RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
835Millwall
927Cardiff City
1030Fulham
1121Barnsley
1281Walsall
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1493Stockport County
15100Notts County
1650Charlton Athletic
1768Leyton Orient
18116Bury
1938Preston North End
2087Rotherham United
2159Bradford City
2242Stoke City
2343Swansea City
2494Chesterfield
2520Wolverhampton Wanderers
2672Oldham Athletic
2733Luton Town
2829Derby County
2941Sheffield United
30212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3186Portsmouth
327Crystal Palace
3325Blackpool
3431Huddersfield Town
3534Middlesbrough
3679Swindon Town
375Burnley
3840Reading
3928Coventry City
4060Bristol Rovers
4161Carlisle United
4223Blackburn Rovers
4347Bolton Wanderers
4488Sheffield Wednesday
45501Loughborough FC
4676Scunthorpe United
4749Cambridge United
48506Bootle
4971Northampton Town
50187Darlington
5190Sunderland
52495Darwen
5389Shrewsbury Town
54504Rotherham Town
5584Oxford United
5616Southampton
57500New Brighton Tower
5824AFC Bournemouth
59118York City
6015Norwich City
6156Ipswich Town
62499Burton United
6352Crewe Alexandra
6470Newport County
65503Burton Wanderers
6644West Bromwich Albion
67284Gainsborough Trinity
68299Northwich Victoria
69505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
7080Tranmere Rovers
7139Queens Park Rangers
7269Mansfield Town
7398Wrexham
7422Birmingham City
75168Gateshead
763Brentford
77183Hereford United
7818Watford
7936Nottingham Forest
802Aston Villa
81497Nelson
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