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 | 11 | 428 | 243 | 82 | 103 | 977 | 571 | 568 | 66.3% |
| 2 | Chelsea | 19 | 786 | 383 | 202 | 201 | 1323 | 887 | 1048 | 60.0% |
| 3 | Manchester United | 22 | 816 | 406 | 168 | 242 | 1433 | 966 | 980 | 60.0% |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 668 | 311 | 172 | 185 | 1253 | 851 | 794 | 59.4% |
| 5 | Manchester City | 25 | 970 | 488 | 212 | 270 | 1913 | 1281 | 1357 | 59.0% |
| 6 | Arsenal | 13 | 428 | 216 | 73 | 139 | 825 | 550 | 505 | 58.9% |
| 7 | West Ham United | 29 | 1230 | 537 | 300 | 393 | 1958 | 1622 | 1444 | 55.5% |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 10 | 422 | 179 | 111 | 132 | 617 | 487 | 491 | 55.2% |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 26 | 1046 | 481 | 218 | 347 | 1798 | 1438 | 1318 | 54.8% |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 1168 | 508 | 299 | 361 | 1824 | 1419 | 1468 | 54.4% |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 878 | 385 | 225 | 268 | 1398 | 1168 | 1222 | 54.1% |
| 12 | Leeds United | 27 | 1144 | 483 | 309 | 352 | 1731 | 1451 | 1417 | 53.7% |
| 13 | Birmingham City | 45 | 1814 | 798 | 438 | 578 | 2881 | 2284 | 2255 | 53.4% |
| 14 | Sunderland | 26 | 1128 | 478 | 315 | 335 | 1683 | 1348 | 1469 | 53.3% |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 1180 | 487 | 303 | 390 | 1794 | 1543 | 1388 | 52.8% |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 34 | 1446 | 614 | 376 | 456 | 2324 | 1905 | 1820 | 52.3% |
| 17 | Leicester City | 52 | 2074 | 854 | 514 | 706 | 3213 | 2932 | 2401 | 52.2% |
| 18 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 1556 | 651 | 377 | 528 | 2466 | 2094 | 1870 | 51.9% |
| 19 | Preston North End | 33 | 1362 | 528 | 361 | 473 | 2088 | 1954 | 1459 | 51.8% |
| 20 | Southampton | 34 | 1428 | 559 | 353 | 516 | 2221 | 2140 | 1471 | 51.5% |
| 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 1538 | 624 | 394 | 520 | 2265 | 2071 | 1876 | 51.4% |
| 22 | Derby County | 35 | 1466 | 598 | 357 | 511 | 2293 | 2062 | 1712 | 51.4% |
| 23 | Blackpool | 43 | 1694 | 650 | 409 | 635 | 2460 | 2436 | 1709 | 50.4% |
| 24 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 1396 | 582 | 350 | 464 | 2169 | 1786 | 1728 | 50.3% |
| 25 | Burnley | 34 | 1356 | 530 | 327 | 499 | 1956 | 1946 | 1452 | 50.2% |
| 26 | Fulham | 50 | 2076 | 799 | 499 | 778 | 3056 | 2872 | 2208 | 50.0% |
| 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 1654 | 667 | 394 | 593 | 2525 | 2242 | 1991 | 49.8% |
| 28 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 1722 | 645 | 434 | 643 | 2572 | 2512 | 1821 | 49.5% |
| 29 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 776 | 296 | 220 | 260 | 1083 | 983 | 922 | 49.4% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Stoke City | 35 | 1496 | 580 | 384 | 532 | 2104 | 1984 | 1695 | 49.2% |
| 31 | Coventry City | 19 | 802 | 299 | 192 | 311 | 1109 | 1152 | 810 | 49.0% |
| 32 | Norwich City | 27 | 1162 | 439 | 302 | 421 | 1618 | 1600 | 1337 | 48.9% |
| 33 | Bradford Park Avenue | 22 | 900 | 345 | 187 | 368 | 1448 | 1471 | 877 | 48.7% |
| 34 | Millwall | 31 | 1332 | 486 | 359 | 487 | 1771 | 1814 | 1512 | 48.5% |
| 35 | Brentford | 10 | 424 | 156 | 109 | 159 | 588 | 625 | 434 | 48.5% |
| 36 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 1168 | 436 | 319 | 413 | 1513 | 1459 | 1448 | 48.2% |
| 37 | Luton Town | 32 | 1332 | 488 | 343 | 501 | 1997 | 1945 | 1394 | 48.2% |
| 38 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 1392 | 524 | 363 | 505 | 1938 | 1861 | 1564 | 47.7% |
| 39 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 1526 | 561 | 396 | 569 | 2160 | 2195 | 1727 | 47.6% |
| 40 | Notts County | 37 | 1516 | 549 | 378 | 589 | 2224 | 2325 | 1550 | 47.5% |
| 41 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 1674 | 603 | 435 | 636 | 2474 | 2628 | 1886 | 47.4% |
| 42 | Cardiff City | 32 | 1344 | 480 | 340 | 524 | 1838 | 1994 | 1336 | 47.4% |
| 43 | Gateshead | 9 | 378 | 129 | 99 | 150 | 489 | 536 | 357 | 47.2% |
| 44 | Bury | 39 | 1622 | 601 | 352 | 669 | 2396 | 2572 | 1575 | 47.2% |
| 45 | Leeds City | 10 | 380 | 140 | 77 | 163 | 575 | 616 | 357 | 46.9% |
| 46 | Hull City | 50 | 2074 | 723 | 547 | 804 | 2818 | 3018 | 2072 | 46.9% |
| 47 | Carlisle United | 15 | 630 | 229 | 158 | 243 | 837 | 857 | 670 | 46.9% |
| 48 | Bristol City | 41 | 1694 | 599 | 436 | 659 | 2274 | 2426 | 1717 | 46.8% |
| 49 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 252 | 86 | 63 | 103 | 376 | 431 | 235 | 46.6% |
| 50 | Rotherham United | 20 | 844 | 302 | 198 | 344 | 1323 | 1438 | 842 | 46.3% |
| 51 | Chesterfield | 20 | 776 | 263 | 190 | 323 | 1070 | 1237 | 716 | 46.1% |
| 52 | Barnsley | 65 | 2688 | 935 | 673 | 1080 | 3728 | 4176 | 2869 | 45.7% |
| 53 | Swansea City | 34 | 1428 | 497 | 321 | 610 | 2156 | 2489 | 1322 | 45.6% |
| 54 | Bradford City | 27 | 1132 | 395 | 284 | 453 | 1531 | 1676 | 1216 | 45.5% |
| 55 | Grimsby Town | 51 | 2024 | 732 | 459 | 833 | 2937 | 3186 | 2151 | 45.1% |
| 56 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 810 | 272 | 209 | 329 | 1164 | 1317 | 794 | 45.1% |
| 57 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 1682 | 540 | 447 | 695 | 1970 | 2380 | 1537 | 45.1% |
| 58 | Portsmouth | 37 | 1610 | 547 | 432 | 631 | 2215 | 2326 | 1815 | 45.0% |
| 59 | Watford | 17 | 758 | 256 | 210 | 292 | 939 | 986 | 926 | 44.8% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 646 | 229 | 155 | 262 | 881 | 983 | 737 | 44.8% |
| 61 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 1446 | 474 | 373 | 599 | 2066 | 2337 | 1406 | 44.4% |
| 62 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 140 | 53 | 18 | 69 | 263 | 312 | 124 | 44.2% |
| 63 | Glossop North End | 16 | 584 | 193 | 126 | 265 | 798 | 953 | 512 | 43.8% |
| 64 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 502 | 167 | 141 | 194 | 650 | 701 | 636 | 43.4% |
| 65 | Swindon Town | 18 | 798 | 261 | 219 | 318 | 1040 | 1161 | 910 | 43.3% |
| 66 | Oxford United | 18 | 792 | 255 | 215 | 322 | 937 | 1044 | 875 | 42.8% |
| 67 | Port Vale | 41 | 1636 | 541 | 370 | 725 | 2227 | 2716 | 1572 | 42.6% |
| 68 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 426 | 138 | 119 | 169 | 481 | 549 | 504 | 42.2% |
| 69 | Darwen | 6 | 176 | 64 | 19 | 93 | 326 | 325 | 147 | 41.7% |
| 70 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 564 | 175 | 118 | 271 | 718 | 1029 | 468 | 41.4% |
| 71 | Reading | 11 | 480 | 152 | 118 | 210 | 611 | 777 | 508 | 41.3% |
| 72 | Cambridge United | 8 | 344 | 103 | 104 | 137 | 389 | 476 | 370 | 40.8% |
| 73 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 564 | 160 | 136 | 268 | 724 | 1043 | 456 | 40.4% |
| 74 | Lincoln City | 34 | 1258 | 376 | 260 | 622 | 1740 | 2400 | 1012 | 40.2% |
| 75 | Southend United | 6 | 276 | 88 | 69 | 119 | 328 | 414 | 333 | 40.2% |
| 76 | Stockport County | 26 | 1040 | 299 | 252 | 489 | 1222 | 1740 | 911 | 39.4% |
| 77 | Walsall | 13 | 464 | 136 | 109 | 219 | 682 | 894 | 410 | 38.4% |
| 78 | Burton United | 10 | 344 | 94 | 62 | 188 | 394 | 682 | 250 | 36.3% |
| 79 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 340 | 91 | 66 | 183 | 392 | 688 | 319 | 35.0% |
| 80 | Loughborough | 5 | 158 | 34 | 20 | 104 | 170 | 410 | 88 | 27.8% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |