 In case one or more teams had the same goal difference, this system favoured those teams who had scored fewer goals.The goal average system was eventually scrapped beginning with the 1976–77 season.Since the goal average was used for this purpose for such a long time, it is presented in the tables below even for the seasons prior to 1894–95, and since the goal difference is a more informative piece of information for a modern reader than the goal average, the goal difference is added in this presentation after the goal average.