Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Apart from its popularity, it is also one of the most lucrative sports.
Around 40,000 association football clubs are there in England, making it the country with the most clubs active in the league. Sheffield FC, the oldest club in the world, Nott’s County FC, the world's oldest professional soccer club, and the Football Association, the world's oldest regulatory organization, are all from England.
Since football has been a big part of British culture. The United Kingdom has produced several successful football teams. The top four most successful football teams in England are shown below.
Manchester United
In our ranking of the most successful football teams, Manchester United is at the top. Manchester United is one of the wealthiest football teams, having won 66 national and international football championships over their club tenure as of the 2019-20 seasons. In their history, the club has won 5 Football League Cups, 12 FA Cups as well as 20 English Premier League titles. Man United has won the UEFA Champion League 3 times and the FA Community Shield 21 times. The club has also won one UEFA Cup Winners Cup and one UEFA Super Cup.
Liverpool
Liverpool holds second place in our ranking of the most successful football teams. As of 2019/20, the club has won a sum of 61 national and international football championships over their club tenure. Till now, Liverpool has won 18 English Premier League as well as 8 FA cups and 8 Football League Cup. Since its establishment, the club has won a total of 15 FA Community Shield, 5 UEFA Champions League, and 3 UEFA Europe League.
Arsenal
Arsenal ranks third in our list of most successful football teams in England. They have won 46 national and international football trophies as of last 2019/20 seasons. Arsenal has won the English Premier League 13 times, the FA Cup 13 times, and the Football League Cup 3 times. The team has 15 FA Community Shield titles under its belt and has once won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Chelsea
The winner of the sum of 31 national and international football championships, Chelsea holds the fourth position in our ranking of the most successful English Clubs. Chelsea has won English Premier League and Football League Cup both 6 times as well as 9 FA Cups. The club has achieved 4 FA Community Shield, 2 UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Cup Winners Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup, and 1 UEFA Europa League.
