It's record number 19 for Man United

May 14, 2011 08:23 pm | Updated May 15, 2011 01:07 am IST - BLACKBURN, England

Wayne Rooney scored the goal that gave Manchester United a record 19th English title in a 1-1 draw away to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday.

United needed just a point from this game to regain the Premier League title from Chelsea and it got it when England striker Rooney scored from the penalty spot 17 minutes from time after Rovers keeper Paul Robinson brought down Javier Hernandez.

Australia's Brett Emerton had fired Rovers, still not certain of top-flight survival, into a 20th minute lead before Rooney settled United's nerves with a powerful spot-kick.

The result gave United, , an unassailable seven-point lead at the top of the English Premier League table, with closest pursuer Chelsea left with only a maximum of six points to earn from its two remaining matches.

Vital win for Wolves

At the other end of the table, Wolves climbed a point clear of the relegation zone after a 3-1 win away to Sunderland.

Former Sunderland defender Jody Craddock gave Wolves a 22nd minute lead on his return to the Stadium of Light before a failure to clear a corner allowed Stephane Sessegnon to smash home a 34th minute equaliser at the far post.

But Matt Jarvis, a half-time substitute, provided the cross from the right that allowed Steven Fletcher to head Wolves in at the far post.

A total of 23 clubs have been crowned champions since Preston North End won the first league title in 1888-89.

Number of titles and champions: 19: Manchester United; 18: Liverpool; 13: Arsenal; 9: Everton; 7: Aston Villa; 6: Sunderland; 4: Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Chelsea; 3: Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Blackburn Rovers; 2: Preston North End, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Manchester City, Burnley, Portsmouth; 1: Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest.

Man City wins FA Cup

Manchester City ended a 35-year trophy drought on Saturday when it beat Stoke City 1-0 in the FA Cup final. Yaya Toure scored the winner in the 74th minute.

The results:

Blackburn 1 (Emerton 20) drew with Manchester United 1 (Rooney 73-pen); Blackpool 4 (Campbell 9, 45, Puncheon 19, Adam 63) bt Bolton 3 (Davies 6, Taylor 24, Sturridge 53); Sunderland 1 (Sessegnon 34) lost to Wolverhampton 3 (Craddock 22, Fletcher 54, Elokobi 78); West Brom 1 (Mulumbu 10) bt Everton 0.

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