Seasonal Comparisons for Everton Matches, 2005-06
Steve Flanagan continues an old Everton Tradition from the Matchday Programme of the 1960s, comparing this season's points and attendances with last season, by opponent
Everton failed to finish in the Premiership top ten in back-to-back seasons. But they did finish with a club record of the lowest ever number of League goals scored in a season. So, it would be safe to say that this season was nowhere near the highs of last season. However, in this final installment of our regular seasonal comparisons, how did we actually fare overall?
The table below shows that Everton’s home form has caused the most problems, with Everton losing a massive ten points in comparison to last season, whilst the away form was on par.
Current Season
Last Season
Comparison
Opponents
Pts
Att
Agg Pts
Agg Att
Pts Diff
Att Diff
1
Manchester United
H
0
38,610
3
37,160
–3
+1,450
2
Bolton Wanderers
A
25,608
64,218
27,701
64,861
–
–643
Fulham
17,169
81,387
21,881
86,742
–5,355
4
Portsmouth
36,831
118,218
35,480
6
122,222
–4,004
5
Arsenal
38,121
156,339
38,073
160,295
–3,956
Wigan Athletic
37,189
193,528
37,485
9
197,780
–6
–4,252
7
Manchester City
42,681
236,209
47,006
12
244,786
–9
–8,577
8
Tottenham Hotspur
36,247
272,456
36,102
280,888
–8,432
Chelsea
36,042
308,498
40,270
321,158
–8
–12,660
10
Birmingham City
26,554
335,052
28,388
15
349,546
–14,494
11
Middlesbrough
34,349
369,401
34,078
18
383,624
–14,223
West Bromwich Albion
24,784
394,185
26,805
410,429
–16,244
13
Newcastle United
36,207
430,392
40,438
21
450,867
–20,475
14
Blackburn Rovers
22,064
16
452,456
25,191
22
476,058
–23,602
67,831
17
520,287
67,803
23
543,861
–23,574
West Ham United
35,074
555,361
35,256
26
579,117
–23,756
34,500
589,861
35,929
29
615,046
–12
–25,185
Aston Villa
32,342
622,203
40,248
32
655,294
–15
–33,091
19
Liverpool
40,158
662,361
40,552
35
695,846
–18
–33,485
20
Sunderland
30,576
692,937
23,666
38
719,512
–26,575
Charlton Athletic
34,333
727,270
36,041
755,553
–28,283
20,094
747,364
20,125
41
775,675
–28,314
36,920
784,284
35,241
810,919
–26,635
24
21,731
30
806,015
23,871
44
834,790
–14
–28,775
25
37,827
33
843,842
40,530
47
875,320
–31,478
35,615
36
879,457
32,406
907,726
–11
–28,269
27
51,916
931,373
51,247
48
958,973
–27,600
28
34,866
37
966,239
31,509
49
990,482
–24,243
36,515
40
1,002,754
34,763
52
1,025,245
–22,491
36,507
43
1,039,261
37,816
53
1,063,061
–10
–23,800
31
44,923
1,084,184
44,224
1,107,285
–23,101
38,093
1,122,277
36,519
56
1,143,804
–21,527
26,954
45
1,149,231
27,001
1,170,805
–21,574
34
39,856
1,189,087
38,264
1,209,069
–19,982
41,765
1,230,852
41,965
1,251,034
–20,182
35,420
46
1,266,272
36,828
57
1,287,862
–21,590
29,224
1,295,496
31,794
58
1,319,656
–24,160
39,671
50
1,335,167
34,510
61
1,354,166
–18,999
699,663
699,566
+151
635,450
654,600
–1
–19,150
(Note: Results against Sunderland are compared to the results against Crystal Palace. The results of Wigan Athletic are compared to those of Norwich City, and the results of West Ham United are compared against Southampton.)
An interesting statistic from the above table is that, at the end of the season, Everton’s home attendance was 151 people more than last season, surely a true indication that Everton fans are some of the most loyal in football.
We can also analyse the figures further and see what has happened results-wise as well:
Result This season
Comparative result from
Last season
Occurrences this season
Points won/lost
Win
Draw
Loss
+6
+12
+2
–24
It is apparent from this table were we have slipped up this year, as it can be seen that we have dropped a massive 24 points from games that were won last season, but have been lost this season. However, this has been tempered somewhat by the fact that now we have won 4 games this season, that were defeats last season.
Whilst Everton were 11 points worse off than last season, they have finished 11 points better off than the 2003-04 season when Everton finished in 17th place, so 11th place is about right when comparing the respective points totals and finishing positions from the last two seasons.
Also, comparing this season to the 2003-04 season, we can see just how much Everton’s home form has affected this season’s campaign. The 2005-06 season saw Everton finish one point worse off than the 2003-04 season, however, it has been our away form this season that has been our saving grace, with Everton amassing 12 more points this season than in 2003-04!
But how would the past two seasons have compared in comparison to the final table this season? In 2003-04, Everton finished in 17th place on 39 points – which would have put Everton in 16th place this season just above Portsmouth. In 2004-05, Everton finished in 4th place with 61 points, which, this season was only good enough for 7th place! Is the division between the top 3 teams and the rest getting bigger? It would appear so…
Steve Flanagan 10 May 2006
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