RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
993Stockport County
1021Barnsley
114Brighton & Hove Albion
1281Walsall
1330Fulham
14100Notts County
1535Millwall
1694Chesterfield
1750Charlton Athletic
18116Bury
1968Leyton Orient
2038Preston North End
2143Swansea City
2259Bradford City
2387Rotherham United
2442Stoke City
2547Bolton Wanderers
2625Blackpool
2720Wolverhampton Wanderers
2886Portsmouth
2934Middlesbrough
307Crystal Palace
3161Carlisle United
3233Luton Town
3372Oldham Athletic
3429Derby County
35212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3640Reading
3731Huddersfield Town
3841Sheffield United
3960Bristol Rovers
405Burnley
4123Blackburn Rovers
4228Coventry City
4379Swindon Town
44505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
4571Northampton Town
46495Darwen
4789Shrewsbury Town
4869Mansfield Town
4956Ipswich Town
5088Sheffield Wednesday
512Aston Villa
5239Queens Park Rangers
5349Cambridge United
54168Gateshead
55118York City
56183Hereford United
57500New Brighton Tower
5852Crewe Alexandra
5916Southampton
60501Loughborough FC
6122Birmingham City
6244West Bromwich Albion
63499Burton United
6415Norwich City
6570Newport County
66299Northwich Victoria
6798Wrexham
6884Oxford United
6936Nottingham Forest
70503Burton Wanderers
71187Darlington
7276Scunthorpe United
7380Tranmere Rovers
7424AFC Bournemouth
75497Nelson
7618Watford
77284Gainsborough Trinity
7890Sunderland
79506Bootle
803Brentford
81504Rotherham Town
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: 30 April 2026