Arsenal ended a 22-year wait for the league title, Manchester City took both domestic cups, and Celtic edged Hearts on the final day in Scotland. Here are the ten clubs that defined the year, with the tables behind them.
Who lifted what in the 2025–26 season, which finished in May 2026.
85 points, 4th Premier League title. Sealed with a game to spare.
Beat Chelsea at Wembley on 16 May. Antoine Semenyo scored in the 72nd minute.
2–0 against Arsenal on 22 March. Nico O'Reilly headed both goals.
European winners, earning a Europa League place for 2026–27.
82 points. Clinched with a 3–1 final-day win over Hearts.
Lost to PSG on penalties (1–1, 3–4 pens) in Budapest, 30 May.
Our ranking across the calendar year: trophies and final positions from 2025–26, weighted with form in the new 2026–27 season.
Champions for the first time since 2004, built on the league's best defence (27 conceded) and David Raya's 19 clean sheets. Reached the Champions League final and sit 2nd again this season.
A domestic cup double, the league's top attack (77 goals) and Erling Haaland's Golden Boot with 27. City have started 2026–27 with seven wins from seven.
Back in the Champions League after finishing 3rd. Bruno Fernandes swept Player of the Season, PFA and FWA awards. A slow start this autumn (13th).
Fourth place and the season's longest winning run, eight league matches in a row.
Title defence fell short, but 5th was enough for the Champions League. Alexander Isak has five league goals this term.
A 56th Scottish league title, won by two points in a final-day decider against Hearts.
Mid-table at home but winners in Europe. The Conference League trophy is the club's first major European honour.
The form side of autumn 2026: 3rd with the league's best goal difference (+18) after seven games.
FA Cup finalists and now 4th, with João Pedro and Morgan Rogers among the early scorers.
The surprise of Scottish football: 80 points, ahead of Rangers, and in the title race until the last day.
Last season's final standings and the current 2026–27 table.
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Crystal Palace (15th) also qualified for the Europa League as Conference League winners. Tottenham stayed up on goal difference.
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Standings as of 18 October 2026. Promoted: Coventry City, Ipswich Town, Hull City.
2025–26 final top six.
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Top scorer: Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), 17 goals.
Premier League 2025–26.
Golden Boot, Manchester City
Clean sheets, Arsenal
Longest unbeaten run of the season
2.75 per match across 380 games
