The Actim Index is the official player rating system of the English Premier League and Coca-Cola Championship. It was introduced for the 2004/05 season and was devised by statisticians at the University of Salford in partnership with Press Association Sport. From the 2006/07, the Actim Index was enhanced by the addition of assists and clean sheets to the factors that are taken into account.
Press Association Sport is the trusted source for compelling multimedia sports information and is part of the PA Group of information companies. At the heart of the PA Group is the The Press Association, the national news agency for the UK and Ireland, which was founded in 1868.
Using its network of more than 1600 reporters based across the world and 330 staff at its production centres in Yorkshire, the UK and Mangalore, India, Press Association Sport gathers, processes and delivers high-quality, comprehensive sports editorial, data, sound and pictures on more than 40 major sports around the world, much of it in real-time.
This information is delivered to a wide range of global customers across all media platforms and in different languages. Customers include newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, websites, telecommunications companies and the betting industry.
With its reputation for speed, accuracy and integrity Press Association Sport is also the partner of choice for many sport federations and governing bodies, including the English Premier League.
Press Association Sport is based in the UK and has offices and representatives in Johannesburg, Melbourne, Auckland, Beijing, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai.
For more information visit www.pressassociation.com/sport
How do you calculate the index?
By: Phillip Gregory on October 17, 2008
at 7:01 pm
I’m just an ordinary football fan who loves statistics. I am interested to know if there is any way of getting a list of the factors that contribute to the Actim scores – particularly the goalkeepers. Thank you
By: John Cuthbert on September 26, 2008
at 10:52 am