RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
881Walsall
927Cardiff City
1030Fulham
1121Barnsley
12100Notts County
1335Millwall
144Brighton & Hove Albion
1593Stockport County
1643Swansea City
17116Bury
1850Charlton Athletic
1994Chesterfield
2038Preston North End
2159Bradford City
2287Rotherham United
2342Stoke City
2468Leyton Orient
2586Portsmouth
2679Swindon Town
2740Reading
28212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2928Coventry City
3033Luton Town
3125Blackpool
3229Derby County
3347Bolton Wanderers
3423Blackburn Rovers
3561Carlisle United
3620Wolverhampton Wanderers
3731Huddersfield Town
3872Oldham Athletic
395Burnley
4060Bristol Rovers
4134Middlesbrough
4241Sheffield United
437Crystal Palace
44500New Brighton Tower
4549Cambridge United
46495Darwen
47284Gainsborough Trinity
48503Burton Wanderers
4990Sunderland
5052Crewe Alexandra
5115Norwich City
5276Scunthorpe United
53183Hereford United
5422Birmingham City
5598Wrexham
56187Darlington
5784Oxford United
5818Watford
59299Northwich Victoria
603Brentford
6170Newport County
62168Gateshead
63504Rotherham Town
6436Nottingham Forest
652Aston Villa
66501Loughborough FC
6724AFC Bournemouth
68506Bootle
6989Shrewsbury Town
7039Queens Park Rangers
71118York City
72505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
7344West Bromwich Albion
7471Northampton Town
7580Tranmere Rovers
76497Nelson
77499Burton United
7888Sheffield Wednesday
7956Ipswich Town
8016Southampton
8169Mansfield Town
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: 2 August 2026