JOHN LYONS EXAMINES A RADICAL PLAN THAT WOULD CHANGE THE FOOTBALL LANDSCAPE FOREVER…

CHANGING THE GAME

All over: Man City’s Leroy Sane scores their third goal in the 4-0 win at West Ham after just 34 minutes – with the seven-point system there would still have been plenty to play for Inset: Jimmy Hill

T WAS back in 1981 that English football led the way by introducing three points for a win.
Coventry legend and television pundit Jimmy Hill was at the heart of the calls for change.
Prior to that, clubs received two points for a win. It meant the draw – worth one p...