The F.A. Premier League was formed in 1992, prior to then it was the English First Division.
From it's inception until the end of the 2001 season it was sponsored by Carling,
and is currently sponsored by Barclays.
The league consists of 20 teams
who play each other twice a season, once at home and once away.
Normal kick-off times are as follows:
| Saturday | 3pm |
| Sunday | 2pm & 4pm |
| Weekdays | 8pm |
3 points are awarded for a win, and 1 point for a draw.
The League Table is sorted by Points scored, then Goal Difference, and then Goals scored.
The Champions and the three Runners-up
qualify for the following season's European Champions League.
The bottom 3 teams are relegated to the Nationwide League Division 1.
They are replaced by three teams from that Division
- The Champions
- The Runners-up, and
- The play-off winners.
3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th, with the winners of these matches
playing each other for the remaining promotion place to the Premier League.
| Team | Nickname | Stadium | Manager |
| Arsenal | The Gunners | Emirates Stadium | Arsene Wenger |
| Aston Villa | The Villans | Villa Park | Martin O'Neill |
| Birmingham City | The Blues | St. Andrews | Alex McLeish |
| Blackburn Rovers | Rovers | Ewood Park | Mark Hughes |
| Bolton Wanderers | The Trotters | Reebok Stadium | Gary Megson |
| Chelsea | The Blues | Stamford Bridge | Avram Grant |
| Derby County | The Rams | Pride Park | Paul Jewell |
| Everton | The Toffees | Goodison Park | David Moyes |
| Fulham | The Cottagers | Craven Cottage | Roy Hodgson |
| Liverpool | The Reds | Anfield | Rafael Benitez |
| Manchester City | The Citizens | City of Manchester Stadium | Sven-Goran Eriksson |
| Manchester United | The Red Devils | Old Trafford | Alex Ferguson |
| Middlesbrough | Boro' | Riverside | Gareth Southgate |
| Newcastle United | The Magpies | St. James' Park | Kevin Keegan |
| Portsmouth | Pompey | Fratton Park | Harry Redknapp |
| Reading | The Royals | Madejski Stadium | Steve Coppell |
| Sunderland | The Black Cats | Stadium of Light | Roy Keane |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Spurs | White Hart Lane | Juande Ramos |
| West Ham United | The Hammers | The Boleyn Ground | Alan Curbishley |
| Wigan Athletic | The Latics | JJB Stadium | Steve Bruce |