If you took every professional team in English football and compiled an all-time league table that calculated the number of points the clubs have earned since their existence, which teams would be at the top? You may be surprised by the findings:(figures upto the end of the 2008 season)
1. Manchester United, 5559 points
2. Liverpool, 5513
3. Arsenal, 5346
4. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 5137
5. Preston North End, 5105
6. Aston Villa, 5005
7. Sheffield United, 5002
8. Sunderland, 4993
9. Everton, 4987
10. Burnley, 4979
Where do the other Premier League clubs rank?
* Blackburn, 11th position
* Bolton, 12th position
* West Bromwich Albion, 13th position
* Manchester City, 14th position
* Newcastle United, 15th position
* Chelsea, 27th position
* Stoke, 29th position
* Hull, 31st position
* Middlesbrough, 34th place
* Tottenham, 39th place
* Fulham, 40th place
* Portsmouth, 63rd place
* West Ham, 64th position
* Wigan, 91st position