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 | Liverpool | 98 | 3916 | 1839 | 951 | 1126 | 6714 | 4935 | 5071 | 58.4% |
| 2 | Manchester United | 99 | 3948 | 1812 | 965 | 1171 | 6745 | 5202 | 5037 | 57.6% |
| 3 | Arsenal | 98 | 3916 | 1732 | 980 | 1204 | 6444 | 5074 | 4851 | 55.9% |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 103 | 4150 | 1690 | 955 | 1505 | 6779 | 6180 | 4702 | 50.8% |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 103 | 4052 | 1711 | 940 | 1401 | 6738 | 5890 | 4680 | 52.3% |
| 6 | Preston North End | 103 | 4178 | 1630 | 1037 | 1511 | 6301 | 5951 | 4669 | 50.1% |
| 7 | Sunderland | 101 | 4058 | 1663 | 990 | 1405 | 6473 | 5814 | 4644 | 51.4% |
| 8 | Everton | 103 | 4040 | 1656 | 995 | 1389 | 6497 | 5739 | 4633 | 51.9% |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 103 | 4108 | 1617 | 1004 | 1487 | 6407 | 6127 | 4606 | 50.5% |
| 10 | Burnley | 103 | 4162 | 1624 | 1000 | 1538 | 6238 | 6166 | 4605 | 49.6% |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 103 | 4142 | 1624 | 989 | 1529 | 6262 | 5967 | 4596 | 49.8% |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 99 | 4040 | 1602 | 992 | 1446 | 6282 | 5953 | 4558 | 50.5% |
| 13 | Manchester City | 99 | 3990 | 1624 | 969 | 1397 | 6520 | 5843 | 4557 | 51.3% |
| 14 | West Bromwich Albion | 103 | 4140 | 1614 | 1011 | 1515 | 6455 | 6113 | 4557 | 49.4% |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 98 | 3940 | 1629 | 912 | 1399 | 6305 | 5631 | 4528 | 51.7% |
| 16 | Notts County | 103 | 4204 | 1564 | 1031 | 1609 | 6082 | 6207 | 4508 | 48.1% |
| 17 | Derby County | 103 | 4080 | 1599 | 980 | 1501 | 6403 | 6086 | 4491 | 49.7% |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 99 | 3992 | 1550 | 991 | 1451 | 6067 | 5829 | 4411 | 49.8% |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 99 | 4038 | 1531 | 994 | 1513 | 5915 | 5777 | 4401 | 48.8% |
| 20 | Bury | 97 | 4070 | 1520 | 978 | 1572 | 5922 | 5970 | 4370 | 48.0% |
| 21 | Grimsby Town | 98 | 4090 | 1560 | 927 | 1603 | 5965 | 6129 | 4369 | 47.8% |
| 22 | Nottingham Forest | 99 | 3988 | 1495 | 1002 | 1491 | 5818 | 5762 | 4344 | 49.0% |
| 23 | Bristol City | 90 | 3832 | 1479 | 982 | 1371 | 5525 | 5289 | 4315 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Blackpool | 94 | 3928 | 1451 | 975 | 1502 | 5699 | 5764 | 4229 | 47.9% |
| 25 | Barnsley | 93 | 3956 | 1435 | 1002 | 1519 | 5596 | 5926 | 4208 | 47.5% |
| 26 | Leicester City | 97 | 3936 | 1451 | 999 | 1486 | 5961 | 6114 | 4207 | 48.0% |
| 27 | Stockport County | 90 | 3908 | 1432 | 950 | 1526 | 5491 | 5672 | 4151 | 47.2% |
| 28 | Bradford City | 88 | 3820 | 1408 | 976 | 1436 | 5477 | 5491 | 4146 | 48.3% |
| 29 | Stoke City | 95 | 3852 | 1421 | 949 | 1482 | 5318 | 5494 | 4138 | 47.8% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 30 | Lincoln City | 95 | 3962 | 1430 | 943 | 1589 | 5853 | 6180 | 4110 | 46.5% |
| 31 | Middlesbrough | 92 | 3782 | 1434 | 923 | 1425 | 5711 | 5542 | 4103 | 48.5% |
| 32 | Hull City | 86 | 3692 | 1389 | 974 | 1329 | 5280 | 5083 | 4084 | 48.9% |
| 33 | Port Vale | 89 | 3812 | 1356 | 989 | 1467 | 5200 | 5469 | 4052 | 47.1% |
| 34 | Chesterfield | 84 | 3642 | 1405 | 887 | 1350 | 5195 | 5025 | 4035 | 49.0% |
| 35 | Chelsea | 86 | 3538 | 1371 | 939 | 1228 | 5331 | 5092 | 4023 | 50.7% |
| 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 83 | 3416 | 1411 | 843 | 1162 | 5583 | 4826 | 3993 | 52.0% |
| 37 | Fulham | 84 | 3564 | 1346 | 894 | 1324 | 5260 | 5073 | 3956 | 49.0% |
| 38 | Huddersfield Town | 81 | 3480 | 1342 | 907 | 1231 | 4967 | 4682 | 3933 | 49.7% |
| 39 | Oldham Athletic | 84 | 3632 | 1331 | 928 | 1373 | 5231 | 5337 | 3913 | 47.7% |
| 40 | Reading | 75 | 3352 | 1344 | 837 | 1171 | 5062 | 4697 | 3897 | 50.8% |
| 41 | Millwall | 75 | 3282 | 1300 | 862 | 1120 | 4740 | 4368 | 3836 | 51.1% |
| 42 | Leeds United | 75 | 3128 | 1307 | 818 | 1003 | 4712 | 4099 | 3792 | 53.2% |
| 43 | Brentford | 75 | 3342 | 1284 | 850 | 1208 | 4834 | 4650 | 3787 | 49.5% |
| 44 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 75 | 3298 | 1301 | 832 | 1165 | 4815 | 4493 | 3765 | 49.9% |
| 45 | Leyton Orient | 86 | 3692 | 1239 | 947 | 1506 | 4701 | 5331 | 3760 | 45.0% |
| 46 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 | 3292 | 1274 | 850 | 1168 | 4888 | 4584 | 3752 | 49.7% |
| 47 | Walsall | 82 | 3524 | 1262 | 846 | 1416 | 5147 | 5432 | 3733 | 46.6% |
| 48 | Swindon Town | 75 | 3324 | 1230 | 870 | 1224 | 4816 | 4824 | 3682 | 48.3% |
| 49 | Bristol Rovers | 75 | 3294 | 1232 | 837 | 1225 | 4827 | 4801 | 3669 | 48.5% |
| 50 | Watford | 75 | 3300 | 1234 | 857 | 1209 | 4717 | 4605 | 3668 | 48.7% |
| 51 | Tranmere Rovers | 74 | 3304 | 1249 | 809 | 1246 | 4945 | 4833 | 3662 | 48.3% |
| 52 | Luton Town | 78 | 3302 | 1258 | 831 | 1213 | 5049 | 4798 | 3660 | 48.7% |
| 53 | Queens Park Rangers | 75 | 3216 | 1246 | 831 | 1139 | 4734 | 4437 | 3644 | 49.7% |
| 54 | Southend United | 75 | 3358 | 1242 | 827 | 1289 | 4797 | 4883 | 3643 | 47.4% |
| 55 | Northampton Town | 75 | 3326 | 1269 | 778 | 1279 | 4946 | 4889 | 3640 | 47.8% |
| 56 | AFC Bournemouth | 72 | 3230 | 1201 | 853 | 1176 | 4398 | 4307 | 3610 | 48.6% |
| 57 | Wrexham | 74 | 3280 | 1227 | 821 | 1232 | 4867 | 4818 | 3599 | 47.8% |
| 58 | Crystal Palace | 75 | 3240 | 1185 | 871 | 1184 | 4549 | 4578 | 3575 | 48.4% |
| 59 | Portsmouth | 75 | 3236 | 1177 | 844 | 1215 | 4716 | 4751 | 3535 | 47.6% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 60 | Norwich City | 75 | 3204 | 1165 | 868 | 1171 | 4538 | 4618 | 3520 | 48.1% |
| 61 | West Ham United | 76 | 3170 | 1208 | 780 | 1182 | 4805 | 4712 | 3520 | 48.8% |
| 62 | Swansea City | 75 | 3278 | 1199 | 795 | 1284 | 4615 | 4930 | 3511 | 46.7% |
| 63 | Cardiff City | 75 | 3218 | 1164 | 827 | 1227 | 4438 | 4744 | 3489 | 47.2% |
| 64 | Crewe Alexandra | 78 | 3402 | 1169 | 784 | 1449 | 4676 | 5482 | 3466 | 44.6% |
| 65 | Southampton | 75 | 3136 | 1185 | 803 | 1148 | 4713 | 4586 | 3456 | 48.5% |
| 66 | Rotherham United | 70 | 3066 | 1169 | 757 | 1140 | 4638 | 4567 | 3435 | 48.4% |
| 67 | Gillingham | 70 | 3130 | 1109 | 828 | 1193 | 4169 | 4461 | 3411 | 47.3% |
| 68 | Charlton Athletic | 74 | 3138 | 1145 | 790 | 1203 | 4581 | 4811 | 3394 | 47.3% |
| 69 | Coventry City | 76 | 3206 | 1144 | 830 | 1232 | 4551 | 4684 | 3382 | 46.5% |
| 70 | Exeter City | 75 | 3351 | 1111 | 872 | 1368 | 4476 | 5120 | 3378 | 44.0% |
| 71 | Rochdale | 74 | 3288 | 1095 | 842 | 1351 | 4441 | 5124 | 3338 | 44.3% |
| 72 | Darlington | 73 | 3246 | 1104 | 791 | 1351 | 4578 | 5127 | 3295 | 44.5% |
| 73 | Hartlepool United | 74 | 3300 | 1102 | 752 | 1446 | 4377 | 5349 | 3270 | 43.2% |
| 74 | Doncaster Rovers | 72 | 3140 | 1112 | 775 | 1253 | 4368 | 4804 | 3247 | 45.8% |
| 75 | Torquay United | 68 | 3052 | 1058 | 787 | 1207 | 4155 | 4649 | 3201 | 45.3% |
| 76 | Mansfield Town | 64 | 2878 | 1055 | 742 | 1081 | 4248 | 4241 | 3179 | 47.3% |
| 77 | York City | 66 | 2960 | 1035 | 745 | 1180 | 4223 | 4422 | 3151 | 45.8% |
| 78 | Carlisle United | 67 | 2938 | 1047 | 714 | 1177 | 4144 | 4469 | 3110 | 45.6% |
| 79 | Ipswich Town | 57 | 2448 | 1001 | 602 | 845 | 3646 | 3363 | 2968 | 51.1% |
| 80 | Chester City | 63 | 2838 | 979 | 720 | 1139 | 3951 | 4197 | 2958 | 44.8% |
| 81 | Halifax Town | 69 | 3068 | 967 | 790 | 1311 | 3889 | 4818 | 2926 | 42.6% |
| 82 | Scunthorpe United | 52 | 2351 | 845 | 645 | 861 | 3240 | 3275 | 2696 | 47.6% |
| 83 | Colchester United | 50 | 2286 | 834 | 606 | 846 | 3252 | 3339 | 2596 | 47.7% |
| 84 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | 2350 | 812 | 640 | 898 | 3157 | 3316 | 2565 | 45.5% |
| 85 | Newport County | 60 | 2672 | 888 | 625 | 1159 | 3700 | 4557 | 2491 | 43.9% |
| 86 | Peterborough United | 42 | 1932 | 734 | 547 | 651 | 2789 | 2556 | 2343 | 48.5% |
| 87 | Aldershot | 52 | 2346 | 789 | 605 | 952 | 3217 | 3632 | 2328 | 45.1% |
| 88 | Bradford Park Avenue | 51 | 2190 | 837 | 476 | 877 | 3516 | 3582 | 2150 | 49.0% |
| 89 | Southport | 51 | 2242 | 736 | 582 | 924 | 3014 | 3537 | 2067 | 45.6% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 90 | Oxford United | 40 | 1790 | 598 | 496 | 696 | 2278 | 2407 | 2013 | 44.4% |
| 91 | Cambridge United | 32 | 1448 | 499 | 401 | 548 | 1888 | 2011 | 1707 | 44.3% |
| 92 | Barrow | 44 | 1924 | 624 | 414 | 886 | 2606 | 3349 | 1662 | 43.1% |
| 93 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 1096 | 439 | 297 | 360 | 1526 | 1360 | 1554 | 49.3% |
| 94 | Gateshead | 34 | 1466 | 559 | 361 | 546 | 2292 | 2335 | 1479 | 50.4% |
| 95 | Wimbledon | 25 | 1052 | 399 | 306 | 347 | 1480 | 1409 | 1431 | 48.1% |
| 96 | Hereford United | 26 | 1172 | 377 | 327 | 468 | 1415 | 1566 | 1325 | 42.6% |
| 97 | Accrington Stanley | 33 | 1420 | 509 | 265 | 646 | 2215 | 2641 | 1283 | 45.1% |
| 98 | Workington | 26 | 1194 | 385 | 310 | 499 | 1525 | 1810 | 1080 | 45.2% |
| 99 | New Brighton | 21 | 884 | 287 | 187 | 410 | 1191 | 1527 | 761 | 43.0% |
| 100 | Scarborough | 13 | 578 | 196 | 155 | 227 | 752 | 834 | 743 | 42.8% |
| 101 | Barnet | 11 | 490 | 181 | 129 | 180 | 660 | 658 | 672 | 45.7% |
| 102 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 410 | 145 | 123 | 142 | 504 | 495 | 558 | 45.3% |
| 103 | Glossop North End | 17 | 618 | 197 | 136 | 285 | 829 | 1027 | 530 | 42.8% |
| 104 | Gainsborough Trinity | 16 | 564 | 175 | 118 | 271 | 718 | 1029 | 468 | 41.4% |
| 105 | Wigan Borough | 10 | 412 | 145 | 94 | 173 | 635 | 706 | 384 | 46.6% |
| 106 | Nelson | 10 | 412 | 154 | 73 | 185 | 668 | 796 | 381 | 46.2% |
| 107 | Leeds City | 10 | 380 | 140 | 77 | 163 | 575 | 616 | 357 | 46.9% |
| 108 | Merthyr Town | 10 | 420 | 115 | 106 | 199 | 524 | 779 | 336 | 40.0% |
| 109 | Macclesfield Town | 5 | 230 | 81 | 61 | 88 | 264 | 282 | 304 | 44.0% |
| 110 | Ashington | 8 | 328 | 109 | 71 | 148 | 489 | 650 | 289 | 44.0% |
| 111 | Burton United | 10 | 344 | 94 | 62 | 188 | 394 | 682 | 250 | 36.3% |
| 112 | Durham City | 7 | 286 | 95 | 54 | 137 | 394 | 529 | 244 | 42.6% |
| 113 | Rotherham County | 6 | 252 | 82 | 53 | 117 | 276 | 373 | 217 | 43.0% |
| 114 | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 138 | 59 | 39 | 40 | 175 | 143 | 216 | 52.1% |
| 115 | Aberdare Athletic | 6 | 252 | 78 | 59 | 115 | 334 | 413 | 215 | 42.6% |
| 116 | Darwen | 8 | 232 | 75 | 27 | 130 | 401 | 520 | 177 | 38.1% |
| 117 | Maidstone United | 3 | 134 | 43 | 37 | 54 | 188 | 188 | 166 | 41.2% |
| 118 | Burton Swifts | 5 | 140 | 53 | 18 | 69 | 263 | 312 | 124 | 44.2% |
| 119 | New Brighton Tower | 3 | 102 | 48 | 24 | 30 | 194 | 148 | 120 | 58.8% |
| Team | Sns | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pct | |
| 120 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2 | 92 | 32 | 23 | 37 | 103 | 108 | 119 | 43.1% |
| 121 | Accrington | 5 | 122 | 35 | 33 | 54 | 226 | 313 | 103 | 42.2% |
| 122 | Burton Wanderers | 3 | 90 | 42 | 13 | 35 | 167 | 146 | 97 | 53.8% |
| 123 | Loughborough | 5 | 158 | 34 | 20 | 104 | 170 | 410 | 88 | 27.8% |
| 124 | Boston United | 1 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 42 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 125 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 70 | 47 | 84 | 66.6% |
| 126 | Northwich Victoria | 3 | 92 | 28 | 12 | 52 | 129 | 226 | 84 | 37.1% |
| 127 | Stalybridge Celtic | 2 | 76 | 33 | 11 | 32 | 104 | 110 | 77 | 50.6% |
| 128 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 53 | 73 | 52.8% |
| 129 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 66 | 53 | 70 | 55.5% |
| 130 | Morecambe | 1 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 63 | 67 | 62 | 49.2% |
| 131 | Farnborough Town | 1 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 66 | 54 | 61 | 48.4% |
| 132 | Margate | 1 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 59 | 53 | 58 | 46.0% |
| 133 | Nuneaton Borough | 1 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 134 | Telford United | 1 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 57 | 45.2% |
| 135 | Thames | 2 | 84 | 20 | 17 | 47 | 107 | 202 | 57 | 33.9% |
| 136 | Rotherham Town | 3 | 88 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 133 | 250 | 56 | 31.8% |
| 137 | Stevenage Borough | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 60 | 55 | 43.6% |
| 138 | Leigh RMI | 1 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 42.0% |
| 139 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 76 | 51 | 40.4% |
| 140 | Woking | 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 70 | 48 | 38.0% |
| 141 | Hayes | 1 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 53 | 80 | 44 | 34.9% |
| 142 | Stalybridge | 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 34.1% |
| 143 | Dover Athletic | 1 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 65 | 39 | 30.9% |
| 144 | Middlesbrough Ironopolis | 1 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 72 | 20 | 35.7% |
| 145 | Bootle | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 63 | 19 | 43.1% |