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This page shows the ELO score history of the selected club - mapping their best and worst sides of all time, and their most unlikely victories and defeats based on their ELO score.

Inspired by ClubELO.com, the ELO rating system is a method of calculating and comparing the relative strengths of teams in competition. For every match played, the ELO scores of the two teams are considered, and adjusted for other factors (such as home advantage), to calculate the likelihood of the match result. When the actual result of the game is known, the ELO score is adjusted accordingly, comparing the expected outcome of the game with the actual outcome - so a victory over Manchester United will be worth more points than one over Supermarine. The resulting ELO score can be used to compare the strengths of teams over time, and to project future results based on the current form of all teams.

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A historical overview of Chester's ELO scores.

 

A list of the top 15 Chester sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1936 Saturday, October 3, 1936 3746.15  
  1946 Saturday, December 14, 1946 3744.39  
  1978 Wednesday, August 30, 1978 3742.34  
  1933 Saturday, January 21, 1933 3731.67  
  1947 Saturday, January 11, 1947 3723.75  
  1980 Saturday, January 26, 1980 3706.04  
  1937 Saturday, March 13, 1937 3698.93  
  1932 Saturday, December 31, 1932 3696.33  
  1934 Wednesday, December 26, 1934 3681.20  
  1935 Tuesday, January 1, 1935 3677.01  
  1979 Saturday, December 29, 1979 3671.98  
  1977 Tuesday, February 22, 1977 3666.81  
  1939 Saturday, September 2, 1939 3655.10  
  1989 Saturday, February 18, 1989 3652.68  
  1987 Saturday, March 21, 1987 3649.67  
 
 

A list of the worst 15 Chester sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2011 Saturday, August 13, 2011 2753.57  
  2012 Monday, January 2, 2012 2911.91  
  2022 Saturday, March 5, 2022 3037.57  
  2021 Saturday, December 11, 2021 3094.93  
  2020 Saturday, November 28, 2020 3114.79  
  2019 Saturday, March 9, 2019 3123.45  
  2018 Saturday, August 25, 2018 3134.69  
  2023 Saturday, February 4, 2023 3159.45  
  2024 Tuesday, January 16, 2024 3178.46  
  2017 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 3187.04  
  2013 Saturday, January 5, 2013 3223.56  
  2010 Saturday, February 6, 2010 3249.43  
  2014 Tuesday, February 4, 2014 3249.68  
  2016 Saturday, April 9, 2016 3250.25  
  2015 Sunday, January 4, 2015 3279.28  
 
 

A listing of the 20 most significant victories in Chester's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Chester (3550) vs. Leeds United (4057)
  Wednesday, November 13, 1974
-406.0 8.8% 3-0 +31.9 
  Leeds United (3794) vs. Chester City (3392)
  Wednesday, October 5, 1983
-493.6 5.5% 0-1 +18.9 
  Chester (3605) vs. Newcastle United (3959)
  Wednesday, December 18, 1974
-253.8 18.8% 1-0 +16.2 
  Chester City (3375) vs. Bolton Wanderers (3714)
  Wednesday, September 14, 1983
-247.2 19.4% 3-0 +28.2 
  Port Vale (3757) vs. Chester City (3424)
  Tuesday, August 11, 1998
-400.1 9.1% 1-2 +9.1 
  Chester (3532) vs. Blackpool (3858)
  Wednesday, September 11, 1974
-225.4 21.5% 3-1 +23.6 
  Chester City (3476) vs. Oxford United (3787)
  Saturday, October 1, 1994
-241.3 20.0% 2-0 +24.0 
  Chester (3618) vs. Coventry City (3908)
  Saturday, January 7, 1939
-159.7 28.5% 1-0 +14.3 
  Chester City (3421) vs. Port Vale (3707)
  Tuesday, August 10, 1999
-219.0 22.1% 2-1 +7.8 
  Chester (3512) vs. Derby County (3796)
  Wednesday, September 23, 1964
-181.2 26.1% 5-4 +14.8 
  Chester (3728) vs. Coventry City (4010)
  Wednesday, August 30, 1978
-177.7 26.4% 2-1 +14.7 
  Southend United (3562) vs. Chester (3284)
  Saturday, November 8, 2014
-318.8 13.8% 1-2 +8.6 
  Chester (3520) vs. Bristol City (3798)
  Saturday, January 3, 1970
-172.3 27.1% 2-1 +14.6 
  Chester (3425) vs. Huddersfield Town (3699)
  Saturday, December 15, 1973
-171.0 27.2% 3-2 +14.6 
  Swansea City (3704) vs. Chester City (3439)
  Saturday, May 6, 1995
-333.9 12.8% 0-1 +17.4 
  Bury (3673) vs. Chester (3419)
  Wednesday, December 25, 1957
-359.9 11.2% 1-2 +17.8 
  Chester City (3330) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3582)
  Saturday, April 28, 1984
-159.7 28.5% 1-0 +14.3 
  Chester (3400) vs. Hartlepools United (3648)
  Saturday, January 15, 1955
-141.0 30.8% 1-0 +13.8 
  Chester City (3488) vs. Stockport County (3733)
  Wednesday, November 2, 1994
-175.3 26.7% 1-0 +14.7 
  Chester (3443) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3686)
  Saturday, December 24, 1949
-149.6 29.7% 3-1 +21.1 
 
 

A listing of the 20 most significant defeats in Chester's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Penrith (3100) vs. Chester (3537)
  Saturday, November 21, 1981
+338.6 87.5% 1-0 -17.5 
  Darwen (3186) vs. Chester (3604)
  Saturday, December 12, 1931
+287.6 84.0% 2-1 -16.8 
  Rochdale (3307) vs. Chester (3670)
  Monday, April 17, 1933
+232.4 79.2% 2-0 -23.8 
  Chester (3746) vs. Southport (3435)
  Saturday, October 10, 1936
+443.5 92.8% 2-3 -18.6 
  New Brighton (3436) vs. Chester (3732)
  Saturday, November 7, 1936
+163.1 71.9% 1-0 -14.4 
  New Brighton (3390) vs. Chester (3685)
  Wednesday, February 8, 1933
+165.3 72.1% 3-1 -21.6 
  Hartlepools United (3435) vs. Chester (3703)
  Saturday, February 8, 1947
+143.7 69.6% 5-1 -26.1 
  Southport (3377) vs. Chester (3631)
  Saturday, December 28, 1935
+121.4 66.8% 2-1 -13.4 
  Accrington Stanley (3475) vs. Chester (3726)
  Saturday, November 21, 1936
+118.3 66.4% 2-1 -13.3 
  Bradford Park Avenue (2949) vs. Chester (3199)
  Saturday, March 7, 2020
+210.0 77.0% 2-1 -15.4 
  Barrow (3349) vs. Chester (3589)
  Friday, April 16, 1965
+137.8 68.9% 2-1 -13.8 
  Chester (3548) vs. Hartlepool (3311)
  Saturday, November 28, 1970
+341.8 87.7% 0-1 -17.5 
  Carlisle United (3436) vs. Chester (3670)
  Saturday, April 5, 1947
+109.8 65.3% 3-2 -13.1 
  Oldham Athletic (3447) vs. Chester (3682)
  Saturday, May 17, 1947
+109.8 65.3% 1-0 -13.1 
  Chester (3661) vs. Southport (3427)
  Saturday, October 6, 1934
+364.6 89.1% 0-2 -26.7 
  Torquay United (3377) vs. Chester (3608)
  Monday, March 31, 1975
+130.5 67.9% 3-0 -23.8 
  Darlington (3471) vs. Chester (3701)
  Saturday, December 16, 1978
+124.8 67.2% 2-1 -13.4 
  Southport (3437) vs. Chester (3664)
  Saturday, November 8, 1947
+114.5 65.9% 3-0 -23.1 
  Altrincham (3332) vs. Chester City (3552)
  Wednesday, November 25, 1992
+147.0 70.0% 2-0 -10.5 
  Forest Green Rovers (3343) vs. Chester City (3563)
  Saturday, January 17, 2004
+160.7 71.6% 2-1 -14.3 
 
   

The twenty teams that Chester are most successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Crystal Palace 11 +7.26 
  Newport County 32 +4.38 
  Kidderminster Harriers 17 +4.27 
  AFC Telford United 21 +3.66 
  Alfreton Town 13 +3.63 
  Barnsley 31 +3.22 
  Preston North End 31 +2.81 
  Accrington Stanley 53 +2.79 
  Blyth Spartans 11 +2.78 
  Colchester United 43 +2.42 
  Scarborough Athletic 22 +2.36 
  Chesterfield 72 +2.27 
  Brackley Town 13 +2.20 
  Bradford City 71 +2.18 
  Boston United 24 +2.09 
  Chorley 11 +2.00 
  Guiseley 16 +1.97 
  Nuneaton Borough 12 +1.94 
  Bury 55 +1.52 
  FC Halifax Town 85 +1.25 

The twenty teams that Chester are least successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Woking 18 -6.98 
  Forest Green Rovers 17 -6.09 
  Northwich Victoria 12 -4.59 
  Altrincham 14 -4.31 
  Cambridge United 30 -3.80 
  Wycombe Wanderers 14 -3.66 
  Millwall 20 -2.29 
  Bristol Rovers 20 -2.19 
  Mansfield Town 99 -2.17 
  Cardiff City 17 -2.14 
  Northampton Town 46 -2.11 
  Brentford 46 -2.10 
  Shrewsbury Town 45 -2.06 
  Curzon Ashton 11 -1.87 
  AFC Bournemouth 16 -1.81 
  Oxford United 26 -1.74 
  Wigan Athletic 23 -1.64 
  Rotherham United 69 -1.58 
  Macclesfield 26 -1.54 
  Reading 31 -1.50