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

England 1937-38

1936-37 1938-39

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Preston North End 4.583 61 22 17 9 76 45 48 2
2 Arsenal 3.799 56 23 10 12 82 47 45 10
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.620 53 21 11 12 77 51 44 16
4 Brentford 3.306 51 21 9 16 76 64 46 24
5 Middlesbrough 3.253 50 21 8 16 77 67 45 27
6 Charlton Athletic 3.245 52 18 16 13 76 59 47 20
7 Sunderland 3.036 52 18 16 13 60 60 47 21
8 Huddersfield Town 2.723 50 22 6 21 65 72 49 28
9 Bolton Wanderers 2.630 45 15 15 13 65 63 43 40
10 Leeds United 2.534 45 15 15 14 68 72 44 41
11 Liverpool 2.385 47 17 13 17 70 74 47 35
12 Aston Villa 2.345 67 29 9 11 91 45 49 1
13 Portsmouth 2.253 40 14 12 18 65 71 44 57
14 Derby County 2.189 40 15 10 18 67 89 43 63
15 Chelsea 2.181 41 14 13 16 65 66 43 54
16 Blackpool 2.138 40 16 8 19 61 70 43 59
17 Leicester City 2.099 41 15 11 18 56 78 44 56
18 Stoke City 2.023 41 14 13 18 62 63 45 55
19 Grimsby Town 2.000 39 13 13 18 53 71 44 67
20 Everton 1.995 41 17 7 20 80 76 44 53
21 Manchester City 1.959 43 17 9 21 93 85 47 44
22 West Bromwich Albion 1.953 38 15 8 21 77 94 44 75
23 Birmingham 1.915 38 10 18 15 58 63 43 72
24 Sheffield United 1.374 56 23 10 12 76 58 45 12
25 York City 1.366 55 21 13 17 83 77 51 14
26 Manchester United 1.218 58 24 10 12 88 54 46 4
27 Doncaster Rovers 1.075 58 23 12 10 85 51 45 5
28 Coventry City 1.055 52 20 12 11 68 48 43 19
29 Hull City 1.047 57 22 13 10 87 47 45 8
30 Tranmere Rovers 1.022 60 25 10 10 87 45 45 3
31 Bradford Park Avenue 0.905 48 19 10 17 79 63 46 30
32 Oldham Athletic 0.894 51 19 13 11 68 48 43 23
33 Rotherham United 0.883 53 21 11 13 73 60 45 17
34 Burnley 0.870 47 18 11 16 60 59 45 34
35 Tottenham Hotspur 0.837 52 22 8 18 88 62 48 18
36 Chesterfield 0.795 48 18 12 18 73 71 48 32
37 Bristol City 0.767 58 22 14 9 72 43 45 6
38 Gateshead 0.766 51 20 11 12 84 63 43 22
39 Luton Town 0.764 45 17 11 18 98 92 46 37
40 Blackburn Rovers 0.746 40 15 10 19 74 83 44 58
41 Bury 0.745 43 19 5 20 66 63 44 46
42 Fulham 0.731 43 16 11 16 62 60 43 47
43 Millwall 0.721 57 23 11 10 86 42 44 7
44 Crewe Alexandra 0.700 48 19 10 16 75 59 45 31
45 West Ham United 0.668 42 14 14 15 53 55 43 52
46 Lincoln City 0.637 49 20 9 16 70 53 45 29
47 Watford 0.629 57 23 11 11 79 44 45 9
48 Plymouth Argyle 0.626 40 14 12 17 57 66 43 60
49 Crystal Palace 0.615 54 20 14 13 75 52 47 15
50 Swansea Town 0.605 38 13 12 18 45 77 43 77
51 New Brighton 0.604 46 18 10 20 74 69 48 36
52 Southampton 0.602 39 15 9 19 56 80 43 71
53 Nottingham Forest 0.594 38 15 8 21 51 64 44 74
54 Wrexham 0.584 45 17 11 16 61 66 44 42
55 Norwich City 0.580 39 14 11 18 58 78 43 69
56 Brighton & Hove Albion 0.576 56 23 10 13 76 48 46 11
57 Chester City 0.576 44 16 12 15 78 75 43 43
58 Queens Park Rangers 0.566 55 23 9 12 89 50 44 13
59 Swindon Town 0.555 51 20 11 16 59 57 47 26
60 Newcastle United 0.552 36 14 8 21 51 59 43 79
61 Sheffield Wednesday 0.552 39 14 11 19 51 60 44 65
62 Reading 0.534 51 20 11 12 71 64 43 25
63 Bradford City 0.531 45 16 13 19 82 78 48 38
64 Barnsley 0.518 40 12 16 18 56 70 46 62
65 Port Vale 0.500 39 12 15 17 67 76 44 64
66 Carlisle United 0.492 39 15 9 19 58 69 43 66
67 Halifax Town 0.464 37 12 13 19 45 68 44 78
68 Rochdale 0.456 38 13 12 19 68 81 44 73
69 Southport 0.428 38 12 14 17 54 85 43 76
70 Northampton Town 0.407 43 17 9 17 52 59 43 50
71 Stockport County 0.405 31 11 9 23 43 72 43 85
72 Mansfield Town 0.386 43 17 9 19 67 71 45 49
73 Cardiff City 0.383 47 17 13 16 72 61 46 33
74 Hartlepools United 0.380 34 11 12 21 57 84 44 81
75 Southend United 0.377 45 17 11 18 76 72 46 39
76 Barrow 0.376 32 11 10 22 41 72 43 84
77 Aldershot 0.373 39 17 5 23 45 64 45 68
78 Darlington 0.367 32 11 10 22 54 81 43 83
79 Bournemouth & Boscombe 0.351 43 15 13 17 63 59 45 45
80 Notts County 0.342 43 17 9 18 53 52 44 48
81 Newport County 0.341 43 13 17 16 55 63 46 51
82 Exeter City 0.304 40 14 12 18 59 72 44 61
83 Bristol Rovers 0.301 39 13 13 17 47 69 43 70
84 Accrington Stanley 0.288 33 12 9 25 51 78 46 82
85 Clapton Orient 0.261 36 14 8 23 46 65 45 80
86 Walsall 0.240 31 12 7 25 56 91 44 86
87 Torquay United 0.190 30 9 12 22 39 75 43 87
88 Gillingham 0.167 26 10 6 27 39 81 43 88
89 Scarborough 0.099 5 2 1 1 8 7 4 89
90 Guildford City 0.049 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 95
91 Yeovil Town 0.041 4 2 0 1 4 5 3 90
92 Gainsborough Trinity 0.027 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 91
93 South Liverpool 0.016 3 1 1 1 5 8 3 92
94 Burton Town 0.013 1 0 1 1 1 4 2 98
95 Kettering Town 0.009 1 0 1 1 2 6 2 99
96 Walker Celtic 0.008 1 0 1 1 4 12 2 101
97 Lancaster City 0.006 2 0 2 1 2 6 3 96
98 Dartford 0.005 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 100
99 Kidderminster Harriers 0.005 1 0 1 1 3 6 2 97
100 Bromley 0 2 1 0 1 5 4 2 93
100 Walthamstow Avenue 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 94
100 Dulwich Hamlet 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 102
100 Ipswich Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 103
100 Wellington Town 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 104
100 Folkestone Invicta 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 105
100 Westbury United 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 106
100 Corinthian 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 107
100 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 108
100 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 109
100 Enfield 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 110
100 Tunbridge Wells 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 111
100 King's Lynn 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 112
100 Scunthorpe & Lindsey 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 113
100 Workington 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 114
100 Blyth Spartans 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 115

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.