Average to stay up 53 pts last 10 years
Pedant alert:
gasheads.org/thread/8040/10-year-relegation-stats-leaguePosted Feb 1st 2019... (so does not include data for the 2018-19 season, or the curtailed 2019-2020 season).
"The average number of points obtained by Clubs staying up (20th place) in the last 10 years is 50.2
The average number of points that 'could' have seen them stay up in the last 10 years is 48.9 (ignoring goal difference)
The largest number of points obtained that still saw a Club relegated is 50 (Gills 2009-2010, Notts Cty 2014-2015, Oldham 2017-2018).
The lowest number of points obtained that saw a Club survive was 48 (Walsall).
The lowest number of points that 'could' have seen a Club survive was 44 in 2011-2012.
51 is pretty safe. (Though we did manage to achieve 51 in 2001-2001 and still went down. A poor 45 points in 2010-2011).
50 and it's sort of 1/3 chance of relegation.
49 and it's not looking good.
48 and below - very probably League 2 football.
We have 29 points from 29 games. So 1 point a game.
We will need 51 to be 'pretty safe'... 22 points from 17 games. 1.29 points a game.
UTG".
We finished with 54 points. Plymouth went down with 50 points (on goal difference) in 21st place. Southend/Wimbledon both survived on 50.
So a third of the Clubs on 50 points went down. Stats eh?