List of EFL League One clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the English Football League One at any time since its formation in 2004 to the current season. EFL League One teams playing in the 2020–21 season are indicated in bold. If the longest spell is the current spell, this is indicated in bold, and if the highest finish is that of the most recent season, this is also in bold. Teams in italic no longer exist in the legal form they competed as in League One. A total of 71 teams have played in League One.

All statistics here refer to time in EFL League One only, with the exception of 'Most recent finish' which refers to all levels of play, and 'Last promotion' which refers to the club's last promotion from the fourth tier of English football.

Club Town or city Total
seasons
Total
spells
Longest
spell
Promotion
to league
Promotion
from league
Relegation
to league
Relegation
from league
Years Most recent
finish
Highest
finish
Accrington StanleyAccrington3132017–18Never PromotedNever RelegatedNever Relegated2018–17th14th
BarnsleyBarnsley5321980–812018–192017–18Never Relegated2002–2006
2014–2016
2018–2019
21st
Championship
2nd
Blackburn RoversBlackburn111Never Promoted2017–182016–17Never Relegated2017–201811th
Championship
2nd
BlackpoolBlackpool8342016–172006–072014–152015–162001–2007
2015–2016
2017–
13th3rd
Bolton WanderersBolton2211987–882016–172018–192019–202016–2017
2019–2020
23rd (relegated)2nd
BournemouthBournemouth7242009–102012–13Never Relegated2007–082003–2008
2010–2013
18th (relegated)
Premier League
2nd
Bradford CityBradford9262012–13Never Promoted2003–042018–192004–2007
2013–2019
9th
League Two
5th
BrentfordLondon8252008–092013–14Never Relegated2006–071999–2007
2009–2014
3rd
Championship
2nd
Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton5152000–012010–112005–06Never Relegated2006–201115th
Premier League
1st
Bristol CityBristol5231983–842014–151998–992012–131999–2007
2013–2015
12th
Championship
2nd
Bristol RoversBristol9252015–16Never PromotedNever Relegated2010–112007–2011
2016–
14th10th
Burton AlbionBurton upon Trent4232014–152015–162017–18Never Relegated2015–2016
2018–
12th2nd
BuryBury6332018–19Never PromotedNever Relegated2019–20[lower-alpha 1]2011–2013
2015–2018
2019
24th (expelled)14th
Carlisle UnitedCarlisle8182005–06Never PromotedNever Relegated2013–142006–201418th
League Two
4th
Charlton AthleticLondon733Never Promoted2018–192019–20Never Relegated2009–2012
2016–2019
2020–
22nd (relegated)
Championship
1st
Cheltenham TownCheltenham3132005–06Never PromotedNever Relegated2008–092006–20094th
League Two
17th
ChesterfieldChesterfield6332013–14Never PromotedNever Relegated2016–171995–2007
2011–2012
2014–2017
20th
National League
16th
Colchester UnitedColchester10281997–982005–062007–082015–161998–2006
2008–2016
6th
League Two
2nd
Coventry CityCoventry7252017–182019–202011–122016–172012–2017
2018–2020
1st (promoted)1st
Crawley TownCrawley3132011–12Never PromotedNever Relegated2014–152012–201513th
League Two
10th
Crewe AlexandraCrewe8342019–20Never Promoted2005–062015–162006–2009
2012–2016
2020–
2nd (promoted)
League Two
13th
Dagenham & RedbridgeLondon1112009–10Never PromotedNever Relegated2010–112010–201117th
National League
21st
Doncaster RoversDoncaster11442016–172012–132013–142015–162004–2008
2012–2013
2014–2016
2017–
9th1st
Exeter CityExeter3132008–09Never PromotedNever Relegated2011–122009–20125th
League Two
8th
Fleetwood TownFleetwood7172013–14Never PromotedNever RelegatedNever Relegated2014–6th4th
GillinghamGillingham12382012–13Never Promoted2004–052009–102005–2008
2009–2010
2013–
10th9th
Hartlepool UnitedHartlepool8262006–07Never PromotedNever Relegated2012–132003–2006
2007–2013
12th
National League
6th
Hereford UnitedHereford1112007–08Never PromotedNever Relegated2008–092008–2009Defunct
(2014–15)
24th
Huddersfield TownHuddersfield8182003–042011–12Never RelegatedNever Relegated2004–201218th
Championship
4th
Hull CityKingston upon Hull2212003–042004–052019–20Never Relegated2004–2005
2020–
24th (relegated)
Championship
2nd
Ipswich TownIpswich212Never PromotedNever Promoted2018–19Never Relegated2019–11th11th
Leeds UnitedLeeds313Never Promoted2009–102006–07Never Relegated2007–20101st (promoted)
Championship
2nd
Leicester CityLeicester111Never Promoted2008–092007–08Never Relegated2008–20095th
Premier League
1st
Leyton OrientLondon9192005–06Never PromotedNever Relegated2014–152006–201517th
League Two
3rd
Lincoln CityLincoln2122018–19Never PromotedNever RelegatedNever Relegated2019–16th16th
Luton TownLuton3312017–182018–192006–072007–082002–2005
2007–2008
2018–2019
19th
Championship
1st
MillwallLondon6241964–652016–172014–15Never Relegated2006–2010
2015–2017
8th
Championship
3rd
Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes13472018–19Never Promoted2015–162017–182004–2006
2008–2015
2016–2018
2019–
19th2nd
Northampton TownNorthampton6332019–20Never PromotedNever Relegated2017–182006–2009
2016–2018
2020–
7th (promoted)
League Two
9th
Norwich CityNorwich111Never Promoted2009–102008–09Never Relegated2009–201020th (relegated)
Premier League
1st
Nottingham ForestNottingham313Never Promoted2007–082004–05Never Relegated2005–20087th
Championship
2nd
Notts CountyNottingham5152009–10Never PromotedNever Relegated2014–152010–20153rd
National League
7th
Oldham AthleticOldham141141962–63Never Promoted1996–972017–181997–201819th
League Two
6th
Oxford UnitedOxford5152015–16Never PromotedNever RelegatedNever Relegated2016–4th4th
Peterborough UnitedPeterborough11482007–082010–112012–132004–052000–2005
2008–2009
2010–2011
2013–
7th2nd
Plymouth ArgylePlymouth4322019–20Never Promoted2009–102018–192010–2011
2017–2019
2020–
3rd (promoted)
League Two
7th
PortsmouthPortsmouth5242016–17Never Promoted2011–122012–132012–2013
2017–
5th4th
Port ValeStoke-on-Trent8242012–13Never Promoted1999–20002016–172000–2008
2013–2017
8th
League Two
9th
Preston North EndPreston4141995–962014–152010–11Never Relegated2011–20159th
Championship
3rd
RochdaleRochdale9272013–14Never PromotedNever Relegated2011–122010–2012
2014–
18th9th
Rotherham UnitedRotherham5422012–132019–202018–192006–072005–2007
2013–2014
2017–2018
2019–2020
2nd (promoted)4th
Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpe10452013–142008–092010–112018–192005–2007
2008–2009
2011–2013
2014–2019
20th
League Two
1st
Sheffield UnitedSheffield6161981–822016–172010–11Never Relegated2011–20179th
Premier League
3rd
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield322Never Promoted2011–122009–10Never Relegated2003–2005
2010–2012
16th
Championship
2nd
Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury8262014–15Never PromotedNever Relegated2013–142012–2014
2015–
15th3rd
SouthamptonSouthampton212Never Promoted2010–112008–09Never Relegated2009–201111th
Premier League
2nd
Southend UnitedSouthend-on-sea9352014–152005–062006–072019–202005–2006
2007–2010
2015–2020
22nd (relegated)1st
StevenageStevenage3132010–11Never PromotedNever RelegatedNever Relegated2011–201423rd
League Two
6th
Stockport CountyStockport3222007–08Never Promoted2001–022009–102002–2005
2008–2010
8th
National League
18th
SunderlandSunderland313Never PromotedNever Promoted2017–18Never Relegated2018–8th5th
Swansea CitySwansea, Wales3132004–052007–08Never RelegatedNever Relegated2005–20086th
Championship
1st
Swindon TownSwindon12452019–20Never Promoted1998–992016–171999–2006
2007–2011
2012–2017
2020–
1st (promoted)
League Two
5th
Torquay UnitedTorquay1112003–04Never PromotedNever Relegated2004–052004–200514th
National League
21st
Tranmere RoversTranmere112102018–19Never Promoted2000–012019–202001–2014
2019–2020
21st (relegated)3rd
WalsallWalsall132112006–07Never Promoted2003–042018–192004–2006
2007–2019
12th
League Two
3rd
Wigan AthleticWigan3311996–972017–182019–20Never Relegated2015–2016
2017–2018
2020–
23rd (relegated)
Championship
1st
AFC WimbledonLondon5152015–16Never PromotedNever RelegatedNever Relegated2016–20th15th
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton1111987–882013–142012–13Never Relegated2013–20147th
Premier League
1st
WrexhamWrexham, Wales1112002–03Never PromotedNever Relegated2004–052004–200519th
National League
22nd
Wycombe WanderersHigh Wycombe4322017–182019–20Never Relegated2011–122009–2010
2011–2012
2018–2020
3rd (promoted)21st
Yeovil TownYeovil9282004–052012–132013–142014–152005–2013
2014–2015
4th
National League
4th

Overview of clubs by season

Champions Runners-up Promoted via play-offs Relegated


Club 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21
Accrington Stanley 14 17
Barnsley 13 5 11 6 2
Blackburn Rovers 2
Blackpool 16 19 3 22 12 10 13
Bolton Wanderers 2 23
AFC Bournemouth 8 17 19 21 6 11 2
Bradford City 11 11 22 11 7 5 5 11 24
Brentford 4 3 24 9 11 9 3 2
Brighton & Hove Albion 18 7 16 13 1
Bristol City 7 9 2 12 1
Bristol Rovers 16 11 11 22 10 13 15 14
Burton Albion 2 9 12
Bury 14 22 16 19 24 24[lower-alpha 1]
Carlisle United 8 4 20 14 12 8 17 22
Charlton Athletic 4 13 1 13 6 3
Cheltenham Town 17 19 23
Chesterfield 17 16 21 22 6 18 24
Colchester United 15 2 12 8 10 10 20 16 19 23
Coventry City 15 18 17 8 23 8 1
Crawley Town 10 14 22
Crewe Alexandra 13 20 22 13 19 20 24
Dagenham & Redbridge 21
Doncaster Rovers 10 8 11 3 1 13 21 15 6 9
Exeter City 18 8 23
Fleetwood Town 10 19 4 14 11 6
Gillingham 14 16 22 21 17 12 9 20 17 13 10
Hartlepool United 6 21 15 19 20 16 13 23
Hereford United 24
Huddersfield Town 9 4 15 10 9 6 3 4
Hull City 2
Ipswich Town 11
Leeds United 5 4 2
Leicester City 1
Leyton Orient 20 14 14 17 7 20 7 3 23
Lincoln City 16
Luton Town 1 24 1
Millwall 10 17 5 3 4 6
Milton Keynes Dons 20 22 3 12 5 5 8 10 2 12 23 19
Northampton Town 14 9 21 16 22
Norwich City 1
Nottingham Forest 7 4 2
Notts County 19 7 12 20 21
Oldham Athletic 19 10 6 8 10 16 17 16 19 15 15 17 17 21
Oxford United 8 16 12 4
Peterborough United 23 2 4 6 9 13 11 9 7 7
Plymouth Argyle 23 7 21
Port Vale 18 13 12 23 9 18 12 21
Portsmouth 24 8 4 5
Preston North End 15 14 5 3
Rochdale 9 24 8 10 9 20 16 18
Rotherham United 20 23 4 4 2
Scunthorpe United 12 1 6 18 21 16 7 3 5 23
Sheffield United 3 5 7 5 11 1
Sheffield Wednesday 5 15 2
Shrewsbury Town 16 23 20 18 3 18 15
Southampton 7 2
Southend United 1 6 8 23 14 7 10 19 22
Stevenage 6 18 24
Stockport County 24 18 24
Sunderland 5 8
Swansea City 6 7 1
Swindon Town 12 23 13 15 5 24 6 8 4 15 22
Torquay United 21
Tranmere Rovers 3 18 9 11 7 19 18 12 11 21 21
Walsall 14 24 12 13 10 20 19 9 13 14 3 14 19 22
Wigan Athletic 1 1
AFC Wimbledon 15 18 20 20
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Wrexham 22
Wycombe Wanderers 22 21 17 3
Yeovil Town 15 5 18 17 15 14 17 4 24
Club 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20-21

Notes

  1. Bury were expelled from the EFL during the 2019–20 season following financial difficulties.
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