Records · Premier League era
Best starts to a Premier League season
9 straight wins — Chelsea FC, 2005-06
Covers every Premier League season since 1992-93 — the openly licensed record starts at the rebrand, so pre-1992 First Division history is out of scope by design.
The best covered start: 9 straight wins to open a season — Chelsea FC in 2005-06.
9
Opening wins
2005-06
Season
The best start of the Premier League era: 9 straight wins — Chelsea FC in 2005-06. Starts are counted over each club's season matches in playing order (a postponed match counts when it was played).
Quick answers
- What is the best start to a Premier League season?
- 9 consecutive wins from the season's first match — Chelsea FC (2005-06).
Best season starts
| # | Club | Season | Opening wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea FC | 2005-06 | 9 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 2019-20 | 8 |
| 3 | Newcastle United FC | 1994-95 | 6 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 2009-10 | 6 |
| 5 | Manchester City FC | 2016-17 | 6 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 2018-19 | 6 |
| 7 | Manchester City FC | 2023-24 | 6 |
| 8 | Arsenal FC | 2004-05 | 5 |
| 9 | Chelsea FC | 2010-11 | 5 |
| 10 | Manchester United FC | 2011-12 | 5 |
More Premier League era records: Most titles · Biggest wins · Most points in a season · Fewest points in a season · Worst season starts · Highest-scoring matches · Longest winning runs · Longest unbeaten runs · Longest losing runs · Most goals in a season · Fewest goals conceded · Relegations by club.
Source: 2025-26 Premier League match data, via openfootball/england (CC0 1.0) — source
✓ Every fact computed from public match records — openfootball/england, CC0 1.0.