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Everton is not the first club to lose points; nonetheless, their 10-point deduction is the harshest penalty in the history of the English Premier League.
Having lost two games due to fielding an unlicensed player, Ned Doig, in the 1890–91 season, Sunderland set the precedent. With over 450 appearances for the team over 14 seasons and four league titles, the Scottish goalie went on to become a Sunderland icon. In addition, he was a member of Sunderland’s squad that emerged victorious in the “World Championship,” which involved 22 Scottish players and pitted the Scottish champions against the English champions.
The next deduction, which was applied to Manchester United and Arsenal after a 21-man riot at Old Trafford in October 1990, did not occur for a century. Only two players were booked that day: Anders Limpar and Nigel Winterburn. However, more severe penalties were handed out a few weeks later. The referee did not send any players off.
Due to their involvement in a similar incident at Highbury against Norwich City the previous year, Arsenal was docked two points, while United was given one. Despite this, George Graham’s team easily won the championship, going seven points ahead of Liverpool in second place after dropping just one game over the whole campaign.
In the history of the Premier League, two teams have had points deducted from them and were subsequently demoted. In the 1996–97 season, Middlesbrough received a three-point deduction, while Portsmouth received a nine-point deduction in the 2009–10 campaign. With 26 games left, Everton has more opportunity to move up the table despite having the biggest penalty of the three. There were only 16 games remaining for Middlesbrough and 8 for Portsmouth.
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