The English first division has been around since 1888, making it the longest running competition in world football.

Since then, each club has played thousands of matches with differing results over 127 years, giving us a number of varying winning percentages.

Sky Sports has taken a closer look at the winning statistics of all clubs, producing a Top 10 for your perusal, and there certainly are some interesting numbers.

Top 10 English football clubs ranked by winning %
*Top division only

10. Manchester City - 38.91% (3480 matches - 1354 wins)

9. Preston North End - 38.94% (1723 matches - 671 wins)

8. Chelsea - 40.05% (3261 matches - 1306 wins)

7. Aston Villa - 40.57% (4047 matches - 1642 wins)

6. Tottenham - 40.69% (3254 matches - 1324 wins)

5. Everton - 40.77% (4381 matches - 1786 wins)

4. Leeds United - 41.01% (2063 matches - 846 wins)

3. Arsenal - 45.36% (3997 matches - 1813 wins)

2. Liverpool - 46.36% (3997 matches - 1853 wins)

1. Manchester United - 47.71% (3641 matches - 1737 wins)