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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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TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
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A historical overview of Tottenham Hotspur's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2018 Wednesday, December 26, 2018 4313.37  
  2019 Tuesday, January 8, 2019 4299.71  
  2017 Sunday, October 22, 2017 4296.53  
  2022 Saturday, September 17, 2022 4247.69  
  1961 Saturday, January 7, 1961 4240.21  
  1960 Saturday, December 31, 1960 4239.42  
  2020 Sunday, December 6, 2020 4226.36  
  2023 Friday, October 27, 2023 4225.82  
  2016 Monday, April 18, 2016 4222.89  
  2024 Sunday, March 10, 2024 4216.97  
  2021 Monday, January 25, 2021 4213.87  
  2013 Tuesday, September 24, 2013 4197.27  
  2012 Saturday, February 11, 2012 4191.64  
  1962 Saturday, November 10, 1962 4189.99  
  1963 Wednesday, March 27, 1963 4182.04  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1897 Saturday, March 20, 1897 3584.54  
  1898 Saturday, February 5, 1898 3620.18  
  1899 Saturday, January 14, 1899 3665.67  
  1908 Saturday, March 21, 1908 3667.20  
  1907 Saturday, October 19, 1907 3682.76  
  1903 Saturday, December 26, 1903 3697.73  
  1904 Saturday, January 2, 1904 3701.39  
  1906 Wednesday, September 5, 1906 3716.28  
  1900 Saturday, November 24, 1900 3743.12  
  1905 Saturday, January 28, 1905 3749.44  
  1901 Saturday, January 12, 1901 3760.50  
  1930 Saturday, January 4, 1930 3775.59  
  1929 Saturday, November 16, 1929 3786.69  
  1902 Saturday, December 6, 1902 3796.70  
  1931 Friday, December 25, 1931 3798.88  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Aston Villa (4123) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3772)
  Thursday, February 25, 1904
-486.2 5.7% 0-1 +18.9 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3689) vs. Sunderland (4005)
  Saturday, February 11, 1899
-185.5 25.6% 2-1 +14.9 
  Everton (4057) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3742)
  Saturday, February 6, 1904
-451.1 6.9% 1-2 +18.6 
  Millwall Athletic (3874) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3577)
  Friday, December 25, 1896
-433.5 7.6% 0-4 +34.6 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3963) vs. Liverpool (4257)
  Saturday, March 29, 1980
-190.8 25.0% 2-0 +22.5 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3812) vs. Bury (4092)
  Saturday, February 23, 1901
-149.1 29.8% 2-1 +14.0 
  Manchester City (4401) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4132)
  Saturday, February 19, 2022
-307.2 14.6% 2-3 +17.1 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3966) vs. Manchester United (4234)
  Saturday, May 19, 2001
-201.5 23.9% 3-1 +22.8 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3717) vs. Bolton Wanderers (3984)
  Saturday, September 19, 1908
-143.6 30.4% 2-1 +13.9 
  Tottenham Hotspur (4051) vs. Chelsea (4311)
  Sunday, November 5, 2006
-207.7 23.2% 2-1 +15.4 
  West Bromwich Albion (4068) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3810)
  Wednesday, February 11, 1903
-395.9 9.3% 0-2 +27.2 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3890) vs. Liverpool (4128)
  Wednesday, March 9, 1977
-134.8 31.5% 1-0 +13.7 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3944) vs. Nottingham Forest (4178)
  Saturday, October 27, 1979
-130.6 32.0% 1-0 +13.6 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3885) vs. Newcastle United (4113)
  Saturday, December 3, 1994
-158.8 28.6% 4-2 +21.4 
  Tottenham Hotspur (4137) vs. Manchester City (4365)
  Sunday, February 2, 2020
-188.9 25.2% 2-0 +22.4 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3763) vs. Blackburn Rovers (3989)
  Monday, February 11, 1907
-100.8 35.9% 2-1 +12.8 
  Tottenham Hotspur (4029) vs. Liverpool (4253)
  Saturday, November 1, 2008
-176.6 26.6% 2-1 +14.7 
  Tottenham Hotspur (4004) vs. Liverpool (4221)
  Saturday, April 27, 2002
-151.4 29.5% 1-0 +14.1 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3920) vs. West Bromwich Albion (4134)
  Monday, May 14, 1979
-109.2 34.8% 1-0 +13.0 
  Tottenham Hotspur (3837) vs. Newcastle United (4051)
  Saturday, November 23, 1912
-92.7 37.0% 1-0 +12.6 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Torquay United (3425) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4109)
  Wednesday, September 23, 1987
+594.6 96.8% 1-0 -19.4 
  Swansea City (3473) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4053)
  Wednesday, September 25, 1991
+505.1 94.8% 1-0 -19.0 
  Orient (3545) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4058)
  Monday, September 23, 1985
+423.0 91.9% 2-0 -27.6 
  Grimsby Town (3540) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4043)
  Tuesday, September 20, 2005
+446.1 92.9% 1-0 -9.3 
  Grimsby Town (3568) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4012)
  Saturday, April 24, 1920
+323.6 86.6% 2-0 -26.0 
  Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (3682) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4111)
  Saturday, February 16, 1957
+321.3 86.4% 3-1 -25.9 
  Port Vale (3583) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3983)
  Saturday, January 30, 1988
+310.0 85.6% 2-1 -17.1 
  Lincoln City (3668) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4058)
  Wednesday, October 26, 1983
+297.7 84.7% 2-1 -16.9 
  Southend United (3624) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4013)
  Wednesday, October 4, 1989
+311.7 85.7% 3-2 -17.1 
  York City (3624) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3987)
  Saturday, February 19, 1955
+256.4 81.4% 3-1 -24.4 
  Brentford (3518) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3863)
  Saturday, March 15, 1902
+213.6 77.4% 2-1 -15.5 
  Northampton Town (3539) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3880)
  Saturday, October 19, 1901
+208.9 76.9% 3-1 -23.1 
  Leeds United (3814) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4155)
  Sunday, January 27, 2013
+297.9 84.7% 2-1 -8.5 
  West Bromwich Albion (3939) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4273)
  Saturday, May 5, 2018
+295.7 84.6% 1-0 -16.9 
  Tottenham Hotspur (4222) vs. Newcastle United (3896)
  Wednesday, March 22, 1961
+429.6 92.2% 1-2 -18.4 
  Swindon Town (3480) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3805)
  Wednesday, April 22, 1903
+187.5 74.6% 2-0 -22.4 
  Gravesend United (3505) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3827)
  Tuesday, April 2, 1901
+191.5 75.1% 2-1 -15.0 
  Leicester City (3781) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4093)
  Sunday, January 8, 2006
+256.1 81.4% 3-2 -8.1 
  Manchester City (3841) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4152)
  Saturday, May 11, 1963
+206.3 76.6% 1-0 -15.3 
  Tottenham Hotspur (4313) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4005)
  Saturday, December 29, 2018
+348.8 88.2% 1-3 -26.4 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Oldham Athletic 41 +4.34 
  Millwall 51 +3.87 
  Port Vale 15 +3.81 
  Bristol Rovers 22 +2.42 
  Gillingham 26 +1.83 
  Cardiff City 51 +1.52 
  Blackburn Rovers 109 +1.34 
  Bradford Park Avenue 36 +1.33 
  Blackpool 59 +1.33 
  Crystal Palace 62 +1.33 
  Swansea City 46 +1.28 
  Charlton Athletic 55 +1.26 
  Stoke City 95 +1.03 
  Leeds United 103 +1.01 
  Watford 52 +0.95 
  Fulham 99 +0.91 
  AFC Wimbledon 37 +0.88 
  Bolton Wanderers 103 +0.79 
  Aston Villa 173 +0.78 
  Everton 186 +0.77 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Swindon Town 29 -2.61 
  Northampton Town 18 -2.42 
  Derby County 69 -1.67 
  Huddersfield Town 44 -1.50 
  Brighton and Hove Albion 39 -1.48 
  Middlesbrough 96 -1.39 
  Portsmouth 66 -1.33 
  Chelsea 176 -1.17 
  Grimsby Town 16 -1.15 
  Burnley 123 -0.96 
  Plymouth Argyle 36 -0.90 
  West Ham United 182 -0.86 
  Ipswich Town 52 -0.77 
  West Bromwich Albion 148 -0.75 
  Bury 41 -0.62 
  Brentford 36 -0.62 
  Sheffield United 96 -0.57 
  Barnsley 34 -0.50 
  Liverpool 176 -0.48 
  Sunderland 118 -0.41