▁goal ▁difference , ▁this ▁system ▁fav oured ▁those ▁teams ▁who ▁had ▁scored ▁fewer ▁goals . ▁The ▁goal ▁average ▁system ▁was ▁eventually ▁scra pped ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁goal ▁average ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁this ▁purpose ▁for ▁such ▁a ▁long ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁presented ▁in ▁the ▁tables ▁below ▁even ▁for ▁the ▁seasons ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 4 – 9 5 , ▁and ▁since ▁the ▁goal ▁difference ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁inform ative ▁piece ▁of ▁information ▁for ▁a ▁modern ▁reader ▁than ▁the ▁goal ▁average , ▁the ▁goal ▁difference ▁is ▁added ▁in ▁this ▁presentation ▁after ▁the ▁goal ▁average . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁seasons ▁of ▁the ▁league , ▁that ▁is ▁until ▁the ▁season , ▁ 1 8 9 3 – 9 4 , ▁re - e lection ▁process ▁concerned ▁the ▁clubs ▁which ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 4 – 9 5 ▁season ▁and ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 – 2 1 ▁season ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁process ▁was ▁required ▁of ▁the ▁clubs ▁which ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁First ▁Division ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Maps ▁ ▁Second ▁Division ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Maps ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 0 1 ▁in ▁English ▁football ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁in ▁association ▁football ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁in ▁association ▁football ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ian ▁Las ch ke : ▁Roth mans ▁Book ▁of ▁Football