RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
8100Notts County
927Cardiff City
1081Walsall
1121Barnsley
1235Millwall
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1493Stockport County
1530Fulham
1643Swansea City
17116Bury
1842Stoke City
1959Bradford City
2050Charlton Athletic
2138Preston North End
2287Rotherham United
2394Chesterfield
2468Leyton Orient
2572Oldham Athletic
2661Carlisle United
2786Portsmouth
2823Blackburn Rovers
2933Luton Town
3034Middlesbrough
3131Huddersfield Town
3260Bristol Rovers
337Crystal Palace
3420Wolverhampton Wanderers
3529Derby County
36212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3779Swindon Town
3840Reading
3947Bolton Wanderers
4028Coventry City
415Burnley
4225Blackpool
4341Sheffield United
4476Scunthorpe United
452Aston Villa
4622Birmingham City
47168Gateshead
4836Nottingham Forest
49299Northwich Victoria
5084Oxford United
51284Gainsborough Trinity
52503Burton Wanderers
5370Newport County
54504Rotherham Town
5549Cambridge United
5669Mansfield Town
57501Loughborough FC
5839Queens Park Rangers
5980Tranmere Rovers
6089Shrewsbury Town
61118York City
6224AFC Bournemouth
6352Crewe Alexandra
64495Darwen
6590Sunderland
6698Wrexham
67500New Brighton Tower
6816Southampton
69505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
70499Burton United
71183Hereford United
72187Darlington
7344West Bromwich Albion
74497Nelson
7571Northampton Town
7688Sheffield Wednesday
7718Watford
7815Norwich City
793Brentford
80506Bootle
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: 21 September 2026