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.
| Minimum 5 seasons (3pts for a Win) |
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| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reading | 75 | 12.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 42.0 | 22.9 | 43.3 |
| 2 | Peterborough United | 42 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 40.4 | 24.5 | 41.6 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 75 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 40.5 | 23.3 | 41.4 |
| 4 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 36.8 | 22.9 | 41.4 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 40.4 | 22.9 | 41.3 |
| 6 | Millwall | 75 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 38.9 | 21.3 | 41.3 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 98 | 12.3 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 42.4 | 20.0 | 41.3 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 75 | 11.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 40.7 | 23.8 | 41.2 |
| 9 | Southend United | 75 | 11.8 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 39.6 | 23.0 | 41.0 |
| 10 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 43.9 | 26.1 | 41.0 |
| 11 | Wrexham | 74 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 41.4 | 24.5 | 40.9 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 50 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 39.9 | 25.7 | 40.9 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 64 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 41.8 | 25.9 | 40.8 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 75 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 41.0 | 24.4 | 40.7 |
| 15 | Brentford | 75 | 11.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 39.7 | 24.1 | 40.7 |
| 16 | Gateshead | 34 | 11.8 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 43.3 | 25.0 | 40.6 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 75 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 3.7 | 38.3 | 20.0 | 40.6 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 37.8 | 22.1 | 40.6 |
| 19 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 40.1 | 24.3 | 40.4 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 84 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 39.1 | 22.6 | 40.3 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 75 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 39.3 | 23.3 | 40.3 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 57 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 38.9 | 23.4 | 40.3 |
| 23 | Bradford Park Avenue | 51 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 44.5 | 26.1 | 40.2 |
| 24 | Manchester United | 99 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 40.1 | 19.3 | 40.1 |
| 25 | Gillingham | 70 | 11.3 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 36.9 | 23.1 | 40.0 |
| 26 | Queens Park Rangers | 75 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 39.1 | 22.5 | 39.8 |
| 27 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 42.9 | 21.9 | 39.8 |
| 28 | Bristol City | 90 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 37.9 | 21.3 | 39.7 |
| 29 | Stockport County | 90 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 39.0 | 22.8 | 39.6 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | |
| 30 | Arsenal | 98 | 11.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 40.0 | 19.7 | 39.5 |
| 31 | Luton Town | 78 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 41.6 | 23.7 | 39.5 |
| 32 | Southampton | 75 | 11.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 40.5 | 23.7 | 39.3 |
| 33 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | 11.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 39.7 | 25.0 | 39.3 |
| 34 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 37.7 | 24.8 | 39.1 |
| 35 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 43.6 | 28.4 | 39.1 |
| 36 | Rotherham United | 70 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 40.0 | 24.5 | 39.0 |
| 37 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 37.1 | 24.7 | 39.0 |
| 38 | Watford | 75 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 38.3 | 24.1 | 39.0 |
| 39 | Chester City | 63 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 38.9 | 25.3 | 39.0 |
| 40 | Newcastle United | 98 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 40.4 | 22.5 | 38.9 |
| 41 | Torquay United | 68 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 38.6 | 26.5 | 38.8 |
| 42 | Sunderland | 101 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 39.1 | 21.2 | 38.7 |
| 43 | Barnsley | 93 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 38.2 | 23.4 | 38.7 |
| 44 | Aldershot | 52 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 37.7 | 24.5 | 38.7 |
| 45 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 41.8 | 24.4 | 38.6 |
| 46 | Huddersfield Town | 81 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 35.6 | 21.0 | 38.6 |
| 47 | Southport | 51 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 37.4 | 24.8 | 38.6 |
| 48 | Grimsby Town | 98 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 37.9 | 22.2 | 38.5 |
| 49 | Carlisle United | 67 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 38.7 | 25.5 | 38.5 |
| 50 | Hull City | 86 | 10.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 38.1 | 22.0 | 38.5 |
| 51 | Port Vale | 89 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 22.1 | 38.4 |
| 52 | Bradford City | 88 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 38.4 | 24.6 | 38.3 |
| 53 | Manchester City | 99 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 40.6 | 23.3 | 38.3 |
| 54 | Exeter City | 75 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 37.6 | 26.0 | 38.3 |
| 55 | York City | 66 | 10.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 38.4 | 25.1 | 38.3 |
| 56 | Norwich City | 75 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 37.0 | 23.2 | 38.3 |
| 57 | Nelson | 10 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 44.2 | 26.9 | 38.3 |
| 58 | Hartlepool United | 74 | 10.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 37.8 | 26.2 | 38.2 |
| 59 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 32.6 | 22.1 | 38.2 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | |
| 60 | Crystal Palace | 75 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 36.9 | 23.1 | 38.1 |
| 61 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 103 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 40.7 | 22.6 | 38.1 |
| 62 | Aston Villa | 103 | 11.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 40.4 | 22.2 | 38.1 |
| 63 | Sheffield United | 99 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 38.7 | 22.7 | 38.0 |
| 64 | Workington | 26 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 36.3 | 25.1 | 38.0 |
| 65 | Cambridge United | 32 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 35.7 | 25.7 | 37.9 |
| 66 | Portsmouth | 75 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 38.1 | 24.2 | 37.9 |
| 67 | Newport County | 60 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 38.0 | 27.1 | 37.9 |
| 68 | Sheffield Wednesday | 99 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 38.0 | 22.4 | 37.9 |
| 69 | West Ham United | 76 | 10.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 39.5 | 24.5 | 37.8 |
| 70 | Fulham | 84 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 38.6 | 23.5 | 37.8 |
| 71 | Durham City | 7 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 38.4 | 23.2 | 37.8 |
| 72 | Bury | 97 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 37.8 | 23.6 | 37.7 |
| 73 | Walsall | 82 | 10.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 39.5 | 24.6 | 37.7 |
| 74 | Burnley | 103 | 10.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 37.8 | 22.2 | 37.7 |
| 75 | Barnet | 11 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 36.2 | 24.3 | 37.7 |
| 76 | Darlington | 73 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 39.1 | 26.9 | 37.6 |
| 77 | Preston North End | 103 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 38.1 | 22.9 | 37.6 |
| 78 | Cardiff City | 75 | 10.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 36.2 | 24.1 | 37.6 |
| 79 | Bolton Wanderers | 103 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 37.6 | 21.9 | 37.6 |
| 80 | Oxford United | 40 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 34.8 | 24.4 | 37.6 |
| 81 | Rochdale | 74 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 37.1 | 25.8 | 37.6 |
| 82 | Middlesbrough | 92 | 10.8 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 38.3 | 22.2 | 37.5 |
| 83 | Coventry City | 76 | 10.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 37.6 | 23.1 | 37.4 |
| 84 | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 39.1 | 23.0 | 37.4 |
| 85 | Doncaster Rovers | 72 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 36.5 | 24.6 | 37.4 |
| 86 | Charlton Athletic | 74 | 10.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 37.7 | 25.6 | 37.3 |
| 87 | Everton | 103 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 39.2 | 21.8 | 37.2 |
| 88 | Leyton Orient | 86 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 34.6 | 22.7 | 37.1 |
| 89 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 37.6 | 26.7 | 36.9 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | |
| 90 | Derby County | 103 | 10.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 39.6 | 23.5 | 36.9 |
| 91 | Ashington | 8 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 41.1 | 30.1 | 36.8 |
| 92 | Chelsea | 86 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 36.8 | 23.7 | 36.8 |
| 93 | Hereford United | 26 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 32.7 | 23.3 | 36.8 |
| 94 | Birmingham City | 99 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 36.8 | 22.5 | 36.7 |
| 95 | Blackpool | 94 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 36.9 | 23.6 | 36.7 |
| 96 | Lincoln City | 95 | 10.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 38.6 | 24.1 | 36.6 |
| 97 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 10.4 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 29.2 | 23.4 | 36.6 |
| 98 | Barrow | 44 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 37.5 | 26.5 | 36.5 |
| 99 | Stoke City | 95 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 35.2 | 20.7 | 36.5 |
| 100 | New Brighton | 21 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 37.0 | 24.5 | 36.3 |
| 101 | Halifax Town | 69 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 34.5 | 25.7 | 36.2 |
| 102 | Notts County | 103 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 36.5 | 22.9 | 36.0 |
| 103 | West Bromwich Albion | 103 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 38.1 | 23.3 | 36.0 |
| 104 | Leicester City | 97 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 37.9 | 24.8 | 35.8 |
| 105 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 37.5 | 26.5 | 35.7 |
| 106 | Nottingham Forest | 99 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 35.0 | 22.5 | 35.4 |
| 107 | Leeds City | 10 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 36.9 | 21.8 | 35.3 |
| 108 | Rotherham County | 6 | 9.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 29.1 | 19.6 | 35.1 |
| 109 | Wimbledon | 25 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 33.9 | 24.1 | 35.1 |
| 110 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 37.6 | 25.3 | 34.8 |
| 111 | Scarborough | 13 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 32.8 | 27.0 | 34.7 |
| 112 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 30.1 | 19.5 | 30.5 |
| 113 | Glossop North End | 17 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 32.4 | 20.8 | 30.5 |
| 114 | Burton United | 10 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 26.8 | 22.2 | 27.2 |
| 115 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 34.6 | 22.0 | 25.4 |
| 116 | Darwen | 8 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 37.2 | 24.7 | 24.7 |
| 117 | Accrington | 5 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 26.2 | 23.0 | 20.0 |
| 118 | Loughborough | 5 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 25.4 | 23.4 | 19.8 |
| Sns: | Seasons | WpS: | Average Wins per Season |
| DpS: | Average Draws per Season | LpS: | Average Losses per Season |
| FpS: | Average Goals For per Season | ApS: | Average Goals Against per Season |
| PpS: | Average Points per Season | Avg Pos: | Average Season Position |