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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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SOUTHEND UNITED
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A historical overview of Southend United's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1993 Saturday, November 27, 1993 3825.41  
  1995 Tuesday, December 26, 1995 3822.24  
  1996 Monday, January 1, 1996 3819.62  
  1994 Saturday, January 1, 1994 3807.50  
  1992 Saturday, February 1, 1992 3780.40  
  1991 Thursday, December 26, 1991 3761.63  
  2007 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3754.98  
  2006 Friday, March 10, 2006 3751.14  
  2008 Saturday, April 19, 2008 3746.81  
  1931 Saturday, November 28, 1931 3735.93  
  2017 Saturday, April 1, 2017 3731.74  
  1982 Saturday, November 27, 1982 3716.41  
  1997 Saturday, February 15, 1997 3713.31  
  1926 Saturday, February 6, 1926 3713.24  
  1932 Saturday, August 27, 1932 3709.67  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2022 Friday, April 15, 2022 3289.02  
  2021 Saturday, December 11, 2021 3291.35  
  2023 Tuesday, March 28, 2023 3295.90  
  2024 Saturday, February 17, 2024 3340.44  
  2020 Saturday, November 28, 2020 3366.26  
  2003 Saturday, November 15, 2003 3368.51  
  1985 Monday, May 6, 1985 3385.04  
  1986 Saturday, April 12, 1986 3390.38  
  2004 Saturday, January 24, 2004 3392.01  
  1970 Tuesday, March 3, 1970 3397.79  
  1971 Friday, January 15, 1971 3401.17  
  2000 Tuesday, May 2, 2000 3422.85  
  2002 Sunday, December 29, 2002 3441.23  
  2001 Saturday, December 1, 2001 3442.54  
  1999 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 3443.82  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Southend United (3674) vs. Manchester United (4291)
  Tuesday, November 7, 2006
-564.6 3.7% 1-0 +9.6 
  Southend United (3479) vs. Derby County (3909)
  Tuesday, September 22, 1987
-341.1 12.3% 1-0 +17.5 
  Southend United (3624) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4013)
  Wednesday, October 4, 1989
-311.7 14.3% 3-2 +17.1 
  Southend United (3596) vs. Liverpool (3915)
  Saturday, January 5, 1957
-211.9 22.8% 2-1 +15.4 
  Southend United (3603) vs. Swindon Town (3872)
  Saturday, November 15, 1913
-147.5 30.0% 2-0 +21.0 
  Swindon Town (3811) vs. Southend United (3547)
  Saturday, January 4, 1969
-368.7 10.7% 0-2 +26.8 
  Southend United (3403) vs. Notts County (3666)
  Friday, March 26, 1971
-158.6 28.6% 1-0 +14.3 
  Birmingham City (3965) vs. Southend United (3710)
  Tuesday, January 30, 2007
-307.2 14.6% 1-3 +25.6 
  Bolton Wanderers (3920) vs. Southend United (3666)
  Tuesday, August 28, 1979
-357.9 11.3% 1-2 +17.7 
  Southend United (3551) vs. Norwich City (3800)
  Monday, October 5, 1959
-147.1 30.0% 1-0 +14.0 
  Southend United (3545) vs. Bristol City (3789)
  Tuesday, August 10, 2010
-198.9 24.1% 3-2 +7.6 
  Southend United (3620) vs. Wigan Athletic (3862)
  Saturday, February 10, 2018
-203.3 23.7% 3-1 +22.9 
  Southend United (3671) vs. Watford (3904)
  Tuesday, August 28, 2007
-184.2 25.7% 2-0 +11.1 
  Southend United (3676) vs. West Bromwich Albion (3909)
  Monday, January 1, 2007
-180.8 26.1% 3-1 +22.2 
  Southend United (3564) vs. Sunderland (3792)
  Saturday, May 4, 2019
-188.0 25.3% 2-1 +14.9 
  Southend United (3423) vs. Wrexham (3652)
  Saturday, January 31, 1970
-122.8 33.0% 1-0 +13.4 
  Southend United (3548) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3776)
  Friday, March 10, 1989
-146.9 30.0% 3-1 +21.0 
  Southend United (3562) vs. Plymouth Argyle (3789)
  Monday, April 9, 1923
-112.0 34.4% 2-1 +13.1 
  Southend United (3688) vs. Derby County (3913)
  Saturday, January 30, 1926
-102.5 35.7% 4-1 +22.5 
  Southend United (3659) vs. Southampton (3874)
  Saturday, December 9, 2006
-163.7 28.0% 2-1 +14.4 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Harlow Town (3117) vs. Southend United (3633)
  Tuesday, December 18, 1979
+412.6 91.5% 1-0 -18.3 
  Bath City (3227) vs. Southend United (3632)
  Saturday, November 22, 1952
+305.1 85.3% 3-1 -25.6 
  Aylesbury United (3299) vs. Southend United (3636)
  Saturday, November 18, 1989
+260.1 81.7% 1-0 -16.3 
  Yeovil Town (3348) vs. Southend United (3645)
  Friday, November 21, 1958
+192.3 75.2% 1-0 -15.0 
  Southend United (3761) vs. Fulham (3470)
  Tuesday, August 20, 1996
+356.7 88.6% 0-2 -13.3 
  Southend United (3497) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3213)
  Saturday, November 14, 1998
+351.4 88.3% 0-1 -8.8 
  Southend United (3715) vs. Newport County (3436)
  Tuesday, August 8, 2017
+317.3 86.1% 0-2 -12.9 
  Southend United (3562) vs. Chester (3284)
  Saturday, November 8, 2014
+318.8 86.2% 1-2 -8.6 
  Southend United (3627) vs. Hereford United (3358)
  Saturday, November 22, 1980
+368.4 89.3% 0-1 -17.9 
  Hereford United (3402) vs. Southend United (3652)
  Saturday, November 21, 1981
+151.5 70.5% 3-1 -21.2 
  Stockport County (3394) vs. Southend United (3641)
  Friday, April 3, 1981
+147.2 70.0% 1-0 -14.0 
  Southend United (3602) vs. Colchester United (3372)
  Tuesday, December 26, 1989
+306.5 85.4% 0-2 -25.6 
  Port Vale (3408) vs. Southend United (3636)
  Monday, November 10, 1980
+128.9 67.7% 1-0 -13.5 
  Yeovil Town (3444) vs. Southend United (3671)
  Saturday, November 4, 2017
+188.3 74.7% 1-0 -7.5 
  Scunthorpe United (3426) vs. Southend United (3650)
  Sunday, March 22, 1981
+124.7 67.2% 2-1 -13.4 
  Gillingham (3437) vs. Southend United (3657)
  Friday, April 18, 1930
+90.6 62.7% 1-0 -12.5 
  Bradford Park Avenue (3247) vs. Southend United (3466)
  Saturday, January 17, 1970
+112.8 65.7% 1-0 -13.1 
  Gillingham (3447) vs. Southend United (3659)
  Friday, April 4, 1958
+106.2 64.8% 2-0 -19.4 
  Yeovil Town (3366) vs. Southend United (3578)
  Saturday, November 16, 1963
+108.8 65.2% 1-0 -13.0 
  Torquay United (3325) vs. Southend United (3535)
  Tuesday, March 3, 1987
+121.8 66.8% 2-1 -13.4 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
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  Macclesfield 18 +6.14 
  Derby County 24 +3.00 
  Bradford Park Avenue 13 +2.92 
  Cambridge United 33 +2.80 
  Oldham Athletic 45 +2.76 
  Hereford 25 +2.35 
  Bury 46 +2.07 
  Workington 16 +2.05 
  Walsall 88 +1.97 
  Kidderminster Harriers 12 +1.91 
  Plymouth Argyle 86 +1.81 
  Fleetwood Town 13 +1.75 
  Crewe Alexandra 38 +1.73 
  FC Halifax Town 52 +1.65 
  Coventry City 62 +1.62 
  Darlington 1883 33 +1.60 
  Rotherham United 30 +1.58 
  Sheffield United 21 +1.47 
  Accrington Stanley 18 +1.41 
  Lincoln City 47 +1.39 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
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  Morecambe 13 -9.48 
  Wycombe Wanderers 18 -3.04 
  Doncaster Rovers 39 -2.93 
  Charlton Athletic 47 -2.68 
  Nottingham Forest 11 -2.63 
  Carlisle United 37 -2.50 
  Stockport County 31 -2.31 
  Yeovil Town 22 -2.31 
  Wrexham 44 -2.27 
  Preston North End 26 -2.05 
  Huddersfield Town 31 -2.01 
  Fulham 23 -1.87 
  Leicester City 13 -1.77 
  Newport County 103 -1.72 
  Cardiff City 41 -1.63 
  West Ham United 17 -1.55 
  Tranmere Rovers 54 -1.51 
  Gillingham 128 -1.45 
  Leyton Orient 78 -1.45 
  York City 51 -1.30