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

England 1888-1955

‹ 1888-1954 History 1888-1956 ›

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Manchester City 1.944 2344 934 476 742 3872 3289 2152 12
2 Bolton Wanderers 1.925 2398 951 496 848 3764 3459 2295 6
3 Arsenal 1.907 2397 952 493 701 3759 2956 2146 7
4 Aston Villa 1.887 2607 1067 473 763 4486 3585 2303 1
5 Liverpool 1.856 2297 902 493 753 3610 3215 2148 15
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.710 2395 957 481 856 3977 3609 2294 8
7 Newcastle United 1.647 2409 976 457 743 3756 3084 2176 5
8 Birmingham City 1.623 2222 867 488 784 3370 3059 2139 18
9 Sheffield Wednesday 1.610 2323 912 499 792 3629 3327 2203 13
10 Manchester United 1.599 2362 935 492 739 3632 3137 2166 11
11 Sunderland 1.582 2490 999 492 751 4052 3357 2242 2
12 West Bromwich Albion 1.530 2422 967 488 835 3863 3514 2290 4
13 Everton 1.507 2467 987 493 809 4048 3496 2289 3
14 Blackburn Rovers 1.498 2310 901 508 872 3840 3719 2281 14
15 Stoke City 1.495 1919 735 449 790 2903 3022 1974 26
16 Preston North End 1.487 2391 939 513 822 3705 3286 2274 9
17 Burnley 1.474 2291 896 499 854 3501 3456 2249 16
18 Tottenham Hotspur 1.465 1780 695 390 568 2799 2372 1653 33
19 Nottingham Forest 1.455 2086 784 518 878 3275 3416 2180 20
20 Huddersfield Town 1.449 1620 630 360 527 2404 2120 1517 39
21 Chelsea 1.435 1787 674 439 630 2605 2488 1743 31
22 Sheffield United 1.414 2286 890 506 782 3623 3397 2178 17
23 Notts County 1.401 2209 850 509 893 3465 3471 2252 19
24 Derby County 1.365 2375 936 503 849 3929 3622 2288 10
25 Portsmouth 1.313 1377 529 319 448 2074 1900 1296 47
26 Bristol City 1.287 1957 755 447 667 2828 2672 1869 24
27 Fulham 1.266 1647 632 383 615 2534 2379 1630 38
28 Charlton Athletic 1.263 1247 478 291 446 1868 1830 1215 64
29 Cardiff City 1.258 1297 500 297 474 1842 1875 1271 57
30 Grimsby Town 1.249 2040 817 406 864 3322 3494 2087 22
31 West Ham United 1.227 1372 527 318 495 2135 2075 1340 48
32 Bury 1.216 2022 786 450 845 3184 3323 2081 23
33 Leicester City 1.211 2079 798 483 785 3333 3352 2066 21
34 Brentford 1.197 1265 484 297 487 1924 1948 1268 62
35 Southampton 1.177 1370 516 338 472 1942 1889 1326 49
36 Bradford Park Avenue 1.168 1665 660 345 596 2672 2435 1601 35
37 Middlesbrough 1.162 1876 719 438 770 3136 3154 1927 29
38 Hull City 1.160 1781 686 409 614 2627 2407 1709 32
39 Blackpool 1.159 1932 744 444 784 2963 3132 1972 25
40 Port Vale 1.139 1653 633 387 705 2483 2723 1725 37
41 Bradford City 1.131 1769 661 447 691 2640 2593 1799 34
42 Luton Town 1.110 1439 554 331 495 2418 2147 1380 42
43 Plymouth Argyle 1.106 1389 541 307 419 2102 1757 1267 45
44 Oldham Athletic 1.103 1655 641 373 617 2471 2444 1631 36
45 Leeds United 1.089 1223 465 293 480 1893 1907 1238 70
46 Barnsley 1.084 1904 729 446 777 2945 3116 1952 27
47 Millwall 1.064 1408 539 330 453 2014 1807 1322 44
48 Swindon Town 1.023 1325 505 315 490 2078 2072 1310 54
49 Swansea Town 1.013 1245 479 287 481 1859 1897 1247 66
50 Chesterfield 0.993 1615 634 347 596 2482 2374 1577 40
51 Coventry City 0.980 1278 492 294 512 2088 2008 1298 60
52 Norwich City 0.967 1286 486 314 495 2030 2004 1295 58
53 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.958 1433 555 323 440 2084 1836 1318 43
54 Doncaster Rovers 0.921 1245 479 287 446 1883 1859 1212 65
55 Queens Park Rangers 0.891 1343 514 315 476 2000 1931 1305 51
56 Leyton Orient 0.887 1542 571 400 735 2170 2618 1706 41
57 Reading 0.853 1384 536 312 471 2170 1974 1319 46
58 Lincoln City 0.852 1888 743 402 824 3171 3328 1969 28
59 Gateshead 0.824 1335 509 317 467 2066 2020 1293 52
60 Bristol Rovers 0.809 1266 485 296 513 1965 2013 1294 61
61 Crystal Palace 0.794 1300 487 326 487 1973 2021 1300 55
62 Rotherham United 0.790 1353 548 257 565 2272 2387 1370 50
63 Stockport County 0.785 1850 724 402 706 2848 2755 1832 30
64 Walsall 0.752 1300 498 304 666 2283 2650 1468 56
65 Watford 0.674 1286 483 320 492 1951 1940 1295 59
66 Southend United 0.662 1251 481 289 508 1989 2000 1278 63
67 Exeter City 0.639 1177 439 299 535 1890 2119 1273 71
68 Northampton Town 0.623 1334 525 284 491 2146 1996 1300 53
69 Darlington 0.586 1134 442 250 525 1970 2159 1217 74
70 Mansfield Town 0.575 786 298 190 304 1270 1304 792 87
71 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.561 1137 432 273 441 1762 1787 1146 73
72 Newport County 0.556 1085 407 271 540 1784 2313 1218 78
73 Tranmere Rovers 0.549 1244 500 244 469 2063 1954 1213 67
74 York City 0.539 847 316 215 353 1452 1523 884 84
75 Glossop 0.523 541 201 139 299 844 1059 639 89
76 Ipswich Town 0.499 491 192 107 180 735 743 479 91
77 Wrexham 0.455 1226 475 276 462 1933 1887 1213 69
78 Gainsborough Trinity 0.453 507 190 127 298 781 1124 615 90
79 Southport 0.436 1156 424 308 488 1751 1955 1220 72
80 Crewe Alexandra 0.417 1231 476 279 574 2055 2411 1329 68
81 Aldershot 0.399 665 242 181 331 1002 1264 754 88
82 Chester 0.384 796 313 170 298 1361 1226 781 86
83 Torquay United 0.382 871 322 227 409 1476 1770 958 83
84 Leeds City 0.377 377 148 81 174 609 650 403 95
85 Gillingham 0.358 896 324 248 473 1354 1755 1045 81
86 Carlisle United 0.357 871 338 195 381 1513 1647 914 82
87 New Brighton Tower 0.356 122 49 24 32 198 156 105 105
88 Accrington Stanley 0.346 1055 415 225 569 1850 2279 1209 79
89 Burton Town 0.343 383 150 83 267 681 1035 500 94
90 Shrewsbury Town 0.339 209 76 57 116 342 440 249 101
91 Rochdale 0.338 1108 433 242 520 1883 2126 1195 75
92 Nelson 0.336 389 157 75 194 688 831 426 93
93 Colchester United 0.318 207 71 65 115 312 437 251 102
94 Darwen 0.302 192 82 28 142 436 665 252 103
95 New Brighton 0.302 804 303 198 430 1262 1612 931 85
96 Scunthorpe United 0.302 287 101 85 85 406 377 271 98
97 Halifax Town 0.294 1094 403 288 520 1640 2014 1211 76
98 Hartlepools United 0.294 1090 422 246 539 1801 2128 1207 77
99 Burton Wanderers 0.253 100 43 14 39 173 157 96 107
100 Barrow 0.244 1028 395 238 565 1626 2128 1198 80
101 Yeovil Town 0.237 37 15 7 14 61 66 36 111
102 Accrington 0.225 116 41 34 59 251 334 134 106
103 Wigan Borough 0.220 398 151 96 180 663 738 427 92
104 Merthyr Tydfil 0.201 346 118 110 213 547 829 441 96
105 Workington 0.192 180 66 48 104 286 376 218 104
106 Aberdare Athletic 0.163 219 80 59 120 342 438 259 100
107 South Shields 0.149 18 7 4 14 31 47 25 119
108 Ashington 0.126 296 112 72 157 504 688 341 97
109 Durham City 0.126 247 96 55 139 399 538 290 99
110 Stalybridge Celtic 0.123 81 34 13 40 116 141 87 109
111 Middlesbrough Iron 0.122 27 11 5 21 48 98 37 114
112 Thames 0.117 58 20 18 50 110 215 88 110
113 Loughborough 0.115 88 34 20 105 171 411 159 108
114 Bootle 0.107 21 9 3 14 52 76 26 115
115 Northwich Victoria 0.086 31 13 5 34 75 161 52 113
116 New Brompton 0.078 12 3 6 6 11 12 15 128
117 Walthamstow Avenue 0.077 32 11 10 13 64 67 34 112
118 Dartford 0.073 17 7 3 10 32 38 20 120
119 Corinthian 0.069 11 3 5 15 25 58 23 131
120 Folkestone Invicta 0.063 18 6 6 12 34 48 24 118
121 Bath City 0.059 19 9 1 12 35 42 22 117
122 Scarborough 0.057 20 8 4 12 41 55 24 116
123 Margate 0.057 9 4 1 4 17 19 9 135
124 Chelmsford City 0.053 12 5 2 8 21 39 15 130
125 Hastings United 0.048 9 4 1 3 16 14 8 133
126 Sunderland Albion 0.043 8 3 2 3 14 13 8 140
127 Boston United 0.041 9 3 3 9 21 41 15 138
128 Rhyl 0.040 13 5 3 11 21 44 19 127
129 Leyton 0.040 15 5 5 10 19 37 20 123
130 Wigan Athletic 0.039 9 4 1 7 27 28 12 134
131 Peterborough United 0.038 15 6 3 7 24 35 16 122
132 Guildford City 0.033 8 3 2 12 21 43 17 146
133 Nuneaton Borough 0.032 8 3 2 3 11 9 8 139
134 Derby Midland 0.031 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 183
135 Kettering Town 0.030 15 4 7 17 24 73 28 124
136 Crook Town 0.030 9 4 1 5 15 31 10 137
137 Headington United 0.030 8 3 2 2 12 13 7 141
138 Weymouth 0.029 13 5 3 7 19 37 15 126
139 Bishop Auckland 0.028 12 5 2 13 34 51 20 129
140 Caernarvon Athletic 0.027 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 173
141 Spennymoor United 0.026 8 3 2 7 14 33 12 145
142 South Liverpool 0.026 8 3 2 4 12 20 9 142
143 Runcorn 0.024 6 3 0 4 13 14 7 148
144 Chilton Colliery Recreation 0.024 7 3 1 2 9 10 6 147
145 Stockton 0.023 11 4 3 13 23 66 20 132
146 Poole Town 0.023 6 2 2 4 8 22 8 151
147 Southall 0.022 4 2 0 5 14 18 7 164
148 Clapton 0.022 5 2 1 5 11 38 8 161
149 Buxton 0.021 4 2 0 1 8 6 3 162
150 Finchley 0.020 4 2 0 2 4 8 4 165
151 Blyth Spartans 0.019 16 4 8 10 26 50 22 121
152 Cheltenham Town 0.019 8 3 2 9 21 32 14 143
153 Worksop Town 0.019 3 1 1 5 5 26 7 181
154 Newport IOW 0.018 4 2 0 7 8 33 9 171
155 Great Yarmouth Town 0.017 5 2 1 3 8 13 6 155
156 Leytonstone 0.017 5 2 1 6 13 23 9 157
157 Birmingham St George 0.016 5 2 1 3 10 18 6 156
158 Witton Albion 0.016 6 2 2 5 12 17 9 150
159 Shildon 0.015 5 1 3 4 8 18 8 158
160 Lovell's Athletic 0.015 6 3 0 3 16 19 6 149
161 Worthington Simpsons 0.014 3 1 1 4 4 18 6 180
162 Hereford United 0.014 13 5 3 7 21 23 15 125
163 Chatham Town 0.014 6 2 2 6 11 41 10 153
164 Sutton Coldfield Town 0.012 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 186
165 Mossley 0.012 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 174
166 Tunbridge Wells 0.012 6 2 2 8 13 32 12 152
167 Croydon Common 0.011 2 0 2 4 5 22 6 200
168 Manchester Central 0.011 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 190
169 Northfleet United 0.010 8 3 2 8 18 29 13 144
170 Bromley 0.010 9 3 3 8 24 33 14 136
171 Croydon 0.008 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 205
172 Wimbledon 0.008 5 1 3 6 8 26 10 159
173 Marine 0.008 4 1 2 4 11 21 7 168
174 Cambridge United 0.008 3 1 1 2 5 9 4 177
175 Tonbridge Angels 0.008 3 0 3 3 6 9 6 176
176 Sittingbourne 0.008 4 2 0 4 10 18 6 167
177 West Stanley 0.008 2 1 0 3 3 12 4 197
178 Thornycrofts 0.006 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 213
179 Hinckley United 0.006 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 185
180 London Caledonians 0.006 4 2 0 5 8 15 7 166
181 Yorkshire Amateur 0.006 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 195
182 Grantham 0.005 5 2 1 6 13 17 9 154
183 Netherfield 0.005 4 1 2 4 9 22 7 169
184 Lancaster City 0.005 4 1 2 9 8 34 12 172
185 Kidderminster Harriers 0.005 3 1 1 8 9 41 10 182
186 Gorleston 0.005 2 0 2 1 6 7 3 187
187 Romford 0.005 2 0 2 5 7 21 7 199
188 Llanelli 0.004 4 1 2 4 10 13 7 163
189 North Shields 0.004 2 1 0 8 13 33 9 201
190 Walker Celtic 0.004 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 215
191 Bedlington United 0.004 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 191
192 Selby Town 0.004 2 1 0 3 3 10 4 196
193 Heanor Town 0.004 1 0 1 4 2 10 5 216
194 Chorley 0.004 3 1 1 3 4 12 5 179
195 Trowbridge Town 0.003 1 0 1 3 4 16 4 219
196 Kingstonian 0.003 1 0 1 4 5 24 5 220
197 Wellington Town 0.003 5 1 3 12 14 41 16 160
198 Hendon 0.003 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 208
199 Welling United 0.002 1 0 1 3 2 5 4 209
200 Oxford City 0.002 1 0 1 3 1 12 4 218
201 Kendal Town 0.002 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 210
202 Dulwich Hamlet 0.002 2 0 2 13 17 53 15 203
203 Wycombe Wanderers 0.002 1 0 1 1 3 5 2 207
204 Ashton United 0.002 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 204
205 Barking Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 0 8 3 217
206 Bangor City 0.001 1 0 1 2 3 8 3 212
207 Willington 0.001 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 194
208 Ilford 0.001 4 2 0 8 18 33 10 170
209 Barnstaple Town 0.001 1 0 1 2 5 11 3 214
210 Slough United 0.001 2 1 0 1 2 6 2 192
211 Horden Colliery Welfare 0.001 3 1 1 4 6 9 6 175
212 Nunhead 0.001 2 1 0 4 12 17 5 193
213 Worcester City 0.001 2 0 2 4 2 15 6 198
214 Wombwell 0.000 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 211
215 Castleford Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 184
215 Dorchester Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 188
215 Birmingham St George's 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 189
215 Barry Town 0 3 1 1 3 2 9 5 178
215 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 206
215 Barnet 0 2 1 0 9 16 45 10 202
215 Botwell Mission 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 221
215 Worthing 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 222
215 South Bank St Peters 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 223
215 Apsley 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 224
215 Banbury Spencer 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 225
215 Glastonbury 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 226
215 Horwich RMI 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 227
215 Mexborough 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 228
215 Newcastle East End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 229
215 Newcastle West End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 230
215 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 231
215 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 232
215 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 233
215 London Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 234
215 Mold 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 235
215 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 236
215 Rotherham County 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 237
215 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 238
215 Horden Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 239
215 Stanley United 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 240
215 Denaby United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 241
215 Epsom & Ewell 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 242
215 Hounslow 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 243
215 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 244
215 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 245
215 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 246
215 Gresley Rovers 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 247
215 Hitchin Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 248
215 Long Eaton Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 249
215 Marlow 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 250
215 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 251
215 Wingate & Finchley 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 252
215 93rd Highland Regiment 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 253
215 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 254
215 Corby Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 255
215 Frickley Colliery Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 256
215 Hednesford Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 257
215 Hucknall St. John's 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 258
215 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 259
215 Old Carthusians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 260
215 New Crusaders 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 261
215 South Shore 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 262
215 Blackhall Colliery Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 263
215 Oswestry Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 264
215 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 265
215 Linby Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 266
215 Northern Nomads 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 267
215 Rawmarsh Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 268
215 South Bank 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 269
215 St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 270
215 Beighton Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 271
215 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 272
215 Desborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 273
215 Evenwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 274
215 Frome Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 275
215 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 276
215 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 277
215 Old Westminsters 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 2 278
215 Eccles United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 279
215 Hyde United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 280
215 Kells United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 281
215 Shankhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 282
215 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 283
215 Annfield Plain 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 284
215 Gravesend & Northfleet 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 285
215 Staple Hill 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 286
215 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 287
215 Hastings & St Leonards United 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 288
215 Jarrow 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 289
215 Swifts 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 290
215 Aylesbury United 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 291
215 Cleator Moor Celtic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 292
215 Grays Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 293
215 Sutton Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 294
215 Wath Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 295
215 Brush Sports 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2 296
215 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 3 297
215 Creswell Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 298
215 Irthlingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 299
215 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 300
215 Bedford Town 0 0 0 0 4 2 9 4 301
215 Lloyds Sittingbourne 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 302
215 Harwich & Parkeston 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 3 303
215 Lisburn Distillery 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 304
215 Ferryhill Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 2 305
215 Horsham 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 306
215 Wisbech Town 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 307
215 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 3 308
215 Farnham United Breweries 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 309
215 Golders Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 310
215 Lytham 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 311
215 Ryde Sports 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 312
215 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 313
215 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 314
215 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 315
215 Goole Town 0 0 0 0 3 6 17 3 316
215 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 3 317
215 Enfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 318
215 Peterborough & Fletton United 0 0 0 0 4 2 14 4 319
215 Street 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 320
215 Hayes 0 0 0 0 4 5 18 4 321
215 Halliwell 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 2 322
215 Billingham Synthonia 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 3 323
215 Woking 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 3 324
215 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 2 325
215 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 4 2 20 4 326
215 Casuals 0 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 327

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

« 1888-1890 History 1888-2026 »

Includes 57 seasons from 1888-89 to 1954-55.

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.