RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
893Stockport County
921Barnsley
1081Walsall
1135Millwall
1227Cardiff City
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1430Fulham
15100Notts County
1642Stoke City
1743Swansea City
1868Leyton Orient
19116Bury
2094Chesterfield
2159Bradford City
2250Charlton Athletic
2387Rotherham United
2438Preston North End
2523Blackburn Rovers
2661Carlisle United
2731Huddersfield Town
2841Sheffield United
2920Wolverhampton Wanderers
3033Luton Town
3140Reading
3225Blackpool
33212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3486Portsmouth
357Crystal Palace
3647Bolton Wanderers
3760Bristol Rovers
3828Coventry City
3979Swindon Town
4034Middlesbrough
415Burnley
4272Oldham Athletic
4329Derby County
44500New Brighton Tower
45501Loughborough FC
4671Northampton Town
4724AFC Bournemouth
48503Burton Wanderers
49505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
50495Darwen
5122Birmingham City
5276Scunthorpe United
5369Mansfield Town
5439Queens Park Rangers
5588Sheffield Wednesday
56187Darlington
57183Hereford United
5890Sunderland
59499Burton United
6098Wrexham
61118York City
6244West Bromwich Albion
6370Newport County
64299Northwich Victoria
65497Nelson
66504Rotherham Town
6749Cambridge United
683Brentford
6956Ipswich Town
70168Gateshead
712Aston Villa
7218Watford
73506Bootle
7484Oxford United
7552Crewe Alexandra
76284Gainsborough Trinity
7715Norwich City
7816Southampton
7936Nottingham Forest
8089Shrewsbury Town
8180Tranmere Rovers
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: 21 September 2026