How the last 20 Premier League seasons would have finished if they were cancelled after 29 games
There is a genuine chance there will be no more matches played in the 2019/20 Premier League season.
Matches have initially been postponed until April due to the coronavirus outbreak but it seems incredibly unlikely they will resume in just three weeks’ time.
The Premier League will be having a meeting on Thursday with the 20 clubs to decide what should happen to the season now. Almost every side has played 29 games and have just nine more matches to play.
Can it be delayed and played over the summer?
Should it be rendered null and void?
Or should they end it now and take the league positions as they are?
That last scenario seems unlikely but it would see Liverpool crowned champions, while Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Norwich would be relegated.
And it got us thinking.
How would the final Premier League table look in previous years had it just stopped after 29 matches?
So GMS decided to have a look.
Obviously, because every team doesn’t play at the same time, it’s impossible to have everyone playing exactly 29 matches. But here’s how the previous 20 Premier League seasons would look if the campaign was stopped at this stage every year:
2018/19
How it finished:
Champions: Man City
Top four: Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham
Bottom three: Cardiff, Fulham, Huddersfield
2017/18
How it finished:
Champions: Man City
Top four: Man City, Man Utd, Tottenham, Liverpool
Bottom three: Swansea, Stoke, West Brom
2016/17
How it finished:
Champions: Chelsea
Top four: Chelsea, Tottenham, Man City, Liverpool
Bottom three: Hull, Middlesbrough, Sunderland
2015/16
How it finished:
Champions: Leicester
Top four: Leicester, Arsenal, Tottenham, Man City
Bottom three: Newcastle, Norwich, Aston Villa
2014/15
How it finished:
Champions: Chelsea
Top four: Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd
Bottom three: Hull, Burnley, QPR
2013/14
How it finished:
Champions: Man City
Top four: Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal
Bottom three: Norwich, Fulham, Cardiff
2012/13
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal
Bottom three: Wigan, Reading, QPR
2011/12
How it finished:
Champions: Man City
Top four: Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Tottenham
Bottom three: Bolton, Blackburn, Wolves
2010/11
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Chelsea, Man City, Arsenal
Bottom three: Birmingham, Blackpool, West Ham
2009/10
How it finished:
Champions: Chelsea
Top four: Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal, Tottenham
Bottom three: Burnley, Hull, Portsmouth
2008/09
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal
Bottom three: Newcastle, Middlesbrough, West Brom
2007/08
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool
Bottom three: Reading, Birmingham, Derby
2006/07
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal
Bottom three: Sheffield Utd, Charlton, Watford
2005/06
How it finished:
Champions: Chelsea
Top four: Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal
Bottom three: Birmingham, West Brom, Sunderland
2004/05
How it finished:
Champions: Chelsea
Top four: Chelsea, Arsenal, Man Utd, Everton
Bottom three: Crystal Palace, Norwich, Southampton
2003/04
How it finished:
Champions: Arsenal
Top four: Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Liverpool
Bottom three: Leicester, Leeds, Wolves
2002/03
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Arsenal, Newcastle, Chelsea
Bottom three: West Ham, West Brom, Sunderland
2001/02
How it finished:
Champions: Arsenal
Top four: Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Newcastle
Bottom three: Ipswich, Derby, Leicester
2000/01
How it finished:
Champions: Man Utd
Top four: Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool, Leeds
Bottom three: Man City, Coventry, Bradford
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