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 | Barnet | 10 | 17.6 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 61.9 | 57.2 | 64.4 | 71.6 |
| 2 | Millwall | 5 | 21.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 84.4 | 64.6 | 75.2 | 72.6 |
| 3 | Rotherham United | 7 | 20.1 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 70.1 | 47.0 | 74.5 | 73.5 |
| 4 | Reading | 8 | 20.1 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 64.1 | 49.0 | 74.1 | 74.3 |
| 5 | Watford | 5 | 22.0 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 77.4 | 59.2 | 76.2 | 75.0 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 67.4 | 49.2 | 72.8 | 75.0 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 5 | 19.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 68.2 | 55.0 | 70.6 | 76.0 |
| 8 | Walsall | 8 | 19.8 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 70.8 | 54.2 | 71.3 | 76.1 |
| 9 | Scarborough | 13 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 17.4 | 57.8 | 64.1 | 57.1 | 76.3 |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 20.2 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 61.2 | 48.6 | 73.0 | 76.4 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 7 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 69.5 | 53.5 | 70.5 | 76.4 |
| 12 | Bury | 12 | 19.1 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 69.1 | 52.9 | 70.0 | 76.5 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 65.0 | 55.8 | 70.2 | 77.2 |
| 14 | Colchester United | 24 | 18.6 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 67.7 | 59.9 | 67.4 | 77.2 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 22 | 18.5 | 13.1 | 14.3 | 67.5 | 56.5 | 68.6 | 77.3 |
| 16 | Brentford | 13 | 19.3 | 11.1 | 15.4 | 67.6 | 56.5 | 69.3 | 77.3 |
| 17 | Southend United | 17 | 18.8 | 11.6 | 15.4 | 63.6 | 56.9 | 68.2 | 77.4 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 19.3 | 11.5 | 15.1 | 65.0 | 57.5 | 69.6 | 77.7 |
| 19 | Notts County | 9 | 20.1 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 69.6 | 60.4 | 71.7 | 77.7 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 10 | 18.1 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 60.0 | 51.2 | 68.1 | 77.8 |
| 21 | Southport | 17 | 14.2 | 12.5 | 18.8 | 57.8 | 70.3 | 55.2 | 78.0 |
| 22 | Swansea City | 15 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 16.2 | 60.8 | 57.2 | 66.8 | 78.2 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 18.1 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 63.0 | 56.3 | 65.8 | 78.4 |
| 24 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 55.1 | 45.7 | 66.8 | 78.5 |
| 25 | Barnsley | 10 | 17.7 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 62.8 | 55.5 | 65.8 | 78.5 |
| 26 | Cambridge United | 15 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 64.2 | 59.0 | 66.6 | 78.6 |
| 27 | Chester City | 28 | 16.0 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 62.6 | 65.8 | 59.6 | 78.7 |
| 28 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 69.3 | 62.1 | 67.0 | 78.8 |
| 29 | Bradford City | 17 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 15.7 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 66.2 | 78.9 |
| Team | Sns | WpS | DpS | LpS | FpS | ApS | PpS | Avg Pos | |
| 30 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 17.3 | 12.3 | 16.2 | 63.5 | 58.0 | 64.4 | 79.0 |
| 31 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 17.7 | 11.7 | 15.8 | 66.9 | 59.8 | 65.0 | 79.1 |
| 32 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 17.9 | 59.6 | 65.1 | 58.9 | 79.2 |
| 33 | Port Vale | 13 | 16.9 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 61.6 | 55.0 | 65.0 | 79.4 |
| 34 | Hereford United | 21 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 18.2 | 53.3 | 59.5 | 55.7 | 79.5 |
| 35 | Chesterfield | 18 | 17.7 | 12.2 | 15.0 | 61.3 | 56.8 | 65.3 | 79.6 |
| 36 | Gillingham | 16 | 16.9 | 12.6 | 15.2 | 61.8 | 57.4 | 63.5 | 79.8 |
| 37 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 17.8 | 11.5 | 16.5 | 64.2 | 56.0 | 65.1 | 80.0 |
| 38 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 16.7 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 61.3 | 59.6 | 62.7 | 80.0 |
| 39 | Aldershot | 28 | 16.7 | 11.9 | 17.2 | 65.3 | 66.1 | 62.0 | 80.2 |
| 40 | Wrexham | 18 | 17.0 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 69.0 | 65.8 | 62.4 | 80.3 |
| 41 | Burnley | 7 | 17.7 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 59.4 | 58.7 | 64.0 | 80.4 |
| 42 | Hull City | 8 | 16.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 54.5 | 52.8 | 63.0 | 80.6 |
| 43 | Northampton Town | 28 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 17.3 | 63.7 | 63.6 | 62.1 | 80.6 |
| 44 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 17.2 | 10.0 | 18.4 | 71.2 | 73.2 | 61.8 | 81.0 |
| 45 | Lincoln City | 30 | 16.3 | 12.7 | 16.3 | 62.3 | 61.5 | 61.7 | 81.0 |
| 46 | Torquay United | 35 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 17.3 | 57.0 | 62.0 | 59.9 | 81.4 |
| 47 | York City | 26 | 16.6 | 11.5 | 17.3 | 63.0 | 61.7 | 61.5 | 81.6 |
| 48 | Exeter City | 31 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 17.5 | 58.0 | 62.7 | 59.6 | 82.0 |
| 49 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 15.7 | 11.7 | 18.0 | 59.5 | 65.1 | 59.1 | 82.1 |
| 50 | Carlisle United | 18 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 17.5 | 57.1 | 62.0 | 59.1 | 82.5 |
| 51 | Darlington | 39 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 18.0 | 58.6 | 64.3 | 58.2 | 82.8 |
| 52 | Workington | 16 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 19.1 | 54.5 | 66.9 | 55.0 | 83.0 |
| 53 | Newport County | 19 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 19.7 | 61.4 | 71.8 | 57.7 | 83.1 |
| 54 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 20.4 | 64.7 | 81.7 | 54.8 | 83.5 |
| 55 | Stockport County | 29 | 15.1 | 12.1 | 18.6 | 55.1 | 65.3 | 57.4 | 83.5 |
| 56 | Rochdale | 38 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 55.8 | 64.3 | 56.7 | 83.6 |
| 57 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 20.1 | 56.2 | 71.5 | 54.8 | 84.5 |
| 58 | Barrow | 11 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 20.5 | 62.2 | 81.5 | 52.7 | 85.0 |
| 59 | Halifax Town | 27 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 20.4 | 52.9 | 69.3 | 51.1 | 86.1 |
| 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 |