<P> England 's first football competition , the FA Cup , began in the 1871 -- 72 season , making it the oldest football competition in the world . Arsenal hold the record number of wins , with 13 . League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888 -- 89 . The name First Division was adopted in 1892 , when The Football League gained a second division . The First Division remained the highest division of the English football league system until 1992 , when the Premier League was founded . Manchester United have won the most top division titles , with 20 . The English equivalent of the super cup began in 1898 with the inauguration of the Sheriff of London Charity Shield , pitting the best professional and amateur sides of the year against each other . The trophy would develop into the FA Charity Shield in 1908 , which was later renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002 . Manchester United hold the record in the competition with 21 wins . The Football League created its own knockout competition in 1960 , the League Cup . The Anglo - Italian League Cup was created in 1969 to match English cup winners against the winners of the Coppa Italia , and was permanently disbanded in 1976 . In 1985 , the Full Members Cup and Football League Super Cup were created as substitutes for UEFA competitions after UEFA responded to the Heysel Stadium disaster by banning English clubs . They finished in 1986 and 1992 respectively . The Football League Centenary Trophy marked The Football League 's 100th birthday , in the 1988 -- 89 season . </P>
<P> England 's first football competition , the FA Cup , began in the 1871 -- 72 season , making it the oldest football competition in the world . Arsenal hold the record number of wins , with 13 . League football began in the next decade with the founding of The Football League in 1888 -- 89 . The name First Division was adopted in 1892 , when The Football League gained a second division . The First Division remained the highest division of the English football league system until 1992 , when the Premier League was founded . Manchester United have won the most top division titles , with 20 . The English equivalent of the super cup began in 1898 with the inauguration of the Sheriff of London Charity Shield , pitting the best professional and amateur sides of the year against each other . The trophy would develop into the FA Charity Shield in 1908 , which was later renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002 . Manchester United hold the record in the competition with 21 wins . The Football League created its own knockout competition in 1960 , the League Cup . The Anglo - Italian League Cup was created in 1969 to match English cup winners against the winners of the Coppa Italia , and was permanently disbanded in 1976 . In 1985 , the Full Members Cup and Football League Super Cup were created as substitutes for UEFA competitions after UEFA responded to the Heysel Stadium disaster by banning English clubs . They finished in 1986 and 1992 respectively . The Football League Centenary Trophy marked The Football League 's 100th birthday , in the 1988 -- 89 season . </P>
who has won the most trophies in english football
who has won the most trophies in english football
Manchester United
Manchester United