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.
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlington | 39 | 1780 | 597 | 481 | 702 | 2286 | 2509 | 1939 | 44.7% |
| 2 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 1834 | 582 | 446 | 806 | 2250 | 2863 | 1883 | 41.9% |
| 3 | Rochdale | 38 | 1730 | 555 | 490 | 685 | 2124 | 2447 | 1906 | 43.2% |
| 4 | Torquay United | 35 | 1598 | 554 | 436 | 608 | 1996 | 2172 | 1829 | 44.5% |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 1458 | 505 | 377 | 576 | 1907 | 2086 | 1565 | 45.8% |
| 6 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 1409 | 518 | 392 | 499 | 1901 | 1848 | 1771 | 48.1% |
| 7 | Lincoln City | 30 | 1364 | 490 | 383 | 491 | 1869 | 1846 | 1575 | 46.9% |
| 8 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 | 1404 | 490 | 357 | 557 | 1848 | 2020 | 1508 | 45.1% |
| 9 | Aldershot | 28 | 1286 | 468 | 334 | 484 | 1829 | 1851 | 1393 | 47.3% |
| 10 | Exeter City | 31 | 1419 | 487 | 389 | 543 | 1798 | 1946 | 1559 | 44.8% |
| 11 | Northampton Town | 28 | 1272 | 477 | 308 | 487 | 1784 | 1783 | 1484 | 46.7% |
| 12 | Chester City | 28 | 1278 | 448 | 326 | 504 | 1754 | 1845 | 1394 | 45.6% |
| 13 | York City | 26 | 1186 | 433 | 301 | 452 | 1640 | 1606 | 1348 | 46.9% |
| 14 | Colchester United | 24 | 1090 | 448 | 275 | 367 | 1627 | 1438 | 1437 | 50.2% |
| 15 | Stockport County | 29 | 1332 | 438 | 352 | 542 | 1600 | 1896 | 1380 | 44.1% |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 22 | 1012 | 407 | 290 | 315 | 1487 | 1244 | 1339 | 51.0% |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 998 | 391 | 259 | 348 | 1472 | 1316 | 1290 | 48.2% |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 27 | 1234 | 350 | 331 | 553 | 1429 | 1872 | 1233 | 38.5% |
| 19 | Wrexham | 18 | 818 | 306 | 206 | 306 | 1243 | 1186 | 975 | 46.6% |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 780 | 318 | 185 | 277 | 1179 | 1057 | 953 | 49.4% |
| 21 | Bradford City | 17 | 780 | 307 | 205 | 268 | 1174 | 1089 | 845 | 52.6% |
| 22 | Newport County | 19 | 874 | 300 | 198 | 376 | 1167 | 1365 | 803 | 44.7% |
| 23 | Hereford United | 21 | 946 | 304 | 258 | 384 | 1121 | 1250 | 1110 | 41.8% |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 18 | 810 | 319 | 220 | 271 | 1105 | 1024 | 1024 | 50.7% |
| 25 | Southend United | 17 | 782 | 321 | 198 | 263 | 1082 | 968 | 977 | 50.5% |
| 26 | Carlisle United | 18 | 810 | 285 | 209 | 316 | 1028 | 1116 | 970 | 44.0% |
| 27 | Gillingham | 16 | 718 | 271 | 203 | 244 | 990 | 919 | 842 | 48.3% |
| 28 | Southport | 17 | 776 | 242 | 214 | 320 | 984 | 1196 | 711 | 44.6% |
| 29 | Cambridge United | 15 | 690 | 268 | 196 | 226 | 964 | 886 | 888 | 49.4% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Swansea City | 15 | 690 | 278 | 168 | 244 | 912 | 859 | 851 | 50.0% |
| 31 | Brentford | 13 | 598 | 252 | 145 | 201 | 880 | 735 | 675 | 54.3% |
| 32 | Workington | 16 | 734 | 227 | 200 | 307 | 873 | 1071 | 654 | 44.5% |
| 33 | Bury | 12 | 540 | 230 | 151 | 159 | 830 | 635 | 767 | 53.4% |
| 34 | Port Vale | 13 | 598 | 220 | 185 | 193 | 802 | 715 | 704 | 51.0% |
| 35 | Scarborough | 13 | 578 | 196 | 155 | 227 | 752 | 834 | 743 | 42.8% |
| 36 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 506 | 191 | 136 | 179 | 699 | 639 | 706 | 46.5% |
| 37 | Barrow | 11 | 504 | 151 | 127 | 226 | 685 | 897 | 429 | 42.5% |
| 38 | Bradford Park Avenue | 10 | 460 | 146 | 110 | 204 | 647 | 817 | 402 | 43.6% |
| 39 | Barnsley | 10 | 460 | 177 | 127 | 156 | 628 | 555 | 481 | 52.2% |
| 40 | Notts County | 9 | 414 | 181 | 103 | 130 | 627 | 544 | 494 | 56.5% |
| 41 | Barnet | 10 | 444 | 176 | 116 | 152 | 619 | 572 | 644 | 48.3% |
| 42 | Cardiff City | 10 | 452 | 181 | 138 | 133 | 600 | 512 | 681 | 50.2% |
| 43 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 | 406 | 163 | 104 | 139 | 567 | 507 | 543 | 48.2% |
| 44 | Walsall | 8 | 352 | 159 | 94 | 99 | 567 | 434 | 499 | 54.3% |
| 45 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 360 | 157 | 91 | 112 | 520 | 447 | 502 | 53.2% |
| 46 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 368 | 155 | 92 | 121 | 520 | 460 | 441 | 53.2% |
| 47 | Reading | 8 | 368 | 161 | 110 | 97 | 513 | 392 | 454 | 58.0% |
| 48 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | 320 | 121 | 70 | 129 | 499 | 513 | 312 | 48.7% |
| 49 | Rotherham United | 7 | 318 | 141 | 99 | 78 | 491 | 329 | 485 | 56.2% |
| 50 | Blackpool | 7 | 318 | 140 | 74 | 104 | 487 | 375 | 492 | 51.5% |
| 51 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 322 | 125 | 81 | 116 | 450 | 392 | 409 | 46.7% |
| 52 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 368 | 139 | 118 | 111 | 441 | 366 | 419 | 53.5% |
| 53 | Hull City | 8 | 368 | 132 | 108 | 128 | 436 | 423 | 504 | 45.6% |
| 54 | Millwall | 5 | 228 | 105 | 61 | 62 | 422 | 323 | 271 | 59.4% |
| 55 | Burnley | 7 | 318 | 124 | 76 | 118 | 416 | 411 | 448 | 46.9% |
| 56 | Watford | 5 | 230 | 110 | 51 | 69 | 387 | 296 | 271 | 58.9% |
| 57 | Preston North End | 5 | 222 | 97 | 62 | 63 | 341 | 275 | 353 | 53.0% |
| 58 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 230 | 100 | 64 | 66 | 337 | 246 | 264 | 57.3% |
| 59 | Luton Town | 4 | 184 | 97 | 36 | 51 | 332 | 235 | 260 | 62.8% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 230 | 101 | 62 | 67 | 306 | 243 | 365 | 52.8% |
| 61 | Wimbledon | 4 | 184 | 91 | 47 | 46 | 304 | 204 | 258 | 62.3% |
| 62 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 138 | 68 | 30 | 40 | 284 | 204 | 166 | 60.1% |
| 63 | Oxford United | 4 | 184 | 61 | 57 | 66 | 269 | 240 | 190 | 45.8% |
| 64 | Swindon Town | 4 | 184 | 87 | 39 | 58 | 263 | 211 | 300 | 54.3% |
| 65 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | 184 | 70 | 51 | 63 | 221 | 219 | 261 | 47.2% |
| 66 | Fulham | 3 | 134 | 53 | 43 | 38 | 189 | 155 | 202 | 50.2% |
| 67 | Maidstone United | 3 | 134 | 43 | 37 | 54 | 188 | 188 | 166 | 41.2% |
| 68 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 138 | 59 | 39 | 40 | 175 | 143 | 216 | 52.1% |
| 69 | Portsmouth | 2 | 92 | 44 | 24 | 24 | 153 | 97 | 112 | 60.8% |
| 70 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 92 | 51 | 16 | 25 | 151 | 93 | 169 | 61.2% |
| 71 | Bristol City | 2 | 92 | 37 | 27 | 28 | 129 | 114 | 138 | 50.0% |
| 72 | Gateshead | 2 | 92 | 28 | 17 | 47 | 114 | 171 | 73 | 39.6% |
| 73 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 92 | 32 | 23 | 37 | 103 | 108 | 119 | 43.1% |
| 74 | Sheffield United | 1 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 41 | 96 | 69.5% |
| 75 | Boston United | 1 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 76 | Coventry City | 1 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 47 | 60 | 65.2% |
| 77 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 88 | 40 | 43.4% |
| 78 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 47 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 79 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | 52.8% |
| 80 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 67 | 53 | 70 | 55.5% |
| 81 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 | 78 | 56.5% |
| 82 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 55.5% |
| 83 | Farnborough Town | 1 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 61 | 48.4% |
| 84 | Morecambe | 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 67 | 62 | 49.2% |
| 85 | Telford United | 1 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 86 | Margate | 1 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 46.0% |
| 87 | Woking | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 70 | 48 | 38.0% |
| 88 | Nuneaton Borough | 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 89 | Northwich Victoria | 1 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 55 | 43.6% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 43.6% |
| 91 | Leigh RMI | 1 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 42.0% |
| 92 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 76 | 51 | 40.4% |
| 93 | Hayes | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 80 | 44 | 34.9% |
| 94 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 65 | 39 | 30.9% |
| 95 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 45 | 32.6% |
| 96 | Stalybridge | 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 34.1% |
| Sns: | Seasons | Pct: | Winning Percentage (total points / total possible points) |