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 | Southampton | 9 | 406 | 193 | 97 | 116 | 756 | 523 | 483 | 59.4% |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 230 | 104 | 59 | 67 | 299 | 249 | 267 | 58.0% |
| 3 | Stoke City | 8 | 364 | 179 | 91 | 94 | 557 | 376 | 601 | 57.2% |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 486 | 214 | 112 | 160 | 806 | 695 | 540 | 55.5% |
| 5 | Stockport County | 35 | 1536 | 695 | 346 | 495 | 2669 | 2036 | 1860 | 55.5% |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 10 | 444 | 181 | 131 | 132 | 619 | 500 | 534 | 54.4% |
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 708 | 306 | 152 | 250 | 1249 | 1090 | 764 | 53.9% |
| 8 | Bristol City | 38 | 1688 | 729 | 425 | 534 | 2694 | 2239 | 2138 | 53.7% |
| 9 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 1616 | 699 | 415 | 502 | 2516 | 2004 | 1981 | 53.6% |
| 10 | Barnsley | 17 | 770 | 313 | 197 | 260 | 1203 | 1113 | 823 | 53.4% |
| 11 | Hull City | 28 | 1250 | 534 | 319 | 397 | 2026 | 1642 | 1508 | 53.4% |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 1618 | 673 | 388 | 557 | 2623 | 2342 | 1753 | 53.4% |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 49 | 2162 | 900 | 548 | 714 | 3302 | 2874 | 2455 | 53.3% |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 604 | 248 | 148 | 208 | 896 | 812 | 644 | 53.3% |
| 15 | Millwall | 37 | 1646 | 690 | 420 | 536 | 2461 | 2114 | 1974 | 53.2% |
| 16 | Sheffield United | 5 | 230 | 100 | 49 | 81 | 365 | 300 | 317 | 53.0% |
| 17 | Gateshead | 23 | 996 | 402 | 245 | 349 | 1689 | 1628 | 1049 | 52.6% |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 1210 | 506 | 279 | 425 | 1752 | 1543 | 1346 | 52.6% |
| 19 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 230 | 83 | 76 | 71 | 297 | 266 | 242 | 52.6% |
| 20 | Coventry City | 22 | 968 | 391 | 230 | 347 | 1754 | 1531 | 1012 | 52.2% |
| 21 | Reading | 56 | 2504 | 1031 | 609 | 864 | 3938 | 3528 | 2935 | 51.9% |
| 22 | Luton Town | 26 | 1128 | 460 | 284 | 384 | 1856 | 1607 | 1281 | 51.5% |
| 23 | Lincoln City | 31 | 1340 | 564 | 300 | 476 | 2244 | 1934 | 1523 | 51.5% |
| 24 | Norwich City | 28 | 1216 | 469 | 315 | 432 | 1950 | 1841 | 1253 | 51.5% |
| 25 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 1442 | 551 | 378 | 513 | 2247 | 2185 | 1480 | 51.3% |
| 26 | Watford | 46 | 2024 | 769 | 532 | 723 | 2970 | 2874 | 2110 | 50.9% |
| 27 | Fulham | 18 | 812 | 336 | 216 | 260 | 1255 | 1074 | 1084 | 50.8% |
| 28 | Notts County | 27 | 1206 | 493 | 297 | 416 | 1828 | 1626 | 1481 | 50.7% |
| 29 | Swindon Town | 52 | 2300 | 877 | 597 | 826 | 3466 | 3352 | 2442 | 50.5% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Port Vale | 35 | 1578 | 595 | 434 | 549 | 2171 | 2038 | 1776 | 50.3% |
| 31 | Bristol Rovers | 55 | 2438 | 949 | 616 | 873 | 3623 | 3424 | 2830 | 50.0% |
| 32 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 598 | 238 | 163 | 197 | 818 | 721 | 828 | 50.0% |
| 33 | Bradford City | 32 | 1440 | 554 | 361 | 525 | 2188 | 2055 | 1641 | 49.8% |
| 34 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 2022 | 764 | 483 | 775 | 3116 | 3075 | 2073 | 49.5% |
| 35 | Chesterfield | 46 | 2056 | 823 | 477 | 756 | 3020 | 2764 | 2295 | 49.2% |
| 36 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 1302 | 490 | 333 | 479 | 1968 | 1916 | 1391 | 49.0% |
| 37 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 1172 | 462 | 282 | 428 | 1796 | 1741 | 1283 | 48.9% |
| 38 | Wrexham | 52 | 2294 | 870 | 570 | 854 | 3456 | 3440 | 2466 | 48.8% |
| 39 | Northampton Town | 43 | 1886 | 734 | 426 | 726 | 2936 | 2820 | 1996 | 48.7% |
| 40 | Oxford United | 15 | 690 | 255 | 186 | 249 | 922 | 894 | 829 | 48.7% |
| 41 | Brentford | 47 | 2110 | 800 | 550 | 760 | 3036 | 2931 | 2480 | 48.6% |
| 42 | AFC Bournemouth | 61 | 2726 | 1019 | 705 | 1002 | 3791 | 3735 | 3032 | 48.6% |
| 43 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 506 | 200 | 134 | 172 | 667 | 590 | 692 | 48.5% |
| 44 | Rotherham United | 43 | 1904 | 726 | 460 | 718 | 2824 | 2800 | 2108 | 47.8% |
| 45 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 736 | 282 | 206 | 248 | 1006 | 913 | 1052 | 47.6% |
| 46 | Bury | 24 | 1104 | 410 | 295 | 399 | 1520 | 1423 | 1290 | 47.5% |
| 47 | Southend United | 52 | 2300 | 833 | 560 | 907 | 3387 | 3501 | 2333 | 47.3% |
| 48 | Gillingham | 52 | 2320 | 807 | 599 | 914 | 3054 | 3409 | 2450 | 47.1% |
| 49 | Preston North End | 19 | 874 | 334 | 224 | 316 | 1171 | 1153 | 1125 | 47.0% |
| 50 | Nelson | 9 | 370 | 144 | 60 | 166 | 628 | 722 | 348 | 47.0% |
| 51 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 1838 | 654 | 472 | 712 | 2727 | 2856 | 1858 | 47.0% |
| 52 | Walsall | 61 | 2708 | 967 | 643 | 1098 | 3898 | 4104 | 2824 | 46.9% |
| 53 | Burnley | 11 | 506 | 186 | 150 | 170 | 703 | 652 | 690 | 46.8% |
| 54 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 690 | 241 | 190 | 259 | 963 | 996 | 690 | 46.8% |
| 55 | Peterborough United | 18 | 828 | 303 | 230 | 295 | 1199 | 1173 | 905 | 46.8% |
| 56 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 412 | 145 | 94 | 173 | 635 | 706 | 384 | 46.6% |
| 57 | Carlisle United | 33 | 1456 | 521 | 342 | 593 | 2236 | 2437 | 1441 | 46.5% |
| 58 | Torquay United | 33 | 1454 | 504 | 351 | 599 | 2159 | 2477 | 1372 | 46.4% |
| 59 | Workington | 10 | 460 | 158 | 110 | 192 | 652 | 739 | 426 | 46.3% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Southport | 34 | 1466 | 494 | 368 | 604 | 2030 | 2341 | 1356 | 46.2% |
| 61 | Swansea City | 24 | 1076 | 393 | 289 | 394 | 1438 | 1462 | 1228 | 46.2% |
| 62 | Halifax Town | 42 | 1834 | 617 | 459 | 758 | 2460 | 2946 | 1693 | 46.1% |
| 63 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 1604 | 573 | 341 | 690 | 2377 | 2708 | 1582 | 46.0% |
| 64 | Rochdale | 36 | 1558 | 540 | 352 | 666 | 2317 | 2677 | 1432 | 45.9% |
| 65 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 1518 | 511 | 417 | 590 | 2109 | 2260 | 1518 | 45.8% |
| 66 | York City | 38 | 1690 | 578 | 426 | 686 | 2493 | 2690 | 1737 | 45.2% |
| 67 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 1374 | 493 | 257 | 624 | 2141 | 2553 | 1243 | 45.2% |
| 68 | Hartlepool United | 34 | 1466 | 520 | 306 | 640 | 2127 | 2486 | 1387 | 45.1% |
| 69 | Colchester United | 26 | 1196 | 386 | 331 | 479 | 1625 | 1901 | 1159 | 44.9% |
| 70 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 1462 | 502 | 355 | 605 | 1995 | 2231 | 1496 | 44.8% |
| 71 | Cardiff City | 18 | 792 | 279 | 195 | 318 | 1135 | 1245 | 870 | 44.5% |
| 72 | Darlington | 32 | 1382 | 481 | 294 | 607 | 2141 | 2443 | 1288 | 44.3% |
| 73 | Chester City | 35 | 1560 | 531 | 394 | 635 | 2197 | 2352 | 1564 | 44.2% |
| 74 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 368 | 126 | 110 | 132 | 437 | 442 | 488 | 44.2% |
| 75 | Ashington | 8 | 328 | 109 | 71 | 148 | 489 | 650 | 289 | 44.0% |
| 76 | Newport County | 40 | 1756 | 578 | 424 | 754 | 2472 | 3059 | 1665 | 43.9% |
| 77 | Exeter City | 44 | 1932 | 624 | 483 | 825 | 2678 | 3174 | 1819 | 43.4% |
| 78 | Barrow | 33 | 1420 | 473 | 287 | 660 | 1921 | 2452 | 1233 | 43.4% |
| 79 | New Brighton | 21 | 884 | 287 | 187 | 410 | 1191 | 1527 | 761 | 43.0% |
| 80 | Blackpool | 17 | 782 | 256 | 219 | 307 | 1019 | 1090 | 945 | 42.7% |
| 81 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 252 | 78 | 59 | 115 | 334 | 413 | 215 | 42.6% |
| 82 | Durham City | 7 | 286 | 95 | 54 | 137 | 394 | 529 | 244 | 42.6% |
| 83 | Aldershot | 24 | 1060 | 321 | 271 | 468 | 1388 | 1781 | 935 | 42.2% |
| 84 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 420 | 115 | 106 | 199 | 524 | 779 | 336 | 40.0% |
| 85 | Cambridge United | 9 | 414 | 128 | 101 | 185 | 535 | 649 | 449 | 39.0% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |