Accrington
Heartbreak#7112.5Accrington, Blackburn-Burnley · England · Premier League
Against expectation
Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 5 seasons from 1888-89 to 1892-93 it has fallen short of them by −3.6 match points.
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable. The rating only starts telling you much after about 1960. Before that, knowing the era’s home-and-away split is almost as good as knowing the teams.
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Greatest games
Accrington's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play. H, A and N mark home, away and a neutral venue; a ★ is a curated all-time classic (tap it for the model's own score).All-time board.
Footprint
The Heartbreak Index2.5 · #711
The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 1889
The Heartbreak Index2.5 · #711
The Blessed · Never won it, waiting since 1889
- First major trophy since 18896.3
relegated from the top flight, 1893 · survived a relegation scare, 1892 · survived a relegation scare, 1889
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Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.