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 Stanley | Accrington | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2017–18 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2018– | 17th | 14th |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1980–81 | 2018–19 | 2017–18 | Never Relegated | 2002–2006 2014–2016 2018–2019 | 21st Championship | 2nd |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2017–18 | 2016–17 | Never Relegated | 2017–2018 | 11th Championship | 2nd |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2016–17 | 2006–07 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2001–2007 2015–2016 2017– | 13th | 3rd |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1987–88 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2016–2017 2019–2020 | 23rd (relegated) | 2nd |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2009–10 | 2012–13 | Never Relegated | 2007–08 | 2003–2008 2010–2013 | 18th (relegated) Premier League | 2nd |
| Bradford City | Bradford | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2012–13 | Never Promoted | 2003–04 | 2018–19 | 2004–2007 2013–2019 | 9th League Two | 5th |
| Brentford | London | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2008–09 | 2013–14 | Never Relegated | 2006–07 | 1999–2007 2009–2014 | 3rd Championship | 2nd |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2000–01 | 2010–11 | 2005–06 | Never Relegated | 2006–2011 | 15th Premier League | 1st |
| Bristol City | Bristol | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1983–84 | 2014–15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 1999–2007 2013–2015 | 12th Championship | 2nd |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2015–16 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2010–11 | 2007–2011 2016– | 14th | 10th |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2017–18 | Never Relegated | 2015–2016 2018– | 12th | 2nd |
| Bury | Bury | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2019–20[lower-alpha 1] | 2011–2013 2015–2018 2019 | 24th (expelled) | 14th |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2005–06 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2013–14 | 2006–2014 | 18th League Two | 4th |
| Charlton Athletic | London | 7 | 3 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2009–2012 2016–2019 2020– | 22nd (relegated) Championship | 1st |
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2005–06 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2008–09 | 2006–2009 | 4th League Two | 17th |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2013–14 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2016–17 | 1995–2007 2011–2012 2014–2017 | 20th National League | 16th |
| Colchester United | Colchester | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1997–98 | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 2015–16 | 1998–2006 2008–2016 | 6th League Two | 2nd |
| Coventry City | Coventry | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | 2011–12 | 2016–17 | 2012–2017 2018–2020 | 1st (promoted) | 1st |
| Crawley Town | Crawley | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2011–12 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2014–15 | 2012–2015 | 13th League Two | 10th |
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | 2005–06 | 2015–16 | 2006–2009 2012–2016 2020– | 2nd (promoted) League Two | 13th |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2010–11 | 2010–2011 | 17th National League | 21st |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2016–17 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2015–16 | 2004–2008 2012–2013 2014–2016 2017– | 9th | 1st |
| Exeter City | Exeter | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2008–09 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2011–12 | 2009–2012 | 5th League Two | 8th |
| Fleetwood Town | Fleetwood | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2013–14 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2014– | 6th | 4th |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2012–13 | Never Promoted | 2004–05 | 2009–10 | 2005–2008 2009–2010 2013– | 10th | 9th |
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2006–07 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2012–13 | 2003–2006 2007–2013 | 12th National League | 6th |
| Hereford United | Hereford | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2007–08 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2008–09 | 2008–2009 | Defunct (2014–15) | 24th |
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2003–04 | 2011–12 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2004–2012 | 18th Championship | 4th |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2004–2005 2020– | 24th (relegated) Championship | 2nd |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | 2 | 1 | 2 | Never Promoted | Never Promoted | 2018–19 | Never Relegated | 2019– | 11th | 11th |
| Leeds United | Leeds | 3 | 1 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2009–10 | 2006–07 | Never Relegated | 2007–2010 | 1st (promoted) Championship | 2nd |
| Leicester City | Leicester | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2008–09 | 2007–08 | Never Relegated | 2008–2009 | 5th Premier League | 1st |
| Leyton Orient | London | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2005–06 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2014–15 | 2006–2015 | 17th League Two | 3rd |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2019– | 16th | 16th |
| Luton Town | Luton | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2002–2005 2007–2008 2018–2019 | 19th Championship | 1st |
| Millwall | London | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1964–65 | 2016–17 | 2014–15 | Never Relegated | 2006–2010 2015–2017 | 8th Championship | 3rd |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Milton Keynes | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | 2015–16 | 2017–18 | 2004–2006 2008–2015 2016–2018 2019– | 19th | 2nd |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2017–18 | 2006–2009 2016–2018 2020– | 7th (promoted) League Two | 9th |
| Norwich City | Norwich | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2009–10 | 2008–09 | Never Relegated | 2009–2010 | 20th (relegated) Premier League | 1st |
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | 3 | 1 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2007–08 | 2004–05 | Never Relegated | 2005–2008 | 7th Championship | 2nd |
| Notts County | Nottingham | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2009–10 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2014–15 | 2010–2015 | 3rd National League | 7th |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1962–63 | Never Promoted | 1996–97 | 2017–18 | 1997–2018 | 19th League Two | 6th |
| Oxford United | Oxford | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2015–16 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2016– | 4th | 4th |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | 11 | 4 | 8 | 2007–08 | 2010–11 | 2012–13 | 2004–05 | 2000–2005 2008–2009 2010–2011 2013– | 7th | 2nd |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | 2009–10 | 2018–19 | 2010–2011 2017–2019 2020– | 3rd (promoted) League Two | 7th |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2016–17 | Never Promoted | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2012–2013 2017– | 5th | 4th |
| Port Vale | Stoke-on-Trent | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2012–13 | Never Promoted | 1999–2000 | 2016–17 | 2000–2008 2013–2017 | 8th League Two | 9th |
| Preston North End | Preston | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1995–96 | 2014–15 | 2010–11 | Never Relegated | 2011–2015 | 9th Championship | 3rd |
| Rochdale | Rochdale | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2013–14 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2011–12 | 2010–2012 2014– | 18th | 9th |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2012–13 | 2019–20 | 2018–19 | 2006–07 | 2005–2007 2013–2014 2017–2018 2019–2020 | 2nd (promoted) | 4th |
| Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2013–14 | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 2018–19 | 2005–2007 2008–2009 2011–2013 2014–2019 | 20th League Two | 1st |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1981–82 | 2016–17 | 2010–11 | Never Relegated | 2011–2017 | 9th Premier League | 3rd |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | 3 | 2 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2011–12 | 2009–10 | Never Relegated | 2003–2005 2010–2012 | 16th Championship | 2nd |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2014–15 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2013–14 | 2012–2014 2015– | 15th | 3rd |
| Southampton | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2010–11 | 2008–09 | Never Relegated | 2009–2011 | 11th Premier League | 2nd |
| Southend United | Southend-on-sea | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2014–15 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2019–20 | 2005–2006 2007–2010 2015–2020 | 22nd (relegated) | 1st |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2010–11 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2011–2014 | 23rd League Two | 6th |
| Stockport County | Stockport | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2007–08 | Never Promoted | 2001–02 | 2009–10 | 2002–2005 2008–2010 | 8th National League | 18th |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 3 | Never Promoted | Never Promoted | 2017–18 | Never Relegated | 2018– | 8th | 5th |
| Swansea City | Swansea, Wales | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2004–05 | 2007–08 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2005–2008 | 6th Championship | 1st |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | 1998–99 | 2016–17 | 1999–2006 2007–2011 2012–2017 2020– | 1st (promoted) League Two | 5th |
| Torquay United | Torquay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003–04 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 | 14th National League | 21st |
| Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | 2000–01 | 2019–20 | 2001–2014 2019–2020 | 21st (relegated) | 3rd |
| Walsall | Walsall | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2006–07 | Never Promoted | 2003–04 | 2018–19 | 2004–2006 2007–2019 | 12th League Two | 3rd |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1996–97 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2015–2016 2017–2018 2020– | 23rd (relegated) Championship | 1st |
| AFC Wimbledon | London | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2015–16 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2016– | 20th | 15th |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1987–88 | 2013–14 | 2012–13 | Never Relegated | 2013–2014 | 7th Premier League | 1st |
| Wrexham | Wrexham, Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2002–03 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 | 19th National League | 22nd |
| Wycombe Wanderers | High Wycombe | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2011–12 | 2009–2010 2011–2012 2018–2020 | 3rd (promoted) | 21st |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2004–05 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2005–2013 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
- Bury were expelled from the EFL during the 2019–20 season following financial difficulties.
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