Has either the Premiership or the First Division (it's previous incarnation) been a draw at the end of the season and had to be settled by goal difference? And what would happen if it was a draw and the GD was the same between the two top teams?
2006-11-15 04:26:48 · 16 answers · asked by Emily T 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
the most famous one happened during the 1988-1989 English First Division season. both Arsenal & Liverpool level on points at the end of the season with 76 points but Arsenal win the league due to higher goals scored. both teams has the same goal differences of 37 goals.
ironically, the league championship was decided on the last day of the season when Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield. Michael Thomas scored the second goal to secure a 2-0 win to seal the championship.
2006-11-16 00:19:30 · answer #1 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since the Premiership began there wasn't a time where the top two teams were tied on points at the end of the season. The closest was when the teams were separated by one point. This happened on three occasions.
The first was 94/95, when Blackburn won. The second was 97/98, when Arsenal won their first Premiership title. The third was the following season, 98/99, when Man U won and went on to win the Treble. (Imagine, if Arsenal had won the title then and knocked the Devils out of the FA Cup semis they wouldn't have anything to boast about)
Before the Premiership began I'm sure there were a few occasions where the top two were tied on points at the end. But my memory can't stretch that far back...
2006-11-16 03:06:07 · answer #2 · answered by BeN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first division was extremely close in 1923-24 when my team Cardiff City lost on goal average (the fore-runner of goal difference). Both Huddersfield and Cardiff finished on 57 points but Huddersfield were champions based on having scored a higher average number of goals per game. If goal difference had been used then Cardiff would have been champions. Also Cardiff missed a penalty with ten minutes to go in the last game of the season. Had that gone in then Cardiff would have been champions. Anyway this has to be the nearest to a draw - the difference between the top two teams determined as 0.024 of a goal!
2006-11-15 07:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by Christian R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not been drawn in the history of English Football. Cut the number of teams to 16 and have the top 6 play off for the Grand Final. The season opener should be Champions of England against Champions of Scotland.
2006-11-15 05:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by mike l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arsenal and Liverpool both finished on 76 points in1988/89 season. They played each other on the final day of the season at anfield. Arsenal needed to win by 2 clear goal to equal Liverpools goal difference and therefore win the league on goal's scored only.(Arsenal scored 73 liverpool 65). Arsenal were winning 1-0 with 2minutes remaining when Michael Thomas scored past Bruce Grobelaar to win both the game and the league title for Arsenal. Ironically Michael Thomas later went on to play for Liverpool.
( oh how we laughed ).
2006-11-16 05:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by blueknowz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes definitely. For this season alone, there has been 4 weekends that have not included a draw. Weeks 3,11, 21 and 28..
2016-03-28 21:27:56 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing like that has ever happened but I just want it to happen one day. Maybe between Man Utd and Chelski. I am sure it will the headlines for several days as Mourinho or Ferguson will never let it go. They will throw words at each other for several days!
2006-11-15 05:14:50 · answer #7 · answered by Nyasi 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Guess that in the event of a draw and same goal difference.. you look at goals for and against..
2006-11-15 05:51:03 · answer #8 · answered by Hotdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
The closest it ever came was when Blackburn won it.
Liverpool beat Blackburn on the last game, the stinky Mancs had to at least draw to win on goals scored but thankfully they lost.
2006-11-15 05:31:21 · answer #9 · answered by willygromit 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope
2006-11-15 04:28:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋