RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
821Barnsley
981Walsall
1035Millwall
1127Cardiff City
124Brighton & Hove Albion
13100Notts County
1430Fulham
1593Stockport County
1668Leyton Orient
1742Stoke City
1850Charlton Athletic
1943Swansea City
2087Rotherham United
2159Bradford City
2294Chesterfield
2338Preston North End
24116Bury
25212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2672Oldham Athletic
2728Coventry City
2860Bristol Rovers
2934Middlesbrough
3033Luton Town
3179Swindon Town
3286Portsmouth
3340Reading
3425Blackpool
3520Wolverhampton Wanderers
3631Huddersfield Town
377Crystal Palace
3861Carlisle United
3941Sheffield United
405Burnley
4129Derby County
4247Bolton Wanderers
4323Blackburn Rovers
4470Newport County
45506Bootle
46505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
47503Burton Wanderers
48118York City
4989Shrewsbury Town
5076Scunthorpe United
51499Burton United
5236Nottingham Forest
53299Northwich Victoria
54500New Brighton Tower
5580Tranmere Rovers
56495Darwen
572Aston Villa
5856Ipswich Town
5971Northampton Town
60183Hereford United
6124AFC Bournemouth
62168Gateshead
6318Watford
6416Southampton
653Brentford
6688Sheffield Wednesday
6769Mansfield Town
68187Darlington
6949Cambridge United
70284Gainsborough Trinity
71504Rotherham Town
7239Queens Park Rangers
7390Sunderland
7422Birmingham City
7544West Bromwich Albion
7652Crewe Alexandra
77497Nelson
7898Wrexham
7915Norwich City
80501Loughborough FC
8184Oxford United
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: 23 August 2026