Just for fun on a Saturday morning, I thought I'd post some 'Fun Facts' about the Premier League from last season gleaned from a number of different sources.
Some of the quotes of the season are hilarious as well.
Enjoy!
1002 - Number of goals scored in the PL last season. That's the most goals sine the 03-04 season.
33 - That's the number of points Tottenham dropped from winning positions last season. It equals a PL record held by Chelsea from the 95-96 campaign and Wimbledon in 99-00.
7 - The number of points Manchester City took off the BIG FOUR last season. The most of any PL side.
15 - The number of 'hat tricks' last season. That's five more than in the previous two seasons combined.
11 & 20 - Derby's new PL records for lowest points and lowest goals scored.
85 - The number of points Chelsea finished with. It's the first time in the PL that a team has mustered that many points and NOT won the title.
0 - The number of red cards shown to Bolton players in 07-08.
80 - The number of goals seen by fans at White Hart Lane last season. The most goals seen at any ground in the top division.
33% - The number of United's total goals conceded that were headers. The highest proportion of any PL team.
3 - The number of goals Arsenal conceded through headers.
27 - The number of goals Arsenal scored in the last 15-minutes of matches - more than any other side.
12 - Speaking of Arsenal - they have a dozen nationalities that scored for them last term.
83% - Not surprisingly, this is the passing accuracy of the Gunners. Yes, they will pass you to death.
137 - The number of times Wigan were caught offside.
21 - Number of Fernando Torres goals scored at Anfield. He had 24 total last term.
2526 & 112 - The number of passes attempted by Cesc Fabregas and the number of scoring chances he created.
24 - The number of goals scored by Emmanuel Adebayor in his third season at Arsenal. That's the same number Thierry Henry scored in his third season with the Gunners.
55 - Number of shots Papa Baba Diop had without scoring.
90 - The number of fouls suffered by David Bentley who was last season's most fouled player.
66 & 152 - The number of goals conceded by Marcus Hahnemann (most in the Prem) and the number of saves he made (most in the Prem)
262 - The number of players that scored a goal last season in the top-flight.
8 - The number of teams that changed managers last season.
7 - The number of teams that changed managers and still finished bottom half.
8 - The number of players (now suspended) referee Mark Clattenburg sent off last season. Prior to that he'd sent off three players in three seasons.
11 - Number of penalties awarded by Rob Styles and number of red cards handed out by Mike Dean.
3 of 5 - Number of Arsenal's domestic losses last season where Howard Webb was the referee.
Quotes of the Season:
"I'm not the 'Special One', I'm the normal one..But my wife says I am special' - Avram Grant
'I'm ready to take the blame for all the problems in English Football, if that's what he wants.' - Arsene Wenger in tresponse to Sir Alex Ferguson's jibes about the Gunners' foreign content.
'If Chelsea are na