RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
981Walsall
1021Barnsley
1193Stockport County
1230Fulham
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1435Millwall
15100Notts County
1687Rotherham United
17116Bury
1842Stoke City
1968Leyton Orient
2038Preston North End
2143Swansea City
2294Chesterfield
2350Charlton Athletic
2459Bradford City
2560Bristol Rovers
2623Blackburn Rovers
2734Middlesbrough
2820Wolverhampton Wanderers
29212Bradford (Park Avenue)
307Crystal Palace
3129Derby County
3241Sheffield United
3340Reading
3486Portsmouth
3579Swindon Town
3647Bolton Wanderers
375Burnley
3825Blackpool
3928Coventry City
4033Luton Town
4172Oldham Athletic
4261Carlisle United
4331Huddersfield Town
443Brentford
4556Ipswich Town
4670Newport County
472Aston Villa
4880Tranmere Rovers
49495Darwen
50499Burton United
51505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
52503Burton Wanderers
5388Sheffield Wednesday
5444West Bromwich Albion
5522Birmingham City
5636Nottingham Forest
5724AFC Bournemouth
58506Bootle
59168Gateshead
60501Loughborough FC
6115Norwich City
6252Crewe Alexandra
6339Queens Park Rangers
64500New Brighton Tower
6589Shrewsbury Town
6618Watford
6784Oxford United
68183Hereford United
6969Mansfield Town
70497Nelson
7149Cambridge United
72118York City
7390Sunderland
7476Scunthorpe United
7516Southampton
7671Northampton Town
7798Wrexham
78299Northwich Victoria
79284Gainsborough Trinity
80504Rotherham Town
81187Darlington
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