Best Team In Every County In England Ranked

The majority of people do saves in the United Kingdom. For good reason as well, it’s home to some of the most popular leagues in the world and is the birthplace of football. Sometimes you need a spark of inspiration however, to make a save in the UK interesting. So I’ve done what everyone is asking for and come up with every county in the country, ranked by their highest finishing position. You can manage a team in one of the counties that has never had a good team, or try and improve the standing of the county you live in! The opportunities are endless. So without further ado, here’s the list.

P.S. If two clubs have equal highest finishing positions, I sorted by who was the most recent.

Highest finishing position of the best club in each county in the UK

46. Rutland – Oakham United F.C. (11th in tier 10 of English football 2016/17)

45. Isle of Wight – Newport F.C. (4th in 7th tier of English football 1999/2000)

44. Northumberland – Blyth Spartans (6th in 6th tier of English football 2018/19)

43. West Sussex – Worthing FC (3rd in 6th tier of English football 2023/24)

42. Cornwall – Truro City (1st in 6th tier of English football in 2024/25)

41. Surrey – Woking FC (4th in the 5th tier 2022/23)

40. Worcestershire – Kidderminster Harriers (10th in the 4th tier of English football 2001/02)

39. Gloucestershire – Cheltenham Town (15th in 3rd tier of English football 2021/22)

38. Somerset – Yeovil Town (24th in the 2nd tier of English football 2013/14)

37. Herefordshire – Hereford United (22nd in 2nd tier of English football 1976/77)

36. Buckinghamshire – Wycombe Wanderers (22nd in tier 2 of English football 2020/21)

35. Cheshire – Crewe Alexandra F.C. (11th in tier 2 of English football 1997/98)

34. Kent – Gillingham – (11th in 2nd tier of English football 2002/03)

33. Essex – Colchester United (10th in 2nd tier of English football 2006/07)

32. Cambridgeshire – Cambridge United (5th in tier 2 of English football 1991/92)

31. Devon – Plymouth Argyle (4th in the 2nd tier of English football 1952/53)

30. Shropshire – Shrewsbury Town (3rd in the 2nd tier of English football 1983/84)

29. Cumbria – Carlisle United (22nd in 1st tier of English football in 1974/75)

28. Wiltshire – Swindon Town (22nd in 1st tier of English football 1993/94)

27. Northamptonshire – Northampton Town (21st in 1st tier of English football 1965/66)

26. Oxfordshire – Oxford United (18th in the 1st tier of English football x2)

25. East Riding of Yorkshire – Hull – (16th in 1st tier of English football)

24. Berkshire – Reading (8th in tier 1 of English football 2006/07)

23. Bedfordshire – Luton (7th in tier 1 of English football 1986/87)

22. Warwickshire – Coventry City (6th in the 1st tier of English football 1969/70)

21. East Sussex – Brighton – (6th in the 1st tier of English football 2022/23)

20. Lincolnshire – Grimsby Town (5th in 1st tier of English football 1934/35)

19. North Yorkshire – Middlesbrough F.C. (3rd in 1st tier of English football 1913/14)

18. Norfolk – Norwich City (3rd in 1st tier of English football 1992/93)

17. Bristol – Bristol City (2nd in tier 1 of English football 1906/1907)

16. Staffordshire – Stoke City (2nd in 1st tier of English football 1935/36)

15. Hertfordshire – Watford F.C. (2nd in 1st tier of English football 1982/83)

14. Suffolk – Ipswich Town (1st in 1st tier of English football 1961/62)

13. Nottinghamshire – Nottingham Forest (1st in 1st tier of English football 1978)

12. Leicestershire – Leicester City (1st in 1st tier of English football 2015/16)

11. Hampshire – Portsmouth F.C. (1st in 1st tier of English football x2)

10. Derbyshire – Derby County (1st in the 1st tier of English football x2)

9. West Yorkshire – Leeds United (1st in 1st tier of English football x3)

8. Lancashire – Blackburn Rovers (1st in 1st tier of English football x3)

7. Tyne and Wear – Newcastle United (1st in 1st tier of English football x4)

6. South Yorkshire – Sheffield Wednesday (1st in 1st tier of English football x4)

5. County Durham – Sunderland – (1st in 1st tier of English football x6)

4. West Midlands – Aston Villa (1st in 1st tier of English football x7)

3. London – Arsenal (1st in 1st tier of English football x13)

2. Greater Manchester – Manchester United (1st in 1st tier of English football x20)

1. Merseyside – Liverpool (1st in 1st tier of English football x20)

 

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