RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
930Fulham
1021Barnsley
11100Notts County
1235Millwall
1381Walsall
144Brighton & Hove Albion
1593Stockport County
1668Leyton Orient
1750Charlton Athletic
18116Bury
1987Rotherham United
2043Swansea City
2138Preston North End
2259Bradford City
2342Stoke City
2494Chesterfield
2523Blackburn Rovers
2640Reading
2760Bristol Rovers
2886Portsmouth
295Burnley
3033Luton Town
3179Swindon Town
3234Middlesbrough
3341Sheffield United
3472Oldham Athletic
3529Derby County
36212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3725Blackpool
3831Huddersfield Town
3920Wolverhampton Wanderers
4028Coventry City
417Crystal Palace
4261Carlisle United
4347Bolton Wanderers
4422Birmingham City
4556Ipswich Town
46168Gateshead
472Aston Villa
4818Watford
49187Darlington
5049Cambridge United
5124AFC Bournemouth
52497Nelson
5336Nottingham Forest
54500New Brighton Tower
5598Wrexham
56495Darwen
57183Hereford United
5889Shrewsbury Town
5916Southampton
60118York City
6180Tranmere Rovers
62504Rotherham Town
6376Scunthorpe United
64503Burton Wanderers
65499Burton United
663Brentford
67299Northwich Victoria
6871Northampton Town
6970Newport County
7044West Bromwich Albion
7190Sunderland
7239Queens Park Rangers
7384Oxford United
7488Sheffield Wednesday
75505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
76501Loughborough FC
77506Bootle
7869Mansfield Town
79284Gainsborough Trinity
8052Crewe Alexandra
8115Norwich 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: 2 August 2026