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

England 1888-1952

‹ 1888-1951 1888-1953 ›

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Liverpool 2.173 2179 858 463 690 3375 2927 2011 14
2 Arsenal 2.009 2245 893 459 659 3495 2747 2011 8
3 Manchester City 2.006 2211 881 449 684 3638 3037 2014 12
4 Aston Villa 1.914 2456 1010 436 714 4254 3371 2160 1
5 Bolton Wanderers 1.880 2246 895 456 798 3531 3232 2149 7
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.716 2239 894 451 820 3703 3410 2165 10
7 Sheffield Wednesday 1.701 2217 874 469 725 3423 3056 2068 11
8 Sunderland 1.698 2348 949 450 704 3823 3117 2103 2
9 Newcastle United 1.693 2267 922 423 686 3503 2831 2031 5
10 Birmingham City 1.647 2056 801 454 745 3108 2877 2000 19
11 Manchester United 1.629 2206 873 460 694 3377 2912 2027 13
12 Derby County 1.583 2280 904 472 780 3736 3374 2156 4
13 Preston North End 1.541 2240 879 482 773 3417 3079 2134 9
14 Stoke City 1.530 1779 686 407 742 2684 2827 1835 24
15 Blackburn Rovers 1.529 2160 837 486 829 3579 3515 2152 15
16 Burnley 1.521 2148 838 472 806 3298 3286 2116 17
17 Tottenham Hotspur 1.519 1638 639 360 510 2548 2133 1509 33
18 Everton 1.492 2309 928 453 767 3786 3271 2148 3
19 Notts County 1.480 2075 798 479 839 3263 3227 2116 18
20 West Bromwich Albion 1.468 2263 902 459 791 3622 3278 2152 6
21 Nottingham Forest 1.467 1940 725 490 830 3044 3219 2045 20
22 Sheffield United 1.452 2148 836 476 733 3377 3152 2045 16
23 Chelsea 1.379 1644 622 400 584 2378 2284 1606 32
24 Grimsby Town 1.361 1899 762 375 800 3119 3255 1937 23
25 Portsmouth 1.350 1243 481 281 398 1828 1650 1160 46
26 Cardiff City 1.328 1174 454 266 421 1671 1675 1141 55
27 Fulham 1.313 1517 583 351 565 2267 2130 1499 35
28 Charlton Athletic 1.301 1109 423 263 397 1626 1599 1083 64
29 Bristol City 1.264 1768 676 416 634 2536 2490 1726 27
30 West Ham United 1.264 1244 480 284 444 1926 1863 1208 45
31 Huddersfield Town 1.262 1460 568 324 490 2168 1946 1382 39
32 Brentford 1.254 1138 441 256 429 1724 1694 1126 58
33 Leicester City 1.242 1930 742 446 742 3059 3117 1930 21
34 Bury 1.225 1901 745 411 788 2974 3075 1944 22
35 Southampton 1.219 1214 456 302 421 1703 1670 1179 49
36 Middlesbrough 1.191 1764 677 410 710 2929 2894 1797 28
37 Hull City 1.189 1663 641 381 551 2446 2188 1573 31
38 Bradford Park Avenue 1.186 1516 604 308 543 2451 2223 1455 36
39 Blackpool 1.171 1778 684 410 736 2729 2910 1830 25
40 Bradford City 1.144 1624 609 406 637 2439 2391 1652 34
41 Oldham Athletic 1.117 1516 589 338 563 2270 2233 1490 37
42 Barnsley 1.096 1756 667 422 721 2718 2883 1810 29
43 Port Vale 1.096 1473 567 339 672 2272 2581 1578 38
44 Leeds United 1.091 1082 413 256 438 1657 1698 1107 69
45 Millwall 1.088 1234 471 292 408 1757 1599 1171 48
46 Swindon Town 1.069 1202 462 278 426 1891 1845 1166 52
47 Plymouth Argyle 1.051 1269 497 275 363 1908 1528 1135 43
48 Chesterfield 1.010 1452 569 314 547 2247 2166 1430 40
49 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.975 1258 485 288 395 1810 1619 1168 44
50 Swansea Town 0.974 1118 431 256 426 1624 1637 1113 61
51 Luton Town 0.964 1273 487 299 456 2158 1974 1242 42
52 Coventry City 0.959 1127 433 261 458 1866 1816 1152 60
53 Queens Park Rangers 0.910 1209 469 271 417 1796 1687 1157 50
54 Norwich City 0.898 1114 417 280 448 1777 1805 1145 63
55 Reading 0.887 1240 482 276 414 1934 1743 1172 47
56 Crystal Palace 0.859 1174 445 284 427 1786 1763 1156 54
57 Leyton Orient 0.835 1378 505 368 684 1912 2416 1557 41
58 Doncaster Rovers 0.832 1117 433 251 391 1694 1623 1075 62
59 Stockport County 0.786 1699 667 365 654 2589 2538 1686 30
60 Lincoln City 0.770 1770 704 362 769 2967 3085 1835 26
61 Walsall 0.761 1208 469 270 584 2101 2355 1323 51
62 Gateshead 0.747 1164 444 276 424 1832 1826 1144 57
63 Watford 0.673 1129 426 277 446 1720 1735 1149 59
64 Southend United 0.666 1107 425 257 452 1757 1763 1134 65
65 Exeter City 0.665 1051 395 261 475 1710 1909 1131 71
66 Rotherham United 0.654 1200 482 236 518 2010 2166 1236 53
67 Northampton Town 0.618 1169 458 253 444 1876 1785 1155 56
68 Bristol Rovers 0.611 1106 423 260 474 1728 1831 1157 66
69 Darlington 0.595 1013 400 213 458 1788 1906 1071 72
70 Newport County 0.565 956 359 238 477 1585 2065 1074 77
71 Mansfield Town 0.564 639 242 155 251 1050 1096 648 87
72 Tranmere Rovers 0.559 1105 444 217 403 1857 1725 1064 68
73 Glossop North End 0.540 541 201 139 298 842 1054 638 88
74 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.537 999 382 235 382 1549 1571 999 74
75 Gainsborough Trinity 0.455 504 189 126 296 775 1117 611 90
76 Southport 0.431 1006 369 268 439 1571 1781 1076 73
77 Crewe Alexandra 0.425 1106 431 244 513 1870 2186 1188 67
78 Chester City 0.413 694 279 136 225 1203 986 640 85
79 Aldershot Town 0.395 533 195 143 272 782 1013 610 89
80 Wrexham 0.388 1067 412 243 409 1678 1662 1064 70
81 Leeds City 0.388 377 148 81 174 609 650 403 94
82 York City 0.386 686 254 178 304 1215 1313 736 86
83 New Brighton Tower 0.363 122 49 24 32 198 156 105 101
84 Carlisle United 0.351 740 290 160 321 1266 1411 771 83
85 Burton Town 0.348 383 150 83 266 678 1031 499 93
86 Nelson 0.346 389 157 75 193 687 827 425 92
87 Torquay United 0.345 725 266 193 354 1211 1503 813 84
88 Gillingham 0.341 748 271 206 423 1150 1538 900 82
89 Colchester United 0.323 100 38 24 42 135 175 104 105
90 Ipswich Town 0.321 340 135 70 125 506 503 330 96
91 Rochdale 0.317 982 385 212 454 1685 1889 1051 75
92 Accrington Stanley 0.313 918 363 192 509 1634 2035 1064 79
93 Darwen 0.312 192 82 28 142 436 665 252 100
94 New Brighton 0.303 804 303 198 430 1262 1612 931 81
95 Yeovil Town 0.292 37 15 7 12 60 60 34 111
96 Burton Wanderers 0.273 100 43 14 38 171 152 95 104
97 Shrewsbury Town 0.261 82 31 20 51 122 177 102 107
98 Halifax Town 0.251 960 356 248 460 1450 1792 1064 76
99 Hartlepools United 0.242 932 362 208 485 1599 1937 1055 78
100 Accrington 0.233 117 41 35 60 252 340 136 102
101 Wigan Borough 0.218 398 151 96 180 663 738 427 91
102 Barrow 0.212 891 343 205 503 1399 1879 1051 80
103 Merthyr Town 0.208 343 117 109 212 539 820 438 95
104 Scunthorpe United 0.169 109 35 39 45 161 193 119 103
105 Aberdare Athletic 0.167 219 80 59 120 342 438 259 99
106 South Shields 0.155 18 7 4 14 31 47 25 117
107 Ashington 0.125 296 112 72 156 503 680 340 97
108 Durham City 0.124 247 96 55 139 399 538 290 98
109 Stalybridge Celtic 0.122 81 34 13 40 116 141 87 108
110 Middlesbrough Iron 0.122 27 11 5 21 48 98 37 113
111 Thames 0.120 58 20 18 50 110 215 88 109
112 Loughborough 0.117 88 34 20 105 171 411 159 106
113 Evenwood Town 0.114 5 2 1 0 5 2 3 148
114 Workington 0.114 52 21 10 43 94 141 74 110
115 Bootle 0.105 21 9 3 15 52 79 27 114
116 Northwich Victoria 0.087 31 13 5 34 75 161 52 112
117 New Brompton 0.084 12 3 6 6 11 12 15 124
118 Dartford 0.078 17 7 3 10 32 38 20 119
119 Scarborough 0.073 20 8 4 9 39 40 21 115
120 Corinthian 0.071 11 3 5 15 25 58 23 127
121 Boston United 0.069 8 3 2 6 15 24 11 137
122 Folkestone Invicta 0.069 18 6 6 12 34 48 24 116
123 Margate 0.061 9 4 1 4 17 19 9 131
124 Chelmsford City 0.059 12 5 2 7 20 36 14 125
125 Bath City 0.057 17 8 1 10 32 37 19 118
126 Leyton 0.041 14 5 4 9 17 34 18 122
127 Rhyl 0.037 10 4 2 8 16 32 14 129
128 Kettering Town 0.033 15 4 7 14 22 60 25 121
129 Guildford City 0.032 7 3 1 10 19 39 14 142
130 Derby Midland 0.032 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 178
131 Peterborough United 0.031 9 3 3 5 16 28 11 134
132 Southall 0.028 4 2 0 5 14 18 7 155
133 Crook Town 0.027 7 3 1 4 9 24 8 141
134 Caernarvon Athletic 0.027 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 165
135 Sunderland Albion 0.027 8 3 2 4 15 16 9 135
136 Walthamstow Avenue 0.026 16 6 4 10 40 46 20 120
137 Newport IOW 0.026 4 2 0 4 4 22 6 162
138 Leytonstone 0.025 5 2 1 5 13 21 8 151
139 Weymouth 0.025 10 4 2 5 16 28 11 128
140 Chilton Colliery Recreation 0.023 7 3 1 2 9 10 6 140
141 Poole Town 0.023 6 2 2 4 8 22 8 147
142 Clapton 0.022 5 2 1 5 11 38 8 153
143 South Liverpool 0.022 8 3 2 4 12 20 9 136
144 Buxton 0.022 4 2 0 1 8 6 3 154
145 Runcorn 0.021 6 3 0 4 13 14 7 144
146 Cheltenham Town 0.020 8 3 2 9 21 32 14 138
147 Wigan Athletic 0.020 4 2 0 5 13 19 7 156
148 Worksop Town 0.019 3 1 1 5 5 26 7 174
149 Stockton 0.019 10 4 2 12 22 54 18 130
150 Birmingham St George 0.016 9 4 1 4 16 24 9 132
151 Lovell's Athletic 0.016 6 3 0 3 16 19 6 145
152 Linfield Athletic 0.016 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 199
152 Chatham Town 0.016 12 4 4 7 20 57 15 126
154 Shildon 0.015 5 1 3 4 8 18 8 152
155 Swifts 0.013 2 1 0 1 4 7 2 185
156 Worthington Simpsons 0.012 3 1 1 4 4 18 6 172
157 Tunbridge Wells 0.012 6 2 2 7 13 27 11 146
158 Blyth Spartans 0.012 13 3 7 8 19 41 18 123
159 Croydon Common 0.012 2 0 2 4 5 22 6 196
160 Sutton Coldfield Town 0.011 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 180
161 Northfleet United 0.011 8 3 2 8 18 29 13 139
162 Manchester Central 0.011 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 184
163 Bromley 0.010 9 3 3 8 24 33 14 133
164 Sittingbourne 0.009 4 2 0 4 10 18 6 158
165 Croydon 0.008 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 200
166 Marine 0.008 4 1 2 4 11 21 7 159
167 West Stanley 0.008 2 1 0 3 3 12 4 192
168 Spennymoor Town 0.007 3 1 1 7 9 31 9 175
169 Wimbledon 0.007 4 1 2 5 6 21 8 161
170 Grantham 0.007 5 2 1 6 13 17 9 150
171 London Caledonians 0.007 4 2 0 5 8 15 7 157
172 Notts Rangers 0.007 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 206
173 Thornycrofts 0.006 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 208
174 North Shields 0.006 2 1 0 7 10 27 8 195
175 Yorkshire Amateur 0.005 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 191
176 Witton Albion 0.005 3 1 1 5 8 12 7 167
177 Halliwell 0.005 3 1 1 3 11 21 5 171
178 Romford 0.005 2 0 2 5 7 21 7 194
179 Gorleston 0.005 2 0 2 1 6 7 3 181
180 Walker Celtic 0.004 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 209
181 Tonbridge Angels 0.004 2 0 2 2 4 6 4 183
182 Chorley 0.004 3 1 1 3 4 12 5 169
183 Trowbridge Town 0.003 1 0 1 3 4 16 4 212
184 Mossley 0.003 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 166
185 Llanelli 0.003 2 0 2 2 3 7 4 187
186 Nuneaton Borough 0.003 5 2 1 1 5 4 4 149
187 Kingstonian 0.003 1 0 1 4 5 24 5 213
188 Netherfield 0.003 3 1 1 3 6 15 5 170
189 Lancaster City 0.003 4 1 2 9 8 34 12 163
190 Kidderminster Harriers 0.003 3 1 1 7 9 40 9 177
191 Welling United 0.003 1 0 1 3 2 5 4 205
192 Birmingham St George's 0.003 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 182
193 Bangor City 0.002 1 0 1 1 2 5 2 204
194 Oxford City 0.002 1 0 1 3 1 12 4 211
195 Dulwich Hamlet 0.002 2 0 2 13 17 53 15 198
196 Wycombe Wanderers 0.002 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 202
197 Barking Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 0 8 3 210
198 Barnstaple Town 0.002 1 0 1 1 4 7 2 203
199 Ilford 0.002 4 2 0 8 18 33 10 160
200 Horden Colliery Welfare 0.001 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 164
201 Slough United 0.001 2 1 0 1 2 6 2 188
202 Bishop Auckland 0.001 3 1 1 11 13 38 13 176
203 Nunhead 0.001 2 1 0 4 12 17 5 189
204 Worcester City 0.001 2 0 2 4 2 15 6 193
205 Hereford United 0.001 6 3 0 5 13 14 8 143
206 Bedlington United 0.000 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 186
207 Willington 0.000 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 190
208 Castleford Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 179
208 Barry Town 0 3 1 1 3 2 9 5 168
208 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 201
208 Wombwell 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 207
208 Wellington Town 0 3 1 1 9 8 25 11 173
208 Barnet 0 2 1 0 8 15 41 9 197
208 Botwell Mission 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 214
208 Worthing 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 215
208 South Bank St Peters 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 216
208 Apsley 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 217
208 Banbury Spencer 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 218
208 Glastonbury 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 219
208 Horwich RMI 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 220
208 Mexborough 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 221
208 Newcastle East End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 222
208 Newcastle West End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 223
208 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 224
208 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 225
208 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 226
208 Derby Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 227
208 London Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 228
208 Mold 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 229
208 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 230
208 Rotherham County 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 231
208 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 232
208 Horden Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 233
208 Denaby United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 234
208 Epsom & Ewell 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 235
208 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 236
208 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 237
208 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 238
208 Gresley Rovers 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 239
208 Hastings United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 240
208 Marlow 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 241
208 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 242
208 93rd Highland Regiment 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 243
208 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 244
208 Frickley Colliery Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 245
208 Hednesford Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 246
208 Hucknall St. John's 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 247
208 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 248
208 Old Brightonians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 249
208 Long Eaton Rangers 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 3 250
208 New Crusaders 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 251
208 Old Carthusians 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 252
208 Bedford Town 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 253
208 Blackhall Colliery Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 254
208 Oswestry Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 255
208 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 256
208 Great Yarmouth Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 257
208 Linby Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 258
208 Northern Nomads 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 259
208 Rawmarsh Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 260
208 South Bank 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 261
208 St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 262
208 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 263
208 Desborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 264
208 South Shore 0 0 0 0 3 4 8 3 265
208 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 266
208 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 267
208 Eccles United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 268
208 Sheffield Heeley 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 269
208 Kells United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 270
208 Shankhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 271
208 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 272
208 Old Westminsters 0 0 0 0 3 5 10 3 273
208 Annfield Plain 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 274
208 Gravesend & Northfleet 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 275
208 Staple Hill 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 276
208 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 277
208 Ferryhill Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 278
208 Hastings & St Leonards United 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 279
208 Jarrow 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 280
208 Aylesbury United 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 281
208 Cleator Moor Celtic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 282
208 Finchley 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 283
208 Sutton Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 284
208 Wath Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 285
208 Brush Sports 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2 286
208 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 3 287
208 Irthlingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 288
208 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 289
208 Harwich & Parkeston 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 2 290
208 Heanor Town 0 0 0 0 3 1 8 3 291
208 Lloyds (Sittingbourne) 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 292
208 Lisburn Distillery 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 293
208 Horsham 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 294
208 Wisbech Town 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 295
208 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 3 296
208 Farnham United Breweries 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 297
208 Golders Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 298
208 Lytham 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 299
208 Ryde Sports 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 300
208 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 301
208 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 302
208 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 303
208 Goole Town 0 0 0 0 3 6 17 3 304
208 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 3 305
208 Enfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 306
208 Peterborough & Fletton United 0 0 0 0 4 2 14 4 307
208 Street 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 308
208 Hayes 0 0 0 0 4 5 18 4 309
208 Billingham Synthonia 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 3 310
208 Woking 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 3 311
208 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 2 312
208 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 4 2 20 4 313
208 Casuals 0 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 314

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.