RankTeamRelegations
132Hull City
2102Grimsby Town
373Port Vale
457Lincoln City
526Bristol City
653Doncaster Rovers
785Plymouth Argyle
881Walsall
921Barnsley
1035Millwall
1127Cardiff City
124Brighton & Hove Albion
1330Fulham
14100Notts County
1593Stockport County
1650Charlton Athletic
1794Chesterfield
1887Rotherham United
1959Bradford City
2043Swansea City
2138Preston North End
2242Stoke City
2368Leyton Orient
24116Bury
2561Carlisle United
2672Oldham Athletic
2747Bolton Wanderers
2879Swindon Town
2929Derby County
3028Coventry City
3123Blackburn Rovers
3225Blackpool
3340Reading
34212Bradford (Park Avenue)
3533Luton Town
365Burnley
3786Portsmouth
3841Sheffield United
3931Huddersfield Town
4020Wolverhampton Wanderers
4134Middlesbrough
4260Bristol Rovers
437Crystal Palace
44118York City
4588Sheffield Wednesday
4690Sunderland
47503Burton Wanderers
4880Tranmere Rovers
4952Crewe Alexandra
5049Cambridge United
5139Queens Park Rangers
5276Scunthorpe United
5316Southampton
5498Wrexham
55499Burton United
5644West Bromwich Albion
5722Birmingham City
58495Darwen
59506Bootle
602Aston Villa
61284Gainsborough Trinity
62500New Brighton Tower
6356Ipswich Town
6436Nottingham Forest
65299Northwich Victoria
6624AFC Bournemouth
67504Rotherham Town
683Brentford
6970Newport County
7089Shrewsbury Town
71497Nelson
7271Northampton Town
73168Gateshead
7418Watford
75183Hereford United
76501Loughborough FC
77505Middlesbrough Ironopolis
78187Darlington
7984Oxford United
8069Mansfield Town
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: 17 April 2026