Football League Positions Chronological

Football League by Club Positions by Year Club Joined League from Season 1888-89 to 2021-22

-123 Seasons-

Chart of the respective English Football League Finishing Positions for all 143 clubs who have participated in the English Football League from Season 1888-89 to Season 2021-22, covering 123 seasons of league history.

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Football League by Club Positions by Year Club Joined League from Season 1888-89 to 2021-22
Football League Positions Chronological FAQs

This unique visual record allows fans and researchers to follow the Football League Positions Chronological history of every club, tracking their rise and fall through the English Football Pyramid. It provides valuable insight into the Structure of English Football, showing how clubs have progressed through the divisions over more than a century of competition.

Clubs are organised by the year they joined the English Football League, making it easy to analyse historical league performance, promotion and relegation trends, and long-term Football League records. The chart highlights the changing fortunes of clubs and their place within the wider English League System.

From the founding members of the Football League to Sutton United, the latest club to join the competition, these records offer a fascinating overview of English Football League History, league standings, club achievements and the evolution of the professional football league structure in England.

Key to Football League Positions


Red	Football League	1888-89 to 1891-92	1	Top Flight Champions
	Division One	1892-93 to 1938-39	1	Second Flight Champions
	Premier League	1992-93 Onwards	1	Third Flight (&3S) Champions
Blue	Division Three	1920-21	1	Third (N) Flight Champions
	Division Three South	1921-22 to 1957-58	1	Fourth Flight Champions
	Division Three	1958-59 to 1991-92
	Division Two	1992-93 to 2003-04
	League One	2004-05 Onwards
Green	Division Two	1892-93 to 2003-04
	Championship	2004-05 Onwards
Plum	Division Three North	1921-22 to 1957-58
Black	Division Four	1958-59 to 1991-92
	Division Three	1992-93 to 2003-04
	League Two	2004-05 Onwards

*Numbers in bold indicate tied position

Clubs Joining Football League from 1888-89 to 1894-95: Preston North End to Bury


		88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	Clubs (142)	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	Preston North End	1	1	2	2	2	14	4	9	4	12	15	16	17	3	7	1	8	2	14	12	10	12	14	19	1	19	2	19	16	16	16	18	21	12	6	4	13	16	7	13	9	2	11	7	14	3	9	7	7	21	6	1	7	2	11	14	19	3	2	12	9	22	10	17	3	12	17	13	20	14	22	1	18	19	21	9	8	6	3	7	10	20	14	16	16	23	23	2	16	6	19	17	17	21	5	5	1	15	15	5	1	4	8	12	15	5	4	7	15	6	17	22	15	14	5	3	11	11	7	14	9	13	13	CH
	Aston Villa	2	8	9	4	4	1	3	1	1	6	1	1	15	8	2	5	4	8	5	2	7	1	2	6	2	2	14	9	10	5	6	6	15	6	10	8	3	4	2	5	2	13	13	21	9	1	12	8	6	10	12	15	6	11	13	6	20	10	14	21	1	9	7	15	19	16	16	21	10	18	21	4	1	3	14	2	16	4	8	8	7	1	11	6	10	10	16	22	2	17	2	17	7	2	10	18	4	5	7	6	6	8	8	16	6	10	16	11	6	6	6	9	16	15	15	17	20	13	4	5	17	11	14	PL
	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	4	4	6	11	9	11	14	10	3	8	4	13	14	11	8	14	20	6	9	7	8	9	5	10	9	4	19	15	17	22	1	6	4	15	16	17	9	4	1	20	15	17	15	5	2	2	3	5	6	2	14	16	3	1	2	3	6	1	1	2	3	18	5	16	21	6	2	17	16	13	4	9	5	12	12	20	1	15	18	6	18	21	2	22	22	23	4	1	1	10	12	11	11	8	4	20	3	9	7	7	12	3	5	20	9	7	5	7	1	15	17	20	23	1	7	14	15	1	7	7	13	10	PL
	Blackburn Rovers	4	3	6	9	9	4	5	8	14	15	6	14	9	4	16	15	13	9	12	14	4	3	12	1	5	1	3	20	11	15	14	8	16	12	18	12	7	6	10	16	15	8	15	22	12	16	1	17	21	14	16	6	14	9	3	6	4	4	2	10	17	8	16	11	7	10	22	4	8	19	8	21	10	3	13	1	15	12	5	22	2	4	10	11	6	5	19	12	5	5	5	19	6	4	2	1	7	13	6	19	11	2	10	6	15	15	6	10	7	15	10	15	19	17	8	9	15	22	2	15	11	15	8	CH
	Bolton Wanderers	5	9	5	3	5	13	10	4	8	11	17	2	10	12	18	7	2	6	6	19	1	20	2	4	8	6	17	6	3	6	13	4	3	8	4	7	14	15	14	17	21	3	2	13	20	7	8	18	17	14	16	8	5	14	5	18	8	9	15	4	6	18	11	18	21	3	9	9	12	17	16	22	7	1	11	10	4	4	1	17	22	18	19	22	10	17	18	21	3	10	6	4	13	2	14	3	20	1	18	6	6	3	16	17	8	6	8	7	16	13	14	14	18	7	14	18	24	2	21	23	23	3	9	L1
	West Bromwich Albion	6	5	12	12	8	8	13	16	12	7	14	13	18	1	7	18	10	4	4	5	3	11	1	9	10	5	10	1	14	13	7	16	2	13	22	8	7	6	2	6	4	7	9	18	16	22	10	7	7	2	14	16	13	4	2	17	13	11	4	5	4	10	9	14	10	14	6	13	8	10	16	17	16	22	8	6	3	7	6	3	10	4	17	11	17	12	22	15	20	9	20	23	7	4	21	19	11	16	10	12	21	6	2	19	2	17	19	4	1	20	2	11	10	8	17	13	14	10	20	4	2	19	10	CH
	Accrington	7	6	10	11	15
	Everton	8	2	1	5	3	6	2	3	7	4	4	11	7	2	12	3	2	11	3	11	2	10	4	2	11	15	1	16	7	20	5	7	17	11	20	1	18	22	1	1	11	14	8	16	17	14	1	10	14	18	18	22	7	16	2	11	15	15	16	16	15	5	4	1	3	4	11	6	5	3	1	14	15	17	7	4	11	9	3	4	19	15	8	7	7	1	2	1	4	8	6	9	12	13	17	15	6	15	17	14	13	16	15	7	17	4	11	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	5	11	11	7	8	8	12	10	16	PL
	Burnley	9	11	8	7	6	5	9	10	16	1	3	17	3	9	18	5	11	9	7	7	14	14	8	3	2	12	4	2	1	3	15	17	19	20	5	19	19	21	8	19	19	13	12	15	13	6	14	2	3	15	10	10	14	6	7	10	7	7	6	7	1	4	2	3	9	12	3	14	14	14	14	21	7	1	6	10	21	16	11	13	21	8	1	21	12	21	14	22	10	16	16	6	1	13	6	22	17	9	20	15	2	7	7	16	19	13	17	15	13	5	18	8	13	11	2	19	1	16	7	15	10	17	18	PL
	Derby County	10	7	11	10	13	3	15	2	3	10	9	6	12	6	9	14	11	15	19	6	5	4	6	1	7	20	1	18	21	12	14	3	3	2	12	4	6	2	6	15	7	4	6	2	4	13	6	14	4	3	11	11	17	22	18	22	2	1	16	7	18	12	16	18	13	9	8	17	18	1	4	9	1	7	3	1	4	15	12	19	21	6	16	13	20	7	3	1	15	5	16	20	3	8	6	9	2	12	9	8	16	17	19	18	20	4	20	3	20	18	14	19	12	10	3	8	5	9	6	6	10	21	23	CH
	Notts County	11	10	3	8	14	3	2	10	1	13	5	15	3	13	15	13	18	16	18	18	15	9	11	16	19	1	16	21	6	13	1	10	9	22	16	15	5	22	1	16	15	18	22	9	2	11	11	12	6	11	1	17	15	19	14	7	20	20	21	23	2	5	13	7	24	13	8	20	17	19	7	1	4	2	10	14	5	8	15	6	17	2	15	15	21	20	8	7	4	9	3	4	21	17	7	24	4	24	1	16	8	8	19	15	23	19	21	13	21	19	1	19	7	12	20	21	17	16	5	23
	Stoke	12	12		13	7	11	14	6	13	16	12	9	16	16	6	16	12	10	20	10								10	20	2	21	6	20	21	1	5	6	11	11	3	1	12	10	4	10	17	7	4	15	11	19	13	20	21	11	5	13	5	11	5	17	18	8	1	17	11	10	12	18	19	9	13	17	15	5	5	12	21	7	3	18	11	18	13	18	22	10	8	11	13	24	14	4	1	10	11	4	12	23	8	6	5	5	21	11	12	13	8	2	12	11	13	14	13	9	9	9	13	19	16	15	14	14	CH
	Sunderland			7	1	1	2	1	5	15	2	7	3	2	1	3	6	5	14	10	16	3	8	3	8							5	12	12	2	3	7	3	3	15	4	9	11	13	12	6	2	1	8	8	16	9	20	8	3	12	12	9	18	4	9	20	21	15	16	6	3	3	2	15	19	17	15	17	21	13	5	6	6	4	1	20	6	4	2	17	19	16	13	21	18	20	1	11	6	19	18	21	12	20	1	18	3	1	7	7	17	20	3	1	20	1	15	16	13	10	13	17	14	16	17	20	24	5	8	4	5	L1
	Darwen				14	3	15	6	9	11	15	18
	Nottingham Forest					10	7	7	13	11	8	11	8	4	5	10	9	16	19	1	9	14	14	20	15	17	20	18	18	18	1	20	20	22	17	5	10	11	10	17	11	5	17	9	19	18	20	20	11	19	21	4	1	4	7	4	15	7	2	10	13	20	14	19	9	13	5	18	2	11	18	15	16	21	14	7	16	8	3	1	2	5	7	12	5	3	9	8	8	3	3	9	8	8	22	2	3	9	20	1	20	14	11	16	6	14	23	7	4	2	19	3	6	19	8	11	14	16	21	17	9	7	17	4	CH
	The Wednesday (1930 Sheffield Wed.)					12	12	8	7	6	5	18	1	8	9	1	1	9	3	13	5	5	11	6	5	3	18	7	22	10	10	8	8	14	1	16	14	1	1	3	3	3	11	3	20	22	17	3	20	4	8	2	21	1	18	19	22	1	14	22	1	5	2	6	6	6	8	17	11	19	15	22	15	14	10	19	22	20	8	14	14	3	10	4	6	2	8	5	13	11	16	18	3	3	7	7	13	15	7	16	12	19	17	20	22	16	5	19	9	16	12	22	15	2	18	16	13	6	4	15	12	16	24	4	L1
	Newton Heath (1903 Manchester United)					16	16	3	6	2	4	4	4	10	15	5	3	3	2	8	1	13	5	1	13	4	14	18	12	13	22	4	14	2	9	15	18	12	17	22	12	6	20	5	1	21	2	14	2	2	2	4	2	1	8	4	5	1	1	9	2	7	7	15	19	2	1	4	1	2	11	8	8	8	18	21	1	3	6	10	9	2	8	3	3	4	4	4	11	2	11	13	6	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	7	4	5	6	2	6	3	2	6	6
	Small Heath (1906 Birmingham)					1	2	12	15	4	6	8	3	2	17	2	11	7	7	9	20	11	20	16	12	3	14	6	3	1	18	17	14	8	14	17	11	15	11	19	9	13	20	19	12	11	18	21	3	1	17	22	4	3	6	7	1	6	12	13	9	19	19	17	20	20	22	10	10	4	7	18	9	2	10	19	17	19	13	11	21	3	13	16	17	20	2	21	19	19	23	7	12	2	19	22	1	15	10	7	4	5	5	5	13	10	12	18	2	19	2	9	18	4	12	21	10	10	19	19	17	20	18	20	CH
	Sheffield United					2	10	6	12	2	1	16	2	14	10	4	7	6	13	4	17	12	6	9	14	15	10	6	14	20	11	10	5	14	5	8	13	11	20	15	7	10	22	11	3	7	3	2	6	12	22	3	8	11	1	20	13	22	7	6	3	4	2	5	10	12	19	9	10	21	9	6	2	10	14	13	6	22	11	12	20	12	21	1	11	3	18	7	9	21	2	2	13	9	14	20	8	9	5	6	8	16	10	13	3	8	8	2	18	9	3	8	23	3	5	7	5	11	1	10	2	9	20	5	CH
	Grimsby					4	5	5	3	3	12	10	6	1	15	17	6	13	8	11	18	13	19		9	7	15	17	22	13	3	14	11	12	1	17	11	2	18	13	21	13	1	5	17	12	20	10	16	22	11	11	22	2	5	17	23	1	16	13	21	4	6	2	19	21	10	11	17	21	23	16	19	1	9	6	16	18	23	6	2	1	7	17	19	5	10	15	21	22	9	2	3	19	9	16	10	17	22	3	11	20	18	19	24	21	18	4	15	16	22	23							14	18	17	15	24
`	Ardwick (1895 Man City)					5	13	9	2	6	3	1	7	11	18	1	2	3	5	17	3	19	1	17	15	6	13	5	7	2	10	8	11	10	21	3	1	8	3	8	14	16	5	4	9	1	21	5	1	10	7	21	2	15	20	17	7	4	18	5	20	16	13	12	21	6	11	1	15	1	13	10	11	4	11	14	8	8	2	4	15	17	12	10	20	4	3	15	21	9	2	14	5	5	9	16	17	18	14	22	3	2	18	1	9	16	8	15	14	9	10	5	3	1	2	1	2	4	3	1	1	2	1	1	1
	Burton Swifts (1902 Burton Utd)					6	6	11	11	14	13	13	15	18	10	13	14	17	19	20
	Northwich Victoria					7	15
	Bootle					8
	Lincoln City					9	8	13	13	16	14	12	9	8	5	10	12	9	13	19	20		15	20		8	19	16	21		14	13	19	8	15	11	2	6	5	2	1	18	22	4	4	2	7	17	12	1	22	4	5	1	15	16	16	8	18	20	19	13	22	22	22	11	22	22	24	13	8	8	21	5	10	12	5	1	9	16	24	7	2	4	6	14	19	21	24		10	10	14	10	8	18	12	18	9	3	23	15	18	22	6	7	6	7	5	15	13	20	23							7	1	16	5	17	L1
	Crewe Alexandra					10	12	16	16																						6	6	20	15	11	15	17	9	11	18	6	10	14	13	6	20	8	8	8	10	12	7	9	16	10	16	22	24	24	24	18	14	9	10	3	22	10	14	5	4	23	15	15	24	21	21	18	16	12	15	24	23	18	24	23	16	10	12	17	17	3	12	22	6	6	3	3	5	6	11	18	19	14	22	2	18	21	22	13	20	22	18	10	7	13	19	20	24	17	15	12	2	12	24	L2
	Burslem Port Vale (1920 Port Vale)					11	7	15	14			9	11	9	12	9	13	16	17	16									13	17	18	17	16	8	8	8	9	21	1	5	20	17	8	18	21	11	15	18	10	8	13	13	12	13	2	1	17	12	22	15	1	13	7	12	3	13	22	19	13	18	13	4	17	15	6	20	6	12	19	21	16	20	19	7	3	23	12	4	12	11	3	11	15	24	3	2	17	12	8	19	21	23	11	14	17	7	18	13	12	23	18	10	11	12	3	9	18	12	21	20	20	8	13	13	L2
	Walsall Town Swifts (1897 W.T)					12	10	14		12	10	6	12	16																	8	3		19	21	14	18	14	17	17	16	5	4	14	10	17	21	21	5	3	14	19	15	24	24	24	23	20	15	20	6	1	2	14	21	19	19	9	12	7	13	12	20	9	17	15	8	7	15	6	22	2	20	20	10	6	11	6	8	3	24	24	16	15	5	10	2	11	12	19	2	22	4	18	17	22	14	24	1	12	13	10	20	19	9	13	14	3	14	19	21	12	19	19	L2
	Liverpool						1	16	1	5	9	2	10	1	11	5	17	1	1	15	8	16	2	13	17	12	16	13	4	4	1	1	12	4	7	9	16	5	12	9	10	14	18	7	19	18	11	11	1	11	12	8	9	11	17	22	11	3	3	4	4	3	3	1	8	1	7	1	5	3	2	5	5	3	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	5	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	6	6	8	4	3	4	3	7	4	3	2	5	4	5	3	3	4	2	7	6	8	7	2	6	8	4	4	2	1	3	2	2
	Newcastle United						4	10	5	5	2	13	5	6	3	14	4	1	4	1	4	1	4	8	3	14	11	15	8	5	7	4	9	6	10	1	9	10	19	17	11	5	21	6	8	4	19	9	5	2	4	5	4	8	16	15	8	11	17	19	11	8	21	11	7	8	1	15	20	10	9	7	12	11	9	15	15	15	5	21	8	9	11	9	5	3	14	11	17	8	20	3	11	20	1	3	6	2	2	13	13	11	11	4	3	5	14	7	13	12	18	1	12	5	16	10	15	18	1	10	13	13	12	11	11
	Woolwich Arsenal (1914, 1928 Arsenal)						9	8	7	10	5	7	8	7	4	3	2	10	12	7	14	6	18	10	10	20	3	5	10	9	17	11	19	20	2	11	10	9	14	1	2	1	1	1	6	3	1	5	13	1	5	6	5	3	1	12	9	5	5	12	3	13	11	10	7	8	13	14	7	9	4	12	1	5	2	10	16	17	8	5	7	4	3	5	10	6	7	7	4	6	1	4	1	4	10	4	12	5	3	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	5	6	5	8	8	5	5
	Middlesbrough Ironopolis						11
	Rotherham Town (1926 Rotherham United)						14	12	15																										14	19	14	16	20	14	19	17	21	9	11	17	6	11	2	2	2	6	1	9	12	5	3	19	17	18	20	8	15	9	14	7	14	7	18	21	11	14	8	5	21	15	3	16	4	20	17	13	1	7	20	18	12	14	14	21	1	9	23	2	11	15	17	16	23	9	5	2	2	21	15	17	24	20	23	9	14	5	9	10	2	4	21	21	24	4	22	2	23	2	L1
	Bury							1	11	9	14	10	12	5	7	8	12	17	17	16	7	17	13	18	20	11	10	11	5	11	11	6	2	5	4	19	5	21	5	13	5	4	12	10	14	3	10	16	17	20	12	18	20	17	20	17	13	15	21	4	10	7	1	18	8	18	16	19	22	2	21	19	22	9	12	4	14	13	7	15	19	21	12	9	5	15	4	20	16	14	13	5	7	21	7	13	4	3	1	17	22	15	16	22	7	12	17	19	21	13	4	9	2	14	22	12	3	14	19	24	2	24

Clubs Joining Football League from 1894-95 to 1920-21: Leicester to Swindon


	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Clubs (142)	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Leicester Fosse (1920 Leicester City)							4	8	9	7	3	5	11	14	15	18	14	7	3	2	20	5	15	10	15	18	19	14	12	9	3	12	1	17	7	3	2	8	16	19	19	17	21	6	1	16	22	9	9	19	15	14	5	5	1	21	5	1	18	19	12	6	14	4	11	18	7	8	13	21	3	1	12	16	9	18	7	11	22	17	1	21	8	3	15	15	19	20	13	15	13	22	4	6	4	21	5	9	10	10	8	13	20	2	18	15	16	19	22	1	5	10	9	6	1	14	1	12	9	9	5	5	PL
Burton Wanderers							7	4	15
Loughborough								12	13	16	17	18
Gainsborough Trinity									7	9	14	13	13	18	12	9	6	15	14	11	9	18	18	20
Blackpool									8	11	16		12	13	14	15	15	14	13	15	20	12	7	14	20	16	10	4	4	19	5	4	17	6	9	19	8	1	20	20	22	11	4	10	2	12	15	5	9	16	7	3	9	7	6	19	2	4	7	8	11	20	13	13	18	17	13	22	3	8	2	22	6	7	5	7	10	5	20	12	18	23	12	21	6	2	12	9	10	19	23	5	4	18	20	12	3	7	12	14	22	7	16	13	14	16	19	3	19	16	6	19	5	15	20	24	22	7	12	10	13	3	CH
Luton Town										8	15	17																	9	4	5	7	16	7	8	13	7	13	7	6	14	6	4	2	1	12	7	13	13	10	17	19	8	3	6	2	10	16	8	17	22	13	13	22	18	21	6	17	1	3	2	6	13	12	2	20	7	6	13	18	6	5	1	18	16	13	9	7	9	15	17	18	20	20	20	16	24	3	17	12	13	22	2	9	10	1	10	23	24	24						8	11	4	2	1	19	12	CH
Glossop North End											2	18	5	8	11	17	12	16	15	17	8	6	14	18	18	17	20
New Brighton Tower											5	10	4
Barnsley											11	16	15	11	8	8	7	12	8	16	17	9	19	6	4	5	3	12	16	3	9	11	15	18	11	13	16	17	19	21	8	1	16	20	14	21	1	10	12	9	13	15	20	22	2	1	18	19	14	22	17	8	20	18	20	24	16	16	2	10	7	12	22	14	13	15	12	6	7	4	11	2	6	10	14	11	12	11	14	7	19	8	16	13	18	6	10	2	19	13	4	16	23	19	12	13	5	20	18	20	18	17	21	21	23	11	6	14	22	2	21	5	CH
Chesterfield (1905 Chesterfield Town)												7	14	16	6	11	5	18	18	19	19									13	4	3	7	4	7	16	11	4	1	17	21	2	10	1	15	11	6	4	16	6	14	21	13	12	6	6	6	6	8	16	18	24	19	15	16	12	20	15	7	20	1	5	13	16	5	15	14	18	9	20	4	5	11	24	13	1	17	17	18	22	7	18	13	12	8	3	7	10	10	9	24	3	18	20	20	17	16	21	8	10	8	1	22	8	1	6	18	24	24
Middlesbrough												14	6	2	13	10	15	18	11	6	9	17	16	7	16	3	12	13	8	8	18	22	13	9	1	22	1	16	7	18	17	16	20	14	7	5	4	11	16	19	9	6	18	13	21	12	14	6	7	13	5	5	12	4	10	17	21	2	6	4	4	7	9	4	1	7	13	12	14	12	9	14	22	16	17	19	21	2	3	18	21	7	2	21	9	1	12	19	2	9	12	14	12	11	11	7	14	12	13	19	11	12	7	16	12	4	2	19	5	7	17	10	CH
Stockport County													17	17	17	16		10	12	13	18	13	17	16	19	12	14	16	22	1	20	13	19	22	6	3	2	2	7	12	3	3	7	5	1	22	9	4	17	8	10	10	3	11	10	9	7	5	9	21	10	13	16	19	17	24	13	1	13	9	24	11	23	11	24	20	21	14	18	17	16	20	18	16	12	22	11	19	20	20	4	2	5	6	4	11	9	2	8	16	17	19	24	14	19	24	22	8	4	18	24	24
Bristol City														6	4	4	4	1	2	10	8	16	19	13	16	8	13	8	3	22	1	22	3	4	1	12	20	20	16	22	15	19	15	13	16	2	8	3	7	16	15	10	15	5	3	1	11	13	17	10	22	14	6	14	5	2	5	15	19	16	14	19	8	5	16	5	2	18	17	13	20	21	23	14	4	5	9	6	5	11	2	9	17	15	13	23	13	5	2	24	9	9	7	3	3	7	9	2	4	10	10	15	20	24	12	1	18	17	11	8	12	19	CH
Doncaster Rovers														7	16		18															9	18	10	8	4	5	14	15	15	6	5	1	18	22	2	2	1	21	3	1	11	16	13	12	18	17	14	22	22	17	11	21	16	14	9	1	23	10	1	11	23	12	17	22	17	10	8	12	22	12	3	19	23	2	14	11	13	24	23	20	11	21	16	15	9	13	19	24						1	10	8	11	3	14	12	21	24	1	22	13	21	3	15	6	9	14	L1
Bradford City																10	8	11	5	1	18	7	5	11	13	9	11	15	15	21	15	18	16	16	22	6	1	18	10	7	11	6	20	12	21	14	3	5	14	22	19	7	15	16	5	21	8	9	3	11	19	22	5	23	5	19	23	11	5	4	10	19	24	16	8	10	17	4	22	15	5	14	2	12	7	1	13	10	4	14	23	8	16	10	7	14	6	21	13	2	17	20	15	19	23	11	11	22	10	9	14	18	18	7	11	7	5	5	11	24	9	15	L2
Chelsea																		3	2	13	11	19	3	2	18	8	19	3	18	9	19	21	5	3	4	3	9	2	12	12	18	19	12	8	13	10	20	15	18	13	13	20	19	19	8	1	16	12	11	14	18	12	22	2	5	3	5	9	6	5	3	6	7	12	17	21	11	2	16	22	4	12	12	18	1	6	6	14	18	1	5	11	14	11	14	11	11	6	4	3	5	6	6	4	2	1	1	2	2	3	1	2	6	3	3	1	10	1	5	3	4	4	PL
Hull City																		5	9	8	4	3	5	7	12	7	7	11	13	5	12	17	10	13	7	14	12	21	6	8	1	15	13	22	5	3	7	11	5	1	7	10	18	18	15	19	22	8	5	2	21	11	10	10	8	4	1	12	17	11	13	5	12	13	9	8	14	14	22	8	20	24	8	2	4	3	6	14	15	21	14	24	14	20	9	8	24	17	22	21	14	6	11	13	2	2	18	21	3	17	19	11	8	2	16	18	4	18	18	13	24	1	CH
Leeds City																		6	10	12	12	17	11	19	6	4	15
Clapton Orient (Orient, Leyton Orient)																		20	17	14	15	16	4	4	14	6	9	15	7	15	19	10	11	20	20	20	22	12	19	16	20	11	14	14	12	19	20	19	17	19	18	19	18	14	11	2	1	15	12	17	10	19	2	22	16	19	22	14	18	18	1	17	17	15	4	12	13	19	14	11	14	17	22	20	11	22	5	7	8	6	14	13	10	7	18	24	21	16	11	6	19	5	18	18	19	11	3	20	14	14	17	7	20	7	3	23	8	24			17	11	L2
Oldham Athletic																				3	6	2	7	18	9	4	2	17	19	19	22	7	18	7	10	7	18	3	12	18	16	9	21	7	4	4	5	19	11	6	11	15	4	1	22	10	20	19	15	21	23	12	11	2	9	20	20	10	16	24	19	3	11	4	1	18	17	13	8	14	11	15	11	7	19	14	8	3	10	16	8	1	17	19	21	14	18	23	13	20	14	15	9	5	15	19	10	6	8	10	16	17	16	19	15	15	17	17	21	14	19	18	L2
Fulham																				4	10	7	10	8	9	11	12	6	9	7	10	20	12	19	18	21	5	7	9	1	3	16	7	9	11	8	12	15	11	1	17	18	22	8	8	14	9	11	5	2	10	17	20	16	15	20	20	18	22	22	4	2	20	9	13	9	12	17	10	10	20	13	3	4	11	9	22	18	9	4	20	21	9	12	21	8	17	2	6	1	9	1	13	14	9	13	12	16	17	7	12	8	9	12	19	17	20	6	3	19	4	18	CH
Tottenham Hotspur																					2	15	15	12	17	17	20	1	6	2	12	15	12	15	13	21	10	12	3	8	2	3	22	5	10	5	8	6	8	5	1	1	2	10	16	16	18	2	3	18	3	1	3	2	4	6	8	3	7	6	11	3	6	8	11	19	9	22	3	11	14	10	4	4	8	3	10	3	13	6	3	10	15	8	15	7	8	10	14	11	10	12	9	10	14	9	5	5	11	8	4	5	4	5	6	5	3	2	3	4	6	7	PL
Bradford Park Avenue																					16	10	12	11	13	2	9	11	22	21	2	5	5	2	3	1	3	4	6	6	8	5	15	16	20	7	17	16	14	17	22	6	8	7	9	16	23	20	22	14	11	4	11	21	13	7	11	23	24	24	24
Huddersfield Town																							13	17	5	13	8	2	17	14	3	1	1	1	2	2	16	10	5	4	6	2	16	3	15	15	19	20	19	20	15	19	21	2	3	12	21	12	9	14	6	20	7	6	12	8	4	6	14	6	1	15	22	21	10	24	5	9	11	9	1	4	17	3	12	13	16	17	23	14	8	11	3	15	11	5	8	20	16	10	8	22	6	22	4	9	4	15	10	9	6	3	4	19	17	16	19	5	16	20	18	20	CH
West Ham United																												7	5	4	2	13	13	18	6	17	17	7	18	22	20	7	3	4	6	9	11	12	6	7	19	13	12	14	13	8	16	8	1	6	14	16	8	12	14	9	12	16	12	8	17	20	14	6	18	13	18	17	20	5	7	1	9	8	9	16	3	15	16	19	7	2	22	2	13	14	10	14	8	5	9	15	7	18	4	6	9	15	10	9	17	20	3	10	13	12	7	11	13	10	16	6	PL
South Shields																												9	8	6	13	9	9	10	19	22	10	7
Rotherham County (1926 Rotherham United)																												17	19	16	21	4	22
Coventry City																												20	21	20	18	19	22	16	15	20	11	6	14	12	6	2	3	1	8	4	4	8	10	16	12	7	21	6	14	9	8	16	19	2	5	15	14	4	1	10	3	1	20	20	6	10	18	19	16	14	14	19	7	10	15	16	14	19	19	18	17	10	10	7	12	16	19	15	11	16	16	17	11	15	14	19	11	20	12	19	8	17	21	17	19	18	23	15	18	17	8	23	6	8	1	16	CH
Cardiff City																													2	4	9	2	11	16	14	6	22	8	22	9	19	22	19	20	18	10	13	1	5	4	10	3	2	12	10	20	17	21	15	9	2	15	21	10	15	13	20	20	13	5	7	3	19	20	17	21	2	18	19	9	15	19	20	2	15	21	22	13	2	16	21	13	9	1	19	22	22	7	21	3	21	2	4	6	13	16	11	13	12	7	4	4	6	1	20	11	8	12	2	18	5	8	CH
Leeds United																													14	8	7	1	18	19	21	2	13	5	21	2	8	9	18	11	19	9	13	22	18	15	5	5	6	10	10	4	2	8	17	15	21	14	19	5	1	2	2	4	4	1	2	2	2	3	1	9	5	10	9	5	11	9	20	8	10	7	14	4	7	10	1	4	1	17	5	5	13	11	5	4	3	4	5	15	19	14	5	24	5	4	2	7	14	13	15	15	13	7	13	3	1	9	PL
Crystal Palace																													1	14	16	15	21	13	6	5	2	9	2	4	5	12	5	6	14	7	2	18	13	22	7	24	19	13	22	20	23	20	14	7	8	2	15	11	2	7	11	7	11	2	20	18	20	21	20	5	5	3	9	1	13	22	15	15	18	15	5	6	6	3	15	3	10	20	1	19	3	6	20	14	15	21	10	14	6	18	6	12	5	15	21	20	17	5	11	10	15	14	11	12	14	14	PL
Southampton																													2	1	11	5	7	14	13	17	4	7	9	14	12	14	19	17	19	15	18	14	3	3	4	12	13	21	6	3	14	4	6	14	1	8	6	11	5	4	2	19	16	7	19	7	19	13	20	13	6	9	2	14	8	6	7	12	2	5	14	12	12	13	7	14	16	18	18	10	17	16	12	17	15	10	11	8	12	20	12	6	20	23	7	2	2	14	8	7	6	8	17	16	11	15	PL
Queens Park Rangers																													3	5	11	22	19	22	14	10	6	3	8	13	16	4	13	4	9	3	6	2	1	13	20	16	22	20	18	15	18	10	10	13	8	3	4	13	15	14	3	1	2	22	9	11	4	2	8	11	2	14	19	20	5	8	5	1	5	19	13	16	5	9	11	12	11	5	9	8	19	9	21	20	10	23	8	4	2	11	21	18	14	11	13	1	17	20	4	20	12	18	16	19	13	9	CH
Swindon Town																													4	6	9	6	4	6	5	6	10	14	12	17	22	8	16	19	13	8	9	4	16	4	14	17	16	18	19	21	24	23	4	15	16	16	9	2	14	21	7	8	9	2	5	12	11	16	22	4	19	11	10	5	10	17	22	8	17	8	1	3	12	6	4	21	8	5	22	21	1	19	18	17	24	20	13	10	5	12	23	3	13	15	5	24	1	6	8	4	16	22	9	13	1	23	L2

Clubs Joining Football League from 1920-21 to 1930-31: Swansea to Gateshead


Season		88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	Clubs (142)	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	Swansea Town																													5	10	3	4	1	5	12	6	19	15	20	15	10	19	17	13	16	18	19	21	5	1	8	18	19	11	20	10	10	10	19	11	12	7	20	15	19	22	17	21	15	10	3	11	14	23	14	22	11	5	3	3	12	3	6	21	21	20	24	12	6	12	17	20	19	5	13	10	22	5	20	7	1	23	20	21	10	3	6	7	1	8	7	3	11	9	12	8	12	15	18	10	6	4	CH
	Watford																													6	7	10	20	11	15	21	15	8	15	18	11	11	15	6	5	4	4	4	16	15	17	6	23	21	10	4	7	21	11	16	15	4	4	17	17	3	9	12	3	6	1	19	18	22	19	7	23	8	7	1	2	18	9	2	2	11	11	12	9	20	4	15	20	10	16	19	7	23	13	1	5	20	9	14	13	16	18	3	20	6	13	16	14	11	3	13	2	13	17	14	11	19	2	PL
	Millwall Athletic (1926 Millwall)																													7	12	6	3	5	3	3	1	14	14	14	9	7	21	12	12	8	1	13	18	22	8	22	5	4	2	12	5	22	17	23	9	5	6	1	16	21	2	2	8	7	10	10	8	3	11	12	20	3	10	16	21	14	16	9	17	9	2	9	16	1	10	20	5	15	7	3	12	22	14	18	10	5	1	4	9	10	10	23	10	17	5	3	9	16	20	19	22	4	6	8	21	8	11	CH
	Merthyr Town																													8	11	17	13	22	14	17	21	20	22
	Bristol Rovers																													10	14	13	9	17	19	10	19	19	20	15	18	9	7	8	17	15	15	22	14	20	5	9	6	7	1	9	9	6	9	10	6	9	17	21	19	12	6	16	5	15	16	3	6	6	5	2	19	18	15	18	16	19	22	15	7	5	6	16	19	8	5	1	13	13	24	8	4	10	17	5	13	7	21	23	20	15	12	12	6	16	11	11	22	13	14	23		3	10	13	15	14	24	L2
	Plymouth Argyle																													11	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	1	18	4	14	10	8	7	5	13	15	19	17	20	21	4	1	4	19	20	21	18	3	1	19	11	5	12	20	15	18	16	22	5	17	15	8	8	17	2	16	21	19	15	15	7	10	8	19	15	2	7	16	18	16	18	22	14	3	21	4	19	22	13	12	12	1	8	1	17	14	11	10	21	23	23	21	21	10	7	5	2	7	20	3	18	L1
	Portsmouth																													12	3	7	1	4	11	2	20	20	13	4	8	9	10	14	10	9	19	17	12	8	1	1	7	4	15	14	3	12	19	20	22	20	21	1	16	19	20	12	14	5	15	17	16	16	17	15	17	22	20	24	7	4	6	13	1	16	4	4	2	19	20	12	17	9	3	17	18	21	7	20	19	18	20	17	1	13	16	17	9	8	14	20	16	22	24	13	16	6	1	8	4	5	8	L1
	Northampton Town																													14	17	8	8	9	12	18	2	3	4	6	14	8	13	7	15	7	9	17	13	14	20	2	21	8	3	5	13	11	14	13	8	6	3	8	1	11	2	21	21	17	21	14	7	21	23	5	16	2	22	10	19	13	10	22	15	18	23	8	1	6	20	22	10	16	20	22	17	11	4	4	22	3	18	20	24	6	7	2	14	9	21	11	16	20	6	21	12	1	16	22	15	7	22	L2
	Newport County																													15	20	22	10	6	17	9	9	16	18	21		21	18	22	21	19	16	1	22	12	15	21	11	6	15	15	19	19	12	11	17	13	13	24	20	15	16	9	18	12	22	21	22	14	5	9	12	22	19	16	8	3	12	16	4	13	18	19	24	24																										14	9	22	22	11	7	14	5	L2
	Norwich City																													16	15	18	11	12	16	16	17	17	8	22	10	3	1	14	11	17	14	21	21	21	10	11	2	3	4	7	11	7	24	8	4	2	4	17	13	17	6	13	11	9	13	11	10	1	20	22	3	10	16	13	16	12	20	3	14	14	20	1	5	14	4	10	15	18	3	12	20	16	13	15	9	12	15	6	8	1	19	9	16	17	22	1	2	12	11	18	3	19	8	14	1	20	1	PL
	Southend United																													17	22	15	19	10	11	19	7	12	11	5	3	13	16	21	18	10	12	12	8	9	18	3	7	9	8	16	10	4	7	7	8	12	20	16	8	14	12	21	6	6	7	17	18	2	14	12	18	23	10	2	13	22	1	7	15	22	20	9	3	17	21	3	2	12	18	15	13	14	24	24	18	16	11	12	17	17	4	1	22	6	8	23	13	4	11	5	5	15	7	10	19	22	23
	Brighton & Hove Albion																													18	19	4	5	8	5	4	4	15	5	4	8	12	10	9	7	3	5	3	17	22	6	8	13	5	7	2	6	2	6	1	12	14	16	22	22	8	1	15	19	10	12	5	14	2	22	19	19	4	2	4	2	16	19	13	22	9	6	11	22	2	19	18	6	23	9	14	16	23	23	23	17	11	1	1	23	4	20	24	18	7	16	13	1	10	4	6	20	3	2	15	17	15	16	PL
	Exeter City																													19	21	20	16	7	20	12	8	21	16	13	7	2	9	11	22	21	17	14	15	11	12	16	14	23	17	9	22	16	21	24	5	9	21	18	17	4	17	22	14	20	17	18	9	15	8	10	9	7	2	17	9	8	11	18	19	24	18	21	14	22	13	1	16	20	19	22	22	14	22	15	12	21	19	16	23						2	18	8	23	10	16	10	14	5	4	9	5	9	L2
	Reading																													20	13	19	18	14	1	14	18	15	19	21	2	4	3	2	3	5	6	5	9	10	2	10	3	2	11	8	18	17	13	5	6	11	18	7	20	6	13	8	4	5	14	8	21	16	7	6	7	3	21	8	1	7	10	12	21	3	9	1	13	22	18	10	15	12	8	1	2	19	18	24	11	10	3	2	4	9	7	1	8	18	4	9	5	1	19	7	19	17	3	20	20	14	7	CH
	Brentford																													21	9	14	17	21	18	11	12	13	2	3	5	1	4	1	5	6	6	18	21	15	18	9	9	10	17	21	11	6	8	2	3	6	17	23	1	16	5	23	9	14	11	5	14	3	22	19	8	18	15	4	10	19	9	8	9	20	13	10	11	12	7	13	6	1	22	16	2	15	4	21	1	17	14	3	16	17	4	3	24	14	1	9	11	9	3	2	5	9	10	9	11	3	3	PL
	Gillingham																													22	18	16	15	13	10	20	16	22	21	16	21	7	17	20	16	11	22						22	22	21	10	4	10	22	22	11	7	15	20	5	1	7	6	11	11	20	20	24	13	9	2	10	15	12	7	4	16	15	6	13	8	4	5	5	13	23	14	15	11	21	16	19	2	11	8	4	3	13	12	11	21	22	14	16	22	5	21	8	8	1	17	12	9	20	17	13	10	10	L1
	Darlington																														2	9	6	1	15	21	7	19	3	11	11	22	16	5	12	22	19	18	17	16	4	17	18	23	21	21	15	15	18	20	16	15	7	13	12	19	17	2	22	16	5	22	12	19	24	20	21	20	11	19	21	22	8	13	17	14	3	13	23	13	24		1	24	15	21	20	5	18	19	11	4	20	15	14	18	8	8	11	6	12	24
	Hartlepools United																														4	15	21	20	6	17	15	21	8	20	13	14	11	12	8	6	20	21	13	19	16	18	16	9	17	18	5	4	2	17	19	24	23	22	24	23	15	18	8	3	22	23	23	18	20	11	13	14	22	21	13	19	9	14	22	23	19	7	18	16	19	19	3	11	16	23	18	20	20	17	22	7	4	7	2	6	6	21	2	15	19	20	16	13	23	19	22	16	23					L2
	Accrington Stanley																														5	8	13	17	18	21	9	18	16	13	14	13	20	18	9	13	22	22	20	6	20	13	23	22	24	15	2	3	3	2	19	24	18	24																																													20	17	16	15	5	14	18	15	17	4	13	1	14	17	11	L1
	Stalybridge Celtic																														7	11
	Southport																														9	17	7	4	20	12	8	12	9	5	7	12	18	21	21	14	16	4	21	15	21	16	21	17	6	11	11	5	22	23	24	21	14	17	13	21	20	10	2	14	8	22	8	7	1	23	11	23	23	23
	Ashington																														10	19	8	10	9	16	18	22
	Durham City																														11	20	15	13	13	20	21
	Wrexham																														12	10	16	16	19	13	11	3	17	3	10	2	6	11	18	8	10	14	7	3	9	20	14	18	3	8	18	14	12	12	18	23	16	3	9	23	14	24	7	8	9	2	9	16	12	4	13	6	5	1	15	16	16	21	22	20	15	13	9	11	7	21	24	14	2	12	13	8	8	7	17	11	10	23	3	13	22	13	19	24
	Barrow																														15	18	22	14	22	22	19	20	22	16	5	9	8	17	15	16	21	13	9	7	13	15	19	12	19	12	17	22	10	18	23	18	22	9	9	24	21	12	3	8	19	23	24	22																																																	21	L2
	Nelson																														16	1	21	2	8	5	22	15	19	22
	Wigan Borough																														17	5	10	11	17	18	20	4	18	10
	Tranmere Rovers																														18	16	12	21	7	9	5	7	12	4	4	11	7	6	3	19	1	22	10	18	11	5	4	11	12	14	19	16	23	11	7	20	21	15	8	7	5	5	4	19	7	16	18	20	10	16	22	4	14	12	23	15	21	11	19	10	6	19	20	14	2	4	5	14	4	5	5	13	11	14	15	13	24	12	7	8	3	18	9	11	7	19	18	12	11	21	24				6	21	7	L2
	Halifax Town																														19	7	14	9	5	4	12	13	21	17	17	15	9	2	17	7	18	12	22	21	19	21	22	20	14	23	14	19	11	7	9	15	9	18	24	10	23	15	12	11	2	18	3	17	20	9	17	24	21	20	23	18	23	19	11	21	21	20	15	18	21	23	22	20	22						10	18	23	24
	Rochdale																														20	12	2	6	3	2	13	17	10	21	21	18	22	20	20	18	17	15	6	12	7	3	11	21	22	19	12	12	13	10	24	12	17	12	7	20	6	21	21	19	3	9	16	18	13	24	19	15	18	24	20	24	15	21	20	22	17	18	21	21	18	12	12	8	11	9	15	15	14	18	19	10	8	5	19	21	9	14	9	5	6	3	9	24	12	3	8	10	9	20	16	18	21	L2
	Aberdare Athletic																														8	21	12	18	9	22
	Charlton Athletic																														16	12	14	15	21	13	11	1	13	15	10	22	5	1	2	2	4	3	19	13	9	20	17	10	5	9	15	14	22	3	8	7	10	15	20	4	18	16	19	15	3	20	20	21	11	14	3	9	7	17	19	22	3	13	17	13	17	2	19	17	14	19	16	7	12	11	15	6	15	4	18	1	9	14	12	7	11	13	19	11	24	4	13	1	9	18	12	22	13	6	3	22	7	L1
	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic																																21	20	8	7	14	9	10	10	15	18	21	17	8	6	13	15	7	2	3	12	9	14	9	19	17	9	5	9	12	10	19	3	5	4	11	18	20	12	4	21	2	3	7	11	21	6	13	17	18	11	13	4	14	17	10	15	1	17	12	22	9	8	17	17	19	14	16	9	7	16	7	21	4	9	8	17	19	21	21	2	6	11	2	10	1	16	9	12	14	18	6	CH
	New Brighton																																17	3	12	10	10	14	13	19	20	21	15	16	22	15	13	16	18	22	17	14	24
	Torquay United																																				22	18	19	11	19	10	20	10	10	20	20	19	11	18	9	5	20	11	12	13	8	5	2	21	12	3	12	21	6	6	11	3	7	4	6	13	10	23	18	16	14	9	16	9	11	9	17	15	12	9	24	24	23	5	14	15	7	23	19	6	13	24	21	5	20	9	21	19	9	3	21	20	24			17	7	5	19	24
	Carlisle United																																					8	15	8	18	19	13	22	13	10	12	19	16	9	15	9	3	7	9	13	20	21	15	16	10	19	19	4	23	2	1	14	3	10	12	12	4	10	18	3	22	19	20	13	6	6	19	2	14	7	16	20	22	23	12	8	20	22	18	7	1	21	3	23	23	23	22	17	22	23		1	8	4	20	14	12	8	17	22	20	10	6	10	11	18	10	L2
	York City																																						6	12	9	20	12	15	16	12	11	20	15	13	14	22	17	10	4	22	4	11	7	13	3	21	5	6	14	22	3	24	22	21	21	13	4	19	18	3	15	21	24	22	10	17	24	17	7	1	8	7	20	23	11	13	21	19	4	5	9	20	20	16	21	20	17	14	10	24									17	7	18	24
	Gateshead																																							9	2	7	19	19	14	21	5	10	14	4	5	2	8	5	8	4	7	13	17	14	20	22

Clubs Joining Football League from 1930-31 to 2019-20: Thames Association till Salford City


Season		88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	46	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	Clubs (142)	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	47	48	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60	61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	89	90	91	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
	Thames Association																																							20	22
	Chester City																																								3	4	10	3	2	3	9	6	3	20	18	12	13	19	20	24	24	17	21	21	13	20	24	23	21	12	8	7	19	22	14	11	5	20	15	7	4	17	13	5	16	9	18	24	13	24	16	2	15	15	8	16	19	18	24	2	23	8	6	14	14	24					20	15	18	22	23
	Mansfield Town																																								20	16	17	8	19	9	14	16	22	8	10	8	2	6	18	7	13	18	16	6	20	22	20	14	4	7	3	19	9	20	15	6	7	21	6	17	1	11	1	21	18	23	7	20	10	19	14	3	10	19	15	15	24	3	22	12	6	19	11	12	8	17	13	3	23	5	13	16	17	23						11	21	12	12	8	4	21	16
	Aldershot																																									17	14	18	11	22	18	10	20	19	21	20	18	12	19	17	14	15	19	18	22	13	10	7	11	9	18	17	10	9	15	6	13	17	4	8	20	21	17	5	5	10	6	16	18	5	13	16	6	20	24	22	23																		15	6	14	11	24
	Ipswich Town																																															7	6	4	7	17	8	17	16	1	21	3	1	8	16	11	1	1	17	22	5	15	5	1	12	18	19	13	4	4	3	6	3	18	6	3	2	2	9	12	17	20	5	8	8	9	14	1	16	19	22	7	4	5	3	3	5	18	7	5	3	15	14	8	9	15	13	15	14	9	6	7	16	12	24	11	9
	Scunthorpe United																																																				12	14	15	3	3	9	14	1	18	15	9	4	9	22	18	4	18	23	16	12	17	4	24	18	24	19	20	14	12	14	16	23	4	21	9	15	8	4	4	11	8	5	14	11	7	12	13	8	4	23	10	8	5	22	2	12	1	23	6	20	24	18	21	2	16	7	3	5	23	20	22
	Shrewsbury Town																																																				20	20	23	21	16	13	9	17	4	3	10	19	15	11	16	10	6	3	17	15	13	12	15	22	2	9	10	11	1	13	14	18	9	8	8	17	18	18	22	11	18	22	9	1	18	18	22	13	15	22	15	9	24		21	10	7	18	7	12	4	2	16	23	2	20	18	3	18	15	17
	Colchester United																																																				16	10	22	23	24	12	3	12	5	9	23	2	12	17	23	4	13	22	6	10	6	11	22	3	11	22	3	8	7	5	22	6	6	8	7	6	5	9	22	24			10	17	10	7	8	4	18	18	17	15	12	11	15	2	10	24	12	8	10	10	20	16	19	23	8	13	8	6	20
	Workington																																																					24	23	20	8	10	4	19	17	16	8	8	10	3	15	5	24	23	12	20	10	6	13	23	23	24	24
	Peterborough United																																																														1	5	6	10	8	13	15	24	18	9	16	8	19	1	7	10	16	4	21	8	5	5	9	7	11	17	10	7	17	9	4	6	10	24	15	19	21	10	9	5	12	17	11	18	23	9	10	2	2	24	4	18	22	6	9	13	11	9	7	7	2
	Oxford United																																																																18	18	4	14	16	1	20	15	14	15	8	18	11	20	17	18	11	17	14	5	5	1	1	18	18	21	17	17	10	21	14	23	7	2	17	12	23	20	24	21	8	9	15	23					12	9	9	8	13	2	8	16	12	4	6
	Cambridge United																																																																								20	10	3	21	6	13	1	2	12	8	13	14	12	22	24	22	11	15	8	6	1	5	23	10	20	16	10	16	2	19	19	24	12	13	24										19	9	11	12	21	16	2
	Hereford United																																																																										2	18	12	1	22	23	14	21	22	10	24	11	5	10	16	19	15	17	17	17	17	20	16	6	24										16	3	24	16	21	23
	Wimbledon (2004-05 MK Dons)																																																																															13	3	24	4	21	1	2	12	3	6	7	12	8	7	13	12	6	9	14	8	15	16	18	8	9	10	24	20	22	4	1	3	12	5	5	8	10	2	23	12	23	3	19	13
	Wigan Athletic																																																																																6	6	11	3	18	15	16	4	4	7	17	18	10	15	23	19	14	10	1	11	6	4	6	10	1	7	2	10	17	14	11	16	16	15	18	5	23	1	23	1	18	23	20
	Scarborough																																																																																									12	5	18	9	12	13	14	21	23	12	6	24
	Maidstone United																																																																																											5	19	18
	Barnet																																																																																													7	3	24	11	9	15	7	16	6	24					18	14	12	17	21	22	22	23			15	15	23
	Wycombe Wanderers																																																																																															4	6	12	18	14	19	12	13	11	18	24	10	6	12	7	3	22	3	21	15	22	4	13	9	3	17	3	22
	Macclesfield Town																																																																																																			2	24	13	14	13	16	20	5	17	22	19	20	19	15	24							22	23
	Cheltenham Town																																																																																																					8	9	4	21	14	14	5	17	19	23	22	17	6	5	17	23		21	17	16	4	1
	Kidderminster Harriers																																																																																																						16	10	11	16	23
	Rushden & Diamonds																																																																																																							6	1	22	22	24
	Boston United																																																																																																								15	11	16	11	23
	Yeovil Town																																																																																																									8	1	15	5	18	17	15	14	17	4	24	24	19	20	19	24
	Dagenham & Redbridge																																																																																																													20	8	7	21	19	22	9	14	23
	Morecambe																																																																																																													11	11	4	20	15	16	18	11	21	18	22	18	22	4
	Burton Albion																																																																																																															13	19	17	4	6	1	2	20	23	9	12	16
	Stevenage Borough																																																																																																																6	6	18	24	6	18	10	16	10	24	14
	Crawley Town																																																																																																																	3	10	14	22	20	19	14	19	13	12
	AFC Wimbledon																																																																																																																	16	20	20	15	7	15	18	19	20	19
	Fleetwood Town																																																																																																																		13	4	10	19	4	14	11	6	15
	Forest Green Rovers																																																																																																																							21	5	10	6
	Salford City																																																																																																																									11	8

Football League Positions Chronological FAQs

The Football League Positions Chronological records provide a season-by-season history of where clubs have finished within the English football league structure. Covering clubs across the Football League, Premier League and the wider English Football Pyramid, these historical records allow fans and researchers to track long-term club performance, promotions, relegations and league progression over time. As an important part of the Structure of English Football, chronological league position tables offer valuable insight into the rise and fall of clubs throughout English football history. Whether you’re researching club records, Football League statistics, league standings or the evolution of the English league structure, these FAQs answer the most common questions about Football League Positions Chronological data.

1. What are Football League Positions Chronological records?

Football League Positions Chronological records show the finishing league position of clubs for every season, allowing users to track their historical performance over time.

2. Which leagues are included in the Football League Positions Chronological tables?

The records include clubs from the Football League, Premier League and various divisions within the English Football Pyramid.

3. Why are Football League Positions Chronological tables useful?

They help fans, historians and researchers analyse club performance, promotion and relegation trends, and long-term league history.

4. How far back do the Football League Positions Chronological records go?

The records cover many decades of English football history, tracing club league positions across multiple eras of the Football League system.

5. Do the tables include clubs that are no longer in the Football League?

Yes. Historical clubs that have competed within the Football League structure are included, even if they no longer play in the professional league system.

6. Can I track a club’s promotions and relegations through the chronological tables?

Yes. The records make it easy to follow a club’s movement through the divisions, highlighting promotions, relegations and periods of stability.

7. How do Football League Positions Chronological records help explain the Structure of English Football?

They show how clubs move between divisions within the English Football Pyramid, illustrating the promotion and relegation system that underpins English football.

8. Are Premier League seasons included in the chronological records?

Yes. For clubs that have competed in the Premier League, their top-flight finishing positions are included alongside their Football League history.

9. What can Football League Positions Chronological data reveal about club history?

The records highlight successful eras, periods of decline, long-term consistency and major achievements across a club’s history.

10. Why are Football League Positions Chronological records important for football research?

They provide a detailed historical reference for analysing English Football League records, league trends, club development and the evolution of the English football league structure.