RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
827Cardiff City
921Barnsley
1030Fulham
1181Walsall
12100Notts County
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1435Millwall
1593Stockport County
1694Chesterfield
1768Leyton Orient
1850Charlton Athletic
1959Bradford City
2038Preston North End
21116Bury
2287Rotherham United
2342Stoke City
2443Swansea City
25212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2623Blackburn Rovers
2728Coventry City
285Burnley
2960Bristol Rovers
3086Portsmouth
3179Swindon Town
3220Wolverhampton Wanderers
3340Reading
3429Derby County
3561Carlisle United
3633Luton Town
3731Huddersfield Town
3834Middlesbrough
3925Blackpool
4047Bolton Wanderers
4172Oldham Athletic
427Crystal Palace
4341Sheffield United
4471Northampton Town
45500New Brighton Tower
4616Southampton
4769Mansfield Town
48187Darlington
4990Sunderland
50504Rotherham Town
51505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
5222Birmingham City
53503Burton Wanderers
542Aston Villa
55495Darwen
5649Cambridge United
5739Queens Park Rangers
5889Shrewsbury Town
5952Crewe Alexandra
6015Norwich City
6176Scunthorpe United
62284Gainsborough Trinity
63168Gateshead
64183Hereford United
65118York City
6624AFC Bournemouth
6756Ipswich Town
68501Loughborough FC
6918Watford
7044West Bromwich Albion
7198Wrexham
72497Nelson
7370Newport County
7484Oxford United
7536Nottingham Forest
7688Sheffield Wednesday
7780Tranmere Rovers
78499Burton United
793Brentford
80299Northwich Victoria
81506Bootle
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