Below is the list of safety points, years and team relegated with their highest point total

1990s

1992-93: 49 points (Crystal Palace relegated with 49 points)
1993-94: 43 points (Sheffield United relegated with 42 points)
1994-95: 43 points (Crystal Palace relegated with 45 points due to a larger league)
1995-96: 38 points (Manchester City relegated with 38 points)
1996-97: 41 points (Sunderland relegated with 40 points)
1997-98: 40 points (Bolton relegated with 40 points)
1998-99: 37 points (Charlton relegated with 36 points)
2000s

1999-00: 34 points (Wimbledon relegated with 33 points)
2000-01: 35 points (Manchester City relegated with 34 points)
2001-02: 36 points (Ipswich relegated with 36 points)
2002-03: 44 points (West Ham relegated with 42 points)
2003-04: 34 points (Leicester relegated with 33 points)
2004-05: 34 points (Crystal Palace relegated with 33 points)
2005-06: 35 points (Birmingham relegated with 34 points)
2006-07: 39 points (Sheffield United relegated with 38 points)
2007-08: 36 points (Reading relegated with 36 points)
2008-09: 35 points (Newcastle relegated with 34 points)
2010s

2009-10: 31 points (Burnley relegated with 30 points)
2010-11: 40 points (Birmingham relegated with 39 points)
2011-12: 37 points (Bolton relegated with 36 points)
2012-13: 37 points (Wigan relegated with 36 points)
2013-14: 34 points (Norwich relegated with 33 points)
2014-15: 36 points (Hull relegated with 35 points)
2015-16: 38 points (Newcastle relegated with 37 points)
2016-17: 35 points (Hull relegated with 34 points)
2017-18: 34 points (Swansea relegated with 33 points)
2018-19: 35 points (Cardiff relegated with 34 points)
2020s

2019-20: 35 points (Bournemouth relegated with 34 points)
2020-21: 29 points (Fulham relegated with 28 points)
2021-22: 36 points (Burnley relegated with 35 points)
2022-23: 35 points (Leicester relegated with 34 points)
2023-24: 32 points (Luton relegated with 26 points)

Summary:

The highest number of points needed to survive: 49 points (1992-93)
The lowest number of points needed to survive: 29 points (2020-21)

In most seasons, 35-40 points is generally considered the safety mark for avoiding relegation but the stiff competition of teams fighting it out at the bottom and the total points distribution throughout the league affect this threshold in any given year.

Source: Official Premier League website

Posted by lifeandtimes89

3 comments

  1. Source for data was the premier league website and used Microsoft word to make the chart

    I added the 23/24 season and the formatting looked a lot better making the post, reddit screwed it up

  2. 49 points to stay up seems a lot, I googled it and they played more games back then so not a fair comparison

  3. Certainly gives some evidence behind the saying that all relegation threatened teams need to do is reach 40 points to avoid relegation.

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