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

England 1888-1957

‹ 1888-1956 History 1888-1958 ›

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Manchester City 1.944 2439 971 497 778 4048 3457 2246 12
2 Arsenal 1.926 2508 997 514 730 3929 3103 2241 5
3 Liverpool 1.910 2404 946 512 780 3786 3339 2238 15
4 Bolton Wanderers 1.868 2487 986 515 881 3906 3587 2382 11
5 Aston Villa 1.803 2703 1099 505 795 4624 3724 2399 1
6 Birmingham City 1.670 2326 909 508 819 3549 3197 2236 18
7 Manchester United 1.649 2498 994 510 754 3834 3252 2258 7
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.607 2494 998 498 885 4166 3750 2381 9
9 Newcastle United 1.604 2495 1011 473 784 3925 3259 2268 8
10 Sunderland 1.603 2577 1033 511 791 4214 3550 2335 2
11 Sheffield Wednesday 1.554 2418 949 520 822 3816 3487 2291 13
12 West Bromwich Albion 1.503 2521 1005 511 870 3999 3657 2386 4
13 Derby County 1.496 2506 992 522 871 4161 3743 2385 6
14 Everton 1.494 2555 1021 513 846 4175 3651 2380 3
15 Burnley 1.492 2394 936 522 886 3645 3570 2344 16
16 Stoke City 1.490 2017 777 463 824 3068 3152 2064 26
17 Preston North End 1.476 2490 978 534 853 3879 3428 2365 10
18 Tottenham Hotspur 1.457 1886 738 410 598 2985 2508 1746 31
19 Chelsea 1.455 1877 705 467 665 2754 2647 1837 32
20 Blackburn Rovers 1.454 2415 945 525 900 4012 3864 2370 14
21 Nottingham Forest 1.452 2194 828 538 904 3448 3540 2270 20
22 Sheffield United 1.404 2372 923 526 820 3782 3555 2269 17
23 Huddersfield Town 1.366 1703 664 375 568 2533 2285 1607 40
24 Notts County 1.328 2270 870 530 938 3579 3643 2338 19
25 Portsmouth 1.282 1455 557 341 486 2221 2084 1384 49
26 Bristol City 1.275 2047 792 463 702 2991 2821 1957 24
27 Grimsby Town 1.260 2152 867 418 895 3471 3596 2180 22
28 Fulham 1.237 1739 673 393 652 2717 2547 1718 35
29 Charlton Athletic 1.231 1314 506 302 496 2017 2038 1304 69
30 Cardiff City 1.210 1369 527 315 517 1955 2037 1359 61
31 Brentford 1.208 1370 521 328 516 2082 2098 1365 60
32 Leicester City 1.201 2191 845 501 808 3544 3504 2154 21
33 West Ham United 1.196 1467 564 339 529 2288 2222 1432 47
34 Luton Town 1.186 1519 585 349 533 2544 2295 1467 43
35 Bury 1.166 2087 810 467 890 3331 3513 2167 23
36 Southampton 1.160 1476 559 358 508 2120 2030 1425 46
37 Blackpool 1.155 2039 788 463 810 3153 3267 2061 25
38 Bradford Park Avenue 1.134 1739 692 355 651 2808 2660 1698 36
39 Middlesbrough 1.121 1969 756 457 803 3307 3301 2016 28
40 Port Vale 1.114 1723 658 407 748 2606 2889 1813 39
41 Bradford City 1.109 1873 702 469 724 2802 2731 1895 33
42 Hull City 1.088 1864 719 426 657 2775 2581 1802 34
43 Leeds United 1.086 1319 503 313 508 2047 2034 1324 67
44 Barnsley 1.069 1979 755 469 818 3059 3296 2042 27
45 Oldham Athletic 1.066 1734 664 406 656 2618 2611 1726 37
46 Swindon Town 1.059 1400 532 336 541 2189 2252 1409 54
47 Millwall 1.048 1497 574 349 498 2175 2002 1421 44
48 Plymouth Argyle 1.041 1462 568 326 464 2226 1919 1358 48
49 Chesterfield 1.003 1729 684 361 630 2684 2531 1675 38
50 Swansea Town 1.001 1336 518 300 515 2036 2075 1333 64
51 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.960 1553 604 345 465 2293 1958 1414 42
52 Coventry City 0.956 1371 528 315 549 2236 2155 1392 59
53 Bristol Rovers 0.950 1364 526 312 545 2140 2159 1383 63
54 Doncaster Rovers 0.937 1326 508 310 484 2035 2038 1302 65
55 Norwich City 0.929 1372 515 342 534 2187 2189 1391 58
56 Leyton Orient 0.920 1654 618 418 763 2354 2759 1799 41
57 Queens Park Rangers 0.883 1433 548 337 516 2131 2083 1401 50
58 Lincoln City 0.843 1969 775 419 862 3312 3483 2056 29
59 Reading 0.832 1476 572 332 514 2328 2143 1418 45
60 Gateshead 0.793 1424 543 338 506 2215 2201 1387 52
61 Crystal Palace 0.787 1380 512 356 530 2095 2186 1398 56
62 Stockport County 0.770 1956 768 420 739 3034 2899 1927 30
63 Rotherham United 0.767 1424 573 278 606 2406 2546 1457 53
64 Southend United 0.761 1364 526 312 540 2166 2158 1378 62
65 Walsall 0.758 1387 531 325 709 2441 2814 1565 55
66 Watford 0.670 1373 516 341 534 2089 2109 1391 57
67 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.648 1247 475 297 473 1929 1904 1245 73
68 Exeter City 0.637 1259 468 323 579 2016 2282 1370 71
69 Northampton Town 0.625 1430 565 300 531 2288 2146 1396 51
70 York City 0.576 956 360 236 388 1621 1663 984 84
71 Darlington 0.572 1223 477 269 569 2123 2333 1315 74
72 Mansfield Town 0.562 872 330 212 346 1450 1480 888 85
73 Newport County 0.548 1176 441 294 581 1915 2468 1316 79
74 Tranmere Rovers 0.539 1314 524 266 518 2176 2134 1308 68
75 Ipswich Town 0.535 618 244 130 201 952 864 575 89
76 Glossop 0.512 541 201 139 299 844 1059 639 90
77 Wrexham 0.467 1325 513 299 501 2110 2049 1313 66
78 Southport 0.450 1249 458 333 526 1878 2108 1317 72
79 Gainsborough Trinity 0.442 507 190 127 298 781 1124 615 91
80 Crewe Alexandra 0.413 1282 491 300 634 2153 2633 1425 70
81 Aldershot 0.394 754 271 212 370 1164 1455 853 88
82 Torquay United 0.391 991 370 251 436 1667 1909 1057 81
83 Chester 0.377 870 336 198 342 1469 1396 876 86
84 Accrington Stanley 0.371 1180 469 242 596 2047 2407 1307 78
85 Leeds City 0.368 377 148 81 174 609 650 403 96
86 Shrewsbury Town 0.361 307 109 89 148 489 593 346 99
87 Carlisle United 0.359 961 371 219 423 1672 1837 1013 83
88 Colchester United 0.356 312 111 90 144 473 580 345 98
89 Gillingham 0.355 985 356 273 513 1484 1920 1142 82
90 New Brighton Tower 0.353 122 49 24 32 198 156 105 105
91 Rochdale 0.351 1203 468 267 554 2014 2277 1289 76
92 New Brighton AFC 0.350 811 306 199 431 1273 1628 936 87
93 Burton Albion 0.348 388 152 84 269 685 1051 505 95
94 Scunthorpe United 0.341 392 140 112 121 568 523 373 93
95 Nelson 0.334 389 157 75 194 688 831 426 94
96 Hartlepools United 0.318 1214 477 260 568 1984 2258 1305 75
97 Halifax Town 0.309 1185 439 307 561 1775 2165 1307 77
98 Darwen 0.296 192 82 28 142 436 665 252 104
99 Workington 0.277 291 111 69 136 466 513 316 101
100 Burton Wanderers 0.249 100 43 14 39 173 157 96 107
101 Barrow 0.247 1120 431 258 608 1773 2285 1297 80
102 Yeovil Town 0.235 39 15 9 16 64 74 40 111
103 Accrington 0.219 116 41 34 59 251 334 134 106
104 Wigan Borough 0.216 398 151 96 180 663 738 427 92
105 Merthyr Tydfil 0.199 346 118 110 213 547 829 441 97
106 Aberdare Athletic 0.162 219 80 59 120 342 438 259 103
107 South Shields 0.148 19 7 5 15 33 53 27 119
108 Ashington 0.125 296 112 72 157 504 688 341 100
109 Durham City 0.122 247 96 55 140 400 541 291 102
110 Stalybridge Celtic 0.121 81 34 13 40 116 141 87 109
111 Middlesbrough Iron 0.121 27 11 5 21 48 98 37 114
112 Thames 0.115 58 20 18 50 110 215 88 110
113 Loughborough 0.113 88 34 20 105 171 411 159 108
114 Bootle 0.105 21 9 3 14 52 76 26 116
115 Peterborough United 0.100 25 10 5 9 43 49 24 115
116 Dartford 0.084 17 7 3 10 32 38 20 123
117 Northwich Victoria 0.083 31 13 5 35 77 164 53 113
118 New Brompton 0.077 12 3 6 6 11 12 15 130
119 Walthamstow Avenue 0.072 32 11 10 14 64 69 35 112
120 Rhyl 0.070 19 8 3 13 30 54 24 120
121 Corinthian 0.067 11 3 5 15 25 58 23 134
122 Boston United 0.065 13 5 3 11 30 50 19 129
123 Folkestone Invicta 0.064 18 6 6 12 34 48 24 121
124 Bath City 0.060 19 9 1 12 35 42 22 118
125 Margate 0.055 12 5 2 6 23 32 13 131
126 Scarborough 0.054 20 8 4 14 45 62 26 117
127 Chelmsford City 0.052 12 5 2 8 21 39 15 132
128 Bishop Auckland 0.051 17 7 3 15 40 58 25 124
129 Weymouth 0.050 17 7 3 9 25 43 19 125
130 Hastings United 0.044 11 5 1 5 23 23 11 133
131 Bedford Town 0.043 7 3 1 6 15 18 10 149
132 Sunderland Albion 0.042 8 3 2 3 14 13 8 140
133 Leyton 0.038 15 5 5 11 19 40 21 127
134 Crook Town 0.038 10 4 2 6 18 38 12 136
135 Wigan Athletic 0.036 9 4 1 8 28 30 13 137
136 Worksop Town 0.035 8 3 2 6 12 29 11 145
137 Guildford City 0.031 8 3 2 13 21 46 18 147
138 Nuneaton Borough 0.031 8 3 2 3 11 9 8 139
139 Derby Midland 0.031 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 186
140 Kettering Town 0.030 15 4 7 17 24 73 28 128
141 Headington United 0.029 8 3 2 2 12 13 7 141
142 Spennymoor United 0.028 8 3 2 7 14 33 12 146
143 South Liverpool 0.027 8 3 2 4 12 20 9 142
144 Caernarvon Athletic 0.027 3 1 1 1 7 8 3 176
145 Runcorn 0.024 6 3 0 4 13 14 7 150
146 Chilton Colliery Recreation 0.023 7 3 1 2 9 10 6 148
147 Hereford United 0.023 15 6 3 9 26 32 18 126
148 Stockton 0.023 11 4 3 13 23 66 20 135
149 Poole Town 0.022 6 2 2 4 8 22 8 153
150 Blyth Spartans 0.021 18 5 8 11 31 52 24 122
151 Clapton 0.021 5 2 1 5 11 38 8 164
152 Southall 0.020 4 2 0 6 15 24 8 170
153 Finchley 0.020 4 2 0 2 4 8 4 167
154 Buxton 0.019 4 2 0 1 8 6 3 165
155 Cheltenham Town 0.018 8 3 2 10 22 34 15 144
156 Newport IOW 0.017 4 2 0 8 8 39 10 175
157 Leytonstone 0.017 5 2 1 6 13 23 9 159
158 Great Yarmouth Town 0.016 5 2 1 3 8 13 6 157
159 Witton Albion 0.016 6 2 2 5 12 17 9 151
160 Birmingham St George 0.015 5 2 1 3 10 18 6 158
161 Shildon 0.014 5 1 3 5 8 21 9 160
162 Worthington Simpsons 0.013 3 1 1 4 4 18 6 184
163 Chatham Town 0.013 6 2 2 6 11 41 10 155
164 Lovell's Athletic 0.013 6 3 0 4 17 26 7 152
165 Sutton Coldfield Town 0.012 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 189
166 Mossley 0.012 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 177
167 Tunbridge Wells 0.011 6 2 2 8 13 32 12 154
168 Croydon Common 0.011 2 0 2 4 5 22 6 204
169 Northfleet United 0.010 8 3 2 8 18 29 13 143
170 Manchester Central 0.010 2 1 0 2 2 4 3 192
171 Goole Town 0.010 5 2 1 5 12 28 8 161
172 Bromley 0.009 9 3 3 8 24 33 14 138
173 Croydon 0.008 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 208
174 Marine 0.008 4 1 2 4 11 21 7 171
175 Cambridge United 0.008 3 1 1 2 5 9 4 181
176 Wimbledon 0.007 5 1 3 6 8 26 10 162
177 West Stanley 0.007 2 1 0 3 3 12 4 201
178 Tonbridge Angels 0.007 3 0 3 3 6 9 6 179
179 Grantham 0.007 5 2 1 6 13 17 9 156
180 Sittingbourne 0.007 4 2 0 4 10 18 6 169
181 Dorchester Town 0.006 2 1 0 3 4 13 4 199
182 Thornycrofts 0.006 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 215
183 London Caledonians 0.006 4 2 0 5 8 15 7 168
184 Bedlington United 0.006 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 194
185 Kidderminster Harriers 0.006 3 1 1 8 9 41 10 185
186 Yorkshire Amateur 0.006 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 198
187 Lancaster City 0.005 4 1 2 9 8 34 12 174
188 Selby Town 0.005 2 1 0 4 4 13 5 200
189 Llanelli 0.005 4 1 2 4 10 13 7 166
190 Netherfield 0.005 4 1 2 4 9 22 7 172
191 Hinckley United 0.005 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 188
192 Romford 0.005 2 0 2 5 7 21 7 203
193 Gorleston 0.005 2 0 2 1 6 7 3 190
194 Walker Celtic 0.004 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 219
195 Chorley 0.004 3 1 1 3 4 12 5 183
196 North Shields 0.004 2 1 0 8 13 33 9 205
197 Heanor Town 0.004 1 0 1 4 2 10 5 220
198 Hendon 0.004 3 1 1 2 6 10 4 180
199 Kingstonian 0.003 1 0 1 4 5 24 5 224
200 Trowbridge Town 0.003 1 0 1 3 4 16 4 223
201 Wellington Town 0.003 5 1 3 12 14 41 16 163
202 Welling United 0.002 1 0 1 3 2 5 4 211
203 Oxford City 0.002 1 0 1 3 1 12 4 222
204 Dulwich Hamlet 0.002 2 0 2 13 17 53 15 207
205 Willington 0.002 2 1 0 2 3 8 3 197
206 Kendal Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 2 9 3 218
207 Yiewsley 0.002 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 210
208 Wycombe Wanderers 0.002 1 0 1 2 4 8 3 213
208 Barking Town 0.002 1 0 1 2 0 8 3 221
210 Ashton United 0.002 1 0 1 2 3 9 3 217
211 Bangor City 0.002 1 0 1 2 3 8 3 214
212 Ilford 0.001 4 2 0 8 18 33 10 173
213 Barnstaple Town 0.001 1 0 1 2 5 11 3 216
214 Horden Colliery Welfare 0.001 3 1 1 4 6 9 6 178
215 Nunhead 0.001 2 1 0 4 12 17 5 196
216 Slough United 0.001 2 1 0 1 2 6 2 195
217 Worcester City 0.001 2 0 2 4 2 15 6 202
218 Wombwell 0.000 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 212
219 Castleford Town 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 187
219 Birmingham St George's 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 191
219 Barry Town 0 3 1 1 3 2 9 5 182
219 Tooting & Mitcham United 0 2 1 0 3 4 7 4 193
219 Dagenham & Redbridge 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 209
219 Barnet 0 2 1 0 9 16 45 10 206
219 Botwell Mission 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 225
219 Worthing 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 1 226
219 Salisbury City 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 227
219 South Bank St Peters 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 228
219 Apsley 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 229
219 Banbury Spencer 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 230
219 Glastonbury 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 231
219 Horwich RMI 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 232
219 Mexborough 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 233
219 Newcastle East End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 234
219 Newcastle West End 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 235
219 Vauxhall Motors 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 236
219 Wellingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 237
219 Altrincham 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 238
219 London Paper Mills 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 239
219 Mold 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 240
219 Rotherham County 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 241
219 Wealdstone 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 242
219 Horden Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 2 243
219 Ramsgate 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 244
219 Stanley United 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 1 245
219 Denaby United 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 246
219 Epsom & Ewell 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 247
219 Halesowen Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 248
219 Hounslow 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 249
219 Windsor & Eton 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 250
219 Dinnington Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 251
219 Dunstable Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 252
219 Gresley Rovers 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 253
219 Hitchin Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 254
219 Long Eaton Rangers 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 255
219 Marlow 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 256
219 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 257
219 Wingate & Finchley 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 258
219 93rd Highland Regiment 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 259
219 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 260
219 Corby Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 261
219 Easington Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 262
219 Frickley Colliery Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 263
219 Hednesford Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 264
219 Hucknall St. John's 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 265
219 Old Carthusians 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 266
219 New Crusaders 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1 267
219 South Shore 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 268
219 Blackhall Colliery Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 269
219 Oswestry Town 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 270
219 Ashford Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 271
219 Linby Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 272
219 Northern Nomads 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 273
219 Rawmarsh Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 274
219 South Bank 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 275
219 St. Albans City 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 276
219 Beighton Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 277
219 Chippenham Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 278
219 Desborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 279
219 Frome Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 280
219 Cambridge City 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 281
219 Shirebrook Miners Welfare 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 2 282
219 Ely City 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 283
219 Old Westminsters 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 2 284
219 Eccles United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 285
219 Hyde United 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 286
219 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 287
219 Kells United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 288
219 March Town United 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 289
219 Shankhouse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 290
219 Skegness Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 291
219 Tilbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 292
219 Annfield Plain 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 2 293
219 Gravesend & Northfleet 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 294
219 Staple Hill 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1 295
219 Crusaders 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2 296
219 Hastings & St Leonards United 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 297
219 Jarrow 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 3 298
219 Swifts 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 299
219 Aylesbury United 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 300
219 Cleator Moor Celtic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 301
219 Grays Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 302
219 Sutton Junction 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 303
219 Wath Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 304
219 Brush Sports 0 0 0 0 2 3 9 2 305
219 Creswell Colliery 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 306
219 Ilkeston Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 2 307
219 Irthlingborough Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 308
219 Taunton Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 309
219 Bromsgrove Rovers 0 0 0 0 4 3 10 4 310
219 Lloyds Sittingbourne 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1 311
219 Harwich & Parkeston 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 3 312
219 Evenwood Town 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 2 313
219 Lisburn Distillery 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 1 314
219 Ferryhill Athletic 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 2 315
219 Horsham 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 316
219 Wisbech Town 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 2 317
219 Gloucester City 0 0 0 0 3 2 11 3 318
219 Farnham United Breweries 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 319
219 Golders Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 320
219 Lytham 0 0 0 0 1 1 10 1 321
219 Ryde Sports 0 0 0 0 2 1 10 2 322
219 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 323
219 Metropolitan Police 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1 324
219 Fairfield 0 0 0 0 1 1 11 1 325
219 Sutton United 0 0 0 0 3 3 14 3 326
219 Enfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 2 327
219 Peterborough & Fletton United 0 0 0 0 4 2 14 4 328
219 Street 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2 329
219 Hayes 0 0 0 0 4 5 18 4 330
219 Halliwell 0 0 0 0 2 2 15 2 331
219 Woking 0 0 0 0 3 1 15 3 332
219 Lowestoft Town 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 2 333
219 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 4 2 20 4 334
219 Billingham Synthonia 0 0 0 0 4 1 19 4 335
219 Casuals 0 0 0 0 5 2 25 5 336

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

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Includes 59 seasons from 1888-89 to 1956-57.

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.