The English Premier League is a professional football league based out of Britain of the United Kingdom. Fans of European football are able to place online bets for clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea as they are the leading squads in the 20 team league. For fans new to soccer betting, here is a history of the formation of the British Premier League.
After years of in fighting in the Football League in Britain that was created in 1888, all of the teams from the first division in the FL decided to form their own league. By October of 1992, the then FA Premier League debuted. When they switched to form their own league, the BPL squads collaborated for a television contract, which since the beginning of the league has grown immensely. With the worst teams being relegated to the lower leagues, a total of 44 football clubs around Britain have played in the BPL. Of the 44 clubs, only four have ever won the FA Carling Championship, the biggest prize in British Football.
In the league’s 18 year existence, the four teams to win the Carling Championship include:
Arsenal with three championships
Chelsea with three championships
Blackburn with one championship
Manchester United with 11 championships
Over the first decade of the league from 1992 to 2002, no team was greater than Manchester United. Aside from Blackburn winning the title in 1994/1995, no team was more dominant as the Red Devils won seven championships in the decade.
Since the 1996 to 1997 season the British Premier League has confused many fans new to the sport. For example, although the league is made up of over 20 teams at any given time, the league tends to be dominated by the big four of Man United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. One of the criticisms of the league over the years has been that these four teams are far to stacked and play is uneven.
