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 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 35.3% | 30.0% | 34.6% | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.36 |
| 2 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 35.2% | 26.5% | 38.2% | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.32 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 40.0% | 27.0% | 32.8% | 1.39 | 1.24 | 1.47 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 98 | 46.9% | 24.2% | 28.7% | 1.71 | 1.26 | 1.65 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 98 | 44.2% | 25.0% | 30.7% | 1.64 | 1.29 | 1.57 |
| 6 | Leeds United | 75 | 41.7% | 26.1% | 32.0% | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 99 | 45.8% | 24.4% | 29.6% | 1.70 | 1.31 | 1.62 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 42 | 37.9% | 28.3% | 33.6% | 1.44 | 1.32 | 1.42 |
| 9 | Millwall | 75 | 39.6% | 26.2% | 34.1% | 1.44 | 1.33 | 1.45 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | 37.1% | 26.4% | 36.4% | 1.36 | 1.33 | 1.37 |
| 11 | Hereford United | 26 | 32.1% | 27.9% | 39.9% | 1.20 | 1.33 | 1.24 |
| 12 | Wimbledon | 25 | 37.9% | 29.0% | 32.9% | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Barnet | 11 | 36.9% | 26.3% | 36.7% | 1.34 | 1.34 | 1.37 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 40 | 33.4% | 27.7% | 38.8% | 1.27 | 1.34 | 1.27 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 81 | 38.5% | 26.0% | 35.3% | 1.42 | 1.34 | 1.41 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 75 | 39.4% | 25.2% | 35.3% | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.43 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 57 | 40.8% | 24.5% | 34.5% | 1.48 | 1.37 | 1.47 |
| 18 | Hull City | 86 | 37.6% | 26.3% | 35.9% | 1.43 | 1.37 | 1.39 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 75 | 38.7% | 25.8% | 35.4% | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.42 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 84 | 38.5% | 24.3% | 37.0% | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.40 |
| 21 | Bristol City | 90 | 38.5% | 25.6% | 35.7% | 1.44 | 1.38 | 1.41 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 32 | 34.4% | 27.6% | 37.8% | 1.30 | 1.38 | 1.31 |
| 23 | Brentford | 75 | 38.4% | 25.4% | 36.1% | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.40 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | 38.6% | 25.8% | 35.4% | 1.48 | 1.39 | 1.41 |
| 25 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 35.9% | 27.4% | 36.6% | 1.37 | 1.39 | 1.35 |
| 26 | Watford | 75 | 37.3% | 25.9% | 36.6% | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.38 |
| 27 | Reading | 75 | 40.0% | 24.9% | 34.9% | 1.51 | 1.40 | 1.45 |
| 28 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 34.5% | 27.2% | 38.2% | 1.34 | 1.41 | 1.30 |
| 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | 41.3% | 24.6% | 34.0% | 1.63 | 1.41 | 1.48 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 30 | Crystal Palace | 75 | 36.5% | 26.8% | 36.5% | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.36 |
| 31 | Everton | 103 | 40.9% | 24.6% | 34.3% | 1.60 | 1.42 | 1.47 |
| 32 | Fulham | 84 | 37.7% | 25.0% | 37.1% | 1.47 | 1.42 | 1.38 |
| 33 | Preston North End | 103 | 39.0% | 24.8% | 36.1% | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.41 |
| 34 | Gillingham | 70 | 35.4% | 26.4% | 38.1% | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.32 |
| 35 | Stoke City | 95 | 36.8% | 24.6% | 38.4% | 1.38 | 1.42 | 1.35 |
| 36 | Newcastle United | 98 | 41.3% | 23.1% | 35.5% | 1.60 | 1.42 | 1.47 |
| 37 | Birmingham City | 99 | 37.9% | 24.6% | 37.4% | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.38 |
| 38 | Sunderland | 101 | 40.9% | 24.3% | 34.6% | 1.59 | 1.43 | 1.47 |
| 39 | Port Vale | 89 | 35.5% | 25.9% | 38.4% | 1.36 | 1.43 | 1.32 |
| 40 | Bradford City | 88 | 36.8% | 25.5% | 37.5% | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.36 |
| 41 | Chelsea | 86 | 38.7% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 1.50 | 1.43 | 1.42 |
| 42 | Bolton Wanderers | 103 | 39.2% | 23.8% | 36.9% | 1.51 | 1.44 | 1.41 |
| 43 | Norwich City | 75 | 36.3% | 27.0% | 36.5% | 1.41 | 1.44 | 1.36 |
| 44 | Scarborough | 13 | 33.9% | 26.8% | 39.2% | 1.30 | 1.44 | 1.28 |
| 45 | Leyton Orient | 86 | 33.5% | 25.6% | 40.7% | 1.27 | 1.44 | 1.26 |
| 46 | Nottingham Forest | 99 | 37.4% | 25.1% | 37.3% | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.37 |
| 47 | Swindon Town | 75 | 37.0% | 26.1% | 36.8% | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| 48 | Stockport County | 90 | 36.6% | 24.3% | 39.0% | 1.40 | 1.45 | 1.34 |
| 49 | Luton Town | 78 | 38.0% | 25.1% | 36.7% | 1.52 | 1.45 | 1.39 |
| 50 | Aston Villa | 103 | 42.2% | 23.1% | 34.5% | 1.66 | 1.45 | 1.49 |
| 51 | Southend United | 75 | 36.9% | 24.6% | 38.3% | 1.42 | 1.45 | 1.35 |
| 52 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | 37.4% | 25.4% | 37.1% | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| 53 | Sheffield Wednesday | 99 | 38.8% | 24.8% | 36.3% | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.41 |
| 54 | Colchester United | 50 | 36.4% | 26.5% | 37.0% | 1.42 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 55 | Coventry City | 76 | 35.6% | 25.8% | 38.4% | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.32 |
| 56 | Southampton | 75 | 37.7% | 25.6% | 36.6% | 1.50 | 1.46 | 1.38 |
| 57 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | 37.8% | 24.4% | 37.7% | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| 58 | Manchester City | 99 | 40.7% | 24.2% | 35.0% | 1.63 | 1.46 | 1.46 |
| 59 | Middlesbrough | 92 | 37.9% | 24.4% | 37.6% | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.38 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 60 | Bury | 97 | 37.3% | 24.0% | 38.6% | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.36 |
| 61 | Blackpool | 94 | 36.9% | 24.8% | 38.2% | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 62 | Portsmouth | 75 | 36.3% | 26.0% | 37.5% | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 63 | Wrexham | 74 | 37.4% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| 64 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | 36.6% | 25.5% | 37.8% | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 65 | Northampton Town | 75 | 38.1% | 23.3% | 38.4% | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.37 |
| 66 | Sheffield United | 99 | 39.6% | 24.5% | 35.7% | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.43 |
| 67 | Mansfield Town | 64 | 36.6% | 25.7% | 37.5% | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.35 |
| 68 | Cardiff City | 75 | 36.1% | 25.6% | 38.1% | 1.37 | 1.47 | 1.34 |
| 69 | Notts County | 103 | 37.2% | 24.5% | 38.2% | 1.44 | 1.47 | 1.36 |
| 70 | West Bromwich Albion | 103 | 38.9% | 24.4% | 36.5% | 1.55 | 1.47 | 1.41 |
| 71 | Chester City | 63 | 34.4% | 25.3% | 40.1% | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.28 |
| 72 | Rotherham County | 6 | 32.5% | 21.0% | 46.4% | 1.09 | 1.48 | 1.18 |
| 73 | Burnley | 103 | 39.0% | 24.0% | 36.9% | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.41 |
| 74 | West Ham United | 76 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 37.2% | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.38 |
| 75 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 103 | 40.7% | 23.0% | 36.2% | 1.63 | 1.48 | 1.45 |
| 76 | Rotherham United | 70 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 37.1% | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.39 |
| 77 | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | 39.3% | 24.4% | 36.1% | 1.55 | 1.49 | 1.42 |
| 78 | Derby County | 103 | 39.1% | 24.0% | 36.7% | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.41 |
| 79 | York City | 66 | 34.9% | 25.1% | 39.8% | 1.42 | 1.49 | 1.30 |
| 80 | Barnsley | 93 | 36.2% | 25.3% | 38.3% | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.34 |
| 81 | Grimsby Town | 98 | 38.1% | 22.6% | 39.1% | 1.45 | 1.49 | 1.37 |
| 82 | Swansea City | 75 | 36.5% | 24.2% | 39.1% | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.33 |
| 83 | Workington | 26 | 32.2% | 25.9% | 41.7% | 1.27 | 1.51 | 1.22 |
| 84 | Carlisle United | 67 | 35.6% | 24.3% | 40.0% | 1.41 | 1.52 | 1.31 |
| 85 | Torquay United | 68 | 34.6% | 25.7% | 39.5% | 1.36 | 1.52 | 1.29 |
| 86 | Exeter City | 75 | 33.1% | 26.0% | 40.8% | 1.33 | 1.52 | 1.25 |
| 87 | Doncaster Rovers | 72 | 35.4% | 24.6% | 39.9% | 1.39 | 1.52 | 1.30 |
| 88 | Charlton Athletic | 74 | 36.4% | 25.1% | 38.3% | 1.45 | 1.53 | 1.34 |
| 89 | Walsall | 82 | 35.8% | 24.0% | 40.1% | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.31 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 90 | Aldershot | 52 | 33.6% | 25.7% | 40.5% | 1.37 | 1.54 | 1.26 |
| 91 | Leicester City | 97 | 36.8% | 25.3% | 37.7% | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.35 |
| 92 | Rochdale | 74 | 33.3% | 25.6% | 41.0% | 1.35 | 1.55 | 1.25 |
| 93 | Lincoln City | 95 | 36.0% | 23.8% | 40.1% | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.32 |
| 94 | Halifax Town | 69 | 31.5% | 25.7% | 42.7% | 1.26 | 1.57 | 1.20 |
| 95 | Southport | 51 | 32.8% | 25.9% | 41.2% | 1.34 | 1.57 | 1.24 |
| 96 | Darlington | 73 | 34.0% | 24.3% | 41.6% | 1.41 | 1.57 | 1.26 |
| 97 | Gateshead | 34 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 37.2% | 1.56 | 1.59 | 1.39 |
| 98 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | 34.3% | 23.0% | 42.5% | 1.37 | 1.61 | 1.26 |
| 99 | Hartlepool United | 74 | 33.3% | 22.7% | 43.8% | 1.32 | 1.62 | 1.22 |
| 100 | Leeds City | 10 | 36.8% | 20.2% | 42.8% | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.30 |
| 101 | Bradford Park Avenue | 51 | 38.2% | 21.7% | 40.0% | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.36 |
| 102 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 30.9% | 23.4% | 45.6% | 1.32 | 1.63 | 1.16 |
| 103 | Glossop North End | 17 | 31.8% | 22.0% | 46.1% | 1.34 | 1.66 | 1.17 |
| 104 | Newport County | 60 | 33.2% | 23.3% | 43.3% | 1.38 | 1.70 | 1.23 |
| 105 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 35.1% | 22.8% | 41.9% | 1.54 | 1.71 | 1.28 |
| 106 | New Brighton | 21 | 32.4% | 21.1% | 46.3% | 1.34 | 1.72 | 1.18 |
| 107 | Barrow | 44 | 32.4% | 21.5% | 46.0% | 1.35 | 1.74 | 1.18 |
| 108 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 31.0% | 20.9% | 48.0% | 1.27 | 1.82 | 1.14 |
| 109 | Durham City | 7 | 33.2% | 18.8% | 47.9% | 1.37 | 1.84 | 1.18 |
| 110 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 27.3% | 25.2% | 47.3% | 1.24 | 1.85 | 1.07 |
| 111 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 35.8% | 18.6% | 45.4% | 1.55 | 1.85 | 1.26 |
| 112 | Nelson | 10 | 37.3% | 17.7% | 44.9% | 1.62 | 1.93 | 1.29 |
| 113 | Ashington | 8 | 33.2% | 21.6% | 45.1% | 1.49 | 1.98 | 1.21 |
| 114 | Burton United | 10 | 27.3% | 18.0% | 54.6% | 1.14 | 1.98 | 1.00 |
| 115 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 37.8% | 12.8% | 49.2% | 1.87 | 2.22 | 1.26 |
| 116 | Darwen | 8 | 32.3% | 11.6% | 56.0% | 1.72 | 2.24 | 1.08 |
| 117 | Accrington | 5 | 28.6% | 27.0% | 44.2% | 1.85 | 2.56 | 1.13 |
| 118 | Loughborough | 5 | 21.5% | 12.6% | 65.8% | 1.07 | 2.59 | 0.77 |
| 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 |