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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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Bradford City

ELO Score History

A historical overview of Bradford City's ELO scores.

Best Teams in History

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

Year Date Recorded ELO Score
1911 Tuesday April 11th, 1911 4,098.36
1909 Monday December 27th, 1909 4,090.22
1910 Saturday January 1st, 1910 4,066.27
1912 Monday January 1st, 1912 4,052.54
1914 Friday December 25th, 1914 4,042.82
1915 Saturday January 30th, 1915 4,025.63
1920 Saturday September 4th, 1920 4,018.09
1913 Saturday December 27th, 1913 4,014.52
1919 Saturday October 25th, 1919 3,993.21
1921 Friday March 25th, 1921 3,991.20
1922 Friday April 14th, 1922 3,936.72
1932 Tuesday December 27th, 1932 3,921.29
1908 Saturday December 26th, 1908 3,920.77
1999 Saturday August 7th, 1999 3,916.18
1933 Saturday January 14th, 1933 3,915.83

Worst Teams in History

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

Year Date Recorded ELO Score
1963 Wednesday September 11th, 1963 3,351.84
1965 Saturday October 30th, 1965 3,355.39
1966 Saturday January 8th, 1966 3,385.88
2011 Saturday September 24th, 2011 3,404.28
1950 Saturday April 1st, 1950 3,404.93
1949 Saturday September 3rd, 1949 3,414.37
2022 Saturday March 5th, 2022 3,428.47
1967 Saturday February 11th, 1967 3,428.71
1964 Saturday December 12th, 1964 3,428.86
1972 Saturday October 7th, 1972 3,430.47
1979 Saturday August 11th, 1979 3,433.29
1948 Saturday November 20th, 1948 3,435.49
2020 Saturday December 12th, 2020 3,446.03
2012 Saturday March 31st, 2012 3,446.03
1973 Saturday September 8th, 1973 3,449.94

Significant Victories

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

Match Win % Score ELO +/-
Chelsea (4,305) vs. Bradford City (3,666)
Saturday January 24th, 2015 		1.97% 2-4 +14.7
Bradford City (3,576) vs. Liverpool (4,164)
Wednesday August 27th, 1980 		5.66% 1-0 +18.9
Bradford City (3,527) vs. Aston Villa (3,979)
Tuesday January 8th, 2013 		8.67% 3-1 +27.4
Norwich City (3,942) vs. Bradford City (3,523)
Monday February 23rd, 1976 		4.72% 1-2 +19.1
Bradford City (3,645) vs. Nottingham Forest (4,062)
Tuesday September 19th, 1995 		11.88% 3-2 +8.8
Bradford City (3,493) vs. Blackpool (3,895)
Saturday January 13th, 1973 		15.09% 2-1 +17.0
Bradford City (3,501) vs. Nottingham Forest (3,858)
Tuesday August 10th, 2010 		14.20% 2-1 +8.6
Watford (3,850) vs. Bradford City (3,501)
Tuesday August 28th, 2012 		9.49% 1-2 +9.1
Charlton Athletic (3,804) vs. Bradford City (3,455)
Wednesday November 4th, 1964 		6.92% 0-1 +18.6
Bradford City (3,647) vs. Norwich City (3,980)
Wednesday September 22nd, 1993 		18.25% 2-1 +8.2
Bradford City (3,440) vs. Hull City (3,769)
Saturday February 19th, 1949 		21.02% 4-2 +23.7
Bradford City (3,623) vs. Manchester City (3,950)
Saturday December 18th, 1926 		23.85% 4-3 +15.2
Bradford City (3,871) vs. Arsenal (4,186)
Saturday February 5th, 2000 		19.38% 2-1 +16.1
Bradford City (3,481) vs. Hull City (3,793)
Tuesday August 9th, 2022 		17.07% 2-1 +8.3
Bradford City (3,480) vs. York City (3,765)
Wednesday August 20th, 1975 		25.93% 2-0 +22.2
Bradford City (3,688) vs. Sunderland (3,968)
Sunday February 15th, 2015 		20.18% 2-0 +18.0
Bradford City (3,435) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3,710)
Saturday December 4th, 1948 		26.73% 4-3 +14.7
Bradford City (3,811) vs. Everton (4,082)
Wednesday December 14th, 1988 		25.10% 3-1 +22.5
Bradford City (3,548) vs. Wrexham (3,812)
Monday December 26th, 1977 		28.53% 2-1 +14.3
Bradford City (3,874) vs. Chelsea (4,137)
Tuesday August 22nd, 2000 		24.36% 2-0 +22.7

Significant Defeats

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

Match Win % Score ELO +/-
Telford United (3,432) vs. Bradford City (3,785)
Saturday January 5th, 1985 		81.75% 2-1 -16.3
Worksop Town (3,216) vs. Bradford City (3,563)
Thursday December 15th, 1955 		79.92% 1-0 -16.0
Crewe Alexandra (3,266) vs. Bradford City (3,578)
Saturday April 13th, 1957 		76.37% 1-0 -15.3
Millwall (3,704) vs. Bradford City (4,014)
Saturday January 31st, 1914 		74.79% 1-0 -15.0
Yeovil Town (3,448) vs. Bradford City (3,746)
Saturday January 6th, 2018 		81.64% 2-0 -12.2
Crewe Alexandra (3,233) vs. Bradford City (3,527)
Saturday November 3rd, 1979 		74.87% 2-0 -22.5
Bradford City (3,652) vs. Accrington Stanley (3,380)
Saturday August 26th, 1939 		90.94% 0-2 -27.3
Wrexham (3,527) vs. Bradford City (3,786)
Tuesday September 10th, 2002 		75.37% 2-1 -7.5
Bradford City (3,715) vs. Nelson (3,456)
Saturday December 15th, 1928 		90.29% 0-2 -27.1
Bradford City (3,808) vs. Burton United (3,551)
Saturday April 20th, 1907 		90.07% 2-3 -18.0
Bristol City (3,728) vs. Bradford City (3,985)
Saturday March 6th, 1920 		68.74% 2-0 -20.6
Durham City (3,400) vs. Bradford City (3,645)
Saturday April 7th, 1928 		66.14% 3-2 -13.2
Doncaster Rovers (3,353) vs. Bradford City (3,590)
Tuesday September 18th, 1962 		68.22% 2-0 -20.5
Darlington (3,421) vs. Bradford City (3,657)
Saturday October 16th, 1937 		64.53% 4-2 -19.4
Cheltenham Town (3,461) vs. Bradford City (3,695)
Saturday November 1st, 2025 		75.56% 1-0 -7.6
Newport County (3,319) vs. Bradford City (3,550)
Saturday March 26th, 1977 		67.43% 2-0 -20.2
Scarborough (3,253) vs. Bradford City (3,481)
Saturday November 14th, 1964 		67.27% 1-0 -13.5
Blackpool (3,643) vs. Bradford City (3,871)
Saturday March 14th, 1908 		64.19% 2-1 -12.8
Bradford City (3,620) vs. Tranmere Rovers (3,395)
Saturday March 15th, 2025 		81.87% 0-1 -16.4
Bradford City (3,860) vs. Huddersfield Town (3,637)
Tuesday March 1st, 1988 		85.78% 0-1 -17.2

Opponents

A complete listing of Bradford City'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 Stevenage Stevenage 13 8 3 2 +5.93
2 Milton Keynes Dons MK Dons 20 13 1 6 +4.44
3 Cardiff City Cardiff City 16 8 2 6 +3.43
4 Northampton Town Northampton Town 39 22 9 8 +3.26
5 Leicester City Leicester City 34 15 8 11 +3.06
6 Bristol City Bristol City 40 20 9 11 +2.80
7 Southport Southport 55 30 9 16 +2.52
8 Torquay United Torquay United 46 25 6 15 +2.50
9 Brighton and Hove Albion Brighton 33 15 5 13 +2.28
10 New Brighton New Brighton 21 9 7 5 +2.02
11 Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic 28 11 7 10 +1.94
12 Chesterfield Chesterfield 99 47 29 23 +1.86
13 Wrexham Wrexham 75 34 18 23 +1.77
14 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town 70 31 20 19 +1.72
15 Morecambe Morecambe 22 10 6 6 +1.41
16 Hull City Hull City 73 30 16 27 +1.39
17 Norwich City Norwich City 33 11 12 10 +1.36
18 Carlisle United Carlisle United 60 24 16 20 +1.25
19 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 12 12 +1.20
20 Aston Villa Aston Villa 39 11 8 20 +1.19
21 Walsall Walsall 60 21 23 16 +1.19
22 Gateshead AFC Gateshead 43 13 19 11 +1.16
23 Newport County Newport County 52 24 10 18 +1.14
24 Newcastle United Newcastle United 43 13 9 21 +1.12
25 Darlington Darlington 88 45 14 29 +1.12
26 Glossop North End Glossop North End 10 6 2 2 +1.10
27 Luton Town Luton Town 21 5 7 9 +1.10
28 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion 54 15 17 22 +1.02
29 Port Vale Port Vale 113 45 32 36 +0.99
30 Preston North End Preston North End 65 22 21 22 +0.98
31 Portsmouth Portsmouth 40 18 4 18 +0.96
32 Rochdale Rochdale 98 48 22 28 +0.96
33 Watford Watford 23 9 5 9 +0.91
34 Bury Bury 78 27 27 24 +0.88
35 Chelsea Chelsea 36 11 8 17 +0.87
36 York City York City 71 29 21 21 +0.86
37 Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town 17 6 5 6 +0.84
38 Bolton Wanderers Bolton 51 15 18 18 +0.83
39 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers 90 36 24 30 +0.80
40 Reading Reading 60 23 19 18 +0.67
41 Arsenal Arsenal 26 9 6 11 +0.65
42 Macclesfield Macclesfield 14 7 4 3 +0.61
43 Aldershot Town Aldershot 43 18 10 15 +0.61
44 Burnley Burnley 55 20 16 19 +0.57
45 Southend United Southend United 43 18 12 13 +0.56
46 Everton Everton 32 9 9 14 +0.54
47 Coventry City Coventry City 32 11 12 9 +0.46
48 Fleetwood Town Fleetwood Town 17 8 4 5 +0.42
49 Lincoln City Lincoln City 85 33 23 29 +0.37
50 FC Halifax Town FC Halifax Town 70 32 18 20 +0.36
51 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic 30 11 8 11 +0.25
52 Peterborough United Peterborough United 42 14 14 14 +0.18
53 Brentford Brentford 59 21 14 24 +0.17
54 Fulham Fulham 38 13 15 10 +0.16
55 Bradford (Park Avenue) Bradford (PA) 56 22 11 23 +0.10
56 West Ham United West Ham United 23 7 4 12 +0.08
57 Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham 37 11 11 15 +0.03
58 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 72 28 19 25 -0.02
59 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra 102 45 21 36 -0.07
60 Burton Albion Burton Albion 17 6 6 5 -0.09
61 Salford City Salford 12 5 3 4 -0.13
62 Accrington Stanley Accrington 61 26 16 19 -0.14
63 AFC Wimbledon Wimbledon 34 12 9 13 -0.15
64 Barnsley Barnsley 108 37 32 39 -0.21
65 Oxford United Oxford United 39 14 8 17 -0.24
66 Barnet Barnet 14 7 3 4 -0.28
67 Sunderland Sunderland 43 13 11 19 -0.28
68 Exeter City Exeter City 50 17 14 19 -0.31
69 Derby County Derby County 38 11 10 17 -0.32
70 Swindon Town Swindon 48 15 14 19 -0.41
71 Workington Workington 37 15 12 10 -0.45
72 Barrow Barrow 58 24 17 17 -0.48
73 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 47 15 10 22 -0.64
74 Rotherham United Rotherham United 77 27 14 36 -0.68
75 Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town 50 14 15 21 -0.69
76 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves 39 11 11 17 -0.70
77 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers 94 35 20 39 -0.74
78 Swansea City Swansea City 55 20 14 21 -0.79
79 Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town 58 20 14 24 -0.80
80 Stoke City Stoke City 41 14 9 18 -0.83
81 Gillingham Gillingham 60 19 17 24 -0.89
82 Hartlepool United Hartlepool United 82 30 21 31 -0.90
83 Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle 56 17 16 23 -0.91
84 Colchester United Colchester United 44 12 16 16 -0.92
85 Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic 113 35 34 44 -1.02
86 Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers 17 7 1 9 -1.08
87 Ipswich Town Ipswich Town 26 5 6 15 -1.10
88 Blackpool Blackpool 61 28 5 28 -1.14
89 Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United 62 19 20 23 -1.37
90 Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest 47 11 13 23 -1.41
91 Manchester United Man Utd 50 11 15 24 -1.42
92 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 41 12 7 22 -1.61
93 Leyton Orient Leyton Orient 49 15 14 20 -1.85
94 Cambridge United Cambridge United 22 6 6 10 -1.86
95 Sheffield United Sheffield United 65 17 18 30 -1.88
96 Southampton Southampton 37 11 7 19 -2.05
97 Manchester City Man City 33 9 5 19 -2.11
98 Millwall Millwall 46 10 18 18 -2.14
99 Stockport County Stockport County 116 37 30 49 -2.14
100 Leeds United Leeds United 23 3 7 13 -2.17
101 Chester Chester 71 23 21 27 -2.17
102 Notts County Notts County 70 22 17 31 -2.18
103 AFC Bournemouth Bournemouth 59 17 17 25 -2.30
104 Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R. 16 5 3 8 -2.34
105 Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough 10 4 1 5 -2.65
106 Liverpool Liverpool 30 7 2 21 -2.80
107 Birmingham City Birmingham 23 3 8 12 -3.48
108 Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers 30 5 9 16 -3.55
109 Hereford Hereford 20 6 5 9 -3.72
110 Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 24 5 5 14 -4.28
111 Crawley Town Crawley Town 16 4 3 9 -4.35
112 Dagenham and Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge 10 1 3 6 -5.85
113 Harrogate Town Harrogate Town 11 3 1 7 -6.60