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You might naturally be inclined to think the Treble winners of Manchester United in 1998-99 or Manchester City in 2022-23 have come closest to completing the Quadruple, and, in terms of trophies won, of course you'd be correct.
But both sides were knocked out of the League Cup at the quarter-final stage (United in December, City in January), meaning neither were fighting on all four fronts at the tail end of the season.
They remain the only English clubs to have done the Treble, although Liverpool did a version of sorts in 1983-84, winning Division One, the European Cup and the League Cup, while City delivered a domestic clean sweep in 2018-19.
Date-wise, Liverpool's 2021-22 season is the closest an English club has come to the ultimate four-trophy haul.
The Reds had already secured the two domestic cups when they missed out on the league title by a solitary point on a dramatic final day on 22 May. Jurgen Klopp's side went on to lose a tense Champions League final to Real Madrid six days later.
Chelsea were also in the running for four trophies that year.
But they were beaten on penalties in the League Cup final by Liverpool on 27 February. The Reds also beat the Blues in the FA Cup final on penalties.
Chelsea, who had led the Premier League in December, ended a distant third and were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals, proving that you can be in the running but end up missing out (although they had the consolation of winning the Uefa Super Cup and Club World Cup that season).
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