Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.

England 1888-1950

‹ 1888-1949 1888-1951 ›

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Liverpool 2.194 2089 828 433 662 3261 2801 1923 13
2 Manchester City 2.064 2119 849 421 657 3488 2907 1927 12
3 Aston Villa 1.994 2370 978 414 681 4104 3226 2073 1
4 Arsenal 1.923 2129 846 437 633 3316 2622 1916 11
5 Bolton Wanderers 1.881 2151 856 439 767 3398 3103 2062 6
6 Sheffield Wednesday 1.787 2132 841 450 691 3258 2904 1982 10
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.761 2150 862 426 783 3537 3265 2071 7
8 Sunderland 1.748 2258 919 420 673 3681 2976 2012 2
9 Everton 1.712 2232 899 434 728 3673 3122 2061 3
10 Newcastle United 1.686 2146 874 398 659 3309 2691 1931 8
11 Derby County 1.654 2199 872 455 740 3586 3210 2067 4
12 Manchester United 1.647 2087 823 441 674 3199 2816 1938 14
13 Birmingham City 1.642 1945 755 435 718 2967 2764 1908 19
14 Stoke City 1.622 1699 658 383 702 2575 2671 1743 24
15 Blackburn Rovers 1.608 2065 797 471 793 3450 3381 2061 15
16 Preston North End 1.594 2135 835 465 747 3249 2972 2047 9
17 Notts County 1.542 1995 768 459 802 3123 3092 2029 18
18 West Bromwich Albion 1.526 2180 873 434 756 3487 3136 2063 5
19 Burnley 1.522 2060 806 448 773 3188 3175 2027 16
20 Tottenham Hotspur 1.481 1521 590 341 490 2385 2032 1421 34
21 Sheffield United 1.461 2053 798 457 698 3205 3008 1953 17
22 Nottingham Forest 1.400 1818 676 466 811 2848 3109 1953 22
23 Portsmouth 1.382 1142 442 258 371 1676 1517 1071 45
24 Huddersfield Town 1.357 1392 541 310 443 2050 1768 1294 38
25 Cardiff City 1.357 1072 417 238 399 1544 1572 1054 56
26 Grimsby Town 1.350 1802 724 354 767 2952 3105 1845 23
27 Chelsea 1.347 1558 590 378 540 2249 2130 1508 32
28 Fulham 1.340 1446 559 328 522 2151 1982 1409 35
29 Charlton Athletic 1.340 1027 392 243 361 1493 1450 996 63
30 Brentford 1.327 1048 407 234 396 1587 1557 1037 59
31 West Ham United 1.316 1156 447 262 410 1785 1710 1119 43
32 Bury 1.284 1832 718 396 744 2845 2914 1858 21
33 Bristol City 1.282 1665 636 393 598 2402 2355 1627 28
34 Leicester City 1.274 1841 708 425 710 2911 2987 1843 20
35 Southampton 1.266 1128 425 278 389 1572 1516 1092 49
36 Middlesbrough 1.246 1678 643 392 674 2784 2734 1709 26
37 Hull City 1.246 1577 609 359 516 2306 2043 1484 31
38 Bradford Park Avenue 1.218 1401 558 285 511 2273 2077 1354 37
39 Bradford City 1.174 1527 571 385 600 2277 2252 1556 33
40 Blackpool 1.155 1670 641 388 707 2571 2783 1736 27
41 Oldham Athletic 1.145 1412 546 320 526 2096 2086 1392 36
42 Barnsley 1.129 1680 641 398 684 2584 2735 1723 25
43 Port Vale 1.115 1380 535 310 636 2153 2440 1481 39
44 Millwall 1.090 1110 421 268 382 1592 1480 1071 51
45 Leeds United 1.075 979 372 235 409 1527 1575 1016 68
46 Swindon Town 1.059 1106 425 256 382 1768 1697 1063 53
47 Chesterfield 1.054 1375 542 291 506 2134 2026 1339 40
48 Plymouth Argyle 1.001 1141 442 257 339 1707 1415 1038 46
49 Swansea Town 1.000 1042 401 240 384 1492 1481 1025 61
50 Luton Town 0.967 1187 458 271 421 2010 1816 1150 42
51 Coventry City 0.960 1045 399 247 418 1727 1669 1064 60
52 Queens Park Rangers 0.958 1135 443 249 379 1669 1517 1071 48
53 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.951 1151 445 261 365 1644 1471 1071 44
54 Crystal Palace 0.905 1108 422 264 376 1691 1594 1062 52
55 Reading 0.886 1112 428 256 388 1720 1621 1072 50
56 Norwich City 0.880 977 360 257 428 1592 1699 1045 70
57 Leyton Orient 0.788 1287 470 347 638 1788 2258 1455 41
58 Stockport County 0.773 1588 623 342 624 2445 2427 1589 30
59 Walsall 0.769 1137 441 255 533 1992 2194 1229 47
60 Lincoln City 0.732 1638 647 344 747 2747 2964 1738 29
61 Gateshead 0.725 1051 399 253 391 1668 1702 1043 58
62 Watford 0.696 1062 403 256 395 1603 1562 1054 57
63 Doncaster Rovers 0.663 1032 403 226 358 1568 1488 987 62
64 Exeter City 0.639 964 360 244 427 1568 1725 1031 71
65 Northampton Town 0.633 1082 425 232 403 1721 1637 1060 54
66 Darlington 0.609 943 376 191 410 1663 1715 977 72
67 Southend United 0.607 999 381 237 418 1573 1621 1036 65
68 Glossop North End 0.557 541 201 139 298 842 1054 638 87
69 Newport County 0.546 844 314 216 444 1412 1909 974 78
70 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.528 904 343 218 343 1413 1430 904 74
71 Bristol Rovers 0.527 978 375 228 447 1546 1722 1050 69
72 Rotherham United 0.506 1079 430 219 493 1820 2044 1142 55
73 Tranmere Rovers 0.495 987 395 197 371 1677 1578 963 66
74 Gainsborough Trinity 0.470 504 189 126 294 774 1112 609 89
75 Mansfield Town 0.432 513 190 133 225 889 981 548 88
76 Crewe Alexandra 0.417 1013 394 225 473 1738 2035 1092 64
77 Southport 0.414 921 339 243 394 1450 1626 976 73
78 Aldershot Town 0.402 441 159 123 229 635 823 511 90
79 Leeds City 0.398 377 148 81 174 609 650 403 94
80 Chester City 0.397 607 245 117 181 1057 827 543 85
81 Wrexham 0.395 981 380 221 366 1552 1512 967 67
82 New Brighton Tower 0.370 122 49 24 32 198 156 105 101
83 York City 0.364 591 222 147 268 1068 1172 637 86
84 Nelson 0.352 387 156 75 191 683 819 422 92
85 Burton Town 0.352 383 150 83 266 678 1031 499 93
86 Gillingham 0.343 672 245 182 375 1001 1347 802 82
87 Torquay United 0.338 640 234 172 310 1052 1309 716 83
88 Darwen 0.323 192 82 28 142 436 665 252 100
89 New Brighton 0.320 774 292 190 402 1220 1519 884 81
90 Yeovil Town 0.308 37 15 7 12 60 60 34 107
91 Accrington Stanley 0.305 854 342 170 458 1530 1839 970 77
92 Rochdale 0.296 894 353 188 412 1557 1741 953 75
93 Carlisle United 0.286 622 244 134 296 1118 1292 674 84
94 Burton Wanderers 0.275 100 43 14 38 171 152 95 103
95 Ipswich Town 0.264 238 93 52 85 359 359 230 98
96 Halifax Town 0.256 891 331 229 410 1337 1620 970 76
97 Accrington 0.243 117 41 35 60 252 340 136 102
98 Wigan Borough 0.222 398 151 96 180 663 738 427 91
99 Merthyr Town 0.213 342 117 108 211 537 817 436 95
100 Barrow 0.203 807 310 187 460 1290 1738 957 80
101 Hartlepools United 0.192 837 322 193 443 1455 1801 958 79
102 Aberdare Athletic 0.174 219 80 59 120 342 438 259 99
103 South Shields 0.159 18 7 4 14 31 47 25 113
104 Durham City 0.126 247 96 55 139 399 538 290 97
105 Stalybridge Celtic 0.126 81 34 13 40 116 141 87 105
106 Ashington 0.125 294 111 72 155 499 676 338 96
107 Thames 0.124 58 20 18 50 110 215 88 106
108 Middlesbrough Iron 0.123 27 11 5 21 48 98 37 109
109 Loughborough 0.118 88 34 20 105 171 411 159 104
110 Evenwood Town 0.113 5 2 1 0 5 2 3 145
111 Bootle 0.107 21 9 3 15 52 79 27 110
112 Colchester United 0.096 8 4 0 4 10 19 8 134
113 Northwich Victoria 0.088 31 13 5 34 75 161 52 108
114 New Brompton 0.088 12 3 6 6 11 12 15 120
115 Scarborough 0.083 20 8 4 8 38 38 20 111
116 Folkestone Invicta 0.075 15 5 5 11 26 42 21 118
117 Dartford 0.074 15 6 3 9 27 33 18 117
118 Corinthian 0.074 11 3 5 15 25 58 23 123
119 Workington 0.072 18 8 2 14 35 44 24 112
120 Boston United 0.070 8 3 2 6 15 24 11 133
121 Margate 0.066 9 4 1 4 17 19 9 125
122 Bath City 0.062 17 8 1 10 32 37 19 114
123 Chelmsford City 0.058 9 4 1 6 16 30 11 128
124 Scunthorpe & Lindsey 0.044 16 6 4 13 30 59 23 116
125 Leyton 0.041 12 4 4 8 12 29 16 121
126 Rhyl 0.038 8 3 2 6 14 28 11 137
127 Kettering Town 0.035 15 4 7 13 22 57 24 119
128 Peterborough United 0.033 9 3 3 5 16 28 11 127
129 Guildford City 0.033 5 2 1 8 14 31 11 149
130 Derby Midland 0.031 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 174
131 Crook Town 0.029 7 3 1 4 9 24 8 140
132 Caernarvon Athletic 0.029 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 163
133 Southall 0.029 4 2 0 5 14 18 7 153
134 Walthamstow Avenue 0.029 16 6 4 9 40 45 19 115
135 Sunderland Albion 0.027 8 3 2 4 15 16 9 129
136 Weymouth 0.027 8 3 2 4 13 24 9 136
137 Newport IOW 0.027 4 2 0 4 4 22 6 160
138 Poole Town 0.025 6 2 2 4 8 22 8 144
139 Clapton 0.023 5 2 1 5 11 38 8 150
140 South Liverpool 0.022 8 3 2 4 12 20 9 131
141 Chilton Colliery Recreation 0.022 7 3 1 2 9 10 6 139
142 Shrewsbury Town 0.021 9 3 3 3 17 15 9 124
143 Cheltenham Town 0.020 8 3 2 8 20 29 13 132
144 Worksop Town 0.019 3 1 1 5 5 26 7 171
145 Wigan Athletic 0.019 4 2 0 5 13 19 7 154
146 Runcorn 0.019 6 3 0 4 13 14 7 141
147 Lovell's Athletic 0.017 6 3 0 3 16 19 6 142
148 Birmingham St George 0.017 9 4 1 4 16 24 9 126
149 Linfield Athletic 0.015 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 194
149 Chatham Town 0.015 12 4 4 7 20 57 15 122
151 Shildon 0.014 5 1 3 4 8 18 8 148
152 Swifts 0.014 2 1 0 1 4 7 2 179
153 Tunbridge Wells 0.013 6 2 2 7 13 27 11 143
154 Leytonstone 0.013 2 1 0 4 9 16 5 185
155 Sutton Coldfield Town 0.012 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 176
156 Croydon Common 0.012 2 0 2 4 5 22 6 190
157 Northfleet United 0.012 8 3 2 8 18 29 13 135
158 Worthington Simpsons 0.011 3 1 1 4 4 18 6 169
159 Manchester Central 0.009 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 178
160 Sittingbourne 0.009 4 2 0 4 10 18 6 156
161 Bromley 0.009 8 3 2 6 20 27 11 130
162 Grantham 0.009 5 2 1 6 13 17 9 147
163 West Stanley 0.009 2 1 0 3 3 12 4 186
164 Croydon 0.008 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 195
165 Marine 0.008 4 1 2 4 11 21 7 157
166 Wimbledon 0.008 4 1 2 5 6 21 8 159
167 London Caledonians 0.007 4 2 0 5 8 15 7 155
168 North Shields 0.007 2 1 0 6 10 23 7 188
169 Notts Rangers 0.007 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 199
170 Thornycrofts 0.007 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 201
171 Spennymoor Town 0.007 3 1 1 7 9 31 9 172
172 Stockton 0.006 5 2 1 11 17 48 14 151
173 Blyth Spartans 0.006 8 2 4 7 12 31 13 138
174 Romford 0.005 2 0 2 5 7 21 7 189
175 Yorkshire Amateur 0.005 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 184
176 Halliwell 0.005 3 1 1 3 11 21 5 168
177 Walker Celtic 0.005 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 202
178 Chorley 0.004 3 1 1 3 4 12 5 166
179 Trowbridge Town 0.004 1 0 1 3 4 16 4 205
180 Netherfield 0.003 3 1 1 3 6 15 5 167
181 Kingstonian 0.003 1 0 1 4 5 24 5 206
182 Welling United 0.003 1 0 1 3 2 5 4 198
183 Kidderminster Harriers 0.003 3 1 1 7 9 40 9 173
184 Lancaster City 0.003 4 1 2 9 8 34 12 161
185 Birmingham St George's 0.003 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 177
186 Dulwich Hamlet 0.002 2 0 2 13 17 53 15 193
187 Wycombe Wanderers 0.002 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 197
188 Oxford City 0.002 1 0 1 3 1 12 4 204
189 Barking Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 0 8 3 203
190 Ilford 0.002 4 2 0 8 18 33 10 158
191 Horden Colliery Welfare 0.002 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 162
192 Slough United 0.001 2 1 0 1 2 6 2 182
193 Nunhead 0.001 2 1 0 4 12 17 5 183
194 Worcester City 0.001 2 0 2 3 1 11 5 187
195 Hereford United 0.001 4 2 0 3 9 6 5 152
196 Nuneaton Borough 0 5 2 1 1 5 4 4 146
196 Mossley 0 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 164
196 Castleford Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 175
196 Willington 0 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 180
196 Bedlington United 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 181
196 Barry Town 0 3 1 1 2 2 5 4 165
196 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 196
196 Wombwell 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 200
196 Wellington Town 0 3 1 1 9 8 25 11 170
196 Barnet 0 2 1 0 8 15 41 9 192
196 Bishop Auckland 0 2 1 0 9 9 32 10 191
196 Botwell Mission 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 207
196 Worthing 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 208
196 Bedford Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 209
196 South Bank St Peters 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 210
196 Apsley 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 211
196 Banbury Spencer 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 212
196 Horwich RMI 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 213
196 Mexborough 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 214
196 Newcastle East End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 215
196 Newcastle West End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 216
196 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 217
196 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 218
196 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 219
196 Derby Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 220
196 London Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 221
196 Mold 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 222
196 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 223
196 Rotherham County 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 224
196 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 225
196 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 226
196 Horden Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 227
196 Denaby United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 228
196 Epsom & Ewell 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 229
196 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 230
196 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 231
196 Gresley Rovers 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 232
196 Hastings United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 233
196 Marlow 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 234
196 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 235
196 93rd Highland Regiment 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 236
196 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 237
196 Frickley Colliery Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 238
196 Hednesford Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 239
196 Hucknall St. John's 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 240
196 Llanelli 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 241
196 Old Brightonians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 242
196 Long Eaton Rangers 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 3 243
196 New Crusaders 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 244
196 Old Carthusians 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 245
196 Oswestry Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 246
196 Witton Albion 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 247
196 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 248
196 Great Yarmouth Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 249
196 Northern Nomads 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 250
196 South Bank 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 251
196 St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 252
196 Desborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 253
196 South Shore 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 3 254
196 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 255
196 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 256
196 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 257
196 Eccles United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 258
196 Sheffield Heeley 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 259
196 Kells United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 260
196 Shankhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 261
196 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 262
196 Old Westminsters 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 3 263
196 Annfield Plain 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 264
196 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 265
196 Gravesend & Northfleet 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 266
196 Staple Hill 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 267
196 Brush Sports 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 268
196 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 269
196 Ferryhill Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 270
196 Hastings & St Leonards United 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 271
196 Jarrow 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 272
196 Finchley 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 273
196 Sutton Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 274
196 Wath Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 275
196 Irthlingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 276
196 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 277
196 Harwich & Parkeston 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 2 278
196 Heanor Town 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 3 279
196 Lloyds (Sittingbourne) 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 280
196 Lisburn Distillery 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 281
196 Horsham 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 282
196 Billingham Synthonia 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 283
196 Wisbech Town 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 284
196 Goole Town 0 0 0 0 2 4 13 2 285
196 Farnham United Breweries 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 286
196 Golders Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 287
196 Lytham 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 288
196 Ryde Sports 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 289
196 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 290
196 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 291
196 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 292
196 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 3 293
196 Enfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 294
196 Peterborough & Fletton United 0 0 0 0 4 2 14 4 295
196 Street 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 296
196 Hayes 0 0 0 0 4 5 18 4 297
196 Woking 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 3 298
196 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 2 299
196 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 3 1 17 3 300
196 Casuals 0 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 301

EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.

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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.