RankTeamRelegations
1102Grimsby Town
273Port Vale
357Lincoln City
432Hull City
585Plymouth Argyle
626Bristol City
753Doncaster Rovers
881Walsall
935Millwall
1030Fulham
114Brighton & Hove Albion
1227Cardiff City
13100Notts County
1421Barnsley
1593Stockport County
1694Chesterfield
1738Preston North End
1850Charlton Athletic
1987Rotherham United
2059Bradford City
2142Stoke City
2243Swansea City
2368Leyton Orient
24116Bury
2533Luton Town
2686Portsmouth
2734Middlesbrough
2861Carlisle United
2931Huddersfield Town
3072Oldham Athletic
3120Wolverhampton Wanderers
3229Derby County
33212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3479Swindon Town
3525Blackpool
3623Blackburn Rovers
3741Sheffield United
3860Bristol Rovers
397Crystal Palace
4047Bolton Wanderers
4140Reading
425Burnley
4328Coventry City
44118York City
45500New Brighton Tower
4644West Bromwich Albion
4736Nottingham Forest
48299Northwich Victoria
4918Watford
50495Darwen
5171Northampton Town
52284Gainsborough Trinity
5369Mansfield Town
54497Nelson
55499Burton United
5690Sunderland
57503Burton Wanderers
58168Gateshead
5976Scunthorpe United
6088Sheffield Wednesday
6115Norwich City
6222Birmingham City
6352Crewe Alexandra
6416Southampton
6524AFC Bournemouth
6656Ipswich Town
673Brentford
68506Bootle
69183Hereford United
7098Wrexham
71501Loughborough FC
7270Newport County
7339Queens Park Rangers
74504Rotherham Town
7589Shrewsbury Town
7680Tranmere Rovers
77187Darlington
782Aston Villa
7949Cambridge United
80505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
8184Oxford United
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