League One – Points Per Game Whole Season
If we were to end the season now, taking points per game into consideration, then in League One it would be the top three teams who would be promoted, as play-offs really wouldn’t matter. There wouldn’t be any point in ending the season now, but leaving the play-offs still to be played.
The winners of the division under this system would be Coventry City, who have 67 points and averaged 1.97 points per game. That would see them finish on 87 points assuming the FA chose to round up to the nearest full point. As they’re top right now, there wouldn’t be a huge amount of unfairness.
Rotherham, with 1.77 points per game and 62 points currently, would finish second, which is where they’re currently placed. The big movers would be Wycombe Wanderers, currently in eighth. They have a game in hand and would leap to third, claiming what would most likely be the last promotion spot.
If there were some way the play-offs could be played, which seems unlikely, then Wycombe would be joined by Fleetwood, Oxford and Portsmouth, with Peterborough missing out and likely bringing a lawsuit against the FA.
Down at the bottom in-form Tranmere would be the biggest losers. They’ve been in great form and looked on for a great escape, but if points per game over the whole season were used, they’d finish third from bottom with 41 points, three shy of AFC Wimbledon.
| Current | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | PPG | L8PPG | GL | PPG1 |
| 1 | Coventry City | 34 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 67 | 1.97 | 2.75 | 10 | 87 |
| 2 | Rotherham | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 61 | 38 | 23 | 62 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 9 | 78 |
| 8 | Wycombe | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 59 | 1.74 | 1.5 | 10 | 76 |
| 5 | Fleetwood | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 13 | 60 | 1.71 | 2.25 | 9 | 75 |
| 3 | Oxford Utd | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 24 | 60 | 1.71 | 2 | 9 | 75 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 36 | 17 | 60 | 1.71 | 1.63 | 9 | 75 |
| 6 | Peterborough | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | 28 | 59 | 1.69 | 2.38 | 9 | 74 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 59 | 1.64 | 1.75 | 8 | 72 |
| 9 | Doncaster | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 33 | 18 | 54 | 1.59 | 1.63 | 10 | 70 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 51 | 1.46 | 1.88 | 9 | 64 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 52 | 1.44 | 0.5 | 8 | 64 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1.37 | 0.88 | 9 | 60 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 45 | 1.29 | 1.38 | 9 | 57 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 45 | 1.29 | 0.88 | 9 | 57 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 41 | 1.21 | 0.88 | 10 | 53 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 42 | 1.2 | 0.63 | 9 | 53 |
| 17 | Accrington | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 40 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 9 | 50 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 36 | 1.06 | 1 | 10 | 47 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes | 35 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 47 | -11 | 37 | 1.06 | 1.5 | 9 | 47 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 35 | 1 | 0.88 | 9 | 44 |
| 21 | Tranmere | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 36 | 60 | -24 | 32 | 0.94 | 1.25 | 10 | 41 |
| 22 | Southend Utd | 35 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 39 | 85 | -46 | 19 | 0.54 | 0.75 | 9 | 24 |
| 23 | Bolton | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 66 | -39 | 14 | 0.76 | 0.38 | 10 | 22 |
