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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 | 56 | 2310 | 1127 | 605 | 578 | 4100 | 2779 | 3307 | 60.5% |
| 2 | Liverpool | 56 | 2310 | 1158 | 589 | 563 | 3955 | 2513 | 3347 | 61.3% |
| 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 56 | 2420 | 996 | 606 | 818 | 3906 | 3365 | 2965 | 51.2% |
| 4 | Reading | 56 | 2554 | 1027 | 646 | 881 | 3799 | 3496 | 3072 | 50.6% |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 56 | 2310 | 965 | 591 | 754 | 3741 | 3162 | 2849 | 52.1% |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 56 | 2480 | 965 | 639 | 876 | 3685 | 3444 | 2909 | 49.1% |
| 7 | Arsenal | 56 | 2310 | 1036 | 612 | 662 | 3668 | 2824 | 3091 | 56.6% |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 56 | 2542 | 941 | 663 | 938 | 3656 | 3587 | 2872 | 47.5% |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 56 | 2496 | 957 | 654 | 885 | 3648 | 3471 | 2936 | 49.2% |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 56 | 2528 | 939 | 612 | 977 | 3643 | 3650 | 2814 | 46.8% |
| 11 | Wrexham | 56 | 2534 | 931 | 651 | 952 | 3635 | 3622 | 2837 | 47.1% |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 56 | 2334 | 916 | 590 | 828 | 3605 | 3339 | 2780 | 50.2% |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 56 | 2410 | 944 | 613 | 853 | 3599 | 3409 | 2863 | 49.7% |
| 14 | Southend United | 56 | 2560 | 952 | 654 | 954 | 3591 | 3593 | 2890 | 47.4% |
| 15 | Southampton | 56 | 2338 | 888 | 597 | 853 | 3590 | 3453 | 2656 | 48.1% |
| 16 | Bradford City | 56 | 2532 | 936 | 651 | 945 | 3589 | 3614 | 2877 | 47.9% |
| 17 | Preston North End | 56 | 2448 | 937 | 634 | 877 | 3586 | 3423 | 2880 | 49.1% |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 56 | 2406 | 985 | 590 | 831 | 3584 | 3311 | 2924 | 51.0% |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 56 | 2558 | 940 | 658 | 960 | 3580 | 3588 | 2893 | 47.5% |
| 20 | Bristol City | 56 | 2476 | 945 | 656 | 875 | 3552 | 3322 | 2921 | 49.3% |
| 21 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 56 | 2500 | 953 | 653 | 894 | 3540 | 3437 | 2890 | 48.6% |
| 22 | Walsall | 56 | 2536 | 918 | 647 | 971 | 3532 | 3592 | 2846 | 47.2% |
| 23 | Brentford | 56 | 2544 | 954 | 676 | 914 | 3531 | 3450 | 2953 | 48.7% |
| 24 | Bury | 56 | 2492 | 901 | 647 | 944 | 3531 | 3530 | 2801 | 47.1% |
| 25 | West Bromwich Albion | 56 | 2410 | 899 | 646 | 865 | 3525 | 3387 | 2762 | 47.9% |
| 26 | Millwall | 56 | 2484 | 970 | 653 | 861 | 3520 | 3338 | 2967 | 50.2% |
| 27 | Chelsea | 56 | 2318 | 888 | 638 | 792 | 3518 | 3378 | 2756 | 50.2% |
| 28 | Notts County | 56 | 2476 | 929 | 628 | 919 | 3515 | 3559 | 2835 | 48.0% |
| 29 | Manchester City | 56 | 2362 | 906 | 621 | 835 | 3514 | 3311 | 2773 | 49.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Oldham Athletic | 56 | 2488 | 876 | 664 | 948 | 3514 | 3655 | 2739 | 46.3% |
| 31 | Lincoln City | 55 | 2462 | 878 | 646 | 938 | 3507 | 3600 | 2709 | 46.4% |
| 32 | York City | 56 | 2542 | 884 | 655 | 1003 | 3491 | 3622 | 2759 | 45.6% |
| 33 | Leeds United | 56 | 2330 | 1002 | 632 | 696 | 3489 | 2891 | 2996 | 54.2% |
| 34 | Burnley | 56 | 2432 | 947 | 627 | 858 | 3486 | 3337 | 2878 | 49.4% |
| 35 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 | 2494 | 896 | 659 | 939 | 3483 | 3573 | 2805 | 47.1% |
| 36 | Portsmouth | 56 | 2438 | 859 | 642 | 937 | 3483 | 3574 | 2697 | 46.3% |
| 37 | Queens Park Rangers | 56 | 2418 | 922 | 650 | 846 | 3480 | 3258 | 2815 | 49.1% |
| 38 | Fulham | 56 | 2420 | 891 | 628 | 901 | 3478 | 3441 | 2780 | 48.1% |
| 39 | Blackpool | 56 | 2444 | 906 | 649 | 889 | 3473 | 3336 | 2813 | 48.0% |
| 40 | Swansea City | 56 | 2480 | 896 | 600 | 984 | 3471 | 3755 | 2710 | 45.8% |
| 41 | Swindon Town | 56 | 2526 | 917 | 680 | 929 | 3468 | 3503 | 2866 | 47.6% |
| 42 | Blackburn Rovers | 56 | 2378 | 951 | 605 | 822 | 3463 | 3186 | 2875 | 50.9% |
| 43 | Watford | 56 | 2502 | 923 | 666 | 913 | 3461 | 3420 | 2855 | 48.1% |
| 44 | Leicester City | 56 | 2358 | 840 | 639 | 879 | 3457 | 3558 | 2625 | 46.8% |
| 45 | Derby County | 56 | 2350 | 889 | 592 | 869 | 3444 | 3374 | 2683 | 48.1% |
| 46 | Nottingham Forest | 56 | 2350 | 936 | 613 | 801 | 3440 | 3093 | 2837 | 50.8% |
| 47 | Charlton Athletic | 56 | 2382 | 841 | 602 | 939 | 3437 | 3721 | 2598 | 45.9% |
| 48 | West Ham United | 56 | 2330 | 866 | 593 | 871 | 3428 | 3399 | 2649 | 47.9% |
| 49 | Luton Town | 56 | 2406 | 885 | 626 | 895 | 3424 | 3388 | 2709 | 47.3% |
| 50 | Stockport County | 56 | 2558 | 909 | 651 | 998 | 3409 | 3591 | 2808 | 46.1% |
| 51 | Barnsley | 56 | 2498 | 887 | 672 | 939 | 3407 | 3599 | 2782 | 46.9% |
| 52 | Torquay United | 56 | 2548 | 900 | 673 | 975 | 3403 | 3658 | 2771 | 45.8% |
| 53 | Sheffield Wednesday | 56 | 2354 | 862 | 626 | 866 | 3402 | 3376 | 2670 | 47.9% |
| 54 | Grimsby Town | 56 | 2508 | 922 | 623 | 963 | 3399 | 3545 | 2789 | 46.8% |
| 55 | Carlisle United | 56 | 2478 | 885 | 625 | 968 | 3394 | 3565 | 2697 | 45.7% |
| 56 | AFC Bournemouth | 56 | 2558 | 968 | 685 | 905 | 3388 | 3175 | 2976 | 48.9% |
| 57 | Hull City | 56 | 2474 | 895 | 683 | 896 | 3384 | 3377 | 2805 | 47.5% |
| 58 | Chesterfield | 56 | 2538 | 948 | 659 | 931 | 3368 | 3322 | 2893 | 48.0% |
| 59 | Middlesbrough | 56 | 2358 | 897 | 596 | 865 | 3366 | 3227 | 2702 | 48.2% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Everton | 56 | 2310 | 900 | 629 | 781 | 3352 | 3081 | 2755 | 50.4% |
| 61 | Port Vale | 56 | 2548 | 898 | 729 | 921 | 3344 | 3326 | 2876 | 47.4% |
| 62 | Sunderland | 56 | 2372 | 882 | 649 | 841 | 3343 | 3304 | 2743 | 48.5% |
| 63 | Bolton Wanderers | 56 | 2412 | 898 | 625 | 889 | 3341 | 3319 | 2780 | 48.2% |
| 64 | Norwich City | 56 | 2406 | 885 | 668 | 853 | 3329 | 3340 | 2760 | 48.3% |
| 65 | Birmingham City | 56 | 2410 | 886 | 629 | 895 | 3319 | 3330 | 2746 | 47.6% |
| 66 | Crewe Alexandra | 56 | 2546 | 866 | 615 | 1065 | 3294 | 3837 | 2691 | 44.5% |
| 67 | Huddersfield Town | 56 | 2450 | 902 | 653 | 895 | 3286 | 3308 | 2799 | 47.8% |
| 68 | Aston Villa | 56 | 2322 | 897 | 595 | 830 | 3284 | 3153 | 2707 | 49.3% |
| 69 | Exeter City | 56 | 2553 | 838 | 679 | 1036 | 3277 | 3794 | 2639 | 43.4% |
| 70 | Cardiff City | 56 | 2420 | 872 | 650 | 898 | 3274 | 3451 | 2728 | 47.1% |
| 71 | Darlington | 55 | 2500 | 815 | 646 | 1039 | 3269 | 3805 | 2572 | 43.5% |
| 72 | Colchester United | 50 | 2286 | 834 | 606 | 846 | 3252 | 3339 | 2596 | 47.7% |
| 73 | Chester City | 55 | 2504 | 819 | 643 | 1042 | 3247 | 3683 | 2561 | 43.2% |
| 74 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 2351 | 845 | 645 | 861 | 3240 | 3275 | 2696 | 47.6% |
| 75 | Gillingham | 52 | 2374 | 879 | 655 | 840 | 3239 | 3191 | 2778 | 48.7% |
| 76 | Leyton Orient | 56 | 2472 | 837 | 655 | 980 | 3206 | 3507 | 2664 | 45.1% |
| 77 | Rochdale | 56 | 2542 | 824 | 699 | 1019 | 3201 | 3698 | 2653 | 43.9% |
| 78 | Hartlepool United | 56 | 2554 | 848 | 603 | 1103 | 3201 | 3925 | 2613 | 43.0% |
| 79 | Stoke City | 56 | 2410 | 878 | 636 | 896 | 3187 | 3277 | 2739 | 47.5% |
| 80 | Crystal Palace | 56 | 2442 | 846 | 683 | 913 | 3177 | 3376 | 2709 | 46.8% |
| 81 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 2350 | 812 | 640 | 898 | 3157 | 3316 | 2565 | 45.5% |
| 82 | Doncaster Rovers | 53 | 2368 | 809 | 600 | 959 | 3156 | 3579 | 2466 | 44.4% |
| 83 | Coventry City | 56 | 2366 | 822 | 640 | 904 | 3151 | 3340 | 2548 | 45.6% |
| 84 | Aldershot | 45 | 2052 | 698 | 535 | 819 | 2859 | 3139 | 2076 | 45.4% |
| 85 | Halifax Town | 51 | 2322 | 691 | 617 | 1014 | 2815 | 3602 | 2201 | 40.9% |
| 86 | Peterborough United | 42 | 1932 | 734 | 547 | 651 | 2789 | 2556 | 2343 | 48.5% |
| 87 | Newport County | 42 | 1916 | 646 | 450 | 820 | 2649 | 3152 | 1832 | 44.1% |
| 88 | Oxford United | 40 | 1790 | 598 | 496 | 696 | 2278 | 2407 | 2013 | 44.4% |
| 89 | Cambridge United | 32 | 1448 | 499 | 401 | 548 | 1888 | 2011 | 1707 | 44.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Southport | 33 | 1496 | 465 | 398 | 633 | 1864 | 2298 | 1341 | 44.1% |
| 91 | Bradford Park Avenue | 24 | 1088 | 369 | 248 | 471 | 1622 | 1941 | 986 | 45.3% |
| 92 | Barrow | 26 | 1178 | 386 | 279 | 513 | 1562 | 1897 | 1051 | 44.6% |
| 93 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 1096 | 439 | 297 | 360 | 1526 | 1360 | 1554 | 49.3% |
| 94 | Workington | 26 | 1194 | 385 | 310 | 499 | 1525 | 1810 | 1080 | 45.2% |
| 95 | Wimbledon | 25 | 1052 | 399 | 306 | 347 | 1480 | 1409 | 1431 | 48.1% |
| 96 | Hereford United | 26 | 1172 | 377 | 327 | 468 | 1415 | 1566 | 1325 | 42.6% |
| 97 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 674 | 249 | 132 | 293 | 1006 | 1180 | 630 | 46.7% |
| 98 | Gateshead | 14 | 628 | 251 | 149 | 228 | 989 | 957 | 651 | 51.8% |
| 99 | Scarborough | 13 | 578 | 196 | 155 | 227 | 752 | 834 | 743 | 42.8% |
| 100 | Barnet | 11 | 490 | 181 | 129 | 180 | 660 | 658 | 672 | 45.7% |
| 101 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 410 | 145 | 123 | 142 | 504 | 495 | 558 | 45.3% |
| 102 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 230 | 81 | 61 | 88 | 264 | 282 | 304 | 44.0% |
| 103 | New Brighton | 5 | 214 | 61 | 43 | 110 | 226 | 369 | 165 | 38.5% |
| 104 | Maidstone United | 3 | 134 | 43 | 37 | 54 | 188 | 188 | 166 | 41.2% |
| 105 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 138 | 59 | 39 | 40 | 175 | 143 | 216 | 52.1% |
| 106 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 92 | 32 | 23 | 37 | 103 | 108 | 119 | 43.1% |
| 107 | Boston United | 1 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 108 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 47 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 109 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | 52.8% |
| 110 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 55.5% |
| 111 | Farnborough Town | 1 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 61 | 48.4% |
| 112 | Morecambe | 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 67 | 62 | 49.2% |
| 113 | Telford United | 1 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 114 | Margate | 1 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 46.0% |
| 115 | Woking | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 70 | 48 | 38.0% |
| 116 | Nuneaton Borough | 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 117 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 55 | 43.6% |
| 118 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 43.6% |
| 119 | Leigh RMI | 1 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 42.0% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 120 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 76 | 51 | 40.4% |
| 121 | Hayes | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 80 | 44 | 34.9% |
| 122 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 65 | 39 | 30.9% |
| 123 | Stalybridge | 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 34.1% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |
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