World Rankings (1980/81 to 1989/90) Top 32 Return to main rankings index 1980/81 to 1984/85                           (click for 1985/86 to 1989/90) Pos 1980/81 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1984/85 1 Ray Reardon WAL Cliff Thorburn CAN Ray Reardon WAL Steve Davis ENG Steve Davis ENG 2 Cliff Thorburn CAN Steve Davis ENG Alex Higgins NIR Ray Reardon WAL Tony Knowles ENG 3 Eddie Charlton AUS Terry Griffiths WAL Cliff Thorburn CAN Cliff Thorburn CAN Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 Alex Higgins NIR Ray Reardon WAL Steve Davis ENG Tony Knowles ENG Kirk Stevens CAN 5 Terry Griffiths WAL Dennis Taylor NIR Eddie Charlton AUS Alex Higgins NIR Ray Reardon WAL 6 Dennis Taylor NIR Doug Mountjoy WAL Kirk Stevens CAN Eddie Charlton AUS Eddie Charlton AUS 7 Perrie Mans RSA David Taylor ENG Doug Mountjoy WAL Kirk Stevens CAN Jimmy White ENG 8 Fred Davis ENG Eddie Charlton AUS David Taylor ENG Bill Werbeniuk CAN Terry Griffiths WAL 9 David Taylor ENG Bill Werbeniuk CAN Bill Werbeniuk CAN Terry Griffiths WAL Alex Higgins NIR 10 Bill Werbeniuk CAN Alex Higgins NIR Jimmy White ENG David Taylor ENG Tony Meo ENG 11 Kirk Stevens CAN Kirk Stevens CAN Perrie Mans RSA Jimmy White ENG Dennis Taylor NIR 12 John Virgo ENG Fred Davis ENG John Spencer ENG Doug Mountjoy WAL Willie Thorne ENG 13 Steve Davis RSA John Virgo ENG Dennis Taylor NIR Dennis Taylor NIR John Spencer ENG 14 Doug Mountjoy WAL John Spencer ENG Terry Griffiths WAL John Virgo ENG Bill Werbeniuk CAN 15 John Spencer ENG Perrie Mans RSA Tony Knowles ENG Tony Meo ENG Doug Mountjoy WAL 16 Graham Miles ENG Graham Miles ENG Willie Thorne ENG John Spencer ENG David Taylor ENG 17 Jim Wych CAN Jim Wych CAN Silvino Francisco RSA Perrie Mans RSA Silvino Francisco RSA 18 Patsy Fagan IRL Tony Meo ENG Graham Miles ENG Willie Thorne ENG John Virgo ENG 19 John Pulman ENG Ray Edmonds ENG John Virgo ENG Dean Reynolds ENG Joe Johnson ENG 20 Willie Thorne ENG Tony Knowles ENG Fred Davis ENG Cliff Wilson WAL John Parrott ENG 21 Pat Houlihan ENG Jimmy White ENG Jim Wych CAN Silvino Francisco RSA Mark Wildman ENG 22 Rex Williams ENG Willie Thorne ENG Dean Reynolds ENG Graham Miles ENG Dean Reynolds ENG 23 Jim Meadowcroft ENG Cliff Wilson WAL Patsy Fagan IRL Joe Johnson ENG Cliff Wilson WAL 24 John Dunning ENG Dave Martin ENG Tony Meo ENG Mark Wildman ENG Perrie Mans RSA 25 Ian Anderson AUS John Dunning ENG John Bear CAN Patsy Fagan IRL Mike Hallett ENG 26 Bernard Bennett ENG Jim Meadowcroft ENG Cliff Wilson WAL Eddie Sinclair SCO Dave Martin ENG 27 Paddy Morgan AUS Patsy Fagan IRL Dave Martin ENG Murco Macleod SCO Eugene Hughes IRL 28 n/a n/a Rex Williams ENG Jim Meadowcroft ENG Fred Davis ENG John Campbell AUS 29 n/a n/a Mike Hallett ENG Jim Donnelly SCO Mike Hallett ENG Murco Macleod SCO 30 n/a n/a Eddie Sinclair SCO John Dunning ENG Eugene Hughes IRL Neal Foulds ENG 31 n/a n/a David Greaves ENG Mike Hallett ENG Les Dodd ENG Rex Williams ENG 32 n/a n/a John Pulman ENG Jack Fitzmaurice ENG John Campbell AUS Graham Miles ENG back to top 1985/86 to 1989/90 Pos 1985/86 1986/87 1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1 Steve Davis ENG Steve Davis ENG Steve Davis ENG Steve Davis ENG Steve Davis ENG 2 Cliff Thorburn CAN Cliff Thorburn CAN Jimmy White ENG Jimmy White ENG John Parrott ENG 3 Tony Knowles ENG Dennis Taylor NIR Neal Foulds ENG Neal Foulds ENG Stephen Hendry SCO 4 Dennis Taylor NIR Tony Knowles ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN Stephen Hendry SCO Jimmy White ENG 5 Kirk Stevens CAN Jimmy White ENG Joe Johnson ENG Terry Griffiths WAL Terry Griffiths WAL 6 Ray Reardon WAL Alex Higgins NIR Terry Griffiths WAL Cliff Thorburn CAN Mike Hallett ENG 7 Jimmy White ENG Willie Thorne ENG Tony Knowles ENG John Parrott ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 8 Terry Griffiths WAL Joe Johnson ENG Dennis Taylor NIR Tony Knowles ENG Dennis Taylor NIR 9 Alex Higgins NIR Kirk Stevens CAN Alex Higgins NIR Mike Hallett ENG Willie Thorne ENG 10 Tony Meo ENG Terry Griffiths WAL Silvino Francisco RSA Dennis Taylor NIR Doug Mountjoy WAL 11 Willie Thorne ENG Tony Meo ENG Willie Thorne ENG Joe Johnson ENG Joe Johnson ENG 12 Eddie Charlton AUS Silvino Francisco RSA Rex Williams ENG Silvino Francisco RSA Tony Knowles ENG 13 Silvino Francisco RSA Neal Foulds ENG John Parrott ENG Willie Thorne ENG John Virgo ENG 14 David Taylor ENG Doug Mountjoy WAL Doug Mountjoy WAL Peter Francisco RSA Tony Meo ENG 15 Doug Mountjoy WAL Ray Reardon WAL Dean Reynolds ENG John Virgo ENG Dean Reynolds ENG 16 Joe Johnson ENG Rex Williams ENG Mike Hallett ENG Cliff Wilson WAL Steve James ENG 17 Bill Werbeniuk CAN John Parrott ENG Cliff Wilson WAL Alex Higgins NIR Martin Clark ENG 18 John Parrott ENG John Campbell AUS Peter Francisco RSA Rex Williams ENG Cliff Wilson WAL 19 John Virgo ENG John Virgo ENG John Virgo ENG Eddie Charlton AUS Steve Newbury WAL 20 John Spencer ENG Eugene Hughes IRL Tony Meo ENG Tony Drago MLT Neal Foulds ENG 21 Eugene Hughes IRL David Taylor ENG Kirk Stevens CAN Eugene Hughes IRL Barry West ENG 22 Cliff Wilson WAL Murdo Macleod SCO John Campbell AUS Dean Reynolds ENG Eddie Charlton AUS 23 Neal Foulds ENG Cliff Wilson WAL Stephen Hendry SCO Dene O'Kane NZL Silvino Francisco RSA 24 Dean Reynolds ENG Bill Werbeniuk CAN Eugene Hughes IRL Doug Mountjoy WAL Alex Higgins NIR 25 Mark Wildman ENG Eddie Charlton AUS David Taylor ENG Steve Newbury WAL Peter Francisco RSA 26 Murdo Macleod SCO Peter Francisco RSA Eddie Charlton AUS Barry West ENG David Roe ENG 27 Rex Williams ENG Mike Hallett ENG Dave Martin ENG John Spencer ENG Eugene Hughes IRL 28 Mike Hallett ENG Dave Martin ENG John Spencer ENG David Taylor ENG Dene O'Kane NZL 29 Dave Martin ENG Dean Reynolds ENG Barry West ENG Bob Chaperon CAN Bob Chaperon CAN 30 Perrie Mans RSA Barry West ENG Murdo Macleod SCO Steve Longworth ENG Tony Drago MLT 31 John Campbell AUS Steve Longworth ENG Steve Longworth ENG Tony Meo ENG Wayne Jones WAL 32 Dene O'Kane NZL Jim Wych CAN Tony Drago MLT Steve James ENG Rex Williams ENG back to top ©Chris Turner 2008