English Premier league 2015/16 ended with the very new winner of Leicester FC. Well, the club is also the first first-time winners of the top-flight since Nottingham Forest in 1977/78. Of course, before the league had started, there was not many people in this fairy tale. But that isn't the only one surprising fact about the last reason of the league, right below here are some other interesting facts and figures for you to see:
- Leicester have the lowest possession figure of any Premier League champion since 2006/07 (42.4 per cent).
- Wes Morgan became the third outfield player in Premier League history to play every minute of a title-winning season (after Gary Pallister in 1992/93 and John Terry in 2014/15).
- Jamie Vardy became the first Premier League player to score in 11 consecutive appearances in Premier League history.
- Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal in the match versus Newcastle in April. Aguero reached this milestone in just 147 apps; only Alan Shearer (124 appearances) reached this landmark in fewer games.
- Aguero became the first South American to score 100 goals in Premier League history. He also has now scored against 27 of the 29 different Premier League teams that he has faced in the competition.
- Mesut Ozil has created more chances (146) than any other player in a single Premier League season (since 03/04). Ozil recorded 19 assists this season - only Thierry Henry (20 in 2002/03) has recorded more in a Premier League season.
- Heurelho Gomes became the first goalkeeper in Premier League history to save a penalty twice in two separate Premier League games.
- Kane became the first English player to be top scorer in a Premier League season since Kevin Phillips in 1999/2000 season.
- West Brom's Jonathan Leko became the first player born in 1999 to make a Premier League appearance (16y 344d). He also became the first player from that year to assist a Premier League goal.
- Modou Barrow became the first Gambian to score a Premier League goal in March, meaning 95 different nationalities have now scored in the PL.
- Marcus Rashford was exactly the same age that Wayne Rooney was (18y 120d) when he scored his first Premier League brace, by scoring twice against Arsenal in February. This footballer also became the youngest to score in a Premier League Manchester derby (18y 141d).
- Wayne Rooney set a new Premier League record for goals at a single club in Premier League history (177), surpassing Asernal's Thierry Henry (175).
- Petr Cech set a Premier League record for goalkeeper clean sheets (now 178), surpassing David James' (169) in December.
- Against Arsenal in October, Manchester United conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes of a Premier League game for the first time.
- 2015/16 was the first Premier League season to see the opening goal be an own goal - Kyle Walker for Spurs against Man Utd.
- Romelu Lukaku was the fifth player to score 50 Premier League goals before the age of 23, following Robbie Fowler, Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Lukaku has scored more goals (18) in a Premier League season than any other Everton player, overtaking the previous best tally set by Tony Cottee in 1993/94.
- Hope that you find all of information above so interesting.
