jquery

Thursday 16 June 2011

Promotion Statistics League 1 and League 2

The following table shows the winners of League 1 and League 2 over the past 10 seasons. Here I'm looking at their finishing position the season before to see if there are any patterns.

Year League 1 Winner Previous Year Position
Season 2010/11 Brighton 13th
Season 2009/10 Norwich City Relegated 22nd from Championship
Season 2008/09 Leicester City Relegated 22nd from Championship
Season 2007/08 Swansea City 7th
Season 2006/07 Scunthorpe United 12th
Season 2005/06 Southend United Promoted Via League 2 Playoff
Season 2004/05 Luton Town 10th
Season 2003/04 Plymouth Argyle 8th
Season 2002/03 Wigan Athletic 10th

Year League 2 Winner Previous Year Position
Season 2010/11 Chesterfield 8th
Season 2009/10 Notts County 21st
Season 2008/09 Brentford 14th
Season 2007/08 MK Dons 4th
Season 2006/07 Walsall Relegated 24th from League 1
Season 2005/06 Carlisle United Winners of Conference Playoffs
Season 2004/05 Yeovil Town 8th
Season 2003/04 Doncaster Rovers Winners of Conference Playoffs
Season 2002/03 Rushden & Diamonds 6th

We can see from the stats above that there is no real pattern to the teams that won the league. However in League 1 we can see that teams winning the League are either relegated teams or teams on the up. 2 of the promoted teams in the past 4 seasons will play in the premiership next season the other 2 are amongst the front runners for promotion next season.

More stats to follow on the Championship and the Premiership.

To read my thoughts on the race for League 1 click here


To read my thoughts on the race for League 2 click here

No comments:

Post a Comment