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Historical tables show details for all clubs ever to have played in the English football league since its inception in 1888. Club names have been changed to their current name where appropriate. Unless otherwise stated, points are given as defined in each season; i.e. 2 points for a win prior to 1981-82 and 3 points for a win thereafter.
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester United | 99 | 1974 | 637 | 515 | 822 | 2766 | 3288 | 1966 | 45.0% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 98 | 1958 | 632 | 522 | 804 | 2553 | 2975 | 1954 | 45.0% |
| 3 | Arsenal | 98 | 1958 | 594 | 516 | 848 | 2522 | 3140 | 1864 | 42.9% |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 103 | 2070 | 545 | 509 | 1016 | 2521 | 3703 | 1710 | 37.0% |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 103 | 2026 | 552 | 490 | 984 | 2568 | 3598 | 1707 | 38.1% |
| 6 | Everton | 103 | 2020 | 541 | 502 | 977 | 2459 | 3484 | 1700 | 38.1% |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 103 | 2075 | 535 | 491 | 1049 | 2585 | 3845 | 1699 | 36.7% |
| 8 | Preston North End | 103 | 2089 | 508 | 522 | 1059 | 2370 | 3588 | 1668 | 35.8% |
| 9 | Sunderland | 101 | 2029 | 525 | 489 | 1015 | 2514 | 3663 | 1664 | 36.9% |
| 10 | Manchester City | 99 | 1995 | 507 | 522 | 966 | 2493 | 3530 | 1660 | 37.4% |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 99 | 2020 | 514 | 490 | 1016 | 2448 | 3700 | 1642 | 36.4% |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | 2054 | 491 | 527 | 1036 | 2376 | 3757 | 1635 | 35.9% |
| 13 | Notts County | 103 | 2102 | 502 | 501 | 1099 | 2320 | 3839 | 1633 | 34.9% |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 99 | 1994 | 490 | 505 | 999 | 2351 | 3529 | 1627 | 36.7% |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 103 | 2071 | 486 | 525 | 1060 | 2389 | 3710 | 1614 | 35.0% |
| 16 | Burnley | 103 | 2081 | 495 | 499 | 1087 | 2341 | 3877 | 1606 | 34.6% |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 98 | 1970 | 498 | 491 | 981 | 2342 | 3423 | 1602 | 36.6% |
| 18 | Derby County | 103 | 2040 | 487 | 515 | 1038 | 2320 | 3664 | 1599 | 35.4% |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 99 | 2019 | 482 | 501 | 1036 | 2262 | 3541 | 1594 | 35.3% |
| 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 99 | 1996 | 459 | 511 | 1026 | 2300 | 3611 | 1553 | 35.1% |
| 21 | Chelsea | 86 | 1769 | 469 | 478 | 822 | 2158 | 3046 | 1541 | 38.8% |
| 22 | Bury | 97 | 2035 | 469 | 468 | 1098 | 2253 | 3674 | 1533 | 33.7% |
| 23 | Leicester City | 97 | 1968 | 460 | 497 | 1011 | 2280 | 3704 | 1522 | 34.7% |
| 24 | Blackpool | 94 | 1964 | 467 | 476 | 1021 | 2230 | 3540 | 1521 | 34.4% |
| 25 | Bristol City | 90 | 1916 | 448 | 499 | 969 | 2107 | 3369 | 1520 | 35.2% |
| 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | 1708 | 473 | 445 | 790 | 2112 | 2797 | 1513 | 39.4% |
| 27 | Bradford City | 88 | 1910 | 442 | 497 | 971 | 2090 | 3319 | 1505 | 35.0% |
| 28 | Hull City | 86 | 1846 | 449 | 483 | 914 | 1998 | 3188 | 1500 | 35.9% |
| 29 | Huddersfield Town | 81 | 1740 | 443 | 475 | 822 | 2078 | 2974 | 1478 | 37.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Grimsby Town | 98 | 2045 | 466 | 429 | 1150 | 2246 | 3944 | 1476 | 32.3% |
| 31 | Fulham | 84 | 1782 | 436 | 443 | 903 | 2010 | 3096 | 1456 | 36.1% |
| 32 | Middlesbrough | 92 | 1891 | 436 | 462 | 993 | 2187 | 3493 | 1445 | 34.2% |
| 33 | Stoke City | 95 | 1926 | 424 | 471 | 1031 | 1968 | 3519 | 1434 | 33.1% |
| 34 | Lincoln City | 95 | 1981 | 426 | 471 | 1084 | 2184 | 3884 | 1431 | 32.4% |
| 35 | Barnsley | 93 | 1978 | 402 | 497 | 1079 | 2037 | 3744 | 1416 | 32.0% |
| 36 | Chesterfield | 84 | 1821 | 414 | 468 | 939 | 1907 | 3120 | 1413 | 34.3% |
| 37 | Leeds United | 75 | 1564 | 423 | 420 | 721 | 1839 | 2597 | 1391 | 39.0% |
| 38 | Stockport County | 90 | 1954 | 405 | 459 | 1090 | 1976 | 3614 | 1386 | 31.5% |
| 39 | Port Vale | 89 | 1906 | 383 | 488 | 1035 | 1917 | 3497 | 1381 | 32.1% |
| 40 | Brentford | 75 | 1671 | 403 | 434 | 834 | 1856 | 2840 | 1379 | 36.0% |
| 41 | Millwall | 75 | 1641 | 406 | 443 | 792 | 1818 | 2768 | 1379 | 36.7% |
| 42 | Reading | 75 | 1676 | 385 | 460 | 831 | 1906 | 2974 | 1367 | 35.6% |
| 43 | Watford | 75 | 1650 | 399 | 435 | 816 | 1838 | 2797 | 1362 | 36.1% |
| 44 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 75 | 1649 | 398 | 431 | 820 | 1771 | 2744 | 1341 | 35.5% |
| 45 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | 1816 | 384 | 466 | 966 | 1896 | 3235 | 1332 | 32.5% |
| 46 | Crystal Palace | 75 | 1620 | 378 | 430 | 812 | 1778 | 2845 | 1317 | 35.6% |
| 47 | Queens Park Rangers | 75 | 1608 | 389 | 411 | 808 | 1800 | 2745 | 1300 | 35.5% |
| 48 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | 1646 | 379 | 431 | 836 | 1858 | 2865 | 1292 | 34.2% |
| 49 | Walsall | 82 | 1762 | 384 | 384 | 994 | 1901 | 3409 | 1289 | 32.2% |
| 50 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | 1615 | 373 | 411 | 831 | 1672 | 2714 | 1279 | 34.4% |
| 51 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | 1652 | 366 | 422 | 864 | 1690 | 2896 | 1276 | 33.6% |
| 52 | Portsmouth | 75 | 1618 | 369 | 424 | 825 | 1857 | 2935 | 1272 | 34.3% |
| 53 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | 1647 | 368 | 399 | 880 | 1813 | 2974 | 1266 | 33.5% |
| 54 | Luton Town | 78 | 1651 | 369 | 417 | 865 | 1798 | 2948 | 1263 | 33.6% |
| 55 | Cardiff City | 75 | 1609 | 359 | 417 | 833 | 1718 | 2931 | 1262 | 34.1% |
| 56 | Rotherham United | 70 | 1533 | 389 | 361 | 783 | 1837 | 2847 | 1262 | 35.6% |
| 57 | West Ham United | 76 | 1585 | 379 | 387 | 819 | 1803 | 2847 | 1259 | 34.9% |
| 58 | Northampton Town | 75 | 1663 | 381 | 383 | 899 | 1868 | 3058 | 1257 | 33.0% |
| 59 | Norwich City | 75 | 1602 | 361 | 407 | 834 | 1757 | 2872 | 1252 | 34.2% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Swindon Town | 75 | 1662 | 341 | 446 | 875 | 1762 | 3037 | 1250 | 32.8% |
| 61 | Leyton Orient | 86 | 1846 | 336 | 460 | 1050 | 1721 | 3377 | 1232 | 29.5% |
| 62 | Wrexham | 74 | 1640 | 352 | 413 | 875 | 1800 | 3003 | 1229 | 32.7% |
| 63 | Southend United | 75 | 1679 | 357 | 404 | 918 | 1820 | 3155 | 1228 | 31.9% |
| 64 | Charlton Athletic | 74 | 1569 | 358 | 388 | 823 | 1786 | 2910 | 1214 | 33.8% |
| 65 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | 1701 | 347 | 368 | 986 | 1741 | 3392 | 1195 | 30.8% |
| 66 | Coventry City | 76 | 1603 | 329 | 429 | 845 | 1688 | 2923 | 1174 | 32.3% |
| 67 | Doncaster Rovers | 72 | 1570 | 349 | 371 | 850 | 1734 | 3026 | 1161 | 32.7% |
| 68 | Southampton | 75 | 1568 | 332 | 411 | 825 | 1674 | 2807 | 1160 | 32.6% |
| 69 | Gillingham | 70 | 1565 | 313 | 410 | 842 | 1586 | 2838 | 1153 | 31.9% |
| 70 | Swansea City | 75 | 1639 | 324 | 394 | 921 | 1667 | 3176 | 1152 | 30.6% |
| 71 | Rochdale | 74 | 1644 | 310 | 414 | 920 | 1692 | 3214 | 1137 | 30.2% |
| 72 | Darlington | 73 | 1623 | 324 | 379 | 920 | 1719 | 3160 | 1129 | 30.5% |
| 73 | York City | 66 | 1480 | 319 | 364 | 797 | 1688 | 2762 | 1119 | 32.5% |
| 74 | Exeter City | 75 | 1675 | 298 | 434 | 943 | 1651 | 3168 | 1110 | 28.9% |
| 75 | Ipswich Town | 57 | 1224 | 325 | 331 | 568 | 1426 | 2028 | 1106 | 38.0% |
| 76 | Torquay United | 68 | 1526 | 308 | 392 | 826 | 1527 | 2846 | 1099 | 31.1% |
| 77 | Mansfield Town | 64 | 1439 | 307 | 369 | 763 | 1567 | 2583 | 1096 | 32.6% |
| 78 | Carlisle United | 67 | 1469 | 308 | 348 | 813 | 1545 | 2759 | 1055 | 30.9% |
| 79 | Hartlepool United | 74 | 1650 | 298 | 335 | 1017 | 1578 | 3407 | 1030 | 27.2% |
| 80 | Chester City | 63 | 1419 | 281 | 357 | 781 | 1495 | 2597 | 1021 | 30.9% |
| 81 | Halifax Town | 69 | 1534 | 269 | 381 | 884 | 1504 | 3042 | 993 | 28.9% |
| 82 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 1176 | 279 | 305 | 592 | 1277 | 1982 | 984 | 34.8% |
| 83 | Colchester United | 50 | 1143 | 252 | 306 | 585 | 1255 | 2053 | 918 | 33.7% |
| 84 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 1175 | 244 | 312 | 619 | 1225 | 2031 | 902 | 32.0% |
| 85 | Peterborough United | 42 | 966 | 235 | 293 | 438 | 1089 | 1527 | 883 | 36.5% |
| 86 | Newport County | 60 | 1336 | 244 | 282 | 810 | 1417 | 2926 | 804 | 28.3% |
| 87 | Aldershot | 52 | 1173 | 226 | 281 | 666 | 1252 | 2356 | 775 | 30.0% |
| 88 | Oxford United | 40 | 895 | 180 | 244 | 471 | 883 | 1431 | 709 | 31.3% |
| 89 | Bradford Park Avenue | 51 | 1095 | 233 | 237 | 625 | 1244 | 2247 | 703 | 32.1% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Southport | 51 | 1121 | 185 | 266 | 670 | 1106 | 2272 | 640 | 28.2% |
| 91 | Cambridge United | 32 | 724 | 159 | 206 | 359 | 743 | 1188 | 626 | 32.5% |
| 92 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 548 | 149 | 173 | 226 | 641 | 810 | 600 | 38.0% |
| 93 | Wimbledon | 25 | 526 | 158 | 150 | 218 | 631 | 806 | 599 | 40.3% |
| 94 | Barrow | 44 | 962 | 169 | 172 | 621 | 956 | 2182 | 510 | 26.5% |
| 95 | Gateshead | 34 | 733 | 157 | 184 | 392 | 817 | 1482 | 498 | 33.9% |
| 96 | Hereford United | 26 | 586 | 114 | 159 | 313 | 564 | 960 | 467 | 30.0% |
| 97 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 710 | 124 | 129 | 457 | 775 | 1703 | 377 | 26.5% |
| 98 | Workington | 26 | 597 | 111 | 143 | 343 | 580 | 1156 | 365 | 30.5% |
| 99 | Scarborough | 13 | 289 | 73 | 72 | 144 | 325 | 483 | 291 | 33.5% |
| 100 | Barnet | 11 | 245 | 64 | 65 | 116 | 261 | 390 | 257 | 34.9% |
| 101 | New Brighton | 21 | 442 | 66 | 87 | 289 | 413 | 1012 | 219 | 24.7% |
| 102 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 205 | 49 | 67 | 89 | 210 | 296 | 214 | 34.7% |
| 103 | Glossop North End | 17 | 309 | 46 | 70 | 193 | 278 | 672 | 162 | 26.2% |
| 104 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 282 | 33 | 55 | 194 | 236 | 717 | 121 | 21.4% |
| 105 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 115 | 29 | 34 | 52 | 118 | 165 | 121 | 35.0% |
| 106 | Nelson | 10 | 206 | 41 | 29 | 136 | 226 | 527 | 111 | 26.9% |
| 107 | Leeds City | 10 | 190 | 36 | 36 | 118 | 206 | 398 | 108 | 28.4% |
| 108 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 206 | 28 | 47 | 131 | 206 | 487 | 103 | 25.0% |
| 109 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 69 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 42.5% |
| 110 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 210 | 12 | 58 | 140 | 149 | 514 | 82 | 19.5% |
| 111 | Ashington | 8 | 164 | 23 | 34 | 107 | 160 | 409 | 80 | 24.3% |
| 112 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 126 | 20 | 24 | 82 | 108 | 261 | 64 | 25.3% |
| 113 | Rotherham County | 6 | 126 | 24 | 16 | 86 | 101 | 255 | 64 | 25.3% |
| 114 | Maidstone United | 3 | 67 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 73 | 111 | 61 | 30.3% |
| 115 | Durham City | 7 | 143 | 18 | 20 | 105 | 125 | 366 | 56 | 19.5% |
| 116 | Burton United | 10 | 172 | 17 | 21 | 134 | 126 | 460 | 55 | 15.9% |
| 117 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 45 | 71.4% |
| 118 | Boston United | 1 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 43 | 68.2% |
| 119 | New Brighton Tower | 3 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 68 | 105 | 41 | 40.1% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 120 | Darwen | 8 | 116 | 14 | 12 | 90 | 103 | 322 | 40 | 17.2% |
| 121 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 39 | 61.9% |
| 122 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 64 | 38 | 27.5% |
| 123 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 70 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 90 | 202 | 36 | 25.7% |
| 124 | Burton Wanderers | 3 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 100 | 32 | 35.5% |
| 125 | Accrington | 5 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 95 | 198 | 31 | 25.4% |
| 126 | Leigh RMI | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 49.2% |
| 127 | Northwich Victoria | 3 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 55 | 132 | 30 | 26.5% |
| 128 | Margate | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 44.4% |
| 129 | Nuneaton Borough | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 42.8% |
| 130 | Telford United | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 42.8% |
| 131 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 37.6% |
| 132 | Farnborough Town | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 39.6% |
| 133 | Hayes | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 38.0% |
| 134 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 36.5% |
| 135 | Woking | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 34.9% |
| 136 | Morecambe | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 21 | 33.3% |
| 137 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 33.3% |
| 138 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 77 | 18 | 23.6% |
| 139 | Loughborough | 5 | 79 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 43 | 293 | 17 | 10.7% |
| 140 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 25.3% |
| 141 | Stalybridge | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 16 | 25.3% |
| 142 | Rotherham Town | 3 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 160 | 9 | 10.2% |
| 143 | Thames | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 147 | 9 | 10.7% |
| 144 | Bootle | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 2 | 9.0% |
| 145 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |
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