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.
Wigan Borough
ELO Score History
A historical overview of Wigan Borough's ELO scores.
Best Teams in History
A list of the top 15 Wigan Borough sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Wednesday May 1st, 1929 | 3,640.56 |
| 1923 | Saturday December 22nd, 1923 | 3,617.75 |
| 1924 | Saturday January 5th, 1924 | 3,603.67 |
| 1925 | Saturday September 12th, 1925 | 3,595.65 |
| 1930 | Saturday October 25th, 1930 | 3,578.97 |
| 1921 | Saturday August 27th, 1921 | 3,563.17 |
| 1928 | Saturday December 29th, 1928 | 3,559.72 |
| 1926 | Friday January 1st, 1926 | 3,559.67 |
| 1922 | Saturday November 25th, 1922 | 3,541.30 |
| 1931 | Saturday January 3rd, 1931 | 3,539.12 |
| 1927 | Monday February 28th, 1927 | 3,518.45 |
Worst Teams in History
A list of the worst 15 Wigan Borough sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Saturday February 11th, 1928 | 3,389.18 |
| 1927 | Saturday November 5th, 1927 | 3,413.21 |
| 1931 | Saturday October 3rd, 1931 | 3,445.03 |
| 1926 | Thursday December 2nd, 1926 | 3,450.20 |
| 1930 | Saturday April 12th, 1930 | 3,458.58 |
| 1922 | Saturday April 15th, 1922 | 3,468.06 |
| 1921 | Saturday September 24th, 1921 | 3,514.79 |
| 1925 | Saturday November 21st, 1925 | 3,523.77 |
| 1923 | Saturday February 3rd, 1923 | 3,527.39 |
| 1924 | Saturday September 27th, 1924 | 3,532.78 |
| 1929 | Saturday January 12th, 1929 | 3,550.51 |
Significant Victories
A list of the twenty most significant victories in Wigan Borough history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wigan Borough (3,424) vs. Tranmere Rovers (3,693) Saturday April 14th, 1928 |
30.81% | 1-0 | +13.8 |
|
Lincoln City (3,695) vs. Wigan Borough (3,444) Saturday August 25th, 1928 |
10.10% | 1-3 | +27.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,525) vs. Stockport County (3,764) Saturday September 20th, 1930 |
34.91% | 2-1 | +13.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,445) vs. Gateshead AFC (3,647) Saturday October 10th, 1931 |
39.81% | 2-1 | +12.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,502) vs. Hull City (3,702) Saturday February 14th, 1931 |
40.07% | 3-1 | +18.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,486) vs. Hull City (3,685) Wednesday September 2nd, 1931 |
40.12% | 3-1 | +18.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,469) vs. Bradford City (3,650) Saturday September 1st, 1928 |
42.53% | 2-0 | +17.2 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,476) vs. Chesterfield (3,656) Saturday March 22nd, 1930 |
42.73% | 2-1 | +11.5 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,528) vs. Chesterfield (3,696) Saturday April 24th, 1926 |
43.31% | 2-0 | +17.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,503) vs. Grimsby Town (3,670) Saturday September 30th, 1922 |
42.54% | 1-0 | +11.5 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,413) vs. Wrexham (3,578) Saturday November 12th, 1927 |
44.80% | 3-0 | +19.3 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,572) vs. Stockport County (3,733) Monday April 1st, 1929 |
45.38% | 4-0 | +20.5 |
|
Darlington (3,630) vs. Wigan Borough (3,472) Saturday August 30th, 1930 |
16.01% | 2-3 | +16.8 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,530) vs. Bradford (Park Avenue) (3,680) Saturday November 25th, 1922 |
44.99% | 3-2 | +11.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,540) vs. Lincoln City (3,689) Saturday December 29th, 1928 |
47.10% | 4-0 | +19.8 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,540) vs. Bradford (Park Avenue) (3,688) Saturday March 7th, 1925 |
45.86% | 1-0 | +10.8 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,491) vs. New Brighton (3,639) Saturday February 5th, 1927 |
46.86% | 3-2 | +10.6 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,557) vs. Rotherham County (3,698) Saturday April 26th, 1924 |
46.41% | 3-1 | +16.1 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,500) vs. Stockport County (3,641) Saturday March 12th, 1927 |
47.93% | 2-0 | +15.6 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,389) vs. Crewe Alexandra (3,522) Saturday February 18th, 1928 |
49.37% | 2-1 | +10.1 |
Significant Defeats
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Wigan Borough history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hartlepools United (3,403) vs. Wigan Borough (3,610) Saturday November 2nd, 1929 |
61.00% | 4-0 | -22.9 |
|
Rhyl (3,233) vs. Wigan Borough (3,439) Saturday November 26th, 1927 |
60.95% | 4-3 | -12.2 |
|
Barrow (3,394) vs. Wigan Borough (3,595) Saturday February 23rd, 1924 |
62.00% | 2-1 | -12.4 |
|
Barrow (3,425) vs. Wigan Borough (3,607) Saturday April 13th, 1929 |
57.63% | 1-0 | -11.5 |
|
Nelson (3,351) vs. Wigan Borough (3,526) Friday April 3rd, 1931 |
56.33% | 2-1 | -11.3 |
|
Hartlepools United (3,449) vs. Wigan Borough (3,584) Thursday December 25th, 1924 |
52.27% | 1-0 | -10.5 |
|
Barrow (3,415) vs. Wigan Borough (3,547) Saturday December 13th, 1930 |
50.28% | 4-1 | -17.6 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,576) vs. Durham City (3,450) Saturday October 6th, 1923 |
80.10% | 0-1 | -16.0 |
|
Barrow (3,399) vs. Wigan Borough (3,522) Saturday February 1st, 1930 |
49.11% | 4-1 | -17.2 |
|
Rochdale (3,476) vs. Wigan Borough (3,592) Monday September 3rd, 1923 |
49.95% | 1-0 | -10.0 |
|
Ashington (3,472) vs. Wigan Borough (3,576) Saturday September 15th, 1923 |
48.23% | 3-0 | -16.9 |
|
Tranmere Rovers (3,446) vs. Wigan Borough (3,549) Saturday October 17th, 1925 |
47.26% | 5-1 | -17.7 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,539) vs. Rotherham United (3,440) Saturday November 21st, 1925 |
78.09% | 0-1 | -15.6 |
|
Rochdale (3,472) vs. Wigan Borough (3,570) Saturday April 28th, 1923 |
47.63% | 3-2 | -9.5 |
|
Rotherham United (3,429) vs. Wigan Borough (3,526) Monday February 24th, 1930 |
45.43% | 4-1 | -15.9 |
|
Crewe Alexandra (3,492) vs. Wigan Borough (3,588) Saturday September 19th, 1925 |
46.33% | 3-1 | -13.9 |
|
Nelson (3,481) vs. Wigan Borough (3,576) Saturday March 16th, 1929 |
45.17% | 2-1 | -9.0 |
|
Wigan Borough (3,613) vs. Halifax Town (3,519) Saturday November 24th, 1923 |
77.01% | 0-1 | -15.4 |
|
Durham City (3,406) vs. Wigan Borough (3,499) Saturday April 2nd, 1927 |
45.27% | 3-1 | -13.6 |
|
Accrington Stanley (3,447) vs. Wigan Borough (3,540) Thursday December 25th, 1930 |
44.63% | 3-0 | -15.6 |
Opponents
A complete listing of Wigan Borough'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 |
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
|
24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | +4.35 |
| 2 |
Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town
|
10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | +3.54 |
| 3 |
Nelson
Nelson
|
19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | +2.78 |
| 4 |
Southport
Southport
|
20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | +1.64 |
| 5 |
FC Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town
|
21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | +1.15 |
| 6 |
Stockport County
Stockport County
|
12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | +0.81 |
| 7 |
Accrington Stanley
Accrington
|
20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | +0.23 |
| 8 |
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers
|
16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -0.11 |
| 9 |
Rochdale
Rochdale
|
20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -0.17 |
| 10 |
Wrexham
Wrexham
|
22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | -0.22 |
| 11 |
Walsall
Walsall
|
13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | -0.41 |
| 12 |
Barrow
Barrow
|
22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | -0.46 |
| 13 |
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
|
21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -0.49 |
| 14 |
Lincoln City
Lincoln City
|
23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | -0.68 |
| 15 |
Darlington
Darlington
|
17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -0.72 |
| 16 |
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
|
20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -0.88 |
| 17 |
New Brighton
New Brighton
|
16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -1.13 |
| 18 |
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Bradford (PA)
|
12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2.17 |
| 19 |
Durham City
Durham City
|
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2.28 |
| 20 |
Ashington
Ashington
|
17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -2.35 |
| 21 |
Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers
|
20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -4.87 |
| 22 |
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
|
12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -7.67 |