Club League History Summary
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Seasons spent by each of the 140 Clubs in the Four Flights of English League Football
together with the amount of time spent in the top flight as a percentage of the club’s League history.
Football League Club’s Divisional Records Season 1888-89 to 2018-19
| Clubs (143) | Total Seasons 125 | Debut Season | Debut Season | Last Season | % Time in | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-89 to 2023-24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | in League | in Top Flight | in Top Flight | Top Flight | ||
| 1 | Accrington |
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 1892-93 | 100.00% |
| 2 | Everton |
|
121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | Current | 96.80% |
| 3 | Liverpool |
|
109 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1893-94 | 1894-95 | Current | 90.83% |
| 4 | Arsenal |
|
107 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1893-94 | 1904-05 | Current | 89.17% |
| 5 | Aston Villa |
|
110 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | Current | 88.00% |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur |
|
89 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 1908-09 | 1909-10 | Current | 84.76% |
| 7 | Chelsea |
|
89 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 1905-06 | 1907-08 | Current | 82.41% |
| 8 | Manchester United |
|
99 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 1892-93 | 1892-93 | Current | 81.82% |
| 9 | Manchester City |
|
95 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 1892-93 | 1899-1900 | Current | 78.51% |
| 10 | Newcastle United |
|
92 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1893-94 | 1898-99 | Current | 76.67% |
| 11 | Sunderland |
|
86 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 1890-91 | 1890-91 | 2016-17 | 69.92% |
| 12 | West Ham United |
|
66 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 1919-20 | 1923-24 | Current | 67.35% |
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion |
|
81 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 2020-21 | 64.80% |
| 14 | Bolton Wanderers |
|
73 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 123 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 2011-12 | 59.35% |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers |
|
72 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 2011-12 | 58.54% |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday |
|
66 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 119 | 1892-93 | 1892-93 | 1999-2000 | 55.46% |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|
69 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 125 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | Current | 55.20% |
| 18 | Leeds United |
|
53 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1924-25 | 2022-23 | 54.64% |
| 19 | Middlesbrough |
|
61 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 1899-1900 | 1902-03 | 2016-17 | 54.46% |
| 20 | Stoke City |
|
62 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 115 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 2017-18 | 53.91% |
| 21 | Sheffield United |
|
63 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 119 | 1892-93 | 1893-94 | Current | 52.94% |
| 22 | Derby County |
|
65 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 2007-08 | 52.85% |
| 23 | Wimbledon |
|
14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1977-78 | 1986-87 | 1999-2000 | 51.85% |
| 24 | Burnley |
|
60 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 125 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | Current | 48.00% |
| 25 | Nottingham Forest |
|
58 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 1892-93 | 1892-93 | Current | 47.93% |
| 26 | Birmingham City |
|
57 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 1892-93 | 1894-95 | 2010-11 | 47.90% |
| 27 | Southampton |
|
46 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1966-67 | 2022-23 | 47.42% |
| 28 | Leicester City |
|
55 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 1895-96 | 1908-09 | 2022-23 | 46.22% |
| 29 | Preston North End |
|
46 | 49 | 23 | 5 | 123 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 1960-61 | 37.40% |
| 30 | Coventry City |
|
34 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 95 | 1919-20 | 1967-68 | 2000-01 | 35.79% |
| 31 | Ipswich Town |
|
27 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 77 | 1938-39 | 1961-62 | 2001-02 | 35.06% |
| 32 | Portsmouth |
|
33 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 95 | 1920-21 | 1927-28 | 2009-10 | 34.74% |
| 33 | Huddersfield Town |
|
32 | 41 | 22 | 6 | 101 | 1910-11 | 1920-21 | 2018-19 | 31.68% |
| 34 | Norwich City |
|
27 | 41 | 29 | 0 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1972-73 | 2021-22 | 27.84% |
| 35 | Charlton Athletic |
|
26 | 46 | 22 | 0 | 94 | 1921-22 | 1936-37 | 2006-07 | 27.66% |
| 36 | Fulham |
|
29 | 56 | 18 | 3 | 106 | 1907-08 | 1949-50 | Current | 27.36% |
| 37 | Darwen |
|
2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1891-92 | 1891-92 | 1893-94 | 25.00% |
| 38 | Notts County |
|
30 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 121 | 1888-89 | 1888-89 | 1991-92 | 24.79% |
| 39 | Crystal Palace |
|
24 | 37 | 33 | 3 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1969-70 | Current | 24.74% |
| 40 | Blackpool |
|
28 | 49 | 28 | 9 | 114 | 1896-97 | 1930-31 | 2010-11 | 24.56% |
| 41 | Queens Park Rangers |
|
23 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 95 | 1920-21 | 1968-69 | 2014-15 | 24.21% |
| 42 | Bury |
|
22 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 114 | 1894-95 | 1895-96 | 1928-29 | 19.30% |
| 43 | Luton Town |
|
17 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 93 | 1897-98 | 1955-56 | Current | 18.28% |
| 44 | Wigan Athletic |
|
8 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 44 | 1978-79 | 2005-06 | 2012-13 | 18.18% |
| 45 | Cardiff City |
|
17 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 95 | 1920-21 | 1921-22 | 2018-19 | 17.89% |
| 46 | Watford |
|
14 | 32 | 46 | 5 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1982-83 | 2021-22 | 14.43% |
| 47 | Oldham Athletic |
|
12 | 36 | 41 | 14 | 103 | 1907-08 | 1910-11 | 1993-94 | 11.65% |
| 48 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|
11 | 23 | 56 | 7 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1979-80 | Current | 11.34% |
| 49 | Bradford City |
|
12 | 29 | 41 | 26 | 108 | 1903-04 | 1908-09 | 2000-01 | 11.11% |
| 50 | Grimsby Town |
|
12 | 52 | 27 | 21 | 112 | 1892-93 | 1901-02 | 1947-48 | 10.71% |
| 51 | Swansea City |
|
9 | 41 | 26 | 19 | 95 | 1920-21 | 1981-82 | 2017-18 | 9.47% |
| 52 | Brentford |
|
8 | 17 | 57 | 15 | 97 | 1920-21 | 1935-36 | Current | 8.25% |
| 53 | Bristol City |
|
9 | 53 | 46 | 2 | 110 | 1901-02 | 1906-07 | 1979-80 | 8.18% |
| 54 | AFC Bournemouth |
|
7 | 7 | 70 | 10 | 94 | 1923-24 | 2015-16 | Current | 7.45% |
| 55 | Bradford Park Avenue |
|
3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 1908-09 | 1914-15 | 1920-21 | 6.00% |
| 56 | Glossop North End |
|
1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1898-99 | 1899-1900 | 1899-1900 | 5.88% |
| 57 | Oxford United |
|
3 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 56 | 1962-63 | 1985-86 | 1987-88 | 5.36% |
| 58 | Hull City |
|
5 | 61 | 24 | 16 | 106 | 1905-06 | 2008-09 | 2016-17 | 4.72% |
| 59 | Reading |
|
3 | 26 | 57 | 8 | 94 | 1920-21 | 2006-07 | 2012-13 | 3.19% |
| 60 | Millwall |
|
2 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 95 | 1920-21 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 2.11% |
| 61 | Carlisle United |
|
1 | 15 | 41 | 28 | 85 | 1928-29 | 1974-75 | 1974-75 | 1.18% |
| 62 | Swindon Town |
|
1 | 19 | 65 | 9 | 94 | 1920-21 | 1993-94 | 1993-94 | 1.06% |
| 63 | Northampton Town |
|
1 | 3 | 51 | 41 | 96 | 1920-21 | 1965-66 | 1965-66 | 1.04% |
| 64 | Leyton Orient |
|
1 | 41 | 43 | 19 | 104 | 1905-06 | 1962-63 | 1962-93 | 0.96% |
| 65 | Barnsley |
|
1 | 77 | 25 | 10 | 113 | 1898-99 | 1997-98 | 1997-98 | 0.88% |
| 66 | Port Vale |
|
0 | 41 | 44 | 23 | 108 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 67 | Plymouth Argyle |
|
0 | 41 | 42 | 12 | 95 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 68 | Lincoln City |
|
0 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 109 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 69 | Rotherham United |
|
0 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 93 | 1893-94 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 70 | Stockport County |
|
0 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 100 | 1900-01 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 71 | Bristol Rovers |
|
0 | 20 | 63 | 8 | 91 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 72 | Chesterfield Town |
|
0 | 20 | 55 | 24 | 99 | 1899-1900 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 73 | Doncaster Rovers |
|
0 | 16 | 38 | 33 | 87 | 1901-02 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 74 | Gainsborough Trinity |
|
0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1896-97 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 75 | Walsall Town |
|
0 | 15 | 71 | 12 | 98 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 76 | Burton United |
|
0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 77 | Crewe Alexandra |
|
0 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 98 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 78 | Tranmere Rovers |
|
0 | 11 | 59 | 20 | 90 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 79 | Shrewsbury Town |
|
0 | 10 | 42 | 19 | 71 | 1950-51 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 80 | Leeds City |
|
0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1905-06 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 81 | Scunthorpe United |
|
0 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 71 | 1950-51 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 82 | South Shields |
|
0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1919-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 83 | Cambridge United |
|
0 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 1970-71 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 84 | Southend United |
|
0 | 7 | 61 | 26 | 94 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 85 | Gillingham |
|
0 | 5 | 64 | 21 | 90 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 86 | Peterborough United |
|
0 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 62 | 1960-61 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 87 | Loughborough |
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1895-96 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 88 | Wrexham |
|
0 | 4 | 54 | 23 | 81 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 89 | Rotherham County |
|
0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1919-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 90 | Darlington |
|
0 | 3 | 31 | 47 | 81 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Burton Wanderers |
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1894-95 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 92 | New Brighton Tower |
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1898-99 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 93 | York City |
|
0 | 2 | 38 | 32 | 72 | 1929-30 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Colchester United |
|
0 | 2 | 38 | 30 | 70 | 1950-51 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Burton Albion |
|
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2009-10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Northwich Victoria |
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Mansfield Town |
|
0 | 1 | 42 | 36 | 79 | 1931-32 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Newport County |
|
0 | 1 | 40 | 28 | 69 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Wycombe Wanderers |
|
0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 1993-94 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Milton Keynes Dons |
|
0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 2004-05 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Yeovil Town |
|
0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 2003-04 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Nelson |
|
0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Hereford United |
|
0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 1972-73 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Bootle |
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1892-93 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis |
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1893-94 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Exeter City |
|
0 | 0 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Rochdale |
|
0 | 0 | 45 | 48 | 93 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Hartlepool United |
|
0 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 88 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Halifax Town |
|
0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 69 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Chester City |
|
0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 1931-32 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Accrington Stanley |
|
0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Torquay United |
|
0 | 0 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 1927-28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Southport |
|
0 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 50 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Barrow |
|
0 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 46 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Aldershot |
|
0 | 0 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 1932-33 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Gateshead |
|
0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 1930-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 117 | New Brighton |
|
0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1923-24 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Workington |
|
0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1951-52 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Merthyr Town |
|
0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1920-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Wigan Borough |
|
0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Fleetwood Town |
|
0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2012-13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Ashington |
|
0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Durham City |
|
0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Aberdare Athletic |
|
0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Cheltenham Town |
|
0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1999-2000 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 126 | AFC Wimbledon |
|
0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2011-12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Stevenage |
|
0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2010-11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Crawley Town |
|
0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2011-12 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Stalybridge Celtic |
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1921-22 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Thames Association |
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1930-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Barnet |
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 1991-92 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Macclesfield Town |
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 1997-98 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Dagenham & Redbridge |
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Rushden & Diamonds |
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2001-02 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Morecambe |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2007-08 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 136 | Scarborough |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1987-88 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 137 | Boston United |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2002-03 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 138 | Kidderminster Harriers |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2000-01 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 139 | Forest Green Rovers |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 140 | Maidstone United |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1989-90 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 141 | Salford City |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2019-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 142 | Harrogate Town |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 143 | Sutton United |
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Clubs (143) 1888-89 to 2023-24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Debut Season | Debut Seson | Last Season | % Time in | ||
| Bold = Founder Member of Football League | Total Seasons 125 | in League | in Top Flight | in Top Flight | Top Flight | ||||||
