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This page shows all clubs ranked by their ELO scores on the selected date.

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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ELO Rankings as at  Thursday, January 1, 1998

 Rank Club Last Match Date ELO Score 
 1. Manchester United Sunday, December 28, 1997 4,188.1 
 2. Liverpool Sunday, December 28, 1997 4,108.5 
 3. Chelsea Monday, December 29, 1997 4,086.4 
 4. Arsenal Sunday, December 28, 1997 4,071.3 
 5. Blackburn Rovers Sunday, December 28, 1997 4,058.9 
 6. Newcastle United Sunday, December 28, 1997 4,022.1 
 7. Leeds United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,997.4 
 8. Aston Villa Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,988.4 
 9. Middlesbrough Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,978.6 
 10. Derby County Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,977.1 
 11. West Ham United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,960.0 
 12. Wimbledon Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,954.3 
 13. Leicester City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,953.7 
 14. Southampton Monday, December 29, 1997 3,938.6 
 15. Nottingham Forest Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,933.1 
 16. Sunderland Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,926.8 
 17. Sheffield Wednesday Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,926.4 
 18. Bolton Wanderers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,922.5 
 19. Coventry City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,910.7 
 20. Crystal Palace Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,901.9 
 21. Sheffield United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,901.2 
 22. Tottenham Hotspur Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,892.7 
 23. Everton Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,887.2 
 24. Ipswich Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,876.2 
 25. Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,870.4 
 26. Charlton Athletic Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,850.3 
 27. Stockport County Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,849.5 
 28. Birmingham City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,841.2 
 29. Barnsley Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,830.5 
 30. West Bromwich Albion Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,802.1 
 31. Watford Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,793.1 
 32. Reading Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,790.3 
 33. Bristol City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,782.3 
 34. Queens Park Rangers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,780.1 
 35. Manchester City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,776.8 
 36. Norwich City Tuesday, December 30, 1997 3,772.5 
 37. Oxford United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,771.6 
 38. Grimsby Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,769.3 
 39. Swindon Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,759.5 
 40. Bradford City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,758.4 
 41. Tranmere Rovers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,755.6 
 42. Stoke City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,755.0 
 43. Portsmouth Tuesday, December 30, 1997 3,751.0 
 44. Port Vale Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,742.1 
 45. Huddersfield Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,742.0 
 46. Oldham Athletic Friday, December 26, 1997 3,727.8 
 47. Bury Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,710.0 
 48. Wrexham Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,701.2 
 49. Crewe Alexandra Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,700.0 
 50. Chesterfield Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,687.7 
 51. Walsall Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,675.8 
 52. Blackpool Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,667.9 
 53. Preston North End Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,662.0 
 54. Bristol Rovers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,662.0 
 55. AFC Bournemouth Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,650.1 
 56. York City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,648.0 
 57. Fulham Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,645.2 
 58. Northampton Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,639.3 
 59. Luton Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,638.1 
 60. Wycombe Wanderers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,632.4 
 61. Gillingham Monday, December 29, 1997 3,622.9 
 62. Millwall Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,617.9 
 63. Notts County Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,601.7 
 64. Wigan Athletic Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,598.3 
 65. Southend United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,595.9 
 66. Peterborough United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,591.9 
 67. Brentford Monday, December 29, 1997 3,591.2 
 68. Burnley Friday, December 26, 1997 3,591.1 
 69. Plymouth Argyle Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,587.8 
 70. Carlisle United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,559.0 
 71. Rotherham United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,547.2 
 72. Macclesfield Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,529.9 
 73. Barnet Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,512.4 
 74. Lincoln City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,507.0 
 75. Colchester United Monday, December 29, 1997 3,499.4 
 76. Chester City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,491.1 
 77. Shrewsbury Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,481.5 
 78. Halifax Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,479.8 
 79. Cheltenham Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,479.2 
 80. Woking Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,478.2 
 81. Morecambe Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,471.1 
 82. Leyton Orient Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,467.2 
 83. Hartlepool United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,466.8 
 84. Mansfield Town Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,464.1 
 85. Hednesford Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,463.3 
 86. Exeter City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,454.9 
 87. Scarborough Friday, December 26, 1997 3,453.4 
 88. Scunthorpe United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,449.0 
 89. Torquay United Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,446.9 
 90. Cambridge United Monday, December 29, 1997 3,445.3 
 91. Rushden and Diamonds Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,440.6 
 92. Cardiff City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,440.5 
 93. Hereford United Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,440.4 
 94. Darlington Friday, December 26, 1997 3,438.4 
 95. Rochdale Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,435.0 
 96. Yeovil Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,431.9 
 97. Stevenage Borough Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,420.1 
 98. Southport Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,419.8 
 99. Hayes Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,403.1 
 100. Slough Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,395.8 
 101. Brighton and Hove Albion Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,394.0 
 102. Swansea City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,393.3 
 103. Northwich Victoria Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,388.2 
 104. Hull City Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,383.8 
 105. Kidderminster Harriers Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,380.7 
 106. Leek Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,377.0 
 107. Dover Athletic Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,366.1 
 108. Farnborough Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,356.7 
 109. Welling United Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,347.1 
 110. Bath City Saturday, May 3, 1997 3,341.5 
 111. Kettering Town Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,333.1 
 112. Telford United Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,328.4 
 113. Boston United Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,314.7 
 114. Bromsgrove Rovers Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,306.7 
 115. Altrincham Saturday, May 3, 1997 3,297.8 
 116. Dagenham and Redbridge Saturday, December 6, 1997 3,292.1 
 117. Gateshead Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,287.5 
 118. Doncaster Rovers Sunday, December 28, 1997 3,276.9 
 119. Stalybridge Celtic Thursday, January 1, 1998 3,262.2 
 120. Basingstoke Town Tuesday, December 16, 1997 3,126.4 
 121. Blyth Spartans Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,125.2 
 122. Boreham Wood Tuesday, December 16, 1997 3,121.2 
 123. Carshalton Athletic Monday, November 24, 1997 3,116.6 
 124. Emley Wednesday, December 17, 1997 3,114.3 
 125. Ilkeston Town Wednesday, December 17, 1997 3,109.9 
 126. King's Lynn Saturday, December 6, 1997 3,105.5 
 127. Colwyn Bay Sunday, November 16, 1997 3,105.4 
 128. Solihull Borough Wednesday, November 26, 1997 3,103.0 
 129. Heybridge Swifts Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,099.5 
 130. Margate Sunday, November 16, 1997 3,099.3 
 131. Lincoln United Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,098.7 
 132. Gainsborough Trinity Tuesday, November 25, 1997 3,098.5 
 133. Winsford United Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,095.2 
 134. Hendon Saturday, December 6, 1997 3,094.5 
 135. Billericay Town Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,093.9 
 136. Wisbech Town Saturday, December 6, 1997 3,092.2 
 137. Tiverton Town Saturday, November 15, 1997 3,091.8