Hull City's fortunes may have turned out rather differently as Manchester City await punishment after being deemed guilty of 114 charges
Steve Bruce celebrates Hull City's promotion to the Premier League in 2013 alongside Liam Rosenior
Steve Bruce celebrates Hull City's promotion to the Premier League in 2013 alongside Liam Rosenior
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Hull City are among the many Premier League clubs who can only wonder what might have been following the verdict in Manchester City’s case with the Premier League. An independent commission found City guilty of 114 charges, including financial rule breaches, spanning from 2009 until 2018, although the club were cleared on one count relating to non-cooperation with the investigation.
The sanctions are yet to be decided and Man City still strongly maintain their innocence, having made it clear they intend to appeal the verdict. However, Hull City fans, and football supporters more generally, will have their own thoughts on what would constitute an appropriate punishment.
The situation has rocked the footballing world, with Man City winning three Premier League titles during this period and their on-field success causing countless knock-on effects for other clubs.
Several figures, even including former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, have called for the City to be stripped of their aforementioned titles, relegated and heavily fined. Voiding Man City’s results creates intriguing new-look Premier League tables that show how in a couple of instances, the Tigers' fortunes may have been so different, with the club potentially wronged.
2010 Premier League table
1. Chelsea 86
2. Man Utd 85
3. Arsenal 74
4. Tottenham 64
5. Aston Villa 63
6. Liverpool 61
7. Everton 55
8. Blackburn 50
9. Birmingham 49
10. Stoke 46
11. Fulham 45
12. Sunderland 43
13. Bolton 38
14. Wolves 37
15. West Ham 35
16. Wigan 33
17. Burnley 29
18. Hull City 26
19. Portsmouth 19
20. Man City 0
In the Premier League, Man City’s switch from fifth place to 20th sees Everton earn a European place, while Burnley are bumped up to 17th, escaping relegation. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they would still finish in the bottom three and be relegated.
2010/11 Premier League
1. Man Utd 76
2. Chelsea 68
3. Arsenal 64
4. Tottenham 61
5. Liverpool 55
6. Everton 48
7. Fulham 48
8. West Brom 47
9. Newcastle 46
10. Stoke 45
11. Bolton 45
12. Aston Villa 45
13. Sunderland 44
14. Blackburn 42
15. Wigan 42
16. Blackpool 39
17. Wolves 37
18. Birmingham 37
19. West Ham 33
20. Man City 0
Man City’s removal from third place sees Spurs climb into the Champions League places. At the bottom of the table, Blackpool would beat the drop, while Wolves fall into the bottom three after having the three points they picked up off Man City scrubbed out.
2011/12 Premier League
1. Man Utd 89
2. Tottenham 69
3. Arsenal 67
4. Newcastle 65
5. Chelsea 61
6. Everton 53
7. Liverpool 51
8. Fulham 51
9. Norwich 47
10. West Brom 46
11. Swansea 44
12. Stoke 44
13. Wigan 43
14. Sunderland 41
15. Aston Villa 38
16. QPR 37
17. Bolton 36
18. Blackburn 31
19. Wolves 25
20. Man City 0
Newcastle would have finished in the top four, without the Premier League champions’ results impacting the league table. However, Chelsea winning the Champions League would have prevented Tottenham Hotspur from qualifying for Europe’s top club cup competition. Manchester United would have topped the table in Man City’s absence.
2012/13 Premier League
1. Man Utd 86
2. Chelsea 74
3. Arsenal 72
4. Tottenham 69
5. Liverpool 59
6. Everton 59
7. West Brom 49
8. Swansea 45
9. West Ham 45
10. Fulham 43
11. Stoke 41
12. Aston Villa 41
13. Newcastle 41
14. Norwich 41
15. Southampton 38
16. Sunderland 36
17. Wigan 36
18. Reading 28
19. QPR 24
20. Man City 0
Spurs would claim a Champions League spot, Liverpool would qualify for the Europa League, and FA Cup winners Wigan Athletic would also beat the drop.
2013/14 Premier League
1. Liverpool 81
2. Arsenal 78
3. Chelsea 76
4. Everton 72
5. Tottenham 69
6. Man Utd 64
7. Southampton 55
8. Stoke 49
9. Newcastle 49
10. Crystal Palace 45
11. Swansea 42
12. West Ham 40
13. Hull City 37
14. West Brom 36
15. Aston Villa 35
16. Sunderland 34
17. Norwich 32
18. Fulham 32
19. Cardiff 27
20. Man City 0
Manchester City being stripped of their second league title would have a significant impact on the Tigers, who while already safe, would jump from 16th to 13th place. City picked up no points against Man City that season but others around them did so they would finish on the same points but three places higher.
2014/15 Premier League
1. Chelsea 85
2. Arsenal 71
3. Man Utd 67
4. Tottenham 64
5. Southampton 60
6. Liverpool 59
7. Swansea 56
8. Stoke 51
9. Everton 46
10. Crystal Palace 45
11. West Ham 44
12. West Brom 44
13. Leicester 41
14. Newcastle 39
15. Sunderland 38
16. Aston Villa 38
17. Hull City 34
18. Burnley 29
19. QPR 29
20. Man City 0
Man City’s fall from second allows Spurs another Champions League campaign, while Swansea City qualify for Europe and relegated Hull City finish 17th and are safe to fight another campaign under Steve Bruce.
2015/16 Premier League
1. Leicester 77
2. Arsenal 67
3. Tottenham 64
4. Man Utd 62
5. Southampton 60
6. West Ham 58
7. Liverpool 54
8. Chelsea 50
9.Stoke 48
10. Swansea 46
11. Everton 45
12. Watford 45
13. West Brom 43
14. Crystal Palace 42
15. Bournemouth 42
16. Sunderland 39
17. Newcastle 36
18. Norwich 33
19. Aston Villa 16
20. Man City 0
Leicester City still get their moment in the sun with a remarkable league title, but Newcastle United are saved from relegation.
Premier League 2016/17
1. Chelsea 87
2. Tottenham 82
3. Arsenal 74
4. Liverpool 72
5. Man Utd 68
6. Everton 57
7. Bournemouth 46
8. West Brom 45
9. Southampton 45
10. West Ham 45
11. Stoke 43
12. Crystal Palace 41
13. Leicester 41
14. Swansea 41
15. Burnley 40
16. Watford 40
17. Hull City 34
18. Middlesbrough 26
19. Sunderland 24
20. Man City 0
In the Premier League, without Man City’s results, Arsenal rise from fifth to third place to secure a Champions League spot and Hull City once again survive relegation by finishing 17th.
2017/18 Premier League
1. Man Utd 78
2. Tottenham 77
3. Liverpool 72
4. Chelsea 70
5. Arsenal 63
6. Burnley 53
7. Everton 48
8. Leicester 47
9. Newcastle 44
10. Bournemouth 44
11. Crystal Palace 43
12. West Ham 42
13. Watford 41
14. Brighton 40
15. Huddersfield 36
16. Southampton 36
17. Swansea 33
18. Stoke 33
19. West Brom 31
20. Man City 0
Manchester United would be champions once again, Everton get a European place and Swansea City survive the drop.