RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
930Fulham
1021Barnsley
1135Millwall
1293Stockport County
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1481Walsall
15100Notts County
16116Bury
1743Swansea City
1894Chesterfield
1938Preston North End
2068Leyton Orient
2150Charlton Athletic
2259Bradford City
2342Stoke City
2487Rotherham United
2520Wolverhampton Wanderers
2641Sheffield United
2786Portsmouth
2840Reading
2960Bristol Rovers
3079Swindon Town
3123Blackburn Rovers
3225Blackpool
33212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3447Bolton Wanderers
3534Middlesbrough
367Crystal Palace
375Burnley
3828Coventry City
3972Oldham Athletic
4033Luton Town
4161Carlisle United
4229Derby County
4331Huddersfield Town
4449Cambridge United
4515Norwich City
46501Loughborough FC
4739Queens Park Rangers
482Aston Villa
4998Wrexham
5022Birmingham City
5180Tranmere Rovers
5244West Bromwich Albion
5376Scunthorpe United
5452Crewe Alexandra
55504Rotherham Town
56187Darlington
5716Southampton
58503Burton Wanderers
59505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
60168Gateshead
61118York City
6271Northampton Town
6384Oxford United
643Brentford
65499Burton United
66495Darwen
6736Nottingham Forest
68497Nelson
6918Watford
70183Hereford United
7190Sunderland
72500New Brighton Tower
7369Mansfield Town
74284Gainsborough Trinity
7588Sheffield Wednesday
76299Northwich Victoria
7770Newport County
7889Shrewsbury Town
79506Bootle
8024AFC Bournemouth
8156Ipswich Town
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: 31 May 2026