Top Flight Points Table 1888-89 to 1938-39
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| 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Total 47 Seasons |
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| TEAM POINTS | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | Points | S | PPS | C |
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| PRESTON NORTH END | 40 | 33 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 23 | 35 | 28 | 34 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | | | | 36 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | | 30 | | 38 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 42 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 44 | 1,156 | 33 | 35.03 | 2 |
| ASTON VILLA | 29 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 47 | 33 | 45 | 50 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 53 | 51 | 41 | 50 | 44 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 50 | 47 | 59 | 46 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 35 | | | 41 | 1,872 | 45 | 41.6 | 6 |
| WOLVERHAMPTON WAND | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 26 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 834 | 25 | 33.36 | 0 |
| BLACKBURN ROVERS | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 37 | 49 | 45 | 51 | 43 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 43 | 39 | 33 | | | | 1,596 | 44 | 36.27 | 2 |
| BOLTON WANDERERS | 22 | 19 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 25 | | 33 | 32 | 19 | | | 41 | 44 | 33 | | 24 | | 43 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 47 | 52 | 47 | 40 | 50 | 55 | 44 | 48 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 33 | | | 41 | 34 | 45 | 45 | 1,464 | 40 | 36.6 | 0 |
| WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 22 | 25 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 19 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 22 | | 36 | 24 | | | | | | | | 39 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 45 | 38 | 56 | 40 | 30 | | | | | 46 | 49 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 38 | 36 | | 1,185 | 34 | 34.85 | 1 |
| ACCRINGTON | 20 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 103 | 5 | 20.6 | 0 |
| EVERTON | 20 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 36 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 41 | 32 | 43 | 47 | 37 | 45 | 36 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 46 | 38 | 47 | 36 | 47 | 49 | 35 | 42 | 34 | 53 | 38 | 35 | | 56 | 41 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 59 | 1,817 | 46 | 39.5 | 5 |
| BURNLEY | 17 | 13 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 27 | 19 | | 39 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 36 | | | | | | | | | | 821 | 24 | 34.21 | 1 |
| DERBY COUNTY | 16 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 36 | 23 | 41 | 36 | 28 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 27 | | | | | | 42 | 27 | | 38 | 26 | | | | | | 41 | 44 | 46 | 50 | 46 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 40 | 46 | 1,276 | 36 | 35.44 | 0 |
| NOTTS COUNTY | 12 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 24 | | | | | 24 | 37 | 29 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 23 | | 31 | 36 | | | | 42 | 45 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 803 | 26 | 30.88 | 0 |
| STOKE | 12 | 10 | | 14 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | 42 | 47 | 42 | 38 | 46 | 746 | 25 | 29.84 | 0 |
| SUNDERLAND | | | 23 | 42 | 48 | 38 | 47 | 37 | 23 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 54 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 39 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 1,901 | 45 | 42.24 | 6 |
| DARWEN | | | | 11 | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| NOTTINGHAM FOREST | | | | | 28 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 31 | | 37 | 36 | 33 | 25 | | | | | | | | 34 | 32 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 657 | 21 | 31.29 | 0 |
| THE WEDNESDAY (1930 SHEFF.WED.) | | | | | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 24 | | 36 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 33 | 44 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 34 | 43 | 23 | | | | | | | 39 | 39 | 52 | 60 | 52 | 50 | 51 | 41 | 49 | 38 | 30 | | | 1,323 | 34 | 38.91 | 4 |
| NEWTON HEATH (1903 MAN. UNITED) | | | | | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | 52 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 37 | 46 | 36 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 28 | | | | 44 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 22 | | | | | | 32 | | 38 | 811 | 22 | 36.86 | 2 |
| SHEFFIELD UNITED | | | | | | 31 | 32 | 26 | 36 | 42 | 29 | 48 | 31 | 33 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 36 | 45 | 35 | 37 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 39 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 43 | 31 | | | | | | 1,414 | 37 | 38.22 | 1 |
| SMALL HEATH (1906 BIRMINGHAM) | | | | | | | 25 | 20 | | | | | | 30 | | 30 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | 37 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 40 | 38 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 36 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 36 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 955 | 26 | 36.73 | 0 |
| LIVERPOOL | | | | | | | 22 | | 33 | 28 | 43 | 33 | 45 | 32 | 38 | 26 | | 51 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 48 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 60 | 41 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 41 | 42 | 1,570 | 39 | 40.26 | 4 |
| BURY | | | | | | | | 27 | 30 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 21 | | | | | | | | | 49 | 47 | 36 | 44 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | 738 | 22 | 33.55 | 0 |
| NEWCASTLE UNITED | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 51 | 42 | 53 | 45 | 40 | 44 | 34 | 37 | 32 | 43 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 48 | 42 | 56 | 43 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 34 | | | | | | 1,346 | 32 | 42.06 | 4 |
| ARDWICK (1895 MANCHESTER CITY) | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | 32 | 28 | | 44 | 46 | 43 | 32 | 43 | 34 | | 31 | 35 | 44 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 35 | | | 45 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 57 | 36 | | 1,275 | 31 | 41.13 | 1 |
| GLOSSOP NORTH END | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| GRIMSBY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 37 | 39 | 32 | | | 45 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 43 | 371 | 10 | 37.1 | 0 |
| MIDDLESBROUGH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 43 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 46 | 36 | 22 | | | | 37 | | 38 | 46 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 1,089 | 29 | 37.55 | 0 |
| WOOLWICH ARSENAL (1914 THE 1928 A) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 37 | 44 | 36 | 38 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 18 | | | 42 | 44 | 37 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 52 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 66 | 54 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 45 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 1,255 | 29 | 43.28 | 5 |
| BRISTOL CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | 36 | 38 | 32 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 181 | 5 | 36.2 | 0 |
| CHELSEA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | 37 | 29 | | | 28 | 39 | 29 | 49 | 39 | 46 | 36 | 32 | | | | | | | 40 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 33 | 750 | 20 | 32.5 | 0 |
| BRADFORD CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | 42 | 45 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 382 | 10 | 38.2 | 0 |
| LEICESTER FOSSE (1920 LEICESTER CITY) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | 46 | 48 | 51 | 43 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 33 | | | 39 | 29 | 501 | 14 | 35.79 | 0 |
| TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 32 | 37 | 30 | 34 | 28 | | 47 | 51 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 39 | 41 | 38 | | | | | | 49 | 30 | | | | | 609 | 16 | 38.06 | 0 |
| OLDHAM ATHLETIC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | 34 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 343 | 9 | 38.11 | 0 |
| BRADFORD PARK AVENUE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | 42 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 107 | 3 | 35.67 | 0 |
| HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | 39 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 56 | 38 | 48 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 885 | 19 | 46.58 | 3 |
| CARDIFF CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | 43 | 57 | 43 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | 344 | 8 | 43 | 0 |
| WEST HAM UNITED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41 | 42 | 37 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 36 | 31 | | | | | | | | 354 | 9 | 39.33 | 0 |
| LEEDS UNITED | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 | 36 | 30 | | 41 | 46 | 31 | | 44 | 42 | 38 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 41 | 501 | 13 | 38.54 | 0 |
| PORTSMOUTH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39 | 36 | 40 | 49 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 495 | 12 | 41.25 | 0 |
| BLACKPOOL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 33 | 33 | | | | | 40 | 38 | 176 | 5 | 35.2 | 0 |
| BRENTFORD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 173 | 4 | 43.25 | 0 |
| CHARLTON ATHLETIC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 54 | 46 | 50 | 150 | 3 | 50 | 0 |
| TEAMS IN DIVISION 1 | 12 | | | 14 | 16 | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| LEAGUE DIVISION ONE PONTS 1888-89 to 1938-39 | | AVERAGE POINTS PER SEASON 1888-89 to 1938-39 |
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| 1 | 1,901 | SUNDERLAND | 6 | | 50.00 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC |
| 2 | 1,872 | ASTON VILLA | 6 | | 46.58 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN |
| 3 | 1,817 | EVERTON | 5 | | 43.28 | WOOLWICH ARSENAL (1914 THE 1928 A) |
| 4 | 1,596 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 2 | | 43.25 | BRENTFORD |
| 5 | 1,570 | LIVERPOOL | 4 | | 43.00 | CARDIFF CITY |
| 6 | 1,464 | BOLTON WANDERERS | 0 | | 42.24 | SUNDERLAND |
| 7 | 1,414 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1 | | 42.06 | NEWCASTLE UNITED |
| 8 | 1,346 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 4 | | 41.60 | ASTON VILLA |
| 9 | 1,323 | THE WEDNESDAY (1930 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY) | 4 | | 41.25 | PORTSMOUTH |
| 10 | 1,276 | DERBY COUNTY | 0 | | 41.13 | ARDWIC (1895 MANCHESTER CITY) |
| 11 | 1,275 | ARDWICK (1895 MANCHESTER CITY) | 1 | | 40.26 | LIVERPOOL |
| 12 | 1,255 | WOOLWICH ARSENAL (1914 THE 1928 ARSENAL) | 5 | | 39.50 | EVERTON |
| 13 | 1,185 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 1 | | 39.33 | WEST HAM UNITED |
| 14 | 1,156 | PRESTON NORTH END | 2 | | 38.91 | THE WEDNESDAY (1930 SHEFFIELD WED.) |
| 15 | 1,089 | MIDDLESBROUGH | 0 | | 38.54 | LEEDS UNITED |
| 16 | 955 | SMALL HEATH (1906 BIRMINGHAM) | 0 | | 38.22 | SHEFFIELD UNITED |
| 17 | 885 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 3 | | 38.20 | BRADFORD CITY |
| 18 | 834 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 0 | | 38.11 | OLDHAM ATHLETIC |
| 19 | 821 | BURNLEY | 1 | | 38.06 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR |
| 20 | 811 | NEWTON HEATH (1903 MANCHESTER UNITED) | 2 | | 37.55 | MIDDLESBROUGH |
| 21 | 803 | NOTTS COUNTY | 0 | | 37.10 | GRIMSBY |
| 22 | 750 | CHELSEA | 0 | | 36.86 | NEWTON HEATH (1903 MANCHESTER UNITED) |
| 23 | 746 | STOKE (1919 STOKE CITY) | 0 | | 36.73 | SMALL HEATH (1906 BIRMINGHAM) |
| 24 | 738 | BURY | 0 | | 36.60 | BOLTON WANDERERS |
| 25 | 657 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 0 | | 36.27 | BLACKBURN ROVERS |
| 26 | 609 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 0 | | 36.20 | BRISTOL CITY |
| 27 | 501 | LEICESTER FOSSE (1920 LEICESTER CITY) | 0 | | 35.79 | LEICESTER FOSSE (1920 LEICESTER CITY) |
| 28 | 501 | LEEDS UNITED | 0 | | 35.67 | BRADFORD PARK AVENUE |
| 29 | 495 | PORTSMOUTH | 0 | | 35.44 | DERBY COUNTY |
| 30 | 382 | BRADFORD CITY | 0 | | 35.20 | BLACKPOOL |
| 31 | 371 | GRIMSBY | 0 | | 35.03 | PRESTON NORTH END |
| 32 | 354 | WEST HAM UNITED | 0 | | 34.85 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION |
| 33 | 344 | CARDIFF CITY | 0 | | 34.21 | BURNLEY |
| 34 | 343 | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 0 | | 33.55 | BURY |
| 35 | 181 | BRISTOL CITY | 0 | | 33.36 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
| 36 | 176 | BLACKPOOL | 0 | | 32.50 | CHELSEA |
| 37 | 173 | BRENTFORD | 0 | | 31.29 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST |
| 38 | 150 | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 0 | | 30.88 | NOTTS COUNTY |
| 39 | 107 | BRADFORD PARK AVENUE | 0 | | 29.84 | STOKE (1919 STOKE CITY) |
| 40 | 103 | ACCRINGTON | 0 | | 20.60 | ACCRINGTON |
| 41 | 30 | DARWEN | 0 | | 18.00 | GLOSSOP NORTH END |
| 42 | 18 | GLOSSOP NORTH END | 0 | | 15.00 | DARWEN |
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