Has three points produced a different league winner?

[Thankyou4calling]

Ever?

has it produced less draws and made teams try harder for the win?

[ralphrj]

Yes, Man Utd would have beaten Blackburn Rovers on goal difference in 1994-95.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/feb/05/th...

[Axionknight]

The closest one I can think of is United winning it by one point.

Arsenal were runners up, they shat it against Leeds United in their second to last game and that cost them the league.

[curlie467]

What

[yellowjack]

curlie467 said:

What

The OP is wondering if the change from 2 points for a win to the current 3 points for a win system in the English Football League (back in 1981) would have made a difference to the outcome of the top division ('Premier League' or 'Football League, Division One' depending how old you are ) title come the last day of the season.

It's made very little difference all told, with pretty much just the 94/95 Blackburn Rovers title changing hands and going to Manchester Utd on superior goal difference IF it were totted up under the 2 points per win 'old' system. It might have made a difference a few times deciding lower league titles, and if applied retrospectively, older results would be altered too.

It was introduced to encourage teams to go after a win, and thereby produce more goals, and more action. The thinking at the time was that by widening the gap between the points available for a win (then 2) and a draw (1, just as it is now), teams and their managers would be more inclined to take a risk in order to break a deadlock and nab those extra points.

[Axionknight]

Duh me,