Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
England 1897-98
| ‹ 1896-97 | 1898-99 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 9.646 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 58 | 34 | 32 | 3 |
| 2 | Everton | 7.856 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 44 | 35 | 4 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 7.468 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 53 | 36 | 5 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 6.401 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 5.548 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 13 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5.529 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 9 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5.212 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 43 | 32 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 5.024 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 52 | 31 | 17 |
| 9 | Burnley | 4.728 | 57 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 92 | 31 | 37 | 1 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 4.454 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 54 | 52 | 35 | 15 |
| 11 | Derby County | 4.398 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 67 | 36 | 11 |
| 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 4.161 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 34 | 20 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 3.423 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 63 | 37 | 19 |
| 14 | Notts County | 3.022 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 47 | 31 | 26 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 2.926 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 45 | 31 | 25 |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 2.911 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 67 | 35 | 23 |
| 17 | Bury | 2.909 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 53 | 31 | 27 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 2.692 | 51 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 75 | 40 | 36 | 2 |
| 19 | Southampton | 1.851 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 1.191 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 37 | 33 | 7 |
| 21 | Manchester City | 1.165 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 67 | 37 | 32 | 6 |
| 22 | Birmingham City | 1.043 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 30 | 12 |
| 23 | Arsenal | 0.961 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 70 | 52 | 31 | 8 |
| 24 | Luton Town | 0.807 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 68 | 51 | 31 | 21 |
| 25 | Gainsborough Trinity | 0.740 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 58 | 32 | 18 |
| 26 | Port Vale | 0.723 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 34 |
| 27 | Leicester City | 0.703 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 16 |
| 28 | Grimsby Town | 0.588 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 52 | 66 | 31 | 28 |
| 29 | Blackpool | 0.494 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 61 | 30 | 24 |
| 30 | Walsall | 0.462 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 59 | 31 | 22 |
| 31 | Lincoln City | 0.337 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 82 | 30 | 30 |
| 32 | Burton United | 0.335 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 69 | 30 | 29 |
| 33 | Loughborough | 0.159 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 87 | 30 | 32 |
| 34 | Darwen | 0.133 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 76 | 30 | 31 |
| 35 | Long Eaton Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 35 | Wigan County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 35 | Hucknall St Johns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 |
| 35 | New Brighton Tower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
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.