If you were told that the top team in each division was West Bromwich Albion, Burnley, Hartlepool United, Morecambe, Fleetwood Town, Corby Town and Chelmsford City, you would probably think that the FootballCynic Statistical Centre had gone mad.

However, that’s not the case. These are the top teams in each division that perform better away than they do at home. Let’s take West Bromwich Albion, who have gained a very respectable 51.5% of the possible points away from, but only 24.2% at home. Morecambe’s results are even more extreme – 59% at home and 31% away – 6 wins and 5 draws from 13 away games. In the Conference South, Chelmsford City show the greatest extremes with 13 unbeaten away games (9 wins, 4 draws), but only 4 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at home.

Of course, the reverse is more common and the greatest difference is shown by Birmingham City who have won 80% of the points on offer at home, but only 30% away.

In the Premiership, the biggest “homers” are Swansea City, Manchester City and Arsenal while West Bromwich Albion, Bolton Wanderers, Aston Villa, Everton, Manchester United and Wigan Athletic have all won a higher percentage of points away from home.

And what about Berwick Rangers? Perhaps, it’s best not to check.