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

England 1888-1956

‹ 1888-1955 History 1888-1957 ›

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Manchester City 1.974 2403 958 487 756 3965 3362 2201 12
2 Bolton Wanderers 1.901 2443 970 503 866 3839 3519 2339 8
3 Arsenal 1.896 2450 973 504 716 3830 3024 2193 6
4 Liverpool 1.895 2351 925 501 769 3703 3283 2195 15
5 Aston Villa 1.826 2645 1079 487 782 4542 3660 2348 1
6 Birmingham City 1.660 2277 890 497 800 3464 3121 2187 18
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.638 2444 977 490 870 4067 3676 2337 7
8 Newcastle United 1.636 2456 996 464 763 3851 3165 2223 5
9 Sunderland 1.587 2543 1020 503 768 4141 3458 2291 2
10 Sheffield Wednesday 1.571 2378 933 512 801 3731 3392 2246 13
11 Manchester United 1.566 2422 960 502 747 3715 3192 2209 11
12 Derby County 1.539 2441 965 511 861 4047 3686 2337 9
13 West Bromwich Albion 1.512 2467 987 493 855 3925 3586 2335 4
14 Everton 1.504 2513 1005 503 827 4111 3570 2335 3
15 Stoke City 1.504 1969 757 455 809 2983 3090 2021 26
16 Tottenham Hotspur 1.480 1826 714 398 589 2874 2449 1701 32
17 Burnley 1.466 2341 915 511 871 3570 3516 2297 16
18 Preston North End 1.460 2427 953 521 843 3780 3363 2317 10
19 Chelsea 1.460 1836 691 454 648 2679 2570 1793 31
20 Blackburn Rovers 1.456 2363 924 515 888 3929 3788 2327 14
21 Nottingham Forest 1.435 2133 803 527 893 3343 3482 2223 20
22 Sheffield United 1.415 2324 904 516 804 3693 3476 2224 17
23 Huddersfield Town 1.410 1655 644 367 549 2458 2206 1560 40
24 Notts County 1.373 2240 861 518 916 3520 3554 2295 19
25 Portsmouth 1.301 1420 546 328 466 2155 1988 1340 46
26 Bristol City 1.283 2002 774 454 684 2909 2739 1912 24
27 Charlton Athletic 1.281 1291 497 297 466 1952 1914 1260 64
28 Grimsby Town 1.266 2113 850 413 874 3407 3529 2137 22
29 Fulham 1.254 1695 653 389 632 2628 2463 1674 37
30 Cardiff City 1.240 1338 516 306 493 1900 1947 1315 57
31 Brentford 1.216 1319 504 311 501 1998 2018 1316 61
32 West Ham United 1.207 1419 544 331 513 2223 2154 1388 47
33 Leicester City 1.196 2130 820 490 801 3435 3435 2111 21
34 Luton Town 1.196 1481 571 339 513 2484 2215 1423 43
35 Bury 1.194 2062 802 458 864 3270 3414 2124 23
36 Blackpool 1.151 1981 764 453 798 3050 3196 2015 25
37 Bradford Park Avenue 1.150 1702 675 352 623 2740 2564 1650 35
38 Southampton 1.149 1417 535 347 493 2036 1972 1375 49
39 Port Vale 1.137 1700 650 400 719 2546 2784 1769 36
40 Hull City 1.131 1808 696 416 641 2682 2507 1753 34
41 Middlesbrough 1.116 1918 736 446 789 3217 3235 1971 29
42 Bradford City 1.113 1821 680 461 707 2723 2661 1848 33
43 Barnsley 1.089 1940 741 458 797 2994 3202 1996 27
44 Plymouth Argyle 1.087 1417 551 315 444 2156 1845 1310 48
45 Leeds United 1.085 1275 488 299 494 1974 1969 1281 68
46 Oldham Athletic 1.081 1693 651 391 636 2548 2533 1678 38
47 Swindon Town 1.067 1362 516 330 515 2121 2154 1361 54
48 Millwall 1.036 1444 554 336 479 2098 1911 1369 44
49 Swansea Town 0.998 1291 499 293 498 1943 1980 1290 65
50 Chesterfield 0.990 1671 660 351 614 2578 2442 1625 39
51 Coventry City 0.971 1327 512 303 530 2161 2069 1345 59
52 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.965 1500 585 330 451 2205 1889 1366 42
53 Norwich City 0.957 1341 507 327 510 2124 2091 1344 56
54 Leyton Orient 0.914 1614 603 408 745 2288 2673 1756 41
55 Doncaster Rovers 0.912 1285 493 299 466 1957 1958 1258 67
56 Bristol Rovers 0.902 1317 507 303 529 2054 2085 1339 62
57 Queens Park Rangers 0.876 1382 528 326 498 2064 2019 1352 52
58 Lincoln City 0.848 1934 761 412 839 3252 3396 2012 28
59 Reading 0.836 1426 552 322 494 2243 2058 1368 45
60 Gateshead 0.806 1380 526 328 486 2143 2107 1340 53
61 Crystal Palace 0.781 1335 499 337 512 2027 2106 1348 58
62 Rotherham United 0.779 1387 560 267 587 2331 2467 1414 50
63 Stockport County 0.777 1901 745 411 723 2938 2818 1879 30
64 Walsall 0.758 1343 515 313 690 2361 2739 1518 55
65 Southend United 0.694 1310 505 300 523 2083 2083 1328 63
66 Watford 0.660 1325 497 331 515 2010 2031 1343 60
67 Exeter City 0.646 1222 456 310 557 1955 2201 1323 71
68 Northampton Town 0.637 1385 547 291 511 2222 2071 1349 51
69 York City 0.578 901 338 225 372 1543 1599 935 84
70 Darlington 0.571 1179 459 261 547 2033 2234 1267 74
71 Mansfield Town 0.567 827 313 201 326 1357 1387 840 86
72 Tranmere Rovers 0.553 1287 517 253 491 2124 2041 1261 66
73 Newport County 0.551 1124 422 280 563 1843 2400 1265 78
74 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.549 1185 451 283 459 1825 1839 1193 73
75 Glossop 0.518 541 201 139 299 844 1059 639 90
76 Ipswich Town 0.500 555 217 121 188 842 806 526 89
77 Wrexham 0.465 1268 491 286 483 2000 1963 1260 69
78 Gainsborough Trinity 0.447 507 190 127 298 781 1124 615 91
79 Southport 0.446 1216 448 320 501 1825 2012 1269 72
80 Crewe Alexandra 0.430 1260 485 290 602 2107 2519 1377 70
81 Aldershot 0.406 712 256 200 350 1083 1360 806 88
82 Torquay United 0.381 928 344 240 424 1570 1841 1008 82
83 Chester 0.374 836 326 184 318 1413 1309 828 85
84 Leeds City 0.372 377 148 81 174 609 650 403 95
85 Accrington Stanley 0.362 1118 442 234 582 1946 2339 1258 79
86 New Brighton Tower 0.355 122 49 24 32 198 156 105 105
87 Burton Albion 0.354 388 152 84 268 685 1043 504 94
88 Gillingham 0.354 945 343 259 491 1425 1831 1093 81
89 Shrewsbury Town 0.348 259 94 71 134 417 513 299 99
90 Carlisle United 0.343 911 353 205 405 1585 1745 963 83
91 Rochdale 0.337 1155 450 255 537 1949 2211 1242 75
92 Scunthorpe United 0.335 344 124 96 104 494 448 324 97
93 Nelson 0.333 389 157 75 194 688 831 426 93
94 Colchester United 0.327 254 89 76 133 388 520 298 100
95 Hartlepools United 0.305 1151 450 251 555 1887 2190 1256 76
96 Halifax Town 0.302 1136 418 300 542 1708 2092 1260 77
97 Darwen 0.299 192 82 28 142 436 665 252 104
98 New Brighton 0.297 804 303 198 430 1262 1612 931 87
99 Burton Wanderers 0.251 100 43 14 39 173 157 96 107
100 Yeovil Town 0.237 39 15 9 15 63 71 39 111
101 Barrow 0.235 1066 409 248 591 1693 2218 1248 80
102 Accrington 0.221 116 41 34 59 251 334 134 106
103 Workington 0.220 229 86 57 123 368 445 266 102
104 Wigan Borough 0.217 398 151 96 180 663 738 427 92
105 Merthyr Tydfil 0.200 346 118 110 213 547 829 441 96
106 Aberdare Athletic 0.162 219 80 59 120 342 438 259 103
107 South Shields 0.147 18 7 4 14 31 47 25 120
108 Ashington 0.125 296 112 72 157 504 688 341 98
109 Middlesbrough Iron 0.123 27 11 5 21 48 98 37 114
110 Durham City 0.121 247 96 55 140 400 541 291 101
111 Stalybridge Celtic 0.121 81 34 13 40 116 141 87 109
112 Thames 0.116 58 20 18 50 110 215 88 110
113 Loughborough 0.114 88 34 20 105 171 411 159 108
114 Bootle 0.107 21 9 3 14 52 76 26 115
115 Northwich Victoria 0.084 31 13 5 35 77 164 53 113
116 Dartford 0.080 17 7 3 10 32 38 20 121
117 Boston United 0.079 13 5 3 10 30 48 18 128
118 New Brompton 0.078 12 3 6 6 11 12 15 130
119 Walthamstow Avenue 0.075 32 11 10 13 64 67 34 112
120 Corinthian 0.068 11 3 5 15 25 58 23 133
121 Folkestone Invicta 0.063 18 6 6 12 34 48 24 119
122 Bath City 0.061 19 9 1 12 35 42 22 117
123 Peterborough United 0.061 18 7 4 8 29 39 19 118
124 Margate 0.056 10 4 2 5 20 27 11 135
125 Scarborough 0.055 20 8 4 13 43 59 25 116
126 Chelmsford City 0.052 12 5 2 8 21 39 15 131
127 Hastings United 0.051 11 5 1 4 23 19 10 132
128 Sunderland Albion 0.043 8 3 2 3 14 13 8 140
129 Rhyl 0.039 13 5 3 12 21 47 20 129
130 Bishop Auckland 0.039 15 6 3 14 37 54 23 123
131 Leyton 0.038 15 5 5 11 19 40 21 125
132 Wigan Athletic 0.037 9 4 1 7 27 28 12 137
133 Crook Town 0.037 10 4 2 6 18 38 12 136
134 Worksop Town 0.035 8 3 2 6 12 29 11 145
135 Weymouth 0.035 15 6 3 8 22 40 17 124
136 Guildford City 0.032 8 3 2 12 21 43 17 147
137 Nuneaton Borough 0.031 8 3 2 3 11 9 8 139
138 Kettering Town 0.031 15 4 7 17 24 73 28 126
139 Derby Midland 0.031 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 185
140 Headington United 0.029 8 3 2 2 12 13 7 141
141 Spennymoor United 0.028 8 3 2 7 14 33 12 146
142 South Liverpool 0.026 8 3 2 4 12 20 9 142
143 Caernarvon Athletic 0.026 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 175
144 Bedford Town 0.025 5 2 1 5 11 15 8 156
145 Runcorn 0.024 6 3 0 4 13 14 7 149
146 Chilton Colliery Recreation 0.023 7 3 1 2 9 10 6 148
147 Stockton 0.023 11 4 3 13 23 66 20 134
148 Poole Town 0.022 6 2 2 4 8 22 8 152
149 Blyth Spartans 0.022 16 4 8 10 26 50 22 122
150 Clapton 0.021 5 2 1 5 11 38 8 163
151 Southall 0.021 4 2 0 6 15 24 8 169
152 Buxton 0.020 4 2 0 1 8 6 3 164
153 Finchley 0.019 4 2 0 2 4 8 4 166
154 Cheltenham Town 0.018 8 3 2 9 21 32 14 143
155 Newport IOW 0.018 4 2 0 7 8 33 9 173
156 Great Yarmouth Town 0.017 5 2 1 3 8 13 6 157
157 Leytonstone 0.016 5 2 1 6 13 23 9 159
158 Witton Albion 0.016 6 2 2 5 12 17 9 150
159 Birmingham St George 0.016 5 2 1 3 10 18 6 158
160 Shildon 0.014 5 1 3 5 8 21 9 160
161 Worthington Simpsons 0.014 3 1 1 4 4 18 6 183
162 Chatham Town 0.013 6 2 2 6 11 41 10 154
163 Hereford United 0.013 13 5 3 8 21 27 16 127
164 Lovell's Athletic 0.012 6 3 0 4 17 26 7 151
165 Mossley 0.012 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 176
166 Tunbridge Wells 0.012 6 2 2 8 13 32 12 153
167 Sutton Coldfield Town 0.012 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 188
168 Croydon Common 0.011 2 0 2 4 5 22 6 202
169 Manchester Central 0.010 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 191
170 Northfleet United 0.010 8 3 2 8 18 29 13 144
171 Bromley 0.010 9 3 3 8 24 33 14 138
172 Croydon 0.008 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 206
173 Marine 0.008 4 1 2 4 11 21 7 170
174 Cambridge United 0.008 3 1 1 2 5 9 4 180
175 Wimbledon 0.008 5 1 3 6 8 26 10 161
176 Tonbridge Angels 0.008 3 0 3 3 6 9 6 178
177 West Stanley 0.008 2 1 0 3 3 12 4 199
178 Sittingbourne 0.007 4 2 0 4 10 18 6 168
179 Thornycrofts 0.006 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 212
180 London Caledonians 0.006 4 2 0 5 8 15 7 167
181 Hinckley United 0.006 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 187
182 Yorkshire Amateur 0.006 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 197
183 Dorchester Town 0.005 2 1 0 2 4 9 3 195
184 Lancaster City 0.005 4 1 2 9 8 34 12 174
185 Kidderminster Harriers 0.005 3 1 1 8 9 41 10 184
186 Grantham 0.005 5 2 1 6 13 17 9 155
187 Llanelli 0.005 4 1 2 4 10 13 7 165
188 Netherfield 0.005 4 1 2 4 9 22 7 171
189 Bedlington United 0.005 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 192
190 Gorleston 0.005 2 0 2 1 6 7 3 189
191 Romford 0.005 2 0 2 5 7 21 7 201
192 Walker Celtic 0.004 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 216
193 North Shields 0.004 2 1 0 8 13 33 9 203
194 Chorley 0.004 3 1 1 3 4 12 5 182
195 Hendon 0.004 3 1 1 2 6 10 4 179
196 Heanor Town 0.004 1 0 1 4 2 10 5 217
197 Kingstonian 0.004 1 0 1 4 5 24 5 221
198 Selby Town 0.003 2 1 0 3 3 10 4 198
199 Trowbridge Town 0.003 1 0 1 3 4 16 4 220
200 Wellington Town 0.003 5 1 3 12 14 41 16 162
201 Welling United 0.002 1 0 1 3 2 5 4 208
202 Oxford City 0.002 1 0 1 3 1 12 4 219
203 Dulwich Hamlet 0.002 2 0 2 13 17 53 15 205
204 Kendal Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 2 9 3 215
205 Willington 0.002 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 196
206 Wycombe Wanderers 0.002 1 0 1 2 4 8 3 210
206 Barking Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 0 8 3 218
208 Ashton United 0.002 1 0 1 2 3 9 3 214
209 Bangor City 0.001 1 0 1 2 3 8 3 211
210 Ilford 0.001 4 2 0 8 18 33 10 172
211 Barnstaple Town 0.001 1 0 1 2 5 11 3 213
212 Horden Colliery Welfare 0.001 3 1 1 4 6 9 6 177
213 Nunhead 0.001 2 1 0 4 12 17 5 194
214 Slough United 0.001 2 1 0 1 2 6 2 193
215 Worcester City 0.001 2 0 2 4 2 15 6 200
216 Wombwell 0.000 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 209
217 Castleford Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 186
217 Birmingham St George's 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 190
217 Barry Town 0 3 1 1 3 2 9 5 181
217 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 207
217 Barnet 0 2 1 0 9 16 45 10 204
217 Botwell Mission 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 222
217 Worthing 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 223
217 Salisbury City 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 224
217 South Bank St Peters 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 225
217 Apsley 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 226
217 Banbury Spencer 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 227
217 Glastonbury 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 228
217 Horwich RMI 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 229
217 Mexborough 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 230
217 Newcastle East End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 231
217 Newcastle West End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 232
217 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 233
217 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 234
217 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 235
217 London Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 236
217 Mold 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 237
217 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 238
217 Rotherham County 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 239
217 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 240
217 Horden Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 241
217 Ramsgate 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 242
217 Stanley United 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 243
217 Denaby United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 244
217 Epsom & Ewell 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 245
217 Halesowen Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 246
217 Hounslow 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 247
217 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 248
217 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 249
217 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 250
217 Gresley Rovers 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 251
217 Hitchin Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 252
217 Long Eaton Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 253
217 Marlow 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 254
217 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 255
217 Wingate & Finchley 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 256
217 93rd Highland Regiment 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 257
217 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 258
217 Corby Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 259
217 Easington Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 260
217 Frickley Colliery Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 261
217 Hednesford Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 262
217 Hucknall St. John's 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 263
217 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 264
217 Old Carthusians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 265
217 New Crusaders 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 266
217 South Shore 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 267
217 Blackhall Colliery Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 268
217 Oswestry Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 269
217 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 270
217 Linby Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 271
217 Northern Nomads 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 272
217 Rawmarsh Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 273
217 South Bank 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 274
217 St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 275
217 Beighton Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 276
217 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 277
217 Desborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 278
217 Evenwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 279
217 Frome Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 280
217 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 281
217 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 282
217 Old Westminsters 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 2 283
217 Eccles United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 284
217 Hyde United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 285
217 Kells United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 286
217 March Town United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 287
217 Shankhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 288
217 Skegness Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 289
217 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 290
217 Annfield Plain 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 291
217 Gravesend & Northfleet 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 292
217 Staple Hill 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 293
217 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 294
217 Hastings & St Leonards United 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 295
217 Jarrow 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 296
217 Swifts 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 297
217 Aylesbury United 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 298
217 Cleator Moor Celtic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 299
217 Grays Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 300
217 Sutton Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 301
217 Wath Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 302
217 Brush Sports 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2 303
217 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 3 2 8 3 304
217 Creswell Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 305
217 Irthlingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 306
217 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 307
217 Lloyds Sittingbourne 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 308
217 Harwich & Parkeston 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 3 309
217 Lisburn Distillery 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 310
217 Ferryhill Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 2 311
217 Horsham 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 312
217 Wisbech Town 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 313
217 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 3 314
217 Farnham United Breweries 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 315
217 Golders Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 316
217 Lytham 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 317
217 Ryde Sports 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 318
217 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 319
217 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 320
217 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 321
217 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 3 322
217 Enfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 323
217 Goole Town 0 0 0 0 4 7 19 4 324
217 Peterborough & Fletton United 0 0 0 0 4 2 14 4 325
217 Street 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 326
217 Hayes 0 0 0 0 4 5 18 4 327
217 Halliwell 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 2 328
217 Billingham Synthonia 0 0 0 0 3 0 13 3 329
217 Woking 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 3 330
217 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 2 331
217 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 4 2 20 4 332
217 Casuals 0 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 333

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

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Includes 58 seasons from 1888-89 to 1955-56.

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.