Which club scored the fewest goals in a 38-game Premier League season?

Derby County scored the fewest goals in a 38-game Premier League season, with 20 in 2007–08.

Derby’s campaign was one of the poorest in Premier League history. Promoted as the 2006–07 Championship play-off winners, the club struggled immediately after returning to the top flight. Derby recorded only one victory, eight draws and 29 defeats, finishing with 11 points and being relegated in last place.

Their attacking problems were especially severe: the team scored 20 goals and failed to score in 21 of its 38 league matches. Derby also conceded 89 goals, producing a goal difference of minus 69. Kenny Miller was the club’s leading league scorer with four goals, while several Premier League players individually outscored Derby’s entire team total.

A useful qualification is that the question specifies a 38-game season. Premier League seasons with fewer matches are not directly comparable, and the record has later been equalled in the broader category of fewest goals scored. Norwich, Aston Villa and Sunderland have also had famously low-scoring campaigns, but Derby’s 20-goal total is the canonical answer for a 38-match Premier League season.