Once upon a time, there was a request for a performance-style ranking system.  The prior rankings were developed by a well-meaning wizard as a comparative tool to see how the teams stacked up between the divisions.  This was not-so-well understood by the warriors of the realm, and seen by many as an instrument of evil.  The noble masses cried out for a new system that better answered the question, "Hey! What about me? I did well last session and want some recognition of that! At least give me a cookie, please."  And even the numerically oriented wizard recognized that yes, cookies are a Greater Good.  (Except for the nasty ones that track what you happened to have been scrying through your crystal ball and then try to come back and look into your private summoning chambers.  Those are most certainly from the realm of evil.  And probably have artificial sugar and raisins instead of chocolate chips. Truly evil.)  Recognition of accomplishment over one season is the goal.  Immediate gratification was sought in earnest.  Surely, wins last session must count more than ongoing T11 development?  And what of the true Giant Slayers?  Does the conquering hero not deserve realm-wide accolade for besting the others and hoisting a Treasure of the Realm?

And lo, the cries were heard.  Thus another perilous summoning was undertaken.  Many seconds of sleep were selflessly sacrificed to bring forth the latest arithmetical creature: The MSWL-United Performance Rankings!

And with the intro out of the way, here's the details:

Wins count for points.  Draws count for points, though less than wins.  Losses get you nothing.

League wins matter, and the higher the division the more points you should get.  A win in Div 3 against mostly inferior competition (in terms of SL, not managerial talent) is not as impressive as a win in Div 2, and probably only as impressive as a draw in Div 1.

Cup wins matter.  The FA Cup was intended to be the flagship competition outside the league, so it gets the most points.  Winning the FA Cup is a big deal, so advancing should matter more too.  The FA Shield, on the other hand, is made up of those who already lost in the FA Cup opener, so winning that should not count for more than a first-round FA Cup win.  The AP Cup starts against possibly some very easy competition and then progresses to matter more than the Shield, so the point totals for each round should reflect that.  The Youth Cup is a more level playing field and ends about the same as the Shield.  So keeping those principles in mind, point totals could be assigned to each match.

Specific notes:

1) FA Cup replays.  A team that wins in the first meeting should not be punished for taking care of business at first chance.  A team that draws and later wins shouldn't get more points than a team that simply won the first one.  However, a team that got a draw should still get points for a draw.  So winning a replay only gets you enough points to make up the difference that you would have earned winning the opener.  Example: round 1 of FA Cup.  Win = 6 points, Draw = 2.  A win in the replay then would get you 4 points, to match the win total for the round.

2) Draws in Cup play.  Winning by PKs takes more luck than skill.  The losing team still gets credited as a draw by the program in terms of record and CP earned.  These rankings reflect those ideals and current league programming structure.  Both teams get the points for the draw.  The team that won the PKs gets to advance and possibly earn more points in the next round.  Thus, advancing through the stages by two draws (FA Cup) and subsequent PKs is worth less than advancing by an outright win.

3) Tie breaks.  If equal on points, then tie break is more wins, then more draws, then goal differential, then goals scored, then more awesome mascot, then whoever was higher the prior session so the upstarts have to actually overtake the prior leader instead of just tying them.

The Points:

These are, of course, entirely arbitrary numbers that can be easily modified to better reflect the quality of win vs. draw or importance of a win in one match vs. another one.

For coding purposes, every match can have a pre-set point total assigned to it, as the matches occur on the same numbers each year.  For example, match 7 will always be the 3rd match of AP Cup group play and Match 36 will always be the AP Cup Final (well, unless Al changes the entire league structure/schedule).  The max possible points if a team won every possible match (won all 18 Div 1 matches and was the FA Cup, AP Cup, and Youth Cup champ, winning all matches with no draws along the way) is 158.  Fewest points possible is 0 (all losses, all season).  Possible points per competition are:

League - Div 1, 72.  Div 2, 54.  Div 3, 36 (18 matches each). FA Cup, 36 (5-8 matches).  FA Shield, 19 (4 matches), (21 pts if you drew the FA Cup opener, then lost, 23 for 2 draws and PK loss in FA Cup opener/replay).  AP Cup, 29 (7 matches).  Youth Cup, 22 (5 matches).

This system would also allow a numerical basis for seeing who had "The Best Season Ever" or measure how a team stacked up this year as compared to prior seasons.

As an example of how the teams would stack up this season, here are the results as they would look heading into Session 9 of Season 5...

As always, with a first draft everything is open to interpretation and alteration.  Comment away!