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Premier League Formed.
Competition officially formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of the clubs to break away from the "Football League," which was founded back in 1888. The first division clubs resigned from the "Football League" in May 1992 and the Premier League was formed; the inaugural campaign began on Saturday, August 15 of that year. Image:https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/leagues/standings/25868/classic -
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English Premier League
This timeline covers significant developments of the Premier League, since its inaugural season in 1992/1993. The inaugural members of the Premier League were: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Oldham Athletic, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield Utd, Sheffield Wednesday, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Wimbledon. -
Manchester United win Inagural Premier League Season.
Manchester United won the competition's inaugural season, and would go on to win the competition 11 more times. -
All clubs make all seater stadiums a requirement.
Following the Taylor report, all clubs mandate that their stadiums have all seaters.image: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/london-stadium-seats.html?sortby=1&page=4 -
Ruling on Bosman Case
The European Court of Justice rules on the Bosman Case, which ruled that clubs no longer had to pay transfer fees after the expiration of a player's contract. The term 'free transfer would soon originate. Image: https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/the-employment-rights-of-athletes-in-europe-the-bosman-case-and-new-challenges-for-european-football_EP-049211A_c -
England host the Euro 96' competition.
England host the European championships in 1996. -
Arsenal, one of England's biggest clubs, appoint Arsene Wenger as their manager.
Arsene Wenger appointed as Arsenal manager. -
125 foreign players are part of Premier League Clubs.
The number of foreign players in the league would continue to only grow. -
Richard Scudamore appointed CEO of the Premier League.
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The Supporters District and the FA founded.
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Barclays becomes official sponsor of the Prermier Leauge.
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Revenue of Premier League Clubs exceeds 1 billion pounds for the first time.
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FIFA creates player transfer windows.
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Roman Abromovich acquires Chelsea FC.
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The Glaser Family acquires Manchester United.
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Record domestic television deals for Premier League Clubs
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Manchester City acquired by Sheikh Mansour
In 2008, Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi bought Man City, with the ambition of turning the club into a European heavyweight. image: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/13/manchester-city-accounts-sheikh-mansour -
Deloitte reports Premier League Annual Wage costs exceeds 1 billion pounds for the first time ever.
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Portsmouth becomes first Premier League Club to suffer insolvency.
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UEFA's financial fair play regulations take effect in europe.
