Soccer
Data Catalogue
June 2002: this issue of the catalogue
supersedes all previous versions.
Raw
data files
Soccer Data provides of databases of English and Scottish
League and Cup results. They are
supplied as “raw” data files for you to analyse and process however you wish. You need a database or a spreadsheet, or will
be able to write your own programs.
The database
files described in this catalogue are supplied in dBASE or ASCII comma
delimited format. dBASE format can be
used by spreadsheets such as Excel and databases such as Access. Specify ASCII format if you plan to use a
word processor or write your own programs.
The prices
quoted are for a single user licence.
The databases are sold for private use on a single computer. The licence terms are included later in this
catalogue. You need a different licence
to use the data commercially, on more than one computer, build it into a program of your own,
or use it on the Internet. Ask me for
details. All prices quoted are
inclusive of media, postage and packing.
A special
package consisting of the last ten complete seasons is available for
£20. The databases include the results
of the games and the dates they were played.
Twelve character club names are used throughout. The results comprise the Premier League and
Football League, the Scottish League, the “rounds proper” (round one onwards)
of the F.A. Cup and the Scottish F.A. Cup, the Football League Cup and the
Scottish League Cup. End of season League
tables are included. Documents covering
a brief history of the competitions and a full description of the file formats
are provided as ASCII text files on disc.
The data is supplied with separate
files for each competition. Some 2 Mb
of hard disk space is required.
Update Service League
results from the current season are supplied free of charge, up to the date of
despatch of the order. A special
weekly or monthly update service is available by post or electronic mail. A one-off charge of £22 per season is made
for the weekly e-mail service. Each
postal delivery on disc costs £5, so please specify the frequency required. The contents
of the records in the database are the season in which the game was played, the
division of the League, home and away clubs, final score and the date (held in
numeric form as YYYYMMDD). 12 character
club names are used. Present day club
names are used throughout (for example, Newton Heath’s results are listed under
Manchester United). The database includes only those
games that contributed to final League tables.
Therefore excluded are abandoned games, those of season 1939/40, test
matches, play-offs, the expunged records of Accrington Stanley, Wigan Borough
and Aldershot, and the Scunthorpe v. Exeter game of 1973/74, which was never played. The results of Division 3 1920/21
are included with those of Division 3 (South).
The Premier League is included with the Football League Division One
results. The “new” (1992/93 onward)
Divisions 1, 2, and 3 of the Football League are included with the former
Divisions 2, 3, and 4. Prices are as
follows: The complete results £40 Any division complete
(1,2,3,4,3S or 3N) £15 Any Season £5 The League tables (complete) £10 The complete results require 6Mb of hard disc
space. The complete results are also
available without dates at a special price of £30. Additional fields (to the League data) are used in this database to
indicate details such as “extra time”, “won on penalties”, “neutral ground”
etc. Dates of games are not included,
but I can supply a chart of “dates of each round” on request. Club names are “those in use at the time”,
so (for example) Manchester United also appear as Newton Heath.
Extracts from the complete database are available as
follows: All post-1945 results, including the qualifying rounds: £40 F.A. Cup (round 1 onwards, complete; over 12,000 records: £20
The
English Football League and Premier League 1888/89 to 2001/02
The
F.A. Cup 1871/72 to 2001/02
The
Football League Cup 1960/61 to 2001/02
The fields in this database are similar to that used for
the F.A. Cup. Additional fields show
the League division each team was in, and the aggregate scores in the second
leg of a two-legged tie. The data
includes the results of the competition under all its sponsors names (Milk Cup,
Littlewoods Challenge Cup, Rumbelows League Cup, Coca Cola Cup, Worthington
Cup). The price of the Football League
Cup data is £15.
The complete set of Scottish League results are priced at £25 for all
the divisions except the post war “C” division. The last five seasons can be supplied for £5. The records are in the same format as those
for the Football League. Dates are
included for some seasons, but not all.
The project to add the rest is underway. The Scottish League tables are priced at £5. The results file requires 3 Mb of disk
space.
The Scottish F.A. Cup
1873/74 to 2001/02
The “rounds proper” results for the Scottish F.A. Cup are priced at
£20. The format of the data is the same
as that used for the English F.A. Cup.
“Qualifying Group” information is included for some of the early years
of the tournament when the first few rounds were played in regional groups.
The complete results of the Scottish League Cup are
priced at £15. The “group” number is
included for the seasons when mini-leagues were used for the first round.
The complete results of the three major European Cup
competitions (more than 10,000 results) are priced at £25. Details include the country of the two
clubs, result, aggregate scores, and indicators to show games won on the toss
of a coin and after a penalty shoot out.
Most dates of games are included.
The F.A. Trophy and the F.A. Vase
The complete results of these competitions for non-league clubs are
priced at £10 each or £15 for both. The
record format is the same as that used for the F.A. Cup, except that the
qualifying round group number is not used.
Other Tournaments
A compilation of other domestic cup tournaments for League clubs is
available, priced at £15 for the set. This
compilation includes the pre-war Third Division South and North Cups, the Southern
Professional Floodlit Cup, the Watney Cup, the Texaco Cup, the Anglo-Scottish
Cup, the Superscreen Sports Cup, the Football League Trophy/Group Cup, the Full
Members Cup (finally the Zenith Data Systems Cup) and the Associate Members Cup
(now the LDV Vans Trophy).
The Nationwide Conference 1979/80 to 2001/02
Complete results and league tables of this competition (also played under
the names of the Alliance Premier League, the Gola League and the GM Vauxhall
Conference). Dates of games are not
included. Price £15.
Single user licence terms
The prices are for private use on a single computer only; a licence to use the
databases on more than one computer (and to sell the data on to third parties)
is available subject to payment of a negotiated fee. The standard single user licence terms are as follows: Soccer Data databases are the result of man-years
of development by the author. Whilst
not wishing to restrict your personal use of the data in any way, please note
that duplication of the data for resale in computer form is not permitted
unless licence terms have been negotiated with the author. You are of course permitted to duplicate the
data on your own machine for purposes of back-up and security. It is recommended that you do this
regularly, and keep the master discs safe in case you corrupt the data by
accident.
To Place an
Order
To place an order, or if more information is
required, please write to:
Tony
Brown, 4 Adrian Close, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 6FL
Tel:
0115 973 6086
E-mail
address: soccer@innotts.co.uk
Web
pages: http://www.soccerdata.com
Please make a cheque, postal order, banker’s draft
or international money order payable to Tony Brown. Overseas customers can use the Paypal service to pay by credit card. Data will be supplied in dBASE format on CD-ROM unless you indicate otherwise.