RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
821Barnsley
930Fulham
104Brighton & Hove Albion
1193Stockport County
1235Millwall
13100Notts County
1481Walsall
1527Cardiff City
1650Charlton Athletic
1743Swansea City
1842Stoke City
1994Chesterfield
2087Rotherham United
2168Leyton Orient
22116Bury
2359Bradford City
2438Preston North End
2520Wolverhampton Wanderers
2647Bolton Wanderers
2761Carlisle United
2834Middlesbrough
2928Coventry City
3025Blackpool
3131Huddersfield Town
3233Luton Town
3360Bristol Rovers
345Burnley
3579Swindon Town
3623Blackburn Rovers
3772Oldham Athletic
38212Bradford (Park Avenue)
397Crystal Palace
4086Portsmouth
4129Derby County
4241Sheffield United
4340Reading
4436Nottingham Forest
4539Queens Park Rangers
46284Gainsborough Trinity
47168Gateshead
4898Wrexham
4924AFC Bournemouth
5080Tranmere Rovers
51503Burton Wanderers
5270Newport County
53118York City
5415Norwich City
5588Sheffield Wednesday
5669Mansfield Town
57505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
583Brentford
5971Northampton Town
6022Birmingham City
61495Darwen
62299Northwich Victoria
6318Watford
6484Oxford United
65504Rotherham Town
66501Loughborough FC
67187Darlington
682Aston Villa
69497Nelson
7090Sunderland
7176Scunthorpe United
7244West Bromwich Albion
7349Cambridge United
74500New Brighton Tower
7552Crewe Alexandra
76183Hereford United
7789Shrewsbury Town
78506Bootle
7916Southampton
8056Ipswich Town
81499Burton United
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