@article{ref1,
title="An analysis of home advantage in the English Football Premiership",
journal="Perceptual and motor skills",
year="2004",
author="Thomas, Sion and Reeves, Colin and Davies, Stephenie",
volume="99",
number="3",
pages="1212-1216",
abstract="Home advantage has been examined across different sports. Pollard provided evidence of this phenomenon in association football (soccer). This present study further considers the prevalence in the English Football Premiership, a division created from the former Football Association First Division in 1992. Archived data were obtained for the First Division seasons 1984--5 to 1991--2 from the Football Statistics Archive and for the English Football Premiership (1992--3 to 2002--3). Chi square analysis confirmed home advantage from season to season since 1984 (p<.05). Analysis of variance compared Pollard's findings and data for the English Football Premiership (1992--2003), as well as the intervening period (1984--92). Home advantage was significantly lower in these more recent periods. Possible factors contributing to the apparent decline in home advantage were highlighted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0031-5125",
doi="10.2466/pms.99.3f.1212-1216",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.99.3f.1212-1216"
}