graeme Le Saux	1	ENG^[8]	LB	Blackburn	199494–95
Tim Flowers	1	ENG	GK	Blackburn	199494–95
Paul Warhurst	1	ENG	D	Blackburn	199494–95
Chris Sutton	1	ENG	ST	Blackburn	199494–95
Stuart Ripley	1	ENG	AM	Blackburn	199494–95
Ian Pearce	1	ENG	D	Blackburn	199494–95
Jason Wilcox	1	ENG	W	Blackburn	199494–95
Mike Newell	1	ENG	ST	Blackburn	199494–95
Robbie Slater	1	AUS^[9]	M	Blackburn	199494–95
Nigel Winterburn	1	ENG	LB	Arsenal	199797–98
Steve Bould	1	ENG	CD	Arsenal	199797–98
David Platt	1	ENG	CM	Arsenal	199797–98
Ian Wright	1	ENG	ST	Arsenal	199797–98	First whose son has also won
Nicolas Anelka	1	FRA	ST	Arsenal	199797–98
Marc Overmars	1	NED	LW	Arsenal	199797–98
Christopher Wreh	1	LIB	ST	Arsenal	199797–98
Emmanuel Petit	1	FRA	DM	Arsenal	199797–98
Luís Boa Morte	1	POR	LW	Arsenal	199797–98
Remi Garde	1	FRA	D	Arsenal	199797–98
Stephen Hughes	1	ENG	M	Arsenal	199797–98
Oleg Luzhny	1	UKR	D	Arsenal	200101–02
Alex Manninger	1	AUT	GK	Arsenal	199797–98	Special Dispensation
Stuart Taylor	1	ENG	GK	Arsenal	200101–02
Giovanni van Bronckhorst	1	NED	LB	Arsenal	200101–02
Matthew Upson	ENG	1	CD	Arsenal	200101–02
Richard Wright	1	ENG	GK	Arsenal	200101–02
Jérémie Aliadière	1	FRA	FW	Arsenal	200303–04
Jens Lehmann	1	GER	GK	Arsenal	200303–04
Jose Antonio Reyes	1	ESP	AM	Arsenal	200303–04
Gilberto Silva	1	BRA	DM	Arsenal	200303–04
Pascal Cygan	1	FRA	D	Arsenal	200303–04
Gaël Clichy	1	FRA	LB	Arsenal	200303–04	Youngest: 18 years, 294 days
Kolo Touré	1	IVO	CM	Arsenal	200303–04
Wayne Bridge	1	ENG	LB	Chelsea	200404–05
Tiago Mendes	1	POR	M	Chelsea	200404–05
Glen Johnson	1	ENG	RB	Chelsea	200404–05
Mateja Kežman	1	SER	ST	Chelsea	200404–05
Hernán Crespo	1	ARG	ST	Chelsea	200505–06
Asier del Horno	1	ESP	LB	Chelsea	200505–06
Michael Essien	1	GHA	CM	Chelsea	200505–06
Shaun Wright-Phillips	1	ENG	RW	Chelsea	200505–06	First whose father has also won
Clayton Blackmore	1	WAL	FB/M	Man Utd	199292–93
Dion Dublin	1	ENG	ST/CD	Man Utd	199292–93	Special Dispensation
Mike Phelan	1	ENG	RB/M	Man Utd	199292–93
Jordi Cruyff	1	NED	RW	Man Utd	199696–97
Karel Poborský	1	CZE	W	Man Utd	199696–97
Jesper Blomqvist	1	SWE	LW	Man Utd	199898–99
Mark Bosnich	1	AUS	GK	Man Utd	199999–00
Luke Chadwick	1	ENG	M	Man Utd	200000–01
Ronnie Wallwork	1	ENG	D/DM	Man Utd	200000–01
Laurent Blanc	1	FRA	CD	Man Utd	200202–03
Roy Carroll	1	ENG	GK	Man Utd	200202–03
Quinton Fortune	1	RSA	D/M	Man Utd	200202–03	Special Dispensation^[10]
Diego Forlán	1	URU	FW	Man Utd	200202–03
Ruud van Nistelrooy	1	NED	ST	Man Utd	200202–03
Juan Sebastián Verón	1	ARG	M	Man Utd	200202–03
Gabriel Heinze	1	ARG	LB/D	Man Utd	200606–07
Kieran Richardson	1	ENG	M	Man Utd	200606–07
Henrik Larsson	1	SWE	ST	Man Utd	200606–07	Special Dispensation
Alan Smith	1	ENG	ST	Man Utd	200606–07	Special Dispensation^[11]
Anderson	1	BRA	M	Man Utd	200707–08
Owen Hargreaves	1	ENG^[12]	M	Man Utd	200707–08
Nani	1	POR	W	Man Utd	200707–08
Carlos Tevez	1	ARG	FW	Man Utd	200707–08
Gerard Piqué	1	ESP	RB/CB	Man Utd	200707–08	Special Dispensation^[6]

Footnotes

^ FA Premier League Handbook 2007–08. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
^ Robson was club captain, although was injured for much of the 1992–93 season, Steve Bruce deputising.
^ Joint position with Bryan Robson
^ David Batty was offered a medal under "special dispensation", but refused as he felt his contribution (5 games) was minimal.
^ Although Gary Neville was still official club captain, he played 0 Premier League games through injury. Giggs was vice-captain.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bumper Go Figure: Season in Numbers, 2008-05-12, www.football365.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
^ Statistics collated from full list of winners.
^ Jersey born, England international
^ born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, but Australian international
^ Fortune also played in the 99–00, 00–01 and 03–04 title-winning seasons.
^ Newcastle United Squad Profile: Alan Smith, nufc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.
^ born in Calgary, Canada, England international

References

Statistics for Arsenal players sourced from: "Season by Season Statistics". Gunnermania.
Statistics for Chelsea players sourced from: "Chelsea player appearances". Soccerbase.
Statistics for Manchester United players sourced from: "RedStat - Manchester United Statistics 1970-2007".

[1] FA Premier League Handbook 2007–08. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.

[robsoninjury-2] Robson was club captain, although was injured for much of the 1992–93 season, Steve Bruce deputising.

[3] Joint position with Bryan Robson

[4] David Batty was offered a medal under "special dispensation", but refused as he felt his contribution (5 games) was minimal.

[5] Although Gary Neville was still official club captain, he played 0 Premier League games through injury. Giggs was vice-captain.

[07-08-6] Bumper Go Figure: Season in Numbers, 2008-05-12, www.football365.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.

[7] Statistics collated from full list of winners.

[8] Jersey born, England international

[9] rn in Ormskirk, Lancashire, but Australian international

[10] Fortune also played in the 99–00, 00–01 and 03–04 title-winning seasons.

[11] Newcastle United Squad Profile: Alan Smith, nufc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.

[12] rn in Calgary, Canada, England international

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