RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
830Fulham
927Cardiff City
1081Walsall
1121Barnsley
124Brighton & Hove Albion
1393Stockport County
1435Millwall
15100Notts County
16116Bury
1794Chesterfield
1838Preston North End
1943Swansea City
2068Leyton Orient
2150Charlton Athletic
2242Stoke City
2359Bradford City
2487Rotherham United
2547Bolton Wanderers
2660Bristol Rovers
2741Sheffield United
2820Wolverhampton Wanderers
2979Swindon Town
3072Oldham Athletic
3125Blackpool
32212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3331Huddersfield Town
3429Derby County
3528Coventry City
3633Luton Town
3723Blackburn Rovers
387Crystal Palace
395Burnley
4061Carlisle United
4134Middlesbrough
4240Reading
4386Portsmouth
4416Southampton
4576Scunthorpe United
4622Birmingham City
47495Darwen
48497Nelson
4915Norwich City
50168Gateshead
51299Northwich Victoria
52504Rotherham Town
5336Nottingham Forest
5456Ipswich Town
55187Darlington
56284Gainsborough Trinity
57118York City
58500New Brighton Tower
5944West Bromwich Albion
6018Watford
6190Sunderland
622Aston Villa
6388Sheffield Wednesday
6449Cambridge United
6584Oxford United
6669Mansfield Town
6789Shrewsbury Town
683Brentford
6970Newport County
7071Northampton Town
71183Hereford United
72506Bootle
7339Queens Park Rangers
7424AFC Bournemouth
7580Tranmere Rovers
7698Wrexham
7752Crewe Alexandra
78505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
79499Burton United
80503Burton Wanderers
81501Loughborough FC
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: 2 August 2026