Lowest ever points to win L1

[HastingsSeagull]

As well as last year's promoted sides being high in the Champ, where are the 3 that got relegated? How they doing? This is so close at the top because there are so many good teams not too few!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

So I'm intrigued...if several teams are taking points off each other resulting in a lower winning total, does that make it a worse league than when two teams absolutely spank everyone else and run away with it?

How do you judge that, exactly?

 

[Mr Apples]

In the first season of 3 points for a win, Burnley won it with 80 points.

When we went up in 1988, we finished 2nd with 84 (Sunderland had 93).

 

[Napper]

So I'm intrigued...if several teams are taking points off each other resulting in a lower winning total, does that make it a worse league than when two teams absolutely spank everyone else and run away with it?

How do you judge that, exactly?

Mainly based on the quality of sides I have seen so far and the fact that a lot of the dross are still capable of winning games

Charlton last night proved my thoughts

 

[Tricky Dicky]

So I'm intrigued...if several teams are taking points off each other resulting in a lower winning total, does that make it a worse league than when two teams absolutely spank everyone else and run away with it?

How do you judge that, exactly?

Good question and I don't think you can in isolation. Maybe a cup can give you a hint. If you have a team running away with a division, but then get beaten easily by one in the division above, then possibly the opposition is weaker. Not infallable obviously - a one-off game can go anyway, and show little about long-term form.

It's a common theme in any scientific theories about enclosed "systems" (i.e. a division) - anything about them is only relative within the system, until you interact with another one, or a wider perspective.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

The last few seasons seem to pan out that 90 plus points wins you the league 80-90 can get you automatic and 71-80 gets you a play off place. Long way to go and I hope Gus gets his signings to assist in mission for points.

2004-05 Luton 98 Hull 86
Last play-off place Hartlepool 71

2005-06 Southend 82 Colchester 79
Last play-off place Swansea 71

2006-07 Scunthorpe 91 Bristol City 85
Last play-off place Oldham 75

2007-08 Swansea 92 Nottingham Forest 82
Last play-off place Southend 76 (Albion 7th on 69)

2008-09 Leicester 96 Peterborough 89
Last play-off place Scunthorpe 76

2009-10 Norwich 95 Leeds 86
Last play-off place Huddersfield 80