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 | Barnsley | 65 | 1344 | 257 | 324 | 763 | 1337 | 2652 | 950 | 30.3% |
| 2 | Leicester City | 52 | 1037 | 279 | 269 | 489 | 1199 | 1803 | 890 | 38.7% |
| 3 | Birmingham City | 45 | 907 | 271 | 233 | 403 | 1069 | 1401 | 857 | 40.6% |
| 4 | Fulham | 50 | 1038 | 238 | 255 | 545 | 1109 | 1794 | 770 | 34.9% |
| 5 | Hull City | 50 | 1037 | 226 | 259 | 552 | 1045 | 1903 | 739 | 33.4% |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 51 | 1012 | 226 | 198 | 588 | 1116 | 2031 | 729 | 30.6% |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 827 | 209 | 205 | 413 | 953 | 1420 | 720 | 36.0% |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 769 | 203 | 203 | 363 | 867 | 1281 | 692 | 37.9% |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 34 | 723 | 205 | 197 | 321 | 912 | 1164 | 680 | 39.1% |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 698 | 209 | 181 | 308 | 864 | 1044 | 676 | 39.4% |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 837 | 185 | 220 | 432 | 977 | 1579 | 675 | 33.9% |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 778 | 205 | 198 | 375 | 937 | 1322 | 672 | 37.3% |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 37 | 805 | 174 | 223 | 408 | 885 | 1416 | 664 | 32.9% |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 861 | 202 | 215 | 444 | 1004 | 1537 | 659 | 35.8% |
| 15 | Derby County | 35 | 733 | 192 | 197 | 344 | 855 | 1217 | 638 | 38.3% |
| 16 | Stoke City | 35 | 748 | 190 | 187 | 371 | 792 | 1273 | 613 | 35.6% |
| 17 | Blackpool | 43 | 847 | 202 | 197 | 448 | 931 | 1566 | 601 | 35.4% |
| 18 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 696 | 172 | 190 | 334 | 797 | 1160 | 582 | 35.5% |
| 19 | Bristol City | 41 | 847 | 170 | 212 | 465 | 884 | 1569 | 575 | 31.3% |
| 20 | Notts County | 37 | 758 | 175 | 188 | 395 | 844 | 1426 | 559 | 34.3% |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 584 | 166 | 174 | 244 | 698 | 857 | 558 | 41.3% |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 763 | 152 | 187 | 424 | 762 | 1356 | 555 | 30.6% |
| 23 | Sunderland | 26 | 564 | 156 | 169 | 239 | 655 | 842 | 555 | 40.3% |
| 24 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 584 | 147 | 162 | 275 | 607 | 886 | 550 | 36.6% |
| 25 | Millwall | 31 | 666 | 149 | 180 | 337 | 689 | 1134 | 540 | 34.6% |
| 26 | Manchester City | 25 | 485 | 173 | 126 | 186 | 719 | 769 | 537 | 46.7% |
| 27 | Bury | 39 | 811 | 179 | 164 | 468 | 893 | 1586 | 527 | 31.5% |
| 28 | West Ham United | 29 | 615 | 170 | 161 | 284 | 726 | 1002 | 526 | 40.4% |
| 29 | Preston North End | 33 | 681 | 161 | 174 | 346 | 764 | 1205 | 514 | 36.5% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 590 | 150 | 161 | 279 | 671 | 945 | 510 | 38.8% |
| 31 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 841 | 147 | 207 | 487 | 733 | 1538 | 505 | 29.6% |
| 32 | Leeds United | 27 | 572 | 151 | 157 | 264 | 685 | 953 | 503 | 38.1% |
| 33 | Port Vale | 41 | 818 | 141 | 182 | 495 | 834 | 1771 | 503 | 27.2% |
| 34 | Luton Town | 32 | 666 | 154 | 167 | 345 | 746 | 1161 | 501 | 34.6% |
| 35 | Burnley | 34 | 678 | 157 | 156 | 365 | 686 | 1238 | 492 | 34.0% |
| 36 | Southampton | 34 | 714 | 149 | 186 | 379 | 752 | 1324 | 484 | 33.8% |
| 37 | Norwich City | 27 | 581 | 139 | 139 | 303 | 611 | 978 | 476 | 34.8% |
| 38 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 439 | 128 | 127 | 184 | 567 | 711 | 461 | 40.8% |
| 39 | Cardiff City | 32 | 672 | 133 | 180 | 359 | 707 | 1231 | 457 | 32.4% |
| 40 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 723 | 125 | 182 | 416 | 769 | 1461 | 452 | 28.5% |
| 41 | Newcastle United | 26 | 523 | 144 | 118 | 261 | 643 | 910 | 451 | 37.5% |
| 42 | Bradford City | 27 | 566 | 118 | 141 | 307 | 574 | 1029 | 419 | 31.4% |
| 43 | Chelsea | 19 | 393 | 137 | 111 | 145 | 514 | 548 | 417 | 47.8% |
| 44 | Swansea City | 34 | 714 | 100 | 174 | 440 | 748 | 1642 | 374 | 25.8% |
| 45 | Watford | 17 | 379 | 93 | 104 | 182 | 389 | 572 | 370 | 35.8% |
| 46 | Manchester United | 22 | 408 | 128 | 97 | 183 | 497 | 622 | 353 | 43.2% |
| 47 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 388 | 90 | 113 | 185 | 403 | 612 | 330 | 35.3% |
| 48 | Swindon Town | 18 | 399 | 75 | 108 | 216 | 414 | 706 | 313 | 29.8% |
| 49 | Rotherham United | 20 | 422 | 102 | 87 | 233 | 562 | 879 | 305 | 33.5% |
| 50 | Lincoln City | 34 | 629 | 89 | 111 | 429 | 633 | 1585 | 289 | 22.9% |
| 51 | Coventry City | 19 | 401 | 90 | 99 | 212 | 431 | 733 | 287 | 34.7% |
| 52 | Oxford United | 18 | 396 | 69 | 106 | 221 | 336 | 616 | 286 | 28.0% |
| 53 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 334 | 98 | 90 | 146 | 445 | 511 | 286 | 42.8% |
| 54 | Bradford Park Avenue | 22 | 450 | 88 | 95 | 267 | 481 | 916 | 271 | 30.1% |
| 55 | Stockport County | 26 | 520 | 69 | 110 | 341 | 441 | 1148 | 269 | 23.2% |
| 56 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 323 | 77 | 64 | 182 | 350 | 604 | 261 | 31.7% |
| 57 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 405 | 75 | 93 | 237 | 445 | 823 | 256 | 29.1% |
| 58 | Chesterfield | 20 | 388 | 66 | 106 | 216 | 382 | 783 | 238 | 30.6% |
| 59 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 251 | 51 | 69 | 131 | 220 | 389 | 222 | 30.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Carlisle United | 15 | 315 | 64 | 77 | 174 | 303 | 532 | 221 | 30.9% |
| 61 | Liverpool | 11 | 214 | 81 | 50 | 83 | 363 | 348 | 212 | 49.5% |
| 62 | Aston Villa | 10 | 211 | 63 | 56 | 92 | 240 | 299 | 195 | 43.9% |
| 63 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 213 | 41 | 56 | 116 | 181 | 343 | 171 | 28.6% |
| 64 | Reading | 11 | 240 | 39 | 61 | 140 | 227 | 498 | 168 | 27.3% |
| 65 | Glossop North End | 16 | 292 | 46 | 66 | 180 | 266 | 620 | 158 | 27.0% |
| 66 | Arsenal | 13 | 214 | 54 | 47 | 113 | 246 | 387 | 155 | 36.2% |
| 67 | Brentford | 10 | 212 | 46 | 55 | 111 | 228 | 398 | 153 | 34.2% |
| 68 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 282 | 38 | 61 | 183 | 288 | 686 | 137 | 24.2% |
| 69 | Cambridge United | 8 | 172 | 28 | 54 | 90 | 151 | 295 | 126 | 27.8% |
| 70 | Wimbledon | 4 | 88 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 122 | 126 | 123 | 46.5% |
| 71 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 282 | 33 | 55 | 194 | 236 | 717 | 121 | 21.4% |
| 72 | Walsall | 13 | 232 | 32 | 47 | 153 | 222 | 567 | 120 | 22.5% |
| 73 | Southend United | 6 | 138 | 27 | 32 | 79 | 129 | 259 | 113 | 27.2% |
| 74 | Gateshead | 9 | 189 | 33 | 46 | 110 | 154 | 345 | 112 | 29.6% |
| 75 | Leeds City | 10 | 190 | 36 | 36 | 118 | 206 | 398 | 108 | 28.4% |
| 76 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 170 | 28 | 26 | 116 | 161 | 424 | 107 | 23.5% |
| 77 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 126 | 27 | 23 | 76 | 150 | 274 | 77 | 30.5% |
| 78 | Everton | 4 | 84 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 137 | 151 | 75 | 44.6% |
| 79 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 68 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 68 | 125 | 59 | 28.9% |
| 80 | Burton United | 10 | 172 | 17 | 21 | 134 | 126 | 460 | 55 | 15.9% |
| 81 | Wrexham | 4 | 84 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 115 | 55 | 29.1% |
| 82 | Northampton Town | 3 | 63 | 16 | 16 | 31 | 71 | 114 | 48 | 38.0% |
| 83 | Gillingham | 2 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 79 | 45 | 32.6% |
| 84 | Rotherham County | 4 | 84 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 62 | 168 | 43 | 25.5% |
| 85 | New Brighton Tower | 3 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 68 | 105 | 41 | 40.1% |
| 86 | Peterborough United | 2 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 42 | 83 | 40 | 28.9% |
| 87 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 70 | 14 | 8 | 48 | 90 | 202 | 36 | 25.7% |
| 88 | Darwen | 6 | 88 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 84 | 198 | 35 | 19.8% |
| 89 | Burton Wanderers | 3 | 45 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 100 | 32 | 35.5% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Darlington | 2 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 47 | 102 | 22 | 26.1% |
| 91 | York City | 2 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 74 | 22 | 26.1% |
| 92 | Loughborough | 5 | 79 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 43 | 293 | 17 | 10.7% |
| 93 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 30.9% |
| 94 | Hereford United | 1 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 48 | 10 | 23.8% |
| 95 | Nelson | 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 43 | 9 | 21.4% |
| 96 | Rotherham Town | 3 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 160 | 9 | 10.2% |
| 97 | Northwich Victoria | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 96 | 6 | 12.0% |
| 98 | Newport County | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 81 | 4 | 9.5% |
| 99 | Bootle | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 2 | 9.0% |
| 100 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 52 | 2 | 7.1% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |