Competitive balance in the English Premier League

Roger Penn; Damon Berridge

doi:10.1080/16138171.2019.1577329

Competitive balance in the English Premier League

Roger Penn, Damon Berridge

School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

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The paper explores competitive balance in the top tier of English league football during the era of the Premier League. This era is compared with both the preceding twenty-five year period and also with the era before World War I. Using several statistical measures, the analysis shows that the current high levels of competitive imbalance are not new phenomena. An explanation is proffered in terms of unequal resources between clubs which are inherent to the ‘longue duree’ of professional league football in England.

Original language	English
Pages	64-82
Volume	16
No.	1
Specialist publication	EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR SPORT AND SOCIETY
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2019.1577329
Publication status	Early online date - 12 May 2019

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