fulham is the english football team that has been in the top flight the longest.
which english football team has been in the top flight the longest?
fulham
bullet::::- on 16 march, a first division match between sheffield united and west bromwich albion degenerates into one of the most violent in english football history, featuring multiple on-field assaults and ending with an abandonment when united, trailing 3–0 at the time, were left with 6 players. this match enters english football lore as the battle of bramall lane.





























bullet::::- alan shearer hits his 200th premiership goal against chalton athletic at st. james' park on 20 april 2002.





























bullet::::- everton become the first team to have spent 100 seasons in the top flight of english football.
timeline of english football
the establishment of the premier league enabled the football clubs in the top flight of english football to receive a greater share of the sponsorship and television deals, thus giving rise to increased revenues. the existing tv deal prior to the establishment of the premier league was made in 1988, was worth £47 million over a 4 year period. in may of 1992 sky sports, wins the rights to broadcast the newly established premier league in a deal reportedly worth over £304 million over a 5 year period. however, sky sports failed to meet their sales targets both in domestic and foreign markets, resulting in them only actually paying £191 million. despite sky sports only paying £191 million, this broadcasting rights deal was highly significant, demonstrating the immediate increase in the value of the premier league. prior to the establishment of the premier league, the top flight of english football had to annually split £11.75 million between the 22 clubs. the inaugural season of the premier league saw the 22 clubs splitting £38.2 million, more than trebling the previous prize money, drastically increasing the revenues of the clubs in the top flight of english football.
premier league club revenues