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 Sheffield's ELO scores.
A list of the top 15 Sheffield sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
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A list of the worst 15 Sheffield sides in history, based on their ELO score.
| Year | Date Recorded | ELO Score |
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A list of the twenty most significant victories in Sheffield history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
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Lockwood Brothers (3,187) vs. Sheffield (3,144) Saturday November 8th, 1884 |
27.33% | 0-3 | +25.4 |
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Sheffield (3,175) vs. Pilgrims (3,188) Saturday November 22nd, 1873 |
65.73% | 1-0 | +6.9 |
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Newark (3,172) vs. Sheffield (3,171) Saturday October 31st, 1885 |
32.41% | 0-3 | +23.7 |
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South Norwood (3,148) vs. Sheffield (3,167) Saturday December 2nd, 1876 |
35.04% | 0-7 | +29.2 |
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Sheffield (3,206) vs. Darwen (3,186) Saturday December 29th, 1877 |
69.83% | 1-0 | +6.0 |
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Sheffield (3,195) vs. Notts County (3,172) Saturday December 1st, 1877 |
70.32% | 3-0 | +10.4 |
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Sheffield (3,205) vs. Sheffield Providence (3,179) Monday December 29th, 1879 |
70.58% | 3-0 | +10.3 |
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Sheffield (3,195) vs. Brigg Brittania (3,161) Saturday November 5th, 1881 |
71.56% | 8-0 | +13.5 |
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Sheffield (3,169) vs. Chesterfield Spital (3,134) Saturday December 6th, 1884 |
71.74% | 4-1 | +9.9 |
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Grantham (3,160) vs. Sheffield (3,201) Saturday November 16th, 1878 |
37.84% | 1-3 | +18.6 |
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Sheffield (3,215) vs. Blackburn Olympic (3,175) Saturday October 30th, 1880 |
72.29% | 5-4 | +5.5 |
A list of the twenty most significant defeats in Sheffield history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.
| Match | Win % | Score | ELO +/- |
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Notts County (3,149) vs. Sheffield (3,183) Saturday November 4th, 1882 |
36.92% | 6-1 | -14.8 |
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Sheffield (3,209) vs. Sheffield Heeley (3,187) Saturday November 26th, 1881 |
70.10% | 0-4 | -26.3 |
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Clapham Rovers (3,171) vs. Sheffield (3,182) Saturday January 17th, 1874 |
33.92% | 2-1 | -6.8 |
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Sheffield (3,168) vs. Lockwood Brothers (3,159) Saturday November 10th, 1883 |
68.47% | 1-4 | -24.0 |
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Nottingham Forest (3,215) vs. Sheffield (3,219) Saturday December 21st, 1878 |
33.09% | 2-0 | -9.9 |
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Sheffield (3,221) vs. Darwen (3,217) Saturday December 18th, 1880 |
67.90% | 1-5 | -25.5 |
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Sheffield (3,185) vs. Notts Rangers (3,200) Saturday October 30th, 1886 |
65.47% | 0-3 | -22.9 |
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Sheffield (3,162) vs. Lockwood Brothers (3,184) Saturday October 15th, 1887 |
64.67% | 1-3 | -19.4 |
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Wanderers (3,240) vs. Sheffield (3,175) Saturday January 29th, 1876 |
24.96% | 2-0 | -7.5 |
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Royal Engineers (3,297) vs. Sheffield (3,197) Saturday January 20th, 1877 |
21.36% | 1-0 | -4.3 |
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Notts County (3,286) vs. Sheffield (3,179) Saturday January 3rd, 1885 |
20.66% | 5-0 | -8.3 |
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Notts County (3,315) vs. Sheffield (3,195) Saturday November 21st, 1885 |
19.44% | 8-0 | -9.2 |
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Wanderers (3,338) vs. Sheffield (3,212) Saturday February 16th, 1878 |
18.90% | 3-0 | -6.6 |
A complete listing of Sheffield'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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