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 | Liverpool | 87 | 1744 | 551 | 472 | 721 | 2190 | 2627 | 1742 | 44.5% |
| 2 | Arsenal | 85 | 1744 | 540 | 469 | 735 | 2276 | 2753 | 1709 | 43.7% |
| 3 | Everton | 99 | 1936 | 516 | 477 | 943 | 2322 | 3333 | 1625 | 37.8% |
| 4 | Manchester United | 77 | 1566 | 509 | 418 | 639 | 2269 | 2666 | 1613 | 45.4% |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 91 | 1769 | 471 | 421 | 877 | 2261 | 3244 | 1463 | 37.1% |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 67 | 1374 | 375 | 355 | 644 | 1667 | 2286 | 1227 | 38.7% |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 72 | 1447 | 354 | 373 | 720 | 1699 | 2513 | 1151 | 36.2% |
| 8 | Chelsea | 67 | 1376 | 332 | 367 | 677 | 1644 | 2498 | 1124 | 36.3% |
| 9 | Manchester City | 73 | 1487 | 325 | 386 | 776 | 1743 | 2742 | 1086 | 33.7% |
| 10 | Sunderland | 74 | 1442 | 356 | 315 | 771 | 1818 | 2795 | 1065 | 34.7% |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 68 | 1326 | 321 | 313 | 692 | 1606 | 2603 | 974 | 35.3% |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 66 | 1291 | 287 | 305 | 699 | 1507 | 2499 | 954 | 33.1% |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 56 | 1089 | 267 | 277 | 545 | 1264 | 1945 | 913 | 36.5% |
| 14 | Leeds United | 48 | 992 | 272 | 263 | 457 | 1154 | 1644 | 888 | 39.6% |
| 15 | Derby County | 64 | 1215 | 262 | 293 | 660 | 1320 | 2325 | 855 | 32.6% |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 62 | 1170 | 251 | 293 | 626 | 1395 | 2319 | 838 | 33.5% |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 59 | 1135 | 283 | 250 | 602 | 1476 | 2277 | 820 | 35.4% |
| 18 | Sheffield United | 59 | 1159 | 268 | 261 | 630 | 1359 | 2310 | 814 | 33.9% |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 63 | 1211 | 251 | 272 | 688 | 1388 | 2443 | 783 | 31.5% |
| 20 | West Ham United | 47 | 970 | 209 | 226 | 535 | 1077 | 1845 | 733 | 31.8% |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 53 | 1067 | 212 | 253 | 602 | 1185 | 2108 | 712 | 30.8% |
| 22 | Burnley | 51 | 991 | 238 | 224 | 529 | 1206 | 1996 | 700 | 35.3% |
| 23 | Leicester City | 45 | 931 | 181 | 228 | 522 | 1081 | 1901 | 632 | 30.3% |
| 24 | Preston North End | 46 | 860 | 211 | 197 | 452 | 1038 | 1564 | 619 | 35.9% |
| 25 | Birmingham City | 50 | 1020 | 177 | 241 | 602 | 1084 | 2023 | 608 | 28.6% |
| 26 | Stoke City | 52 | 996 | 163 | 233 | 600 | 949 | 2030 | 567 | 27.3% |
| 27 | Coventry City | 34 | 695 | 136 | 199 | 360 | 631 | 1163 | 550 | 30.7% |
| 28 | Southampton | 32 | 651 | 126 | 174 | 351 | 673 | 1163 | 511 | 29.6% |
| 29 | Huddersfield Town | 30 | 630 | 158 | 163 | 309 | 802 | 1206 | 479 | 38.0% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 542 | 133 | 139 | 270 | 568 | 898 | 452 | 35.0% |
| 31 | Blackpool | 27 | 567 | 139 | 130 | 298 | 713 | 1117 | 408 | 35.9% |
| 32 | Portsmouth | 26 | 545 | 114 | 124 | 307 | 672 | 1159 | 355 | 31.9% |
| 33 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 411 | 90 | 106 | 215 | 421 | 655 | 352 | 32.4% |
| 34 | Norwich City | 20 | 413 | 85 | 107 | 221 | 399 | 717 | 341 | 31.8% |
| 35 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 430 | 99 | 97 | 234 | 483 | 825 | 320 | 32.1% |
| 36 | Notts County | 30 | 534 | 99 | 106 | 329 | 509 | 1064 | 319 | 27.6% |
| 37 | Wimbledon | 14 | 277 | 72 | 89 | 116 | 308 | 430 | 305 | 36.7% |
| 38 | Bury | 22 | 402 | 75 | 87 | 240 | 439 | 838 | 237 | 29.4% |
| 39 | Luton Town | 16 | 329 | 57 | 80 | 192 | 328 | 644 | 229 | 26.5% |
| 40 | Cardiff City | 15 | 315 | 69 | 78 | 168 | 325 | 615 | 216 | 34.2% |
| 41 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 246 | 50 | 64 | 132 | 217 | 416 | 201 | 32.8% |
| 42 | Fulham | 13 | 271 | 50 | 62 | 159 | 296 | 571 | 165 | 29.4% |
| 43 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 242 | 42 | 60 | 140 | 218 | 450 | 154 | 28.1% |
| 44 | Bradford City | 12 | 234 | 44 | 60 | 130 | 211 | 405 | 152 | 30.0% |
| 45 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 244 | 43 | 42 | 159 | 285 | 608 | 128 | 26.2% |
| 46 | Watford | 7 | 144 | 32 | 30 | 82 | 171 | 271 | 126 | 29.1% |
| 47 | Bristol City | 9 | 179 | 36 | 43 | 100 | 169 | 313 | 115 | 32.1% |
| 48 | Brentford | 5 | 105 | 25 | 23 | 57 | 131 | 213 | 73 | 34.7% |
| 49 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 84 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 72 | 152 | 55 | 26.1% |
| 50 | Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 61 | 15 | 12 | 34 | 72 | 123 | 42 | 34.4% |
| 51 | Oxford United | 3 | 62 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 62 | 143 | 37 | 19.8% |
| 52 | Swansea City | 2 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 43 | 75 | 34 | 26.9% |
| 53 | Accrington | 5 | 61 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 95 | 198 | 31 | 25.4% |
| 54 | Millwall | 2 | 38 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 36 | 71 | 28 | 24.5% |
| 55 | Carlisle United | 1 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 26.1% |
| 56 | Northampton Town | 1 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 60 | 11 | 26.1% |
| 57 | Swindon Town | 1 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 11 | 17.4% |
| 58 | Barnsley | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 10 | 17.5% |
| 59 | Leyton Orient | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 8 | 19.0% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Darwen | 2 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 124 | 5 | 8.9% |
| 61 | Glossop North End | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 4 | 11.7% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |