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2025
Liverpool win the Premier League title in Arne Slot's first season in charge of the club. Crystal Palace win their first ever major trophy by beating Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Newcastle United beat Liverpool 2-1 in the EFL (Carabao) Cup final to break their long-standing trophy drought. Truro City become the first club from Cornwall to participate in a national football league after finishing top of a closely fought National League South. Luton Town suffer back to back relegations as they are beaten 5–3 away to West Bromwich Albion. Burnley are promoted back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, alongside Leeds United, with both clubs finishing on 100 points.
2024
Liverpool win the EFL (Carabao) Cup against Chelsea in extra time, becoming the first club to win the competition 10 times. Manchester City claimed a historic 4th consecutive Premier League title, becoming the first English team to achieve this feat. Manchester City beat their rivals, Manchester United, in the FA Community Shield on penalties, winning the FA Community Shield for the first time in 6 years. Manchester United defeated their rivals, Manchester City, to earn their 13th FA Cup trophy, winning the game 2–1. All 3 promoted teams—Sheffield United, Burnley, and Luton Town—were relegated after just one season in the top flight, marking the first time this has occurred since the 1997-98 campaign. Ipswich Town were promoted to the Premier League, returning after 22 years outside the Premier League. The National League Cup is controversially revived, with multiple clubs refusing to participate. Former England, Manchester City and Leicester City manager, Sven-Göran Eriksson, passes away aged 76.
2023
Erik ten Hag wins his first major trophy during his first season at Manchester United when the club beat Newcastle United 2–0 in the EFL (Carabao) Cup final."Man United win EFL Cup over Newcastle." Sky Sports. 1 March 2023. Manchester City win their 3rd league title in a row, becoming the 5th club to achieve this feat. They also complete the treble, winning the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup, matching rivals, Manchester United's, achievement 24 years prior. Erling Haaland of Manchester City broke the Golden Boot record as he scored 36 goals, breaking Mohamed Salah's record of 32 goals for Liverpool in 2017/18."Haaland breaks PL Golden Boot record" BBC Sports. 28 May 2023. Seven years after winning the league and two years after winning the FA Cup, Leicester City were relegated after nine years in the top flight. Luton Town played their first ever Premier League season, despite playing non-league football in 2012–13.
2022
Liverpool win the EFL Cup for a record ninth time, defeating Chelsea 11–10 on penalties. Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea, sells the team due to Russo-Ukrainian War. Liverpool win the FA Cup, defeating Chelsea 6–5 on penalties. Manchester City win their fifth league title after defeating Aston Villa 3–2. Bury's phoenix side, Bury AFC, merge with the original club after a buyer was found. Bury AFC are ruled to have been a continuation of the original club, and all trophies are transferred to the original club and Bury F.C. assume the phoenix club's position in the North West Counties Premier Division
2021 Chelsea wins the UEFA Champions League, defeating Manchester City 1–0 in the final in Porto. Leicester City wins the FA Cup for the first time in their history, beating Chelsea 1–0. In a season played behind closed doors, Manchester City win the EFL Cup for the fourth consecutive season and eighth in total, and their fifth Premier League title, seventh in the top flight overall. Jack Grealish became the most expensive English footballer of all time after a transfer to Premier League champions Manchester City for £100 million. Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United from Juventus for a fee of €15 million, plus a potential €8 million in add-ons.
2020 All football action stopped on March 13, due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It resumed on June 17, behind closed doors. Liverpool win the Premier League for the first time, which marked their first national league title since 1990. Arsenal win the FA Cup for a record extending 14th time, beating Chelsea 2–1. Bury F.C. enter administration and were expelled from the Football League. A phoenix side is formed in the North West Counties Division One North.
2010s 2019 – 2018 – 2017 – 2016 – 2015 – 2014 – 2013 – 2012 – 2011 – 2010
2019 Manchester City became the first team to win back-to-back Premier League titles since Manchester United in 2009. Liverpool win their 6th European Cup, claiming the UEFA Champions League in Madrid against Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City became the first English team to win a domestic treble (FA Cup, League Cup, and Premier League). Tottenham Hotspur played their first game at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, winning 2–0 over Crystal Palace. Son Heung-Min scored the first goal in the new stadium.
2018 Manchester City win the Premier League title earning the nickname "The Centurions", the first club to win the top flight title with 100 points. During the season, they broke multiple all-time Premier League and Top Division records.Man City break multiple Premier League records following Centurions season. MCFC Editorial. 13 May 2018. In EFL League One, the two offshoot clubs of Wimbledon, phoenix club AFC Wimbledon and Milton Keynes Dons, end the 2017–18 season with different fates: AFC Wimbledon survived while MK Dons were relegated to League Two. This meant that the 2018–19 season would be the first in which AFC Wimbledon would play in a higher division than MK Dons. Chelsea win the FA Cup, beating Manchester United 1–0. Leicester City owner, Khun Vichai, alongside 4 others, is killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium following Leicester's 1–1 draw with West Ham. Two policemen and two club staff members suffer burns and smoke inhalation in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue the occupants.
2017 Arsène Wenger became the most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th FA Cup. Arsenal reclaimed the record for the most FA Cup titles with 13. Arsenal failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1997. Former Lincoln City, Watford, Aston Villa and England manager Graham Taylor died aged 72. Chelsea win their fifth Premier League title, and sixth English title, achieving a record of 30 wins in Antonio Conte's first season in English football. José Mourinho became the first Manchester United manager to win a major trophy in his first season, as he guided the club to a League Cup and Europa League double. Tottenham Hotspur played their final season at White Hart Lane after nearly 120 years at the stadium. Spurs beat Manchester United 2–1 on the final match there, with Harry Kane scoring the last goal for Tottenham at this ground and Wayne Rooney becoming the final goalscorer there. The club planned to use Wembley Stadium while their new stadium was being built within White Hart Lane's footprint.
2016 The Football League was renamed to the English Football League, with all of the leagues and cup competitions it organizes including "EFL" in their titles. Manchester United equaled Arsenal's record of 12 FA Cups. Leicester City win the top tier title of English football for the first time in history, just 8 years after their relegation to the 3rd tier. Leicester City's Jamie Vardy became the first player to score in 11 consecutive appearances in Premier League history. Defending champions Chelsea sacked manager José Mourinho in December while in 16th place and eventually failed to qualify for European football, for the first time in two decades, finishing 10th - the lowest position for a Premier League holder. This record stood for only one year, as Leicester City finished 12th the following season. Eden Hazard, the previous season's PFA Players' Player of the Year, did not score a league goal until late April. Manchester United sacked manager Louis van Gaal despite winning the FA Cup, after a poor league season that saw the club miss out on next season's Champions League. Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was appointed in his place.
2015 Arsenal win the FA Cup for a record 12th time. Chelsea win the Premier League in Jose Mourinho's return to the club. AFC Bournemouth were promoted to the top flight for the first time after winning the Championship, just eight years after the club went into administration and almost dropped out of the EFL.
2014 May 19: Louis van Gaal was confirmed as the manager of Manchester United. Former interim manager Ryan Giggs was named as his assistant, and confirmed his retirement as a professional football player at the age of 40. Arsenal win the FA Cup, their first major trophy in 9 years. Manchester City win their 4th top flight title.
2013 Sir Alex Ferguson retired after winning Manchester United's 20th league title. Wigan Athletic win the FA Cup for the first time, but were relegated from the Premier League, becoming the first FA Cup winners to be relegated the same season as their Cup win. Swansea City win the Football League Cup for the first time and became the first Welsh club to represent the English football league system in European tournaments. Gareth Bale signed for Real Madrid for an £85.3 million transfer fee.
2012 Liverpool win the League Cup on penalties in the return of former manager Kenny Dalglish. Manchester City win the Premier League title ahead of rivals Manchester United on goal difference, their 3rd overall English league win, and became the first team relegated from the Premier League to win the title. This was also their first English league title success since 1968. Chelsea win the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history, defeating FC Bayern Munich in the Allianz Arena on penalties. They also won the FA Cup.
2011 Manchester United win a record-setting 19th top-flight title. They also reached the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium, but lost to FC Barcelona for the second time in three years. Manchester City win the 130th FA Cup Final beating Stoke City 1–0 at Wembley, their first major trophy after 36 years. Birmingham City claimed the second major trophy in their history after defeating Arsenal in the League Cup Final. Despite that, however, they were relegated on the final day of the league season. On Saturday, February 5, there were 41 goals in 8 Premier League games which is the record for a single day in the Premier League since it became a 20-team division. The results were Aston Villa 2–2 Fulham, Everton 5–3 Blackpool, Manchester City 3–0 West Bromwich, Newcastle 4–4 Arsenal, Stoke 3–2 Sunderland, Tottenham 2–1 Bolton, Wigan 4–3 Blackburn, Wolves 2–1 Manchester United. Chelsea signed Fernando Torres from Liverpool for a British record £50 million. Chelsea Manager Carlo Ancelotti was sacked despite winning the League and Cup double for the club the previous season.
2010 Manchester United defended their League Cup title. Liverpool failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2003. Tottenham Hotspur broke into the top four of the Premier League for the first time, thus taking Liverpool's spot in Europe's top club competition. Chelsea became the seventh team to win the league and FA Cup double, scoring a record 108 Premier League goals in the process. Chester City, the Football Conference team relegated from The Football League last year, went out of business after 125 years in existence. They were reformed as Chester F.C. and initially competed in a regional division.
2000s 2009 – 2008 – 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – 2000