RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
827Cardiff City
935Millwall
1030Fulham
1181Walsall
1221Barnsley
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1493Stockport County
15100Notts County
1668Leyton Orient
1759Bradford City
1842Stoke City
1943Swansea City
20116Bury
2194Chesterfield
2250Charlton Athletic
2387Rotherham United
2438Preston North End
2572Oldham Athletic
267Crystal Palace
27212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2828Coventry City
2925Blackpool
3023Blackburn Rovers
3129Derby County
3240Reading
3341Sheffield United
3433Luton Town
3560Bristol Rovers
3631Huddersfield Town
3747Bolton Wanderers
3879Swindon Town
3986Portsmouth
4061Carlisle United
4120Wolverhampton Wanderers
4234Middlesbrough
435Burnley
4415Norwich City
45284Gainsborough Trinity
4616Southampton
4722Birmingham City
4856Ipswich Town
4971Northampton Town
5024AFC Bournemouth
5144West Bromwich Albion
52168Gateshead
5339Queens Park Rangers
54505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
55499Burton United
56118York City
5788Sheffield Wednesday
582Aston Villa
59183Hereford United
6080Tranmere Rovers
61500New Brighton Tower
6290Sunderland
63501Loughborough FC
643Brentford
65503Burton Wanderers
6698Wrexham
67299Northwich Victoria
68506Bootle
6969Mansfield Town
7052Crewe Alexandra
71497Nelson
72187Darlington
7349Cambridge United
7418Watford
75495Darwen
76504Rotherham Town
7776Scunthorpe United
7889Shrewsbury Town
7936Nottingham Forest
8070Newport County
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 October 2026