Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
England 1997-98
| ‹ 1996-97 | 1998-99 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 5.884 | 107 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 88 | 44 | 52 | 3 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 3.851 | 85 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 87 | 37 | 44 | 17 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 3.481 | 77 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 78 | 48 | 44 | 27 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 2.905 | 105 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 94 | 51 | 57 | 4 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 2.815 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 86 | 56 | 46 | 29 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 2.670 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 75 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 2.582 | 101 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 95 | 50 | 51 | 6 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 2.521 | 113 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 93 | 50 | 57 | 1 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 2.484 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 49 | 32 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 2.463 | 70 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 49 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 2.433 | 69 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 61 | 51 | 47 | 50 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 2.369 | 99 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 95 | 56 | 51 | 7 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 2.269 | 64 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 54 | 43 | 60 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 2.133 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 41 | 85 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 1.961 | 92 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 86 | 58 | 51 | 11 |
| 16 | Derby County | 1.899 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 55 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 1.893 | 95 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 87 | 65 | 59 | 9 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 1.839 | 66 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 47 | 51 | 48 | 57 |
| 19 | Southampton | 1.613 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 58 | 61 | 43 | 82 |
| 20 | Wimbledon | 1.576 | 58 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 55 | 46 | 78 |
| 21 | Watford | 1.551 | 102 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 77 | 51 | 55 | 5 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 1.521 | 89 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 76 | 47 | 54 | 12 |
| 23 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1.519 | 88 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 76 | 63 | 58 | 13 |
| 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1.433 | 54 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 65 | 44 | 90 |
| 25 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1.406 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 56 | 75 | 43 | 102 |
| 26 | Everton | 1.336 | 46 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 42 | 106 |
| 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 1.202 | 47 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 69 | 43 | 105 |
| 28 | Grimsby Town | 1.191 | 92 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 79 | 50 | 58 | 10 |
| 29 | Stockport County | 1.171 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 85 | 84 | 52 | 39 |
| 30 | Bristol City | 1.090 | 95 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 76 | 47 | 52 | 8 |
| 31 | West Bromwich Albion | 1.078 | 72 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 68 | 53 | 44 |
| 32 | Barnsley | 0.966 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 54 | 94 | 47 | 95 |
| 33 | Tranmere Rovers | 0.929 | 69 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 65 | 63 | 54 | 53 |
| 34 | Norwich City | 0.910 | 58 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 55 | 76 | 49 | 81 |
| 35 | Crystal Palace | 0.898 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 75 | 44 | 109 |
| 36 | Walsall | 0.859 | 76 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 28 |
| 37 | Oxford United | 0.859 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 75 | 76 | 53 | 46 |
| 38 | Wrexham | 0.816 | 78 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 63 | 58 | 52 | 26 |
| 39 | Reading | 0.813 | 62 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 56 | 89 | 58 | 69 |
| 40 | Bradford City | 0.803 | 58 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 64 | 49 | 79 |
| 41 | Huddersfield Town | 0.799 | 63 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 55 | 78 | 52 | 66 |
| 42 | Northampton Town | 0.764 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 59 | 47 | 53 | 22 |
| 43 | Stoke City | 0.746 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 56 | 82 | 52 | 87 |
| 44 | Bury | 0.746 | 57 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 52 | 70 | 52 | 84 |
| 45 | Port Vale | 0.731 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 59 | 70 | 50 | 94 |
| 46 | Queens Park Rangers | 0.730 | 53 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 55 | 70 | 50 | 91 |
| 47 | Preston North End | 0.720 | 75 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 33 |
| 48 | Bristol Rovers | 0.719 | 79 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 78 | 70 | 53 | 24 |
| 49 | Notts County | 0.704 | 110 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 91 | 51 | 53 | 2 |
| 50 | Gillingham | 0.686 | 71 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 54 | 55 | 50 | 47 |
| 51 | Fulham | 0.665 | 80 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 70 | 54 | 53 | 21 |
| 52 | Blackpool | 0.661 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 67 | 76 | 52 | 48 |
| 53 | Crewe Alexandra | 0.659 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 64 | 73 | 49 | 73 |
| 54 | Chesterfield | 0.631 | 75 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 34 |
| 55 | Manchester City | 0.628 | 54 | 14 | 12 | 24 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 89 |
| 56 | Portsmouth | 0.593 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 56 | 70 | 50 | 96 |
| 57 | Bournemouth | 0.586 | 73 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 51 | 40 |
| 58 | York City | 0.561 | 66 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 68 | 52 | 58 |
| 59 | Swindon Town | 0.556 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 44 | 78 | 49 | 92 |
| 60 | Oldham Athletic | 0.548 | 71 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| 61 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0.513 | 63 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 60 | 63 | 50 | 64 |
| 62 | Wigan Athletic | 0.493 | 68 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 70 | 74 | 51 | 54 |
| 63 | Millwall | 0.450 | 58 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 67 | 51 | 80 |
| 64 | Luton Town | 0.446 | 62 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 65 | 71 | 51 | 68 |
| 65 | Burnley | 0.440 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 79 | 52 | 83 |
| 66 | Brentford | 0.417 | 56 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 59 | 82 | 52 | 86 |
| 67 | Torquay United | 0.411 | 83 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 74 | 67 | 53 | 18 |
| 68 | Halifax Town | 0.389 | 87 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 74 | 43 | 42 | 14 |
| 69 | Macclesfield Town | 0.376 | 86 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 55 | 50 | 16 |
| 70 | Plymouth Argyle | 0.372 | 50 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 60 | 80 | 50 | 100 |
| 71 | Colchester United | 0.347 | 79 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 77 | 66 | 52 | 23 |
| 72 | Peterborough United | 0.316 | 78 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 74 | 61 | 53 | 25 |
| 73 | Lincoln City | 0.310 | 82 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 71 | 62 | 52 | 19 |
| 74 | Cheltenham Town | 0.307 | 86 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 15 |
| 75 | Southend United | 0.290 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 28 | 53 | 88 | 52 | 101 |
| 76 | Rotherham United | 0.284 | 74 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 81 | 74 | 52 | 38 |
| 77 | Mansfield Town | 0.279 | 69 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 72 | 65 | 50 | 52 |
| 78 | Scunthorpe United | 0.274 | 82 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 20 |
| 79 | Carlisle United | 0.264 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 64 | 80 | 51 | 99 |
| 80 | Cambridge United | 0.257 | 66 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 70 | 65 | 52 | 56 |
| 81 | Cardiff City | 0.255 | 63 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 63 |
| 82 | Barnet | 0.248 | 73 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 41 |
| 83 | Hartlepool United | 0.247 | 62 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 66 | 61 | 49 | 67 |
| 84 | Leyton Orient | 0.245 | 75 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 73 | 59 | 52 | 30 |
| 85 | Scarborough | 0.239 | 72 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 69 | 64 | 49 | 42 |
| 86 | Morecambe | 0.220 | 75 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 81 | 68 | 44 | 31 |
| 87 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0.218 | 74 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 79 | 57 | 42 | 36 |
| 88 | Shrewsbury Town | 0.206 | 63 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 66 | 73 | 50 | 65 |
| 89 | Hereford United | 0.203 | 72 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 55 | 46 | 43 |
| 90 | Woking | 0.198 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 72 | 48 | 43 | 35 |
| 91 | Stevenage | 0.195 | 63 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 71 | 69 | 49 | 62 |
| 92 | Chester City | 0.190 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 22 | 63 | 69 | 50 | 61 |
| 93 | Exeter City | 0.190 | 61 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 69 | 50 | 70 |
| 94 | Hednesford Town | 0.178 | 69 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 44 | 51 |
| 95 | Darlington | 0.169 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 63 | 83 | 52 | 74 |
| 96 | Rochdale | 0.155 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 58 | 61 | 49 | 76 |
| 97 | Welling United | 0.155 | 60 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 64 | 62 | 42 | 72 |
| 98 | Northwich Victoria | 0.153 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 60 | 43 | 71 |
| 99 | Slough Town | 0.144 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 53 | 44 | 59 |
| 100 | Hull City | 0.135 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 52 | 103 |
| 101 | Swansea City | 0.134 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 69 | 49 | 97 |
| 102 | Yeovil Town | 0.127 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 63 | 42 | 75 |
| 103 | Hayes | 0.120 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 77 |
| 104 | Dover Athletic | 0.116 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60 | 70 | 42 | 88 |
| 105 | Kettering Town | 0.109 | 52 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 60 | 42 | 93 |
| 106 | Leek Town | 0.104 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 42 | 108 |
| 107 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0.096 | 47 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 56 | 63 | 42 | 104 |
| 108 | Southport | 0.095 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 62 | 43 | 98 |
| 109 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0.091 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 72 | 49 | 111 |
| 110 | Telford United | 0.076 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 53 | 76 | 42 | 110 |
| 111 | Farnborough | 0.071 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 23 | 56 | 71 | 43 | 107 |
| 112 | Gateshead | 0.061 | 35 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 51 | 87 | 42 | 112 |
| 113 | Basingstoke Town | 0.051 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 115 |
| 114 | Stalybridge Celtic | 0.044 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 93 | 42 | 113 |
| 115 | Doncaster Rovers | 0.035 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 126 | 49 | 114 |
| 116 | Boreham Wood | 0.020 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 119 |
| 117 | Emley | 0.016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 117 |
| 118 | Hendon | 0.013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 118 |
| 119 | Solihull Borough | 0.007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 123 |
| 120 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0.006 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 120 |
| 121 | Ilkeston Town | 0.005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 116 |
| 122 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0.003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 124 |
| 123 | Carshalton Athletic | 0.002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 125 |
| 124 | Wisbech Town | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 121 |
| 124 | King's Lynn | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 122 |
| 124 | Blyth Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 126 |
| 124 | Billericay Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 127 |
| 124 | Boston United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 128 |
| 124 | Margate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 129 |
| 124 | Tiverton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 130 |
| 124 | Winsford United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 131 |
| 124 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| 124 | Colwyn Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 133 |
| 124 | Lincoln United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 134 |
| 124 | Heybridge Swifts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 135 |
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.