Saints Average League Position - 27th

[spyinthesky]

According to information contained within a Times article today.

 

Top team on the South Coast according to this as was to be expected

[farawaysaint]

Surely not as low as 27th?

[Pugwash]

Over how many years?

[Winchester Red]

Over how many years?

 

Since the formation of the leagues, so what's that? 80 or 100 years?

 

Even Arsenal, who were top, had an average position of 8th

 

Portsmouth were 30th

[sandwichsaint]

Since the formation of the leagues, so what's that? 80 or 100 years?

 

Even Arsenal, who were top, had an average position of 8th

 

Portsmouth were 30th

 

7 teams above Arsenal?

 

Lpool?

Everton ?

ManU ,,,, unlikely

 

Who else?

[Winchester Red]

You misunderstand.

 

Arsenal came out top. They had the highest average league position. which was 8th.

 

Nobody was ahead of them

[spyinthesky]

Liverpool come out top, marginally above Arsenal

 

The figures were based on position in League positions with Top of Division 1/Prem giving 1 point and 92nd giving 92 points

 

Total point total then divided by the number of years in the league.

[Winchester Red]

Where did you read Liverpool top? (Not doubting you)

 

The version I read said Arsenal top, but made a point of saying Liverpool ahead of Man U

[sandwichsaint]

You misunderstand.

 

Arsenal came out top. They had the highest average league position. which was 8th.

 

Nobody was ahead of them

 

My bad, makes sense now.

 

How many teams have a better avg all-time finish than us?

 

I'll go for 28.

[spyinthesky]

Where did you read Liverpool top? (Not doubting you)

 

The version I read said Arsenal top, but made a point of saying Liverpool ahead of Man U

 

It was in todays Times but I think they probably used ...doing the 92.com/stats... website

[dellboypete]

Liverpool come out top, marginally above Arsenal

 

The figures were based on position in League positions with Top of Division 1/Prem giving 1 point and 92nd giving 92 points

 

Total point total then divided by the number of years in the league.

 

Wouldn't it give a better overall picture if the positions were based solely on total points per position criteria (as above)? Rather than an average position?