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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.
| Minimum 5 seasons | |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 98 | 1958 | 1207 | 429 | 322 | 4161 | 1960 | 3117 | 71.8% |
| 2 | Manchester United | 99 | 1974 | 1175 | 450 | 349 | 3979 | 1914 | 3072 | 70.3% |
| 3 | Arsenal | 98 | 1958 | 1138 | 464 | 356 | 3922 | 1934 | 2989 | 68.9% |
| 4 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 206 | 117 | 47 | 42 | 429 | 219 | 281 | 68.2% |
| 5 | Leeds United | 75 | 1564 | 884 | 398 | 282 | 2873 | 1502 | 2401 | 67.4% |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 98 | 1970 | 1131 | 421 | 418 | 3963 | 2208 | 2926 | 66.9% |
| 7 | Gateshead | 34 | 733 | 402 | 177 | 154 | 1475 | 853 | 981 | 66.9% |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 103 | 2026 | 1159 | 450 | 417 | 4170 | 2292 | 2973 | 66.4% |
| 9 | Sunderland | 101 | 2029 | 1138 | 501 | 390 | 3959 | 2151 | 2982 | 66.1% |
| 10 | Bradford Park Avenue | 51 | 1095 | 604 | 239 | 252 | 2272 | 1335 | 1447 | 66.0% |
| 11 | Reading | 75 | 1676 | 959 | 377 | 340 | 3156 | 1723 | 2530 | 66.0% |
| 12 | Everton | 103 | 2020 | 1115 | 493 | 412 | 4038 | 2255 | 2933 | 65.7% |
| 13 | Durham City | 7 | 143 | 77 | 34 | 32 | 269 | 163 | 188 | 65.7% |
| 14 | Nelson | 10 | 206 | 113 | 44 | 49 | 442 | 269 | 270 | 65.5% |
| 15 | Leeds City | 10 | 190 | 104 | 41 | 45 | 369 | 218 | 249 | 65.5% |
| 16 | Millwall | 75 | 1641 | 894 | 419 | 328 | 2922 | 1600 | 2457 | 65.4% |
| 17 | Manchester City | 99 | 1995 | 1117 | 447 | 431 | 4027 | 2313 | 2897 | 65.3% |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | 2054 | 1126 | 477 | 451 | 4031 | 2370 | 2971 | 65.2% |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | 1646 | 895 | 419 | 332 | 3030 | 1719 | 2460 | 65.2% |
| 20 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 103 | 2075 | 1155 | 464 | 456 | 4194 | 2335 | 3003 | 64.9% |
| 21 | Bristol City | 90 | 1916 | 1031 | 483 | 402 | 3418 | 1920 | 2795 | 64.7% |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 99 | 2020 | 1088 | 502 | 430 | 3834 | 2253 | 2916 | 64.7% |
| 23 | Bolton Wanderers | 103 | 2071 | 1138 | 464 | 469 | 3873 | 2257 | 2982 | 64.6% |
| 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | 1708 | 938 | 398 | 372 | 3471 | 2029 | 2480 | 64.6% |
| 25 | Burnley | 103 | 2081 | 1129 | 501 | 451 | 3897 | 2289 | 2999 | 64.6% |
| 26 | Sheffield Wednesday | 99 | 1996 | 1091 | 480 | 425 | 3767 | 2218 | 2858 | 64.6% |
| 27 | Southampton | 75 | 1568 | 853 | 392 | 323 | 3039 | 1779 | 2296 | 64.5% |
| 28 | Preston North End | 103 | 2089 | 1122 | 515 | 452 | 3931 | 2363 | 3002 | 64.4% |
| 29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 75 | 1649 | 903 | 401 | 345 | 3044 | 1749 | 2426 | 64.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Ipswich Town | 57 | 1224 | 676 | 271 | 277 | 2220 | 1335 | 1862 | 64.1% |
| 31 | Queens Park Rangers | 75 | 1608 | 857 | 420 | 331 | 2934 | 1692 | 2344 | 64.0% |
| 32 | Derby County | 103 | 2040 | 1112 | 465 | 463 | 4083 | 2422 | 2892 | 64.0% |
| 33 | Swindon Town | 75 | 1662 | 889 | 424 | 349 | 3054 | 1787 | 2432 | 63.9% |
| 34 | Luton Town | 78 | 1651 | 889 | 414 | 348 | 3251 | 1850 | 2397 | 63.8% |
| 35 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 710 | 385 | 136 | 189 | 1440 | 938 | 906 | 63.8% |
| 36 | Ashington | 8 | 164 | 86 | 37 | 41 | 329 | 241 | 209 | 63.7% |
| 37 | Chesterfield | 84 | 1821 | 991 | 419 | 411 | 3288 | 1905 | 2622 | 63.6% |
| 38 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | 1647 | 864 | 438 | 345 | 3014 | 1827 | 2405 | 63.6% |
| 39 | Grimsby Town | 98 | 2045 | 1094 | 498 | 453 | 3719 | 2185 | 2893 | 63.4% |
| 40 | Barnsley | 93 | 1978 | 1033 | 505 | 440 | 3559 | 2182 | 2792 | 63.1% |
| 41 | Wrexham | 74 | 1640 | 875 | 408 | 357 | 3067 | 1815 | 2370 | 63.0% |
| 42 | Southport | 51 | 1121 | 551 | 316 | 254 | 1908 | 1265 | 1427 | 63.0% |
| 43 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | 1652 | 883 | 387 | 382 | 3255 | 1937 | 2388 | 63.0% |
| 44 | Stockport County | 90 | 1954 | 1027 | 491 | 436 | 3515 | 2058 | 2767 | 63.0% |
| 45 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | 1816 | 947 | 462 | 407 | 3335 | 2102 | 2581 | 63.0% |
| 46 | Middlesbrough | 92 | 1891 | 998 | 461 | 432 | 3524 | 2049 | 2661 | 62.9% |
| 47 | Brentford | 75 | 1671 | 881 | 416 | 374 | 2978 | 1810 | 2408 | 62.9% |
| 48 | Southend United | 75 | 1679 | 885 | 423 | 371 | 2977 | 1728 | 2415 | 62.8% |
| 49 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 70 | 39 | 10 | 21 | 173 | 110 | 88 | 62.8% |
| 50 | Swansea City | 75 | 1639 | 875 | 401 | 363 | 2948 | 1754 | 2359 | 62.8% |
| 51 | West Ham United | 76 | 1585 | 829 | 393 | 363 | 3002 | 1865 | 2261 | 62.8% |
| 52 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | 1615 | 828 | 442 | 345 | 2726 | 1593 | 2331 | 62.7% |
| 53 | Northampton Town | 75 | 1663 | 888 | 395 | 380 | 3078 | 1831 | 2383 | 62.6% |
| 54 | Chelsea | 86 | 1769 | 902 | 461 | 406 | 3173 | 2046 | 2482 | 62.6% |
| 55 | Gillingham | 70 | 1565 | 796 | 418 | 351 | 2583 | 1623 | 2258 | 62.6% |
| 56 | Stoke City | 95 | 1926 | 997 | 478 | 451 | 3350 | 1975 | 2704 | 62.5% |
| 57 | Bury | 97 | 2035 | 1051 | 510 | 474 | 3669 | 2296 | 2837 | 62.3% |
| 58 | Birmingham City | 99 | 2019 | 1049 | 493 | 477 | 3653 | 2236 | 2807 | 62.2% |
| 59 | Port Vale | 89 | 1906 | 973 | 501 | 432 | 3283 | 1972 | 2671 | 62.1% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Mansfield Town | 64 | 1439 | 748 | 373 | 318 | 2681 | 1658 | 2085 | 62.1% |
| 61 | Norwich City | 75 | 1602 | 804 | 461 | 337 | 2781 | 1746 | 2268 | 62.1% |
| 62 | Huddersfield Town | 81 | 1740 | 899 | 432 | 409 | 2889 | 1708 | 2455 | 62.0% |
| 63 | Fulham | 84 | 1782 | 910 | 451 | 421 | 3250 | 1977 | 2500 | 61.9% |
| 64 | Hull City | 86 | 1846 | 940 | 491 | 415 | 3282 | 1895 | 2584 | 61.9% |
| 65 | Colchester United | 50 | 1143 | 582 | 300 | 261 | 1997 | 1286 | 1678 | 61.7% |
| 66 | West Bromwich Albion | 103 | 2070 | 1069 | 502 | 499 | 3934 | 2410 | 2847 | 61.7% |
| 67 | Bradford City | 88 | 1910 | 966 | 479 | 465 | 3387 | 2172 | 2641 | 61.5% |
| 68 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 282 | 142 | 63 | 77 | 482 | 312 | 347 | 61.5% |
| 69 | Notts County | 103 | 2102 | 1062 | 530 | 510 | 3762 | 2368 | 2875 | 61.4% |
| 70 | Blackpool | 94 | 1964 | 984 | 499 | 481 | 3469 | 2224 | 2710 | 61.4% |
| 71 | Nottingham Forest | 99 | 1994 | 1005 | 497 | 492 | 3467 | 2233 | 2717 | 61.3% |
| 72 | Rotherham United | 70 | 1533 | 780 | 396 | 357 | 2801 | 1720 | 2173 | 61.3% |
| 73 | New Brighton | 21 | 442 | 221 | 100 | 121 | 778 | 515 | 542 | 61.3% |
| 74 | Leicester City | 97 | 1968 | 991 | 502 | 475 | 3681 | 2410 | 2685 | 61.3% |
| 75 | Watford | 75 | 1650 | 835 | 422 | 393 | 2879 | 1808 | 2306 | 61.2% |
| 76 | Peterborough United | 42 | 966 | 499 | 254 | 213 | 1700 | 1029 | 1479 | 61.2% |
| 77 | Crystal Palace | 75 | 1620 | 807 | 441 | 372 | 2771 | 1733 | 2258 | 61.1% |
| 78 | Walsall | 82 | 1762 | 878 | 462 | 422 | 3246 | 2023 | 2444 | 61.1% |
| 79 | Portsmouth | 75 | 1618 | 808 | 420 | 390 | 2859 | 1816 | 2263 | 61.0% |
| 80 | Coventry City | 76 | 1603 | 815 | 401 | 387 | 2863 | 1761 | 2208 | 60.8% |
| 81 | Charlton Athletic | 74 | 1569 | 787 | 402 | 380 | 2795 | 1901 | 2180 | 60.7% |
| 82 | Rotherham County | 6 | 126 | 58 | 37 | 31 | 175 | 118 | 153 | 60.7% |
| 83 | Lincoln City | 95 | 1981 | 1004 | 472 | 505 | 3669 | 2296 | 2679 | 60.6% |
| 84 | Leyton Orient | 86 | 1846 | 903 | 487 | 456 | 2980 | 1954 | 2531 | 60.6% |
| 85 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 548 | 290 | 124 | 134 | 885 | 550 | 954 | 60.5% |
| 86 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 1175 | 566 | 340 | 269 | 1963 | 1293 | 1710 | 60.5% |
| 87 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 210 | 103 | 48 | 59 | 375 | 265 | 254 | 60.4% |
| 88 | Carlisle United | 67 | 1469 | 739 | 366 | 364 | 2599 | 1710 | 2055 | 60.3% |
| 89 | Cardiff City | 75 | 1609 | 805 | 410 | 394 | 2720 | 1813 | 2227 | 60.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Aldershot | 52 | 1173 | 563 | 324 | 286 | 1965 | 1276 | 1554 | 60.3% |
| 91 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 126 | 58 | 35 | 33 | 226 | 152 | 151 | 59.9% |
| 92 | Workington | 26 | 597 | 274 | 167 | 156 | 945 | 654 | 715 | 59.8% |
| 93 | Barrow | 44 | 962 | 455 | 242 | 265 | 1650 | 1167 | 1152 | 59.8% |
| 94 | Newport County | 60 | 1336 | 644 | 343 | 349 | 2283 | 1631 | 1688 | 59.5% |
| 95 | Torquay United | 68 | 1526 | 750 | 395 | 381 | 2628 | 1803 | 2102 | 59.5% |
| 96 | Glossop North End | 17 | 309 | 151 | 66 | 92 | 551 | 355 | 368 | 59.5% |
| 97 | Hartlepool United | 74 | 1650 | 804 | 417 | 429 | 2799 | 1942 | 2240 | 59.2% |
| 98 | Exeter City | 75 | 1676 | 813 | 438 | 425 | 2825 | 1952 | 2268 | 59.1% |
| 99 | York City | 66 | 1480 | 716 | 381 | 383 | 2535 | 1660 | 2032 | 59.0% |
| 100 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 1175 | 568 | 328 | 279 | 1932 | 1285 | 1663 | 59.0% |
| 101 | Darwen | 8 | 116 | 61 | 15 | 40 | 298 | 198 | 137 | 59.0% |
| 102 | Accrington | 5 | 61 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 131 | 115 | 72 | 59.0% |
| 103 | Doncaster Rovers | 72 | 1570 | 763 | 404 | 403 | 2634 | 1778 | 2086 | 58.8% |
| 104 | Chester City | 63 | 1419 | 698 | 363 | 358 | 2456 | 1600 | 1937 | 58.8% |
| 105 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | 1701 | 822 | 416 | 463 | 2935 | 2090 | 2271 | 58.5% |
| 106 | Darlington | 73 | 1623 | 780 | 412 | 431 | 2859 | 1967 | 2166 | 58.5% |
| 107 | Rochdale | 74 | 1644 | 785 | 428 | 431 | 2749 | 1910 | 2201 | 58.4% |
| 108 | Oxford United | 40 | 895 | 418 | 252 | 225 | 1395 | 976 | 1304 | 57.5% |
| 109 | Burton United | 10 | 172 | 77 | 41 | 54 | 268 | 222 | 195 | 56.6% |
| 110 | Barnet | 11 | 245 | 117 | 64 | 64 | 399 | 268 | 415 | 56.4% |
| 111 | Halifax Town | 69 | 1534 | 698 | 409 | 427 | 2385 | 1776 | 1934 | 56.3% |
| 112 | Cambridge United | 32 | 724 | 340 | 195 | 189 | 1145 | 823 | 1081 | 56.1% |
| 113 | Wimbledon | 25 | 526 | 241 | 156 | 129 | 849 | 603 | 832 | 55.9% |
| 114 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 205 | 96 | 56 | 53 | 294 | 199 | 344 | 55.9% |
| 115 | Hereford United | 26 | 586 | 263 | 168 | 155 | 851 | 606 | 858 | 55.2% |
| 116 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 115 | 52 | 27 | 36 | 146 | 117 | 183 | 53.0% |
| 117 | Scarborough | 13 | 289 | 123 | 83 | 83 | 427 | 351 | 452 | 52.1% |
| 118 | Loughborough | 5 | 79 | 28 | 15 | 36 | 127 | 117 | 71 | 44.9% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |
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