Premier League members for 2007-08
The following twenty clubs will be competing in the Premier League during the 2007-08 season.
Club
|
Finishing position
in 2006–07 |
First season in
top division |
First season of
current spell in
top division |
| Arsenal [42][43] |
4th |
1904–05 |
1919–20 |
| Aston Villa [42][43] |
11th |
1888–89 |
1988–89 |
| Birmingham City [43] |
2nd in Championship |
1893–94 |
2007–08 |
| Blackburn Rovers [43] |
10th |
1888–89 |
2001–02 |
| Bolton Wanderers |
7th |
1888–89 |
2001–02 |
| Chelsea [42][43] |
2nd |
1907–08 |
1989–90 |
| Derby County |
3rd in Championship (promoted via play-offs) |
1888-89 |
2007–08 |
| Everton [42][43] |
6th |
1888–89 |
1954–55 |
| Fulham |
16th |
1949–50 |
2001–02 |
| Liverpool [42][43] |
3rd |
1894–95 |
1962–63 |
| Manchester City [43] |
14th |
1899–1900 |
2002–03 |
| Manchester United [42][43] |
1st |
1892–93 |
1975–76 |
| Middlesbrough [43] |
12th |
1902–03 |
1998–99 |
| Newcastle United |
13th |
1898–99 |
1993–94 |
| Portsmouth |
9th |
1927–28 |
2003–04 |
| Reading |
8th |
2006–07 |
2006–07 |
| Sunderland [43] |
1st in Championship |
1890–91 |
2007–08 |
| Tottenham Hotspur [42][43] |
5th |
1909–10 |
1978–79 |
| West Ham United |
15th |
1923–24 |
2005–06 |
| Wigan Athletic |
17th |
2005–06 |
2005–06 |
