RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
921Barnsley
1081Walsall
1193Stockport County
1235Millwall
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1430Fulham
15100Notts County
1650Charlton Athletic
17116Bury
1842Stoke City
1968Leyton Orient
2038Preston North End
2159Bradford City
2294Chesterfield
2387Rotherham United
2443Swansea City
2520Wolverhampton Wanderers
2672Oldham Athletic
27212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2834Middlesbrough
2928Coventry City
3060Bristol Rovers
3133Luton Town
3286Portsmouth
3347Bolton Wanderers
3441Sheffield United
3523Blackburn Rovers
3625Blackpool
377Crystal Palace
385Burnley
3940Reading
4079Swindon Town
4129Derby County
4261Carlisle United
4331Huddersfield Town
44495Darwen
4584Oxford United
46504Rotherham Town
4752Crewe Alexandra
4816Southampton
49500New Brighton Tower
5036Nottingham Forest
5139Queens Park Rangers
52168Gateshead
5370Newport County
5471Northampton Town
5522Birmingham City
5624AFC Bournemouth
573Brentford
582Aston Villa
59499Burton United
6089Shrewsbury Town
6169Mansfield Town
6298Wrexham
6349Cambridge United
64497Nelson
6580Tranmere Rovers
6644West Bromwich Albion
6718Watford
6856Ipswich Town
6915Norwich City
70187Darlington
71299Northwich Victoria
72505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
73503Burton Wanderers
7476Scunthorpe United
75183Hereford United
76506Bootle
77501Loughborough FC
78118York City
7988Sheffield Wednesday
8090Sunderland
81284Gainsborough Trinity
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 August 2026