Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
Just adding this to the conversation - I've worked out the average league position of every one of the 92 sides currently in the league. Teams with an average position of 1-20 could claim their home is the Premier League, 21-44 - The Championship, 45-66 - League One, 67-92 - League Two. Note that
Premier League clubs (in average points order):
Liverpool
Arsenal
Everton
Manchester United
Aston Villa
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea
Manchester City
Newcastle United
Sunderland
West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
Championship clubs (in average points order):
Blackburn Rovers
Leeds United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Derby County
Middlesbrough
Sheffield Wednesday
Leicester City
Sheffield United
Bolton Wanderers
Stoke City
Birmingham City
Nottingham Forest
Southampton
Burnley
Ipswich Town
Preston North End
Portsmouth
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Charlton Athletic
Blackpool
Coventry City
Norwich City
Queens Park Rangers
Cardiff City
Crystal Palace
Bristol City
Luton Town
Barnsley
Hull City
League One clubs:
Millwall
Watford
Oldham Athletic
Swansea City
Wigan Athletic
Brighton & Hove Albion
Plymouth Argyle
Reading
Bradford City
Oxford United
Brentford
Port Vale
Rotherham United
Leyton Orient
Swindon Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol Rovers
AFC Bournemouth
Lincoln City
Fleetwood Town
Walsall
Doncaster Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
Shrewsbury Town
Peterborough United
Burton Albion
Carlisle United
Gillingham
League Two clubs:
Wycombe Wanderers
Accrington Stanley
Cambridge United
Scunthorpe United
Colchester United
Crewe Alexandra
Northampton Town
Mansfield Town
AFC Wimbledon
Newport County
Crawley Town
Exeter City
Rochdale
Stevenage
Hartlepool United
Barrow
Salford City
Cheltenham Town
Forest Green Rovers
Morecambe
Harrogate Town
Sutton United
Based on that, I'd say Sunderland are the biggest club outside the top two divisions, followed by Ipswich, Charlton, Bolton, Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth. In the opposite direction, from within the top two divisions, Watford, Brighton and Brentford are the smallest clubs inside the top flight, while Millwall, Swansea, Bournemouth, Reading and Peterborough are overachieving by being in the Championship.
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