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 | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | Avg Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 5 | 22.0 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 77.4 | 59.2 | 76.2 | 75.0 |
| 2 | Millwall | 5 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 84.4 | 64.6 | 75.2 | 72.6 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 7 | 20.1 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 70.1 | 47.0 | 74.5 | 73.5 |
| 4 | Reading | 8 | 20.1 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 64.1 | 49.0 | 74.1 | 74.3 |
| 5 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 20.2 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 61.2 | 48.6 | 73.0 | 76.4 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 67.4 | 49.2 | 72.8 | 75.0 |
| 7 | Notts County | 9 | 20.1 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 69.6 | 60.4 | 71.7 | 77.7 |
| 8 | Walsall | 8 | 19.8 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 70.8 | 54.2 | 71.3 | 76.1 |
| 9 | Preston North End | 5 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 68.2 | 55.0 | 70.6 | 76.0 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 7 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 69.5 | 53.5 | 70.5 | 76.4 |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 65.0 | 55.8 | 70.2 | 77.2 |
| 12 | Bury | 12 | 19.1 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 69.1 | 52.9 | 70.0 | 76.5 |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 65.0 | 57.5 | 69.6 | 77.7 |
| 14 | Brentford | 13 | 19.3 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 67.6 | 56.5 | 69.3 | 77.3 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 22 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 67.5 | 56.5 | 68.6 | 77.3 |
| 16 | Southend United | 17 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 63.6 | 56.9 | 68.2 | 77.4 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 10 | 18.1 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 60.0 | 51.2 | 68.1 | 77.8 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 24 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 67.7 | 59.9 | 67.4 | 77.2 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 69.3 | 62.1 | 67.0 | 78.8 |
| 20 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 55.1 | 45.7 | 66.8 | 78.5 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 15 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 60.8 | 57.2 | 66.8 | 78.2 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 15 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 64.2 | 59.0 | 66.6 | 78.6 |
| 23 | Bradford City | 17 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 15.7 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 66.2 | 78.9 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 63.0 | 56.3 | 65.8 | 78.4 |
| 25 | Barnsley | 10 | 17.7 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 62.8 | 55.5 | 65.8 | 78.5 |
| 26 | Chesterfield | 18 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 61.3 | 56.8 | 65.3 | 79.6 |
| 27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 17.8 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 64.2 | 56.0 | 65.1 | 80.0 |
| 28 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 17.7 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 66.9 | 59.8 | 65.0 | 79.1 |
| 29 | Port Vale | 13 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 61.6 | 55.0 | 65.0 | 79.4 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | Avg Pos | |
| 30 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 17.3 | 12.3 | 16.2 | 63.5 | 58.0 | 64.4 | 79.0 |
| 31 | Barnet | 10 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 61.9 | 57.2 | 64.4 | 71.6 |
| 32 | Burnley | 7 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 59.4 | 58.7 | 64.0 | 80.4 |
| 33 | Gillingham | 16 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 15.2 | 61.8 | 57.4 | 63.5 | 79.8 |
| 34 | Hull City | 8 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 54.5 | 52.8 | 63.0 | 80.6 |
| 35 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 61.3 | 59.6 | 62.7 | 80.0 |
| 36 | Wrexham | 18 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 69.0 | 65.8 | 62.4 | 80.3 |
| 37 | Northampton Town | 28 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 17.3 | 63.7 | 63.6 | 62.1 | 80.6 |
| 38 | Aldershot | 28 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 65.3 | 66.1 | 62.0 | 80.2 |
| 39 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 17.2 | 10.0 | 18.4 | 71.2 | 73.2 | 61.8 | 81.0 |
| 40 | Lincoln City | 30 | 16.3 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 62.3 | 61.5 | 61.7 | 81.0 |
| 41 | York City | 26 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 17.3 | 63.0 | 61.7 | 61.5 | 81.6 |
| 42 | Torquay United | 35 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 17.3 | 57.0 | 62.0 | 59.9 | 81.4 |
| 43 | Exeter City | 31 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 58.0 | 62.7 | 59.6 | 82.0 |
| 44 | Chester City | 28 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 62.6 | 65.8 | 59.6 | 78.7 |
| 45 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 18.0 | 59.5 | 65.1 | 59.1 | 82.1 |
| 46 | Carlisle United | 18 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 17.5 | 57.1 | 62.0 | 59.1 | 82.5 |
| 47 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 17.9 | 59.6 | 65.1 | 58.9 | 79.2 |
| 48 | Darlington | 39 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 18.0 | 58.6 | 64.3 | 58.2 | 82.8 |
| 49 | Newport County | 19 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 19.7 | 61.4 | 71.8 | 57.7 | 83.1 |
| 50 | Stockport County | 29 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 18.6 | 55.1 | 65.3 | 57.4 | 83.5 |
| 51 | Scarborough | 13 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 57.8 | 64.1 | 57.1 | 76.3 |
| 52 | Rochdale | 38 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 55.8 | 64.3 | 56.7 | 83.6 |
| 53 | Hereford United | 21 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 18.2 | 53.3 | 59.5 | 55.7 | 79.5 |
| 54 | Southport | 17 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 18.8 | 57.8 | 70.3 | 55.2 | 78.0 |
| 55 | Workington | 16 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 54.5 | 66.9 | 55.0 | 83.0 |
| 56 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 20.1 | 56.2 | 71.5 | 54.8 | 84.5 |
| 57 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 20.4 | 64.7 | 81.7 | 54.8 | 83.5 |
| 58 | Barrow | 11 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 20.5 | 62.2 | 81.5 | 52.7 | 85.0 |
| 59 | Halifax Town | 27 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 20.4 | 52.9 | 69.3 | 51.1 | 86.1 |
| Sns: | Seasons | WpS: | Average Wins per Season |
| DpS: | Average Draws per Season | LpS: | Average Losses per Season |
| FpS: | Average Goals For per Season | ApS: | Average Goals Against per Season |
| PpS: | Average Points per Season | Avg Pos: | Average Season Position |