Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
England 1888-1923
| ‹ 1888-1922 | 1888-1924 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa | 2.903 | 1377 | 584 | 209 | 368 | 2370 | 1717 | 1161 | 1 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 2.843 | 1150 | 472 | 206 | 337 | 1741 | 1336 | 1015 | 11 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 2.685 | 1210 | 501 | 208 | 432 | 1895 | 1716 | 1141 | 4 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 2.454 | 1163 | 476 | 211 | 340 | 1675 | 1293 | 1027 | 10 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2.414 | 555 | 219 | 117 | 180 | 812 | 709 | 516 | 34 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 2.272 | 1120 | 456 | 208 | 348 | 1750 | 1449 | 1012 | 15 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2.248 | 1269 | 532 | 205 | 362 | 2020 | 1503 | 1099 | 3 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 2.193 | 1128 | 458 | 212 | 359 | 1708 | 1448 | 1029 | 14 |
| 9 | Everton | 2.188 | 1300 | 538 | 224 | 396 | 2047 | 1616 | 1158 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2.104 | 1137 | 455 | 227 | 389 | 1656 | 1507 | 1071 | 13 |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 2.076 | 1186 | 457 | 272 | 424 | 1945 | 1788 | 1153 | 7 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 2.033 | 788 | 307 | 174 | 250 | 1047 | 946 | 731 | 25 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 1.965 | 177 | 72 | 33 | 43 | 224 | 165 | 148 | 55 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 1.926 | 1065 | 432 | 201 | 371 | 1682 | 1455 | 1004 | 18 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 1.925 | 1033 | 412 | 209 | 370 | 1542 | 1406 | 991 | 19 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 1.892 | 1205 | 473 | 259 | 412 | 1784 | 1540 | 1144 | 6 |
| 17 | Burnley | 1.873 | 1173 | 473 | 227 | 427 | 1830 | 1690 | 1127 | 8 |
| 18 | Southampton | 1.844 | 245 | 89 | 67 | 49 | 285 | 193 | 205 | 48 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 1.835 | 637 | 249 | 139 | 207 | 870 | 780 | 595 | 31 |
| 20 | Bradford City | 1.794 | 679 | 257 | 165 | 245 | 918 | 879 | 667 | 30 |
| 21 | Notts County | 1.792 | 1100 | 423 | 254 | 459 | 1718 | 1737 | 1136 | 16 |
| 22 | Derby County | 1.785 | 1167 | 458 | 251 | 441 | 1865 | 1800 | 1150 | 9 |
| 23 | Bury | 1.758 | 942 | 365 | 212 | 392 | 1377 | 1418 | 969 | 21 |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 1.726 | 1210 | 483 | 244 | 426 | 1836 | 1678 | 1153 | 5 |
| 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1.721 | 1147 | 460 | 227 | 472 | 1792 | 1848 | 1159 | 12 |
| 26 | Nottingham Forest | 1.715 | 1001 | 380 | 241 | 438 | 1523 | 1653 | 1059 | 20 |
| 27 | Huddersfield Town | 1.692 | 419 | 169 | 81 | 137 | 584 | 457 | 387 | 42 |
| 28 | Sheffield United | 1.674 | 1099 | 426 | 247 | 375 | 1604 | 1500 | 1048 | 17 |
| 29 | Grimsby Town | 1.576 | 925 | 379 | 167 | 406 | 1441 | 1520 | 952 | 23 |
| 30 | Oldham Athletic | 1.512 | 519 | 198 | 123 | 184 | 687 | 667 | 505 | 37 |
| 31 | Middlesbrough | 1.448 | 778 | 295 | 188 | 321 | 1209 | 1232 | 804 | 26 |
| 32 | Stoke City | 1.441 | 750 | 292 | 166 | 385 | 1194 | 1406 | 843 | 28 |
| 33 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1.438 | 448 | 181 | 86 | 190 | 679 | 667 | 457 | 41 |
| 34 | Swindon Town | 1.418 | 185 | 73 | 39 | 51 | 261 | 212 | 163 | 53 |
| 35 | West Ham United | 1.336 | 254 | 99 | 56 | 67 | 298 | 214 | 222 | 47 |
| 36 | Fulham | 1.322 | 538 | 214 | 110 | 190 | 725 | 619 | 514 | 36 |
| 37 | Barnsley | 1.281 | 824 | 316 | 192 | 332 | 1184 | 1231 | 840 | 24 |
| 38 | Leicester City | 1.266 | 933 | 362 | 209 | 373 | 1353 | 1453 | 944 | 22 |
| 39 | Crystal Palace | 1.192 | 170 | 62 | 46 | 55 | 211 | 203 | 163 | 58 |
| 40 | Hull City | 1.146 | 634 | 250 | 134 | 199 | 892 | 745 | 583 | 32 |
| 41 | Stockport County | 0.882 | 589 | 219 | 151 | 325 | 843 | 1151 | 695 | 33 |
| 42 | Glossop North End | 0.863 | 541 | 201 | 139 | 298 | 842 | 1054 | 638 | 35 |
| 43 | Plymouth Argyle | 0.861 | 191 | 71 | 49 | 44 | 207 | 142 | 164 | 51 |
| 44 | Blackpool | 0.848 | 756 | 283 | 190 | 372 | 1036 | 1302 | 845 | 27 |
| 45 | Port Vale | 0.847 | 510 | 195 | 120 | 281 | 810 | 1056 | 596 | 39 |
| 46 | Millwall | 0.839 | 176 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 175 | 189 | 175 | 56 |
| 47 | Lincoln City | 0.813 | 691 | 264 | 163 | 426 | 1113 | 1577 | 853 | 29 |
| 48 | Clapton Orient | 0.772 | 516 | 195 | 126 | 242 | 615 | 765 | 563 | 38 |
| 49 | Swansea Town | 0.762 | 158 | 58 | 42 | 38 | 196 | 149 | 138 | 60 |
| 50 | Queens Park Rangers | 0.708 | 183 | 71 | 41 | 53 | 216 | 171 | 165 | 54 |
| 51 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0.681 | 481 | 179 | 123 | 281 | 737 | 1062 | 583 | 40 |
| 52 | Norwich City | 0.677 | 136 | 44 | 48 | 65 | 187 | 230 | 157 | 67 |
| 53 | Chesterfield | 0.673 | 403 | 152 | 99 | 201 | 615 | 764 | 452 | 43 |
| 54 | Leeds United | 0.667 | 133 | 49 | 35 | 46 | 136 | 125 | 130 | 69 |
| 55 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0.656 | 156 | 57 | 42 | 64 | 172 | 186 | 163 | 61 |
| 56 | Leeds City | 0.603 | 377 | 148 | 81 | 174 | 609 | 650 | 403 | 44 |
| 57 | Luton Town | 0.599 | 230 | 92 | 46 | 111 | 378 | 410 | 249 | 49 |
| 58 | Coventry City | 0.599 | 150 | 54 | 42 | 87 | 190 | 291 | 183 | 62 |
| 59 | Gateshead | 0.593 | 172 | 64 | 44 | 61 | 197 | 177 | 169 | 57 |
| 60 | Walsall | 0.577 | 303 | 121 | 61 | 148 | 546 | 653 | 330 | 46 |
| 61 | Reading | 0.569 | 135 | 45 | 45 | 78 | 156 | 240 | 168 | 68 |
| 62 | Rotherham Town | 0.564 | 200 | 76 | 48 | 133 | 297 | 493 | 257 | 50 |
| 63 | New Brighton Tower | 0.511 | 122 | 49 | 24 | 32 | 198 | 156 | 105 | 71 |
| 64 | Portsmouth | 0.496 | 164 | 58 | 48 | 57 | 203 | 210 | 163 | 59 |
| 65 | Charlton Athletic | 0.496 | 85 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 103 | 109 | 88 | 82 |
| 66 | Burton United | 0.480 | 376 | 147 | 82 | 261 | 660 | 1010 | 490 | 45 |
| 67 | Darwen | 0.460 | 188 | 80 | 28 | 137 | 426 | 641 | 245 | 52 |
| 68 | Brentford | 0.429 | 124 | 43 | 38 | 62 | 152 | 188 | 143 | 70 |
| 69 | Bristol Rovers | 0.428 | 148 | 54 | 40 | 63 | 182 | 209 | 157 | 64 |
| 70 | Watford | 0.405 | 146 | 53 | 40 | 50 | 189 | 182 | 143 | 65 |
| 71 | Burton Wanderers | 0.399 | 100 | 43 | 14 | 38 | 171 | 152 | 95 | 78 |
| 72 | Northampton Town | 0.390 | 139 | 51 | 37 | 64 | 190 | 230 | 152 | 66 |
| 73 | Darlington | 0.389 | 101 | 41 | 19 | 29 | 152 | 103 | 89 | 77 |
| 74 | Accrington | 0.382 | 117 | 41 | 35 | 60 | 252 | 340 | 136 | 73 |
| 75 | Crewe Alexandra | 0.320 | 149 | 56 | 37 | 109 | 266 | 473 | 202 | 63 |
| 76 | Merthyr Town | 0.295 | 121 | 43 | 35 | 51 | 144 | 159 | 129 | 72 |
| 77 | Southend United | 0.281 | 113 | 39 | 35 | 68 | 147 | 221 | 142 | 74 |
| 78 | Exeter City | 0.263 | 107 | 36 | 35 | 63 | 132 | 210 | 134 | 75 |
| 79 | Gillingham | 0.260 | 104 | 38 | 28 | 67 | 136 | 206 | 133 | 76 |
| 80 | Aberdare Athletic | 0.230 | 73 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 100 | 124 | 85 | 88 |
| 81 | Nelson | 0.226 | 84 | 37 | 10 | 29 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 83 |
| 82 | Newport County | 0.221 | 99 | 33 | 33 | 63 | 127 | 203 | 129 | 79 |
| 83 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0.189 | 78 | 33 | 12 | 33 | 104 | 112 | 78 | 84 |
| 84 | Doncaster Rovers | 0.185 | 67 | 25 | 17 | 60 | 107 | 211 | 102 | 92 |
| 85 | Wigan Borough | 0.184 | 77 | 30 | 17 | 31 | 116 | 116 | 78 | 85 |
| 86 | Wrexham | 0.184 | 76 | 28 | 20 | 32 | 93 | 115 | 80 | 86 |
| 87 | Accrington Stanley | 0.181 | 85 | 37 | 11 | 33 | 135 | 133 | 81 | 81 |
| 88 | Middlesbrough Iron | 0.175 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 48 | 98 | 37 | 98 |
| 89 | Loughborough | 0.170 | 88 | 34 | 20 | 105 | 171 | 411 | 159 | 80 |
| 90 | Halifax Town | 0.167 | 70 | 27 | 16 | 35 | 112 | 129 | 78 | 90 |
| 91 | Hartlepools United | 0.164 | 74 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 100 | 93 | 76 | 87 |
| 92 | Bootle | 0.159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 79 | 27 | 99 |
| 93 | Ashington | 0.157 | 68 | 28 | 12 | 37 | 112 | 147 | 77 | 91 |
| 94 | Southport | 0.155 | 70 | 26 | 18 | 36 | 88 | 98 | 80 | 89 |
| 95 | New Brompton | 0.145 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 100 |
| 96 | Northwich Victoria | 0.134 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 75 | 161 | 52 | 97 |
| 97 | Durham City | 0.120 | 65 | 26 | 13 | 37 | 111 | 126 | 76 | 93 |
| 98 | Tranmere Rovers | 0.117 | 61 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 100 | 120 | 76 | 96 |
| 99 | Rochdale | 0.112 | 64 | 25 | 14 | 42 | 98 | 141 | 81 | 95 |
| 100 | Barrow | 0.109 | 64 | 27 | 10 | 42 | 95 | 119 | 79 | 94 |
| 101 | South Shields | 0.091 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 104 |
| 102 | Leyton | 0.054 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 105 |
| 103 | Derby Midland | 0.051 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 109 |
| 104 | Sunderland Albion | 0.042 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 103 |
| 105 | Chatham Town | 0.029 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 10 | 101 |
| 106 | Birmingham St George | 0.026 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 102 |
| 107 | Linfield Athletic | 0.025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 117 |
| 108 | Carlisle United | 0.022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 107 |
| 109 | Kettering Town | 0.020 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 106 |
| 110 | West Stanley | 0.017 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 113 |
| 111 | Swifts | 0.016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 114 |
| 112 | Croydon Common | 0.014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 116 |
| 113 | Worksop Town | 0.011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 123 |
| 114 | Notts Rangers | 0.010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 119 |
| 115 | Thornycrofts | 0.010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 121 |
| 116 | Croydon | 0.010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 118 |
| 117 | Corinthian | 0.008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 112 |
| 118 | Chester City | 0.007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 115 |
| 119 | Halliwell | 0.006 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 108 |
| 120 | Tunbridge Wells | 0.006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 120 |
| 121 | Birmingham St George's | 0.003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 111 |
| 122 | Oxford City | 0.003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 122 |
| 123 | Castleford Town | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 110 |
| 123 | Witton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 124 |
| 123 | Newcastle East End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 125 |
| 123 | Newcastle West End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 126 |
| 123 | Derby Junction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 127 |
| 123 | Rotherham County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 128 |
| 123 | Wigan Athletic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 129 |
| 123 | Marlow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 130 |
| 123 | 93rd Highland Regiment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 131 |
| 123 | Hednesford Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 132 |
| 123 | Hucknall St. John's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 133 |
| 123 | Old Brightonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 134 |
| 123 | Long Eaton Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 135 |
| 123 | New Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 136 |
| 123 | Old Carthusians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 137 |
| 123 | Workington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 138 |
| 123 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 139 |
| 123 | New Brighton AFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 140 |
| 123 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 141 |
| 123 | South Shore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 142 |
| 123 | Eccles United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 143 |
| 123 | Jarrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 144 |
| 123 | Sheffield Heeley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 145 |
| 123 | Shankhouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 146 |
| 123 | Old Westminsters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 147 |
| 123 | Staple Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 148 |
| 123 | Crusaders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 149 |
| 123 | Hastings & St Leonards United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 150 |
| 123 | London Caledonians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 151 |
| 123 | Sutton Junction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 152 |
| 123 | Woking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 153 |
| 123 | Goole Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 154 |
| 123 | Bath City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 155 |
| 123 | Irthlingborough Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 156 |
| 123 | Chorley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 157 |
| 123 | Worcester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 158 |
| 123 | Heanor Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 159 |
| 123 | Lisburn Distillery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 160 |
| 123 | Fairfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 161 |
| 123 | Bishop Auckland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 162 |
| 123 | King's Lynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 163 |
| 123 | Stockton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 164 |
| 123 | Clapton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 165 |
| 123 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 166 |
| 123 | Casuals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 167 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
| « 1888-1890 | History | 1888-2026 » |
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Includes league matches from the top 4 tiers of English football, the FA Cup (proper rounds), the League Cup, and the Community Shield. Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.