That was the season that was

Verdict on the premiership campaign

WORK HORSES

WORK HORSES

The 13 busiest outfield players
Nicolas Anelka (Man City, right) 38 games
Jonathan Greening (Middlesbrough) 38
Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa) 38
Frank Lampard (Chelsea) 37 (+1 sub)
William Gallas (Chelsea) 36 (2)
Trevor Sinclair (West Ham) 36 (2)
Jeff Kenna (Birmingham) 36 (1)
Joe Cole (West Ham) 36
Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton) 36
Sean Gregan (West Bromwich) 36
Sami Hyypia (Liverpool) 36
Danny Murphy (Liverpool) 36
Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough) 36

GOAL SHY

The 10 worst strikers

Games Goals

Luis Boa Morte (Fulham)	25	2
Alan Smith (Leeds)	33	2
Jason Roberts (West Brom)	31	3
El Hadji Diouf (Liverpool)	20	3
Steve Marlet (Fulham)	28	4
Kevin Lisbie (Charlton)	24	4
Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)	23	4
Tore Andre Flo (Sunderland)	23	4
Brett Ormerod (Southampton)		22	5
Kevin Phillips (Sunderland)	32	6

GOAL FEASTS

The 10 highest scoring games

Newcastle	2	Manchester Utd	6
Manchester Utd	5	Newcastle	3
Arsenal	6	Southampton	1
Charlton	1	Leeds	6
Middlesbrough	2	Aston Villa	5
Blackburn	5	Newcastle	2
Arsenal	5	West Bromwich	2
West Ham	3	Leeds	4
Tottenham	4	Everton	3
Bolton	4	Newcastle	3

BAD BOYS

The 10 most cautioned players
Ivan Campo (Bolton) 13
G Barry (Aston Villa) 11
A Cissé (Birmingham) 11
T Gravesen (Everton) 11
T Repka (West Ham) 11
A Smith (Leeds) 11
E Bakke (Leeds) 10
J Cole (West Ham) 10
S Gregan (West Bromwich) 10
G McCann (Sunderland) 10

YELLOW PERIL

The 10 most card-crazy referees

Yellows Reds Cards per game

M Dean	89	5	4.47
R Styles	79	6	3.86
S Bennett	77	2	3.95
N Barry	72	3	3.57
M Riley	68	4	4.00
D Gallacher	67	5	4.00
A D'Urso	67	5	3.27
A Wiley	66	4	3.04
S Dunn	57	1	3.05
G Barber	50	6	2.94

BENCH DUTY

The 10 most used substitutes
D Forlan (Manchester Utd) 30 apps
S Ameobi (Newcastle) 27
S Dobie (West Bromwich) 24
K Touré (Arsenal) 24
K Gillespie (Blackburn) 22
J Johansson (Charlton) 21
J Milner (Leeds) 21
M Baros (Liverpool) 20
E Gudjohnsen (Chelsea) 20
K Nolan (Blackburn) 20
W Rooney (Everton) 20

BEST BUYS

10 who gave value for money

Apps Wins % won

R Ferdinand (Man Utd, £30m)		46	3	67.4
T Bramble (Newcastle, £5m)	24	14	58.3
Gilberto Silva (Arsenal, £4.5m)	29	13	58
S Diou (Liverpool, £5m)	40	20	50
M Upson (Birmingham, £1m)	14	7	50
J Woodgate (Newcastle, £9m)		10	5	50
P Cygan (Arsenal, £2.1m)	31	15	48.4
B Cheyrou (Liverpool, £3.7m)	30	14	46.7
J Clapham (Birmnghm, £1.3m)		16	7	43.8
R Wright (Everton, £3.5m)	37	16	43.2

WHAT A WASTE

10 who didn't

Apps Wins % won

S Wright (Sunderland, £3m)	29	3	10.3
T A Flo (Sunderland, £6.75m)	32	4	12.5
S Gregan (WBA, £1.5m)	38	7	18.4
J Koumas (WBA, £2.25m)	35	7	20
M Stewart (Sunderlnd, £3.25m)		24	5	20.1
M Piper (Sunderland, £3.5m)	14	3	21.4
L Hughes (WBA, £2.5m)	23	5	21.7
D Prutton (Southamptn, £2.5m)		12	3	25
D Thompson (Blackbrn, £1.5m)		34	9	26.5
A Cissé (Birmingham, £1.5m)	21	6	28.6

CLICKING TURNSTILES

The 10 most improved average attendances

Birmingham	28,831	+31.9%
West Bromwich	26,776	+29.4%
Everton	38,481	+13.2%
West Ham	34,432	+9.8%
Middlesbrough	31,025	+9.1%
Charlton	26,256	+8.8%
Manchester City	34,565	+4.6%
Tottenham	35,897	+2.9%
Chelsea	39,784	+1.9%
Newcastle	51,923	+1.1%

FUTURE'S BRIGHT

10 of the Premiership's most promising young talents

Joey Barton (Man City, midfield) aged 20
Titus Bramble (Newcastle, defender) 21
Darren Carter (Birmingham, midfield) 19
Carlton Cole (Chelsea, striker) 19
Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle, midfield) 20
James McEveley (Blackburn, defence) 18
James Milner (Leeds, midfield) 17
John O'Shea (Man Utd, defender) 22
Wayne Rooney (Everton, striker) 17
Hugo Viana (Newcastle, midfield) 20