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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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NORWICH CITY
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A historical overview of Norwich City's ELO scores.

 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1983 Saturday, December 10, 1983 4048.20  
  1989 Wednesday, March 22, 1989 4045.80  
  1984 Saturday, January 14, 1984 4025.01  
  1993 Saturday, November 6, 1993 4021.73  
  1987 Saturday, May 9, 1987 4014.10  
  1994 Saturday, January 1, 1994 4013.96  
  2015 Saturday, September 26, 2015 4011.50  
  2012 Saturday, December 8, 2012 4009.58  
  1988 Tuesday, December 27, 1988 4008.20  
  2019 Saturday, August 17, 2019 4002.29  
  1979 Saturday, November 17, 1979 4002.03  
  2021 Saturday, April 10, 2021 4000.76  
  1980 Saturday, January 26, 1980 4000.50  
  2016 Saturday, January 2, 2016 3999.04  
  1986 Saturday, October 18, 1986 3996.48  
 
 

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

  Year Date Recorded ELO Score  
  1957 Saturday, February 23, 1957 3423.68  
  1947 Saturday, October 11, 1947 3451.68  
  1948 Saturday, January 24, 1948 3462.38  
  1956 Wednesday, December 26, 1956 3480.13  
  1929 Saturday, April 6, 1929 3492.14  
  1928 Saturday, March 3, 1928 3497.78  
  1931 Wednesday, September 9, 1931 3503.62  
  1946 Saturday, December 28, 1946 3542.33  
  1905 Saturday, September 30, 1905 3544.82  
  1927 Saturday, December 31, 1927 3545.04  
  1958 Wednesday, September 24, 1958 3546.48  
  1930 Thursday, December 18, 1930 3548.02  
  1910 Tuesday, March 29, 1910 3554.54  
  1926 Saturday, November 20, 1926 3555.73  
  1923 Saturday, September 1, 1923 3556.93  
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Norwich City (3594) vs. Manchester United (4063)
  Saturday, January 10, 1959
-364.1 10.9% 3-0 +31.2 
  Arsenal (4078) vs. Norwich City (3631)
  Saturday, January 30, 1954
-553.1 4.0% 1-2 +19.2 
  Norwich City (3976) vs. Manchester City (4423)
  Saturday, September 14, 2019
-407.4 8.7% 3-2 +18.3 
  Norwich City (3616) vs. Sunderland (4056)
  Saturday, January 14, 1911
-314.0 14.1% 3-1 +25.8 
  Norwich City (3642) vs. Sheffield Wednesday (4057)
  Saturday, January 11, 1908
-288.6 16.0% 2-0 +25.2 
  Norwich City (3871) vs. Manchester United (4276)
  Saturday, April 9, 2005
-344.8 12.1% 2-0 +26.4 
  Liverpool (4036) vs. Norwich City (3648)
  Saturday, February 6, 1909
-511.3 5.0% 2-3 +19.0 
  Manchester United (4127) vs. Norwich City (3746)
  Saturday, February 18, 1967
-484.2 5.8% 1-2 +18.8 
  Norwich City (3527) vs. Millwall (3874)
  Monday, April 30, 1928
-218.6 22.1% 2-0 +23.4 
  Norwich City (3899) vs. Liverpool (4239)
  Saturday, December 4, 1982
-247.5 19.4% 1-0 +16.1 
  Norwich City (3967) vs. Manchester United (4298)
  Saturday, November 17, 2012
-288.2 16.0% 1-0 +16.8 
  Manchester City (4249) vs. Norwich City (3963)
  Sunday, May 19, 2013
-329.0 13.1% 2-3 +17.4 
  Norwich City (3672) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3948)
  Wednesday, February 18, 1959
-171.1 27.2% 1-0 +14.6 
  Norwich City (3722) vs. Liverpool (3983)
  Saturday, January 6, 1951
-167.6 27.6% 3-1 +21.7 
  Norwich City (3498) vs. Plymouth Argyle (3757)
  Saturday, March 10, 1928
-130.6 32.0% 2-0 +20.4 
  Norwich City (3552) vs. Queens Park Rangers (3811)
  Wednesday, April 21, 1948
-147.7 29.9% 5-2 +24.5 
  Norwich City (3618) vs. Swindon Town (3877)
  Saturday, January 6, 1912
-133.5 31.7% 4-3 +13.7 
  Norwich City (3940) vs. Nottingham Forest (4197)
  Saturday, September 15, 1979
-153.1 29.3% 3-1 +21.2 
  Norwich City (3681) vs. Blackburn Rovers (3936)
  Saturday, April 8, 1939
-124.8 32.8% 4-0 +25.2 
  Norwich City (3708) vs. Sheffield United (3964)
  Wednesday, March 4, 1959
-150.0 29.7% 3-2 +14.1 
 
 

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

  Match Diff. Win/Draw
Exp %
Score ELO Score Change
  Crawley Town (3456) vs. Norwich City (3996)
  Tuesday, August 27, 2019
+500.6 94.7% 1-0 -9.5 
  Norwich City (3963) vs. Luton Town (3428)
  Saturday, January 26, 2013
+578.5 96.5% 0-1 -9.7 
  Folkestone (3192) vs. Norwich City (3661)
  Saturday, November 26, 1932
+338.9 87.6% 1-0 -17.5 
  Clapton (3175) vs. Norwich City (3633)
  Saturday, November 28, 1925
+336.5 87.4% 3-1 -26.2 
  Norwich City (3940) vs. Bradford City (3521)
  Monday, February 23, 1976
+521.8 95.3% 1-2 -19.1 
  Shrewsbury Town (3561) vs. Norwich City (3951)
  Tuesday, September 23, 2014
+349.0 88.2% 1-0 -8.8 
  Norwich City (3549) vs. Bedford Town (3183)
  Saturday, November 17, 1956
+474.3 93.9% 2-4 -28.2 
  Northampton Town (3463) vs. Norwich City (3822)
  Tuesday, August 12, 2003
+299.3 84.8% 1-0 -8.5 
  Bury (3437) vs. Norwich City (3770)
  Tuesday, January 15, 2008
+283.5 83.6% 2-1 -8.4 
  Bradford City (3645) vs. Norwich City (3978)
  Wednesday, September 22, 1993
+260.6 81.8% 2-1 -8.2 
  Walsall (3379) vs. Norwich City (3710)
  Saturday, February 7, 1953
+230.8 79.1% 3-2 -15.8 
  Derby County (3686) vs. Norwich City (4004)
  Saturday, February 18, 1984
+225.8 78.6% 2-1 -15.7 
  Norwich City (3560) vs. Corinthians (3252)
  Saturday, January 12, 1929
+437.1 92.5% 0-5 -37.0 
  Norwich City (3871) vs. Cheltenham Town (3571)
  Tuesday, September 10, 2002
+364.9 89.1% 0-3 -15.6 
  Leyton Orient (3449) vs. Norwich City (3743)
  Thursday, January 11, 1951
+199.9 76.0% 3-1 -22.8 
  Swansea City (3650) vs. Norwich City (3942)
  Tuesday, October 4, 1994
+222.5 78.3% 1-0 -7.8 
  Barnet (3446) vs. Norwich City (3732)
  Tuesday, August 26, 1997
+222.1 78.2% 3-1 -11.7 
  Gillingham (3478) vs. Norwich City (3740)
  Saturday, October 3, 1953
+156.5 71.1% 3-1 -21.3 
  Norwich City (3914) vs. Bradford City (3655)
  Saturday, January 10, 2004
+318.1 86.2% 0-1 -17.2 
  Wigan Athletic (3734) vs. Norwich City (3988)
  Saturday, January 31, 1987
+165.9 72.2% 1-0 -14.4 
 
   

The twenty teams that Norwich City 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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  Merthyr Town 27 +4.98 
  Stockport County 17 +3.66 
  Shrewsbury Town 24 +3.44 
  Bristol City 79 +2.58 
  Doncaster Rovers 13 +2.36 
  Blackpool 33 +2.33 
  Cardiff City 69 +2.07 
  Sunderland 66 +1.85 
  Barnsley 45 +1.74 
  Sheffield United 75 +1.71 
  Grimsby Town 32 +1.66 
  Everton 61 +1.58 
  Bury 35 +1.56 
  Queens Park Rangers 153 +1.41 
  Brentford 79 +1.36 
  Birmingham City 75 +1.29 
  Watford 130 +1.26 
  Northampton Town 83 +1.25 
  Nottingham Forest 75 +1.23 
  Derby County 70 +1.18 

The twenty teams that Norwich City are least 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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  Aldershot Town 30 -5.30 
  AFC Wimbledon 29 -3.26 
  Crewe Alexandra 14 -2.27 
  Wolverhampton Wanderers 64 -2.25 
  Manchester City 72 -2.19 
  Oldham Athletic 21 -2.12 
  Coventry City 127 -2.05 
  Colchester United 26 -2.05 
  Burnley 45 -1.69 
  Aston Villa 74 -1.67 
  Charlton Athletic 81 -1.64 
  Fulham 54 -1.56 
  Walsall 49 -1.49 
  Hull City 43 -1.36 
  Bradford City 33 -1.35 
  Bradford Park Avenue 12 -1.31 
  Middlesbrough 61 -1.17 
  Plymouth Argyle 88 -1.15 
  Crystal Palace 134 -0.99 
  Notts County 26 -0.93