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 | Liverpool | 56 | 20.6 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 70.6 | 44.8 | 72.5 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 56 | 20.1 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 73.2 | 49.6 | 71.1 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 18.2 | 12.3 | 15.0 | 63.5 | 56.6 | 67.2 | 62.9 |
| 4 | Reading | 56 | 18.3 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 67.8 | 62.4 | 66.5 | 55.2 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 56 | 18.5 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 65.5 | 50.4 | 66.4 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 42 | 17.4 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 66.4 | 60.8 | 65.4 | 66.7 |
| 7 | Leeds United | 56 | 17.8 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 62.3 | 51.6 | 64.9 | 15.9 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 14 | 17.9 | 10.6 | 16.2 | 70.6 | 68.3 | 64.4 | 57.6 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 56 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 69.7 | 60.0 | 64.1 | 19.9 |
| 10 | AFC Bournemouth | 56 | 17.2 | 12.2 | 16.1 | 60.5 | 56.6 | 64.0 | 57.8 |
| 11 | Millwall | 56 | 17.3 | 11.6 | 15.3 | 62.8 | 59.6 | 63.6 | 45.7 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 52 | 16.9 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 62.2 | 61.3 | 63.3 | 62.5 |
| 13 | Ipswich Town | 56 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 64.0 | 59.1 | 63.3 | 24.7 |
| 14 | Brentford | 56 | 17.0 | 12.0 | 16.3 | 63.0 | 61.6 | 63.1 | 57.2 |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 56 | 17.2 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 65.8 | 61.5 | 63.1 | 50.6 |
| 16 | Bristol Rovers | 56 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 65.1 | 61.9 | 62.9 | 48.3 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 56 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 63.2 | 61.3 | 62.7 | 49.8 |
| 18 | Southend United | 56 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 17.0 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 62.6 | 61.0 |
| 19 | Chesterfield | 56 | 16.9 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 60.1 | 59.3 | 62.5 | 62.1 |
| 20 | Bristol City | 56 | 16.8 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 63.4 | 59.3 | 62.3 | 43.8 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 56 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 16.7 | 65.2 | 64.0 | 62.2 | 65.6 |
| 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 56 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 66.8 | 56.4 | 62.2 | 10.1 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 50 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 65.0 | 66.7 | 62.1 | 67.7 |
| 24 | Tranmere Rovers | 56 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 17.1 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 62.1 | 59.7 |
| 25 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 16.1 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 56.0 | 55.0 | 62.0 | 59.2 |
| 26 | Burnley | 56 | 16.9 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 62.2 | 59.5 | 61.9 | 31.9 |
| 27 | Bradford City | 56 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 64.0 | 64.5 | 61.7 | 58.4 |
| 28 | Blackburn Rovers | 56 | 16.9 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 61.8 | 56.8 | 61.7 | 26.3 |
| 29 | Preston North End | 56 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 64.0 | 61.1 | 61.5 | 40.0 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | Avg Pos | |
| 30 | Sheffield United | 56 | 16.8 | 10.9 | 15.2 | 64.2 | 60.8 | 61.5 | 26.3 |
| 31 | Wrexham | 56 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 17.0 | 64.9 | 64.6 | 61.5 | 62.6 |
| 32 | Watford | 56 | 16.4 | 11.8 | 16.3 | 61.8 | 61.0 | 61.3 | 45.3 |
| 33 | Swindon Town | 56 | 16.3 | 12.1 | 16.5 | 61.9 | 62.5 | 61.2 | 50.3 |
| 34 | Northampton Town | 56 | 16.7 | 10.9 | 17.4 | 65.0 | 65.1 | 61.2 | 67.0 |
| 35 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 16.2 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 62.3 | 62.9 | 61.1 | 68.2 |
| 36 | Port Vale | 56 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 16.4 | 59.7 | 59.3 | 61.1 | 57.2 |
| 37 | Barnet | 11 | 16.4 | 11.7 | 16.3 | 60.0 | 59.8 | 61.0 | 71.9 |
| 38 | Nottingham Forest | 56 | 16.7 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 61.4 | 55.2 | 61.0 | 18.8 |
| 39 | Queens Park Rangers | 56 | 16.4 | 11.6 | 15.1 | 62.1 | 58.1 | 61.0 | 32.0 |
| 40 | Notts County | 56 | 16.5 | 11.2 | 16.4 | 62.7 | 63.5 | 60.9 | 48.2 |
| 41 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 17.6 | 52.8 | 56.4 | 60.8 | 76.4 |
| 42 | Walsall | 56 | 16.3 | 11.5 | 17.3 | 63.0 | 64.1 | 60.7 | 58.5 |
| 43 | Grimsby Town | 56 | 16.4 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 60.6 | 63.3 | 60.5 | 48.7 |
| 44 | Stockport County | 56 | 16.2 | 11.6 | 17.8 | 60.8 | 64.1 | 60.3 | 67.6 |
| 45 | Torquay United | 56 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 17.4 | 60.7 | 65.3 | 60.2 | 71.9 |
| 46 | Hull City | 56 | 15.9 | 12.1 | 16.0 | 60.4 | 60.3 | 60.1 | 49.4 |
| 47 | Blackpool | 56 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 15.8 | 62.0 | 59.5 | 60.1 | 37.1 |
| 48 | Wimbledon | 25 | 15.9 | 12.2 | 13.8 | 59.2 | 56.3 | 60.1 | 29.6 |
| 49 | Huddersfield Town | 56 | 16.1 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 58.6 | 59.0 | 59.9 | 38.6 |
| 50 | Bury | 56 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 16.8 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 59.8 | 54.7 |
| 51 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 16.7 | 62.1 | 63.8 | 59.7 | 49.5 |
| 52 | West Bromwich Albion | 56 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 62.9 | 60.4 | 59.6 | 20.3 |
| 53 | Lincoln City | 55 | 15.9 | 11.7 | 17.0 | 63.7 | 65.4 | 59.6 | 66.5 |
| 54 | Manchester City | 56 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 14.9 | 62.7 | 59.1 | 59.6 | 16.4 |
| 55 | Newcastle United | 56 | 16.3 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 64.3 | 59.6 | 59.6 | 16.2 |
| 56 | Barnsley | 56 | 15.8 | 12.0 | 16.7 | 60.8 | 64.2 | 59.5 | 47.5 |
| 57 | Everton | 56 | 16.0 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 59.8 | 55.0 | 59.4 | 11.2 |
| 58 | Norwich City | 56 | 15.8 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 59.4 | 59.6 | 59.3 | 30.6 |
| 59 | Cambridge United | 32 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 17.1 | 59.0 | 62.8 | 59.3 | 62.6 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | Avg Pos | |
| 60 | Bolton Wanderers | 56 | 16.0 | 11.1 | 15.8 | 59.6 | 59.2 | 59.2 | 29.4 |
| 61 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 17.2 | 60.7 | 63.7 | 59.1 | 57.5 |
| 62 | York City | 56 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 17.9 | 62.3 | 64.6 | 59.0 | 68.7 |
| 63 | Chelsea | 56 | 15.8 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 62.8 | 60.3 | 58.9 | 13.9 |
| 64 | Fulham | 56 | 15.9 | 11.2 | 16.0 | 62.1 | 61.4 | 58.9 | 37.0 |
| 65 | Sunderland | 56 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 59.6 | 59.0 | 58.8 | 22.3 |
| 66 | Oldham Athletic | 56 | 15.6 | 11.8 | 16.9 | 62.7 | 65.2 | 58.7 | 49.3 |
| 67 | Swansea City | 56 | 16.0 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 61.9 | 67.0 | 58.7 | 54.5 |
| 68 | Birmingham City | 56 | 15.8 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 58.6 | 25.6 |
| 69 | Middlesbrough | 56 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 60.1 | 57.6 | 58.6 | 24.2 |
| 70 | Aston Villa | 56 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 58.6 | 56.3 | 58.6 | 14.9 |
| 71 | Accrington Stanley | 15 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 19.5 | 67.0 | 78.6 | 58.6 | 59.8 |
| 72 | Luton Town | 56 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 15.9 | 61.1 | 60.5 | 58.5 | 34.6 |
| 73 | Carlisle United | 56 | 15.8 | 11.1 | 17.2 | 60.6 | 63.6 | 58.5 | 58.5 |
| 74 | Aldershot | 45 | 15.5 | 11.8 | 18.2 | 63.5 | 69.7 | 58.4 | 73.3 |
| 75 | Stoke City | 56 | 15.6 | 11.3 | 16.0 | 56.9 | 58.5 | 58.3 | 25.8 |
| 76 | Cardiff City | 56 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 16.0 | 58.4 | 61.6 | 58.3 | 44.1 |
| 77 | Southampton | 56 | 15.8 | 10.6 | 15.2 | 64.1 | 61.6 | 58.2 | 22.7 |
| 78 | Derby County | 56 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 61.5 | 60.2 | 58.1 | 23.3 |
| 79 | Crystal Palace | 56 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 56.7 | 60.2 | 57.5 | 38.9 |
| 80 | Portsmouth | 56 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 62.1 | 63.8 | 57.4 | 33.1 |
| 81 | Crewe Alexandra | 56 | 15.4 | 10.9 | 19.0 | 58.8 | 68.5 | 57.3 | 70.0 |
| 82 | Sheffield Wednesday | 56 | 15.3 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 60.7 | 60.2 | 57.3 | 22.6 |
| 83 | Oxford United | 40 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 17.4 | 56.9 | 60.1 | 57.2 | 47.1 |
| 84 | Scarborough | 13 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 57.8 | 64.1 | 57.1 | 77.2 |
| 85 | Doncaster Rovers | 53 | 15.2 | 11.3 | 18.0 | 59.5 | 67.5 | 57.1 | 67.2 |
| 86 | Exeter City | 56 | 14.9 | 12.1 | 18.5 | 58.5 | 67.7 | 57.0 | 72.6 |
| 87 | West Ham United | 56 | 15.4 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 61.2 | 60.6 | 56.9 | 18.3 |
| 88 | Newport County | 42 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 19.5 | 63.0 | 75.0 | 56.8 | 69.5 |
| 89 | Rochdale | 56 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 18.1 | 57.1 | 66.0 | 56.6 | 75.4 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | Avg Pos | |
| 90 | Leyton Orient | 56 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 17.5 | 57.2 | 62.6 | 56.5 | 53.7 |
| 91 | Bradford Park Avenue | 24 | 15.3 | 10.3 | 19.6 | 67.5 | 80.8 | 56.4 | 65.6 |
| 92 | Leicester City | 56 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 61.7 | 63.5 | 56.4 | 20.8 |
| 93 | Chester City | 55 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 18.9 | 59.0 | 66.9 | 56.3 | 70.2 |
| 94 | Workington | 26 | 14.8 | 11.9 | 19.1 | 58.6 | 69.6 | 56.3 | 73.8 |
| 95 | Darlington | 55 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 18.8 | 59.4 | 69.1 | 56.2 | 76.8 |
| 96 | Hartlepool United | 56 | 15.1 | 10.7 | 19.6 | 57.1 | 70.0 | 56.1 | 77.1 |
| 97 | Hereford United | 26 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 18.0 | 54.4 | 60.2 | 56.0 | 75.4 |
| 98 | Charlton Athletic | 56 | 15.0 | 10.7 | 16.7 | 61.3 | 66.4 | 55.8 | 29.1 |
| 99 | Coventry City | 56 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 16.1 | 56.2 | 59.6 | 55.4 | 26.4 |
| 100 | Barrow | 26 | 14.8 | 10.7 | 19.7 | 60.0 | 72.9 | 55.2 | 69.9 |
| 101 | Southport | 33 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 19.1 | 56.4 | 69.6 | 54.3 | 69.7 |
| 102 | Halifax Town | 51 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 19.8 | 55.1 | 70.6 | 52.7 | 74.0 |
| 103 | New Brighton | 5 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 22.0 | 45.2 | 73.8 | 45.2 | 63.0 |
| 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 |