RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
881Walsall
927Cardiff City
1030Fulham
114Brighton & Hove Albion
12100Notts County
1321Barnsley
1435Millwall
1593Stockport County
1650Charlton Athletic
1743Swansea City
1868Leyton Orient
1938Preston North End
2059Bradford City
2142Stoke City
2287Rotherham United
2394Chesterfield
24116Bury
2520Wolverhampton Wanderers
2623Blackburn Rovers
2786Portsmouth
287Crystal Palace
2933Luton Town
3034Middlesbrough
3172Oldham Athletic
3228Coventry City
3347Bolton Wanderers
3429Derby County
35212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3640Reading
3725Blackpool
3861Carlisle United
395Burnley
4079Swindon Town
4131Huddersfield Town
4241Sheffield United
4360Bristol Rovers
44501Loughborough FC
4598Wrexham
4684Oxford United
47500New Brighton Tower
4889Shrewsbury Town
492Aston Villa
5044West Bromwich Albion
51497Nelson
5271Northampton Town
53118York City
5422Birmingham City
55503Burton Wanderers
56506Bootle
5715Norwich City
5839Queens Park Rangers
5918Watford
6024AFC Bournemouth
6156Ipswich Town
6249Cambridge United
6370Newport County
64504Rotherham Town
6516Southampton
66505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
6769Mansfield Town
6836Nottingham Forest
69187Darlington
703Brentford
7190Sunderland
7280Tranmere Rovers
7376Scunthorpe United
74284Gainsborough Trinity
75495Darwen
76183Hereford United
7752Crewe Alexandra
78499Burton United
79299Northwich Victoria
80168Gateshead
8188Sheffield Wednesday
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