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.
Bedford Town
ELO Score History
A historical overview of Bedford Town's ELO scores.
Best Teams in History
A list of the top 15 Bedford Town sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Saturday April 26th, 2025 | 3,149.51 |
Worst Teams in History
A list of the worst 15 Bedford Town sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Saturday March 22nd, 2014 | 2,720.11 |
| 2011 | Saturday August 20th, 2011 | 2,788.71 |
| 2010 | Saturday October 9th, 2010 | 2,794.42 |
| 2023 | Saturday April 22nd, 2023 | 2,802.28 |
| 2013 | Saturday December 28th, 2013 | 2,817.21 |
| 2009 | Saturday October 3rd, 2009 | 2,837.69 |
| 2008 | Saturday April 19th, 2008 | 2,849.64 |
| 2012 | Monday January 2nd, 2012 | 2,882.79 |
| 2004 | Tuesday August 24th, 2004 | 2,885.18 |
| 2007 | Saturday December 29th, 2007 | 2,900.20 |
| 2022 | Saturday November 12th, 2022 | 2,932.00 |
| 2005 | Tuesday August 16th, 2005 | 2,975.04 |
| 2006 | Saturday March 11th, 2006 | 2,979.97 |
| 2024 | Tuesday August 13th, 2024 | 3,015.65 |
| 2025 | Saturday January 11th, 2025 | 3,047.29 |
Significant Victories
A list of the twenty most significant victories in Bedford Town history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Newcastle United (3,801) vs. Bedford Town (3,229) Saturday January 4th, 1964 |
2.00% | 1-2 | +19.6 |
|
Bedford Town (2,799) vs. Salisbury City (3,206) Saturday April 23rd, 2011 |
11.03% | 1-0 | +17.8 |
|
Bedford Town (3,156) vs. Watford (3,554) Saturday December 10th, 1955 |
15.77% | 3-2 | +16.8 |
|
Poole Town (3,093) vs. Bedford Town (2,720) Saturday March 29th, 2014 |
8.48% | 1-3 | +27.5 |
|
Norwich City (3,554) vs. Bedford Town (3,183) Saturday November 17th, 1956 |
5.95% | 2-4 | +28.2 |
|
Bedford Town (3,270) vs. Brighton and Hove Albion (3,606) Monday December 6th, 1965 |
20.78% | 2-1 | +15.8 |
|
Exeter City (3,544) vs. Bedford Town (3,243) Saturday November 13th, 1965 |
8.89% | 1-2 | +18.2 |
|
Bedford Town (3,295) vs. Oxford United (3,588) Monday January 16th, 1967 |
25.23% | 1-0 | +15.0 |
|
Leamington (3,084) vs. Bedford Town (2,796) Tuesday September 13th, 2011 |
12.81% | 0-4 | +32.7 |
|
Truro City (3,130) vs. Bedford Town (2,846) Saturday February 5th, 2011 |
13.11% | 0-1 | +17.4 |
|
Bedford Town (2,813) vs. Hednesford Town (3,084) Saturday October 30th, 2010 |
21.34% | 2-1 | +15.7 |
|
Bedford Town (2,835) vs. Brackley Town (3,068) Saturday December 3rd, 2011 |
25.38% | 5-2 | +26.1 |
|
Bedford Town (2,821) vs. Stourbridge (3,035) Saturday November 13th, 2010 |
27.39% | 2-1 | +14.5 |
|
Bedford Town (2,809) vs. Bashley (3,011) Saturday September 18th, 2010 |
28.76% | 1-0 | +14.2 |
|
Bashley (3,020) vs. Bedford Town (2,819) Saturday January 8th, 2011 |
19.51% | 2-5 | +28.2 |
|
Bedford Town (2,973) vs. Coalville Town (3,160) Saturday October 22nd, 2022 |
29.73% | 2-1 | +14.1 |
|
Bedford Town (2,946) vs. Stourbridge (3,131) Saturday August 31st, 2013 |
30.31% | 2-0 | +20.9 |
|
Bedford Town (2,838) vs. Nuneaton Town (3,016) Tuesday October 6th, 2009 |
31.70% | 2-1 | +13.7 |
|
Bedford Town (2,789) vs. Barwell (2,966) Tuesday August 23rd, 2011 |
31.87% | 3-2 | +13.6 |
|
Bedford Town (2,915) vs. Halesowen Town (3,092) Saturday October 4th, 2008 |
32.16% | 1-0 | +13.6 |
Significant Defeats
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Bedford Town history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Dunstable Town (2,801) vs. Bedford Town (3,010) Saturday January 8th, 2005 |
70.17% | 3-1 | -21.1 |
|
Kettering Town (2,754) vs. Bedford Town (2,953) Wednesday January 2nd, 2013 |
71.09% | 3-0 | -24.9 |
|
Rugby Town (2,855) vs. Bedford Town (3,012) Saturday November 5th, 2005 |
64.14% | 5-2 | -22.4 |
|
Bedford Town (3,014) vs. Hitchin Town (2,878) Tuesday January 31st, 2006 |
75.13% | 0-2 | -22.5 |
|
Bedford Town (2,969) vs. Redditch United (2,839) Tuesday August 20th, 2013 |
72.72% | 1-2 | -14.5 |
|
Cirencester Town (2,873) vs. Bedford Town (3,003) Saturday March 11th, 2006 |
60.33% | 5-1 | -22.6 |
|
Bedford Town (2,991) vs. Frome Town (2,864) Saturday April 13th, 2013 |
72.66% | 0-1 | -14.5 |
|
Bedworth United (2,871) vs. Bedford Town (2,988) Tuesday March 5th, 2013 |
60.60% | 2-0 | -18.2 |
|
Bedford Town (2,989) vs. Chesham United (2,885) Tuesday August 16th, 2005 |
71.57% | 2-3 | -14.3 |
|
Bedford Town (3,002) vs. Chesham United (2,898) Saturday April 23rd, 2005 |
71.99% | 2-3 | -14.4 |
|
Alvechurch (2,948) vs. Bedford Town (3,045) Saturday November 23rd, 2024 |
58.51% | 1-0 | -11.7 |
|
Tiverton Town (2,850) vs. Bedford Town (2,943) Saturday August 25th, 2007 |
56.14% | 3-0 | -19.6 |
|
Wycombe Wanderers (3,207) vs. Bedford Town (3,298) Monday December 1st, 1975 |
48.25% | 2-1 | -9.7 |
|
Yate Town (2,819) vs. Bedford Town (2,910) Saturday March 7th, 2009 |
56.27% | 3-1 | -16.9 |
|
Bedford Town (2,887) vs. Bashley (2,800) Saturday November 30th, 2013 |
67.63% | 0-1 | -13.5 |
|
Mangotsfield United (2,791) vs. Bedford Town (2,874) Saturday April 25th, 2009 |
55.09% | 3-2 | -11.0 |
|
Rugby Town (2,849) vs. Bedford Town (2,932) Tuesday September 4th, 2007 |
54.79% | 5-1 | -20.5 |
|
Corby Town (2,867) vs. Bedford Town (2,948) Saturday November 24th, 2007 |
54.56% | 1-0 | -10.9 |
|
Yate Town (2,947) vs. Bedford Town (3,020) Saturday January 21st, 2006 |
52.42% | 4-0 | -19.7 |
|
Cirencester Town (2,821) vs. Bedford Town (2,894) Saturday January 26th, 2008 |
53.35% | 2-1 | -10.7 |
Opponents
A complete listing of Bedford Town'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 |
Halesowen Town
Halesowen Town
|
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | +5.24 |
| 2 |
Bashley
Bashley
|
14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | +3.08 |
| 3 |
Chippenham Town
Chippenham Town
|
20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | +3.01 |
| 4 |
Stourbridge
Stourbridge
|
16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | +2.57 |
| 5 |
Swindon Supermarine
Supermarine
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +1.89 |
| 6 |
Weymouth
Weymouth
|
11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +1.54 |
| 7 |
Tiverton Town
Tiverton
|
12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +1.35 |
| 8 |
Hitchin Town
Hitchin
|
18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | +0.93 |
| 9 |
Evesham United
Evesham United
|
10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +0.89 |
| 10 |
Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town
|
10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -0.25 |
| 11 |
Rugby Town
Rugby Town
|
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -0.29 |
| 12 |
Banbury United
Banbury Utd
|
20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | -0.31 |
| 13 |
Brackley Town
Brackley
|
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -0.69 |
| 14 |
Cirencester Town
Cirencester Town
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2.73 |
| 15 |
Redditch United
Redditch United
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -3.17 |
| 16 |
Chesham United
Chesham United
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3.22 |
| 17 |
Cambridge City
Cambridge City
|
14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | -4.10 |
| 18 |
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hemel Hempstead
|
16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | -6.98 |