Aston Villa- team of the decade
Twenty Four different sides competed in the First Division of the Football League during it's first 12 seasons. Nine of those teams are at present in the top tier of the English football pyramid. This is a cumulative table based on the clubs' average placement during those 12 seasons.
Rank
|
Team
|
Years in Div. 1
|
Best finish
|
Average position
|
1
|
Aston Villa
|
12
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
Sunderland
|
10
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
Everton
|
12
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
Preston North End
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
Sheffield United
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
6
|
Manchester City
|
1
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
12
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
12
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
11
|
3
|
8
|
10
|
Derby County
|
12
|
2
|
8
|
11
|
Liverpool
|
5
|
2
|
8
|
12
|
Newcastle United
|
2
|
5
|
9
|
13
|
Burnley
|
11
|
3
|
9
|
14
|
Nottingham Forest
|
8
|
7
|
9
|
15
|
The Wednesday
|
7
|
5
|
9
|
16
|
Accrington
|
5
|
6
|
9
|
17
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
12
|
5
|
10
|
18
|
Notts County
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
19
|
Bury
|
5
|
9
|
11
|
20
|
Stoke
|
11
|
6
|
11
|
21
|
Small Heath
|
2
|
12
|
13
|
22
|
Darwen
|
2
|
14
|
14
|
23
|
Newton Heath
|
2
|
16
|
16
|
24
|
Glossop
|
1
|
18
|
18
|
