Source: FOOTYMAD
History Points To Top Five Finish For Toon!
13 out of the 19 seasons since the Premiership was formed - the side that was 4th after seven games - has finished in the top five. The most important news is that, in every one of those 19 seasons, that side in 4th place finished in the top half of the table. Coventry City may have finished 11th in 1994, but there were 22 teams in the league during that period. SKY TV reporter Martin Tyler: In each of the last four seasons, the team that has been fourth at the end of the seventh Premier League matchday has gone on to finish the season in fourth place. So the omens are good for Newcastle supporters. As you can see from the list below, every team that has been in fourth place at the end of the seventh round of fixtures has finished the season in the top half of the table. I am looking forward to seeing how Newcastle get on against Tottenham in my next commentary game in a couple of week's time. Season - Team fourth after seven matchdays - Final league position 1992/93 Man Utd 1st 1993/94 Coventry 11th 1994/95 Man Utd 2nd 1995/96 Arsenal 5th 1996/97 Man Utd 1st 1997/98 Leicester 10th 1998/99 West Ham 5th 1999/00 Leeds 3rd 2000/01 Liverpool 3rd 2001/02 Man Utd 3rd 2002/03 Tottenham 10th 2003/04 Birmingham 10th 2004/05 Bolton 6th 2005/06 Tottenham 5th 2006/07 Portsmouth 9th 2007/08 Liverpool 4th 2008/09 Arsenal 4th 2009/10 Tottenham 4th 2010/11 Arsenal 4th 2011/12 Newcastle ?