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Most Points in a Season

One hundred points in a season has only become a feasibility since the introduction of three points for a win in 1981 – York City being the first to achieve this mark in 1983-84. However it is possible to translate earlier seasons to three points a win to draw up the following table of teams that would have reached one hundred points. Steve Coppell's Football League Champions from 2005-06 and Graham's Taylor's Lincoln side from 1975-76 both have 106 points under three points per win (P3), although Reading are narrowly ahead on two points per win (P2).

PL W D L GF GA P2 P3
1 READING (2005) 46 31 13 2 99 32 75 106
2 Lincoln City (1975) 46 32 10 4 111 39 74 106
3 Sunderland (1998) 46 31 12 3 91 28 74 105
4 Doncaster Rovers (1946) 42 33 6 3 123 40 72 105
5 Wolverhampton W (2013) 46 31 10 5 89 31 72 103
6 Newcastle United (2009) 46 30 12 4 90 35 72 102
7 Rotherham United (1950) 46 31 9 6 103 41 71 102
8 Plymouth Argyle (2001) 46 31 9 6 71 28 71 102
9 Leicester City (2013) 46 31 9 6 83 43 71 102
10 Tottenham Hotspur (1919) 42 32 6 4 102 32 70 102
11 Aston Villa (1971) 46 32 6 8 85 32 70 102
12 Swindon Town (1985) 46 32 6 8 82 43 70 102
13 Burnley (2022) 46 29 14 3 87 35 72 101
14 Fulham (2000) 46 30 11 5 90 32 71 101
15 Watford (1977) 46 30 11 5 85 38 71 101
16 Charlton Athletic (2011) 46 30 11 5 82 36 71 101
17 York City (1983) 46 31 8 7 96 39 70 101
18 Fulham (1998) 46 31 8 7 79 32 70 101
19 Plymouth Argyle (2022) 46 31 8 7 82 47 70 101
20 Wigan Athletic (2002) 46 29 13 4 68 25 71 100
21 Nottingham Forest (1950) 46 30 10 6 110 40 70 100
22 Bristol City (1954) 46 30 10 6 101 47 70 100
23 Sheffield United (2016) 46 30 10 6 92 47 70 100
24 Hull City (1965) 46 31 7 8 109 62 69 100
25 Manchester City (2017) 38 32 4 2 106 27 68 100

Most Points per Game in a Season

In terms of points per game the most successful seasons are as follows:

PL W D L GF GA GD P3/PL
1 Preston North End (1888) 22 18 4 0 74 15 +59 2.636
2 Manchester City (2017) 38 32 4 2 106 27 +79 2.631
3 Liverpool (2019) 38 32 3 3 85 33 +52 2.605
4 Manchester City (2018) 38 32 2 4 95 23 +72 2.579
5 Liverpool (1893) 28 22 6 0 77 18 +59 2.571
6 Liverpool (2018) 38 30 7 1 89 22 +67 2.553
7 Bristol City (1905) 38 30 6 2 83 28 +55 2.526
8 Doncaster Rovers (1946) 42 33 6 3 123 40 +83 2.500
9 Liverpool (1904) 34 27 4 3 93 25 +68 2.500
10 Chelsea (2004) 38 29 8 1 72 15 +57 2.500
11 Manchester City (2021) 38 29 6 3 99 26 +73 2.447
12 Chelsea (2016) 38 30 3 5 85 33 +52 2.447
13 Bolton Wanderers (1904) 34 27 2 5 87 32 +55 2.441
14 Tottenham Hotspur (1919) 42 32 6 4 102 32 +70 2.429
15 Sunderland (1891) 26 21 0 5 93 36 +57 2.423
16 Liverpool (2021) 38 28 8 2 94 26 +68 2.421
17 Small Heath (1892) 22 17 2 3 90 35 +55 2.409
18 Manchester United (1999) 38 28 7 3 97 45 +52 2.395
19 Chelsea (2005) 38 29 4 5 72 22 +50 2.395
20 Manchester United (1905) 38 28 6 4 90 28 +62 2.368
21 Arsenal (2003) 38 26 12 0 73 26 +47 2.368
22 Manchester United (2008) 38 28 6 4 68 24 +44 2.368
23 Bury (1894) 30 23 2 5 78 33 +45 2.367
24 West Bromwich A (1901) 34 25 5 4 82 29 +53 2.353
25 Manchester City (2011) 38 28 5 5 93 29 +64 2.342
26 Manchester City (2022) 38 28 5 5 94 33 +61 2.342
27 Manchester United (2011) 38 28 5 5 89 33 +56 2.342
28 Manchester United (2006) 38 28 5 5 83 27 +56 2.342
29 Manchester United (2012) 38 28 5 5 86 43 +43 2.342
30 Liverpool (1978) 42 30 8 4 85 16 +69 2.333
31 Sunderland (1892) 30 22 4 4 100 36 +64 2.333
32 Plymouth Argyle (1929) 42 30 8 4 98 38 +60 2.333
33 Manchester City (1902) 34 25 4 5 95 29 +66 2.324
34 The Wednesday (1899) 34 25 4 5 84 22 +62 2.324
35 Sheffield United (1892) 22 16 3 3 62 19 +43 2.318
36 Nottingham Forest (1906) 38 28 4 6 74 36 +38 2.316
37 Port Vale (1929) 42 30 7 5 103 37 +66 2.310
38 Tottenham Hotspur (1960) 42 31 4 7 115 55 +60 2.310
39 Barnsley (1938) 42 30 7 5 94 34 +60 2.310
40 Lincoln City (1975) 46 32 10 4 111 39 +72 2.304
41 READING (2005) 46 31 13 2 99 32 +67 2.304