Liverpool
are English football’s top side, according to the Ultimate League table
compiled by Sky Sports.
Positions have been calculated from teams’ average season-ending positions
over the last 50 years.
Only teams that have appeared in the top four English leagues for at least
15 seasons since 1964/65 have been included – although any ventures into
non-league are also reflected.
Liverpool emerged top of the 90-team pile after recording a remarkable
average finishing position of 3.3 over the past half-century. Rivals
Manchester United and Arsenal complete the top three.
However, the Ultimate League also highlights which clubs are currently
overachieving compared with their historical average position.
Swansea are the biggest overachievers – their current position of eighth in
the Premier League is 47 places above where they are ranked using the
50-year average.
Championship title-chasers Bournemouth are the second-biggest overachievers,
currently sitting 40 places above their average, but Portsmouth (-50) and
Stockport County (-49) are well below their typical level.
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