Football club and player rankings
The best clubs and players in world football, ranked every nightOur own rankings, over the last twelve months of club football. Every result in 131,441 matches, weighed by who it came against and where. The top 50 of each, free to read; every ranked club and player by API.
The best clubs in England
Ranked over the twelve months to 29 October 2026. Narrow it to a country and it shows that country's best, with each club's place in the world beside it.
| 1 | new | A ArsenalPremier League · 65 played · 2 in the world | ENG | WWDWD | 94.7 | Open |
| 2 | new | MC Manchester CityPremier League · 61 played · 3 in the world | ENG | LWWLD | 93.7 | Open |
| 3 | new | AV Aston VillaPremier League · 56 played · 8 in the world | ENG | WWWWL | 85.5 | Open |
| 4 | new | B BrightonPremier League · 46 played · 10 in the world | ENG | WWDLD | 84.7 | Open |
| 5 | new | L LiverpoolPremier League · 59 played · 11 in the world | ENG | WWWWD | 84.4 | Open |
| 6 | new | B BournemouthPremier League · 43 played · 13 in the world | ENG | WWWWW | 84.0 | Open |
| 7 | new | MU Manchester UnitedPremier League · 41 played · 23 in the world | ENG | DLDLL | 79.3 | Open |
| 8 | new | C ChelseaPremier League · 55 played · 24 in the world | ENG | LWWLD | 79.3 | Open |
| 9 | new | B BrentfordPremier League · 43 played · 26 in the world | ENG | WWDLL | 79.1 | Open |
| 10 | new | L LeedsPremier League · 47 played · 30 in the world | ENG | WDLDD | 78.7 | Open |
| 11 | new | N NewcastlePremier League · 54 played · 40 in the world | ENG | WLLLW | 75.7 | Open |
| 12 | new | NF Nottingham ForestPremier League · 52 played · 45 in the world | ENG | WLLLD | 75.3 | Open |
| 13 | new | E EvertonPremier League · 39 played · 46 in the world | ENG | DWWLL | 75.2 | Open |
| 14 | new | T TottenhamPremier League · 48 played · 58 in the world | ENG | LLDWW | 73.4 | Open |
| 15 | new | S SunderlandPremier League · 47 played · 61 in the world | ENG | WLDDW | 72.9 | Open |
| 16 | new | CP Crystal PalacePremier League · 61 played · 64 in the world | ENG | LLDLW | 72.5 | Open |
| 17 | new | F FulhamPremier League · 43 played · 72 in the world | ENG | WDLWL | 71.6 | Open |
| 18 | new | WH West HamPremier League · 48 played · 88 in the world | ENG | DDWWL | 70.5 | Open |
| 19 | new | S SouthamptonChampionship · 54 played · 176 in the world | ENG | LWWDW | 63.8 | Open |
| 20 | new | I IpswichChampionship · 45 played · 205 in the world | ENG | LLWLD | 62.3 | Open |
| 21 | new | W WolvesPremier League · 48 played · 216 in the world | ENG | LLWDW | 61.7 | Open |
| 22 | new | C CoventryChampionship · 43 played · 226 in the world | ENG | LWWLL | 61.3 | Open |
| 23 | new | M MiddlesbroughChampionship · 50 played · 317 in the world | ENG | DWWDW | 57.7 | Open |
| 24 | new | L LincolnLeague One · 50 played · 403 in the world | ENG | LLLDW | 55.3 | Open |
| 25 | new | B BirminghamChampionship · 49 played · 440 in the world | ENG | DWWWL | 54.5 | Open |
| 26 | new | BW Boreham WoodNational League · 55 played · 448 in the world | ENG | WWWWW | 54.3 | Open |
| 27 | new | W WrexhamChampionship · 51 played · 493 in the world | ENG | WDLWL | 52.9 | Open |
| 28 | new | M MillwallChampionship · 48 played · 499 in the world | ENG | DWLDL | 52.8 | Open |
| 29 | new | N NorwichChampionship · 50 played · 503 in the world | ENG | LLLLW | 52.8 | Open |
| 30 | new | S SwanseaChampionship · 48 played · 528 in the world | ENG | WWWLL | 52.3 | Open |
| 31 | new | SU Sheffield UtdChampionship · 49 played · 578 in the world | ENG | LWLWD | 51.2 | Open |
| 32 | new | C CardiffLeague One · 50 played · 581 in the world | ENG | WLWDW | 51.2 | Open |
| 33 | new | H HuddersfieldLeague One · 53 played · 583 in the world | ENG | WDWWW | 51.2 | Open |
| 34 | new | B BurnleyPremier League · 45 played · 585 in the world | ENG | DWDLL | 51.1 | Open |
| 35 | new | L LutonLeague One · 55 played · 631 in the world | ENG | WLWWW | 50.3 | Open |
| 36 | new | SC Stockport CountyLeague One · 58 played · 660 in the world | ENG | WWWDL | 49.7 | Open |
| 37 | new | B BlackburnChampionship · 48 played · 661 in the world | ENG | DWWLW | 49.7 | Open |
| 38 | new | B BradfordLeague One · 54 played · 678 in the world | ENG | DWDDW | 49.5 | Open |
| 39 | new | WB West BromChampionship · 48 played · 679 in the world | ENG | LLWWD | 49.5 | Open |
| 40 | new | Q QPRChampionship · 46 played · 680 in the world | ENG | DDWLW | 49.5 | Open |
| 41 | new | P PlymouthLeague One · 53 played · 693 in the world | ENG | DWLLW | 49.3 | Open |
| 42 | new | P PortsmouthChampionship · 46 played · 704 in the world | ENG | LWWDW | 49.1 | Open |
| 43 | new | B BoltonLeague One · 53 played · 722 in the world | ENG | WLWDL | 49.0 | Open |
| 44 | new | R ReadingLeague One · 49 played · 816 in the world | ENG | DWLWW | 47.5 | Open |
| 45 | new | OU Oxford UnitedChampionship · 48 played · 825 in the world | ENG | WDWDW | 47.4 | Open |
| 46 | new | CU Cambridge UnitedLeague Two · 53 played · 865 in the world | ENG | WWDLD | 46.6 | Open |
| 47 | new | SC Stoke CityChampionship · 47 played · 870 in the world | ENG | WWLWD | 46.6 | Open |
| 48 | new | M MacclesfieldNational League - North · 59 played · 908 in the world | ENG | WWDWL | 46.1 | Open |
| 49 | new | Y YorkNational League · 48 played · 964 in the world | ENG | DDDWL | 45.5 | Open |
| 50 | new | BC Bristol CityChampionship · 48 played · 967 in the world | ENG | WDLLD | 45.5 | Open |
Four things decide a place
Our method is our own and we keep the detail to ourselves. This is what goes into it, in plain words.
Results
Every win, draw and defeat, and by how much. A club is judged on what it did, not on its name or its wage bill.
Who it came against
Beating a strong side counts for more than beating a weak one, and the level of the competition counts too, so a European night weighs what it should.
How recent
Twelve months, rolling, with the latest matches counting for the most. Last spring still matters; last week matters more.
For players, the minutes
What a player did with his time on the pitch, judged against others in the same role, at the level he did it, and how his side fared while he played.
The same rankings, one call away
Four endpoints on the Live & Archive plan. Pick one to see the call and what it answers tonight.
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