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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 (3pts for a Win) |
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| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 9 | 66.9% | 22.6% | 10.3% | 2.49 | 1.00 | 2.23 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 35 | 62.8% | 20.7% | 16.4% | 2.27 | 0.99 | 2.09 |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 5 | 61.7% | 20.8% | 17.3% | 1.99 | 0.86 | 2.06 |
| 4 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 61.2% | 21.1% | 17.5% | 2.27 | 1.13 | 2.05 |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 61.7% | 19.3% | 18.9% | 2.11 | 1.13 | 2.04 |
| 6 | Coventry City | 22 | 60.7% | 22.1% | 17.1% | 2.40 | 1.11 | 2.04 |
| 7 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 60.3% | 22.3% | 17.3% | 1.84 | 0.85 | 2.03 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 59.0% | 24.7% | 16.2% | 1.91 | 0.93 | 2.01 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 8 | 59.3% | 21.9% | 18.6% | 1.81 | 0.87 | 2.00 |
| 10 | Luton Town | 26 | 58.6% | 23.9% | 17.3% | 2.21 | 1.09 | 2.00 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 38 | 58.7% | 23.3% | 17.8% | 1.99 | 0.97 | 1.99 |
| 12 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 58.2% | 24.3% | 17.3% | 1.60 | 0.80 | 1.99 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 49 | 58.6% | 23.0% | 18.3% | 1.95 | 1.01 | 1.98 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 57.6% | 25.4% | 16.8% | 1.88 | 1.01 | 1.98 |
| 15 | Millwall | 37 | 57.8% | 24.4% | 17.7% | 1.87 | 0.91 | 1.97 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 57.3% | 24.2% | 18.4% | 2.03 | 1.06 | 1.96 |
| 17 | Reading | 56 | 58.0% | 22.0% | 19.8% | 1.95 | 1.05 | 1.96 |
| 18 | Hull City | 28 | 57.1% | 24.3% | 18.5% | 1.99 | 0.95 | 1.95 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 17 | 57.1% | 23.6% | 19.2% | 1.94 | 1.08 | 1.95 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 46 | 57.8% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 1.89 | 1.01 | 1.94 |
| 21 | Gateshead | 23 | 56.8% | 23.6% | 19.4% | 2.14 | 1.21 | 1.94 |
| 22 | Lincoln City | 31 | 57.3% | 21.7% | 20.8% | 2.12 | 1.07 | 1.93 |
| 23 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 56.7% | 22.8% | 20.3% | 2.08 | 1.06 | 1.93 |
| 24 | Swindon Town | 52 | 55.4% | 25.2% | 19.3% | 1.93 | 1.04 | 1.91 |
| 25 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 55.2% | 25.7% | 19.0% | 1.93 | 1.05 | 1.91 |
| 26 | Northampton Town | 43 | 55.9% | 22.5% | 21.4% | 1.99 | 1.10 | 1.90 |
| 27 | Port Vale | 35 | 54.3% | 27.1% | 18.5% | 1.77 | 0.95 | 1.90 |
| 28 | Nelson | 9 | 56.7% | 19.4% | 23.7% | 2.21 | 1.28 | 1.89 |
| 29 | Wrexham | 52 | 55.1% | 24.3% | 20.5% | 1.92 | 1.10 | 1.89 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 30 | Norwich City | 28 | 54.6% | 25.3% | 20.0% | 1.97 | 1.09 | 1.89 |
| 31 | Bristol Rovers | 55 | 54.0% | 25.8% | 20.0% | 1.85 | 1.07 | 1.88 |
| 32 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 54.5% | 24.1% | 21.3% | 1.53 | 0.83 | 1.87 |
| 33 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 54.3% | 24.0% | 21.6% | 2.04 | 1.17 | 1.86 |
| 34 | Notts County | 27 | 54.5% | 23.2% | 22.2% | 1.84 | 1.02 | 1.86 |
| 35 | Preston North End | 19 | 53.7% | 25.4% | 20.8% | 1.71 | 1.11 | 1.86 |
| 36 | Portsmouth | 10 | 52.2% | 29.7% | 18.0% | 1.68 | 0.90 | 1.86 |
| 37 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 53.0% | 26.9% | 20.0% | 1.52 | 0.86 | 1.86 |
| 38 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 53.5% | 24.7% | 21.6% | 1.89 | 1.08 | 1.85 |
| 39 | Durham City | 7 | 53.8% | 23.7% | 22.3% | 1.88 | 1.13 | 1.85 |
| 40 | Southend United | 52 | 52.8% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 1.83 | 1.04 | 1.83 |
| 41 | Hartlepool United | 34 | 53.7% | 22.3% | 23.8% | 1.87 | 1.16 | 1.83 |
| 42 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 52.4% | 26.0% | 21.5% | 1.91 | 1.20 | 1.83 |
| 43 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 52.5% | 25.4% | 22.0% | 1.59 | 0.91 | 1.82 |
| 44 | Watford | 46 | 52.2% | 25.5% | 22.1% | 1.82 | 1.09 | 1.82 |
| 45 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 54.2% | 19.2% | 26.4% | 2.03 | 1.31 | 1.82 |
| 46 | AFC Bournemouth | 61 | 51.6% | 27.0% | 21.2% | 1.71 | 1.00 | 1.82 |
| 47 | Rotherham United | 43 | 52.3% | 24.6% | 23.0% | 1.84 | 1.06 | 1.81 |
| 48 | Swansea City | 24 | 51.1% | 28.0% | 20.8% | 1.71 | 1.01 | 1.81 |
| 49 | Bradford City | 32 | 52.5% | 23.8% | 23.6% | 1.87 | 1.14 | 1.81 |
| 50 | Fulham | 18 | 50.9% | 28.0% | 20.9% | 1.77 | 1.05 | 1.81 |
| 51 | Ashington | 8 | 52.4% | 22.5% | 25.0% | 2.00 | 1.46 | 1.79 |
| 52 | Carlisle United | 33 | 51.3% | 25.4% | 23.2% | 1.96 | 1.25 | 1.79 |
| 53 | Burnley | 11 | 50.9% | 26.4% | 22.5% | 1.70 | 1.03 | 1.79 |
| 54 | Brentford | 47 | 51.1% | 25.7% | 23.0% | 1.76 | 1.10 | 1.79 |
| 55 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 51.0% | 25.4% | 23.5% | 1.77 | 1.12 | 1.78 |
| 56 | Walsall | 61 | 50.9% | 25.4% | 23.5% | 1.82 | 1.10 | 1.78 |
| 57 | Darlington | 32 | 51.9% | 22.4% | 25.6% | 1.99 | 1.28 | 1.78 |
| 58 | Bury | 24 | 49.8% | 28.4% | 21.7% | 1.68 | 1.01 | 1.77 |
| 59 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 51.6% | 22.9% | 25.4% | 1.90 | 1.24 | 1.77 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 60 | Peterborough United | 18 | 50.7% | 25.1% | 24.1% | 1.77 | 1.15 | 1.77 |
| 61 | Southport | 34 | 49.7% | 27.6% | 22.5% | 1.73 | 1.10 | 1.77 |
| 62 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 51.1% | 23.3% | 25.4% | 1.87 | 1.22 | 1.76 |
| 63 | Gillingham | 52 | 49.9% | 26.9% | 23.1% | 1.61 | 1.04 | 1.76 |
| 64 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 51.0% | 23.3% | 25.5% | 1.56 | 0.98 | 1.76 |
| 65 | Torquay United | 33 | 50.2% | 25.1% | 24.6% | 1.95 | 1.29 | 1.75 |
| 66 | Rochdale | 36 | 50.7% | 22.8% | 26.4% | 1.84 | 1.24 | 1.74 |
| 67 | Chester City | 35 | 49.7% | 25.6% | 24.6% | 1.81 | 1.16 | 1.74 |
| 68 | Halifax Town | 42 | 49.6% | 25.2% | 25.0% | 1.65 | 1.12 | 1.74 |
| 69 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 48.2% | 29.2% | 22.5% | 1.72 | 1.13 | 1.73 |
| 70 | New Brighton | 21 | 50.0% | 22.6% | 27.3% | 1.76 | 1.16 | 1.72 |
| 71 | Cardiff City | 18 | 48.7% | 26.0% | 25.2% | 1.77 | 1.17 | 1.72 |
| 72 | Barrow | 33 | 49.5% | 23.2% | 27.1% | 1.74 | 1.17 | 1.71 |
| 73 | Oxford United | 15 | 48.1% | 26.9% | 24.9% | 1.55 | 1.06 | 1.71 |
| 74 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 49.0% | 22.8% | 28.0% | 1.78 | 1.26 | 1.70 |
| 75 | Exeter City | 44 | 48.2% | 25.2% | 26.5% | 1.77 | 1.23 | 1.69 |
| 76 | Newport County | 40 | 47.4% | 26.7% | 25.7% | 1.73 | 1.24 | 1.69 |
| 77 | Workington | 10 | 48.2% | 23.9% | 27.8% | 1.75 | 1.15 | 1.68 |
| 78 | Colchester United | 26 | 46.6% | 27.9% | 25.4% | 1.68 | 1.24 | 1.67 |
| 79 | York City | 38 | 46.5% | 26.6% | 26.8% | 1.73 | 1.19 | 1.66 |
| 80 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 46.0% | 27.7% | 26.1% | 1.79 | 1.20 | 1.65 |
| 81 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 44.9% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 1.64 | 1.12 | 1.65 |
| 82 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 46.1% | 27.1% | 26.6% | 1.41 | 0.96 | 1.65 |
| 83 | Blackpool | 17 | 43.7% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1.54 | 1.19 | 1.59 |
| 84 | Aldershot | 24 | 43.5% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 1.55 | 1.14 | 1.58 |
| 85 | Cambridge United | 9 | 42.5% | 24.6% | 32.8% | 1.51 | 1.27 | 1.52 |
| Sns: | Seasons | %W: | Percentage of Wins |
| %D: | Percentage of Draws | %L: | Percentage of Losses |
| GFA: | Goals For Average per match | GAA: | Goals Against Average per match |
| PpG: | Points per Game |
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