RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
821Barnsley
981Walsall
1035Millwall
1127Cardiff City
124Brighton & Hove Albion
1330Fulham
14100Notts County
1593Stockport County
1687Rotherham United
1743Swansea City
18116Bury
1994Chesterfield
2059Bradford City
2138Preston North End
2250Charlton Athletic
2342Stoke City
2468Leyton Orient
2533Luton Town
2686Portsmouth
2761Carlisle United
2828Coventry City
2972Oldham Athletic
3040Reading
31212Bradford (Park Avenue)
327Crystal Palace
3360Bristol Rovers
3479Swindon Town
3547Bolton Wanderers
3623Blackburn Rovers
3741Sheffield United
3829Derby County
3925Blackpool
4020Wolverhampton Wanderers
4134Middlesbrough
425Burnley
4331Huddersfield Town
4452Crewe Alexandra
45284Gainsborough Trinity
462Aston Villa
4788Sheffield Wednesday
48299Northwich Victoria
4980Tranmere Rovers
5089Shrewsbury Town
51168Gateshead
5222Birmingham City
53497Nelson
54495Darwen
55187Darlington
5670Newport County
5715Norwich City
5871Northampton Town
5924AFC Bournemouth
60503Burton Wanderers
6169Mansfield Town
62118York City
63504Rotherham Town
64501Loughborough FC
65499Burton United
6618Watford
6744West Bromwich Albion
68500New Brighton Tower
6976Scunthorpe United
70183Hereford United
7198Wrexham
7236Nottingham Forest
73505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
74506Bootle
7590Sunderland
7649Cambridge United
773Brentford
7839Queens Park Rangers
7916Southampton
8084Oxford United
8156Ipswich Town
Explanation of this analysisThe list shows teams that have been relegated most often from the Second Division (excludes current season) since 1893.
Data last updated: 31 May 2026