UK Clubs/Counties Ranked : 1961-2018

Trainspotting doesn't get any better than this. Going back to 1960/61 season, points are allocated accordingly. The top four in the league (6,3,2,1) and grand finals (6,4,2,1), all cup finalists (CC 6,3), (League Cup 4,2), (all others 3,1). Also World Club Challenge winners in any match 4 points the winner (in their own column).

In the chart below, the left side has rank, club, total points (including WCC) and WCC (separated for no reason I can come up with). Then on the right side the same data but divided by county. So what do we learn?

1) That Wigan and Saints are the most successful teams, both from Lancashire.

2) That Yorkshire is the most successful county (45.3% of the total) due to having the most clubs.

3) That Cheshire has the highest average considering there are only two clubs from there on the list.

4) If the WCC games are excluded, only one point separates Wigan and St Helens, over 59 years of competition.

	Clubs Ranked 1961-2018
	Rk	Club	Tot	WCC		Rk	Club	Tot	WCC	Area
	1	Wigan	448	16		3	Leeds	351	12	Yorks	1144
	2	St Helens	439	8		4	Bradford	187	12	45.3
	3	Leeds	351	12		7	Hull FC	128
	4	Bradford	187	12		8	Castleford	125
	5	Warrington	173	4		9	Hull KR	112
	6	Widnes	172	4		10	Wakefield	77
	7	Hull FC	128			11	Featherstone	51
	8	Castleford	125			12	Halifax	46
	9	Hull KR	112			14	Huddersfield	35
	10	Wakefield	77			18	Dewsbury	11
	11	Featherstone	51			19	Sheffield	10
	12	Halifax	46			22	Hunslet	7
	13	Salford	40			26	Bramley	3
	14	Huddersfield	35			28	York City	1
	15	Leigh	31			1	Wigan	448	16	Lancs	999
	16	Swinton	30			2	St Helens	439	8	39.5
	17	Catalan	17			13	Salford	40
	18	Dewsbury	11			15	Leigh	31
	19	Sheffield	10			16	Swinton	30
	20	London Br	9			24	Rochdale	5
	21	Barrow	8			25	Oldham	4
	22	Hunslet	7			27	Blackpool	2
	23	Workington	6			5	Warrington	173	4	Chesh	345
	24	Rochdale	5			6	Widnes	172	4	13.6
	25	Oldham	4			17	Catalan	17		Franc	17
	26	Bramley	3			21	Barrow	8		Cumb	14
	27	Blackpool	2			23	Workington	6
	28	York City	1			20	London Br	9		South	9
			2528	56				2528	56		2528