Worst starts to a Premier League season
19 without a win — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, 2025-26
The worst covered start: 19 league matches without a win — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 2025-26.
The worst start of the Premier League era: 19 league matches without a win — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 2025-26. 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 worst start to a Premier League season?
- 19 league matches without a win from the season's first match — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC (2025-26).
Worst season starts
| # | Club | Season | Matches without a win |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 2025-26 | 19 |
| 2 | Sheffield United FC | 2020-21 | 17 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers FC | 2012-13 | 16 |
| 4 | Swindon Town FC | 1993-94 | 15 |
| 5 | Newcastle United FC | 2021-22 | 14 |
| 6 | Derby County FC | 2000-01 | 13 |
| 7 | Norwich City FC | 2004-05 | 13 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 1994-95 | 12 |
| 9 | Manchester City FC | 1995-96 | 11 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers FC | 1996-97 | 11 |
More Premier League era records: Most titles · Biggest wins · Most points in a season · Fewest points in a season · Best 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