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Top of the League Competition Update

At the start of the 2024/25 football season, we challenged Company & Seniors across the country to put their football knowledge to the test, in our ‘Top of the League’ competition.

This saw young people sitting down to try and successfully predict how the two biggest football leagues in the UK might look by the end of the season. What will the final standings be? Will it more titles for Manchester City and Celtic, or will Arsenal, Liverpool, Rangers… or maybe even Ipswich, claim a title this year?

During September we received over 800 entries into the competition, from across 90 Companies, all aiming to have the most accurate prediction for the final league positions, in a bid to win our £50 voucher at the end of the season.

With all the predictions in, here are some of the highlights from the entries.

  • 58% of people predict Manchester City will be crowned champions, with 16% backing Arsenal and 11% Liverpool.   
  • 40% believe that Ipswich will finish in last place, with Southampton (14%) being the second most popular choice for last place.  
  • Celtic is the firm favourite to take the Scottish Premiership title this year, with 72% of people placing them as likely winners. 16% think it could be Ranger’s season.
  • Predictions for last place in the Scottish Premiership are very close, with 21% predicting St Johnstone and 23% predicting Ross County.

Competition Updates

Each month, we’ll be providing updates on how the competition is going. At the start of each month, we’ll provide a ‘snapshot update’, showing which young people would be ‘top of the league’ if the season ended with the football teams in their current position. Of course, these points and positions will change each month as teams move up and down the league table.

Whilst the snapshot updates help to see how young people are doing, it’s only the last update at the end of the season that will determine the final standings in our competition.

Please see below for the ‘snapshot updates’ for each month throughout the season. Each month, those in the top 3 positions in both competitions will receive a certificate.

October 2024 Snapshot Update

Did you make our top 100 places? Check out here – October 2024 – Top 100 Entries