History Points To Top Five Finish For Toon!

Last updated : 06 October 2011 By Footy Mad - Editor

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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 ?