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 | AFC Bournemouth | 61 | 1363 | 315 | 336 | 712 | 1453 | 2367 | 1062 | 34.0% |
| 2 | Reading | 56 | 1252 | 304 | 333 | 615 | 1486 | 2204 | 1044 | 36.9% |
| 3 | Bristol Rovers | 55 | 1219 | 290 | 301 | 628 | 1356 | 2119 | 996 | 35.2% |
| 4 | Walsall | 61 | 1354 | 277 | 298 | 779 | 1433 | 2607 | 938 | 31.1% |
| 5 | Brentford | 47 | 1055 | 260 | 278 | 517 | 1175 | 1765 | 921 | 36.1% |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 49 | 1081 | 266 | 299 | 516 | 1189 | 1773 | 868 | 37.7% |
| 7 | Swindon Town | 52 | 1150 | 239 | 307 | 604 | 1236 | 2155 | 825 | 34.1% |
| 8 | Gillingham | 52 | 1160 | 228 | 286 | 646 | 1175 | 2194 | 823 | 31.7% |
| 9 | Wrexham | 52 | 1147 | 238 | 291 | 618 | 1251 | 2173 | 822 | 32.5% |
| 10 | Bristol City | 38 | 844 | 233 | 228 | 383 | 1008 | 1415 | 787 | 39.6% |
| 11 | Watford | 46 | 1012 | 240 | 273 | 499 | 1127 | 1767 | 770 | 37.1% |
| 12 | Chesterfield | 46 | 1028 | 228 | 264 | 536 | 1077 | 1718 | 769 | 32.9% |
| 13 | Southend United | 52 | 1150 | 225 | 272 | 653 | 1282 | 2302 | 759 | 30.8% |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 43 | 952 | 228 | 225 | 499 | 1064 | 1787 | 745 | 33.8% |
| 15 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 808 | 222 | 215 | 371 | 968 | 1246 | 710 | 38.4% |
| 16 | Millwall | 37 | 823 | 214 | 219 | 390 | 919 | 1357 | 704 | 37.9% |
| 17 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 1011 | 215 | 240 | 556 | 1046 | 1890 | 694 | 33.1% |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 43 | 943 | 206 | 213 | 524 | 1056 | 1781 | 661 | 32.2% |
| 19 | Stockport County | 35 | 768 | 212 | 187 | 369 | 919 | 1271 | 661 | 39.4% |
| 20 | York City | 38 | 845 | 185 | 201 | 459 | 1023 | 1683 | 626 | 32.6% |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 809 | 209 | 192 | 408 | 976 | 1478 | 618 | 37.6% |
| 22 | Port Vale | 35 | 789 | 166 | 220 | 403 | 774 | 1285 | 609 | 34.5% |
| 23 | Bradford City | 32 | 720 | 176 | 189 | 355 | 839 | 1230 | 607 | 36.8% |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 919 | 172 | 233 | 514 | 964 | 1749 | 601 | 30.4% |
| 25 | Exeter City | 44 | 966 | 158 | 239 | 569 | 968 | 1977 | 577 | 27.5% |
| 26 | Hull City | 28 | 625 | 177 | 167 | 281 | 782 | 1044 | 566 | 40.1% |
| 27 | Notts County | 27 | 603 | 164 | 157 | 282 | 716 | 1007 | 562 | 38.5% |
| 28 | Halifax Town | 42 | 917 | 162 | 227 | 528 | 944 | 1918 | 551 | 30.0% |
| 29 | Lincoln City | 31 | 670 | 180 | 154 | 336 | 822 | 1213 | 544 | 36.8% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Newport County | 40 | 878 | 161 | 189 | 528 | 947 | 1967 | 543 | 28.6% |
| 31 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 651 | 157 | 181 | 313 | 747 | 1119 | 519 | 36.6% |
| 32 | Chester City | 35 | 780 | 143 | 194 | 443 | 780 | 1440 | 516 | 29.2% |
| 33 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 759 | 145 | 195 | 419 | 803 | 1399 | 515 | 31.0% |
| 34 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 802 | 159 | 157 | 486 | 852 | 1712 | 512 | 29.7% |
| 35 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 721 | 153 | 192 | 376 | 849 | 1421 | 498 | 34.5% |
| 36 | Bury | 24 | 552 | 135 | 138 | 279 | 589 | 864 | 469 | 34.5% |
| 37 | Carlisle United | 33 | 728 | 147 | 157 | 424 | 806 | 1525 | 465 | 30.0% |
| 38 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 731 | 129 | 169 | 433 | 696 | 1405 | 465 | 27.8% |
| 39 | Rochdale | 36 | 779 | 145 | 174 | 460 | 878 | 1707 | 464 | 29.7% |
| 40 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 586 | 148 | 137 | 301 | 686 | 1104 | 460 | 35.1% |
| 41 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 605 | 141 | 144 | 320 | 636 | 1028 | 448 | 35.0% |
| 42 | Torquay United | 33 | 727 | 139 | 168 | 420 | 736 | 1533 | 446 | 30.1% |
| 43 | Fulham | 18 | 406 | 129 | 102 | 175 | 535 | 644 | 440 | 41.3% |
| 44 | Luton Town | 26 | 564 | 129 | 149 | 286 | 609 | 992 | 439 | 35.3% |
| 45 | Norwich City | 28 | 608 | 137 | 161 | 310 | 747 | 1177 | 435 | 35.7% |
| 46 | Swansea City | 24 | 538 | 118 | 138 | 282 | 516 | 914 | 425 | 31.9% |
| 47 | Southport | 34 | 733 | 129 | 165 | 439 | 759 | 1529 | 423 | 28.8% |
| 48 | Hartlepool United | 34 | 733 | 126 | 142 | 465 | 749 | 1631 | 407 | 26.5% |
| 49 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 368 | 94 | 120 | 154 | 429 | 552 | 402 | 36.4% |
| 50 | Colchester United | 26 | 598 | 107 | 164 | 327 | 615 | 1159 | 397 | 30.8% |
| 51 | Darlington | 32 | 691 | 122 | 139 | 430 | 762 | 1552 | 394 | 27.1% |
| 52 | Preston North End | 19 | 437 | 99 | 113 | 225 | 422 | 665 | 386 | 32.2% |
| 53 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 687 | 120 | 125 | 442 | 745 | 1647 | 365 | 26.5% |
| 54 | Gateshead | 23 | 498 | 119 | 127 | 252 | 619 | 1023 | 365 | 36.6% |
| 55 | Barrow | 33 | 710 | 121 | 122 | 467 | 682 | 1620 | 364 | 25.6% |
| 56 | Blackpool | 17 | 391 | 85 | 109 | 197 | 413 | 621 | 349 | 31.6% |
| 57 | Peterborough United | 18 | 414 | 93 | 126 | 195 | 464 | 696 | 341 | 35.3% |
| 58 | Oxford United | 15 | 345 | 89 | 93 | 163 | 385 | 527 | 324 | 38.0% |
| 59 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 299 | 81 | 87 | 131 | 340 | 448 | 318 | 38.4% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Coventry City | 22 | 484 | 97 | 123 | 264 | 592 | 991 | 317 | 32.7% |
| 61 | Cardiff City | 18 | 396 | 86 | 92 | 218 | 431 | 778 | 309 | 31.6% |
| 62 | Aldershot | 24 | 530 | 90 | 122 | 318 | 566 | 1175 | 306 | 27.6% |
| 63 | Barnsley | 17 | 385 | 93 | 106 | 186 | 454 | 697 | 292 | 37.9% |
| 64 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 345 | 86 | 83 | 176 | 395 | 609 | 260 | 35.3% |
| 65 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 354 | 89 | 77 | 188 | 443 | 689 | 255 | 36.0% |
| 66 | Stoke City | 8 | 182 | 71 | 51 | 60 | 227 | 216 | 254 | 48.3% |
| 67 | Burnley | 11 | 253 | 57 | 83 | 113 | 272 | 389 | 249 | 33.8% |
| 68 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 253 | 62 | 73 | 118 | 279 | 380 | 246 | 34.5% |
| 69 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 302 | 74 | 71 | 157 | 326 | 506 | 219 | 36.2% |
| 70 | New Brighton | 21 | 442 | 66 | 87 | 289 | 413 | 1012 | 219 | 24.7% |
| 71 | Portsmouth | 10 | 222 | 65 | 65 | 92 | 244 | 298 | 209 | 42.6% |
| 72 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 243 | 64 | 65 | 114 | 291 | 419 | 193 | 39.7% |
| 73 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 184 | 41 | 60 | 83 | 177 | 264 | 183 | 33.1% |
| 74 | Southampton | 9 | 203 | 57 | 51 | 95 | 249 | 320 | 165 | 40.6% |
| 75 | Cambridge United | 9 | 207 | 40 | 50 | 117 | 221 | 386 | 164 | 28.5% |
| 76 | Workington | 10 | 230 | 47 | 55 | 128 | 248 | 474 | 149 | 32.3% |
| 77 | Birmingham City | 4 | 92 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 109 | 117 | 129 | 46.7% |
| 78 | Derby County | 4 | 92 | 33 | 25 | 34 | 145 | 122 | 106 | 46.0% |
| 79 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 115 | 37 | 31 | 47 | 114 | 157 | 105 | 45.6% |
| 80 | Sheffield United | 5 | 115 | 29 | 25 | 61 | 136 | 200 | 105 | 35.1% |
| 81 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 206 | 28 | 47 | 131 | 206 | 487 | 103 | 25.0% |
| 82 | Nelson | 9 | 185 | 39 | 24 | 122 | 218 | 484 | 102 | 27.5% |
| 83 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 115 | 22 | 45 | 48 | 122 | 167 | 89 | 38.6% |
| 84 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 210 | 12 | 58 | 140 | 149 | 514 | 82 | 19.5% |
| 85 | Ashington | 8 | 164 | 23 | 34 | 107 | 160 | 409 | 80 | 24.3% |
| 86 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 67 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 88 | 98 | 77 | 42.7% |
| 87 | Wimbledon | 3 | 69 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 85 | 132 | 68 | 36.9% |
| 88 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 126 | 20 | 24 | 82 | 108 | 261 | 64 | 25.3% |
| 89 | Hereford United | 4 | 92 | 18 | 28 | 46 | 91 | 146 | 64 | 34.7% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 53.0% |
| 91 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 56 | 60 | 43.4% |
| 92 | Durham City | 7 | 143 | 18 | 20 | 105 | 125 | 366 | 56 | 19.5% |
| 93 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 83 | 47 | 55 | 62.5% |
| 94 | Aston Villa | 2 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 55 | 49 | 53.2% |
| 95 | Sunderland | 1 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 44 | 63.7% |
| 96 | Manchester City | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 53.6% |
| 97 | Rotherham County | 2 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 39 | 87 | 21 | 25.0% |
| 98 | Macclesfield Town | 1 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 18 | 26.0% |
| 99 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 77 | 18 | 23.6% |
| 100 | Barnet | 1 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 54 | 10 | 14.4% |
| 101 | Thames | 2 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 147 | 9 | 10.7% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |