RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
835Millwall
981Walsall
1027Cardiff City
1193Stockport County
1230Fulham
1321Barnsley
14100Notts County
154Brighton & Hove Albion
1643Swansea City
1738Preston North End
1859Bradford City
1994Chesterfield
20116Bury
2150Charlton Athletic
2268Leyton Orient
2387Rotherham United
2442Stoke City
2520Wolverhampton Wanderers
2640Reading
2723Blackburn Rovers
2886Portsmouth
2928Coventry City
3034Middlesbrough
31212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3261Carlisle United
3360Bristol Rovers
3433Luton Town
3529Derby County
3641Sheffield United
3731Huddersfield Town
3872Oldham Athletic
3979Swindon Town
4025Blackpool
4147Bolton Wanderers
427Crystal Palace
435Burnley
44497Nelson
4589Shrewsbury Town
4624AFC Bournemouth
4715Norwich City
4898Wrexham
4949Cambridge United
50168Gateshead
5156Ipswich Town
5236Nottingham Forest
5384Oxford United
5480Tranmere Rovers
55503Burton Wanderers
5671Northampton Town
5790Sunderland
5818Watford
592Aston Villa
6069Mansfield Town
61505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
6239Queens Park Rangers
6352Crewe Alexandra
64118York City
6516Southampton
66187Darlington
67284Gainsborough Trinity
68500New Brighton Tower
69504Rotherham Town
70501Loughborough FC
713Brentford
72499Burton United
7322Birmingham City
7470Newport County
75495Darwen
7688Sheffield Wednesday
7744West Bromwich Albion
78299Northwich Victoria
7976Scunthorpe United
80506Bootle
81183Hereford 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: 3 May 2026