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 | Sheffield United | 1 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 41 | 96 | 69.5% |
| 2 | Boston United | 1 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 | 78 | 56.5% |
| 4 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 47 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 5 | Coventry City | 1 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 60 | 65.2% |
| 6 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | 52.8% |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 53 | 70 | 55.5% |
| 8 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 55.5% |
| 9 | Margate | 1 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 46.0% |
| 10 | Farnborough Town | 1 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 61 | 48.4% |
| 11 | Nuneaton Borough | 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 12 | Telford United | 1 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 13 | Leigh RMI | 1 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 42.0% |
| 14 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 43.6% |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 45 | 32.6% |
| 16 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 65 | 39 | 30.9% |
| 17 | Morecambe | 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 67 | 62 | 49.2% |
| 18 | Stalybridge | 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 34.1% |
| 19 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 55 | 43.6% |
| 20 | Woking | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 70 | 48 | 38.0% |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 76 | 51 | 40.4% |
| 22 | Hayes | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 80 | 44 | 34.9% |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 88 | 40 | 43.4% |
| 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 92 | 51 | 16 | 25 | 151 | 93 | 169 | 61.2% |
| 25 | Portsmouth | 2 | 92 | 44 | 24 | 24 | 153 | 97 | 112 | 60.8% |
| 26 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 92 | 32 | 23 | 37 | 103 | 108 | 119 | 43.1% |
| 27 | Bristol City | 2 | 92 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 129 | 114 | 138 | 50.0% |
| 28 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 138 | 59 | 39 | 40 | 175 | 143 | 216 | 52.1% |
| 29 | Fulham | 3 | 134 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 189 | 155 | 202 | 50.2% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Gateshead | 2 | 92 | 28 | 17 | 47 | 114 | 171 | 73 | 39.6% |
| 31 | Maidstone United | 3 | 134 | 43 | 37 | 54 | 188 | 188 | 166 | 41.2% |
| 32 | Wimbledon | 4 | 184 | 91 | 47 | 46 | 304 | 204 | 258 | 62.3% |
| 33 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 138 | 68 | 30 | 40 | 284 | 204 | 166 | 60.1% |
| 34 | Swindon Town | 4 | 184 | 87 | 39 | 58 | 263 | 211 | 300 | 54.3% |
| 35 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | 184 | 70 | 51 | 63 | 221 | 219 | 261 | 47.2% |
| 36 | Luton Town | 4 | 184 | 97 | 36 | 51 | 332 | 235 | 260 | 62.8% |
| 37 | Oxford United | 4 | 184 | 61 | 57 | 66 | 269 | 240 | 190 | 45.8% |
| 38 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 230 | 101 | 62 | 67 | 306 | 243 | 365 | 52.8% |
| 39 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 230 | 100 | 64 | 66 | 337 | 246 | 264 | 57.3% |
| 40 | Preston North End | 5 | 222 | 97 | 62 | 63 | 341 | 275 | 353 | 53.0% |
| 41 | Watford | 5 | 230 | 110 | 51 | 69 | 387 | 296 | 271 | 58.9% |
| 42 | Millwall | 5 | 228 | 105 | 61 | 62 | 422 | 323 | 271 | 59.4% |
| 43 | Rotherham United | 7 | 318 | 141 | 99 | 78 | 491 | 329 | 485 | 56.2% |
| 44 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 368 | 139 | 118 | 111 | 441 | 366 | 419 | 53.5% |
| 45 | Blackpool | 7 | 318 | 140 | 74 | 104 | 487 | 375 | 492 | 51.5% |
| 46 | Reading | 8 | 368 | 161 | 110 | 97 | 513 | 392 | 454 | 58.0% |
| 47 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 322 | 125 | 81 | 116 | 450 | 392 | 409 | 46.7% |
| 48 | Burnley | 7 | 318 | 124 | 76 | 118 | 416 | 411 | 448 | 46.9% |
| 49 | Hull City | 8 | 368 | 132 | 108 | 128 | 436 | 423 | 504 | 45.6% |
| 50 | Walsall | 8 | 352 | 159 | 94 | 99 | 567 | 434 | 499 | 54.3% |
| 51 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 360 | 157 | 91 | 112 | 520 | 447 | 502 | 53.2% |
| 52 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 368 | 155 | 92 | 121 | 520 | 460 | 441 | 53.2% |
| 53 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 406 | 163 | 104 | 139 | 567 | 507 | 543 | 48.2% |
| 54 | Cardiff City | 10 | 452 | 181 | 138 | 133 | 600 | 512 | 681 | 50.2% |
| 55 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 320 | 121 | 70 | 129 | 499 | 513 | 312 | 48.7% |
| 56 | Notts County | 9 | 414 | 181 | 103 | 130 | 627 | 544 | 494 | 56.5% |
| 57 | Barnsley | 10 | 460 | 177 | 127 | 156 | 628 | 555 | 481 | 52.2% |
| 58 | Barnet | 10 | 444 | 176 | 116 | 152 | 619 | 572 | 644 | 48.3% |
| 59 | Bury | 12 | 540 | 230 | 151 | 159 | 830 | 635 | 767 | 53.4% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 506 | 191 | 136 | 179 | 699 | 639 | 706 | 46.5% |
| 61 | Port Vale | 13 | 598 | 220 | 185 | 193 | 802 | 715 | 704 | 51.0% |
| 62 | Brentford | 13 | 598 | 252 | 145 | 201 | 880 | 735 | 675 | 54.3% |
| 63 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 460 | 146 | 110 | 204 | 647 | 817 | 402 | 43.6% |
| 64 | Scarborough | 13 | 578 | 196 | 155 | 227 | 752 | 834 | 743 | 42.8% |
| 65 | Swansea City | 15 | 690 | 278 | 168 | 244 | 912 | 859 | 851 | 50.0% |
| 66 | Cambridge United | 15 | 690 | 268 | 196 | 226 | 964 | 886 | 888 | 49.4% |
| 67 | Barrow | 11 | 504 | 151 | 127 | 226 | 685 | 897 | 429 | 42.5% |
| 68 | Gillingham | 16 | 718 | 271 | 203 | 244 | 990 | 919 | 842 | 48.3% |
| 69 | Southend United | 17 | 782 | 321 | 198 | 263 | 1082 | 968 | 977 | 50.5% |
| 70 | Chesterfield | 18 | 810 | 319 | 220 | 271 | 1105 | 1024 | 1024 | 50.7% |
| 71 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 780 | 318 | 185 | 277 | 1179 | 1057 | 953 | 49.4% |
| 72 | Workington | 16 | 734 | 227 | 200 | 307 | 873 | 1071 | 654 | 44.5% |
| 73 | Bradford City | 17 | 780 | 307 | 205 | 268 | 1174 | 1089 | 845 | 52.6% |
| 74 | Carlisle United | 18 | 810 | 285 | 209 | 316 | 1028 | 1116 | 970 | 44.0% |
| 75 | Wrexham | 18 | 818 | 306 | 206 | 306 | 1243 | 1186 | 975 | 46.6% |
| 76 | Southport | 17 | 776 | 242 | 214 | 320 | 984 | 1196 | 711 | 44.6% |
| 77 | Peterborough United | 22 | 1012 | 407 | 290 | 315 | 1487 | 1244 | 1339 | 51.0% |
| 78 | Hereford United | 21 | 946 | 304 | 258 | 384 | 1121 | 1250 | 1110 | 41.8% |
| 79 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 998 | 391 | 259 | 348 | 1472 | 1316 | 1290 | 48.2% |
| 80 | Newport County | 19 | 874 | 300 | 198 | 376 | 1167 | 1365 | 803 | 44.7% |
| 81 | Colchester United | 24 | 1090 | 448 | 275 | 367 | 1627 | 1438 | 1437 | 50.2% |
| 82 | York City | 26 | 1186 | 433 | 301 | 452 | 1640 | 1606 | 1348 | 46.9% |
| 83 | Northampton Town | 28 | 1272 | 477 | 308 | 487 | 1784 | 1783 | 1484 | 46.7% |
| 84 | Chester City | 28 | 1278 | 448 | 326 | 504 | 1754 | 1845 | 1394 | 45.6% |
| 85 | Lincoln City | 30 | 1364 | 490 | 383 | 491 | 1869 | 1846 | 1575 | 46.9% |
| 86 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 1409 | 518 | 392 | 499 | 1901 | 1848 | 1771 | 48.1% |
| 87 | Aldershot | 28 | 1286 | 468 | 334 | 484 | 1829 | 1851 | 1393 | 47.3% |
| 88 | Halifax Town | 27 | 1234 | 350 | 331 | 553 | 1429 | 1872 | 1233 | 38.5% |
| 89 | Stockport County | 29 | 1332 | 438 | 352 | 542 | 1600 | 1896 | 1380 | 44.1% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Exeter City | 31 | 1419 | 487 | 389 | 543 | 1798 | 1946 | 1559 | 44.8% |
| 91 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 1404 | 490 | 357 | 557 | 1848 | 2020 | 1508 | 45.1% |
| 92 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 1458 | 505 | 377 | 576 | 1907 | 2086 | 1565 | 45.8% |
| 93 | Torquay United | 35 | 1598 | 554 | 436 | 608 | 1996 | 2172 | 1829 | 44.5% |
| 94 | Rochdale | 38 | 1730 | 555 | 490 | 685 | 2124 | 2447 | 1906 | 43.2% |
| 95 | Darlington | 39 | 1780 | 597 | 481 | 702 | 2286 | 2509 | 1939 | 44.7% |
| 96 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 1834 | 582 | 446 | 806 | 2250 | 2863 | 1883 | 41.9% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |