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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 Rochdale's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1927 Saturday, September 10, 1927 3735.92  
  2017 Saturday, January 7, 2017 3726.59  
  1924 Saturday, November 8, 1924 3722.95  
  1926 Tuesday, August 31, 1926 3718.56  
  2016 Friday, December 30, 2016 3709.82  
  1969 Monday, November 3, 1969 3694.68  
  1925 Saturday, January 10, 1925 3693.52  
  2011 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 3683.02  
  2014 Saturday, November 1, 2014 3680.01  
  2018 Saturday, August 4, 2018 3669.40  
  1928 Monday, January 2, 1928 3667.87  
  2015 Saturday, March 21, 2015 3664.18  
  2010 Saturday, March 27, 2010 3659.79  
  1971 Tuesday, March 16, 1971 3647.53  
  1950 Monday, September 11, 1950 3636.54  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1932 Saturday, August 27, 1932 3233.10  
  1978 Tuesday, December 26, 1978 3236.30  
  1979 Saturday, February 3, 1979 3275.34  
  1980 Saturday, April 26, 1980 3301.01  
  1933 Saturday, April 15, 1933 3307.49  
  1977 Saturday, December 17, 1977 3307.93  
  1984 Saturday, September 8, 1984 3308.80  
  1987 Saturday, November 14, 1987 3310.24  
  2024 Saturday, March 9, 2024 3311.38  
  1988 Friday, January 1, 1988 3333.96  
  1934 Saturday, September 22, 1934 3339.53  
  1985 Tuesday, March 5, 1985 3339.89  
  1966 Saturday, December 31, 1966 3340.83  
  1989 Saturday, March 4, 1989 3352.19  
  1986 Saturday, December 27, 1986 3352.22  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Rochdale (3545) vs. Blackburn Rovers (4016)
  Monday, March 19, 1962
-367.0 10.8% 3-1 +26.8 
  Rochdale (3520) vs. Coventry City (3970)
  Tuesday, October 8, 1991
-373.9 10.4% 1-0 +17.9 
  Rochdale (3398) vs. Barnsley (3806)
  Tuesday, August 20, 1996
-342.9 12.2% 2-1 +8.8 
  Rochdale (3593) vs. Coventry City (3995)
  Monday, January 11, 1971
-297.9 15.3% 2-1 +16.9 
  Rochdale (3459) vs. Southampton (3845)
  Wednesday, September 27, 1961
-281.5 16.5% 2-1 +16.7 
  Rochdale (3173) vs. Gillingham (3540)
  Saturday, January 9, 1915
-246.3 19.5% 2-0 +24.1 
  Rochdale (3307) vs. Chester (3670)
  Monday, April 17, 1933
-232.4 20.8% 2-0 +23.8 
  Rochdale (3381) vs. Hull City (3744)
  Saturday, May 6, 1933
-232.3 20.8% 3-2 +15.8 
  Rochdale (3320) vs. Gateshead (3678)
  Saturday, November 5, 1932
-227.9 21.2% 1-0 +15.8 
  Rochdale (3490) vs. Coventry City (3836)
  Saturday, January 25, 2003
-281.1 16.5% 2-0 +12.5 
  Rochdale (3291) vs. Reading (3621)
  Saturday, March 24, 1979
-224.8 21.5% 1-0 +15.7 
  Rochdale (3333) vs. Wrexham (3644)
  Saturday, November 19, 1932
-180.6 26.1% 3-1 +22.2 
  Rochdale (3301) vs. Newport County (3604)
  Tuesday, April 29, 1980
-199.5 24.1% 2-0 +22.8 
  Rochdale (3491) vs. Stockport County (3790)
  Saturday, March 15, 1930
-169.7 27.4% 3-1 +21.8 
  Rochdale (3406) vs. York City (3697)
  Tuesday, August 15, 1995
-222.7 21.7% 2-1 +7.8 
  Stockport County (3592) vs. Rochdale (3301)
  Saturday, October 29, 1932
-420.5 8.2% 2-3 +18.4 
  York City (3532) vs. Rochdale (3242)
  Saturday, September 3, 1932
-419.5 8.2% 2-6 +34.4 
  Rochdale (3411) vs. Oldham Athletic (3700)
  Saturday, February 21, 1953
-189.0 25.2% 3-1 +22.4 
  Rochdale (3542) vs. Leeds United (3831)
  Saturday, January 4, 2014
-248.4 19.3% 2-0 +12.1 
  Preston North End (3790) vs. Rochdale (3505)
  Saturday, January 4, 2003
-350.3 11.7% 1-2 +8.8 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Rochdale (3602) vs. FC United of Manchester (2742)
  Friday, November 5, 2010
+905.7 99.5% 2-3 -9.9 
  Rochdale (3651) vs. Chilton Colliery Recreation (3203)
  Thursday, December 17, 1925
+570.3 96.4% 1-2 -19.3 
  Rochdale (3576) vs. Bangor City (3182)
  Saturday, November 18, 1972
+494.6 94.5% 1-2 -18.9 
  Forest Green Rovers (3303) vs. Rochdale (3613)
  Saturday, November 29, 2008
+262.7 81.9% 2-0 -12.3 
  Workington (3386) vs. Rochdale (3679)
  Saturday, November 15, 1969
+187.0 74.6% 2-1 -14.9 
  Rotherham United (3444) vs. Rochdale (3736)
  Saturday, September 17, 1927
+163.1 71.9% 3-1 -21.6 
  Rochdale (3483) vs. Altrincham (3194)
  Wednesday, December 8, 1965
+392.2 90.5% 1-3 -27.2 
  Durham City (3442) vs. Rochdale (3720)
  Saturday, October 1, 1927
+148.7 70.2% 3-2 -14.0 
  Rochdale (3484) vs. Grantham (3208)
  Tuesday, December 18, 1973
+379.2 89.9% 3-5 -27.0 
  Rochdale (3441) vs. Northwich Victoria (3179)
  Monday, November 29, 1976
+365.1 89.1% 1-2 -17.8 
  Walsall (3474) vs. Rochdale (3725)
  Saturday, April 23, 1927
+124.4 67.2% 4-1 -23.5 
  Rochdale (3610) vs. Darlington (3360)
  Tuesday, April 13, 2010
+295.0 84.5% 0-1 -16.9 
  Accrington Stanley (3445) vs. Rochdale (3695)
  Saturday, November 27, 1926
+123.8 67.1% 4-3 -13.4 
  Sutton Town (3175) vs. Rochdale (3418)
  Saturday, November 25, 1933
+110.6 65.4% 2-1 -13.1 
  Rochdale (3581) vs. Stockport County (3350)
  Saturday, November 7, 2020
+270.3 82.6% 1-2 -8.3 
  Hartlepools United (3474) vs. Rochdale (3704)
  Saturday, February 26, 1927
+104.6 64.6% 3-2 -12.9 
  Wrexham (3450) vs. Rochdale (3680)
  Saturday, January 31, 1925
+110.9 65.4% 1-0 -13.1 
  Halifax Town (3298) vs. Rochdale (3528)
  Friday, October 29, 1965
+126.3 67.4% 4-1 -23.6 
  Scunthorpe United (3186) vs. Rochdale (3400)
  Saturday, November 28, 1931
+83.5 61.8% 2-1 -12.4 
  Crewe Alexandra (3491) vs. Rochdale (3704)
  Friday, December 26, 1924
+93.5 63.1% 2-0 -18.9 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Cheltenham Town 18 +4.35 
  Blackpool 28 +3.65 
  Durham City 14 +3.64 
  Cambridge United 33 +3.58 
  Coventry City 17 +3.13 
  Walsall 67 +2.91 
  Accrington Stanley 86 +2.79 
  New Brighton 42 +2.68 
  Newport County 36 +2.65 
  Boston United 12 +2.36 
  Macclesfield 25 +2.08 
  Shrewsbury Town 55 +2.00 
  Bolton Wanderers 16 +1.87 
  Bristol Rovers 42 +1.77 
  Reading 16 +1.63 
  Burnley 20 +1.55 
  Aldershot Town 59 +1.36 
  York City 117 +1.15 
  Northampton Town 69 +0.92 
  Scunthorpe United 103 +0.91 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Portsmouth 15 -5.40 
  Fulham 11 -4.72 
  Brentford 31 -4.22 
  Burton Albion 16 -3.95 
  Leyton Orient 42 -3.77 
  Ashington 17 -3.21 
  Kidderminster Harriers 12 -3.19 
  Dagenham and Redbridge 14 -2.89 
  Nelson 18 -2.73 
  Barnet 34 -2.65 
  Swindon Town 28 -2.53 
  Oxford United 30 -2.02 
  Plymouth Argyle 36 -1.81 
  Peterborough United 56 -1.59 
  Notts County 42 -1.58 
  Doncaster Rovers 117 -1.52 
  Fleetwood Town 20 -1.40 
  AFC Wimbledon 25 -1.36 
  Barnsley 46 -1.34 
  FC Halifax Town 137 -1.21