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

England 1888-1954

‹ 1888-1953 History 1888-1955 ›

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Liverpool 2.022 2250 884 482 736 3512 3116 2102 15
2 Manchester City 1.964 2288 911 466 727 3786 3216 2104 13
3 Bolton Wanderers 1.952 2357 937 483 831 3698 3387 2251 5
4 Arsenal 1.931 2352 934 484 684 3689 2892 2102 6
5 Aston Villa 1.873 2553 1046 461 747 4404 3502 2254 1
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.714 2340 935 470 842 3874 3530 2247 10
7 Newcastle United 1.653 2350 953 444 727 3649 2998 2124 8
8 Manchester United 1.618 2312 914 484 723 3543 3059 2121 11
9 Sunderland 1.615 2432 980 472 741 3977 3297 2193 2
10 Sheffield Wednesday 1.603 2294 903 488 767 3563 3224 2158 12
11 Birmingham City 1.575 2162 842 478 773 3272 3009 2093 18
12 Everton 1.536 2423 970 483 792 3983 3423 2245 3
13 Tottenham Hotspur 1.517 1736 677 382 549 2720 2294 1608 32
14 West Bromwich Albion 1.512 2379 950 479 816 3780 3410 2245 4
15 Preston North End 1.505 2348 922 504 803 3616 3215 2229 9
16 Blackburn Rovers 1.494 2260 879 502 857 3726 3638 2238 14
17 Burnley 1.486 2248 879 490 837 3450 3407 2206 16
18 Stoke City 1.484 1861 713 435 778 2823 2964 1926 26
19 Nottingham Forest 1.477 2040 766 508 858 3207 3346 2132 21
20 Huddersfield Town 1.437 1571 613 345 511 2332 2045 1469 39
21 Derby County 1.429 2352 929 494 822 3875 3537 2245 7
22 Notts County 1.429 2154 826 502 877 3384 3397 2205 19
23 Sheffield United 1.428 2245 873 499 763 3552 3308 2135 17
24 Chelsea 1.356 1731 652 427 619 2519 2429 1698 33
25 Portsmouth 1.330 1329 511 307 435 1999 1836 1253 47
26 Cardiff City 1.289 1260 487 286 455 1780 1798 1228 56
27 Charlton Athletic 1.286 1203 461 281 428 1784 1748 1170 64
28 Grimsby Town 1.286 2002 802 398 838 3267 3409 2038 22
29 Bristol City 1.284 1887 725 437 660 2726 2623 1822 25
30 Fulham 1.267 1608 618 372 597 2456 2297 1587 37
31 West Ham United 1.231 1325 509 307 480 2058 2000 1296 48
32 Leicester City 1.228 2044 786 472 765 3259 3265 2023 20
33 Bury 1.206 1977 771 435 828 3098 3241 2034 23
34 Bradford Park Avenue 1.203 1622 644 334 575 2612 2362 1553 35
35 Southampton 1.189 1309 491 327 460 1862 1833 1278 49
36 Blackpool 1.188 1894 730 434 765 2903 3066 1929 24
37 Hull City 1.170 1747 674 399 593 2583 2336 1666 31
38 Brentford 1.164 1211 465 281 470 1830 1858 1216 62
39 Middlesbrough 1.161 1834 701 432 751 3062 3068 1884 29
40 Port Vale 1.144 1615 620 375 685 2428 2645 1680 36
41 Bradford City 1.132 1727 646 435 667 2580 2532 1748 34
42 Oldham Athletic 1.126 1605 621 363 599 2396 2375 1583 38
43 Millwall 1.083 1353 517 319 437 1935 1732 1273 45
44 Plymouth Argyle 1.082 1358 529 300 395 2045 1674 1224 44
45 Leeds United 1.069 1169 442 285 467 1821 1848 1194 70
46 Barnsley 1.055 1836 698 440 765 2853 3064 1903 28
47 Swindon Town 1.035 1288 494 300 469 2032 2006 1263 53
48 Luton Town 1.014 1381 529 323 483 2320 2091 1335 42
49 Chesterfield 0.996 1561 610 341 579 2401 2303 1530 40
50 Norwich City 0.978 1237 467 303 476 1965 1937 1246 58
51 Coventry City 0.976 1226 472 282 494 2012 1944 1248 60
52 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.967 1377 533 311 423 1994 1766 1267 43
53 Swansea Town 0.964 1197 460 277 464 1766 1810 1201 67
54 Queens Park Rangers 0.922 1297 499 299 458 1927 1848 1256 50
55 Doncaster Rovers 0.905 1202 463 276 424 1816 1757 1163 65
56 Leyton Orient 0.885 1479 544 391 723 2078 2570 1658 41
57 Reading 0.873 1336 521 294 452 2092 1888 1267 46
58 Gateshead 0.830 1278 487 304 452 1991 1946 1243 54
59 Lincoln City 0.829 1851 730 391 804 3102 3247 1925 27
60 Crystal Palace 0.819 1260 475 310 467 1917 1937 1252 57
61 Bristol Rovers 0.809 1219 465 289 496 1887 1939 1250 61
62 Stockport County 0.791 1802 706 390 689 2764 2684 1785 30
63 Walsall 0.761 1262 486 290 643 2201 2559 1419 55
64 Rotherham United 0.727 1297 522 253 551 2176 2318 1326 51
65 Watford 0.666 1231 463 305 477 1871 1873 1245 59
66 Exeter City 0.660 1140 428 284 514 1841 2043 1226 71
67 Southend United 0.641 1201 462 277 490 1900 1914 1229 66
68 Northampton Town 0.636 1288 506 276 471 2073 1914 1253 52
69 Mansfield Town 0.578 741 280 181 284 1204 1230 745 87
70 Darlington 0.577 1085 426 233 506 1899 2079 1165 74
71 Newport County 0.568 1047 396 255 520 1724 2238 1171 77
72 Tranmere Rovers 0.552 1206 487 232 446 2005 1880 1165 63
73 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.542 1091 418 255 424 1700 1720 1097 73
74 Glossop 0.529 541 201 139 299 844 1059 639 89
75 Gainsborough Trinity 0.456 507 190 127 298 781 1124 615 90
76 Wrexham 0.450 1185 461 263 440 1860 1805 1164 69
77 Ipswich Town 0.446 462 181 100 154 676 646 435 91
78 Southport 0.437 1108 408 292 473 1704 1909 1173 72
79 Crewe Alexandra 0.421 1197 466 265 551 1987 2319 1282 68
80 Aldershot 0.402 618 225 168 313 924 1188 706 88
81 York City 0.387 776 286 204 340 1342 1451 830 85
82 Chester 0.386 763 301 161 272 1317 1143 734 86
83 Leeds City 0.381 377 148 81 174 609 650 403 95
84 Gillingham 0.362 838 303 232 461 1271 1683 996 81
85 New Brighton Tower 0.358 122 49 24 32 198 156 105 105
86 Carlisle United 0.356 832 322 188 355 1431 1552 865 82
87 Burton Town 0.345 383 150 83 267 681 1035 500 94
88 Torquay United 0.341 816 301 214 392 1381 1684 907 83
89 Nelson 0.336 389 157 75 194 688 831 426 93
90 Accrington Stanley 0.326 992 389 214 558 1745 2208 1161 79
91 Shrewsbury Town 0.323 167 60 47 95 270 357 202 103
92 Rochdale 0.317 1055 414 227 504 1807 2053 1145 75
93 Colchester United 0.310 175 62 51 90 255 341 203 102
94 Darwen 0.305 192 82 28 142 436 665 252 101
95 New Brighton 0.301 804 303 198 430 1262 1612 931 84
96 Halifax Town 0.291 1051 388 275 501 1576 1945 1164 76
97 Scunthorpe United 0.290 227 77 73 73 324 320 223 99
98 Hartlepools United 0.262 1026 394 238 522 1725 2073 1154 78
99 Burton Wanderers 0.258 100 43 14 39 173 157 96 107
100 Yeovil Town 0.244 37 15 7 14 61 66 36 111
101 Barrow 0.239 987 378 231 541 1554 2036 1150 80
102 Accrington 0.229 116 41 34 59 251 334 134 106
103 Wigan Borough 0.218 398 151 96 180 663 738 427 92
104 Merthyr Tydfil 0.203 343 117 109 212 539 820 438 96
105 Aberdare Athletic 0.164 219 80 59 120 342 438 259 100
106 South Shields 0.150 18 7 4 14 31 47 25 119
107 Workington 0.148 126 46 34 89 212 315 169 104
108 Ashington 0.126 296 112 72 157 504 688 341 97
109 Durham City 0.125 247 96 55 139 399 538 290 98
110 Stalybridge Celtic 0.123 81 34 13 40 116 141 87 109
111 Middlesbrough Iron 0.121 27 11 5 21 48 98 37 114
112 Thames 0.118 58 20 18 50 110 215 88 110
113 Loughborough 0.115 88 34 20 105 171 411 159 108
114 Bootle 0.109 21 9 3 14 52 76 26 115
115 Northwich Victoria 0.087 31 13 5 34 75 161 52 112
116 New Brompton 0.080 12 3 6 6 11 12 15 128
117 Dartford 0.074 17 7 3 10 32 38 20 120
118 Corinthian 0.070 11 3 5 15 25 58 23 130
119 Walthamstow Avenue 0.069 28 10 8 12 56 60 30 113
120 Folkestone Invicta 0.066 18 6 6 12 34 48 24 118
121 Scarborough 0.065 20 8 4 11 39 52 23 116
122 Bath City 0.061 19 9 1 12 35 42 22 117
123 Margate 0.059 9 4 1 4 17 19 9 133
124 Chelmsford City 0.054 12 5 2 7 20 36 14 129
125 Sunderland Albion 0.044 8 3 2 3 14 13 8 136
126 Wigan Athletic 0.042 9 4 1 6 25 25 11 132
127 Nuneaton Borough 0.042 8 3 2 2 10 7 7 135
128 Boston United 0.042 8 3 2 8 16 35 13 141
129 Rhyl 0.042 13 5 3 10 20 42 18 126
130 Hastings United 0.041 5 2 1 2 9 10 5 152
131 Leyton 0.040 15 5 5 10 19 37 20 122
132 Headington United 0.040 8 3 2 1 10 9 6 137
133 Peterborough United 0.038 15 6 3 7 24 35 16 121
134 Guildford City 0.033 8 3 2 12 21 43 17 143
135 Derby Midland 0.032 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 183
136 Kettering Town 0.032 15 4 7 16 23 68 27 123
137 Weymouth 0.029 13 5 3 7 19 37 15 125
138 Crook Town 0.028 7 3 1 4 9 24 8 145
139 Spennymoor United 0.028 8 3 2 7 14 33 12 142
140 Caernarvon Athletic 0.027 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 173
141 South Liverpool 0.026 8 3 2 4 12 20 9 138
142 Runcorn 0.024 6 3 0 4 13 14 7 146
143 Stockton 0.024 11 4 3 13 23 66 20 131
144 Chilton Colliery Recreation 0.024 7 3 1 2 9 10 6 144
145 Southall 0.024 4 2 0 5 14 18 7 163
146 Poole Town 0.023 6 2 2 4 8 22 8 150
147 Clapton 0.022 5 2 1 5 11 38 8 160
148 Buxton 0.021 4 2 0 1 8 6 3 161
149 Newport IOW 0.020 4 2 0 6 5 29 8 170
150 Finchley 0.020 4 2 0 2 4 8 4 164
151 Cheltenham Town 0.019 8 3 2 9 21 32 14 139
152 Worksop Town 0.019 3 1 1 5 5 26 7 181
153 Great Yarmouth Town 0.018 5 2 1 3 8 13 6 154
154 Leytonstone 0.016 5 2 1 6 13 23 9 156
155 Birmingham St George 0.016 5 2 1 3 10 18 6 155
156 Witton Albion 0.016 6 2 2 5 12 17 9 148
157 Shildon 0.015 5 1 3 4 8 18 8 157
158 Lovell's Athletic 0.015 6 3 0 3 16 19 6 147
159 Chatham Town 0.014 6 2 2 6 11 41 10 151
160 Mossley 0.014 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 175
161 Hereford United 0.014 13 5 3 7 21 23 15 124
162 Worthington Simpsons 0.013 3 1 1 4 4 18 6 180
163 Blyth Spartans 0.012 13 3 7 9 19 42 19 127
164 Tunbridge Wells 0.012 6 2 2 7 13 27 11 149
165 Sutton Coldfield Town 0.011 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 185
166 Croydon Common 0.011 2 0 2 4 5 22 6 197
167 Northfleet United 0.011 8 3 2 8 18 29 13 140
168 Manchester Central 0.011 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 188
169 Bromley 0.010 9 3 3 8 24 33 14 134
170 Cambridge United 0.010 3 1 1 1 5 5 3 172
171 Croydon 0.008 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 202
172 Sittingbourne 0.008 4 2 0 4 10 18 6 166
173 Wimbledon 0.008 5 1 3 6 8 26 10 158
174 Marine 0.008 4 1 2 4 11 21 7 167
175 Tonbridge Angels 0.008 3 0 3 3 6 9 6 176
176 West Stanley 0.008 2 1 0 3 3 12 4 194
177 Thornycrofts 0.006 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 211
178 London Caledonians 0.006 4 2 0 5 8 15 7 165
179 Grantham 0.006 5 2 1 6 13 17 9 153
180 Yorkshire Amateur 0.006 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 193
181 Lancaster City 0.005 4 1 2 9 8 34 12 171
182 North Shields 0.005 2 1 0 8 13 33 9 198
183 Romford 0.005 2 0 2 5 7 21 7 196
184 Gorleston 0.005 2 0 2 1 6 7 3 186
185 Llanelli 0.005 4 1 2 4 10 13 7 162
186 Walker Celtic 0.004 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 212
187 Heanor Town 0.004 1 0 1 4 2 10 5 213
188 Chorley 0.004 3 1 1 3 4 12 5 178
189 Trowbridge Town 0.003 1 0 1 3 4 16 4 216
190 Kingstonian 0.003 1 0 1 4 5 24 5 217
191 Hendon 0.003 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 205
192 Netherfield 0.003 3 1 1 3 6 15 5 179
193 Welling United 0.003 1 0 1 3 2 5 4 207
194 Kidderminster Harriers 0.003 3 1 1 8 9 41 10 182
195 Kendal Town 0.002 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 208
196 Oxford City 0.002 1 0 1 3 1 12 4 215
197 Dulwich Hamlet 0.002 2 0 2 13 17 53 15 200
198 Wycombe Wanderers 0.002 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 204
199 Ashton United 0.002 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 201
200 Barking Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 0 8 3 214
201 Wellington Town 0.002 4 1 2 11 12 34 14 169
202 Barnstaple Town 0.002 1 0 1 1 4 7 2 206
203 Bangor City 0.001 1 0 1 2 3 8 3 210
204 Ilford 0.001 4 2 0 8 18 33 10 168
205 Slough United 0.001 2 1 0 1 2 6 2 190
206 Bishop Auckland 0.001 5 2 1 12 19 43 15 159
207 Horden Colliery Welfare 0.001 3 1 1 3 6 8 5 174
208 Nunhead 0.001 2 1 0 4 12 17 5 191
209 Worcester City 0.001 2 0 2 4 2 15 6 195
210 Bedlington United 0.000 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 189
211 Willington 0.000 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 192
212 Wombwell 0.000 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 209
213 Castleford Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 184
213 Birmingham St George's 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 187
213 Barry Town 0 3 1 1 3 2 9 5 177
213 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 203
213 Barnet 0 2 1 0 8 15 41 9 199
213 Botwell Mission 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 218
213 Worthing 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 219
213 South Bank St Peters 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 220
213 Apsley 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 221
213 Banbury Spencer 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 222
213 Glastonbury 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 223
213 Horwich RMI 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 224
213 Mexborough 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 225
213 Newcastle East End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 226
213 Newcastle West End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 227
213 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 228
213 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 229
213 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 230
213 London Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 231
213 Mold 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 232
213 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 233
213 Rotherham County 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 234
213 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 235
213 Horden Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 236
213 Denaby United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 237
213 Epsom & Ewell 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 238
213 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 239
213 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 240
213 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 241
213 Gresley Rovers 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 242
213 Hitchin Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 243
213 Long Eaton Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 244
213 Marlow 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 245
213 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 246
213 Wingate & Finchley 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 247
213 93rd Highland Regiment 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 248
213 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 249
213 Frickley Colliery Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 250
213 Hednesford Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 251
213 Hucknall St. John's 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 252
213 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 253
213 Old Carthusians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 254
213 New Crusaders 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 255
213 South Shore 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 256
213 Blackhall Colliery Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 257
213 Oswestry Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 258
213 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 259
213 Linby Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 260
213 Northern Nomads 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 261
213 Rawmarsh Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 262
213 South Bank 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 263
213 St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 264
213 Beighton Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 265
213 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 266
213 Desborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 267
213 Evenwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 268
213 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 269
213 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 270
213 Old Westminsters 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 2 271
213 Eccles United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 272
213 Kells United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 273
213 Shankhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 274
213 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 275
213 Annfield Plain 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 276
213 Bedford Town 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 3 277
213 Gravesend & Northfleet 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 278
213 Staple Hill 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 279
213 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 280
213 Hastings & St Leonards United 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 281
213 Jarrow 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 282
213 Swifts 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 283
213 Aylesbury United 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 284
213 Cleator Moor Celtic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 285
213 Grays Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 286
213 Sutton Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 287
213 Wath Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 288
213 Brush Sports 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2 289
213 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 3 290
213 Irthlingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 291
213 Selby Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 2 292
213 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 293
213 Lloyds Sittingbourne 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 294
213 Harwich & Parkeston 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 3 295
213 Lisburn Distillery 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 296
213 Ferryhill Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 2 297
213 Horsham 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 298
213 Wisbech Town 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 299
213 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 3 300
213 Farnham United Breweries 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 301
213 Golders Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 302
213 Lytham 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 303
213 Ryde Sports 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 304
213 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 305
213 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 306
213 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 307
213 Goole Town 0 0 0 0 3 6 17 3 308
213 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 3 309
213 Enfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 310
213 Peterborough & Fletton United 0 0 0 0 4 2 14 4 311
213 Street 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 312
213 Hayes 0 0 0 0 4 5 18 4 313
213 Halliwell 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 2 314
213 Billingham Synthonia 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 3 315
213 Woking 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 3 316
213 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 2 317
213 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 4 2 20 4 318
213 Casuals 0 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 319

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

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Includes 56 seasons from 1888-89 to 1953-54.

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.