RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
835Millwall
981Walsall
1030Fulham
1127Cardiff City
1293Stockport County
1321Barnsley
144Brighton & Hove Albion
15100Notts County
1643Swansea City
1750Charlton Athletic
1887Rotherham United
1994Chesterfield
20116Bury
2138Preston North End
2242Stoke City
2359Bradford City
2468Leyton Orient
2533Luton Town
2679Swindon Town
2747Bolton Wanderers
287Crystal Palace
2934Middlesbrough
3031Huddersfield Town
3141Sheffield United
32212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3360Bristol Rovers
3429Derby County
3572Oldham Athletic
3628Coventry City
3786Portsmouth
3861Carlisle United
3940Reading
4023Blackburn Rovers
4125Blackpool
425Burnley
4320Wolverhampton Wanderers
442Aston Villa
4576Scunthorpe United
46506Bootle
4798Wrexham
48505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
493Brentford
5018Watford
5189Shrewsbury Town
52299Northwich Victoria
5352Crewe Alexandra
54499Burton United
55187Darlington
56503Burton Wanderers
5724AFC Bournemouth
5849Cambridge United
59284Gainsborough Trinity
60183Hereford United
61504Rotherham Town
62500New Brighton Tower
63118York City
64168Gateshead
6570Newport County
6616Southampton
6739Queens Park Rangers
6869Mansfield Town
6984Oxford United
7088Sheffield Wednesday
71497Nelson
7244West Bromwich Albion
7371Northampton Town
7456Ipswich Town
7590Sunderland
76501Loughborough FC
7780Tranmere Rovers
7815Norwich City
79495Darwen
8036Nottingham Forest
8122Birmingham City
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