Stats
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southampton | 9 | 15.1 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 56.3 | 22.5 | 50.4 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 5 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 45.8 | 20.0 | 47.4 |
| 3 | Stockport County | 35 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 50.0 | 21.8 | 45.9 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 37.0 | 18.4 | 45.8 |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 41.3 | 19.0 | 45.5 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 13.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 41.2 | 20.0 | 45.5 |
| 7 | Bradford Park Avenue | 16 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 50.3 | 25.0 | 45.3 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 36 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 43.0 | 21.0 | 45.3 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 13.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 46.8 | 25.0 | 45.1 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 22 | 13.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 52.8 | 24.5 | 44.9 |
| 11 | Bristol City | 38 | 13.0 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 44.3 | 21.6 | 44.3 |
| 12 | Barnsley | 17 | 12.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 44.0 | 24.4 | 44.1 |
| 13 | Millwall | 37 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 41.6 | 20.4 | 44.0 |
| 14 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 49 | 12.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 43.1 | 22.4 | 43.8 |
| 15 | Reading | 56 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 43.7 | 23.6 | 43.8 |
| 16 | Hull City | 28 | 12.7 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 44.4 | 21.3 | 43.6 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 46 | 12.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 42.2 | 22.7 | 43.4 |
| 18 | Luton Town | 26 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 47.9 | 23.6 | 43.3 |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 12.5 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 35.2 | 19.0 | 43.1 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 19 | 12.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 39.4 | 25.6 | 42.9 |
| 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 44.5 | 23.3 | 42.9 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 35 | 12.2 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 39.9 | 21.5 | 42.8 |
| 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5 | 12.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 35.0 | 19.8 | 42.8 |
| 24 | Charlton Athletic | 14 | 12.4 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 40.7 | 21.8 | 42.7 |
| 25 | Swindon Town | 52 | 12.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 42.8 | 23.0 | 42.3 |
| 26 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 12.0 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 36.7 | 21.0 | 42.0 |
| 27 | Gateshead | 23 | 12.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 46.5 | 26.3 | 42.0 |
| 28 | Lincoln City | 31 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 45.8 | 23.2 | 41.8 |
| 29 | Wrexham | 52 | 12.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 42.4 | 24.3 | 41.8 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | |
| 30 | Crystal Palace | 33 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 42.3 | 23.1 | 41.8 |
| 31 | Northampton Town | 43 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 43.7 | 24.1 | 41.7 |
| 32 | Notts County | 27 | 12.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 41.1 | 22.9 | 41.7 |
| 33 | Bristol Rovers | 55 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 41.2 | 23.7 | 41.6 |
| 34 | Portsmouth | 10 | 11.6 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 37.5 | 20.2 | 41.4 |
| 35 | Burnley | 11 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 39.1 | 23.9 | 41.2 |
| 36 | Mansfield Town | 41 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 43.0 | 27.0 | 41.0 |
| 37 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 45.0 | 25.7 | 41.0 |
| 38 | Norwich City | 28 | 11.8 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 42.9 | 23.7 | 41.0 |
| 39 | Bury | 24 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 38.7 | 23.2 | 40.9 |
| 40 | Fulham | 18 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 40.0 | 23.8 | 40.8 |
| 41 | Bradford City | 32 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 42.1 | 25.7 | 40.8 |
| 42 | Peterborough United | 18 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 40.8 | 26.5 | 40.7 |
| 43 | AFC Bournemouth | 61 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 38.3 | 22.4 | 40.6 |
| 44 | Swansea City | 24 | 11.4 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 38.4 | 22.8 | 40.6 |
| 45 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 36.0 | 22.5 | 40.6 |
| 46 | Southend United | 52 | 11.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 40.4 | 23.0 | 40.6 |
| 47 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 41.1 | 23.5 | 40.2 |
| 48 | Brentford | 47 | 11.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 39.5 | 24.8 | 40.2 |
| 49 | Rotherham United | 43 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 40.9 | 23.5 | 40.2 |
| 50 | Watford | 46 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 40.1 |
| 51 | Shrewsbury Town | 33 | 11.0 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 39.5 | 26.0 | 40.0 |
| 52 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 42.9 | 21.9 | 39.8 |
| 53 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 42.1 | 27.4 | 39.6 |
| 54 | Carlisle United | 33 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 43.3 | 27.6 | 39.6 |
| 55 | Walsall | 61 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 40.4 | 24.5 | 39.5 |
| 56 | Hartlepool United | 34 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 40.5 | 25.1 | 39.5 |
| 57 | Leyton Orient | 33 | 11.3 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 39.3 | 25.0 | 39.5 |
| 58 | Gillingham | 52 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 36.1 | 23.3 | 39.4 |
| 59 | Oxford United | 15 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 35.8 | 24.4 | 39.4 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | |
| 60 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 43.6 | 28.3 | 39.0 |
| 61 | Nelson | 9 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 45.5 | 26.4 | 39.0 |
| 62 | Chester City | 35 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 40.4 | 26.0 | 38.9 |
| 63 | Workington | 10 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 40.4 | 26.5 | 38.8 |
| 64 | Torquay United | 33 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 43.1 | 28.6 | 38.7 |
| 65 | Colchester United | 26 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 38.8 | 28.5 | 38.6 |
| 66 | Crewe Alexandra | 37 | 11.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 41.2 | 26.9 | 38.5 |
| 67 | Darlington | 32 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 43.0 | 27.8 | 38.5 |
| 68 | Southport | 34 | 10.7 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 37.3 | 23.8 | 38.1 |
| 69 | Scunthorpe United | 15 | 10.3 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 37.8 | 25.8 | 38.1 |
| 70 | Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 32.5 | 22.2 | 38.1 |
| 71 | Halifax Town | 42 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 36.0 | 24.4 | 38.0 |
| 72 | Cardiff City | 18 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 39.1 | 25.9 | 37.8 |
| 73 | Rochdale | 36 | 10.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 39.9 | 26.9 | 37.8 |
| 74 | Durham City | 7 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 38.4 | 23.2 | 37.8 |
| 75 | Exeter City | 44 | 10.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 38.8 | 27.2 | 37.3 |
| 76 | Newport County | 40 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 38.1 | 27.3 | 37.1 |
| 77 | Barrow | 33 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 37.5 | 25.2 | 37.0 |
| 78 | York City | 38 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 38.6 | 26.5 | 36.9 |
| 79 | Ashington | 8 | 10.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 41.1 | 30.1 | 36.8 |
| 80 | Blackpool | 17 | 10.0 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 35.6 | 27.5 | 36.6 |
| 81 | New Brighton | 21 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 37.0 | 24.5 | 36.3 |
| 82 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 10.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 37.5 | 26.5 | 35.7 |
| 83 | Aldershot | 24 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 34.2 | 25.2 | 35.0 |
| 84 | Cambridge United | 9 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 34.8 | 29.2 | 35.0 |
| 85 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 37.6 | 25.3 | 34.8 |
| • 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 |