Forget Manchester and London, the Merseyside derby is still the biggest fixture in the Premier League and heres why... Sir Alex Ferguson might have knocked Liverpool off their perch, but the wider population of Merseyside still has something to chirp about. That’s because, in the ever shrinking world of favourable statistics, the two teams that will contest the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Saturday retain the edge when top-flight titles are apportioned by city. The records show that the Merseyside side clubs have won the title 27 times between them in the 125 years of the Football League, versus the 23 achieved by their friends in Manchester. That breaks down to nine for Everton and 18 for Liverpool, albeit nothing for either side since Liverpool won the First Division in 1989-90. And therein lies the Ferguson era. Manchester United and City have, since the Eighties, reduced massively the deficit in the league, winning 14 titles between them in the intervening period and holding 23 overall. Perhaps that bracket is a little flattering on City, whose 2012 title is one of only three they have won. London is third in the geographical table with 19 wins split between Arsenal (13), Chelsea (four) and Tottenham (two). show some respect to the merseyside clubs ----jimoski---
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:55:28 +0000
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