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 | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 98 | 46.9% | 24.2% | 28.7% | 1.71 | 1.26 | 1.65 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 99 | 45.8% | 24.4% | 29.6% | 1.70 | 1.31 | 1.62 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 98 | 44.2% | 25.0% | 30.7% | 1.64 | 1.29 | 1.57 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 75 | 41.7% | 26.1% | 32.0% | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.51 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 103 | 42.2% | 23.1% | 34.5% | 1.66 | 1.45 | 1.49 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | 41.3% | 24.6% | 34.0% | 1.63 | 1.41 | 1.48 |
| 7 | Everton | 103 | 40.9% | 24.6% | 34.3% | 1.60 | 1.42 | 1.47 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 101 | 40.9% | 24.3% | 34.6% | 1.59 | 1.43 | 1.47 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 57 | 40.8% | 24.5% | 34.5% | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.47 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 40.0% | 27.0% | 32.8% | 1.39 | 1.24 | 1.47 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 98 | 41.3% | 23.1% | 35.5% | 1.60 | 1.42 | 1.47 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 99 | 40.7% | 24.2% | 35.0% | 1.63 | 1.46 | 1.46 |
| 13 | Reading | 75 | 40.0% | 24.9% | 34.9% | 1.51 | 1.40 | 1.45 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 103 | 40.7% | 23.0% | 36.2% | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.45 |
| 15 | Millwall | 75 | 39.6% | 26.2% | 34.1% | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.45 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 75 | 39.4% | 25.2% | 35.3% | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 99 | 39.6% | 24.5% | 35.7% | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.43 |
| 18 | Wimbledon | 25 | 37.9% | 29.0% | 32.9% | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.42 |
| 19 | Chelsea | 86 | 38.7% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.42 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | 39.3% | 24.4% | 36.1% | 1.55 | 1.49 | 1.42 |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 42 | 37.9% | 28.3% | 33.6% | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.42 |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 75 | 38.7% | 25.8% | 35.4% | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.42 |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | 38.6% | 25.8% | 35.4% | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.41 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 103 | 39.0% | 24.8% | 36.1% | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.41 |
| 25 | Huddersfield Town | 81 | 38.5% | 26.0% | 35.3% | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.41 |
| 26 | Derby County | 103 | 39.1% | 24.0% | 36.7% | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.41 |
| 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 103 | 39.2% | 23.8% | 36.9% | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.41 |
| 28 | Bristol City | 90 | 38.5% | 25.6% | 35.7% | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.41 |
| 29 | West Bromwich Albion | 103 | 38.9% | 24.4% | 36.5% | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.41 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 99 | 38.8% | 24.8% | 36.3% | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.41 |
| 31 | Burnley | 103 | 39.0% | 24.0% | 36.9% | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.41 |
| 32 | Brentford | 75 | 38.4% | 25.4% | 36.1% | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.40 |
| 33 | Chesterfield | 84 | 38.5% | 24.3% | 37.0% | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.40 |
| 34 | Luton Town | 78 | 38.0% | 25.1% | 36.7% | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.39 |
| 35 | Hull City | 86 | 37.6% | 26.3% | 35.9% | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.39 |
| 36 | Rotherham United | 70 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 37.1% | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.39 |
| 37 | Gateshead | 34 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 37.2% | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.39 |
| 38 | Southampton | 75 | 37.7% | 25.6% | 36.6% | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.38 |
| 39 | West Ham United | 76 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 37.2% | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.38 |
| 40 | Fulham | 84 | 37.7% | 25.0% | 37.1% | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.38 |
| 41 | Birmingham City | 99 | 37.9% | 24.6% | 37.4% | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.38 |
| 42 | Middlesbrough | 92 | 37.9% | 24.4% | 37.6% | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.38 |
| 43 | Watford | 75 | 37.3% | 25.9% | 36.6% | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.38 |
| 44 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | 37.1% | 26.4% | 36.4% | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.37 |
| 45 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | 37.8% | 24.4% | 37.7% | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| 46 | Northampton Town | 75 | 38.1% | 23.3% | 38.4% | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| 47 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | 37.4% | 25.4% | 37.1% | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| 48 | Nottingham Forest | 99 | 37.4% | 25.1% | 37.3% | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.37 |
| 49 | Wrexham | 74 | 37.4% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| 50 | Swindon Town | 75 | 37.0% | 26.1% | 36.8% | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| 51 | Barnet | 11 | 36.9% | 26.3% | 36.7% | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.37 |
| 52 | Grimsby Town | 98 | 38.1% | 22.6% | 39.1% | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.37 |
| 53 | Crystal Palace | 75 | 36.5% | 26.8% | 36.5% | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.36 |
| 54 | Bradford Park Avenue | 51 | 38.2% | 21.7% | 40.0% | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.36 |
| 55 | Norwich City | 75 | 36.3% | 27.0% | 36.5% | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.36 |
| 56 | Notts County | 103 | 37.2% | 24.5% | 38.2% | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.36 |
| 57 | Bradford City | 88 | 36.8% | 25.5% | 37.5% | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.36 |
| 58 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 35.3% | 30.0% | 34.6% | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.36 |
| 59 | Bury | 97 | 37.3% | 24.0% | 38.6% | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.36 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 60 | Leicester City | 97 | 36.8% | 25.3% | 37.7% | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.35 |
| 61 | Colchester United | 50 | 36.4% | 26.5% | 37.0% | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 62 | Mansfield Town | 64 | 36.6% | 25.7% | 37.5% | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.35 |
| 63 | Blackpool | 94 | 36.9% | 24.8% | 38.2% | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 64 | Southend United | 75 | 36.9% | 24.6% | 38.3% | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.35 |
| 65 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | 36.6% | 25.5% | 37.8% | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 66 | Stoke City | 95 | 36.8% | 24.6% | 38.4% | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.35 |
| 67 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 35.9% | 27.4% | 36.6% | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.35 |
| 68 | Portsmouth | 75 | 36.3% | 26.0% | 37.5% | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 69 | Charlton Athletic | 74 | 36.4% | 25.1% | 38.3% | 1.45 | 1.53 | 1.34 |
| 70 | Stockport County | 90 | 36.6% | 24.3% | 39.0% | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.34 |
| 71 | Cardiff City | 75 | 36.1% | 25.6% | 38.1% | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.34 |
| 72 | Barnsley | 93 | 36.2% | 25.3% | 38.3% | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.34 |
| 73 | Swansea City | 75 | 36.5% | 24.2% | 39.1% | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.33 |
| 74 | Coventry City | 76 | 35.6% | 25.8% | 38.4% | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.32 |
| 75 | Gillingham | 70 | 35.4% | 26.4% | 38.1% | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.32 |
| 76 | Port Vale | 89 | 35.5% | 25.9% | 38.4% | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.32 |
| 77 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 35.2% | 26.5% | 38.2% | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.32 |
| 78 | Lincoln City | 95 | 36.0% | 23.8% | 40.1% | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.32 |
| 79 | Walsall | 82 | 35.8% | 24.0% | 40.1% | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.31 |
| 80 | Carlisle United | 67 | 35.6% | 24.3% | 40.0% | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.31 |
| 81 | Cambridge United | 32 | 34.4% | 27.6% | 37.8% | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.31 |
| 82 | Doncaster Rovers | 72 | 35.4% | 24.6% | 39.9% | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.30 |
| 83 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 34.5% | 27.2% | 38.2% | 1.34 | 1.41 | 1.30 |
| 84 | Leeds City | 10 | 36.8% | 20.2% | 42.8% | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.30 |
| 85 | York City | 66 | 34.9% | 25.1% | 39.8% | 1.42 | 1.49 | 1.30 |
| 86 | Nelson | 10 | 37.3% | 17.7% | 44.9% | 1.62 | 1.93 | 1.29 |
| 87 | Torquay United | 68 | 34.6% | 25.7% | 39.5% | 1.36 | 1.52 | 1.29 |
| 88 | Chester City | 63 | 34.4% | 25.3% | 40.1% | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.28 |
| 89 | Scarborough | 13 | 33.9% | 26.8% | 39.2% | 1.30 | 1.44 | 1.28 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 90 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 35.1% | 22.8% | 41.9% | 1.54 | 1.71 | 1.28 |
| 91 | Oxford United | 40 | 33.4% | 27.7% | 38.8% | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.27 |
| 92 | Aldershot | 52 | 33.6% | 25.7% | 40.5% | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.26 |
| 93 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 37.8% | 12.8% | 49.2% | 1.87 | 2.22 | 1.26 |
| 94 | Darlington | 73 | 34.0% | 24.3% | 41.6% | 1.41 | 1.57 | 1.26 |
| 95 | Leyton Orient | 86 | 33.5% | 25.6% | 40.7% | 1.27 | 1.44 | 1.26 |
| 96 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 35.8% | 18.6% | 45.4% | 1.55 | 1.85 | 1.26 |
| 97 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | 34.3% | 23.0% | 42.5% | 1.37 | 1.61 | 1.26 |
| 98 | Rochdale | 74 | 33.3% | 25.6% | 41.0% | 1.35 | 1.55 | 1.25 |
| 99 | Exeter City | 75 | 33.1% | 26.0% | 40.8% | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.25 |
| 100 | Southport | 51 | 32.8% | 25.9% | 41.2% | 1.34 | 1.57 | 1.24 |
| 101 | Hereford United | 26 | 32.1% | 27.9% | 39.9% | 1.20 | 1.33 | 1.24 |
| 102 | Newport County | 60 | 33.2% | 23.3% | 43.3% | 1.38 | 1.70 | 1.23 |
| 103 | Hartlepool United | 74 | 33.3% | 22.7% | 43.8% | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.22 |
| 104 | Workington | 26 | 32.2% | 25.9% | 41.7% | 1.27 | 1.51 | 1.22 |
| 105 | Ashington | 8 | 33.2% | 21.6% | 45.1% | 1.49 | 1.98 | 1.21 |
| 106 | Halifax Town | 69 | 31.5% | 25.7% | 42.7% | 1.26 | 1.57 | 1.20 |
| 107 | Barrow | 44 | 32.4% | 21.5% | 46.0% | 1.35 | 1.74 | 1.18 |
| 108 | Rotherham County | 6 | 32.5% | 21.0% | 46.4% | 1.09 | 1.48 | 1.18 |
| 109 | New Brighton | 21 | 32.4% | 21.1% | 46.3% | 1.34 | 1.72 | 1.18 |
| 110 | Durham City | 7 | 33.2% | 18.8% | 47.9% | 1.37 | 1.84 | 1.18 |
| 111 | Glossop North End | 17 | 31.8% | 22.0% | 46.1% | 1.34 | 1.66 | 1.17 |
| 112 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 30.9% | 23.4% | 45.6% | 1.32 | 1.63 | 1.16 |
| 113 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 31.0% | 20.9% | 48.0% | 1.27 | 1.82 | 1.14 |
| 114 | Accrington | 5 | 28.6% | 27.0% | 44.2% | 1.85 | 2.56 | 1.13 |
| 115 | Darwen | 8 | 32.3% | 11.6% | 56.0% | 1.72 | 2.24 | 1.08 |
| 116 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 27.3% | 25.2% | 47.3% | 1.24 | 1.85 | 1.07 |
| 117 | Burton United | 10 | 27.3% | 18.0% | 54.6% | 1.14 | 1.98 | 1.00 |
| 118 | Loughborough | 5 | 21.5% | 12.6% | 65.8% | 1.07 | 2.59 | 0.77 |
| Sns: | Seasons | %W: | Percentage of Wins |
| %D: | Percentage of Draws | %L: | Percentage of Losses |
| GFA: | Goals For Average per match | GAA: | Goals Against Average per match |
| PpG: | Points per Game |