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.
Loughborough
ELO Score History
A historical overview of Loughborough's ELO scores.
Best Teams in History
A list of the top 15 Loughborough sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Saturday September 4th, 1897 | 3,737.24 |
| 1895 | Saturday September 7th, 1895 | 3,723.67 |
| 1898 | Monday January 3rd, 1898 | 3,673.16 |
| 1896 | Saturday April 18th, 1896 | 3,671.77 |
| 1899 | Saturday April 29th, 1899 | 3,555.58 |
| 1900 | Saturday January 6th, 1900 | 3,530.19 |
Worst Teams in History
A list of the worst 15 Loughborough sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Saturday April 28th, 1900 | 3,445.65 |
| 1899 | Saturday March 4th, 1899 | 3,481.97 |
| 1898 | Tuesday December 27th, 1898 | 3,538.23 |
| 1896 | Saturday November 7th, 1896 | 3,596.52 |
| 1895 | Saturday December 28th, 1895 | 3,640.03 |
| 1897 | Saturday February 13th, 1897 | 3,653.84 |
Significant Victories
A list of the twenty most significant victories in Loughborough history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Loughborough (3,526) vs. New Brighton (3,806) Saturday April 29th, 1899 |
29.75% | 6-0 | +29.9 |
|
Loughborough (3,482) vs. Barnsley (3,724) Saturday March 11th, 1899 |
34.53% | 2-0 | +19.6 |
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Loughborough (3,626) vs. Small Heath (3,827) Saturday December 19th, 1896 |
40.82% | 2-0 | +17.8 |
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Loughborough (3,598) vs. Woolwich Arsenal (3,796) Saturday December 12th, 1896 |
41.29% | 8-0 | +27.9 |
|
Loughborough (3,681) vs. Newton Heath (3,874) Saturday April 10th, 1897 |
42.09% | 2-0 | +17.4 |
|
Loughborough (3,577) vs. Grimsby Town (3,749) Saturday April 9th, 1898 |
44.14% | 2-1 | +11.2 |
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Loughborough (3,654) vs. Newcastle United (3,824) Saturday February 20th, 1897 |
45.21% | 3-0 | +19.2 |
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Loughborough (3,500) vs. Luton Town (3,664) Saturday March 18th, 1899 |
45.18% | 4-1 | +19.2 |
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Loughborough (3,597) vs. Gainsborough Trinity (3,757) Saturday November 14th, 1896 |
46.59% | 1-0 | +10.7 |
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Loughborough (3,638) vs. Darwen (3,796) Saturday January 2nd, 1897 |
47.07% | 4-2 | +15.9 |
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Loughborough (3,680) vs. Manchester City (3,819) Wednesday March 17th, 1897 |
49.70% | 2-0 | +15.1 |
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Loughborough (3,620) vs. Woolwich Arsenal (3,758) Saturday February 29th, 1896 |
49.31% | 2-1 | +10.1 |
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Loughborough (3,630) vs. Newcastle United (3,767) Saturday March 7th, 1896 |
49.49% | 1-0 | +10.1 |
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Loughborough (3,626) vs. Darwen (3,740) Saturday March 21st, 1896 |
52.82% | 4-1 | +16.5 |
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Loughborough (3,521) vs. Burton Swifts (3,610) Saturday January 6th, 1900 |
55.86% | 2-1 | +8.8 |
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Loughborough (3,654) vs. Blackpool (3,728) Saturday January 30th, 1897 |
59.10% | 4-1 | +14.3 |
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Lincoln City (3,665) vs. Loughborough (3,612) Saturday October 3rd, 1896 |
25.06% | 0-2 | +22.5 |
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Loughborough (3,574) vs. Burton Swifts (3,627) Saturday September 10th, 1898 |
61.04% | 1-0 | +7.8 |
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Loughborough (3,683) vs. Luton Town (3,734) Saturday October 16th, 1897 |
61.28% | 2-0 | +11.6 |
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Darwen (3,568) vs. Loughborough (3,554) Saturday December 3rd, 1898 |
30.30% | 0-1 | +13.9 |
Significant Defeats
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Loughborough history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lincoln City (3,563) vs. Loughborough (3,719) Saturday November 9th, 1895 |
53.22% | 4-1 | -18.6 |
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Loughborough (3,653) vs. Burton Swifts (3,602) Saturday September 12th, 1896 |
74.73% | 0-2 | -22.4 |
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Rotherham Town (3,591) vs. Loughborough (3,640) Saturday March 14th, 1896 |
38.10% | 4-0 | -14.3 |
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Walsall (3,687) vs. Loughborough (3,694) Saturday October 9th, 1897 |
32.88% | 3-0 | -11.5 |
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Loughborough (3,673) vs. Darwen (3,674) Saturday January 8th, 1898 |
67.96% | 0-1 | -13.6 |
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Newcastle United (3,736) vs. Loughborough (3,735) Saturday September 7th, 1895 |
31.54% | 3-0 | -11.0 |
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Darwen (3,728) vs. Loughborough (3,717) Saturday September 25th, 1897 |
30.55% | 2-1 | -6.1 |
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Burton Swifts (3,628) vs. Loughborough (3,605) Saturday November 7th, 1896 |
28.42% | 3-1 | -8.5 |
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Lincoln City (3,603) vs. Loughborough (3,574) Saturday November 5th, 1898 |
28.41% | 6-0 | -12.1 |
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Loughborough (3,696) vs. Woolwich Arsenal (3,754) Saturday December 18th, 1897 |
60.47% | 1-3 | -18.1 |
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Burton Swifts (3,643) vs. Loughborough (3,586) Friday April 8th, 1898 |
25.21% | 3-0 | -8.8 |
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Leicester Fosse (3,792) vs. Loughborough (3,723) Saturday October 5th, 1895 |
23.71% | 5-0 | -9.5 |
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Luton Town (3,731) vs. Loughborough (3,660) Saturday January 15th, 1898 |
23.69% | 7-0 | -10.7 |
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Loughborough (3,609) vs. Blackpool (3,686) Saturday March 26th, 1898 |
57.66% | 0-2 | -17.3 |
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Burton Swifts (3,630) vs. Loughborough (3,551) Saturday September 9th, 1899 |
23.17% | 3-1 | -7.0 |
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Loughborough (3,701) vs. Leicester Fosse (3,786) Saturday November 16th, 1895 |
56.98% | 1-4 | -19.9 |
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Blackpool (3,774) vs. Loughborough (3,689) Saturday March 27th, 1897 |
21.74% | 4-1 | -7.6 |
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Loughborough (3,527) vs. Blackpool (3,613) Saturday February 4th, 1899 |
56.49% | 1-3 | -16.9 |
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Blackpool (3,667) vs. Loughborough (3,581) Saturday October 8th, 1898 |
22.31% | 2-1 | -4.5 |
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Loughborough (3,642) vs. Gainsborough Trinity (3,734) Saturday February 5th, 1898 |
55.56% | 0-5 | -22.2 |
Opponents
A complete listing of Loughborough'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 |
Arsenal
Arsenal
|
10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -0.40 |
| 2 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -0.65 |
| 3 |
Burton Swifts
Burton Swifts
|
10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | -0.67 |
| 4 |
Manchester United
Man Utd
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -1.43 |
| 5 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -4.43 |
| 6 |
Leicester City
Leicester City
|
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -7.78 |