13 years, 38 teams...Premiership for stats fans

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Since the Premier League began in 1992, 38 teams have played in it.

Looking at the stats for all the teams I have ranked the teams from most successful to least.

Ateam that finished first in the Premier gets one point, eighteenth gets 18 points and 3rd in the 1st division (or Championship) gets 23 points (20+3). The team with the least points is most constant, or successful within the league setting.

Also included is the team's highest league position, lowest and how many seasons they've spent in the Premiership. Plus any local rivalry info.

1. Manchester United. 21 points. (Av 1.6)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 1 (8 times). Lowest finish: 3 (3 times).

Manchester United have always finished higher than Man City since '92.

2. Arsenal. 47 points. (Av 3.6)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 1 (3 times). Lowest finish: 12.

Arsenal have finished above Tottenham on 11 occasions.

3. Liverpool. 58 points. (Av 4.5)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 2. Lowest finish: 8.

Liverpool have finished above Everton on 12 occasions.

4. Chelsea. 84 points. (Av 6.5)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 1. Lowest finish: 11 (3 times).

Chelsea have always finished above Fulham.

5. Aston Villa. 106 points. (Av 8.2)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 2. Lowest finish: 18.

Aston Villa have finished above Birmingham on 12 occasions.

6. Newcastle. 109 points. (Av 8.4)

12/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 2 (2 times). Lowest finish: 23.

Newcastle have finished above Sunderland on 11 occasions.

7. Tottenham. 138 points. (Av 10.6)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 7. Lowest finish: 15.

Tottenham have finished above Arsenal on 2 occasions (92/93, 94/95).

8. Leeds. 140 points. (Av 10.8)

12/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 3. Lowest finish: 34.

Leeds have never finished above Man Utd.

9. Blackburn. 151 points. (Av 11.6)

11/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 1. Lowest finish: 31.

Blackburn famously finished above Manchester United in 94/95. One of only three clubs to achieve this feat.

10. Everton. 169 points. (Av 13)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 4. Lowest finish: 17 (3 times).

Everton have finished above Liverpool on only 1 occasion. This season!

11. Southampton. 184 points. (Av 14.2)

13/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 8. Lowest finish: 20.

Southampton have finished above Portsmouth on 12 occasions.

12. West Ham. 187 points. (Av 14.4)

10/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 5. Lowest finish: 26.

West Ham have finished above Tottenham on 5 occasions.

13. Middlesbrough. 204 points. (Av 15.7)

10/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 7. Lowest finish: 31.

Middlesbrough have finished above Newcastle on 3 occasions.

14. Leicester City. 245 points. (Av 18.8)

8/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 8. Lowest finish: 35.

Leicester have finished above Nottingham Forest on 9 occasions.

15. Coventry. 276 points. (Av 21.2)

9/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 11 (2 times). Lowest finish: 40.

Coventry have finished above Birmingham on 9 occasions.

16. Ipswich. 277 points. (Av 21.3)

5/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 5. Lowest finish: 27 (2 times).

Ipswich have finished above Norwich on 8 occasions.

17. Manchester City. 277 points. (Av 21.3)

8/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 8. Lowest finish: 47.

Manchester City have NEVER finished above Manchester United since 92/93.

18. Charlton. 280 points. (Av 21.5)

6/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 7. Lowest finish: 37.

Charlton have finished above Crystal Palace on 7 occasions.

19. Bolton Wanderers. 290 points. (Av 22.3)

6/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 6. Lowest finish: 48.

Bolton have finished above Manchester City on 6 occasions.

20. Wimbledon (and MK Dons). 293 points. (Av 22.5)

8/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 6. Lowest finish: 64.

Wimbledon actually finished 6th in 93/94! Since 96/97 they have finished lower every season.

21. Derby County. 294 points. (Av 22.6)

6/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 8. Lowest finish: 40.

Derby have finished above Nottingham Forest on 7 occasions.

22. Sunderland. 297 points. (Av 22.8)

5/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 7 (2 times). Lowest finish: 43.

Sunderland have finished above Newcastle on 2 occasions (99/00 & 00/01).

More to come...

Edited June 2, 2005 by ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster

[Summers]

Who rock? Villa rock.

[evertonfan]

9. Blackburn. 151 points. (Av 11.6)

11/13 seasons in top flight. Highest finish: 1. Lowest finish: 31.

Blackburn famously finished above Manchester United in 94/95. One of only three clubs to achieve this feat.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

As I mentioned in the intro, 31 is the position in the country that season.

That would mean they finished 11th in Division 1 that season. As 20 in the Premier + 11 = 31!

Easy!

That's why Fulham will be so low as they spent a number of seasons in the third division!

[evertonfan]

Ah, got ya. That is why I suck at exams, I don't read whats infront of me.

[Liam]

Great, Fulham will be at the bottom.

[Colly]

How come Newcastles lowest is 23rd, when we won Division 1 in the first prem season and have been up since?

[Liam]

How come Newcastles lowest is 23rd, when we won Division 1 in the first prem season and have been up since?

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You answered your own question. In the first Premiership season, you were 1st in the First Division, leaving you in 23rd position.

Oh, and the fact that the Premiership used to be 22 teams has probably confused you.

[Colly]

That was the fact that confused me indeed. Cheers. So how was it lowered to 20, did only 1 team go up or five go down? Can't believe I didn't realise this, I'm fucking 22.

[Liam]

Ermm.....I think 4 went down, and only 2 came up.

[Benji]

Fourteenth, we're over the halfway point... at least until next season anyway. I want the Foxy Ladies to comfort me.

[Farmer Reil]

After the 94/95 Season, four went down (Ipswich, Palace, Leicester and Norwich), and only two came up (Bolton and Middlesborough).

This new distraction was probably what led to such strange occurences as Forest finishing third, Arsenal finishing 12th and Blackburn winning the league

[NobBe Nobbs]

Keep them coming; I want to see where Charlton place.

[R.W.]

After the 94/95 Season, four went down (Ipswich, Palace, Leicester and Norwich), and only two came up (Bolton and Middlesborough).

This new distraction was probably what led to such strange occurences as Forest finishing third, Arsenal finishing 12th and Blackburn winning the league

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Best. Season. Ever

[Iain76er]

I can't wait to see how many points Forest have got.

Lowest Finish: 293

[TAFKA Castroneves]

I knew Leicester would be up there somewhere. The Martin O'Neill era of course being the thing that took us there. Our worst finish this season as well. But things can only get better.

[Benji]

I knew Leicester would be up there somewhere. The Martin O'Neill era of course being the thing that took us there. Our worst finish this season as well. But things can only get better.

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That's what Tony Blair said

[9 to 5]

After the 94/95 Season, four went down (Ipswich, Palace, Leicester and Norwich), and only two came up (Bolton and Middlesborough).

This new distraction was probably what led to such strange occurences as Forest finishing third, Arsenal finishing 12th and Blackburn winning the league

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Best. Season. Ever

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Fucking excellent aye. One of the best bits for me was how English the first team was. Flowers (English), Kenna (Irish), Hendry (Scottish), Berg (Norweign), Le Saux (English), Ripley (English), Sherwood (English), Batty (English), Shearer (English) and Sutton (English).

8 out of 11 is pretty good as I prefer my players to be home based as it kinda means a bit more. Include the home nations and the only 'foreigner' is Berg. Mind you the league then hadn't had the influx of foreign players it has now.

Yeah, I went on talking about nothing but it was a great day when we won it. At least I have seen them do it my lifetime.

[Farmer Reil]

Pity it was ten years ago

[R.W.]

After the 94/95 Season, four went down (Ipswich, Palace, Leicester and Norwich), and only two came up (Bolton and Middlesborough).

This new distraction was probably what led to such strange occurences as Forest finishing third, Arsenal finishing 12th and Blackburn winning the league

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Best. Season. Ever

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Fucking excellent aye. One of the best bits for me was how English the first team was. Flowers (English), Kenna (Irish), Hendry (Scottish), Berg (Norweign), Le Saux (English), Ripley (English), Sherwood (English), Batty (English), Shearer (English) and Sutton (English).

8 out of 11 is pretty good as I prefer my players to be home based as it kinda means a bit more. Include the home nations and the only 'foreigner' is Berg. Mind you the league then hadn't had the influx of foreign players it has now.

Yeah, I went on talking about nothing but it was a great day when we won it. At least I have seen them do it my lifetime.

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You left out Jason Wilcox (English). :-p

Not forgetting, "Super" Mark Atkins (English), as Batty was out most of the season, and Tony Gale (English), as Kenna only joined very late in the season.