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.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
ELO Score History
A historical overview of Wolverhampton Wanderers's ELO scores.
Best Teams in History
A list of the top 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Wednesday August 26th, 1959 | 4,231.50 |
| 1960 | Wednesday September 7th, 1960 | 4,203.78 |
| 1958 | Monday April 21st, 1958 | 4,203.66 |
| 1939 | Wednesday March 8th, 1939 | 4,179.61 |
| 1947 | Saturday January 11th, 1947 | 4,177.63 |
| 1946 | Thursday December 26th, 1946 | 4,173.27 |
| 1961 | Saturday January 7th, 1961 | 4,164.45 |
| 1957 | Saturday December 21st, 1957 | 4,157.26 |
| 2020 | Saturday June 27th, 2020 | 4,138.77 |
| 1953 | Saturday December 5th, 1953 | 4,135.76 |
| 1949 | Saturday October 8th, 1949 | 4,132.39 |
| 1954 | Saturday January 2nd, 1954 | 4,130.01 |
| 1951 | Saturday January 6th, 1951 | 4,121.57 |
| 1950 | Tuesday December 26th, 1950 | 4,118.43 |
| 2022 | Sunday February 20th, 2022 | 4,117.90 |
Worst Teams in History
A list of the worst 15 Wolverhampton Wanderers sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Thursday January 1st, 1987 | 3,395.75 |
| 1986 | Saturday December 27th, 1986 | 3,416.07 |
| 1985 | Saturday December 28th, 1985 | 3,501.83 |
| 1923 | Saturday March 31st, 1923 | 3,598.51 |
| 1988 | Tuesday March 22nd, 1988 | 3,601.00 |
| 1922 | Tuesday December 26th, 1922 | 3,613.59 |
| 1920 | Saturday November 20th, 1920 | 3,630.09 |
| 1921 | Saturday November 19th, 1921 | 3,681.13 |
| 1927 | Saturday December 17th, 1927 | 3,695.84 |
| 1928 | Saturday February 4th, 1928 | 3,696.12 |
Significant Victories
A list of the twenty most significant victories in Wolverhampton Wanderers history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,012) vs. Manchester City (4,428) Saturday September 30th, 2023 |
10.13% | 2-1 | +18.0 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,903) vs. Manchester United (4,290) Saturday February 5th, 2011 |
12.22% | 2-1 | +17.6 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,905) vs. Manchester United (4,270) Saturday January 17th, 2004 |
14.65% | 1-0 | +17.1 |
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Manchester City (4,412) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,060) Sunday October 6th, 2019 |
9.48% | 0-2 | +27.2 |
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Liverpool (4,174) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,829) Saturday January 28th, 2017 |
10.04% | 1-2 | +9.0 |
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Liverpool (4,156) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,814) Saturday January 14th, 1984 |
7.57% | 0-1 | +18.5 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,908) vs. Chelsea (4,232) Wednesday January 5th, 2011 |
16.66% | 1-0 | +16.7 |
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Everton (4,041) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,717) Saturday March 5th, 1921 |
7.32% | 0-1 | +18.5 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,016) vs. Liverpool (4,325) Monday January 7th, 2019 |
17.67% | 2-1 | +8.2 |
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Tottenham Hotspur (4,315) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,008) Saturday December 29th, 2018 |
11.85% | 1-3 | +26.4 |
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Manchester City (3,884) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,586) Tuesday September 22nd, 1987 |
9.75% | 1-2 | +18.1 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,098) vs. Manchester City (4,383) Friday December 27th, 2019 |
19.56% | 3-2 | +16.1 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,968) vs. Liverpool (4,251) Tuesday February 26th, 1980 |
26.23% | 1-0 | +14.8 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,973) vs. Chelsea (4,250) Wednesday December 5th, 2018 |
20.46% | 2-1 | +15.9 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,833) vs. Ipswich Town (4,101) Saturday February 27th, 1982 |
27.40% | 2-1 | +14.5 |
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Arsenal (4,141) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,877) Saturday March 18th, 1933 |
9.38% | 1-2 | +18.1 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,016) vs. Liverpool (4,277) Saturday February 4th, 2023 |
21.62% | 3-0 | +27.4 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,856) vs. Newcastle United (4,106) Sunday January 5th, 2003 |
25.62% | 3-2 | +7.4 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,802) vs. Aston Villa (4,050) Saturday March 31st, 1906 |
33.49% | 4-1 | +23.3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,982) vs. Sunderland (4,228) Monday December 26th, 1892 |
32.16% | 2-0 | +20.4 |
Significant Defeats
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Wolverhampton Wanderers history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,802) vs. Mansfield Town (3,213) Saturday January 12th, 1929 |
98.42% | 0-1 | -19.7 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,094) vs. Queens Park Rangers (3,596) Wednesday January 31st, 1900 |
97.38% | 0-1 | -19.5 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,081) vs. Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (3,672) Saturday January 26th, 1957 |
95.12% | 0-1 | -19.0 |
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Huddersfield Town (3,774) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,164) Wednesday January 11th, 1961 |
83.86% | 2-1 | -16.8 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,892) vs. Northampton Town (3,510) Tuesday August 12th, 2014 |
91.92% | 2-3 | -9.2 |
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Chorley (3,111) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,467) Monday November 24th, 1986 |
82.43% | 3-0 | -28.9 |
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Luton Town (3,428) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,781) Saturday January 5th, 2013 |
85.64% | 1-0 | -8.6 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,856) vs. Morecambe (3,507) Tuesday August 28th, 2007 |
90.82% | 1-3 | -13.6 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,888) vs. Oxford United (3,544) Tuesday August 22nd, 2000 |
91.38% | 0-1 | -9.1 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,939) vs. Sheffield Wednesday (3,600) Tuesday August 31st, 1976 |
92.73% | 1-2 | -18.5 |
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Barnet (3,506) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,844) Tuesday August 11th, 1998 |
82.62% | 2-1 | -8.3 |
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Reading (3,570) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,895) Wednesday August 30th, 1978 |
78.09% | 1-0 | -15.6 |
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Mansfield Town (3,623) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,930) Wednesday November 12th, 1975 |
76.43% | 1-0 | -15.3 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,175) vs. Leicester City (3,875) Saturday December 12th, 1959 |
91.06% | 0-3 | -31.9 |
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Sheffield Wednesday (3,903) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,204) Saturday April 26th, 1958 |
75.37% | 2-1 | -15.1 |
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Brentford (3,882) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,178) Saturday January 18th, 1947 |
72.77% | 4-1 | -25.5 |
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Morecambe (3,466) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (3,750) Tuesday August 6th, 2013 |
80.26% | 1-0 | -8.0 |
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Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,138) vs. Stoke City (3,854) Thursday September 17th, 2020 |
86.57% | 0-1 | -8.7 |
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Birmingham (3,898) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,180) Saturday March 11th, 1939 |
70.50% | 3-2 | -14.1 |
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Fulham (3,946) vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (4,227) Wednesday September 9th, 1959 |
73.61% | 3-1 | -22.1 |
Opponents
A complete listing of Wolverhampton Wanderers'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.
