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Most Points in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1971-72	1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	53	Promoted
1965-66	1	Hull City	46	31	7	8	109	62	69	47	Promoted
1960-61	1	Bury	46	30	8	8	108	45	68	63	Promoted
1986-87	1	AFC Bournemouth	46	29	10	7	76	40	97	36	Promoted
1983-84	1	Oxford United	46	28	11	7	91	50	95	41	Promoted
1986-87	2	Middlesbrough	46	28	10	8	67	30	94	37	Promoted
1984-85	1	Bradford City	46	28	10	8	77	45	94	32	Promoted
1985-86	1	Reading	46	29	7	10	67	51	94	16	Promoted
1966-67	1	Queens Park Rangers	46	26	15	5	103	38	67	65	Promoted
1987-88	1	Sunderland	46	27	12	7	92	48	93	44	Promoted

Most Points Without Being Champions

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1986-87	2	Middlesbrough	46	28	10	8	67	30	94	37	Promoted
1971-72	2	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	27	11	8	82	47	65	35	Promoted
1965-66	2	Millwall	46	27	11	8	76	43	65	33	Promoted
1989-90	2	Bristol City	46	27	10	9	76	40	91	36	Promoted
1968-69	2	Swindon Town	46	27	10	9	71	35	64	36	Promoted
1960-61	2	Walsall	46	28	6	12	98	60	62	38	Promoted
1984-85	2	Millwall	46	26	12	8	73	42	90	31	Promoted
1961-62	2	Grimsby Town	46	28	6	12	80	56	62	24	Promoted
1962-63	1	Northampton Town	46	26	10	10	109	60	62	49
1985-86	2	Plymouth Argyle	46	26	9	11	88	53	87	35	Promoted

Worst Champions by Points

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1967-68	1	Oxford United	46	22	13	11	69	47	57	22	Promoted
1981-82	1	Burnley	46	21	17	8	66	45	80	21	Promoted
1978-79	1	Shrewsbury Town	46	21	19	6	61	41	61	20	Promoted
1974-75	1	Blackburn Rovers	46	22	16	8	68	45	60	23	Promoted
1991-92	1	Brentford	46	25	7	14	81	55	82	26	Promoted
1963-64	1	Coventry City	46	22	16	8	98	61	60	37	Promoted
1970-71	1	Preston North End	46	22	17	7	63	39	61	24	Promoted
1977-78	1	Wrexham	46	23	15	8	78	45	61	33	Promoted
1964-65	1	Carlisle United	46	25	10	11	76	53	60	23	Promoted
1958-59	1	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	16	7	89	59	62	30	Promoted

Worst Champions by Points per Game

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1967-68	1	Oxford United	46	22	13	11	69	47	57	22	Promoted
1981-82	1	Burnley	46	21	17	8	66	45	80	21	Promoted
1978-79	1	Shrewsbury Town	46	21	19	6	61	41	61	20	Promoted
1974-75	1	Blackburn Rovers	46	22	16	8	68	45	60	23	Promoted
1991-92	1	Brentford	46	25	7	14	81	55	82	26	Promoted
1963-64	1	Coventry City	46	22	16	8	98	61	60	37	Promoted
1970-71	1	Preston North End	46	22	17	7	63	39	61	24	Promoted
1977-78	1	Wrexham	46	23	15	8	78	45	61	33	Promoted
1964-65	1	Carlisle United	46	25	10	11	76	53	60	23	Promoted
1958-59	1	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	16	7	89	59	62	30	Promoted

Best Points Percentage

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1971-72	1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	53	Promoted
1965-66	1	Hull City	46	31	7	8	109	62	69	47	Promoted
1960-61	1	Bury	46	30	8	8	108	45	68	63	Promoted
1986-87	1	AFC Bournemouth	46	29	10	7	76	40	97	36	Promoted
1983-84	1	Oxford United	46	28	11	7	91	50	95	41	Promoted
1986-87	2	Middlesbrough	46	28	10	8	67	30	94	37	Promoted
1984-85	1	Bradford City	46	28	10	8	77	45	94	32	Promoted
1985-86	1	Reading	46	29	7	10	67	51	94	16	Promoted
1966-67	1	Queens Park Rangers	46	26	15	5	103	38	67	65	Promoted
1987-88	1	Sunderland	46	27	12	7	92	48	93	44	Promoted

Fewest Points in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1984-85	24	Cambridge United	46	4	9	33	37	95	21	-58	Relegated
1973-74	24	Rochdale	46	2	17	27	38	94	21	-56	Relegated
1969-70	24	Stockport County	46	6	11	29	27	71	23	-44	Relegated
1961-62	24	Newport County	46	7	8	31	46	102	22	-56	Relegated
1981-82	24	Chester City	46	7	11	28	36	78	32	-42	Relegated
1978-79	24	Lincoln City	46	7	11	28	41	88	25	-47	Relegated
1983-84	24	Exeter City	46	6	15	25	50	84	33	-34	Relegated
1987-88	23	York City	46	8	9	29	48	91	33	-43	Relegated
1987-88	24	Doncaster Rovers	46	8	9	29	40	84	33	-44	Relegated
1978-79	23	Tranmere Rovers	46	6	16	24	45	78	28	-33	Relegated

Fewest Points, No Relegation

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1990-91	21	Fulham	46	10	16	20	41	56	46	-15
1971-72	20	Tranmere Rovers	46	10	16	20	50	71	36	-21
1976-77	20	Portsmouth	46	11	14	21	53	70	36	-17
1984-85	20	Swansea City	46	12	11	23	53	80	47	-27
1971-72	19	York City	46	12	12	22	57	66	36	-9
1990-91	20	Swansea City	46	13	9	24	49	72	48	-23
1985-86	20	Bury	46	12	13	21	63	67	49	-4
1983-84	20	Brentford	46	11	16	19	69	79	49	-10
1967-68	20	Mansfield Town	46	12	13	21	51	67	37	-16
1964-65	20	Oldham Athletic	46	13	10	23	61	83	36	-22

Best Relegated Teams

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1967-68	24	Peterborough United	46	20	10	16	79	67	31	12	Relegated
1972-73	21	Rotherham United	46	17	7	22	51	65	41	-14	Relegated
1979-80	21	Bury	46	16	7	23	45	59	39	-14	Relegated
1980-81	21	Sheffield United	46	14	12	20	65	63	40	2	Relegated
1968-69	21	Northampton Town	46	14	12	20	54	61	40	-7	Relegated
1962-63	21	Bradford Park Avenue	46	14	12	20	79	97	40	-18	Relegated
1988-89	21	Southend United	46	13	15	18	56	75	54	-19	Relegated
1981-82	21	Wimbledon	46	14	11	21	61	75	53	-14	Relegated
1982-83	21	Reading	46	12	17	17	64	79	53	-15	Relegated
1980-81	22	Colchester United	46	14	11	21	45	65	39	-20	Relegated

Most Goals in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1961-62	4	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	11	11	111	73	59	38
1962-63	1	Northampton Town	46	26	10	10	109	60	62	49
1965-66	1	Hull City	46	31	7	8	109	62	69	47	Promoted
1960-61	1	Bury	46	30	8	8	108	45	68	63	Promoted
1961-62	5	Peterborough United	46	26	6	14	107	82	58	25
1959-60	1	Southampton	46	26	9	11	106	75	61	31	Promoted
1966-67	1	Queens Park Rangers	46	26	15	5	103	38	67	65	Promoted
1962-63	14	Bristol City	46	16	13	17	100	92	45	8
1960-61	2	Walsall	46	28	6	12	98	60	62	38	Promoted
1963-64	1	Coventry City	46	22	16	8	98	61	60	37	Promoted

Highest Goal Differential in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1966-67	1	Queens Park Rangers	46	26	15	5	103	38	67	65	Promoted
1960-61	1	Bury	46	30	8	8	108	45	68	63	Promoted
1971-72	1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	53	Promoted
1962-63	1	Northampton Town	46	26	10	10	109	60	62	49
1965-66	1	Hull City	46	31	7	8	109	62	69	47	Promoted
1988-89	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	26	14	6	96	49	92	47	Promoted
1987-88	1	Sunderland	46	27	12	7	92	48	93	44	Promoted
1976-77	2	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	25	11	10	83	40	61	43	Promoted
1983-84	1	Oxford United	46	28	11	7	91	50	95	41	Promoted
1961-62	1	Portsmouth	46	27	11	8	87	47	65	40	Promoted

Fewest Goals in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1969-70	24	Stockport County	46	6	11	29	27	71	23	-44	Relegated
1971-72	22	Barnsley	46	9	18	19	32	64	36	-32	Relegated
1972-73	24	Scunthorpe United	46	10	10	26	33	72	30	-39	Relegated
1977-78	23	Hereford United	46	9	14	23	34	60	32	-26	Relegated
1973-74	23	Southport	46	6	16	24	35	82	28	-47	Relegated
1981-82	24	Chester City	46	7	11	28	36	78	32	-42	Relegated
1958-59	24	Rochdale	46	8	12	26	37	79	28	-42	Relegated
1984-85	24	Cambridge United	46	4	9	33	37	95	21	-58	Relegated
1980-81	18	Chester City	46	15	11	20	38	48	41	-10
1965-66	18	AFC Bournemouth	46	13	12	21	38	56	38	-18

Lowest Goal Differential in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1959-60	24	Accrington Stanley	46	11	5	30	57	123	27	-66	Relegated
1966-67	23	Doncaster Rovers	46	12	8	26	58	117	32	-59	Relegated
1984-85	24	Cambridge United	46	4	9	33	37	95	21	-58	Relegated
1973-74	24	Rochdale	46	2	17	27	38	94	21	-56	Relegated
1961-62	24	Newport County	46	7	8	31	46	102	22	-56	Relegated
1965-66	24	York City	46	9	9	28	53	106	27	-53	Relegated
1984-85	23	Preston North End	46	13	7	26	51	100	46	-49	Relegated
1973-74	23	Southport	46	6	16	24	35	82	28	-47	Relegated
1978-79	24	Lincoln City	46	7	11	28	41	88	25	-47	Relegated
1963-64	24	Notts County	46	9	9	28	45	92	27	-47	Relegated

Most Goals Against in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1959-60	24	Accrington Stanley	46	11	5	30	57	123	27	-66	Relegated
1966-67	23	Doncaster Rovers	46	12	8	26	58	117	32	-59	Relegated
1960-61	21	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	8	23	79	115	38	-36	Relegated
1959-60	22	Mansfield Town	46	15	6	25	81	112	36	-31	Relegated
1963-64	23	Wrexham	46	13	6	27	75	107	32	-32	Relegated
1962-63	24	Halifax Town	46	9	12	25	64	106	30	-42	Relegated
1965-66	24	York City	46	9	9	28	53	106	27	-53	Relegated
1982-83	19	Exeter City	46	14	12	20	81	104	54	-23
1961-62	24	Newport County	46	7	8	31	46	102	22	-56	Relegated
1959-60	23	Wrexham	46	14	8	24	68	101	36	-33	Relegated

Fewest Goals Against in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1986-87	2	Middlesbrough	46	28	10	8	67	30	94	37	Promoted
1971-72	1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	53	Promoted
1980-81	1	Rotherham United	46	24	13	9	62	32	61	30	Promoted
1973-74	2	Bristol Rovers	46	22	17	7	65	33	61	32	Promoted
1977-78	4	Peterborough United	46	20	16	10	47	33	56	14
1968-69	1	Watford	46	27	10	9	74	34	64	40	Promoted
1990-91	3	Grimsby Town	46	24	11	11	66	34	83	32	Promoted
1989-90	1	Bristol Rovers	46	26	15	5	71	35	93	36	Promoted
1968-69	2	Swindon Town	46	27	10	9	71	35	64	36	Promoted
1969-70	1	Leyton Orient	46	25	12	9	67	36	62	31	Promoted

Most Wins in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1971-72	1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	53	Promoted
1965-66	1	Hull City	46	31	7	8	109	62	69	47	Promoted
1960-61	1	Bury	46	30	8	8	108	45	68	63	Promoted
1986-87	1	AFC Bournemouth	46	29	10	7	76	40	97	36	Promoted
1985-86	1	Reading	46	29	7	10	67	51	94	16	Promoted
1983-84	1	Oxford United	46	28	11	7	91	50	95	41	Promoted
1986-87	2	Middlesbrough	46	28	10	8	67	30	94	37	Promoted
1984-85	1	Bradford City	46	28	10	8	77	45	94	32	Promoted
1976-77	1	Mansfield Town	46	28	8	10	78	42	64	36	Promoted
1960-61	2	Walsall	46	28	6	12	98	60	62	38	Promoted

Fewest Wins in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1973-74	24	Rochdale	46	2	17	27	38	94	21	-56	Relegated
1984-85	24	Cambridge United	46	4	9	33	37	95	21	-58	Relegated
1969-70	24	Stockport County	46	6	11	29	27	71	23	-44	Relegated
1983-84	24	Exeter City	46	6	15	25	50	84	33	-34	Relegated
1978-79	23	Tranmere Rovers	46	6	16	24	45	78	28	-33	Relegated
1973-74	23	Southport	46	6	16	24	35	82	28	-47	Relegated
1961-62	24	Newport County	46	7	8	31	46	102	22	-56	Relegated
1981-82	24	Chester City	46	7	11	28	36	78	32	-42	Relegated
1978-79	24	Lincoln City	46	7	11	28	41	88	25	-47	Relegated
1986-87	23	Darlington	46	7	16	23	45	77	37	-32	Relegated

Most Draws in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1977-78	5	Chester City	46	16	22	8	59	56	54	3
1978-79	6	Carlisle United	46	15	22	9	53	42	52	11
1970-71	18	Tranmere Rovers	46	10	22	14	45	55	42	-10
1973-74	9	Halifax Town	46	14	21	11	48	51	49	-3
1977-78	7	Gillingham	46	15	20	11	67	60	50	7
1978-79	19	Bury	46	11	20	15	59	65	42	-6
1977-78	21	Port Vale	46	8	20	18	46	67	36	-21	Relegated
1971-72	21	Mansfield Town	46	8	20	18	41	63	36	-22	Relegated
1973-74	3	York City	46	21	19	6	67	38	61	29	Promoted
1978-79	1	Shrewsbury Town	46	21	19	6	61	41	61	20	Promoted

Fewest Draws in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1965-66	21	Southend United	46	16	4	26	54	83	36	-29	Relegated
1988-89	23	Gillingham	46	12	4	30	47	81	40	-34	Relegated
1958-59	22	Doncaster Rovers	46	14	5	27	50	90	33	-40	Relegated
1959-60	24	Accrington Stanley	46	11	5	30	57	123	27	-66	Relegated
1971-72	1	Aston Villa	46	32	6	8	85	32	70	53	Promoted
1960-61	2	Walsall	46	28	6	12	98	60	62	38	Promoted
1961-62	2	Grimsby Town	46	28	6	12	80	56	62	24	Promoted
1961-62	5	Peterborough United	46	26	6	14	107	82	58	25
1959-60	13	Newport County	46	20	6	20	80	79	46	1
1984-85	17	Bolton Wanderers	46	16	6	24	69	75	54	-6

Most Losses in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1984-85	24	Cambridge United	46	4	9	33	37	95	21	-58	Relegated
1961-62	24	Newport County	46	7	8	31	46	102	22	-56	Relegated
1988-89	23	Gillingham	46	12	4	30	47	81	40	-34	Relegated
1959-60	24	Accrington Stanley	46	11	5	30	57	123	27	-66	Relegated
1991-92	24	Darlington	46	10	7	29	56	90	37	-34	Relegated
1987-88	23	York City	46	8	9	29	48	91	33	-43	Relegated
1987-88	24	Doncaster Rovers	46	8	9	29	40	84	33	-44	Relegated
1969-70	24	Stockport County	46	6	11	29	27	71	23	-44	Relegated
1986-87	22	Carlisle United	46	10	8	28	39	78	38	-39	Relegated
1963-64	24	Notts County	46	9	9	28	45	92	27	-47	Relegated

Fewest Losses in a Season

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1966-67	1	Queens Park Rangers	46	26	15	5	103	38	67	65	Promoted
1989-90	1	Bristol Rovers	46	26	15	5	71	35	93	36	Promoted
1988-89	1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	26	14	6	96	49	92	47	Promoted
1973-74	3	York City	46	21	19	6	67	38	61	29	Promoted
1978-79	1	Shrewsbury Town	46	21	19	6	61	41	61	20	Promoted
1986-87	1	AFC Bournemouth	46	29	10	7	76	40	97	36	Promoted
1983-84	1	Oxford United	46	28	11	7	91	50	95	41	Promoted
1987-88	1	Sunderland	46	27	12	7	92	48	93	44	Promoted
1971-72	3	AFC Bournemouth	46	23	16	7	73	37	62	36
1958-59	1	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	16	7	89	59	62	30	Promoted

Playoff Winners

Year	#	Club	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	+-
1986-87	3	Swindon Town	46	25	12	9	77	47	87	30	Promoted
1987-88	3	Walsall	46	23	13	10	68	50	82	18	Promoted
1988-89	3	Port Vale	46	24	12	10	78	48	84	30	Promoted
1989-90	3	Notts County	46	25	12	9	73	53	87	20	Promoted
1990-91	5	Tranmere Rovers	46	23	9	14	64	46	78	18	Promoted
1991-92	6	Peterborough United	46	20	14	12	65	58	74	7	Promoted

Playoff Winners by Position

Playoff Winners by Position

#	Times Won
3	4
5	1
6	1