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 | Liverpool | 11 | 56.7% | 19.1% | 24.0% | 2.28 | 1.33 | 1.89 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 50.3% | 21.8% | 27.8% | 1.97 | 1.32 | 1.72 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 19 | 48.7% | 25.6% | 25.5% | 1.68 | 1.12 | 1.71 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 22 | 49.7% | 20.5% | 29.6% | 1.75 | 1.18 | 1.69 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 13 | 50.4% | 17.0% | 32.4% | 1.92 | 1.28 | 1.68 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 46.5% | 25.7% | 27.6% | 1.87 | 1.27 | 1.65 |
| 7 | Newcastle United | 26 | 45.9% | 20.8% | 33.1% | 1.71 | 1.37 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 43.8% | 25.6% | 30.5% | 1.59 | 1.33 | 1.57 |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 45 | 43.9% | 24.1% | 31.8% | 1.58 | 1.25 | 1.56 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 28 | 43.4% | 25.5% | 30.9% | 1.56 | 1.21 | 1.56 |
| 11 | West Ham United | 29 | 43.6% | 24.3% | 31.9% | 1.59 | 1.31 | 1.55 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 26 | 42.3% | 27.9% | 29.6% | 1.49 | 1.19 | 1.55 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 27 | 42.2% | 27.0% | 30.7% | 1.51 | 1.26 | 1.53 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 10 | 42.4% | 26.3% | 31.2% | 1.46 | 1.15 | 1.53 |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 34 | 42.4% | 26.0% | 31.5% | 1.60 | 1.31 | 1.53 |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 41.6% | 25.0% | 33.2% | 1.55 | 1.27 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 37 | 41.8% | 24.2% | 33.9% | 1.58 | 1.34 | 1.49 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 28 | 41.2% | 25.6% | 33.0% | 1.52 | 1.30 | 1.49 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 52 | 41.1% | 24.7% | 34.0% | 1.54 | 1.41 | 1.48 |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 36 | 40.5% | 25.6% | 33.8% | 1.47 | 1.34 | 1.47 |
| 21 | Derby County | 35 | 40.7% | 24.3% | 34.8% | 1.56 | 1.40 | 1.46 |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 40.3% | 23.8% | 35.8% | 1.52 | 1.35 | 1.44 |
| 23 | Preston North End | 33 | 38.7% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 1.53 | 1.43 | 1.42 |
| 24 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 38.1% | 28.3% | 33.5% | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.42 |
| 25 | Southampton | 34 | 39.1% | 24.7% | 36.1% | 1.55 | 1.49 | 1.42 |
| 26 | Stoke City | 35 | 38.7% | 25.6% | 35.5% | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.41 |
| 27 | Burnley | 34 | 39.0% | 24.1% | 36.7% | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.41 |
| 28 | Fulham | 50 | 38.4% | 24.0% | 37.4% | 1.47 | 1.38 | 1.39 |
| 29 | Norwich City | 27 | 37.7% | 25.9% | 36.2% | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.39 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 30 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 37.3% | 27.3% | 35.3% | 1.29 | 1.24 | 1.39 |
| 31 | Blackpool | 43 | 38.3% | 24.1% | 37.4% | 1.45 | 1.43 | 1.39 |
| 32 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 37.6% | 26.0% | 36.2% | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.39 |
| 33 | Nottingham Forest | 41 | 37.4% | 25.2% | 37.3% | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.37 |
| 34 | Millwall | 31 | 36.4% | 26.9% | 36.5% | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.36 |
| 35 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 36.7% | 25.9% | 37.2% | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.36 |
| 36 | Brentford | 10 | 36.7% | 25.7% | 37.5% | 1.38 | 1.47 | 1.36 |
| 37 | Coventry City | 19 | 37.2% | 23.9% | 38.7% | 1.38 | 1.43 | 1.35 |
| 38 | Bradford Park Avenue | 22 | 38.3% | 20.7% | 40.8% | 1.60 | 1.63 | 1.35 |
| 39 | Luton Town | 32 | 36.6% | 25.7% | 37.6% | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.35 |
| 40 | Carlisle United | 15 | 36.3% | 25.0% | 38.5% | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.34 |
| 41 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 36.0% | 25.9% | 37.9% | 1.47 | 1.56 | 1.34 |
| 42 | Notts County | 37 | 36.2% | 24.9% | 38.8% | 1.46 | 1.53 | 1.33 |
| 43 | Bury | 39 | 37.0% | 21.7% | 41.2% | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.32 |
| 44 | Cardiff City | 32 | 35.7% | 25.2% | 38.9% | 1.36 | 1.48 | 1.32 |
| 45 | Bristol City | 41 | 35.3% | 25.7% | 38.9% | 1.34 | 1.43 | 1.31 |
| 46 | Grimsby Town | 51 | 36.1% | 22.6% | 41.1% | 1.45 | 1.57 | 1.31 |
| 47 | Hull City | 50 | 34.8% | 26.3% | 38.7% | 1.35 | 1.45 | 1.30 |
| 48 | Rotherham United | 20 | 35.7% | 23.4% | 40.7% | 1.56 | 1.70 | 1.30 |
| 49 | Leeds City | 10 | 36.8% | 20.2% | 42.8% | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.30 |
| 50 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 | 35.4% | 23.9% | 40.5% | 1.36 | 1.52 | 1.30 |
| 51 | Bradford City | 27 | 34.8% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 1.35 | 1.48 | 1.29 |
| 52 | Barnsley | 65 | 34.7% | 25.0% | 40.1% | 1.38 | 1.55 | 1.29 |
| 53 | Watford | 17 | 33.7% | 27.7% | 38.5% | 1.23 | 1.30 | 1.29 |
| 54 | Portsmouth | 37 | 33.9% | 26.8% | 39.1% | 1.37 | 1.44 | 1.28 |
| 55 | Gateshead | 9 | 34.1% | 26.1% | 39.6% | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.28 |
| 56 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 33.2% | 28.0% | 38.6% | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.27 |
| 57 | Scunthorpe United | 6 | 34.1% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 1.49 | 1.71 | 1.27 |
| 58 | Swansea City | 34 | 34.8% | 22.4% | 42.7% | 1.50 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 59 | Bristol Rovers | 19 | 33.5% | 25.8% | 40.6% | 1.43 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| Team | Sns | %W | %D | %L | GFA | GAA | PpG | |
| 60 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 37.8% | 12.8% | 49.2% | 1.87 | 2.22 | 1.26 |
| 61 | Chesterfield | 20 | 33.8% | 24.4% | 41.6% | 1.37 | 1.59 | 1.26 |
| 62 | Swindon Town | 18 | 32.7% | 27.4% | 39.8% | 1.30 | 1.45 | 1.25 |
| 63 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 32.3% | 27.9% | 39.6% | 1.12 | 1.28 | 1.25 |
| 64 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 32.7% | 25.7% | 41.4% | 1.42 | 1.61 | 1.24 |
| 65 | Oxford United | 18 | 32.1% | 27.1% | 40.6% | 1.18 | 1.31 | 1.23 |
| 66 | Leyton Orient | 41 | 32.1% | 26.5% | 41.3% | 1.17 | 1.41 | 1.22 |
| 67 | Port Vale | 41 | 33.0% | 22.6% | 44.3% | 1.36 | 1.66 | 1.21 |
| 68 | Glossop North End | 16 | 33.0% | 21.5% | 45.3% | 1.36 | 1.63 | 1.20 |
| 69 | Southend United | 6 | 31.8% | 25.0% | 43.1% | 1.18 | 1.50 | 1.20 |
| 70 | Cambridge United | 8 | 29.9% | 30.2% | 39.8% | 1.13 | 1.38 | 1.20 |
| 71 | Darwen | 6 | 36.3% | 10.7% | 52.8% | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.19 |
| 72 | Reading | 11 | 31.6% | 24.5% | 43.7% | 1.27 | 1.61 | 1.19 |
| 73 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 31.0% | 20.9% | 48.0% | 1.27 | 1.82 | 1.14 |
| 74 | Walsall | 13 | 29.3% | 23.4% | 47.1% | 1.46 | 1.92 | 1.11 |
| 75 | Stockport County | 26 | 28.7% | 24.2% | 47.0% | 1.17 | 1.67 | 1.10 |
| 76 | Lincoln City | 34 | 29.8% | 20.6% | 49.4% | 1.38 | 1.90 | 1.10 |
| 77 | Doncaster Rovers | 14 | 28.3% | 24.1% | 47.5% | 1.28 | 1.84 | 1.09 |
| 78 | Burton United | 10 | 27.3% | 18.0% | 54.6% | 1.14 | 1.98 | 1.00 |
| 79 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 26.7% | 19.4% | 53.8% | 1.15 | 2.02 | 0.99 |
| 80 | Loughborough | 5 | 21.5% | 12.6% | 65.8% | 1.07 | 2.59 | 0.77 |
| Sns: | Seasons | %W: | Percentage of Wins |
| %D: | Percentage of Draws | %L: | Percentage of Losses |
| GFA: | Goals For Average per match | GAA: | Goals Against Average per match |
| PpG: | Points per Game |