Club League History Summary

Club League Divisional History Summary 1888-89 to 2025-26

Seasons spent by each of the 144 Clubs in the Four Flights of English League Football from 1888-89 to 2025-26. Includes 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 2025-26

	Clubs (144)		Total Seasons 127					Debut Season	Debut Season	Last Season	% Time
	1888-89 to 2025-26		1	2	3	4	Total	in League	in Top Flight	in Top Flight	in Top Flight
1	Accrington		5	0	0	0	5	1888-89	1888-89	1892-93	100.00%
2	Everton		123	4	0	0	127	1888-89	1888-89	Current	96.85%
3	Liverpool		111	11	0	0	122	1893-94	1894-95	Current	90.98%
4	Arsenal		109	13	0	0	122	1893-94	1904-05	Current	89.34%
5	Aston Villa		112	13	2	0	127	1888-89	1888-89	Current	88.19%
6	Tottenham Hotspur		91	16	0	0	107	1908-09	1909-10	Current	85.05%
7	Chelsea		91	19	0	0	110	1905-06	1907-08	Current	82.73%
8	Manchester United		101	22	0	0	123	1892-93	1892-93	Current	82.11%
9	Manchester City		97	25	1	0	123	1892-93	1899-1900	Current	78.86%
10	Newcastle United		94	28	0	0	122	1893-94	1898-99	Current	77.05%
11	Sunderland		87	34	5	0	126	1890-91	1890-91	Current	69.05%
12	West Ham United		68	32	0	0	100	1919-20	1923-24	Current	68.00%
13	West Bromwich Albion		81	46	1	0	128	1888-89	1888-89	2020-21	63.28%
14	Bolton Wanderers		73	34	17	2	126	1888-89	1888-89	2011-12	57.94%
15	Blackburn Rovers		72	48	6	0	126	1888-89	1888-89	2011-12	57.14%
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers		71	50	4	2	127	1888-89	1888-89	Current	55.91%
17	Sheffield Wednesday		66	47	9	0	122	1892-93	1892-93	1999-2000	54.10%
18	Leeds United		53	43	3	0	99	1920-21	1924-25	Current	53.54%
19	Middlesbrough		61	52	2	0	115	1899-1900	1902-03	2016-17	53.04%
20	Stoke City		62	48	8	0	118	1888-89	1888-89	2017-18	52.54%
21	Sheffield United		64	46	11	1	122	1892-93	1893-94	2023-24	52.46%
22	Wimbledon		14	6	3	4	27	1977-78	1986-87	1999-2000	51.85%
23	Derby County		65	56	6	0	127	1888-89	1888-89	2007-08	51.18%
24	Nottingham Forest		60	58	5	0	123	1892-93	1892-93	Current	48.78%
25	Burnley		61	48	11	7	127	1888-89	1888-89	Current	48.03%
26	Southampton		47	42	11	0	100	1920-21	1966-67	2024-25	47.00%
27	Birmingham City		57	60	5	0	122	1892-93	1894-95	2010-11	46.72%
28	Leicester City		56	65	1	0	122	1895-96	1908-09	2024-25	45.90%
29	Preston North End		46	52	23	5	126	1888-89	1888-89	1960-61	36.51%
30	Ipswich Town		28	39	13	0	80	1938-39	1961-62	2024-25	35.00%
31	Coventry City		34	34	29	1	98	1919-20	1967-68	2000-01	34.69%
32	Portsmouth		33	42	17	6	98	1920-21	1927-28	2009-10	33.67%
33	Huddersfield Town		32	42	24	6	104	1910-11	1920-21	2018-19	30.77%
34	Fulham		31	56	18	3	108	1907-08	1949-50	Current	28.70%
35	Norwich City		27	44	29	0	100	1920-21	1972-73	2021-22	27.00%
36	Charlton Athletic		26	47	24	0	97	1921-22	1936-37	2006-07	26.80%
37	Crystal Palace		26	37	33	3	99	1920-21	1969-70	Current	26.26%
38	Darwen		2	6	0	0	8	1891-92	1891-92	1893-94	25.00%
39	Notts County		30	37	35	22	124	1888-89	1888-89	1991-92	24.19%
40	Blackpool		28	49	31	9	117	1896-97	1930-31	2010-11	23.93%
41	Queens Park Rangers		23	36	39	0	98	1920-21	1968-69	2014-15	23.47%
42	Bury		22	39	29	24	114	1894-95	1895-96	1928-29	19.30%
43	Luton Town		18	38	31	9	96	1897-98	1955-56	2023-24	18.75%
44	Cardiff City		17	50	20	11	98	1920-21	1921-22	2018-19	17.35%
45	Wigan Athletic		8	7	24	8	47	1978-79	2005-06	2012-13	17.02%
46	Watford		14	35	46	5	100	1920-21	1982-83	2021-22	14.00%
47	Brighton & Hove Albion		13	23	56	7	99	1920-21	1979-80	Current	13.13%
48	Oldham Athletic		12	36	41	15	104	1907-08	1910-11	1993-94	11.54%
49	Bradford City		12	29	42	28	111	1903-04	1908-09	2000-01	10.81%
50	Grimsby Town		12	52	27	24	115	1892-93	1901-02	1947-48	10.43%
51	Brentford		10	17	57	15	99	1920-21	1935-36	Current	10.10%
52	AFC Bournemouth		9	7	70	10	96	1923-24	2015-16	Current	9.38%
53	Swansea City		9	44	26	19	98	1920-21	1981-82	2017-18	9.18%
54	Bristol City		9	56	46	2	113	1901-02	1906-07	1979-80	7.96%
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	20	22	14	59	1962-63	1985-86	1987-88	5.08%
58	Hull City		5	64	24	16	109	1905-06	2008-09	2016-17	4.59%
59	Reading		3	26	60	8	97	1920-21	2006-07	2012-13	3.09%
60	Millwall		2	48	43	5	98	1920-21	1988-89	1989-90	2.04%
61	Carlisle United		1	15	42	29	87	1928-29	1974-75	1974-75	1.15%
62	Swindon Town		1	19	65	12	97	1920-21	1993-94	1993-94	1.03%
63	Northampton Town		1	3	54	41	99	1920-21	1965-66	1965-66	1.01%
64	Leyton Orient		1	41	46	19	107	1905-06	1962-63	1962-93	0.93%
65	Barnsley		1	77	28	10	116	1898-99	1997-98	1997-98	0.86%
66	Plymouth Argyle		0	43	43	12	98	1920-21	0	0	0.00%
67	Port Vale		0	41	46	24	111	1892-93	0	0	0.00%
68	Lincoln City		0	34	37	41	112	1892-93	0	0	0.00%
69	Rotherham United		0	33	50	13	96	1893-94	0	0	0.00%
70	Stockport County		0	26	42	35	103	1900-01	0	0	0.00%
71	Bristol Rovers		0	20	65	9	94	1920-21	0	0	0.00%
72	Chesterfield Town		0	20	55	26	101	1899-1900	0	0	0.00%
73	Doncaster Rovers		0	16	39	35	90	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	14	100	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	43	101	1892-93	0	0	0.00%
78	Tranmere Rovers		0	11	59	23	93	1921-22	0	0	0.00%
79	Shrewsbury Town		0	10	44	20	74	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	12	26	46	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	24	93	1920-21	0	0	0.00%
86	Wrexham		0	5	55	24	84	1921-22	0	0	0.00%
87	Peterborough United		0	5	35	25	65	1960-61	0	0	0.00%
88	Loughborough		0	5	0	0	5	1895-96	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	Colchester United		0	2	38	33	73	1950-51	0	0	0.00%
94	York City		0	2	38	32	72	1929-30	0	0	0.00%
95	Burton Albion		0	2	7	6	15	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	44	37	82	1931-32	0	0	0.00%
98	Newport County		0	1	40	31	72	1920-21	0	0	0.00%
99	Wycombe Wanderers		0	1	18	13	32	1993-94	0	0	0.00%
100	Milton Keynes Dons		0	1	13	7	21	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	51	42	93	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	18	53	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	16	49	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	9	4	13	2012-13	0	0	0.00%
122	Ashington		0	0	8	0	8	1921-22	0	0	0.00%
123	Stevenage		0	0	7	7	14	2010-11	0	0	0.00%
124	Durham City		0	0	7	0	7	1921-22	0	0	0.00%
125	Aberdare Athletic		0	0	6	0	6	1921-22	0	0	0.00%
126	Cheltenham Town		0	0	6	18	24	1999-2000	0	0	0.00%
127	AFC Wimbledon		0	0	6	8	14	2011-12	0	0	0.00%
128	Crawley Town		0	0	4	10	14	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	21	22	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	17	17	2007-08	0	0	0.00%
136	Scarborough		0	0	0	12	12	1987-88	0	0	0.00%
137	Forest Green Rovers		0	0	0	6	6	2017-18	0	0	0.00%
138	Salford City		0	0	0	6	6	2019-20	0	0	0.00%
139	Boston United		0	0	0	5	5	2002-03	0	0	0.00%
140	Kidderminster Harriers		0	0	0	5	5	2000-01	0	0	0.00%
141	Harrogate Town		0	0	0	5	5	2020-21	0	0	0.00%
142	Maidstone United		0	0	0	3	3	1989-90	0	0	0.00%
143	Sutton United		0	0	0	2	2	2023-24	0	0	0.00%
144	Bromley		0	0	0	2	2	2024-25	0	0	0.00%
Clubs (144) 1888-89 to 2025-26				1	2	3	4	Total	Debut Season	Debut Seson	Last Season	% Time
	Bold = Founder Member of Football League		Total Seasons 127									in League	in Top Flight	in Top Flight	in Top Flight