Manchester City won the 2011-12 Premier League title and relegation race on 89 points, edging Manchester United. It came down to the final days: Manchester City did not lead for good until April 30, 2012. Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Wolverhampton Wanderers finished in the relegation places.
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English Premier League standings, 2011-12
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Manchester City (MCI)
28
5
5
+64
89
7-2-1
W6
Manchester United (MUN)
28
5
5
+56
89
7-1-2
W2
Arsenal (ARS)
21
7
10
+25
70
5-3-2
W1
Tottenham Hotspur (TOT)
20
9
9
+25
69
4-4-2
W1
Newcastle United (NEW)
19
8
11
+5
65
7-0-3
L2
Chelsea (CHE)
18
10
10
+19
64
4-3-3
W1
Everton (EVE)
15
11
12
+10
56
5-4-1
W1
Liverpool (LIV)
14
10
14
+7
52
3-1-6
L1
Fulham (FUL)
14
10
14
-3
52
5-1-4
L1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
13
8
17
-7
47
3-3-4
L1
Swansea City (SWA)
12
11
15
-7
47
3-2-5
W1
Norwich City (NOR)
12
11
15
-14
47
3-2-5
W1
Sunderland (SUN)
11
12
15
-1
45
1-5-4
L2
Stoke City (STK)
11
12
15
-17
45
1-6-3
D1
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
11
10
17
-20
43
7-1-2
W3
Aston Villa (AVL)
7
17
14
-16
38
0-5-5
L1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
10
7
21
-23
37
5-0-5
L1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
10
6
22
-31
36
3-4-3
D2
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
8
7
23
-30
31
2-0-8
L3
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
5
10
23
-42
25
0-3-7
L1
The dashed line on the chart is the relegation line: the pace of the best team in the drop zone.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 11 times.
Manchester City trailed by as many as 8 points on April 8, 2012.
Manchester City took first place for good on April 30, 2012.
Manchester United won 8 games in a row from February 11, 2012 to April 8, 2012, the longest run of the race.
Manchester United led by 8 points as late as April 10, 2012.
Manchester City led by as many as 5 points on October 23, 2011.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 76 of the 104 days played.
Five teams held first place.
Manchester City spent 174 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.