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The English top-flight has a storied history that stretches back long before the Premier League’s 1992 inception – but which teams are a part of that history and who are the most successful of all-time to date?

Everton continue to flirt with relegation from England’s top flight for the first time since 1951, with anyone new to the beautiful game forgiven for thinking they are nothing more than a side making up the numbers.

In fact, their rich history doesn’t align with their current struggles, and the all-time top-flight table serves as a stern reminder.

While we immediately all think of the great Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal sides over the years, there were periods of dominance from teams many wouldn’t have expected and merely appearances in the English top-flight for teams who many perhaps haven’t even heard of.

Bradford Park Avenue found themselves playing First Division football 100 years ago, but were relegated in 1914 and have never returned since. After reforming in 1987, the club has since spent most of their time in the lower end of England’s non-league system.

Staying in Yorkshire, many associate Huddersfield Town’s top-flight experience with their two-year stay that began with David Wagner in 2017-18, before falling apart. In fact, The Terriers won a three-peat of First Division titles in the 1920s as well as an FA Cup. That’s more First Division titles than Tottenham – no, seriously.

Sitting just behind Newcastle in the rankings is Sunderland, who have been out of the Premier League since their 2016-17 relegation season. That was the start of a miserable era that saw them drop down to League One in the process, but the Black Cats are now fighting to escape England’s second division once again.

Littered with teams across the country, from the very top of the pyramid to the bottom – with even the currently inactive Bury FC making the cut – here is what the all-time English top-flight table currently looks like.

1. Liverpool – 7155 points 2. Arsenal – 6979 points 3. Everton – 6822 points 4. Manchester United – 6619 points 5. Aston Villa – 6086 points 6. Manchester City – 5565 points 7. Tottenham – 5296 points 8. Chelsea – 5280 points 9. Newcastle – 5054 points 10. Sunderland – 4560 points 11. West Brom – 4091 points 12. Blackburn – 3702 points 13. Bolton Wanderers – 3692 points 14. Wolves – 3624 points 15. Sheffield Wednesday – 3552 points 16. West Ham – 3327 points 17. Derby County – 3303 points 18. Sheffield United – 3250 points 19. Leeds United – 3188 points 20. Burnley – 3124 points 21. Middlesbrough – 3065 points 22. Nottingham Forest – 2979 points 23. Stoke City – 2917 points 24. Leicester City – 2784 points 25. Birmingham City – 2755 points 26. Preston North End – 2403 points 27. Southampton – 2283 points 28. Huddersfield Town – 1810 points 29. Portsmouth – 1765 points 30. Coventry – 1686 points 31. Blackpool – 1527 points 32. Ipswich – 1471 points 33. Charlton Athletic – 1318 points 34. Notts County – 1276 points 35. Norwich City – 1256 points 36. Fulham – 1251 points 37. QPR – 1146 points 38. Bury FC – 1017 points 39. Crystal Palace – 1011 points 40. Cardiff City – 890 points 41. Luton Town – 807 points 42. Wimbledon – 729 points 43. Watford – 622 points 44. Oldham Athletic – 606 points 45. Grimsby Town – 598 points 46. Bradford City – 582 points 47. Brighton – 450 points 48. Bristol City – 436 points 49. Swansea City – 422 points 50. Brentford – 370 points 51. Wigan Athletic – 331 points 52. AFC Bournemouth – 250 points  53. Hull City – 171 points 54. Bradford Park Avenue – 147 points 55. Accrington FC – 138 points 56. Reading – 119 points 57. Oxford United – 119 points 58. Millwall – 79 points 59. Northampton Town – 43 points 60. Carlisle United – 41 points 61. Darwen – 41 points 62. Barnsley FC – 35 points 63. Swindon Town – 30 points 64. Leyton Orient – 27 points 65. Glossop North End – 22 points

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