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Since the formation of the English Premier League in 1992, only four football teams have won the title - Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal and Chelsea. With twelve wins to their name, it is unsurprising that Manchester United players hold the top positions for being in title-winning sides.

Currently, a player needs to appear in 10 matches in a title-winning season to qualify for a medal (inclusive of matches as a playing substitute):

The League Champions shall further receive 21 commemorative medals to be presented by the Club to its Manager and to such of its Players and Officials as it thinks fit provided, in the case of a Player, that he has that Season played in a minimum of 10 of its League Matches. Additional medals may be presented with the consent of the Board.

— 2009–10 FA Premier League Handbook, Section B, paragraph 27. p.82.[1]

This "special dispensation", at the discretion of the Premier League Board, is usually reserved for reserve goalkeepers, and outfield players who have played fewer than 10 games due to injury.

For the first season, the players received a miniature version of the trophy rather than a medal.[2]

Number of winners by season; clubs, managers and captains

This table details the chronology of the Premier League winners, the respective captains of the sides, and the number of medals awarded to team players in that season.

Year Club Manager Captain[citation needed] Number of medals
199292–93 Man Utd Alex Ferguson Bryan Robson[3] 17
199393–94 Man Utd (2) Alex Ferguson (2) Steve Bruce[4] 15
199494–95 Blackburn Kenny Dalglish Tim Sherwood 15[5]
199595–96 Man Utd (3) Alex Ferguson (3) Steve Bruce (2) 15
199696–97 Man Utd (4) Alex Ferguson (4) Eric Cantona 17
199797–98 Arsenal Arsène Wenger Tony Adams 20
199898–99 Man Utd (5) Alex Ferguson (5) Roy Keane 18
199999–00 Man Utd (6) Alex Ferguson (6) Roy Keane (2) 17
200000–01 Man Utd (7) Alex Ferguson (7) Roy Keane (3) 21
200101–02 Arsenal (2) Arsène Wenger (2) Tony Adams (2) 22
200202–03 Man Utd (8) Alex Ferguson (8) Roy Keane (4) 16
200303–04 Arsenal (3) Arsène Wenger (3) Patrick Vieira 20
200404–05 Chelsea José Mourinho John Terry 18
200505–06 Chelsea (2) José Mourinho (2) John Terry (2) 18
200606–07 Man Utd (9) Alex Ferguson (9) Gary Neville 22
200707–08 Man Utd (10) Alex Ferguson (10) Ryan Giggs[6] 20[7]
200808–09 Man Utd (11) Alex Ferguson (11) Gary Neville (2) 19
200909–10 Chelsea (3) Carlo Ancelotti John Terry (3) 20
201010–11 Man Utd (12) Alex Ferguson (12) Nemanja Vidić 23

Representation of nationalities

There have been 149 different players to receive a Premier League medal, from 33 different countries (in 2010–11, 70 countries are represented)[8] Of these 33 countries, 18 have yielded only one medal winner.[9]

Nationality Number First winner
Argentina 4 Juan Sebastián Verón, 02–03
Australia 2 Robbie Slater, 94–95
Austria 1 Alex Manninger, 97–98
Brazil 5 Edu, 01–02
Bulgaria 1 Dimitar Berbatov, 08–09
Cameroon 2 Lauren, 01–02
Czech Republic 2 Karel Poborský, 96–97
Côte d'Ivoire 3 Kolo Touré, 03–04
Denmark 1 Peter Schmeichel, 92–93
Ecuador 1 Antonio Valencia, 10–11
England 61 Steve Bruce, Dion Dublin, Paul Ince, Gary Pallister, Paul Parker, Mike Phelan, Bryan Robson, and Lee Sharpe in 92–93
France 20 Eric Cantona, 92–93
Germany 3 Jens Lehmann, 03–04
Ghana 1 Michael Essien, 05–06
Iceland 1 Eiður Guðjohnsen, 04–05
Ireland 4 Denis Irwin, 92–93
Liberia 1 Christopher Wreh, 97–98
Mexico 1 Javier Hernández, 10–11
Netherlands 9 Jordi Cruyff, 96–97
Nigeria 2 Nwankwo Kanu, 01–02
Northern Ireland 2 Roy Carroll, 02–03
Norway 3 Henning Berg, 94–95
Poland 1 Tomasz Kuszczak, 06–07
Portugal 7 Luís Boa Morte, 97–98
Russia 3 Andrei Kanchelskis, 92–93
Scotland 4 Darren Ferguson, Brian McClair, 92–93
Serbia 3 Mateja Kežman, 04–05
South Korea 1 Park Ji-Sung, 06–07
Spain 3 Jose Antonio Reyes, 03–04
Sweden 3 Jesper Blomqvist, 98–99
Trinidad and Tobago 1 Dwight Yorke, 98–99
Ukraine 1 Oleh Luzhny, 01–02
Uruguay 1 Diego Forlán, 02–03
Wales 3 Clayton Blackmore, Ryan Giggs, Mark Hughes in 92–93

Full list of players with a Premier League medal

Player No. Nat. Pos. Club(s) Seasons Notes
Ryan Giggs 12 WAL 08LW Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Paul Scholes 10 ENG 07CM Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Gary Neville 8 ENG 02RB Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 08–09
Denis Irwin 7 IRL 03LB Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01
Roy Keane 7 IRL 04DM Man Utd 199393–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03 Most as captain: 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
David Beckham 6 ENG 07RW Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Nicky Butt 6 ENG 06CM Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Phil Neville 6 ENG 02FB Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03
Ole Gunnar Solskjær 6 NOR 10CF Man Utd 199696–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07
Peter Schmeichel 5 DEN 01GK Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97, 98–99
Andrew Cole 5 ENG 10CF Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97, 98–99, 99–00, 00–01
Wes Brown 5 ENG 04CB Man Utd 199898–99, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07, 07–08
Rio Ferdinand 5 ENG 04CB Man Utd 200202–03, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
John O'Shea 5 IRL 04D/DM Man Utd 200202–03, 06–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Eric Cantona 4 FRA 10CF Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97
Brian McClair 4 SCO 06CM Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97
Gary Pallister 4 ENG 04CB Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96, 96–97
Mikaël Silvestre 4 FRA 03LB/CB Man Utd 199999–00, 00–01, 02–03, 06–07
Edwin van der Sar 4 NED 01GK Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11 Oldest: 40 years, 205 days old
Patrice Evra 4 FRA[10] 03LB/LW Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Nemanja Vidić 4 SRB 04CB Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Park Ji-Sung 4 KOR 09AM Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Michael Carrick 4 ENG 06M Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Darren Fletcher 4 SCO 06M Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09, 10–11
Cristiano Ronaldo 3 POR 07RW Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 08–09


Dennis Bergkamp 3 NED 10CF Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Martin Keown 3 ENG 04CB Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Ray Parlour 3 ENG 07RW Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Patrick Vieira 3 FRA[10] 05DM Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02, 03–04
Ashley Cole 3 ENG 03LB Arsenal,
Chelsea 		200101–02, 03–04, 09–10
Henning Berg 3 NOR 04CB/RB Blackburn,
Man Utd 		199494–95, 98–99, 99–00 First player for 2 clubs.
Ricardo Carvalho 3 POR 04CB Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
Petr Čech 3 CZE 01GK Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
Joe Cole 3 ENG 06CM Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
Didier Drogba 3 CIV 10CF Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
Paulo Ferreira 3 POR 04D Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
Frank Lampard 3 ENG 06CM Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
John Terry 3 ENG 04CB Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06, 09–10
Steve Bruce 3 ENG 04CB Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96
Lee Sharpe 3 ENG 08LW Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94, 95–96
Ronny Johnsen 3 NOR 05CB/DM Man Utd 199696–97, 98–99, 00–01
Teddy Sheringham 3 ENG 10CF Man Utd 199898–99, 99–00, 00–01
Jaap Stam 3 NED 04CB Man Utd 199898–99, 99–00, 00–01
Dwight Yorke 3 TRI 10CF Man Utd 199898–99, 99–00, 00–01


Tomasz Kuszczak 3 POL 01GK Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08, 10–11 Special Dispensation (three times)[7]
Anderson 3 BRA 06M Man Utd 200707–08, 08–09, 10–11
Nani 3 POR[11] 07W Man Utd 200707–08, 08–09, 10–11
Tony Adams 2 ENG 04CB Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02
Nicolas Anelka 2 FRA 10CF Arsenal,
Chelsea 		199797–98, 09–10
David Seaman 2 ENG 01GK Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02
Lee Dixon 2 ENG 02RB Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02
Gilles Grimandi 2 FRA 05DM Arsenal 199797–98, 01–02
Robert Pirès 2 FRA 09AM/LW Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Fredrik Ljungberg 2 SWE 09AM Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Sylvain Wiltord 2 FRA 10CF Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Lauren 2 CMR 02RB/WB Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Thierry Henry 2 FRA 10CF Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Edu 2 BRA 06CM Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Sol Campbell 2 ENG 04CB Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Nwankwo Kanu 2 NGA 10CF Arsenal 200101–02, 03–04
Damien Duff 2 IRL 06M Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
William Gallas 2 FRA 04CB Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
Geremi 2 CMR 02RB/DM Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
Eiður Guðjohnsen 2 ISL 10CF Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
Robert Huth 2 GER 04CB Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
Claude Makélélé 2 FRA[12] 05DM Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
Arjen Robben 2 NED 08LW Chelsea 200404–05, 05–06
Michael Essien 2 GHA 06CM Chelsea 200505–06, 09–10
Mark Hughes 2 WAL 10CF Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94
Paul Ince 2 ENG 05DM Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94
Andrei Kanchelskis 2 RUS 07W Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94
Paul Parker 2 ENG 02D Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94
Bryan Robson 2 ENG 056CM Man Utd 199292–93, 93–94
David May 2 ENG 04CB Man Utd 199595–96, 96–97
Raimond van der Gouw 2 NED 01GK Man Utd 199999–00, 00–01
Fabien Barthez 2 FRA 01GK Man Utd 200000–01, 02–03
Louis Saha 2 FRA 10CF Man Utd 200606–07, 07–08
Carlos Tévez 2 ARG 10CF Man Utd 200707–08, 08–09
Dimitar Berbatov 2 BUL 10CF Man Utd 200908–09, 10–11
Jonny Evans 2 NIR 04CB Man Utd 200908–09, 10–11
Rafael 2 BRA 02RB Man Utd 200908–09, 10–11
Tim Sherwood 1 ENG 05M Blackburn 199494–95
Mark Atkins 1 ENG 06CM Blackburn 199494–95
Alan Shearer 1 ENG 10CF Blackburn 199494–95
Tony Gale 1 ENG 04D Blackburn 199494–95
Colin Hendry 1 SCO 04D Blackburn 199494–95
Graeme Le Saux 1 ENG[13] 03LB Blackburn 199494–95
Tim Flowers 1 ENG 01GK Blackburn 199494–95
Paul Warhurst 1 ENG 04D Blackburn 199494–95
Chris Sutton 1 ENG 10CF Blackburn 199494–95
Stuart Ripley 1 ENG 09AM Blackburn 199494–95
Ian Pearce 1 ENG 04D Blackburn 199494–95
Jason Wilcox 1 ENG 08W Blackburn 199494–95
Mike Newell 1 ENG 10CF Blackburn 199494–95
Robbie Slater 1 AUS[14] 06M Blackburn 199494–95
Nigel Winterburn 1 ENG 03LB Arsenal 199797–98
Steve Bould 1 ENG 04CB Arsenal 199797–98
David Platt 1 ENG 06CM Arsenal 199797–98
Ian Wright 1 ENG 10CF Arsenal 199797–98 First whose son has also won
Marc Overmars 1 NED 08LW Arsenal 199797–98
Christopher Wreh 1 LBR 10CF Arsenal 199797–98
Emmanuel Petit 1 FRA 05DM Arsenal 199797–98
Luís Boa Morte 1 POR 08LW Arsenal 199797–98
Remi Garde 1 FRA 04D Arsenal 199797–98
Stephen Hughes 1 ENG 06M Arsenal 199797–98
Alex Manninger 1 AUT 01GK Arsenal 199797–98 Special Dispensation
Oleh Luzhny 1 UKR 02RB Arsenal 200101–02
Stuart Taylor 1 ENG 01GK Arsenal 200101–02
Giovanni van Bronckhorst 1 NED 03LB Arsenal 200101–02
Matthew Upson 1 ENG 04CB Arsenal 200101–02
Richard Wright 1 ENG 01GK Arsenal 200101–02
Jérémie Aliadière 1 FRA 10CF Arsenal 200303–04
Jens Lehmann 1 GER 01GK Arsenal 200303–04
José Antonio Reyes 1 ESP 09AM Arsenal 200303–04
Gilberto Silva 1 BRA 05DM Arsenal 200303–04
Pascal Cygan 1 FRA 04D Arsenal 200303–04
Gaël Clichy 1 FRA 03LB Arsenal 200303–04 Youngest: 18 years, 294 days
Kolo Touré 1 CIV 04CB Arsenal 200303–04
Wayne Bridge 1 ENG 03LB Chelsea 200404–05
Alexey Smertin 1 RUS 06M Chelsea 200404–05
Tiago 1 POR 06M Chelsea 200404–05
Glen Johnson 1 ENG 02RB Chelsea 200404–05
Mateja Kežman 1 SRB 10CF Chelsea 200404–05
Hernán Crespo 1 ARG 10CF Chelsea 200505–06
Asier del Horno 1 ESP 03LB Chelsea 200505–06
Shaun Wright-Phillips 1 ENG 07RW Chelsea 200505–06 First whose father has also won
Michael Ballack 1 GER 09AM Chelsea 200909–10
Juliano Belletti 1 BRA 02RB Chelsea 200909–10
Alex 1 BRA 04CB Chelsea 200909–10
Deco 1 POR[15] 09AM Chelsea 200909–10
Branislav Ivanović 1 SRB 02RB Chelsea 200909–10
Salomon Kalou 1 CIV 10CF Chelsea 200909–10
Florent Malouda 1 FRA 08LW Chelsea 200909–10
Mikel John Obi 1 NGA 05DM Chelsea 200909–10
Daniel Sturridge 1 ENG 10CF Chelsea 200909–10
Yuri Zhirkov 1 RUS 03LB Chelsea 200909–10
Clayton Blackmore 1 WAL 02FB/M Man Utd 199292–93
Dion Dublin 1 ENG 10CF/CB Man Utd 199292–93 Special Dispensation
Darren Ferguson 1 SCO 06M Man Utd 199292–93
Mike Phelan 1 ENG 02RB/M Man Utd 199292–93
Jordi Cruyff 1 NED 07RW Man Utd 199696–97
Karel Poborský 1 CZE 08W Man Utd 199696–97
Jesper Blomqvist 1 SWE 08LW Man Utd 199898–99
Mark Bosnich 1 AUS 01GK Man Utd 199999–00
Luke Chadwick 1 ENG 06M Man Utd 200000–01
Ronnie Wallwork 1 ENG 04D/DM Man Utd 200000–01
Laurent Blanc 1 FRA 04CB Man Utd 200202–03
Roy Carroll 1 NIR 01GK Man Utd 200202–03
Diego Forlán 1 URU 10CF Man Utd 200202–03
Ruud van Nistelrooy 1 NED 10CF Man Utd 200202–03
Juan Sebastián Verón 1 ARG 06M Man Utd 200202–03
Gabriel Heinze 1 ARG 03LB/D Man Utd 200606–07
Kieran Richardson 1 ENG 06M Man Utd 200606–07
Henrik Larsson 1 SWE 10CF Man Utd 200606–07 Special Dispensation
Alan Smith 1 ENG 10CF Man Utd 200606–07 Special Dispensation[16]
Owen Hargreaves 1 ENG[17] 06M Man Utd 200707–08
Gerard Piqué 1 ESP 02RB/CB Man Utd 200707–08 Special Dispensation[7]
Fábio 1 BRA 03LB Man Utd 201110–11
Antonio Valencia 1 ECU 07RW Man Utd 201110–11
Michael Owen 1 ENG 10CF Man Utd 201110–11
Chris Smalling 1 ENG 02RB Man Utd 201110–11
Javier Hernández 1 MEX 02RB Man Utd 201110–11
Darron Gibson 1 IRL 02RB Man Utd 201110–11

Footnotes

  1. ^ FA Premier League Handbook 2007–08. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.
  2. ^ Giggs, Ryan (2005), "e11evenses", The Official Manchester United Magazine, no. 150, Future, p. 38, Our first Premiership win in 1992/93 was the only time we've ever received a miniature trophy instead of a medal. {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Robson was club captain, although was injured for much of the 1992–93 season, Steve Bruce deputising.
  4. ^ Joint position with Bryan Robson
  5. ^ David Batty was offered a medal under "special dispensation", but refused as he felt his contribution (5 games) was minimal.
  6. ^ Although Gary Neville was still official club captain, he played 0 Premier League games through injury. Giggs was vice-captain.
  7. ^ a b c Bumper Go Figure: Season in Numbers, 12 May 2008, www.football365.com. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.
  8. ^ Ogden, Mark and Julian Ley, English players now outnumbered by foreign legion, 13 August 2009, The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 18 August 2009.
  9. ^ Statistics collated from full list of winners.
  10. ^ a b born in Dakar, Senegal, France international
  11. ^ born in Cape Verde, Portuguese international
  12. ^ born in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo), France international
  13. ^ Jersey born, England international
  14. ^ born in Ormskirk, Lancashire, but Australian international
  15. ^ born in Brazil, Portuguese international
  16. ^ Newcastle United Squad Profile: Alan Smith, nufc.premiumtv.co.uk. Retrieved on 29 August 2008.
  17. ^ born in Calgary, Canada, England international

References

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