European leagues have
been around for a while but the Premier League was founded in 1992. There has
been 23 seasons with the inaugural season starting in August.
The first division
clubs resigned from the Football League in may 1992 which then created Barclays
Premier League as a result. The inaugural members of the Premier League were:
Arsenal,
Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton,
Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United,
Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park
Rangers, Sheffield Utd, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur,
and Wimbledon.
Since the
beginning in 1992, 46 clubs have played in this league. And just this year a
team was promoted to the league making it the 47th team.
At the
end of each season, 3 teams are relegated (goes to a lower division) and three
clubs are promoted. Apart from the opening campaign in 1992/93, every season of
the Barclays Premier League has had a title sponsor.
Sir Alex
Ferguson is the most successful manager in the competition and has helped
Manchester United to all their Premier League successes. He also holds the
record for being the longest serving manager in the league, spending 21 years
in the league until his retiring in 2012/2013 season.
The
premier league has had some great players and coaches/managers in their league
who have gotten into the hall of fame. This league is an exciting league and
proves to only get better and more competitive throughout the years. The
strength of the teams in this league are great and can compete with other clubs
all around the world.
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