RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
827Cardiff City
921Barnsley
1030Fulham
1135Millwall
124Brighton & Hove Albion
1393Stockport County
1481Walsall
15100Notts County
1642Stoke City
1738Preston North End
18116Bury
1968Leyton Orient
2050Charlton Athletic
2194Chesterfield
2287Rotherham United
2359Bradford City
2443Swansea City
2540Reading
2672Oldham Athletic
2734Middlesbrough
2833Luton Town
2961Carlisle United
3079Swindon Town
3160Bristol Rovers
3220Wolverhampton Wanderers
337Crystal Palace
3425Blackpool
3529Derby County
3647Bolton Wanderers
375Burnley
3831Huddersfield Town
3928Coventry City
4041Sheffield United
4186Portsmouth
42212Bradford (Park Avenue)
4323Blackburn Rovers
4415Norwich City
4556Ipswich Town
4616Southampton
47168Gateshead
48503Burton Wanderers
4969Mansfield Town
50299Northwich Victoria
51497Nelson
5252Crewe Alexandra
5336Nottingham Forest
5422Birmingham City
553Brentford
5671Northampton Town
57506Bootle
5880Tranmere Rovers
59499Burton United
6070Newport County
61505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
62284Gainsborough Trinity
6390Sunderland
6439Queens Park Rangers
6544West Bromwich Albion
66118York City
67501Loughborough FC
6888Sheffield Wednesday
6918Watford
70183Hereford United
7184Oxford United
72187Darlington
7349Cambridge United
74495Darwen
752Aston Villa
7689Shrewsbury Town
77504Rotherham Town
7824AFC Bournemouth
79500New Brighton Tower
8076Scunthorpe United
8198Wrexham
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: 22 October 2026