RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
827Cardiff City
94Brighton & Hove Albion
1035Millwall
11100Notts County
1221Barnsley
1381Walsall
1493Stockport County
1530Fulham
1694Chesterfield
1738Preston North End
18116Bury
1943Swansea City
2087Rotherham United
2168Leyton Orient
2259Bradford City
2342Stoke City
2450Charlton Athletic
2534Middlesbrough
26212Bradford (Park Avenue)
2725Blackpool
285Burnley
2947Bolton Wanderers
307Crystal Palace
3186Portsmouth
3220Wolverhampton Wanderers
3328Coventry City
3472Oldham Athletic
3531Huddersfield Town
3640Reading
3723Blackburn Rovers
3841Sheffield United
3960Bristol Rovers
4079Swindon Town
4161Carlisle United
4229Derby County
4333Luton Town
4476Scunthorpe United
4598Wrexham
46501Loughborough FC
4724AFC Bournemouth
48500New Brighton Tower
4939Queens Park Rangers
5088Sheffield Wednesday
5184Oxford United
52284Gainsborough Trinity
53118York City
5452Crewe Alexandra
5544West Bromwich Albion
5636Nottingham Forest
57168Gateshead
583Brentford
5980Tranmere Rovers
60504Rotherham Town
6171Northampton Town
6269Mansfield Town
6315Norwich City
64503Burton Wanderers
6589Shrewsbury Town
6616Southampton
6790Sunderland
68506Bootle
6918Watford
70499Burton United
7170Newport County
72183Hereford United
73187Darlington
74505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
75299Northwich Victoria
76497Nelson
77495Darwen
782Aston Villa
7956Ipswich Town
8022Birmingham City
8149Cambridge 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: 16 April 2026