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 | Darlington | 39 | 890 | 195 | 232 | 463 | 910 | 1506 | 713 | 32.9% |
| 2 | Rochdale | 38 | 865 | 165 | 240 | 460 | 814 | 1507 | 673 | 30.5% |
| 3 | Torquay United | 35 | 799 | 169 | 224 | 406 | 791 | 1313 | 653 | 31.8% |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 705 | 166 | 199 | 340 | 732 | 1099 | 647 | 35.1% |
| 5 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 917 | 172 | 193 | 552 | 829 | 1776 | 623 | 27.7% |
| 6 | Lincoln City | 30 | 682 | 157 | 206 | 319 | 729 | 1086 | 598 | 35.6% |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 729 | 160 | 185 | 384 | 728 | 1256 | 576 | 33.7% |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 702 | 163 | 173 | 366 | 760 | 1236 | 564 | 33.7% |
| 9 | Northampton Town | 28 | 636 | 157 | 147 | 332 | 717 | 1103 | 537 | 33.8% |
| 10 | Exeter City | 31 | 709 | 140 | 195 | 374 | 683 | 1191 | 533 | 30.6% |
| 11 | Colchester United | 24 | 545 | 145 | 142 | 258 | 640 | 894 | 521 | 36.4% |
| 12 | Chester City | 28 | 639 | 138 | 163 | 338 | 715 | 1157 | 505 | 33.0% |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 22 | 506 | 131 | 160 | 215 | 583 | 748 | 502 | 38.2% |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 499 | 131 | 131 | 237 | 584 | 799 | 482 | 36.0% |
| 15 | York City | 26 | 593 | 127 | 155 | 311 | 631 | 1005 | 471 | 32.8% |
| 16 | Aldershot | 28 | 643 | 136 | 159 | 348 | 686 | 1181 | 469 | 31.9% |
| 17 | Stockport County | 29 | 666 | 124 | 162 | 380 | 616 | 1195 | 456 | 29.1% |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 27 | 617 | 107 | 154 | 356 | 560 | 1124 | 442 | 27.6% |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 18 | 405 | 120 | 98 | 187 | 448 | 619 | 406 | 40.2% |
| 20 | Hereford United | 21 | 473 | 94 | 125 | 254 | 444 | 766 | 393 | 29.6% |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 390 | 100 | 113 | 177 | 424 | 617 | 360 | 37.3% |
| 22 | Carlisle United | 18 | 405 | 93 | 111 | 201 | 415 | 664 | 358 | 32.5% |
| 23 | Southend United | 17 | 391 | 105 | 100 | 186 | 409 | 594 | 356 | 36.8% |
| 24 | Wrexham | 18 | 409 | 100 | 97 | 212 | 482 | 715 | 352 | 33.7% |
| 25 | Cambridge United | 15 | 345 | 91 | 102 | 152 | 371 | 507 | 336 | 37.4% |
| 26 | Bradford City | 17 | 390 | 104 | 107 | 179 | 466 | 655 | 327 | 40.7% |
| 27 | Swansea City | 15 | 345 | 98 | 72 | 175 | 360 | 545 | 319 | 37.4% |
| 28 | Bury | 12 | 270 | 80 | 79 | 111 | 332 | 386 | 300 | 41.7% |
| 29 | Scarborough | 13 | 289 | 73 | 72 | 144 | 325 | 483 | 291 | 33.5% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Gillingham | 16 | 359 | 75 | 109 | 175 | 356 | 565 | 285 | 32.7% |
| 31 | Cardiff City | 10 | 226 | 71 | 67 | 88 | 255 | 307 | 280 | 41.2% |
| 32 | Port Vale | 13 | 299 | 76 | 86 | 137 | 309 | 441 | 269 | 38.9% |
| 33 | Newport County | 19 | 437 | 82 | 91 | 264 | 450 | 878 | 257 | 28.6% |
| 34 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 253 | 58 | 80 | 115 | 277 | 390 | 254 | 33.4% |
| 35 | Barnet | 10 | 222 | 63 | 58 | 101 | 242 | 336 | 247 | 37.0% |
| 36 | Brentford | 13 | 299 | 72 | 78 | 149 | 322 | 464 | 232 | 37.3% |
| 37 | Walsall | 8 | 176 | 75 | 39 | 62 | 246 | 235 | 231 | 50.3% |
| 38 | Southport | 17 | 388 | 56 | 101 | 231 | 347 | 743 | 217 | 27.2% |
| 39 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 203 | 58 | 61 | 84 | 241 | 289 | 216 | 38.3% |
| 40 | Workington | 16 | 367 | 64 | 88 | 215 | 332 | 682 | 216 | 29.4% |
| 41 | Rotherham United | 7 | 159 | 59 | 49 | 51 | 211 | 181 | 212 | 49.1% |
| 42 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 180 | 55 | 53 | 72 | 212 | 258 | 198 | 42.0% |
| 43 | Hull City | 8 | 184 | 46 | 57 | 81 | 171 | 241 | 195 | 35.3% |
| 44 | Notts County | 9 | 207 | 64 | 50 | 93 | 251 | 342 | 193 | 44.1% |
| 45 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 184 | 56 | 45 | 83 | 209 | 277 | 171 | 41.3% |
| 46 | Burnley | 7 | 159 | 43 | 36 | 80 | 177 | 254 | 165 | 34.5% |
| 47 | Barnsley | 10 | 230 | 49 | 66 | 115 | 234 | 348 | 164 | 35.6% |
| 48 | Blackpool | 7 | 159 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 173 | 236 | 163 | 34.1% |
| 49 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 184 | 43 | 61 | 80 | 151 | 222 | 158 | 40.4% |
| 50 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 161 | 42 | 45 | 74 | 160 | 215 | 157 | 35.9% |
| 51 | Reading | 8 | 184 | 42 | 66 | 76 | 193 | 272 | 155 | 39.6% |
| 52 | Preston North End | 5 | 111 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 146 | 154 | 149 | 44.7% |
| 53 | Barrow | 11 | 252 | 48 | 50 | 154 | 274 | 562 | 146 | 28.9% |
| 54 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 230 | 41 | 53 | 136 | 248 | 519 | 135 | 29.3% |
| 55 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 115 | 32 | 34 | 49 | 121 | 158 | 130 | 37.6% |
| 56 | Millwall | 5 | 114 | 38 | 31 | 45 | 174 | 206 | 107 | 46.9% |
| 57 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 160 | 33 | 38 | 89 | 169 | 310 | 104 | 32.5% |
| 58 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | 92 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 99 | 132 | 103 | 37.3% |
| 59 | Wimbledon | 4 | 92 | 33 | 25 | 34 | 116 | 118 | 103 | 49.7% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Swindon Town | 4 | 92 | 26 | 23 | 43 | 90 | 121 | 101 | 36.5% |
| 61 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 115 | 32 | 35 | 48 | 139 | 160 | 99 | 43.0% |
| 62 | Watford | 5 | 115 | 34 | 28 | 53 | 151 | 187 | 96 | 41.7% |
| 63 | Luton Town | 4 | 92 | 29 | 21 | 42 | 115 | 151 | 94 | 45.4% |
| 64 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 69 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 42.5% |
| 65 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 50 | 82 | 59.4% |
| 66 | Fulham | 3 | 67 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 70 | 87 | 81 | 40.2% |
| 67 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 69 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 105 | 122 | 68 | 49.2% |
| 68 | Oxford United | 4 | 92 | 15 | 29 | 48 | 100 | 145 | 62 | 29.9% |
| 69 | Maidstone United | 3 | 67 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 73 | 111 | 61 | 30.3% |
| 70 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 45 | 71.4% |
| 71 | Portsmouth | 2 | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 56 | 62 | 44 | 47.8% |
| 72 | Boston United | 1 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 43 | 68.2% |
| 73 | Bristol City | 2 | 46 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 46 | 72 | 43 | 31.1% |
| 74 | Sheffield United | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 43 | 62.3% |
| 75 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 39 | 61.9% |
| 76 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 64 | 38 | 27.5% |
| 77 | Leigh RMI | 1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 49.2% |
| 78 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 49.2% |
| 79 | Margate | 1 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 28 | 44.4% |
| 80 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 39.1% |
| 81 | Nuneaton Borough | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 42.8% |
| 82 | Telford United | 1 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 42.8% |
| 83 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 37.6% |
| 84 | Farnborough Town | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 25 | 39.6% |
| 85 | Hayes | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 24 | 38.0% |
| 86 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 24 | 38.0% |
| 87 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 44 | 23 | 36.5% |
| 88 | Woking | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 41 | 22 | 34.9% |
| 89 | Gateshead | 2 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 114 | 21 | 22.8% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Morecambe | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 40 | 21 | 33.3% |
| 91 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 33.3% |
| 92 | Coventry City | 1 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 43.4% |
| 93 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 25.3% |
| 94 | Stalybridge | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 16 | 25.3% |
| 95 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 20.2% |
| 96 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 12 | 26.0% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |