England Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2025/26 (Updated)

When you look at the past sixty five seasons, how do you quantify success? By allocating points for the top finishing sides. 

Over that time there have been many clubs that have managed to score points but there are some sides that shine. The lists you see here reflect that. 

To the right are the top ten, with points for local competitions on the extreme right and European success added for the 'Tot' figure. 

For the Premier League (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The top five are to the left. There is nothing between Liverpool and Man United with the next three too far behind to realistically catch them anytime soon. Arsenal is the current champion.

The FA Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. In this Man United lead from Arsenal with Chelsea third. There isn't much between them though, the uncertainty of knock out sport a leveller. Manchester City are the holders.

The League Cup just 3 and 1 point to reflect its lesser status. Liverpool do better in this than the FA Cup as does Man City. Aston Villa too has done better here than elsewhere. Manchester City are the current holders of the trophy. 

For Europe, I put them together. For the Champions League (European Cup) I gave 8 , 4 and two from the semi finals. The Europa League (UEFA Cup) got 6, 3 and 1. The new Conference League I added to the long time defunct Cup Winner's Cup. They get 4 and 2 for the finalists. 

Liverpool are big winners here from Man Utd and Chelsea. I did a top nine here to show the depth of success. Aston Villa and Crystal Palace were winners in Europe in 2025/26. (Arsenal yet to play).

So putting it together and covering all the clubs that have accumulated points, what do we have? What is below, broken down into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place against all the other clubs. 

The strongest region is the North West where the powerhouse football cities of Manchester and Liverpool are situated. They account for 46.9% of the total. Liverpool passed Manchester Utd in the 2024/25 season to become the most successful domestically but are well ahead when Europe is added.  

London is next with several strong clubs and 30.0%. The Midlands total 10.7% and the last three 4.5% combined. So putting it together and covering all the clubs that have accumulated points, what do we have? What is below, broken down into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place against all the other clubs. 

Australasia: Clubs Ranked - 2006/07 to 2025/26 (Updated)

Football (or soccer) isn't the big sports code in Australia like it is in so many countries. The season is held in summer to avoid clashing with more popular codes.Clubs are spread across the country and now includes two teams from New Zealand, one of which has always been part of the competition. What has happened is that teams have been added, names changed and other variances have occurred. 

Sydney FC is the most successful club, narrowly ahead of the Melbourne Victory. The Central Coast Mariners north of Sydney are next, followed by Adelaide Utd.

For points, the A league has 6, 3, 2, and 1 point for the top four. The top sides go into playoffs to win the grand final, the points are 6, 4 and two receiving 2 points each. Slight variances to that for earlier years when there were fewer finalists. There was a preseason competition for the first four years of competition. One point for each winner. 

Top clubs don't dominate proceedings here like in most leagues around the world. Of the 252 points awarded so far, the leading club has just 40 of them. It makes for a more interesting competition than the same few winners all the time. Of the 21 years so far, no club has won more than four. 

The play offs feature the top placed league teams. This list only covers the last remaining four. It rewards the top league sides so success is similar to what we see in the league chart above. 

280 points have been awarded and again no side dominating . Sydney FC have won five grand finals of the eight they have qualified for.  

The four years of preseason tournaments early in proceedings produced just 12 points. They are added in the totals below but are of insufficient importance to be broken down into clubs. 

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. 

The state of New South Wales is the leader with 41.5% of all points. Victoria is next with 27.8% West has 14.9%, Queensland 10.5%. and New Zealand 5.3%. NZ has been a one team affair until two years ago when Auckland FC joined. Auckland FC is already making a mark but has a lot of ground to make up on clubs with a much longer history. 

I will explain the symbols that come after some of the names below. Melbourne City was the Melbourne Heart, the Brisbane Roar was Queensland Roar, the Wellington Phoenix previously were in Auckland and were the NZ Knights. Finally, the Gold Coast and North Queensland clubs folded after three and two years respectively. Western Utd was recently forced out due to financial issues after five years of competing. 

Croatia Clubs Ranked - 1960/61 to 2025/26 (Updated)

Croatia was part of the Yugoslav league until 1990/91, when the country was broken up into several different ones. Points are therefore shared among what are now other nations up until that time. In 1992 and since then, Croatian clubs have been part of their own competition.

To the right, Cro is domestic and Tot icludes Europe. The points system rewards success, not participation. Dinamo Zagreb are by far the most successful club with 42% of total points allocated (349).  Hajduk Split has 28% (231).

In the SuperSport HNL, the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Football Cup 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. Up to 8 points are awarded for European success. Now for a competition breakdown.

The league is dominated by Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split, with HNK Rijeka having recent success too. Since 1992, those three sides have won all titles bar one. Dinamo won 19 out of 21 from 2005/06 to 2025/26 and is the current title holder.

The cup follows the same pattern with the top three sharing the trophy. Due to the knock out format, consecutive wins are rare. Dinamo has still won 11 cups  from 2006/07.

In Europe, the only success has been in the Europa League. Dinamo were runner up in 1963 and winners in 1967. Hajduk Split made a semi final in 1984.

All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk), which gives their place compared to all the other clubs. Some of them have now ceased to exist and others have changed names but I've used the latest ones.

I've divided the clubs up into four regions. Zagreb has about 28% of the total population and took 46.7% of the total points. South 29.7%, West 13.1% with the other two are the same with a 5.2% average. Crowd trouble is a problem, with the rivalry between the two top clubs intense.