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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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Port Vale

ELO Score History

A historical overview of Port Vale's ELO scores.

Best Teams in History

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

Year Date Recorded ELO Score
1927 Saturday December 24th, 1927 3,878.03
1931 Monday September 7th, 1931 3,870.21
1930 Saturday November 22nd, 1930 3,866.33
1996 Tuesday April 2nd, 1996 3,854.60
1933 Saturday November 18th, 1933 3,854.59
1928 Saturday January 14th, 1928 3,853.47
1926 Friday April 2nd, 1926 3,847.89
1997 Saturday April 12th, 1997 3,846.16
1956 Monday April 2nd, 1956 3,845.22
1955 Saturday October 8th, 1955 3,840.48
1934 Saturday January 27th, 1934 3,826.16
1990 Monday April 16th, 1990 3,825.37
1994 Saturday September 10th, 1994 3,822.58
1899 Saturday January 21st, 1899 3,814.34
1898 Saturday October 1st, 1898 3,806.08

Worst Teams in History

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

Year Date Recorded ELO Score
1981 Saturday January 31st, 1981 3,377.40
1980 Saturday April 19th, 1980 3,381.21
1968 Saturday September 14th, 1968 3,384.13
1979 Friday December 7th, 1979 3,384.78
1967 Saturday September 23rd, 1967 3,391.20
2019 Saturday February 23rd, 2019 3,402.08
2009 Saturday April 18th, 2009 3,413.53
1966 Saturday October 22nd, 1966 3,421.97
2018 Saturday October 13th, 2018 3,437.59
2021 Saturday March 13th, 2021 3,439.08
2008 Friday December 26th, 2008 3,439.83
1969 Wednesday March 5th, 1969 3,461.45

Significant Victories

A list of the twenty most significant victories in Port Vale history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

Match Win % Score ELO +/-
Burslem Port Vale (3,612) vs. Sheffield United (4,119)
Wednesday February 2nd, 1898 		10.32% 2-1 +17.9
Sheffield United (3,931) vs. Port Vale (3,432)
Tuesday August 11th, 2009 		4.18% 1-2 +9.6
Port Vale (3,670) vs. Sunderland (4,137)
Monday January 13th, 1936 		12.69% 2-0 +26.2
Port Vale (3,585) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3,985)
Saturday January 30th, 1988 		14.36% 2-1 +17.1
Port Vale (3,440) vs. Sheffield Wednesday (3,820)
Tuesday August 25th, 2009 		12.69% 2-0 +13.1
Burslem Port Vale (3,634) vs. Manchester United (4,001)
Saturday March 24th, 1906 		20.28% 1-0 +15.9
Port Vale (3,594) vs. Burnley (3,928)
Tuesday August 11th, 2015 		15.46% 1-0 +8.5
Burslem Port Vale (3,644) vs. Liverpool (3,929)
Monday October 21st, 1895 		29.48% 5-4 +14.1
Port Vale (3,512) vs. Plymouth Argyle (3,790)
Saturday February 16th, 1952 		25.97% 1-0 +14.8
Port Vale (3,435) vs. Burnley (3,705)
Tuesday December 16th, 1980 		27.37% 2-0 +21.8
Port Vale (3,405) vs. Peterborough United (3,671)
Saturday August 17th, 1968 		28.21% 1-0 +14.4
Queens Park Rangers (3,808) vs. Port Vale (3,546)
Tuesday August 10th, 2010 		14.62% 1-3 +12.8
Burslem Port Vale (3,633) vs. Chelsea (3,894)
Saturday November 3rd, 1906 		31.51% 2-0 +20.5
Port Vale (3,490) vs. Sheffield United (3,743)
Tuesday December 27th, 1983 		28.38% 2-0 +21.5
Port Vale (3,750) vs. Blackpool (4,000)
Saturday February 20th, 1954 		30.41% 2-0 +20.9
Port Vale (3,662) vs. Preston North End (3,911)
Wednesday August 23rd, 2006 		24.37% 2-1 +7.6
Notts County (3,832) vs. Port Vale (3,585)
Saturday February 4th, 1922 		11.08% 1-2 +17.8
Port Vale (3,782) vs. Everton (4,026)
Wednesday February 14th, 1996 		26.71% 2-1 +7.3
Burslem Port Vale (3,647) vs. West Bromwich Albion (3,891)
Monday September 10th, 1906 		33.59% 2-1 +13.3
Burslem Port Vale (3,669) vs. Nottingham Forest (3,911)
Saturday January 5th, 1907 		33.80% 4-2 +19.9

Significant Defeats

A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Port Vale history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

Match Win % Score ELO +/-
Chasetown (2,773) vs. Port Vale (3,555)
Tuesday December 11th, 2007 		98.55% 1-0 -9.9
South Shields AFC (3,243) vs. Port Vale (3,789)
Saturday October 18th, 1919 		92.09% 2-0 -27.6
Port Vale (3,626) vs. Canvey Island (3,107)
Tuesday November 28th, 2000 		96.66% 1-2 -9.7
Scarborough (3,397) vs. Port Vale (3,790)
Saturday December 3rd, 1994 		86.55% 1-0 -8.7
Port Vale (3,759) vs. Chester City (3,426)
Tuesday August 11th, 1998 		90.92% 1-2 -9.1
New Brighton (3,364) vs. Port Vale (3,693)
Wednesday September 2nd, 1936 		75.55% 2-0 -22.7
Workington (3,465) vs. Port Vale (3,780)
Saturday February 6th, 1954 		76.92% 2-0 -23.1
Crewe Alexandra (3,370) vs. Port Vale (3,679)
Friday March 27th, 1959 		76.37% 2-0 -22.9
Gainsborough Trinity (3,231) vs. Port Vale (3,529)
Wednesday December 1st, 1937 		72.16% 2-1 -14.4
Enfield (3,136) vs. Port Vale (3,428)
Tuesday January 6th, 1981 		75.11% 3-0 -26.3
Chester City (3,423) vs. Port Vale (3,710)
Tuesday August 10th, 1999 		77.91% 2-1 -7.8
Port Vale (3,574) vs. King's Lynn Town (3,291)
Saturday November 7th, 2020 		86.51% 0-1 -8.7
Port Vale (3,550) vs. Northampton Town (3,300)
Monday October 1st, 1984 		87.79% 0-3 -30.7
Hartlepools United (3,526) vs. Port Vale (3,773)
Saturday March 29th, 1930 		66.39% 2-0 -19.9
Hartlepools United (3,536) vs. Port Vale (3,775)
Saturday January 16th, 1954 		68.35% 2-1 -13.7
Port Vale (3,614) vs. Accrington Stanley (3,375)
Saturday October 25th, 1952 		87.56% 0-1 -17.5
Chesterfield (3,562) vs. Port Vale (3,796)
Saturday December 14th, 1929 		64.56% 2-0 -19.4
Port Vale (3,814) vs. York City (3,582)
Tuesday August 12th, 1997 		84.56% 1-2 -8.5
Gillingham (3,528) vs. Port Vale (3,753)
Friday December 30th, 1988 		69.69% 1-0 -13.9
Port Vale (3,800) vs. Darlington (3,575)
Saturday March 22nd, 1930 		88.51% 0-2 -26.6

Opponents

A complete listing of Port Vale'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 +/-
1 Crawley Town Crawley Town 15 10 2 3 +7.05
2 Yeovil Town Yeovil Town 14 6 4 4 +3.83
3 Burton Swifts Burton Swifts 14 8 2 4 +3.50
4 Newport County Newport County 50 22 14 14 +3.06
5 Milton Keynes Dons MK Dons 18 8 5 5 +3.04
6 Leyton Orient Leyton Orient 67 35 12 20 +2.89
7 Forest Green Rovers Forest Green 13 5 6 2 +2.57
8 Southampton Southampton 33 14 10 9 +2.53
9 Workington Workington 17 9 5 3 +2.35
10 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 32 14 4 14 +2.32
11 Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford (PA) 39 18 11 10 +2.14
12 Millwall Millwall 50 22 10 18 +2.11
13 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 58 26 10 22 +2.08
14 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 53 24 8 21 +2.01
15 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 72 30 19 23 +1.99
16 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 49 19 15 15 +1.86
17 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 82 38 25 19 +1.84
18 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 33 13 8 12 +1.61
19 Sunderland Sunderland 21 3 9 9 +1.48
20 Burton Albion Burton Albion 18 8 4 6 +1.32
21 Burton United Burton United 12 6 3 3 +1.28
22 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 48 18 11 19 +1.24
23 Blackpool Blackpool 77 34 11 32 +1.19
24 Cardiff City Cardiff City 23 8 4 11 +1.19
25 Southend United Southend United 82 28 31 23 +1.05
26 Rochdale Rochdale 56 21 24 11 +1.05
27 Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town 16 6 5 5 +1.01
28 Hereford Hereford 34 13 11 10 +0.98
29 Derby County Derby County 24 8 4 12 +0.88
30 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 58 25 16 17 +0.84
31 Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 53 17 17 19 +0.81
32 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 38 12 10 16 +0.76
33 FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town 52 23 16 13 +0.74
34 Rotherham United Rotherham United 54 22 8 24 +0.58
35 Exeter City Exeter City 62 27 12 23 +0.58
36 Stockport County Stockport County 73 30 20 23 +0.53
37 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 27 7 8 12 +0.50
38 Wrexham Wrexham 65 27 17 21 +0.50
39 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 41 14 10 17 +0.49
40 Swansea City Swansea City 57 24 11 22 +0.49
41 Reading Reading 64 24 14 26 +0.38
42 Swindon Town Swindon 92 34 21 37 +0.29
43 Norwich City Norwich City 32 11 10 11 +0.27
44 Barnet Barnet 14 6 5 3 +0.26
45 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 84 34 20 30 +0.21
46 Barrow Barrow 23 12 5 6 +0.20
47 Newcastle United Newcastle United 18 4 5 9 +0.14
48 AFC Wimbledon Wimbledon 18 7 1 10 +0.12
49 Southport Southport 23 11 9 3 +0.10
50 Chester Chester 50 19 16 15 +0.09
51 Burnley Burnley 44 12 16 16 +0.06
52 Peterborough United Peterborough United 55 18 16 21 +0.06
53 Bury Bury 80 26 23 31 +0.05
54 Gillingham Gillingham 53 18 18 17 +0.02
55 Notts County Notts County 105 37 22 46 +0.01
56 Brentford Brentford 55 24 7 24 0.00
57 Lincoln City Lincoln City 90 32 23 35 -0.02
58 Stoke City Stoke City 50 14 17 19 -0.02
59 Luton Town Luton Town 37 12 8 17 -0.03
60 Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United 48 16 16 16 -0.04
61 Darlington Darlington 44 19 12 13 -0.04
62 Coventry City Coventry City 34 12 10 12 -0.05
63 Cambridge United Cambridge United 25 11 4 10 -0.09
64 Bristol City Bristol City 88 31 17 40 -0.12
65 Birmingham City Birmingham 31 9 3 19 -0.14
66 Barnsley Barnsley 115 45 20 50 -0.20
67 Preston North End Preston North End 52 17 12 23 -0.23
68 Oxford United Oxford United 39 13 11 15 -0.23
69 Liverpool Liverpool 17 2 5 10 -0.31
70 West Ham United West Ham United 30 6 10 14 -0.37
71 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 36 10 11 15 -0.38
72 Hull City Hull City 66 23 15 28 -0.38
73 Aldershot Town Aldershot 63 26 14 23 -0.58
74 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 55 17 17 21 -0.62
75 Torquay United Torquay United 53 18 18 17 -0.64
76 Chelsea Chelsea 14 3 4 7 -0.67
77 York City York City 50 20 13 17 -0.71
78 Morecambe Morecambe 23 10 4 9 -0.73
79 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 96 34 19 43 -0.78
80 Colchester United Colchester United 67 23 17 27 -0.80
81 Glossop North End Glossop North End 16 5 5 6 -0.81
82 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth 72 21 23 28 -0.84
83 Fulham Fulham 48 13 13 22 -0.88
84 Bradford City Bradford 112 36 32 44 -0.96
85 Hartlepool United Hartlepool United 51 21 12 18 -0.99
86 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 33 10 6 17 -1.01
87 Watford Watford 51 15 14 22 -1.02
88 Accrington Stanley Accrington 30 14 7 9 -1.16
89 Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 -1.16
90 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 96 30 26 40 -1.24
91 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 49 13 11 25 -1.29
92 Stevenage Stevenage 21 4 12 5 -1.40
93 Chesterfield Chesterfield 100 35 22 43 -1.54
94 Northampton Town Northampton Town 76 23 22 31 -1.65
95 Arsenal Arsenal 22 4 6 12 -1.73
96 Gateshead AFC Gateshead 30 11 10 9 -1.74
97 Manchester United Man Utd 45 10 5 30 -2.01
98 Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers 20 3 9 8 -2.04
99 Carlisle United Carlisle United 43 14 12 17 -2.06
100 New Brighton New Brighton 14 6 4 4 -2.15
101 Leeds United Leeds United 24 3 5 16 -2.19
102 Sheffield United Sheffield United 42 7 9 26 -2.29
103 Macclesfield Macclesfield 15 6 3 6 -2.38
104 Leicester City Leicester City 49 10 13 26 -2.57
105 Walsall Walsall 97 24 26 47 -2.63
106 Portsmouth Portsmouth 39 9 9 21 -2.75
107 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough 23 9 5 9 -3.26
108 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 15 3 1 11 -3.85
109 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 36 6 6 24 -4.05
110 Bolton Wanderers Bolton 42 3 11 28 -4.43
111 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 47 8 11 28 -4.48
112 Manchester City Man City 24 4 1 19 -5.04