TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - An analysis of home advantage in the English Football Premiership
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Thomas, Sion
A1  - Reeves, Colin
A1  - Davies, Stephenie
SP  - 1212
EP  - 1216
VL  - 99
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.99.3f.1212-1216
ID  - ref1
ER  -