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Three points for a win

Has it made any difference?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2016

Graham Newson
Graham Newson*
Affiliation:
Department of Education, University of York, Heslington, York YO1 5DD
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Extract

The rationale for the introduction of the system of three points for a win in the Football League in 1981-82 was, presumably, that more reward for winning games would encourage more positive attitudes from teams and that the consequent more attractive and attacking football would bring in bigger crowds. Certainly the philosophy of many away teams, or at least their managers, that they began a game at 0-0 with one point to hang on for had become commonplace in recent seasons.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 68 , Issue 444 , June 1984 , pp. 87 - 91
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1984

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