RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
930Fulham
1093Stockport County
1121Barnsley
1281Walsall
134Brighton & Hove Albion
1435Millwall
15100Notts County
1694Chesterfield
1768Leyton Orient
18116Bury
1950Charlton Athletic
2087Rotherham United
2143Swansea City
2242Stoke City
2338Preston North End
2459Bradford City
2528Coventry City
2647Bolton Wanderers
2723Blackburn Rovers
2879Swindon Town
2929Derby County
3086Portsmouth
317Crystal Palace
3220Wolverhampton Wanderers
3360Bristol Rovers
3431Huddersfield Town
3541Sheffield United
3634Middlesbrough
3733Luton Town
38212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3940Reading
4061Carlisle United
415Burnley
4272Oldham Athletic
4325Blackpool
4422Birmingham City
4570Newport County
463Brentford
4749Cambridge United
48118York City
49497Nelson
5084Oxford United
5176Scunthorpe United
5236Nottingham Forest
5380Tranmere Rovers
54499Burton United
55284Gainsborough Trinity
56505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
5744West Bromwich Albion
58183Hereford United
5918Watford
60506Bootle
61501Loughborough FC
6224AFC Bournemouth
63503Burton Wanderers
6452Crewe Alexandra
6556Ipswich Town
6669Mansfield Town
6790Sunderland
68495Darwen
69500New Brighton Tower
7088Sheffield Wednesday
7198Wrexham
7215Norwich City
7339Queens Park Rangers
74299Northwich Victoria
75504Rotherham Town
76168Gateshead
772Aston Villa
7871Northampton Town
7916Southampton
8089Shrewsbury Town
81187Darlington
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: 24 October 2026