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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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GRIMSBY TOWN
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A historical overview of Grimsby Town's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1936 Saturday, October 31, 1936 4021.64  
  1935 Wednesday, May 1, 1935 4013.78  
  1934 Tuesday, December 25, 1934 4006.57  
  1937 Saturday, January 16, 1937 4004.79  
  1938 Saturday, December 24, 1938 3993.46  
  1939 Saturday, May 6, 1939 3984.86  
  1946 Saturday, November 16, 1946 3972.59  
  1931 Saturday, August 29, 1931 3961.13  
  1902 Saturday, April 12, 1902 3950.31  
  1947 Saturday, January 18, 1947 3944.88  
  1933 Saturday, December 16, 1933 3937.66  
  1930 Saturday, October 4, 1930 3936.44  
  1903 Friday, April 10, 1903 3935.44  
  1896 Saturday, October 31, 1896 3922.70  
  1932 Saturday, May 7, 1932 3917.41  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  2011 Saturday, November 5, 2011 3321.48  
  2021 Saturday, March 6, 2021 3347.37  
  2022 Tuesday, January 25, 2022 3351.67  
  2018 Monday, April 2, 2018 3367.73  
  2012 Sunday, January 1, 2012 3371.71  
  2009 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3374.51  
  2010 Saturday, February 6, 2010 3379.60  
  1971 Wednesday, March 17, 1971 3384.12  
  2008 Saturday, November 8, 2008 3384.52  
  1969 Wednesday, August 13, 1969 3396.63  
  2020 Saturday, December 26, 2020 3402.71  
  2013 Saturday, March 30, 2013 3409.69  
  2007 Friday, January 26, 2007 3415.80  
  2024 Saturday, February 17, 2024 3417.39  
  1970 Saturday, February 14, 1970 3418.66  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Grimsby Town (3540) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4043)
  Tuesday, September 20, 2005
-446.1 7.1% 1-0 +9.3 
  Southampton (3971) vs. Grimsby Town (3494)
  Wednesday, March 1, 2023
-514.5 4.9% 1-2 +14.3 
  Liverpool (4164) vs. Grimsby Town (3704)
  Tuesday, October 9, 2001
-525.2 4.6% 1-2 +9.5 
  Grimsby Town (3568) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (4012)
  Saturday, April 24, 1920
-323.6 13.4% 2-0 +26.0 
  Grimsby Town (3579) vs. Coventry City (3998)
  Tuesday, September 19, 1989
-341.2 12.3% 3-1 +26.3 
  Grimsby Town (3639) vs. Bristol City (4046)
  Wednesday, January 15, 1908
-280.6 16.6% 2-1 +16.7 
  Grimsby Town (3489) vs. Luton Town (3890)
  Tuesday, February 7, 2023
-363.8 11.0% 3-0 +15.6 
  Middlesbrough (3893) vs. Grimsby Town (3504)
  Saturday, January 7, 1989
-470.1 6.3% 1-2 +18.7 
  Derby County (3860) vs. Grimsby Town (3493)
  Wednesday, August 24, 2005
-423.7 8.0% 0-1 +9.2 
  Grimsby Town (3644) vs. Everton (4000)
  Tuesday, October 30, 1979
-252.7 18.9% 2-1 +16.2 
  Grimsby Town (3551) vs. Wigan Athletic (3890)
  Tuesday, August 24, 2004
-279.1 16.7% 1-0 +8.3 
  Grimsby Town (3481) vs. Plymouth Argyle (3807)
  Saturday, November 5, 2022
-288.3 16.0% 5-1 +15.8 
  Grimsby Town (3702) vs. Queens Park Rangers (4023)
  Tuesday, October 6, 1992
-247.2 19.4% 2-1 +8.1 
  Everton (4114) vs. Grimsby Town (3826)
  Tuesday, November 20, 1984
-381.7 10.0% 0-1 +18.0 
  Grimsby Town (3704) vs. Fulham (3983)
  Sunday, May 6, 2001
-212.3 22.8% 1-0 +15.4 
  Grimsby Town (3436) vs. Carlisle United (3712)
  Tuesday, November 20, 2007
-226.3 21.4% 1-0 +7.9 
  Grimsby Town (3728) vs. Leicester City (3998)
  Tuesday, October 14, 1997
-206.2 23.4% 3-1 +11.5 
  Grimsby Town (3449) vs. York City (3712)
  Wednesday, April 27, 1955
-155.6 29.0% 2-1 +14.2 
  Grimsby Town (3932) vs. Arsenal (4190)
  Saturday, October 3, 1931
-127.1 32.5% 3-1 +20.3 
  Grimsby Town (3665) vs. Ipswich Town (3922)
  Tuesday, October 8, 2002
-192.6 24.8% 3-0 +26.3 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Stockport County (3322) vs. Grimsby Town (3729)
  Monday, December 7, 1964
+304.5 85.2% 1-0 -17.0 
  Crewe Alexandra (3508) vs. Grimsby Town (3840)
  Saturday, February 9, 1895
+200.0 76.0% 2-1 -15.2 
  Swindon Town (3598) vs. Grimsby Town (3930)
  Wednesday, January 12, 1938
+198.9 75.9% 2-1 -15.2 
  Rotherham Town (3591) vs. Grimsby Town (3893)
  Saturday, February 8, 1896
+169.0 72.6% 1-0 -14.5 
  Wealdstone (3153) vs. Grimsby Town (3449)
  Tuesday, October 26, 2021
+257.5 81.5% 1-0 -16.3 
  York City (3407) vs. Grimsby Town (3683)
  Tuesday, January 15, 2002
+211.0 77.1% 1-0 -7.7 
  Burnley (3647) vs. Grimsby Town (3918)
  Saturday, October 3, 1903
+135.7 68.6% 2-0 -20.6 
  Rotherham Town (3605) vs. Grimsby Town (3875)
  Monday, January 7, 1895
+138.0 68.9% 3-2 -13.8 
  Altrincham (3243) vs. Grimsby Town (3511)
  Tuesday, August 18, 2015
+229.8 79.0% 2-1 -15.8 
  Hartlepool United (3322) vs. Grimsby Town (3584)
  Saturday, December 30, 1989
+185.2 74.4% 4-2 -22.3 
  Kidderminster Harriers (3161) vs. Grimsby Town (3420)
  Saturday, November 6, 2021
+221.0 78.1% 1-0 -7.8 
  Grimsby Town (3638) vs. Doncaster Rovers (3380)
  Saturday, May 5, 1979
+363.5 89.0% 3-4 -17.8 
  Grimsby Town (3393) vs. Bath City (3139)
  Saturday, November 7, 2009
+299.0 84.8% 0-2 -12.7 
  Burton Swifts (3608) vs. Grimsby Town (3859)
  Wednesday, December 1, 1897
+119.1 66.5% 4-0 -24.9 
  Leyton Orient (3467) vs. Grimsby Town (3711)
  Tuesday, September 21, 1999
+176.5 73.4% 1-0 -7.3 
  Carlisle United (3534) vs. Grimsby Town (3777)
  Thursday, September 25, 1952
+142.1 69.4% 3-0 -24.3 
  Workington (3450) vs. Grimsby Town (3688)
  Saturday, February 21, 1953
+138.5 68.9% 3-1 -20.7 
  Grimsby Town (3352) vs. Salisbury City (3114)
  Tuesday, December 13, 2011
+283.3 83.6% 2-3 -8.4 
  Grimsby Town (3619) vs. Gateshead United (3390)
  Saturday, November 22, 1975
+332.1 87.1% 1-3 -26.1 
  Port Vale (3605) vs. Grimsby Town (3831)
  Saturday, April 6, 1895
+94.7 63.3% 5-0 -25.3 
 
   

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
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  Barnet 20 +5.47 
  Wigan Athletic 11 +4.53 
  York City 53 +3.04 
  AFC Wimbledon 23 +2.24 
  Gillingham 40 +2.06 
  Huddersfield Town 74 +1.97 
  Scunthorpe United 56 +1.94 
  Newcastle United 41 +1.76 
  Southampton 30 +1.55 
  Manchester City 57 +1.55 
  Tranmere Rovers 72 +1.52 
  Carlisle United 50 +1.49 
  Queens Park Rangers 40 +1.41 
  Bury 73 +1.40 
  Shrewsbury Town 55 +1.39 
  Burton Swifts 18 +1.35 
  Forest Green Rovers 23 +1.34 
  Birmingham City 75 +1.32 
  Reading 49 +1.19 
  Accrington Stanley 36 +1.18 

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

  Team Games Avg. Score
+/-
  Wycombe Wanderers 20 -4.54 
  Stevenage 12 -4.33 
  Leeds City 18 -3.59 
  Hartlepool United 49 -2.87 
  Macclesfield 25 -2.81 
  Sunderland 51 -2.80 
  Sheffield United 59 -2.71 
  Braintree Town 12 -2.59 
  Gainsborough Trinity 26 -2.37 
  New Brighton 12 -2.34 
  Rotherham United 48 -2.11 
  Blackburn Rovers 59 -1.91 
  Cardiff City 25 -1.90 
  Walsall 69 -1.90 
  Workington 26 -1.88 
  Bradford City 67 -1.82 
  Watford 50 -1.75 
  Liverpool 42 -1.71 
  Southport 44 -1.69 
  Norwich City 32 -1.66