Sports Facts

Big Bash League

Finals Format

The top 5 teams from the regular season make the 'final series' with the 4th and 5th placed teams having to win three games to reach the final while the top two teams only need to win one game.

English Football

Welsh Football Clubs

5 Welsh teams are playing in the English Football pyramid; Swansea City, Cardiff City, Newport County, Wrexham & Merthyr Town. These teams were permitted to play in the English leagues, as at the time of their formation there was no Welsh professional football structure.

English Football

Oldest Football Ground

York Road; the home of Maidenhead United has the honour of being the world's oldest football ground used continuously by the same club. Maidenhead United have played here since 1870.

English Football

Teams who have played in the 'top flight' but the Premier League

10 teams in the Football League have played in the 'old first division' but not Premier League. Of those 10 Preston North End have the most seasons (46) in the top flight. The full list is on Wikipedia

English Premier League

Current and ex-Premier League Teams

Since the English Premier League formed in 1992 a total of 51 teams have played in it. Luton Town became the 51st team by winning promotion during the 2022-2023 season. Of the 31 former Premier League teams 19 are now playing in the Championship, 8 in League One, 3 in League Two and 1 in the National League.

You can see the complete list of teams on Wikipedia.

English Premier League

Richest Football League

The English Premier League is the World's richest football league with its teams earning approximately £1.7bn more collectively than those in the German Bundesliga. Source article in the Guardian.

German Bundesliga

The 50+1 Rule

German Bundesliga clubs must be majority-owned by German club members. It means that clubs and the fans - hold a majority of their voting rights. Football clubs will not be allowed to play in the Bundesliga if commercial investors have more than a 49 percent stake. Source article the Bundesliga.

Major League Baseball (MLB)

Game attendance

The average attendance per MLB Game is 30,023, while the team with the highest attendance are the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Major League Soccer (MLS)

Non-Soccer specific stadiums

7 of the 29 teams (24%) in the MLS play their home games at non-soccer specific stadiums. They are Atlanta United - NFL, Charlotte FC - NFL Chicago Fire - NFL, New England Revolution - NFL, New York City FC - MLB, Seattle Sounders - NFL, and the Vancouver Whitecaps - CFL.

National Football League (NFL)

The inception of the Super Bowl

The Super Bowl was first played in 1970 when the NFL and AFL merged to form the NFL. However, official championship records began in 1920. A list of championship wins per team can be seen on Wikipedia.

National Hockey League (NHL)

The Original Six

The original six is the name given to the six (ice) Hockey teams that made up the NHL for 25 years from 1942-1967. The six are; the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Montreal Canadiens, the Boston Bruins, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Detroit Red Wings, and the New York Rangers.

Rugby Premiership

Average Attendances

The average attendance across the Aviva Rugby Premiership is 13,833

Scottish Premiership

'Old Firm' Dominance

Of the 125 Scottish top flight competitions 106 (86%) have been won by either Rangers (55) or Celtic (53).