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Manchester united football club trophies

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Honours

Manchester United’s first trophy was the Manchester Cupthe club won its first league title, and won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. In terms of the number of trophies won, Manchester United’s most successful decade was the 1990s; the club won five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared), one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.

The club currently holds the record for most top-division titles (19), the most FA Cups (11), and the most FA Cup Final appearances (18).[148] Manchester United holds the record for the most Premier League titles (12), and was the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968. The club’s most recent trophy came in August 2025 with the 2025 FA Community Shield title.

Domestic

League

First Division[nb 3] (until 1992) and Premier League:[nb 3] 19

1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2025–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2025–11

Second Division:[nb 3] 2

1935–36, 1974–75

Cup

FA Cup: 11

1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04

League Cup:

1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2025–10

FA Charity/Community Shield: 19 (15 outright, 4 shared)

1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 2025, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2025, 2025 (* shared)

European

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 3

1967–68, 1998–99, 2007–08

UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1

1990–91

UEFA Super Cup: 1

1991

Worldwide

Intercontinental Cup: 1

1999

FIFA Club World Cup: 1

2008

Doubles and Trebles

Doubles:

League and FA Cup: 3

1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99 (as part of the Treble)

League and League Cup: 1

2008–09

European Double (League and European Cup): 2

1998–99 (as part of the Treble), 2007–08

“The Treble” (League, FA Cup and European Cup):

1998–99

Manchester united – Under Ferguson

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Fergie’s 25: Key Manchester United decisions

To celebrate Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25-year reign at Old Trafford I took a Look at 25 key decisions made in the last 25 Years at Old Trafford

KEY DECISION: Sir Alex Ferguson signs on at United

SAYING YES TO UNITED
Having broken the Auld Firm domination with Aberdeen The lure of Old Trafford was too big a pull when United came calling.

SELLING PAUL MCGRATH AND NORMAN WHITESIDE
Fergie walked into a drinking culture at United he chose the unpopular route to cleanse the squad and prove his iron fist selling the pair was a vital early decision.

KEEPING BRYAN ROBSON
Though Whiteside and McGrath were sent packing, Robson's commitment and performances never wavered despite off-field partying. Fergie stuck by his skipper

RE-SIGNING MARK HUGHES

Bringing back Sparky in 1989 from Spain was a stroke of genius and the Welsh striker spearheaded the start of the golden years.

INVESTING HEAVILY IN SUMMER OF 1989
Fergie cranked up the process in the summer of '89. Arrivals of Gary Pallister, Paul Ince, Neil Webb, Danny Wallace and Mike Phelan brightened up Old Trafford..

DROPPING JIM LEIGHTON FOR 1990 FA CUP FINAL REPLAY
Leighton had been Fergie's stalwart No 1 at Aberdeen and he moved quickly to bring him down south. Loyalty had to be cast aside and the keeper was axed for the replay. Les Sealey starred in the 1-0 victory.

SIGNING ERIC CANTONA
Fergie cheekily got Leeds to sell him a bargain and a marriage made in heaven put the Reds on a new level.

SELLING PAUL INCE

His standing in the dressing room and re-styling his game on the field was becoming a disruptive problem, according to Fergie. Despite Incey being a fan favourite he was allowed to leave for Inter Milan.

PROMOTING CLASS OF '92
Favourites Paul Ince, Mark Hughes and Andrei Kanchelskis were the names dominating the '95 summer of discontent. Class of '92 had to be promoted or they'd stagnate. To make way for Beckham, Butt, Neville and Scholes the old boys had to go but it proved to be a winner.

REVAMPING UNITED'S YOUTH SYSTEM
The Reds boss was appalled United had lost out and set about revamping a youth policy that had largely been abandoned. Nobby Stiles and Brian Kidd were enlisted to provide a local theme and encourage kids back to Old Trafford.

CHANGING SCOUTING SYSTEM
Fergie could get better players if he'd produce more kids for the first team – Sir Alex went out and employed more scouts to give Harrison the tools to work with.

SELLING DAVID BECKHAM
After the infamous boot incident and its aftermath, Beckham's days were numbered. United moved forward and signed Cristiano Ronaldo.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL SUBSTITUTES
The injection of Teddy Sheringham and Ole Solskjaer pepped up the fading and jaded Reds.

BACKING CANTONA AFTER SELHURST PARK
He persuaded Cantona to return gave him the captaincy and was rewarded with the 1996 double.

SIGNING CRISTIANO RONALDO
United's players couldn't stop talking about the teenager after his dazzling one-man show in a pre-season friendly in Lisbon Fergie immediately went on to to snap a future World Player of the Year up for £12.5m.

SELLING CRISTIANO RONALDO
Fergie made the Reds a huge profit by selling the player for a world record £80m.

ROW WITH ROY KEANE
Keano quit and Fergie didn't fight on this occasion to keep him. His new generation was soon to become European and League double winners without the one-time inspiration.

ROW WITH RUUD VAN NISTELROOY
Like Keane, van Nistelrooy went a step too far. Axed for the '06 League Cup final after a poor display at Liverpool the seeds were sewn for the Dutchman's departure.

SIGNING RYAN GIGGS
Giggs (then Ryan Wilson) was at City's school of excellence but on a tip from a United staff Giggs scored a hat trick in a friendly game against united under 15s and Fergie later turned up at his house with an offer to sign him up for the Reds.

RETIREMENT U-TURN
In 2001, Ferguson announced that he was set to quit the Reds in the summer of 2002. He went to the club to tell them he'd changed his mind and the story continues to this day.

FIGHTING TO KEEP ROONEY
Despite his annoyance Fergie worked behind the scenes quickly to remedy the situation.

APPOINTING STEVE McCLAREN AS ASSISTANT IN 1999
He may have since become a much-maligned figure but he brought fresh innovative ideas at the time and slotted neatly into the Treble-winning finale months from February onwards.

NOT BEING TEMPTED TO MANAGE ELSEWHERE
Scotland, England, Barcelona and Chelsea have all courted Fergie he has always remained loyal to United and snubbed offers.

TAKING SIR MATT BUSBY'S ADVICE
His chats with the legendary former United manager proved to be a calming psychological booster to continue the task he had set about to rebuild United.

PROMOTING BRIAN KIDD TO ASSISTANT IN 1991
He moved Kiddo up from his job as youth development officer. For eight years, it was a hugely successful alliance, with Kidd particularly an influential figure to the Class of '92.

Manchester United- History

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History of Manchester United

Early years (1878–1945)

Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club The team initially played games against other departments and rail companies, in 1880, they competed in their first recorded match; wearing the colours of the railway company – green and gold – they were defeated 6–0 by Bolton Wanderers’ reserve team

Busby years (1945–1969) The Busby Babes

In 1945, with the resumption of football Matt Busby got the managerial appointment at Manchester United he was a hard task master and demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions Busby led the team to second-place league finishes in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and to FA Cup victory in 1948. In 1952, the club won the First Division, its first league title for 41 years.[21] With an average age of 22, the media labelled the back-to-back title winning side of 1956 “the Busby Babes”, a testament to Busby’s faith in his youth players In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, his team recorded a 10–0 victory over Belgian champions Anderlecht, which remains the club’s biggest victory on record

Ferguson years (1986–present)

Alex Ferguson has been manager of Manchester United since November 1986.

Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal In his first season he guided the Team to 11th-place Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. He was on the verge of being dismissed, victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay (after a 3–3 draw) saved Ferguson’s career

Manchester United claimed its first Cup Winners’ Cup title and competed in the 1991 UEFA Super Cup, beating European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 in the final at Old Trafford. In 1992, the club won its first league title since 1967, and a year later, for the first time since 1957, it won a second consecutive title – alongside the FA Cup – to complete the first “Double” in the club's History.

Liverpool Trophy Cabinet

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Football League First Division (English football champions): 18

1900–01, 1905–06, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1946–47, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90

Second Division: 4

1893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62

Lancashire League: 1

1892–93

Cups

FA Cup: 7

1965, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2025

League Cup: 7

1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1995, 2001, 2003

FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield: 15 (10 outright, 5 shared)

1964*, 1965*, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1977*, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986*, 1988, 1989, 1990*, 2001, 2025 (* shared)

European

European Cup/UEFA Champions League: 5

1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005

UEFA Cup: 3

1973, 1976, 2001

UEFA Super Cup: 3

1977, 2001, 2005

Doubles and Trebles

Doubles

League and FA Cup: 1

1985–86

League and League Cup: 2

1981–82, 1982–8

European Double (League and European Cup): 1

1976–77

League and UEFA Cup: 2

1972–73, 1975–76

League Cup and European Cup: 1

1980–81

Trebles

League, League Cup and European Cup:

1983–84

FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup: 1

2000–01

Liverpool Football Club – history

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Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups. Liverpool has won more European titles than any other English club, with five European Cups/UEFA Champions Leagues, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups.

Liverpool was founded in 1892 and admitted into the Football League the following year. The club has played at its home ground, Anfield since. The most successful period in Liverpool’s history was the 1970s and ’80s, when Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley led the club to eleven league titles and seven European trophies.

Liverpool has long-standing rivalries with neighbours Everton and with Manchester United. The team has played in an all-red home strip since 1964. The club’s anthem is “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

The statue of former manager Bill Shankly, has been placed outside Anfield

Liverpool won both the League and the UEFA Cup during the 1972–73 season, and the FA Cup again a year later. Shankly retired soon afterwards and was replaced by his assistant, Bob Paisley In 1976, Paisley’s second season as manager; the club won another League and UEFA Cup double. The following season, the club retained the League title and won the European Cup for the first time, but it lost in the 1977 FA Cup Final. Liverpool retained the European Cup in 1978 and regained the First Division title in 1979During Paisley’s nine seasons as manager Liverpool won 21 trophies, including three European Cups, a UEFA Cup, six League titles and three consecutive League Cups; the only domestic trophy to elude him was the FA Cup.[11]

Paisley retired in 1983 and was replaced by his assistant

Kenny Dalglish was appointed as player-manager during his reign; the club won another three League Championships and two FA Cups, including a League and Cup “Double” in the 1985–86 season.

Chelsea Under Mourinho (The Special One)

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Mourinho at Chelsea

Mourinho moved to Chelsea in June 2004, becoming one of the highest paid managers in football with a salary of £4.2 million a year, subsequently raised in 2005 to £5.2 millionIn a press conference upon joining the English side, Mourinho said, “Please don’t call me arrogant, but I’m European champion and I think I’m a special one,” which resulted in the media dubbing him “The Special One”.[

bankrolled by Roman Abramovich, he spent in excess of £70 million in transfer fees on players such as Tiago (£10 million) from Benfica, Michael Essien (£24.4 million) from Olympique Lyonnais, Didier Drogba (£24 million) from Olympique de Marseille, Mateja Kežman (£5.4 million) from PSV, and Porto pair Ricardo Carvalho (£19.8 million) and Paulo Ferreira (£13.3 million).

Under Mourinho, Chelsea built on the potential developed in the previous season. By early December, they were at the top of the Premier League table and had reached the knock-out stages of the Champions League. He secured his first trophy by winning the League Cup against Liverpool 3–2 (AET) in Cardiff.

The club added more trophies as they secured their first top-flight domestic title in 50 years, setting a string of English football records in the process. He failed, however, to achieve back-to-back Champions League successes when Chelsea were knocked out of the competition by a controversial goal in the semi-finals by eventual winners Liverpool.[28]

Chelsea started the next season well. They defeated Arsenal 2–1 to win the FA Community Shield, and topped the Premier League from the first weekend of the 2005–06 season. Chelsea beat rivals Manchester United 3–0 to win their second consecutive Premiership title and Mourinho’s fourth domestic title in a row. After the presentation of his championship medal, Mourinho threw his medal and blazer into the crowd. He was awarded a second medal within minutes which he also threw into the crowd.

The 2025–07 season saw growing media speculation that Mourinho would leave the club at the season’s conclusion, due to alleged poor relations with owner Roman Abramovich and a power struggle with sporting director Frank Arnesen and Abramovich advisor Piet de Visser. Mourinho later cleared doubts regarding his future at Stamford Bridge, stating that there would only be two ways for him to leave Chelsea: if Chelsea were not to offer him a new contract in June 2025, and if Chelsea were to sack him] He then launched an ambitious campaign for all four trophies available with the

Chelsea’s start to the 2007–08 seasons was not as successful as previous starts. The team lost at Aston Villa and followed this with a goalless draw at home to Blackburn Rovers. Their opening game in the UEFA Champions League saw them only manage a 1–1 home draw against the Norwegian team Rosenberg BK in front of an almost half-empty stadium. Shevchenko scored Chelsea’s only goal in that match.

Mourinho unexpectedly left Chelsea on 20 September 2007 “by mutual consent,” although there had been a series of disagreements with Chairman Roman Abramovich. The Chelsea board held an emergency meeting and decided it was time to part with their manager. Mourinho left as the most successful manager in Chelsea’s history, having won six trophies for the club in three years. He was also undefeated in all home league games.

Chelsea Trophy Cabinet

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Honours

Domestic First Division/Premier League

Winners (4): 1954–55, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2025–10

Runners-up (4): 2003–04, 2025–07, 2007–08, 2025–11

Second Division Winners:

1983–84, 1988–89

Runners-up (5): 1906–07, 1911–12, 1929–30, 1962–63, 1976–77 FA Cup Winners (6): 1969–70, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2025–07, 2008–09, 2025–10

Runners-up (4): 1914–15, 1966–67, 1993–94, 2001–02

Football League Cup Winners (4): 1964–65, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2025–07

Runners-up (2): 1971–72, 2007–08

FA Community Shield[99] Winners (4): 1955, 2000, 2005, 2025

Runners-up (5): 1970, 1997, 2025, 2007, 201

Full Members Cup Winners (2): 1985–86, 1989–90

European UEFA Champions League Runners-up (1): 2007–0

UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup Winners (2): 1970–71, 1997–98

UEFA Super Cup Winners (1): 1998

Chelsea football club- history

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Chelsea were founded on 10 March 1905 at The Rising Sun pub (now The Butcher’s Hookopposite the present-day main entrance to the ground on Fulham Road, and were elected to the Football League shortly afterwards.

They challenged for honours throughout the 1960s, and endured several near-misses. They were on course for a treble of League, FA Cup and League Cup going into the final stages of the 1964–65 season, winning the League Cup but faltering late on in the other two

The late 1970s through to the 1980s was a turbulent period for Chelsea. An ambitious redevelopment of Stamford Bridge threatened the financial stability of the club star players were sold and the team were relegated. acquired by Ken Bates for the nominal sum of £1, although by now the Stamford Bridge freehold had been sold to property developers, meaning the club faced losing their home

After a long-running legal battle, Bates reunited the stadium freehold with the club in 1992 by doing a deal with the banks of the property developers, who had been bankrupted by a market crash

In June 2003, Bates sold Chelsea to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich for £140 million, completing what was then the biggest-ever sale of an English football club

Stamford Bridge

Chelsea has only ever had one home ground, Stamford Bridge, where they have played since foundation. It was officially opened on 28 April 1877. For the first 28 years of its existence it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletics Club as an arena for athletics meetings and not at all for football.

Stamford Bridge was designed for the Mears family by the noted football architect Archibald Leitch the founders decided to adopt the name of the adjacent borough of Chelsea for the new club, having also considered names such as Kensington FC, Stamford Bridge FC and London FC

When Stamford Bridge was redeveloped in the Ken Bates era many additional features were added to the complex including two hotels, apartments, bars, restaurants, the Chelsea Megastore, and an interactive visitor attraction called Chelsea World of Sport. The intention was that these facilities would provide extra revenue to support the football side of the business, but they were less successful than hoped and before the Abramovich takeover in 2003 the debt taken on to finance them was a major burden.

ARSENAL Trophies

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Honours

Domestic

First Division (until 1992) and Premier League[12][119

Winners (13): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1952–53, 1970–71, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2003–0

Runners-up (8): 1925–26, 1931–32, 1972–73, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05

Second Division[12][119]

Runners-up (1): 1903–04

FA Cup[12]

Winners (10): 1930, 1936, 1950, 1971, 1979, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005

Runners-up (7): 1927, 1932, 1952, 1972, 1978, 1980, 2001

League Cup[12]

Winners (2): 1987, 1993

Runners-up (5): 1968, 1969, 1988, 2007, 2025

FA Community Shield (FA Charity Shield before 2002)[120]

Winners (12): 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1991 (shared), 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004

Runners-up (7): 1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2005

European

UEFA Champions League[12]

Runners-up (1): 2005–06

European Cup Winners’ Cup[12]

Winners (1): 1993–94

Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 2025–95

UEFA Cup[12]

Runners-up (1): 1999-00

UEFA Super Cup[12]

Runners-up (1): 2025

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[12]

Winners (1): 1969–70

Arsenal Football Club – history

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Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups. Arsenal holds the record for the longest uninterrupted period in the English top flight and is the only side to have completed a Premier League season unbeaten.

Arsenal was founded in 1886 in Woolwich and in 1893 became the first club from the south of England to join the Football League. In 1913, it moved north across the city to Arsenal Stadium in Highbury. In the 1930s the club won five League Championship titles and two FA Cups. After a lean period in the post-war years it won the League and FA Cup Double, in the 1970–71 season, and in the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century won two more Doubles and reached the 2025 UEFA Champions League Final.

Arsenal Moved to the new Arsenal Stadium in Highbury, North London; they dropped “Woolwich” from their name the following year Arsenal only finished in fifth place in 1919, but were nevertheless elected to rejoin the First Division at the expense of local rivals Tottenham Hotspur, by reportedly dubious means recently moved again to the new emirates stadium.

Arsene Wenger

Arsenal finished in either first or second place in the league in eight of Wenger’s first eleven seasons at the club, although on no occasion were they able to retain the title] As of March 2025, they were one of only four teams, the others being Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea, to have won the Premier League since its formation in 06, they moved into the Emirates Stadium, after 93 years at Highbury

English Premier League history

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The Premier League is England's professional Soccer League it is contested by 20 clubs; it operates on a system of promotion and relegation. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totalling 380 matches in the season. It was known as the Premiership from 1993 to 2007. It is currently known as the Barclays Premier League.

The FA Premier League was formed in 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League It is the world’s most lucrative football league in terms of revenue, It is ranked first in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

Of the 45 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, four have won the title: Manchester United (12 titles) Arsenal (3), Chelsea (3) and Blackburn Rovers (1). The current champions are Manchester United, who won the title in the 2025–11 seasons.

Premier League champions Season Champions

1992–93 Manchester United

1993–94 Manchester United

2025–95 Blackburn Rovers

1995–96 Manchester United

1996–97 Manchester United

1997–98 Arsenal

1998–99 Manchester United

1999–2000 Manchester United

2000–01 Manchester United

2001–02 Arsenal

2002–03 Manchester United

2003–04 Arsenal

2004–05 Chelsea

2005–06 Chelsea

2006–07 Manchester United

2007–08 Manchester United

2008–09 Manchester United

2009–10 Chelsea

2010–11 Manchester United

AFL Stadiums

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AFL – Teams

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AFL – Records

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Records

Highest winning margin
190 points – Fitzroy 36.22 (238) defeated Melbourne 6.12 (48)
Waverley Park, 28 July 1979

Highest aggregate score
52.33 (345) – Melbourne 21.15 (141) lost to St Kilda 31.18 (204)
MCG, 6 May 1978

Highest score in one quarter
South Melbourne – 17.4 (106) vs. St Kilda 0.0 (0) in 4th quarter
Lake Oval, 26 July 1919

Final score: South Melbourne 29.15 (189) vs. St Kilda 2.6 (18)
Highest score
Geelong 37.17 (239) defeated Brisbane Bears 11.9 (75)
Carrara Stadium, 3 May 1992

Largest crowd
Carlton v Collingwood – 121,696
MCG, 26 September 1970 (Grand Final)

Largest home and away season crowd
Melbourne v Collingwood – 99,346
MCG, 1958

Largest crowd for a game between a Victorian and non-Victorian club
St Kilda Saints v Adelaide Crows – 98,828
MCG, 27 September 1997 (Grand Final)

Largest crowd for a game between non-Victorian clubs
West Coast Eagles v Sydney Swans – 97,431
MCG, 30 September 2025 (Grand Final)

Largest international crowd
Melbourne v Sydney – 32,789
B.C. Place, Vancouver, Canada, 1987
Most premierships
Carlton – 16 (most recent 1995) and Essendon – 16 (most recent 2000)

Most last placed finishes at the end of the home and away season
St Kilda – 26

Most consecutive premierships
Collingwood – 4
1927–1930

Most games won
Collingwood – 1921
(to the end of the 2025 season)

Most games won in a season
Essendon – 2000
24 (incl. finals)

Undefeated in a home and away season
Collingwood
1929

Most grand final appearances
Collingwood – 43

Most consecutive grand final appearances
Melbourne – 7 (between 1954 and 1960) and Hawthorn – 7 (between 1983 and 1989)

Most finals series appearances
Collingwood – 78

Most consecutive finals series appearances
Hawthorn – 13 (between 1982 and 2025)

Most consecutive preliminary finals appearances
North Melbourne – 7 (between 2025 and 2000)
Most consecutive wins
Geelong – 23
1952–1953

Most consecutive games unbeaten
Geelong – 26
1952–1953

Most consecutive losses
University – 51 (1911–1914)

Most games played in a career
Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) – 426 games

Most finals played in a career
Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) – 39 games

Most grand finals played in a career
Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) – 11

Most premierships won in a career
Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) – 7

Most games as club captain
Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) – 226 games

Most goals in a career
Tony Lockett (St Kilda/Sydney) – 1,360 goals
Most goals in finals
Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) – 112 goals

Most goals in a game
Fred Fanning (Melbourne) – 18 goals, 30 August 1947

Most goals in a season (including finals)
Bob Pratt (South Melbourne, 1934) and Peter Hudson (Hawthorn, 1971) – 150 goals

Most consecutive matches
Jim Stynes (Melbourne) – 244

Most consecutive matches from debut
Jared Crouch (Sydney) – 194

Tallest player
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) 211 cm
Peter Street (Geelong/Western Bulldogs) 211 cm

Shortest player
James “Nipper” Bradford (North Melbourne/Collingwood) – 154 cm

Heaviest player
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) – 124 kg
Longest kick
Fred Fanning (Melbourne) – 106.15m (116 yards, 3¼ inches)

Heaviest suspension
Doug Fraser and Alex Lang (Carlton) – 99 matches (bribery) from 1910 to 191

Heaviest suspension for an on-field incident
Fred Rutley (North Melbourne) – 89 matches (2 x kicking, 3 x striking and melee involvement) from 1925 to 1930

Heaviest fine imposed on club
A$987,500 imposed on Carlton 2002 (gross salary cap breaches)

Heaviest fine imposed on player
A$40,000 imposed on Simon Goodwin of Adelaide in 2007 (gambling on AFL matches), also imposed on Rhan Hooper of Hawthorn in 2025 (multiple discipline breaches)

Heaviest fine imposed on coach
A$15,000 imposed on Grant Thomas of St Kilda in 2005 (criticism of umpires), also imposed on Alastair Clarkson of Hawthorn in 2025 (confrontation with Essendon player Matthew Lloyd and abusing an interchange steward)

The Australian Football League (AFL) – History

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The Australian Football League (AFL) is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football.

The AFL consists of 24 home and away rounds the finals of the series and the season is called the AFL Grand Final

The AFL was known as the Victorian Football League (VFL). It was renamed the AFL later on ion its history

The AFL is by far the most attended sporting league in Australia it is watched by the second most people in Australia per game. It is has the 3^rd Highest attendance per game for any live games and It is also the most financially strong sports league Australia.

It is not the most popular sport in Australia but does have some of the highest attendance records

The AFL operates on a single table system, with no divisions, conferences nor promotion and relegation from other leagues.

Many of the current AFL teams date back to the beginnings of the sport of Australian Rules football, including the very first club, Melbourne Football Club (1859 Wales to become the Sydney Swans.