Manchester United won the 2007-08 Premier League title on 87 points, 2 points ahead of Chelsea. It came down to the final days: Manchester United did not lead for good until May 11, 2008. Reading, Birmingham City and Derby County finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2007-08
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester United (MUN)c
27
6
5
+58
87
7-2-1
W2
Chelsea (CHE)
25
10
3
+39
85
7-3-0
D1
Arsenal (ARS)
24
11
3
+43
83
5-3-2
W4
Liverpool (LIV)
21
13
4
+39
76
7-2-1
W2
Everton (EVE)
19
8
11
+22
65
3-3-4
W1
Aston Villa (AVL)
16
12
10
+20
60
3-3-4
D1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
15
13
10
+2
58
3-4-3
L1
Portsmouth (POR)
16
9
13
+8
57
4-1-5
L4
Manchester City (MCI)
15
10
13
-8
55
3-1-6
L3
West Ham United (WHU)
13
10
15
-8
49
2-3-5
D1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
11
13
14
+5
46
2-5-3
L1
Newcastle United (NEW)
11
10
17
-20
43
4-3-3
L2
Middlesbrough (MID)
10
12
16
-10
42
3-4-3
W2
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
10
10
18
-17
40
3-4-3
L1
Sunderland (SUN)
11
6
21
-23
39
4-0-6
L2
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
9
10
19
-18
37
3-3-4
D1
Fulham (FUL)
8
12
18
-22
36
5-2-3
W3
Reading (REA)r
10
6
22
-25
36
3-2-5
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)r
8
11
19
-16
35
2-3-5
W1
Derby County (DER)r
1
8
29
-69
11
0-1-9
L6
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Clinch key
c
clinched the title
r
relegated
Turning points
The lead changed hands 19 times.
Manchester United trailed by as many as 8 points on August 25, 2007.
Manchester United took first place for good on May 11, 2008.
Manchester United won 8 games in a row from August 26, 2007 to October 27, 2007, the longest run of the race.
Arsenal led by 5 points as late as February 22, 2008.
Manchester United went 6-0-0 from February 23, 2008 to March 29, 2008, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 6 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 86 of the 96 days played.
Eight clubs held or shared first place.
Manchester United spent 84 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.