RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
930Fulham
1081Walsall
1193Stockport County
12100Notts County
1321Barnsley
144Brighton & Hove Albion
1535Millwall
1650Charlton Athletic
1787Rotherham United
1859Bradford City
1942Stoke City
2068Leyton Orient
2194Chesterfield
2243Swansea City
23116Bury
2438Preston North End
2586Portsmouth
267Crystal Palace
2740Reading
28212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2928Coventry City
3029Derby County
315Burnley
3225Blackpool
3320Wolverhampton Wanderers
3431Huddersfield Town
3533Luton Town
3647Bolton Wanderers
3779Swindon Town
3860Bristol Rovers
3923Blackburn Rovers
4072Oldham Athletic
4141Sheffield United
4234Middlesbrough
4361Carlisle United
443Brentford
4588Sheffield Wednesday
4618Watford
4789Shrewsbury Town
4836Nottingham Forest
49506Bootle
5044West Bromwich Albion
51187Darlington
5269Mansfield Town
5380Tranmere Rovers
54118York City
5576Scunthorpe United
5639Queens Park Rangers
57499Burton United
5870Newport County
5916Southampton
60299Northwich Victoria
6156Ipswich Town
6290Sunderland
6349Cambridge United
64504Rotherham Town
6598Wrexham
66495Darwen
67505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
68183Hereford United
692Aston Villa
7052Crewe Alexandra
71168Gateshead
7284Oxford United
7322Birmingham City
74503Burton Wanderers
7524AFC Bournemouth
76501Loughborough FC
77500New Brighton Tower
7871Northampton Town
7915Norwich City
80284Gainsborough Trinity
81497Nelson
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: 5 August 2026