I've applied my formulas for world clubs for each year going back to 1960. Unfortunately, I don't have enough South American data to adequately rank those teams until 1964, so from 1960-1963, the list consists of European teams only. Lots of people think those are the only ones that matter. Those people are wrong, but at least for the first four years of these charts, those wrong people are happy.
The system for ranking the past teams is identical to my system for ranking current teams, with one major difference - teams get bonus points for finishing in the top four in their continental championship.
Since there won't be a Top 25 for world clubs this week because of the lack of competition, I'll add one or two of these old Top 25s to tide you over.
1960 World Club Top 25
1. Real Madrid (Esp) (Winner -Champions Cup)
2. Barcelona (Esp) (SF - Champions Cup, Winner - Inter-Citiies Fairs Cup)
3. Juventus (Ita)
4. Stade Reims (Fra)
5. Hamburger (FRG)
6. Rangers (Sco) (SF - Champions Cup)
7. Fiorentina (Ita)
8. Hearts of Midlothian (Sco)
9. Young Boys (Sui) (1R - Champions Cup)
10. Nimes (Fra)
11. Athletic de Bilbao (Esp)
12. RC Paris (Fra)
13. SK Rapid (Aut)
14. Wolverhampton Wanderers (Eng) (QF - Champions Cup)
15. FC Koln (FRG)
16. AC Milan (Ita) (1R - Champions Cup)
17. Burnley (Eng)
18. Werder Bremen (FRG)
19. Sevilla (Esp)
20. IFK Norrkoping (Swe)
21. Ajax (Ned)
22. Red Star (Yug) (1R - Champions Cup)
23. Dinamo Zagreb (Yug)
24. Tottenham Hotspur (Eng)
25. Atletico de Madrid (Esp)
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