Below you find a regionwise analysis of the English league - which regions provided how many teams to the league, and titles won per region.
Teams are studied per regions and [in brackets] per counties.
Note there is not an official regional division in England. But the British Government has established eleven regions in the United Kingdom for statistics, eight of them in England, and one more in Wales.
First column: Seasons in Division 1 from 1888-89 to 1991-92 and in Premier League from 1992-93 to 2009-10. Not played during both World Wars. In brackets, league championshipships won from 1888-89 to 2008-2009.
Pop.: 1.900.000 48 presences by 2 clubs. 1 championship won by 1 club. 4 clubs currently in the League. 26 ( 1) Ipswich Town [Suffolk] 22 Norwich City [Norfolk]
Pop.: 3.800.000 199 presences by 6 clubs. 3 championships won by 2 clubs. 8 clubs currently in the League. 65 ( 2) Derby County [Derbyshire] 56 ( 1) Nottingham Forest [Nottinghamshire] 46 Leicester City [Leicestershire] 30 Notts County (Nottingham) [Nottinghamshire] 1 Glossop North End [Derbyshire] [out of league since 1915] 1 Northampton Town [Northamptonshire]
Pop.: 3.100.000 219 presences by 4 clubs. 10 championships won by 2 clubs. 6 clubs currently in the League. 79 ( 5) Newcastle United [Tyne and Wear] 79 ( 5) Sunderland [Tyne and Wear] 60 Middlesbrough [Cleveland] 1 Carlisle United [Cumberland]
Pop.: 6.400.000 680 presences by 14 clubs. 54 championships won by 7 clubs. 17 clubs currently in the League. 107 ( 9) Everton (Liverpool) [Merseyside] 95 (18) Liverpool [Merseyside] 85 (18) Manchester United [Greater Manchester] 81 ( 2) Manchester City [Greater Manchester] 71 Bolton Wanderers [Greater Manchester] 70 ( 3) Blackburn Rovers [Lancashire] 52 ( 2) Burnley [Lancashire] 46 ( 2) Preston North End [Lancashire] 27 Blackpool [Lancashire] 22 Bury [Greater Manchester] 12 Oldham Athletic [Greater Manchester] 5 Accrington [Lancashire] [out of league since 1893] 5 Wigan Athletic [Greater Manchester] 2 Darwen [Lancashire] [out of league since 1899]
Pop.: 14.600.000 499 presences by 19 clubs. 20 championships won by 4 clubs. 24 clubs currently in the League. 93 (13) Arsenal (London) [Greater London] 75 ( 3) Chelsea (London) [Greater London] 75 ( 2) Tottenham Hotspur (London) [Greater London] 53 West Ham United (London) [Greater London] 35 Southampton [Hampshire] 33 ( 2) Portsmouth [Hampshire] 26 Charlton Athletic (London) [Greater London] 21 Fulham (London) [Greater London] 20 Queen’s Park Rangers (London) [Greater London] 16 Luton Town [Bedfordshire] 14 Wimbledon (London) [Greater London] 13 Crystal Palace (London) [Greater London] 8 Watford [Hertfordshire] 5 Brentford [Greater London] 4 Brighton & Hove Albion [East Sussex] 3 Oxford United [Oxfordshire] 2 Millwall (London) [Greater London] 2 Reading [Berkshire] 1 Leyton Orient (London) [Greater London]
Pop.: 4.300.000 10 presences by 2 clubs. 8 clubs currently in the League. 9 Bristol City [Avon] 1 Swindon Town [Wiltshire]
Pop.: 2.900.000 17 presences by 2 clubs. 3 clubs currently in the League. 15 Cardiff City [South Glamorgan] 2 Swansea City [Mid Glamorgan] [formerly Swansea Town]
Pop.: 5.100.000 376 presences by 6 clubs. 11 championships won by 3 clubs. 10 clubs currently in the League. 99 ( 7) Aston Villa (Birmingham) [West Midlands metr.c.] 72 ( 1) West Bromwich Albion [West Midlands metr.c.] 61 ( 3) Wolverhampton Wanderers [West Midlands metr.c.] 56 Birmingham City [West Midlands metr.c.] 54 Stoke City (Stoke-on-Trent) [Staffordshire] 34 Coventry City [West Midlands metr.c.]
Pop.: 4.800.000 236 presences by 9 clubs. 11 championships won by 4 clubs. 12 clubs currently in the League. 66 ( 4) Sheffield Wednesday [South Yorkshire] 60 ( 1) Sheffield United [South Yorkshire] 50 ( 3) Leeds United [West Yorkshire] 30 ( 3) Huddersfield Town [West Yorkshire] 12 Bradford City [West Yorkshire] 12 Grimsby Town [Humberside] 3 Bradford Park Avenue [West Yorkshire] [out of league since 1970] 2 Hull City (Kingston upon Hull)[Humberside] 1 Barnsley [South Yorkshire]
Region Pop. (2000) Presences Champions
Clubs Seasons Clubs Seasons
North West 6.400.000 14 680 7 54
South East 14.600.000 19 499 4 20
West Midlands 5.100.000 6 376 3 11
Yorkshire & Humbers. 4.800.000 9 236 4 11
Northern 3.100.000 4 219 2 10
East Midlands 3.800.000 6 199 2 3
East Anglia 1.900.000 2 48 1 1
Wales 2.900.000 2 17
South West 4.300.000 2 10
Total 46.900.000 64 2284 23 110
County Pop. (2000) Presences Champions
Clubs Seasons Clubs Seasons
Greater London (SE) 6.750.000 12 398 3 18
West Midlands m.c. 2.700.000 5 322 3 11
Gr. Manchester (NW) 2.600.000 6 276 2 20
Merseyside (NW) 1.500.000 2 202 2 27
Lancashire (NW) 1.400.000 6 202 3 7
Tyne and Wear (N) 1.150.000 2 158 2 10
South Yorkshire (YH) 1.300.000 3 127 2 5
West Yorkshire (YH) 2.050.000 4 95 2 6
Nottinghamshire (EM) 1.000.000 2 86 1 1
Hampshire (SE) 1.500.000 2 68 1 2
Derbyshire (EM) 900.000 2 66 1 2
Cleveland (N) 600.000 1 60
Staffordshire (WM) 1.000.000 1 54
Leicestershire (EM) 850.000 1 46
Suffolk (EA) 600.000 1 26 1 1
Norfolk (EA) 700.000 1 22
Bedfordshire (SE) 500.000 1 16
South Glamorgan (Wa) 400.000 1 15
Humberside (YH) 850.000 2 14
Avon (SW) 950.000 1 9
Hertfordshire (SE) 1.000.000 1 8
East Sussex (SE) 700.000 1 4
Oxfordshire (SE) 550.000 1 3
Berkshire (SE) 700.000 1 2
Mid Glamorgan (Wa) 350.000 1 2
Cumberland (N) 500.000 1 1
Northamptonshire(EM) 550.000 1 1
Wiltshire (SW) 550.000 1 1
Total 46.900.000 64 2284 23 110
Never represented at top level:
Buckinghamshire (SE)
Cambridgeshire (EA)
Cheshire (NW)
Clwyd (Wales)
Cornwall (SW)
Devon (SW)
Dorset (SW)
Durham (N)
Dyfed (Wa)
Essex (SE)
Gloucestershire (SW)
Gwent (Wa)
Gwynedd (Wa)
Hereford and W. (WM)
Isle of Wight (SE)
Kent (SE)
Lincolnshire (EM)
North Yorkshire (YH)
Northumberland (N)
Powys (Wa)
Shropshire (WM)
Somerset (SW)
Surrey (SE)
Warwickshire (WM)
West Glamorgan (Wa)
Town Presences Champions
Clubs Seasons Clubs Seasons
London 11 393 3 18
Liverpool 2 202 2 27
Manchester 2 166 2 20
Birmingham 2 155 1 7
Sheffield 2 126 2 5
Nottingham 2 86 1 1
Prepared and maintained by Carles Lozano Ferrer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Carles Lozano Ferrer
(ferrer@economistes.com)
Last updated: 26 Jun 2009
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