Premier League 2005/06

Chelsea won the 2005/06 Premier League with 91 points, 8 points ahead of Manchester United. Birmingham, West Brom and Sunderland were relegated. 2.48 goals per game over 380 matches; home sides won 51% and 20% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Chelsea · Champions	38	29	4	5	72	22	+50	91	Champions
2	Manchester United	38	25	8	5	72	34	+38	83
3	Liverpool	38	25	7	6	57	25	+32	82
4	Arsenal	38	20	7	11	68	31	+37	67
5	Tottenham	38	18	11	9	53	38	+15	65
6	Blackburn	38	19	6	13	51	42	+9	63
7	Newcastle	38	17	7	14	47	42	+5	58
8	Bolton	38	15	11	12	49	41	+8	56
9	West Ham	38	16	7	15	52	55	-3	55
10	Wigan	38	15	6	17	45	52	-7	51
11	Everton	38	14	8	16	34	49	-15	50
12	Fulham	38	14	6	18	48	58	-10	48
13	Charlton	38	13	8	17	41	55	-14	47
14	Middlesbrough	38	12	9	17	48	58	-10	45
15	Manchester City	38	13	4	21	43	48	-5	43
16	Aston Villa	38	10	12	16	42	55	-13	42
17	Portsmouth	38	10	8	20	37	62	-25	38
18	Birmingham · Relegated	38	8	10	20	28	50	-22	34	Relegated
19	West Brom · Relegated	38	7	9	22	31	58	-27	30	Relegated
20	Sunderland · Relegated	38	3	6	29	26	69	-43	15	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.48 goals per game: 3rd lowest of 34 complete Premier League seasons on file.
Champions’ 91 points: 7th highest of 31 seasons with 20 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2005/06	League average
Goals per game	2.48	2.70
Home wins	51%	46%
Draws	20%	26%
Away wins	29%	29%
Goalless draws	8%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.64 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	91	87
Most points relegated	34	35
Fewest points safe	38	38

League average: every complete Premier League season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 20 clubs.