Arsenal
Rank
|
Team
|
Years in
Div 1
|
Best
Finish
|
Ave
Position
|
1
|
Arsenal
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Charlton Athletic
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
Brentford
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
Derby County
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
5
|
Huddersfield Town
|
7
|
2
|
7
|
6
|
Aston Villa
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
7
|
Sunderland
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
8
|
Manchester City
|
7
|
1
|
8
|
9
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
7
|
3
|
8
|
10
|
Stoke City
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
Portsmouth
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
12
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
2
|
5
|
9
|
13
|
Preston North End
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
14
|
Everton
|
6
|
1
|
11
|
15
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
16
|
Chelsea
|
7
|
8
|
13
|
17
|
Liverpool
|
7
|
7
|
13
|
18
|
Newcastle United
|
4
|
5
|
13
|
19
|
Grimsby Town
|
5
|
5
|
13
|
20
|
Sheffield United
|
4
|
7
|
14
|
21
|
Middlesbrough
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
22
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
22
|
Leeds United
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
24
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
5
|
5
|
14
|
25
|
Birmingham
|
7
|
9
|
14
|
26
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
5
|
13
|
15
|
27
|
Leicester City
|
5
|
16
|
18
|
28
|
West Ham United
|
2
|
18
|
20
|
29
|
Blackpool
|
3
|
20
|
20
|
30
|
Manchester United
|
2
|
21
|
21
|
Of these 30 teams 13 are in the top tier of the English league system this season. Grimsby Town are the only team on the chart no longer in the top four tiers. The geographical distribution of clubs is wider than previously :
London and the South 6
The North East 3
The North 13
The Midlands 7
The North East 3
The North 13
The Midlands 7
