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Thought I'd work out each team's average league position over the last decade. Only criteria is that teams must have spent the entire decade within the Football League/Premier League. Finishing positions within the league pyramid are calculated, so winner of the Championship would finish in 21st position, 12th in League 2 would be in 80th etc.
Here's the table with average positions. We're in 22nd overall.
1 Manchester City 2.3
2 Chelsea 3.5
3 Manchester United 3.6
4 Arsenal 3.9
5 Tottenham Hotspur 4.1
6 Liverpool 5.4
7 Everton 7.8
8 West Ham United 13.6
9 Newcastle United 14.1
10 Stoke City 14.6
11 West Bromwich Albion 14.9
12 Swansea City 16.5
13 Leicester City 17.6
14 Aston Villa 18
15 Southampton 19.5
16 Fulham 20.5
17 Burnley 21
18 Sunderland 21.3
19 Crystal Palace 21.6
20 Norwich City 23.3
21 Watford 23.4
22 Cardiff City 24.6
23 Hull City 24.7
24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26.4
25 Middlesbrough 27.5
26 Queens Park Rangers 28
27 Derby County 29.2
28 Blackburn Rovers 29.6
29 Birmingham City 29.9
30 Brighton and Hove Albion 29.9
31 Reading 30
32 Wigan Athletic 30.4
33 Bolton Wanderers 31.9
34 AFC Bournemouth 32.3
35 Nottingham Forest 32.4
36 Leeds United 32.6
37 Ipswich Town 33.1
38 Huddersfield Town 35.7
39 Sheffield Wednesday 37.1
40 Bristol City 38.4
41 Brentford 39.8
42 Millwall 40
43 Preston North End 41.5
44 Sheffield United 41.9
45 Barnsley 42.7
46 Blackpool 44
47 Charlton Athletic 44.5
48 Peterborough United 49.1
49 Doncaster Rovers 50.6
50 Milton Keynes Dons 54.3
51 Coventry City 54.7
52 Scunthorpe United 55.5
53 Rotherham United 56.2
54 Portsmouth 57.4
55 Walsall 58.3
56 Swindon Town 62
57 Rochdale 62.6
58 Oldham Athletic 63.1
59 Gillingham 63.8
60 Colchester United 64.7
61 Burton Albion 65
62 Shrewsbury Town 65.4
63 Bradford City 65.6
64 Southend United 67.2
65 Bury 68.1
66 Carlisle United 69
67 Yeovil Town 69.2
68 Plymouth Argyle 70
69 Notts County 70.1
70 Port Vale 72
71 Exeter City 72.5
72 Wycombe Wanderers 73.7
73 Crewe Alexandra 73.9
74 Accrington Stanley 77.2
75 Northampton Town 77.2
76 Morecambe 84.3
How long did that take?
10 years obviously!!
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
10 years obviously!!Gave me a chuckle.
Imagine the stats he could come up with if he was a whole bee 🐝. Seriously great reading. West ham surprised me.
How many teams have been in the Premier League for at least one season over the last ten years?
About 15 minutes. The wonders of Excel
37. There have been 49 teams take part in the Premier League since it's inception in 1993. Of those 49, Oldham, Swindon, Barnsley, Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday, Wimbledon, Coventry, Bradford, Ipswich, Leeds scum, Charlton and Derby have not taken part over the last decade. It's perhaps funny that we describe Forest as a big club, yet it's been 22 years since they were last in the top flight. Since our promotion to this level in 2003, we have finished above them every season bar 2009/10, when they finished 3rd (and we both lost out to Blackpool in the playoffs).
Only 3 sides have spent just one season in the PL - Swindon, Barnsley and Blackpool. All other PL participants have had 2 or more seasons, whether it be consecutive or several solitary seasons.
The last 5 Premier League newbies are Swansea, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Brighton and Huddersfield. Including next season, that'll mean only 5 clubs that are new to the PL in 9 years. The only Championship sides yet to compete in the PL are Brentford, Wurzels, Luton, Millwall and Preston. 6 sides in League 1 are former PL sides (Blackpool, Bolton, Coventry, Ipswich, Portsmouth and Sunderland), with 3 now in League 2 (Bradford, Oldham and Swindon). I've classed Wimbledon as a defunct club, not MK Dons.
It may be interesting to note that Norwich, Southampton, Brighton, Huddersfield, Bournemouth, Sheffield United and Wolves have all played League 1 football over the last 10 years yet have since been promoted to the PL. Bournemouth were a League 2 team 10 seasons ago. 33 of the 49 Premier League teams have played in League 1 either before or after their PL stint.
Don’t anyone’s described Forest as a big club for yrs 🤔
So w're already in the playoffs then?
10 years obviously!!
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