GOALS PER GAME (TOP DIVISION) 1888/89 - 2000/01

This table shows the number of goals scored by home clubs, away clubs, and the total. Goals per game are then calculated.

The data is restricted to the "first division"; that is, the "old" Football League Division One and the "new" Premier League.

  
Final          No. of     Home      Away       Total              Goals      
Year of        games      Goals     Goals      Goals              per        
Season                                                            game       

1889             132       350        236        586           4.439394   
1890             132       395        216        611           4.628788   
1891             132       357        197        554           4.19697    
1892             182       508        269        777           4.269231   
1893             240       591        345        936           3.9        
1894             240       603        336        939           3.9125     
1895             240       589        328        917           3.820833   
1896             240       540        267        807           3.3625     
1897             240       458        293        751           3.129167   
1898             240       464        260        724           3.016667   
1899             306       573        295        868           2.836601   
1900             306       564        292        856           2.797386   
1901             306       551        304        855           2.794118   
1902             306       589        251        840           2.745098   
1903             306       577        308        885           2.892157   
1904             306       581        358        939           3.068627   
1905             306       557        347        904           2.954248   
1906             380       816        426       1242           3.268421   
1907             380       746        402       1148           3.021053   
1908             380       717        459       1176           3.094737   
1909             380       698        487       1185           3.118421   
1910             380       726        468       1194           3.142105   
1911             380       649        379       1028           2.705263   
1912             380       676        381       1057           2.781579   
1913             380       699        454       1153           3.034211   
1914             380       687        416       1103           2.902632   
1915             380       743        458       1201           3.160526   
1920             462       832        500       1332           2.883117   
1921             462       795        481       1276           2.761905   
1922             462       781        463       1244           2.692641   
1923             462       806        409       1215           2.62987    
1924             462       725        418       1143           2.474026   
1925             462       756        436       1192           2.580087   
1926             462      1068        635       1703           3.686147   
1927             462      1044        624       1668           3.61039    
1928             462      1092        673       1765           3.820346   
1929             462      1076        612       1688           3.65368    
1930             462      1078        680       1758           3.805195   
1931             462      1121        702       1823           3.945887   
1932             462      1089        638       1727           3.738095   
1933             462      1019        626       1645           3.560606   
1934             462       983        541       1524           3.298701   
1935             462      1064        613       1677           3.62987    
1936             462       990        566       1556           3.367965   
1937             462       988        567       1555           3.365801   
1938             462       878        552       1430           3.095238   
1939             462       904        514       1418           3.069264   
1947             462       882        631       1513           3.274892   
1948             462       815        528       1343           2.906926   
1949             462       788        515       1303           2.820346   
1950             462       764        483       1247           2.699134   
1951             462       832        581       1413           3.058442   
1952             462       888        602       1490           3.225108   
1953             462       913        595       1508           3.264069   
1954             462       983        643       1626           3.519481   
1955             462       918        654       1572           3.402597   
1956             462       910        619       1529           3.309524   
1957             462       996        616       1612           3.489177   
1958             462      1036        685       1721           3.725108   
1959             462      1002        690       1692           3.662338   
1960             462       935        683       1618           3.502165   
1961             462      1029        695       1724           3.731602   
1962             462       958        624       1582           3.424242   
1963             462       895        641       1536           3.324675   
1964             462       935        636       1571           3.400433   
1965             462       947        596       1543           3.339827   
1966             462       877        580       1457           3.15368    
1967             462       836        551       1387           3.002165   
1968             462       850        548       1398           3.025974   
1969             462       757        456       1213           2.625541   
1970             462       702        510       1212           2.623377   
1971             462       652        437       1089           2.357143   
1972             462       723        437       1160           2.510823   
1973             462       724        436       1160           2.510823   
1974             462       674        433       1107           2.396104   
1975             462       753        460       1213           2.625541   
1976             462       736        494       1230           2.662338   
1977             462       753        430       1183           2.560606   
1978             462       741        490       1231           2.664502   
1979             462       716        501       1217           2.634199   
1980             462       722        437       1159           2.508658   
1981             462       756        472       1228           2.658009   
1982             462       672        501       1173           2.538961   
1983             462       810        454       1264           2.735931   
1984             462       745        505       1250           2.705628   
1985             462       785        503       1288           2.787879   
1986             462       771        517       1288           2.787879   
1987             462       756        459       1215           2.62987    
1988             420       610        439       1049           2.497619   
1989             380       538        424        962           2.531579   
1990             380       580        406        986           2.594737   
1991             380       629        420       1049           2.760526   
1992             462       678        496       1174           2.541126   
1993             462       723        499       1222           2.645022   
1994             462       663        532       1195           2.58658    
1995             462       697        498       1195           2.58658    
1996             380       580        408       988            2.60000
1997             380       559        411       970            2.552632
1998             380       592        427       1019           2.681579
1999             380       553        406       959            2.523684
2000             380       635        425       1060           2.789473
2001             380       587        405       992            2.610526