History: A 3rd level was introduced 1920/21. 1920/21: One group, 1921/22 - 1957/58 two groups (North and South), 1958/59 - the present one group. 1920/21 - 1991/92 division 3, 1992/93 - 2003/04 division 2, 2004/05 - the present League 1. Seasons 1939/40 - 1945/46 were cancelled because of World War 2; only regional leagues in operation. Thanks to John Robinson for additional clarifications. The table was overhauled and corrected in Jan. 2010. You are free to copy this in a non-commercial capacity but please state the source, i.e. Clas Glenning.
TEAM S GP W D L GF GA P PD 1. Bournemouth 69 3094 1156 813 1125 4280 4199 4271 -10 2. Walsall 70 3122 1091 778 1253 4400 4659 4051 3. Swindon Town 62 2760 1039 732 989 4102 3960 3849 4. Reading 57 2550 1043 626 881 4002 3607 3755 5. Bristol Rovers 59 2622 1008 658 956 3870 3694 3677 -2 6. Brighton & Hove Albion 55 2438 1011 620 807 3669 3195 3653 7. Brentford 57 2570 983 674 913 3630 3501 3613 8. Tranmere Rovers 58 2574 970 628 976 3793 3756 3538 9. Southend United 56 2484 914 604 966 3649 3721 3346 10. Wrexham 55 2432 912 608 912 3624 3656 3334 -10 11. Chesterfield 53 2378 907 565 906 3374 3245 3286 12. Gillingham 57 2550 874 657 1019 3296 3756 3279 13. Bristol City 44 1964 850 505 609 3104 2549 3055 14. Northampton Town 47 2070 788 477 805 3145 3070 2841 15. Watford 46 2024 769 532 723 2970 2874 2839 16. Millwall 41 1830 768 459 603 2697 2345 2763 17. Rotherham United 45 1996 760 490 746 2973 2931 2760 -10 18. Plymouth Argyle 39 1754 763 444 547 2720 2175 2723 -10 19. Stockport County 40 1766 748 405 613 2939 2426 2637 -12 20. Port Vale 41 1854 697 486 671 2515 2420 2577 21. Queens Park Rangers 39 1710 719 416 575 2772 2432 2573 22. Exeter City 47 2070 673 520 877 2869 3402 2539 23. Oldham Athletic 41 1854 679 498 677 2651 2606 2535 24. Mansfield Town 42 1884 666 480 738 2793 2953 2478 25. Crewe Alexandra 43 1880 670 407 803 2733 3109 2417 26. Carlisle United 41 1824 649 442 733 2697 2954 2389 27. Hartlepool United 43 1880 652 415 813 2647 3071 2368 -3 28. Leyton Orient 41 1830 633 448 749 2455 2728 2347 29. Halifax Town 42 1834 617 459 758 2460 2946 2310 30. Bradford City 36 1624 606 427 591 2402 2289 2245 31. Newport County 40 1756 585 419 752 2490 3038 2174 32. York City 38 1690 578 426 686 2493 2690 2160 33. Notts County 33 1482 582 365 535 2186 2023 2111 34. Colchester United 36 1656 547 468 641 2187 2471 2109 35. Rochdale 38 1650 566 378 704 2427 2813 2078 36. Doncaster Rovers 33 1448 571 355 522 2152 2081 2068 37. Shrewsbury Town 35 1610 533 448 629 2207 2385 2047 38. Crystal Palace 33 1442 551 378 513 2250 2185 2031 39. Lincoln City 31 1340 570 297 473 2262 1923 2007 40. Chester City 35 1560 531 394 635 2197 2352 1987 41. Luton Town 30 1312 534 334 444 2122 1846 1926 -10 42. Hull City 28 1250 537 313 400 2035 1657 1924 43. Torquay United 34 1500 516 366 618 2214 2556 1914 44. Southport 34 1466 494 368 604 2030 2341 1850 45. Grimsby Town 28 1256 519 290 447 1807 1624 1847 46. Norwich City 29 1262 498 323 441 2039 1888 1817 47. Darlington 32 1382 481 294 607 2141 2443 1737 48. Accrington Stanley 32 1374 493 257 624 2141 2553 1736 49. Barrow 33 1420 473 287 660 1921 2452 1706 50. Swansea City 27 1214 458 329 427 1667 1612 1703 51. Bury 26 1196 434 320 442 1625 1575 1622 52. Huddersfield Town 23 1058 432 292 334 1497 1302 1588 53. Peterborough United 24 1104 410 300 394 1613 1545 1511 -19 54. Coventry City 24 1060 425 254 381 1894 1667 1509 -20 55. Gateshead 23 996 402 245 349 1689 1628 1451 56. Preston North End 22 1012 384 274 354 1345 1319 1426 57. Barnsley 21 954 373 264 317 1439 1346 1383 58. Blackpool 22 1012 338 283 391 1319 1391 1297 59. Aldershot 24 1060 321 271 468 1388 1781 1234 60. Fulham 18 812 336 216 260 1255 1074 1224 61. Cardiff City 20 884 327 218 339 1279 1338 1199 62. Scunthorpe United 19 874 318 240 316 1236 1226 1194 63. Wigan Athletic 17 782 310 215 257 1088 954 1145 64. Charlton Athletic 17 742 316 188 238 1111 962 1136 65. Bradford Park Avenue 16 708 306 152 250 1249 1090 1070 66. New Brighton 21 884 287 187 410 1191 1527 1048 67. Oxford United 15 690 249 187 254 902 897 934 68. Southampton 11 498 244 119 135 927 608 841 -10 69. Portsmouth 12 536 218 153 165 744 610 797 -10 70. Ipswich Town 11 486 214 112 160 806 695 754 71. Bolton Wanderers 10 460 182 124 154 611 530 670 72. Wycombe Wanderers 12 552 166 167 219 667 747 665 73. Burnley 10 460 170 136 154 627 591 646 74. Milton Keynes Dons 10 450 172 116 172 631 622 632 75. Stoke City 8 364 179 91 94 557 376 628 76. Sheffield Wednesday 9 414 159 124 131 570 504 601 77. Workington 10 460 158 110 192 652 739 584 78. Sheffield United 8 368 159 85 124 537 450 562 79. Wigan Borough 10 412 145 94 173 635 706 529 80. Nelson 9 370 144 60 166 628 722 492 81. Cambridge United 9 414 128 101 185 535 649 485 82. Yeovil Town 8 368 130 91 147 429 487 481 83. Merthyr Town 10 420 115 106 199 524 779 451 84. Nottingham Forest 5 226 114 60 52 373 204 402 85. Ashington 8 328 109 71 148 489 650 398 86. Blackburn Rovers 5 230 104 59 67 299 249 371 87. Durham City 7 286 95 54 137 394 529 339 88. Derby County 4 184 96 46 42 366 203 334 89. Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 180 92 49 39 318 205 325 90. Birmingham City 4 184 82 55 47 258 197 301 91. Aberdare Athletic 6 252 78 59 115 334 413 293 92. Hereford United 5 230 74 61 95 279 317 283 93. Leeds United 3 138 78 27 33 226 131 246 -15 94. Cheltenham Town 4 184 47 51 86 195 284 192 95. Aston Villa 2 92 51 21 20 139 78 174 96. Middlesbrough 2 92 51 19 22 154 94 172 97. Stevenage 3 138 44 37 57 162 180 169 98. West Bromwich Albion 2 92 44 24 24 152 103 156 99. Crawley Town 2 92 32 29 31 107 112 125 100.Stalybridge Celtic 2 76 33 11 32 104 110 110 101.Rotherham County 2 84 30 13 41 112 131 103 102.Leicester City 1 46 27 15 4 84 39 96 103.Sunderland 1 46 27 12 7 92 48 93 104.Manchester City 1 46 22 16 8 69 33 82 105.Thames 2 84 20 17 47 107 202 77 106.Rushden & Diamonds 1 46 13 9 24 60 74 48 107.Dagenham & Redbridge 1 46 12 11 23 52 70 47 108.Macclesfield Town 1 46 11 10 25 43 63 43 109.Barnet 1 46 5 13 28 41 86 28
Notes:
1926/27: Stockport County had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. 1939/40-1945/46: Only regional leagues in operation. 1967/68: Peterborough United had 19 points deducted for making irregular payments to players. 1981/82: Bristol Rovers had two points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. 2004/05: Wrexham had 10 points deducted for going into administration. 2006/07: Rotherham United had 10 points deducted for going into administration. 2007/08: The following teams had points deducted for financial reasons: Leeds United (15), Bournemouth (10) and Luton Town (10). 2008/09: Stockport United had 10 points deducted for going into administration. 2009/10: Southampton had 10 points deducted for going into administration. 2009/10: Hartlepool United had three points deducted for fielding an ineligible player. 2010/11: Plymouth Argyle had 10 points deducted for going into administration. 2012/13: Coventry City had 10 points deducted for going into administration and Portsmouth had 10 points deducted for being in administration. 2013/14: Coventry City had 10 points deducted for being in administration. Bournemouth prev. Bournemouth and Boscome Athletic. Chester City prev. Chester. Hartlepool United prev. Hartlepools United and Hartlepool, respectively. Leyton Orient prev. Orient and Clapton Orient, respectively. Milton Keynes Dons prev. Wimbledon. (I am well aware that AFC Wimbledon now consider themselves as the true descendants of the old Wimbledon club but I don't. I consider it, not only anachronistic but also illogical. The fact that MK Dons have agreed to it frankly has no bearing on the case, as I see it, as MK Dons were the descendants of Wimbledon before even AFC Wimbledon were formed). Rotherham United and Rotherham County are not the same club. Roterham United was formed when Roterham County and Rotherham Town merged in 1925. Scunthorpe United prev. Scunthorpe and Lindsey United. South Shields moved to Gateshead after the 1929/30-season. Stoke City prev. Stoke. Swansea City prev. Swansea Town. Wigan Athletic and Wigan Borough are not the same club. The former were founded 1932. Wigan Borough disbanded in 1931.
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