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.
A historical overview of Rotherham Town's ELO scores.
A list of the top 15 Rotherham Town sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Saturday September 9th, 1893 | 3,762.24 |
| 1895 | Monday April 15th, 1895 | 3,650.04 |
| 1894 | Saturday January 20th, 1894 | 3,642.30 |
| 1896 | Saturday January 18th, 1896 | 3,614.75 |
A list of the worst 15 Rotherham Town sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Saturday November 10th, 1894 | 3,571.34 |
| 1896 | Monday April 6th, 1896 | 3,584.01 |
| 1895 | Saturday October 5th, 1895 | 3,595.60 |
| 1893 | Tuesday December 26th, 1893 | 3,642.81 |
A list of the twenty most significant victories in Rotherham Town history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
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Rotherham Town (3,591) vs. Grimsby Town (3,893) Saturday February 8th, 1896 |
27.43% | 1-0 | +14.5 |
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Rotherham Town (3,605) vs. Grimsby Town (3,875) Monday January 7th, 1895 |
31.12% | 3-2 | +13.8 |
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Rotherham Town (3,595) vs. Leicester Fosse (3,834) Saturday January 18th, 1896 |
35.39% | 2-0 | +19.4 |
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Rotherham Town (3,619) vs. Newton Heath (3,849) Saturday January 12th, 1895 |
36.23% | 2-1 | +12.8 |
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Rotherham Town (3,623) vs. Darwen (3,841) Saturday April 13th, 1895 |
37.83% | 4-1 | +21.8 |
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Rotherham Town (3,598) vs. Notts County (3,806) Saturday November 16th, 1895 |
39.56% | 1-0 | +12.1 |
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Rotherham Town (3,579) vs. Newcastle United (3,786) Wednesday December 26th, 1894 |
39.43% | 1-0 | +12.1 |
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Rotherham Town (3,596) vs. Woolwich Arsenal (3,788) Saturday October 26th, 1895 |
41.57% | 3-0 | +20.5 |
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Rotherham Town (3,631) vs. Newcastle United (3,816) Saturday January 20th, 1894 |
42.29% | 2-1 | +11.5 |
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Rotherham Town (3,598) vs. Darwen (3,758) Thursday December 26th, 1895 |
46.20% | 3-0 | +18.8 |
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Rotherham Town (3,591) vs. Burton Swifts (3,750) Saturday December 29th, 1894 |
46.22% | 4-1 | +18.8 |
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Rotherham Town (3,572) vs. Lincoln City (3,713) Saturday September 15th, 1894 |
48.65% | 5-2 | +18.0 |
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Rotherham Town (3,571) vs. Walsall Town Swifts (3,676) Saturday November 17th, 1894 |
53.99% | 6-1 | +18.4 |
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Walsall Town Swifts (3,682) vs. Rotherham Town (3,581) Monday September 24th, 1894 |
20.73% | 1-2 | +15.9 |
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Rotherham Town (3,575) vs. Middlesbrough Ironopolis (3,658) Saturday April 14th, 1894 |
56.92% | 4-1 | +15.1 |
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Rotherham Town (3,591) vs. Loughborough (3,640) Saturday March 14th, 1896 |
61.90% | 4-0 | +14.3 |
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Rotherham Town (3,597) vs. Manchester City (3,643) Monday October 1st, 1894 |
62.12% | 3-2 | +7.6 |
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Burslem Port Vale (3,738) vs. Rotherham Town (3,719) Saturday October 21st, 1893 |
29.72% | 2-3 | +14.1 |
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Matlock (3,148) vs. Rotherham Town (3,148) Saturday October 15th, 1887 |
32.52% | 2-3 | +13.5 |
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Rotherham Town (3,756) vs. Grimsby Town (3,747) Saturday September 9th, 1893 |
69.12% | 4-3 | +6.2 |
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Rotherham Town history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
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Walsall Town Swifts (3,600) vs. Rotherham Town (3,749) Tuesday September 26th, 1893 |
52.50% | 3-0 | -18.4 |
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Crewe Alexandra (3,495) vs. Rotherham Town (3,608) Saturday November 9th, 1895 |
46.99% | 3-2 | -9.4 |
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Crewe Alexandra (3,604) vs. Rotherham Town (3,642) Saturday January 27th, 1894 |
36.90% | 2-0 | -11.1 |
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Rotherham Town (3,733) vs. Burslem Port Vale (3,719) Saturday October 28th, 1893 |
69.84% | 0-1 | -14.0 |
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Lincoln City (3,594) vs. Rotherham Town (3,604) Saturday February 1st, 1896 |
32.98% | 5-0 | -13.2 |
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Lockwood Brothers (3,183) vs. Rotherham Town (3,189) Saturday December 1st, 1883 |
33.32% | 3-1 | -10.0 |
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Derby Junction (3,160) vs. Rotherham Town (3,161) Saturday November 5th, 1887 |
32.71% | 3-2 | -6.5 |
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Rotherham Town (3,650) vs. Burslem Port Vale (3,653) Saturday September 7th, 1895 |
68.02% | 0-2 | -20.4 |
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Burton Swifts (3,736) vs. Rotherham Town (3,730) Saturday September 30th, 1893 |
31.27% | 4-1 | -10.9 |
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Rotherham Town (3,599) vs. Crewe Alexandra (3,608) Monday April 9th, 1894 |
66.79% | 1-4 | -23.4 |
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Burslem Port Vale (3,639) vs. Rotherham Town (3,615) Saturday January 25th, 1896 |
28.76% | 4-0 | -10.8 |
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Rotherham Town (3,687) vs. Lincoln City (3,711) Saturday December 2nd, 1893 |
64.93% | 2-8 | -27.6 |
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Crewe Alexandra (3,612) vs. Rotherham Town (3,587) Saturday September 22nd, 1894 |
28.87% | 2-1 | -5.8 |
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Middlesbrough Ironopolis (3,688) vs. Rotherham Town (3,660) Saturday December 9th, 1893 |
28.55% | 6-1 | -11.4 |
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Woolwich Arsenal (3,729) vs. Rotherham Town (3,697) Monday November 13th, 1893 |
28.20% | 3-0 | -9.9 |
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Ardwick (3,682) vs. Rotherham Town (3,648) Tuesday December 26th, 1893 |
27.95% | 3-2 | -5.6 |
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Rotherham Town (3,720) vs. Burton Swifts (3,755) Saturday November 11th, 1893 |
63.48% | 2-5 | -22.2 |
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Burton Swifts (3,668) vs. Rotherham Town (3,624) Saturday September 14th, 1895 |
26.50% | 2-0 | -7.9 |
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Rotherham Town (3,623) vs. Burton Swifts (3,668) Monday September 23rd, 1895 |
62.43% | 1-4 | -21.9 |
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Nottingham Forest (3,225) vs. Rotherham Town (3,179) Saturday November 8th, 1884 |
27.05% | 5-0 | -10.8 |
A complete listing of Rotherham 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 +/- |
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