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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.

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DONCASTER ROVERS
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A historical overview of Doncaster Rovers's ELO scores.

 

A list of the top 15 Doncaster Rovers sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1953 Thursday, September 10, 1953 3876.98  
  1954 Saturday, January 9, 1954 3873.89  
  2010 Saturday, November 13, 2010 3841.78  
  2009 Saturday, December 19, 2009 3837.62  
  2011 Saturday, January 1, 2011 3833.19  
  1956 Saturday, December 1, 1956 3828.02  
  1947 Saturday, May 24, 1947 3819.75  
  1957 Saturday, February 2, 1957 3814.72  
  1935 Saturday, December 21, 1935 3810.06  
  1952 Saturday, April 12, 1952 3800.23  
  1946 Saturday, December 28, 1946 3797.33  
  1955 Saturday, February 26, 1955 3795.61  
  1951 Saturday, November 17, 1951 3795.60  
  2021 Saturday, February 6, 2021 3789.60  
  2008 Saturday, August 9, 2008 3771.94  
 
 

A list of the worst 15 Doncaster Rovers sides in history, based on their ELO score.

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1998 Tuesday, September 15, 1998 3208.26  
  1999 Saturday, January 2, 1999 3248.83  
  1997 Sunday, December 28, 1997 3276.92  
  1992 Wednesday, February 12, 1992 3303.76  
  1962 Saturday, September 1, 1962 3321.78  
  1991 Saturday, December 28, 1991 3327.45  
  1989 Saturday, November 4, 1989 3330.89  
  2000 Saturday, April 22, 2000 3348.43  
  1994 Saturday, January 15, 1994 3359.49  
  1975 Saturday, February 1, 1975 3364.09  
  1974 Saturday, November 16, 1974 3367.16  
  1996 Thursday, December 26, 1996 3374.31  
  1993 Saturday, April 10, 1993 3375.51  
  2001 Saturday, February 17, 2001 3378.08  
  1979 Monday, April 30, 1979 3379.85  
 
 

A listing of the 20 most significant victories in Doncaster Rovers's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Hull City (3799) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3394)
  Tuesday, August 8, 2023
-442.2 7.3% 1-2 +9.3 
  Doncaster Rovers (3631) vs. Queens Park Rangers (4014)
  Saturday, January 5, 1985
-290.5 15.8% 1-0 +16.8 
  Doncaster Rovers (3498) vs. Preston North End (3865)
  Wednesday, September 23, 1964
-264.3 17.9% 1-0 +16.4 
  Doncaster Rovers (3352) vs. Notts County (3703)
  Saturday, November 18, 1989
-273.5 17.2% 1-0 +16.6 
  Notts County (3801) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3452)
  Tuesday, August 28, 1973
-451.3 6.9% 3-4 +18.6 
  Peterborough United (3577) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3252)
  Tuesday, February 10, 1998
-388.9 9.6% 0-1 +18.1 
  Doncaster Rovers (3406) vs. Sheffield United (3696)
  Tuesday, August 14, 1979
-186.9 25.4% 3-1 +22.4 
  Doncaster Rovers (3622) vs. Hull City (3910)
  Tuesday, August 22, 2017
-249.8 19.2% 2-0 +12.1 
  Doncaster Rovers (3706) vs. Birmingham City (3994)
  Saturday, December 13, 1902
-150.3 29.6% 1-0 +14.1 
  Southend United (3497) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3213)
  Saturday, November 14, 1998
-351.4 11.7% 0-1 +8.8 
  Doncaster Rovers (3443) vs. Stoke City (3723)
  Tuesday, October 18, 1960
-176.1 26.6% 3-1 +22.0 
  Doncaster Rovers (3693) vs. Aston Villa (3965)
  Tuesday, November 29, 2005
-215.8 22.4% 3-0 +13.6 
  Doncaster Rovers (3672) vs. Southampton (3943)
  Saturday, December 3, 2011
-225.8 21.4% 1-0 +15.7 
  Doncaster Rovers (3540) vs. Wigan Athletic (3810)
  Saturday, April 16, 2016
-231.8 20.8% 3-1 +23.7 
  Rushden and Diamonds (3537) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3268)
  Saturday, January 23, 1999
-336.4 12.6% 1-3 +26.2 
  Doncaster Rovers (3664) vs. Wigan Athletic (3930)
  Saturday, January 18, 2014
-225.4 21.5% 3-0 +27.5 
  Doncaster Rovers (3641) vs. Plymouth Argyle (3904)
  Saturday, January 2, 1937
-130.7 32.0% 2-1 +13.6 
  Grimsby Town (3638) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3380)
  Saturday, May 5, 1979
-363.5 11.0% 3-4 +17.8 
  Doncaster Rovers (3715) vs. Preston North End (3972)
  Thursday, April 26, 1951
-163.3 28.1% 2-0 +21.6 
  Sheffield Wednesday (3696) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3442)
  Tuesday, August 15, 1978
-359.3 11.2% 0-1 +17.8 
 
 

A listing of the 20 most significant defeats in Doncaster Rovers's history, based on the ELO points difference between the two teams.

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Carlisle United (3194) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3699)
  Saturday, November 26, 1927
+375.8 89.7% 2-1 -17.9 
  Doncaster Rovers (3832) vs. Accrington Stanley (3440)
  Tuesday, August 10, 2010
+437.0 92.5% 1-2 -9.3 
  Halifax Town (3436) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3780)
  Saturday, January 18, 1947
+219.1 77.9% 4-2 -23.4 
  Notts County (3444) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3772)
  Tuesday, August 12, 2008
+280.5 83.4% 1-0 -8.3 
  Bradford Park Avenue (3218) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3537)
  Saturday, December 21, 1968
+213.8 77.4% 2-1 -15.5 
  Halifax Town (3377) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3674)
  Saturday, September 11, 1948
+198.0 75.8% 1-0 -15.2 
  Wigan Athletic (3229) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3516)
  Wednesday, November 17, 1965
+183.2 74.2% 3-1 -22.2 
  Doncaster Rovers (3507) vs. King's Lynn Town (3221)
  Saturday, November 5, 2022
+323.1 86.5% 0-1 -8.7 
  Workington (3261) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3544)
  Saturday, December 20, 1975
+180.0 73.8% 3-1 -22.1 
  Bradford City (3433) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3708)
  Saturday, December 4, 1948
+176.2 73.4% 4-3 -14.7 
  Doncaster Rovers (3660) vs. Halifax Town (3392)
  Saturday, January 22, 1949
+367.0 89.2% 1-2 -17.8 
  Tranmere Rovers (3440) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3704)
  Tuesday, August 31, 1948
+165.0 72.1% 2-0 -21.6 
  Chester City (3330) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3582)
  Saturday, April 28, 1984
+159.7 71.5% 1-0 -14.3 
  Chester (3443) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3686)
  Saturday, December 24, 1949
+149.6 70.3% 3-1 -21.1 
  Doncaster Rovers (3579) vs. Hartlepool United (3337)
  Tuesday, May 15, 1984
+334.4 87.3% 0-1 -17.5 
  Grimsby Town (3465) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3705)
  Tuesday, August 13, 2019
+199.9 76.0% 1-0 -7.6 
  Doncaster Rovers (3643) vs. Southport (3414)
  Saturday, April 16, 1949
+327.6 86.8% 1-2 -17.4 
  Accrington Stanley (3455) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3679)
  Monday, December 27, 1948
+125.1 67.3% 2-0 -20.2 
  Hartlepool United (3385) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3608)
  Saturday, May 6, 2017
+186.6 74.5% 2-1 -14.9 
  Rotherham United (3479) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3699)
  Saturday, February 4, 1928
+91.2 62.8% 2-1 -12.6 
 
   

The twenty teams that Doncaster Rovers are most successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Aston Villa 12 +7.11 
  Forest Green Rovers 12 +5.90 
  Hereford 38 +5.06 
  Tranmere Rovers 78 +3.60 
  AFC Telford United 11 +3.58 
  Stoke City 16 +3.39 
  West Ham United 25 +3.34 
  Swindon Town 30 +3.28 
  Milton Keynes Dons 18 +3.21 
  Southend United 39 +2.93 
  Liverpool 13 +2.84 
  Scunthorpe United 69 +2.65 
  Bradford Park Avenue 33 +2.16 
  Exeter City 47 +2.08 
  Ashington 12 +2.07 
  Barnet 18 +1.98 
  Queens Park Rangers 17 +1.93 
  New Brighton 38 +1.83 
  Rochdale 117 +1.52 
  Bristol Rovers 44 +1.38 

The twenty teams that Doncaster Rovers are least successful against, based on the average ELO points won in games against them (minimum ten games played).

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Reading 44 -5.04 
  Fleetwood Town 14 -4.72 
  Wycombe Wanderers 11 -4.05 
  Bolton Wanderers 14 -3.09 
  Middlesbrough 23 -2.91 
  Derby County 23 -2.90 
  Sunderland 11 -2.82 
  Rotherham United 85 -2.66 
  Gillingham 73 -2.59 
  Blackpool 53 -2.58 
  AFC Wimbledon 23 -2.52 
  Ipswich Town 21 -2.39 
  Norwich City 13 -2.36 
  Mansfield Town 69 -2.13 
  Yeovil Town 26 -2.12 
  Sheffield Wednesday 21 -2.07 
  Port Vale 51 -2.00 
  Bury 61 -1.89 
  Blackburn Rovers 25 -1.86 
  Newport County 48 -1.79