RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
357Lincoln City
473Port Vale
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
835Millwall
927Cardiff City
10100Notts County
1181Walsall
1293Stockport County
1330Fulham
144Brighton & Hove Albion
1521Barnsley
1668Leyton Orient
1759Bradford City
1842Stoke City
19116Bury
2094Chesterfield
2150Charlton Athletic
2238Preston North End
2387Rotherham United
2443Swansea City
2560Bristol Rovers
2623Blackburn Rovers
2786Portsmouth
2825Blackpool
2947Bolton Wanderers
3031Huddersfield Town
3179Swindon Town
3272Oldham Athletic
3329Derby County
345Burnley
3533Luton Town
3634Middlesbrough
3741Sheffield United
387Crystal Palace
39212Bradford (Park Avenue)
4028Coventry City
4161Carlisle United
4240Reading
4320Wolverhampton Wanderers
44499Burton United
45299Northwich Victoria
4688Sheffield Wednesday
4784Oxford United
4824AFC Bournemouth
4915Norwich City
50504Rotherham Town
51503Burton Wanderers
5252Crewe Alexandra
532Aston Villa
5489Shrewsbury Town
5570Newport County
5616Southampton
5722Birmingham City
5849Cambridge United
5918Watford
603Brentford
61118York City
62168Gateshead
63501Loughborough FC
64506Bootle
6556Ipswich Town
6676Scunthorpe United
6798Wrexham
6836Nottingham Forest
69497Nelson
7071Northampton Town
7139Queens Park Rangers
72505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
73495Darwen
7490Sunderland
7569Mansfield Town
7680Tranmere Rovers
7744West Bromwich Albion
78183Hereford United
79187Darlington
80500New Brighton Tower
81284Gainsborough Trinity
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