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