Longest current tenure in Premier League
Team | Seasons |
---|---|
Arsenal | 100 |
Everton | 72 |
Liverpool | 64 |
Manchester United | 51 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 48 |
Longest current tenure in Championship
Team | Seasons |
---|---|
Bristol City | 11 |
Preston North End | 11 |
Queens Park Rangers | 11 |
Middlesbrough | 9 |
Millwall | 9 |
Longest current tenure in League One
Team | Seasons |
---|---|
Burton Albion | 8 |
Lincoln City | 7 |
Bolton Wanderers | 5 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 5 |
Barnsley | 4 |
Bournemouth holds the record for the longest continuous stay in the third tier of English football. They spent 40 consecutive seasons in the third tier, from 1923 to 1970.
Longest current tenure in League Two
Team | Seasons |
---|---|
Newport County | 13 |
Colchester United | 10 |
Salford City | 7 |
Walsall | 7 |
Barrow | 6 |
Rochdale holds the record for the longest continuous spell in the fourth tier of English football. They spent 36 consecutive seasons in the fourth tier, from 1974 to 2010.
More stats
View All - Longest current stayTeams that have stayed longest in their current division.
- Average AttendanceAverage league attendance of clubs that competed in the top seven tiers of the English football pyramid during the 2024/25 season.
- Longest unbeaten runLongest current unbeaten run in the top four tiers of English football
- Average league positionsTable calculated using each club's all-time average position in the English football pyramid
- Most Seasons of ImprovementTeams currently on the longest run of improving their final league position season over season