Everton aren’t just fighting to remain in the Premier League but to avoid the ignominy of suffering the lowest equivalent points per game total in the club’s history. Based on the three points for a win system first implemented in 1981, the Blues have never had a season where they averaged less than a point per game but with just 25 points from 27 matches so far this term, Frank Lampard’s side must increase this ratio over their final 11 fixtures in order to ensure this campaign does not end up as Everton’s worst ever in the top flight.
Along with the obvious huge incentive not to suffer relegation, the highlighting of such facts should provide an added incentive for what remains a considerably-talented but under-achieving group of players at Goodison Park. Here’s a look back at Everton’s worst 10 seasons in terms of points per game, a ‘Hall of Shame’ that the current crop should learn from and seek to avoid joining.
1921/22
