RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
881Walsall
930Fulham
1027Cardiff City
1121Barnsley
124Brighton & Hove Albion
1335Millwall
1493Stockport County
15100Notts County
1642Stoke City
1768Leyton Orient
1894Chesterfield
1987Rotherham United
2038Preston North End
21116Bury
2259Bradford City
2350Charlton Athletic
2443Swansea City
2541Sheffield United
2679Swindon Town
2729Derby County
2831Huddersfield Town
2947Bolton Wanderers
305Burnley
3186Portsmouth
3234Middlesbrough
33212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3461Carlisle United
3525Blackpool
367Crystal Palace
3733Luton Town
3872Oldham Athletic
3923Blackburn Rovers
4028Coventry City
4120Wolverhampton Wanderers
4260Bristol Rovers
4340Reading
44183Hereford United
45499Burton United
4670Newport County
4722Birmingham City
4876Scunthorpe United
4924AFC Bournemouth
5044West Bromwich Albion
51505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
5288Sheffield Wednesday
53284Gainsborough Trinity
5469Mansfield Town
55501Loughborough FC
56187Darlington
5798Wrexham
5818Watford
592Aston Villa
603Brentford
6152Crewe Alexandra
6290Sunderland
6380Tranmere Rovers
64497Nelson
6549Cambridge United
6616Southampton
6736Nottingham Forest
68506Bootle
6989Shrewsbury Town
7015Norwich City
71503Burton Wanderers
72504Rotherham Town
73299Northwich Victoria
74168Gateshead
7571Northampton Town
76495Darwen
7739Queens Park Rangers
78500New Brighton Tower
7984Oxford United
8056Ipswich Town
81118York City
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