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

England 1888-89

1889-90

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Preston North End 49.606 48 22 4 0 82 15 26 1
2 Aston Villa 9.549 31 13 5 6 67 54 24 3
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8.483 35 15 5 7 64 43 27 2
4 Blackburn Rovers 7.805 29 11 7 7 76 50 25 4
5 Accrington 4.502 20 6 8 8 48 48 22 7
6 West Bromwich Albion 3.931 26 12 2 11 55 49 25 5
7 Bolton Wanderers 3.827 22 10 2 10 63 59 22 6
8 Burnley 3.579 17 7 3 13 43 67 23 9
9 Everton 3.237 20 9 2 11 35 47 22 8
10 Derby County 1.994 16 7 2 14 44 66 23 10
11 Notts County 1.712 12 5 2 16 42 76 23 12
12 Stoke City 1.489 12 4 4 14 26 51 22 11
13 The Wednesday 0.285 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 16
14 Chatham Town 0 4 1 2 1 7 15 4 13
14 Birmingham St George's 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 15
14 Nottingham Forest 0 2 0 2 1 5 6 3 14
14 Halliwell 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 17
14 Grimsby Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 18
14 Walsall Town Swifts 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 19

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

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Includes league matches and play-offs from the top tiers of English football, the FA Cup (proper rounds), the League Cup, and the Community Shield. Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.