List of EFL League One clubs

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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.

Table[edit]

EFL League One teams playing in the 2023–24 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 76 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 5 1 5 2017–18 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2022–23 2018–2023 17th
League Two
11th
Barnsley Barnsley 8 4 3 1980–81 2018–19 2021–22 Never Relegated 2004–2006
2014–2016
2018–2019
2022–
6th 2nd
Birmingham City Birmingham 1 1 1 Never Promoted Never Promoted 2023–24 Never Relegated 2024– 22nd (relegated)
Championship
N/A
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn 1 1 1 Never Promoted 2017–18 2016–17 Never Relegated 2017–2018 19th
Championship
2nd
Blackpool Blackpool 10 4 4 2016–17 2020–21 2022–23 2015–16 2004–2007
2015–2016
2017–2021
2023–
8th 3rd
Bolton Wanderers Bolton 6 3 4 2020–21 2016–17 2018–19 2019–20 2016–2017
2019–2020
2021–
3rd 2nd
Bournemouth Bournemouth 7 2 4 2009–10 2012–13 Never Relegated 2007–08 2004–2008
2010–2013
12th
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 2004–2007
2009–2014
16th
Premier League
2nd
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 5 1 5 2000–01 2010–11 2005–06 Never Relegated 2006–2011 11th
Premier League
1st
Bristol City Bristol 5 2 3 1983–84 2014–15 1998–99 2012–13 2004–2007
2013–2015
11th
Championship
2nd
Bristol Rovers Bristol 12 3 5 2021–22 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2020–21 2007–2011
2016–2021
2022–
15th 10th
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent 8 2 7 2014–15 2015–16 2017–18 Never Relegated 2015–2016
2018–
20th 2nd
Bury Bury 6 3 3 2018–19 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2019–20[a] 2011–2013
2015–2018
2019
3rd
North West Counties League Premier Division
14th
Carlisle United Carlisle 9 2 8 2022–23 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2023–24 2006–2014
2023–2024
24th (relegated) 4th
Cambridge United Cambridge 4 1 4 2020–21 Never Promoted Never Relegated Never Relegated 2021– 18th 14th
Charlton Athletic London 11 3 5 Never Promoted 2018–19 2019–20 Never Relegated 2009–2012
2016–2019
2020–
16th 1st
Cheltenham Town Cheltenham 6 2 3 2020–21 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2023–24 2006–2009
2021–2024
21st (relegated) 17th
Chesterfield Chesterfield 6 3 3 2013–14 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2016–17 2004–2007
2011–2012
2014–2017
1st (promoted)
National League
16th
Colchester United Colchester 10 2 8 1997–98 2005–06 2007–08 2015–16 2004–2006
2008–2016
22nd
League Two
2nd
Coventry City Coventry 7 2 5 2017–18 2019–20 2011–12 2016–17 2012–2017
2018–2020
9th
Championship
1st
Crawley Town Crawley 4 2 3 2023–24 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2014–15 2012–2015
2024-
7th (promoted)
League Two
10th
Crewe Alexandra Crewe 9 3 4 2019–20 Never Promoted 2005–06 2021–22 2006–2009
2012–2016
2020–2022
6th
League Two
13th
Dagenham & Redbridge London 1 1 1 2009–10 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2010–11 2010–2011 15th
National League
21st
Derby County Derby 2 1 2 Never Promoted 2023–24 2021–22 Never Relegated 2022–2024 2nd (promoted) 2nd
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster 12 4 5 2016–17 2012–13 2013–14 2021–22 2004–2008
2012–2013
2014–2016
2017–2022
5th
League Two
1st
Exeter City Exeter 6 2 3 2021–22 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2011–12 2009–2012
2022–
13th 8th
Fleetwood Town Fleetwood 10 1 10 2013–14 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2023–24 2014–2024 22nd (relegated) 4th
Forest Green Rovers Nailsworth 1 1 1 2021–22 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2022–23 2022–2023 24th (relegated)
League Two
24th
Gillingham Gillingham 13 3 9 2012–13 Never Promoted 2004–05 2021–22 2005–2008
2009–2010
2013–2022
12th
League Two
9th
Hartlepool United Hartlepool 8 2 6 2006–07 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2012–13 2004–2006
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 9 2 8 2003–04 2011–12 2023–24 Never Relegated 2004–2012
2024-
23rd (relegated)
Championship
4th
Hull City Kingston upon Hull 2 2 1 2003–04 2020–21 2019–20 Never Relegated 2004–2005
2020–2021
7th
Championship
1st
Ipswich Town Ipswich 4 1 4 Never Promoted 2022–23 2018–19 Never Relegated 2019–2023 2nd (promoted)
Championship
2nd
Leeds United Leeds 3 1 3 Never Promoted 2009–10 2006–07 Never Relegated 2007–2010 3rd
Championship
2nd
Leicester City Leicester 1 1 1 Never Promoted 2008–09 2007–08 Never Relegated 2008–2009 1st (promoted)
Championship
1st
Leyton Orient London 11 2 9 2022–23 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2014–15 2006–2015
2023–
11th 3rd
Lincoln City Lincoln 6 1 6 2018–19 Never Promoted Never Relegated Never Relegated 2019– 7th 5th
Luton Town Luton 3 3 1 2017–18 2018–19 2006–07 2007–08 2004–2005
2007–2008
2018–2019
18th (relegated)
Premier League
1st
Mansfield Town Mansfield 1 1 1 2023–24 Never Promoted Never Relegated Never Relegated 2024– 3rd (promoted)
League Two
N/A
Millwall London 6 2 4 1964–65 2016–17 2014–15 Never Relegated 2006–2010
2015–2017
13th
Championship
3rd
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes 15 4 7 2018–19 Never Promoted 2015–16 2022–23 2004–2006
2008–2015
2016–2018
2019–2023
4th
League Two
2nd
Morecambe Morecambe 2 1 2 2020–21 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2022–23 2021–2023 15th
League Two
19th
Northampton Town Northampton 8 4 3 2022–23 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2020–21 2006–2009
2016–2018
2020–2021
2023–
14th 9th
Norwich City Norwich 1 1 1 Never Promoted 2009–10 2008–09 Never Relegated 2009–2010 6th
Championship
1st
Nottingham Forest Nottingham 3 1 3 Never Promoted 2007–08 2004–05 Never Relegated 2005–2008 17th
Premier League
2nd
Notts County Nottingham 5 1 5 2009–10 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2014–15 2010–2015 14th
League Two
7th
Oldham Athletic Oldham 14 1 14 1962–63 Never Promoted 1996–97 2017–18 2004–2018 10th
National League
6th
Oxford United Oxford 8 1 8 2015–16 2023–24 Never Relegated Never Relegated 2016–2024 5th (promoted) 4th
Peterborough United Peterborough 14 5 8 2007–08 2020–21 2021–22 2004–05 2004–2005
2008–2009
2010–2011
2013–2021
2022–
4th 2nd
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth 6 3 3 2019–20 2022–23 2009–10 2018–19 2010–2011
2017–2019
2020–2023
21st
Championship
1st
Portsmouth Portsmouth 8 2 7 2016–17 2023–24 2011–12 2012–13 2012–2013
2017–2024
1st (promoted) 1st
Port Vale Stoke-on-Trent 9 2 4 2021–22 Never Promoted 1999–2000 2023–24 2004–2008
2013–2017
2022–2024
23rd (relegated) 9th
Preston North End Preston 4 1 4 1995–96 2014–15 2010–11 Never Relegated 2011–2015 10th
Championship
3rd
Reading Reading 2 1 2 1983–84 Never Promoted 2022–23 Never Relegated 2023– 17th 17th
Rochdale Rochdale 9 2 7 2013–14 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2020–21 2010–2012
2014–2021
11th
National League
9th
Rotherham United Rotherham 7 6 2 2012–13 2021–22 2023–24 2006–07 2005–2007
2013–2014
2017–2018
2019–2020
2021–2022
2024-
24th (relegated)
Championship
2nd
Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe 10 4 5 2013–14 2008–09 2010–11 2018–19 2005–2007
2008–2009
2011–2013
2014–2019
2nd
National League North
1st
Sheffield United Sheffield 6 1 6 1981–82 2016–17 2010–11 Never Relegated 2011–2017 20th (relegated)
Premier League
1st
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield 5 3 2 Never Promoted 2022–23 2020–21 Never Relegated 2004–2005
2010–2012
2021–2023
20th
Championship
2nd
Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury 12 2 10 2014–15 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2013–14 2012–2014
2015–
19th 3rd
Southampton Southampton 2 1 2 Never Promoted 2010–11 2008–09 Never Relegated 2009–2011 4th
Championship
2nd
Southend United Southend-on-sea 9 3 5 2014–15 2005–06 2006–07 2019–20 2005–2006
2007–2010
2015–2020
9th
National League
1st
Stevenage Stevenage 5 2 3 2022–23 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2013–14 2011–2014
2023–
9th 6th
Stockport County Stockport 4 3 2 2023–24 Never Promoted 2001–02 2009–10 2004–2005
2008–2010
2024-
1st (promoted)
League Two
18th
Sunderland Sunderland 4 1 4 Never Promoted 2021–22 2017–18 Never Relegated 2018–2022 16th
Championship
4th
Swansea City Swansea, Wales 3 1 3 2004–05 2007–08 Never Relegated Never Relegated 2005–2008 14th
Championship
1st
Swindon Town Swindon 12 4 5 2019–20 Never Promoted 1998–99 2020–21 2004–2006
2007–2011
2012–2017
2020–2021
19th
League Two
5th
Torquay United Torquay 1 1 1 2003–04 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2004–05 2004–2005 18th
National League South
21st
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere 11 2 10 2018–19 Never Promoted 2000–01 2019–20 2004–2014
2019–2020
16th
League Two
3rd
Walsall Walsall 13 2 11 2006–07 Never Promoted 2003–04 2018–19 2004–2006
2007–2019
11th
League Two
3rd
Wigan Athletic Wigan 6 4 2 1996–97 2021–22 2022–23 Never Relegated 2015–2016
2017–2018
2020–2022
2023–
12th 1st
AFC Wimbledon London 6 1 6 2015–16 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2021–22 2016–2022 10th
League Two
15th
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton 1 1 1 1987–88 2013–14 2012–13 Never Relegated 2013–2014 14th
Premier League
1st
Wrexham Wrexham, Wales 2 2 1 2023–24 Never Promoted Never Relegated 2004–05 2004–2005
2024-
1st (promoted)
League Two
22nd
Wycombe Wanderers High Wycombe 8 4 4 2017–18 2019–20 2020–21 2011–12 2009–2010
2011–2012
2018–2020
2021–
10th 21st
Yeovil Town Yeovil 9 2 8 2004–05 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2005–2013
2014–2015
1st (promoted)
National League South
4th

Chart[edit]

Mansfield Town F.C.Birmingham City F.C.Reading F.C.Forest Green Rovers F.C.Derby County F.C.Morecambe F.C.Cambridge United F.C.Ipswich Town F.C.Lincoln City F.C.Sunderland A.F.C.Accrington Stanley F.C.Blackburn Rovers F.C.Bolton Wanderers F.C.AFC WimbledonOxford United F.C.Burton Albion F.C.Wigan Athletic F.C.Fleetwood Town F.C.Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.Portsmouth F.C.Shrewsbury Town F.C.Crawley Town F.C.Coventry City F.C.Bury F.C.Stevenage F.C.Preston North End F.C.Sheffield United F.C.Dagenham %26 Redbridge F.C.Plymouth Argyle F.C.Rochdale A.F.C.Notts County F.C.Norwich City F.C.Wycombe Wanderers F.C.Southampton F.C.Exeter City F.C.Charlton Athletic F.C.Hereford United F.C.Leicester City F.C.Leeds United F.C.Bristol Rovers F.C.Cheltenham Town F.C.Northampton Town F.C.Crewe Alexandra F.C.Millwall F.C.Brighton %26 Hove Albion F.C.Carlisle United F.C.Leyton Orient F.C.Southend United F.C.Rotherham United F.C.Scunthorpe United F.C.Swansea City A.F.C.Nottingham Forest F.C.Gillingham F.C.Yeovil Town F.C.Torquay United F.C.Wrexham A.F.C.Hull City A.F.C.Sheffield Wednesday F.C.Peterborough United F.C.Stockport County F.C.Luton Town F.C.Barnsley F.C.Milton Keynes Dons F.C.Colchester United F.C.Swindon Town F.C.Hartlepool United F.C.Walsall F.C.Blackpool F.C.Bristol City F.C.Bradford City A.F.C.Chesterfield F.C.Brentford F.C.Port Vale F.C.Doncaster Rovers F.C.AFC BournemouthHuddersfield Town A.F.C.Tranmere Rovers F.C.Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

Overview of clubs by season[edit]

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
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
25
Accrington Stanley 14 17 11 12 23
Barnsley 13 5 11 6 2 4 6
Birmingham City
Blackburn Rovers 2
Blackpool 16 19 3 22 12 10 13 3 8
Bolton Wanderers 2 23 9 5 3
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 24 17 15
Burton Albion 2 9 12 16 16 15 20
Bury 14 22 16 19 24 24[a]
Carlisle United 8 4 20 14 12 8 17 22 24
Cambridge United 14 20 18
Charlton Athletic 4 13 1 13 6 3 7 13 10 16
Cheltenham Town 17 19 23 15 16 21
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 12 24
Dagenham & Redbridge 21
Derby County 7 2
Doncaster Rovers 10 8 11 3 1 13 21 15 6 9 14 22
Exeter City 18 8 23 14 13
Fleetwood Town 10 19 4 14 11 6 15 20 13 22
Forest Green Rovers 24
Gillingham 14 16 22 21 17 12 9 20 17 13 10 10 21
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 1
Ipswich Town 11 9 11 2
Leeds United 5 4 2
Leicester City 1
Leyton Orient 20 14 14 17 7 20 7 3 23 11
Lincoln City 16 5 17 11 7
Luton Town 1 24 1
Mansfield Town
Millwall 10 17 5 3 4 6
Milton Keynes Dons 20 22 3 12 5 5 8 10 2 12 23 19 13 3 21
Morecambe 19 22
Northampton Town 14 9 21 16 22 22 14
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 6 8 19 5
Peterborough United 23 2 4 6 9 13 11 9 7 7 2 6 4
Plymouth Argyle 23 7 21 18 7 1
Port Vale 18 13 12 23 9 18 12 21 18 23
Portsmouth 24 8 4 5 8 10 8 1
Preston North End 15 14 5 3
Reading 17
Rochdale 9 24 8 10 9 20 16 18 21
Rotherham United 20 23 4 4 2 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 4 3
Shrewsbury Town 16 23 20 18 3 18 15 17 18 12 19
Southampton 7 2
Southend United 1 6 8 23 14 7 10 19 22
Stevenage 6 18 24 9
Stockport County 24 18 24
Sunderland 5 8 4 5
Swansea City 6 7 1
Swindon Town 12 23 13 15 5 24 6 8 4 15 22 23
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 20 1 12
AFC Wimbledon 15 18 20 20 19 23
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
Wrexham 22
Wycombe Wanderers 22 21 17 3 6 9 10
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
21
22
22
23
23
24

Notes[edit]

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