The Premier League's 'most loyal clubs'

1. Everton – Average stay in first team: 3.67 years

2. Arsenal – Average stay in first team: 3.44 years

3. Chelsea – Average stay in first team: 3.39 years

4. Manchester United – Average stay in first team: 3.36 years 

5. Stoke City – Average stay in first team: 3.31 years

6. Manchester City – Average stay in first team: 3.21 years 

7. Liverpool – Average stay in first team: 3.20 years –

8. Newcastle United – Average stay in first team: 2.82 years –

9. West Brom – Average stay in first team: 2.81 years –

 

10. West Ham – Average stay in first team: 2.71 years 

 

 

Apart from success, fans seem to love nothing more than loyalty from their players, but in the big business that modern football has become, how much does a club show?

That is a tricky question with which to quantify an answer, but a study by the CIES Football Observatory can be used to shed some light on the subject.

By looking at the number of seasons players have had in the first team squad over the past six years, the CIES have calculated an average stay for every top flight club across Europe.

It makes for some pretty interesting reading and certainly dispels a few myths around the longevity of a player’s career at certain Premier League clubs.

But which club offers players on average the most amount of time in the first team?

Click the arrow to see who is number one…

Honorary mention to the following clubs who miss out on the top 10:
20. Sunderland – Average stay in first team: 1.88 years
19. QPR – Average stay in first team: 2.00 years
18. Hull City – Average stay in first team: 2.07 years
17. Crystal Palace – Average stay in first team: 2.18 years
16. Swansea – Average stay in first team: 2.38 years
15. Leicester – Average stay in first team: 2.42 years
14. Tottenham – Average stay in first team: 2.46 years
13. Southampton – Average stay in first team: 2.55 years
12. Burnley – Average stay in first team: 2.58 years
11. Aston Villa – Average stay in first team: 2.65 years.