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.
A historical overview of Swifts's ELO scores.
A list of the top 15 Swifts sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
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A list of the worst 15 Swifts sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
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A list of the twenty most significant victories in Swifts history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
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Royal Engineers (3,309) vs. Swifts (3,199) Saturday January 29th, 1876 |
20.45% | 1-3 | +23.9 |
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Clapham Rovers (3,317) vs. Swifts (3,263) Saturday December 22nd, 1883 |
26.12% | 1-2 | +14.8 |
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Swifts (3,175) vs. Wrexham (3,175) Saturday February 2nd, 1889 |
63.27% | 3-1 | +11.0 |
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Swifts (3,181) vs. Woodford Wells (3,181) Saturday November 22nd, 1873 |
67.44% | 2-1 | +6.5 |
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South Norwood (3,161) vs. Swifts (3,173) Saturday December 11th, 1875 |
34.05% | 0-5 | +26.4 |
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Swifts (3,175) vs. Crystal Palace (3,162) Saturday October 18th, 1873 |
69.11% | 1-0 | +6.2 |
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Swifts (3,254) vs. Upton Park (3,237) Saturday December 2nd, 1882 |
69.54% | 3-2 | +6.1 |
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Swifts (3,245) vs. Old Harrovians (3,227) Saturday November 19th, 1881 |
69.66% | 7-1 | +12.9 |
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Swifts (3,164) vs. Great Marlow (3,139) Wednesday November 3rd, 1875 |
70.55% | 2-0 | +8.8 |
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Swifts (3,212) vs. Romford (3,184) Saturday December 21st, 1878 |
70.92% | 3-1 | +8.7 |
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Swifts (3,207) vs. Hawks (3,177) Saturday November 9th, 1878 |
71.10% | 2-1 | +5.8 |
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Reading (3,183) vs. Swifts (3,215) Saturday December 18th, 1880 |
36.84% | 0-1 | +12.6 |
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Church (3,254) vs. Swifts (3,287) Saturday January 16th, 1886 |
36.89% | 2-6 | +23.7 |
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Swifts (3,255) vs. Great Marlow (3,221) Saturday December 1st, 1883 |
71.58% | 2-0 | +8.5 |
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Swifts (3,214) vs. Reading Hornets (3,175) Saturday November 4th, 1876 |
72.14% | 2-0 | +8.4 |
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Old Foresters (3,159) vs. Swifts (3,203) Saturday November 20th, 1880 |
38.35% | 1-2 | +12.3 |
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Swifts (3,281) vs. Old Westminsters (3,236) Wednesday January 21st, 1885 |
72.82% | 2-1 | +5.4 |
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Swifts (3,278) vs. Old Foresters (3,216) Saturday January 19th, 1884 |
74.76% | 2-1 | +5.0 |
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Herts Rangers (3,157) vs. Swifts (3,224) Saturday November 5th, 1881 |
41.43% | 0-4 | +22.0 |
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Swifts (3,251) vs. Highbury Union (3,155) Saturday November 4th, 1882 |
78.22% | 4-1 | +7.6 |
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Swifts history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
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Swifts (3,332) vs. Old Foresters (3,257) Saturday January 15th, 1887 |
76.10% | 0-2 | -22.8 |
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Rochester (3,176) vs. Swifts (3,222) Saturday December 16th, 1876 |
38.61% | 1-0 | -7.7 |
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Swifts (3,286) vs. Notts County (3,256) Thursday February 14th, 1884 |
71.10% | 0-1 | -14.2 |
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Swifts (3,286) vs. Nottingham Forest (3,259) Saturday January 24th, 1885 |
70.82% | 0-1 | -14.2 |
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Old Etonians (3,175) vs. Swifts (3,176) Thursday November 26th, 1874 |
32.62% | 3-0 | -11.4 |
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Clapham Rovers (3,219) vs. Swifts (3,219) Saturday December 22nd, 1877 |
32.59% | 4-0 | -12.2 |
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The Wednesday (3,210) vs. Swifts (3,186) Saturday January 18th, 1890 |
32.22% | 6-1 | -12.9 |
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Wanderers (3,247) vs. Swifts (3,223) Saturday February 26th, 1876 |
46.55% | 2-1 | -9.3 |
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Clapham Rovers (3,246) vs. Swifts (3,221) Saturday March 8th, 1879 |
29.54% | 8-1 | -13.3 |
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Royal Engineers (3,259) vs. Swifts (3,188) Wednesday January 28th, 1874 |
39.82% | 2-0 | -11.9 |
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Clapham Rovers (3,315) vs. Swifts (3,228) Saturday January 8th, 1881 |
22.69% | 2-1 | -4.5 |
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Old Etonians (3,353) vs. Swifts (3,258) Saturday December 17th, 1881 |
21.90% | 3-0 | -7.7 |
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Blackburn Rovers (3,444) vs. Swifts (3,321) Saturday March 13th, 1886 |
33.00% | 2-1 | -6.6 |
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Old Etonians (3,388) vs. Swifts (3,260) Wednesday January 24th, 1883 |
18.85% | 2-0 | -5.7 |
A complete listing of Swifts's fortunes against all opponents that they have played ten or more matches against - ranked from most to least successful, based on the average ELO points gained or lost in each match.
| # | Opponent | P | W | D | L | Avg ELO +/- |
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