RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
9100Notts County
1021Barnsley
1193Stockport County
1235Millwall
1381Walsall
144Brighton & Hove Albion
1530Fulham
1650Charlton Athletic
1768Leyton Orient
1887Rotherham United
1943Swansea City
2038Preston North End
2159Bradford City
2242Stoke City
23116Bury
2494Chesterfield
2547Bolton Wanderers
2672Oldham Athletic
2741Sheffield United
2823Blackburn Rovers
2940Reading
3034Middlesbrough
3133Luton Town
325Burnley
33212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3425Blackpool
3586Portsmouth
3661Carlisle United
3779Swindon Town
3828Coventry City
397Crystal Palace
4031Huddersfield Town
4120Wolverhampton Wanderers
4229Derby County
4360Bristol Rovers
4436Nottingham Forest
4552Crewe Alexandra
46504Rotherham Town
4784Oxford United
4889Shrewsbury Town
492Aston Villa
5018Watford
51118York City
5224AFC Bournemouth
5356Ipswich Town
5470Newport County
55187Darlington
5698Wrexham
57495Darwen
5844West Bromwich Albion
5922Birmingham City
60299Northwich Victoria
6188Sheffield Wednesday
62500New Brighton Tower
6339Queens Park Rangers
64506Bootle
6580Tranmere Rovers
6676Scunthorpe United
67183Hereford United
6849Cambridge United
693Brentford
70503Burton Wanderers
71168Gateshead
72501Loughborough FC
73497Nelson
7471Northampton Town
75284Gainsborough Trinity
7616Southampton
77499Burton United
7815Norwich City
7969Mansfield Town
8090Sunderland
81505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
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