“A mate mentioned the impressive statistic that Liverpool have not finished lower than eighth in the league since being promoted to the old First Division in 1962. Taking the 1962-63 season as the starting point, what is the lowest position that all current Premier League teams have finished between 1963 and the present?” ask the lads at the Star and Dragon Pub, Carbondale, Illinois. “And what is the lowest any team has fallen that has played at least one season in the top division since 1962-63?”How the mighty haven’t fallen. Liverpool have shown remarkable consistency since they were promoted to the top flight 63 years ago. They’ve finished eighth on four occasions (1962-63, 1993-94, 2011-12 and 2015-16) and are the only English team in that period never to end a season outside the top half of the top flight.Thanks to Pete Salmon and Mike Slattery in particular for doing the work on this answer. Let’s start with the lowest positions in the league ladder achieved by the current Premier League teams.
Liverpool 8th (1962-63, 1993-94, 2011-12, 2015-16)
Arsenal 17th (1975-76)
Everton 19th (1979-80)*
Manchester United 23rd (first in second tier, 1974-75)
