This table shows PPG for every top flight season, ranked from best to worst. This is based on 3 points for a win, and all seasons where this was not the case (1890/91-1993/94) have been converted to this formula for consistency.
| RANK | SEASON | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1925/26 | 1.76 |
| 2 | 1980/81 | 1.72 |
| 3 | 1931/32 | 1.68 |
| 4 | 1927/28 | 1.63 |
| 5 | 1892/93 | 1.61 |
| 6 | 1979/80 | 1.58 |
| 7 | 1932/33 | 1.58 |
| 8 | 1894/95 | 1.56 |
| 9 | 1896/97 | 1.56 |
| 10 | 1898/99 | 1.56 |
| 11 | 1924/25 | 1.55 |
| 12 | 1929/30 | 1.55 |
| 13 | 1984/85 | 1.53 |
| 14 | 1901/02 | 1.50 |
| 15 | 1908/09 | 1.50 |
| 16 | 1921/22 | 1.50 |
| 17 | 1922/23 | 1.50 |
| 18 | 1923/24 | 1.50 |
| 19 | 1905/06 | 1.47 |
| 20 | 1947/48 | 1.47 |
| 21 | 1954/55 | 1.47 |
| 22 | 1903/04 | 1.46 |
| 23 | 1916/17 | 1.45 |
| 24 | 1897/98 | 1.44 |
| 25 | 1906/07 | 1.44 |
| 26 | 1907/08 | 1.44 |
| 27 | 1958/59 | 1.44 |
| 28 | 1948/49 | 1.43 |
| 29 | 1978/79 | 1.42 |
| 30 | 1981/82 | 1.42 |
| 31 | 1926/27 | 1.39 |
| 32 | 1928/29 | 1.37 |
| 33 | 1952/53 | 1.37 |
| 34 | 1893/94 | 1.33 |
| 35 | 1953/54 | 1.33 |
| 36 | 1902/03 | 1.32 |
| 37 | 1914/15 | 1.32 |
| 38 | 1909/10 | 1.29 |
| 39 | 2023/24 | 1.27 |
| 40 | 1910/11 | 1.26 |
| 41 | 1968/69 | 1.26 |
| 42 | 1919/20 | 1.26 |
| 43 | 1982/83 | 1.25 |
| 44 | 1937/38 | 1.24 |
| 45 | 1918/19 | 1.24 |
| 46 | 1956/57 | 1.24 |
| 47 | 1985/86 | 1.22 |
| 48 | 2022/23 | 1.21 |
| 49 | 1957/58 | 1.21 |
| 50 | 1963/64 | 1.21 |
| 51 | 1904/05 | 1.19 |
| 52 | 2020/21 | 1.18 |
| 53 | 1912/13 | 1.18 |
| 54 | 1917/18 | 1.18 |
| 55 | 1960/61 | 1.18 |
| 56 | 1951/52 | 1.17 |
| 57 | 2021/22 | 1.16 |
| 58 | 1959/60 | 1.15 |
| 59 | 1977/78 | 1.14 |
| 60 | 1983/84 | 1.14 |
| 61 | 1950/51 | 1.13 |
| 62 | 1915/16 | 1.13 |
| 63 | 2011/12 | 1.13 |
| 64 | 1962/63 | 1.12 |
| 65 | 1988/89 | 1.11 |
| 66 | 1989/90 | 1.11 |
| 67 | 1949/50 | 1.10 |
| 68 | 1986/87 | 1.09 |
| 69 | 1955/56 | 1.09 |
| 70 | 2007/08 | 1.08 |
| 71 | 2012/13 | 1.08 |
| 72 | 1936/37 | 1.05 |
| 73 | 1938/39 | 1.05 |
| 74 | 1900/01 | 1.05 |
| 75 | 1946/47 | 1.03 |
| 76 | 1961/62 | 1.03 |
| 77 | 1930/31 | 1.03 |
| 78 | 2013/14 | 1.03 |
| 79 | 1987/88 | 1.02 |
| 80 | 1895/96 | 1.00 |
| 81 | 1934/35 | 1.00 |
| 82 | 2008/09 | 0.97 |
| 83 | 1964/65 | 0.97 |
| 84 | 1969/70 | 0.97 |
| 85 | 2019/20 | 0.97 |
| 86 | 1933/34 | 0.95 |
| 87 | 2006/07 | 0.95 |
| 88 | 1911/12 | 0.91 |
| 89 | 1965/66 | 0.91 |
| 90 | 1891/92 | 0.91 |
| 91 | 2009/10 | 0.89 |
| 92 | 1890/91 | 0.89 |
| 93 | 1970/71 | 0.88 |
| 94 | 2010/11 | 0.87 |
| 95 | 2018/19 | 0.84 |
| 96 | 1899/00 | 0.83 |
| 97 | 1913/14 | 0.79 |
| 98 | 2000/01 | 0.79 |
| 99 | 2014/15 | 0.79 |
| 100 | 1991/92 | 0.68 |
| 101 | 1990/91 | 0.67 |
| 102 | 1920/21 | 0.60 |
| 103 | 1966/67 | 0.56 |