Man, this one started with a dumb argument over drinks last night. My buddy Mike insisted Chelsea dominated the Premier League back then, but I had this fuzzy memory of Manchester United clawing back. Couldn’t sleep till I settled it. So today I rolled up my sleeves to dig up that 2006-2007 table properly.
First Steps: Where to Even Look?
Grabbed my laptop, fired up the browser. Typed “2006-2007 premier league final table” straight into the search bar like a caveman. Got slammed with a ton of results – blogs, news archives, some sketchy sites I wouldn’t touch. Clicked the first few links expecting quick answers. Big mistake.
Found loads of pages either broken or showing partial stats. One site just listed the top four clubs without points. Annoying. Another had the table upside down. Seriously? Closed those tabs fast. Felt like hitting brick walls. Tried adding “complete table” to the search. Still junk.
The Breakthrough: Official Stuff Saves the Day
Took a breath. Remembered the Premier League’s own site keeps old stats. Navigated there manually, poked around the “Archives” section buried deep in their menus. Felt like unearthing treasure when I landed on the 2006-2007 Season Review page. There it was. The whole damn table.
Here’s the raw data I punched into my notes app:
- Man United: Champions with 89 points. Mike owes me a beer.
- Chelsea: Close second, 83 points. Guess both of us were kinda right.
- Liverpool: Third place, 68 points. Miles behind the top two.
- Arsenal: Fourth, 68 points too. Must’ve been neck-and-neck with Liverpool all season.
Scrolled down. Aston Villa finished 11th with like 50 points? Weird. Thought they were better back then. And down at the bottom, Watford, Charlton, and Sheffield Utd got relegated. Sheffield Utd only scraped 38 points. Ouch.
Final Notes & Why This Matters
Printed a clean copy of the table for my records. Biggest takeaway? The gap between the top two and everyone else was wild. United and Chelsea were playing a different game. Also blew my mind how close the relegation battle was – West Ham survived with just 41 points.
Shows how stats jog memories. Without digging properly, it’s easy to misremember entire seasons. Glad I did the grunt work. Next time Mike argues, I’ve got cold hard data in my back pocket.
