The Premier League is not only one of the most competitive and entertaining leagues in the world, it is also one of the oldest leagues in the world.
There are a number of clubs around the domestic circuit in English football who have seen some successful times since its establishment more than a century ago.
A number of Premier League outfits have histories worth over more than a century and not every club is in a similar position in 2016. But which club has the longest history in the world of football?
A recent post from talksport has revealed that top 13 most successful football clubs with best history.
By looking at how many different decades in which clubs have won major silverware, the website have released a list of the clubs with the greatest history.
Where clubs have been successful in an equal number of decades, they have separated them by counting the number of years between their first and last trophy success.
Here are the English teams ranked according to their history: