Bristol Rovers are an association football club based in the city of Bristol in South West England, who currently play in EFL League One. For the majority of the club's history the first team have played in the English Football League, but they have also spent time in the Western Football League and Southern Football League, as well as having very brief spells in the West Midlands (Regional) League and National League.
In 126–127 years of playing league football Bristol Rovers have faced many opponents, some of whom are still familiar names, while others were consigned to history many years ago. The table below lists every opponent faced by the club's first team in league competition, along with details of which league they played in at the time, their record against that team, and the dates of the first and most recent meetings with them.
Bristol Rovers were founded in 1883 under the name Black Arabs Football Club, so-called because they shared a home field with the Arabs Rugby Club and they wore predominantly black jerseys. [1] A year later, in 1884, the football club decided to forge their own identity and renamed themselves Eastville Rovers, after the Eastville area of Bristol where they had their headquarters. [2] Throughout their early years they played only friendly matches (referred to at the time as test matches), and from the 1897–98 season they also participated in the Gloucestershire Senior Cup. [3]
Eastville Rovers finally joined a formal league for the first time in 1892, when they were founder members of what was called at the time the Bristol & District League, but later became the Western Football League. The league rules initially stated that all players must be amateur, but growing pressure from the teams for the league to turn to professionalism led to the establishment of the Western League Professional Section in 1897. Only eight teams entered the professional division for the 1897–98 season though, so Rovers also entered the Birmingham & District League (now the West Midlands (Regional) League) and renamed themselves Bristol Eastville Rovers as they would now be facing teams from further afield. [4] They continued to play in both leagues for two years until joining the Southern Football League (and renaming themselves again, this time to Bristol Rovers) in 1899, where they remained until joining the Football League in 1920. They stayed in the Football League for 94 years until relegation from League Two at the end of the 2013–14 season saw them play a single season in the Football Conference before being promoted back into the EFL at the first attempt, where they have remained ever since.
Code | League | Years | Notes |
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BD | Birmingham & District League | 1897–1899 | Now known as the West Midlands (Regional) League |
FC | Football Conference | 2014–2015 | Now known as the National League |
FL | English Football League | 1920–2014 2015– | |
SL | Southern Football League | 1899–1920 | |
WL | Western Football League | 1892–1899 | Initially known as the Bristol & District League |
Club | League | Home | Away | Total | Win% | First | Last | Notes and refs | |||||||||||
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P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | F | A | ||||||
Aberdare Athletic ‡ | FL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 50% | 31 December 1921 | 9 April 1927 | [5] |
Accrington Stanley | FL | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 17.6% | 23 December 2006 | 14 January 2023 | [6] |
Aldershot ‡ | FL | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 44 | 55.9% | 26 December 1932 | 21 January 1989 | [7] |
Aldershot Town | FL, FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 16.7% | 17 September 2011 | 20 March 2015 | [8] [9] |
Alfreton Town | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50% | 11 November 2014 | 25 April 2015 | [9] |
Altrincham | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 16 August 2014 | 21 February 2015 | [9] |
Aston Villa | FL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12.5% | 5 September 1959 | 26 December 1974 | [10] |
Aston Villa Reserves | BD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0% | 2 October 1897 | 7 January 1899 | [11] |
Barnet | FL, FC | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 50% | 2 October 1993 | 9 January 2016 | [12] [9] |
Barnsley † | FL | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 34.3% | 19 November 1955 | 7 September 2024 | [13] |
Barrow | FL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 50% | 2 October 1967 | 1 March 2022 | [14] |
Bedminster ‡ | WL, SL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 42.9% | 3 December 1892 | 20 January 1900 | [15] [16] |
Berwick Rangers ‡ | BD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 50% | 23 October 1897 | 22 April 1899 | [11] |
Birmingham City † | FL | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7.7% | 17 October 1953 | 14 December 2024 | [17] |
Birmingham City Reserves | BD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 50% | 18 September 1897 | 11 March 1899 | [11] [note 1] |
Blackburn Rovers | FL | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 37 | 43.8% | 22 August 1953 | 14 April 2018 | [18] |
Blackpool † | FL | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 62 | 37.2% | 28 September 1974 | 26 November 2024 | [19] |
Bolton Wanderers † | FL | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 29.4% | 30 October 1971 | 6 April 2024 | [20] |
Boston United | FL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 30% | 28 December 2002 | 10 March 2007 | [21] |
AFC Bournemouth | FL | 50 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 100 | 39 | 17 | 44 | 139 | 151 | 39% | 29 December 1923 | 25 April 2011 | [22] |
Bradford (Park Avenue) ‡ | SL, FL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 25% | 25 December 1907 | 20 April 1963 | [16] [23] |
Bradford City | FL | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 61 | 41 | 53.3% | 22 November 1969 | 2 April 2022 | [24] |
Braintree Town | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50% | 6 September 2014 | 24 February 2015 | [9] |
Brentford | SL, FL | 50 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 100 | 45 | 21 | 34 | 161 | 128 | 45% | 15 February 1902 | 26 February 2011 | [16] [25] |
Brierley Hill Alliance ‡ | BD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 January 1898 | 18 March 1899 | [11] |
Brighton & Hove Albion | SL, FL | 65 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 63 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 128 | 39 | 33 | 56 | 187 | 213 | 30.5% | 12 September 1903 | 5 February 2011 | [16] [26] [note 2] |
Bristol City (Bristol derby) | WL, SL, FL | 48 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 96 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 111 | 139 | 27.1% | 26 September 1896 | 3 April 2001 | [15] [16] [27] [note 3] |
Bristol St George | WL, BD | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 38.9% | 26 December 1892 | 31 March 1899 | [15] [note 4] |
Burnley | FL | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 34.6% | 20 November 1976 | 5 February 2000 | [28] |
Burton Albion † | FL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 31.3% | 22 October 2011 | 5 October 2024 | [29] |
Bury | FL | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 48 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 68 | 39.6% | 7 September 1953 | 30 March 2018 | [30] |
Cambridge United † | FL | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 54.3% | 29 September 1973 | 31 August 2024 | [31] |
Cardiff City | SL, FL | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 82 | 86 | 35.7% | 1 September 1913 | 6 May 2000 | [16] [32] |
Carlisle United | FL | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 44.7% | 29 September 1962 | 24 February 2024 | [33] |
Charlton Athletic † | FL | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 67 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 105 | 114 | 35.8% | 10 September 1921 | 1 October 2024 | [34] |
Chatham Town | SL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 50% | 23 December 1899 | 28 April 1900 | [16] |
Chelsea | FL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 41.2% | 29 November 1975 | 14 March 1981 | [35] |
Cheltenham Town | FL | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 45.5% | 6 November 2001 | 13 April 2024 | [36] |
Chester | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50% | 22 November 2014 | 3 April 2015 | [9] |
Chester City ‡ | FL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 44.4% | 29 August 1981 | 20 January 2007 | [37] |
Chesterfield | FL | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 52.8% | 3 October 1970 | 18 March 2017 | [38] |
Clevedon Town | WL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 33.3% | 26 November 1892 | 5 January 1895 | [15] [note 5] |
Clifton ‡ | WL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 50% | 24 December 1892 | 24 April 1897 | [15] |
Colchester United | FL | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 51 | 34 | 43.3% | 26 August 1950 | 16 March 2022 | [39] |
Coventry City | BD, SL, FL | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 108 | 102 | 43.3% | 4 September 1897 | 1 February 2020 | [11] [16] [40] [note 6] |
Crawley Town † | FL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 42.9% | 3 September 2011 | 16 November 2024 | [41] |
Crewe Alexandra | FL | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 15% | 19 October 1963 | 1 May 2021 | [42] |
Croydon Common ‡ | SL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 50% | 7 March 1910 | 6 April 1915 | [16] |
Crystal Palace | SL, FL | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 72 | 21 | 16 | 35 | 97 | 124 | 29.2% | 3 November 1906 | 14 April 1979 | [16] [43] |
Dagenham & Redbridge | FL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 50% | 18 September 2010 | 7 May 2016 | [44] |
Darlington | FL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 50% | 4 October 1966 | 6 February 2007 | [45] |
Dartford | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50% | 7 October 2014 | 31 January 2015 | [9] |
Derby County | FL | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 28.6% | 29 August 1953 | 9 March 2024 | [46] |
Doncaster Rovers | FL | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 64 | 66 | 40% | 24 August 1953 | 5 April 2021 | [47] |
Dover Athletic | FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 4 October 2014 | 18 April 2015 | [9] |
Dudley Town | BD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 50% | 1 October 1898 | 29 April 1899 | [11] |
Eastleigh | FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0% | 30 September 2014 | 7 March 2015 | [9] |
Eastleigh Athletic ‡ | WL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 100% | 1 January 1898 | 30 April 1898 | [15] |
Everton | FL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 25 December 1953 | 28 December 1953 | [48] |
Exeter City † | SL, FL | 50 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 100 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 145 | 142 | 32% | 5 September 1908 | 3 February 2024 | [16] [49] |
Fleetwood Town | FL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 27.8% | 22 September 2012 | 12 March 2024 | [50] |
Forest Green Rovers | FC, FL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16.7% | 25 August 2014 | 11 March 2023 | [9] [51] |
Fulham | SL, FL | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 93 | 98 | 38.3% | 21 November 1903 | 12 March 1999 | [16] [52] |
Gateshead | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100% | 19 December 2014 | 28 February 2015 | [9] |
Gillingham | SL, FL | 66 | 41 | 10 | 15 | 65 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 131 | 55 | 22 | 54 | 186 | 171 | 42% | 14 October 1899 | 20 February 2021 | [16] [53] [note 7] |
Gloucester City | WL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 50% | 14 October 1893 | 1 February 1896 | [15] |
Gravesend United ‡ | SL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 75% | 4 November 1899 | 27 December 1900 | [16] |
Grimsby Town | FL, FC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 59 | 39.5% | 11 September 1920 | 14 February 2015 | [54] [9] |
Halesowen Town | BD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 75% | 13 November 1897 | 27 February 1899 | [11] [note 8] |
Halifax Town ‡ | FL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 57.1% | 8 September 1962 | 9 February 2002 | [55] |
FC Halifax Town | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50% | 30 August 2014 | 14 March 2015 | [9] |
Harrogate Town | FL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | 30 October 2021 | 12 March 2022 | [56] |
Hartlepool United | FL | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 37.5% | 6 September 1968 | 15 January 2022 | [57] |
Hereford Thistle ‡ | WL, BD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 50% | 15 September 1894 | 9 April 1899 | [15] |
Hereford Town ‡ | BD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 75% | 15 January 1898 | 11 February 1899 | [11] |
Hereford United ‡ | FL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 40% | 11 September 1973 | 10 January 2012 | [58] |
Huddersfield Town † | FL | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 47 | 35.1% | 3 September 1956 | 19 October 2024 | [59] |
Hull City | FL | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 65 | 36.4% | 3 October 1953 | 6 March 2021 | [60] |
Ipswich Town | FL | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 45 | 45.7% | 1 October 1938 | 14 February 2023 | [61] |
Kettering Town | SL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 62.5% | 15 September 1900 | 5 March 1904 | [16] |
Kidderminster Harriers | BD, FL, FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 50% | 23 March 1898 | 6 April 2015 | [11] [62] [9] |
Leeds United | FL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 18.8% | 10 October 1953 | 8 May 2010 | [63] |
Leicester City | FL | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 16.7% | 28 November 1953 | 21 February 2009 | [64] |
Leyton ‡ | SL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 8.3% | 15 December 1906 | 8 April 1912 | [16] |
Leyton Orient † | FL | 52 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 17 | 11 | 25 | 105 | 42 | 25 | 38 | 158 | 152 | 40% | 15 April 1930 | 3 December 2024 | [65] |
Lincoln City † | FL, FC | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 62 | 38% | 19 September 1953 | 9 November 2024 | [66] [9] |
Liverpool | FL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 31.3% | 6 September 1954 | 16 December 1961 | [67] |
Luton Town | SL, FL | 55 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 110 | 42 | 25 | 43 | 166 | 168 | 38.2% | 10 November 1900 | 30 March 2019 | [16] [68] |
Macclesfield Town ‡ | FL, FC | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 16.7% | 18 December 1998 | 25 March 2015 | [69] [9] |
Manchester City | FL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 12 December 1998 | 1 May 1999 | [70] |
Manchester United | FL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0% | 21 September 1974 | 28 March 1975 | [71] |
Mangotsfield ‡ | WL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 75% | 1 October 1892 | April 1896 | [15] [note 9] |
Mansfield Town † | FL | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 75 | 66 | 41.5% | 19 September 1931 | 23 November 2024 | [72] |
Merthyr Town ‡ | SL, FL | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 46.2% | 25 December 1912 | 25 January 1930 | [16] [73] |
Middlesbrough | FL | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 45 | 33.3% | 11 December 1954 | 25 April 1992 | [74] |
Millwall | SL, FL | 58 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 114 | 49 | 25 | 40 | 147 | 140 | 43% | 14 March 1900 | 30 April 2017 | [16] [75] [note 10] |
Milton Keynes Dons | FL | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 22.7% | 29 September 1981 | 4 February 2023 | [76] [77] [note 11] |
Morecambe | FL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 50% | 24 September 2011 | 28 January 2023 | [78] |
Newcastle United | FL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 21.4% | 18 November 1961 | 24 February 1993 | [79] |
Newport County | SL, FL | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 68 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 106 | 100 | 36.8% | 27 September 1919 | 5 March 2022 | [16] [80] |
Northampton Town † | SL, FL | 65 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 129 | 45 | 36 | 48 | 190 | 195 | 34.9% | 21 September 1901 | 10 August 2024 | [16] [81] |
Norwich City | SL, FL | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 72 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 109 | 113 | 34.7% | 28 October 1905 | 1 May 2010 | [16] [82] |
Nottingham Forest | FL | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 30% | 19 November 1949 | 8 April 2008 | [83] |
Notts County | FL | 42 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 84 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 117 | 136 | 29.8% | 4 October 1930 | 5 March 2016 | [84] |
Nuneaton Borough | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100% | 16 September 2014 | 4 January 2015 | [9] [note 12] |
Oldham Athletic | FL | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 25 | 13 | 20 | 79 | 76 | 43.1% | 16 April 1954 | 8 February 2022 | [85] |
Oxford United | FL | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 61 | 27 | 13 | 21 | 79 | 65 | 44.3% | 18 September 1965 | 27 January 2024 | [86] |
Peterborough United † | FL | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 76 | 22.7% | 4 September 1962 | 21 September 2024 | [87] |
Plymouth Argyle | SL, FL | 60 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 60 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 120 | 36 | 33 | 51 | 162 | 198 | 30% | 26 December 1903 | 25 April 2023 | [16] [88] |
Port Vale | FL | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 64 | 22 | 16 | 26 | 80 | 83 | 34.4% | 7 January 1939 | 29 March 2024 | [89] |
Portsmouth | SL, FL | 37 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 73 | 21 | 14 | 38 | 95 | 122 | 28.8% | 7 October 1899 | 26 December 2023 | [16] [90] |
Preston North End | FL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 38 | 37.5% | 7 October 1961 | 15 April 2000 | [91] |
Queens Park Rangers | SL, FL | 45 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 92 | 32 | 17 | 43 | 128 | 156 | 34.8% | 16 December 1899 | 11 November 1980 | [16] [92] [note 13] |
Reading † | WL, SL, FL | 57 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 60 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 117 | 37 | 33 | 47 | 154 | 178 | 31.6% | 2 March 1898 | 26 October 2024 | [15] [16] [93] [note 14] |
Rochdale | FL | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 51 | 23.1% | 27 September 1969 | 30 April 2022 | [94] |
Rotherham United † | FL | 29 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 21 | 83 | 85 | 39% | 21 November 1953 | 17 August 2024 | [95] |
Rushden & Diamonds ‡ | FL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 25% | 1 December 2001 | 8 April 2006 | [96] |
Salford City | FL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | 23 November 2021 | 15 April 2022 | [97] |
St Paul's ‡ | WL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 75% | 30 November 1895 | 6 February 1897 | [15] |
Scunthorpe United | FL | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 73 | 52 | 42.9% | 30 August 1958 | 7 May 2022 | [98] |
Sheffield United | FL | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 37.5% | 6 October 1956 | 14 February 2017 | [99] |
Sheffield Wednesday | FL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 14.3% | 3 September 1955 | 18 April 2023 | [100] |
Sheppey United | SL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100% | 9 September 1899 | 9 December 1899 | [16] |
Shrewsbury Town † | BD, FL | 36 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 71 | 35 | 16 | 20 | 116 | 83 | 49.3% | 11 September 1897 | 22 October 2024 | [11] [101] |
Southampton | WL, SL, FL | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 30 | 79 | 111 | 32.1% | 21 September 1898 | 16 April 2011 | [15] [16] [102] |
Southend United | SL, FL | 60 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 120 | 45 | 31 | 44 | 179 | 175 | 37.5% | 6 February 1909 | 7 March 2020 | [16] [103] |
Southport | FL, FC | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 50% | 23 September 1967 | 11 April 2015 | [104] [9] |
Staple Hill ‡ | WL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 62.5% | 2 December 1893 | 12 December 1896 | [15] |
Stevenage † | FL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33.3% | 24 November 2015 | 13 February 2024 | [105] |
Stockport County † | FL | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 43.5% | 18 November 1967 | 24 August 2024 | [106] |
Stoke City | SL, FL | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 58 | 50 | 46.9% | 28 February 1912 | 31 March 2001 | [16] [107] [note 15] |
Stourbridge | BD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25% | 18 December 1897 | 4 April 1899 | [11] |
Sunderland | FL | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 57 | 30% | 27 September 1958 | 27 March 2021 | [108] |
Sutton United | FL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50% | 5 February 2022 | 15 February 2022 | [109] |
Swansea City | SL, FL | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 119 | 109 | 37.8% | 25 December 1919 | 24 March 2008 | [16] [110] [note 16] |
Swindon Town (rivalry) | WL, SL, FL | 66 | 37 | 8 | 21 | 66 | 16 | 12 | 38 | 132 | 53 | 20 | 59 | 186 | 189 | 40.2% | 15 September 1897 | 22 January 2022 | [15] [16] [111] |
Swindon Wanderers ‡ | WL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 100% | 29 September 1894 | 25 April 1896 | [15] |
Telford United ‡ | BD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 100% | 17 December 1898 | 15 April 1899 | [11] [note 17] |
AFC Telford United | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 23 August 2014 | 1 November 2014 | [9] |
Thames ‡ | FL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 100% | 17 December 1930 | 26 December 1931 | [112] |
Torquay United | FL, FC | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 68 | 30 | 17 | 21 | 102 | 85 | 44.1% | 29 October 1927 | 1 January 2015 | [113] [9] |
Tottenham Hotspur | SL, FL | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 25% | 24 February 1900 | 18 March 1978 | [16] [114] |
Tranmere Rovers | FL | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 50% | 10 November 1967 | 9 April 2022 | [115] |
Trowbridge Town | WL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 41.7% | 8 October 1892 | 2 April 1898 | [15] |
Walsall | FL | 48 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 96 | 40 | 22 | 34 | 158 | 140 | 41.7% | 27 August 1927 | 29 January 2022 | [116] |
Warmley ‡ | WL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 9.1% | 12 November 1892 | 13 April 1898 | [15] |
Watford | SL, FL | 57 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 57 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 114 | 33 | 23 | 58 | 143 | 183 | 28.9% | 23 February 1901 | 28 February 1998 | [16] [117] |
Welling United | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50% | 29 November 2014 | 6 December 2014 | [9] |
Wellingborough Town ‡ | SL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 75% | 12 October 1901 | 4 March 1905 | [16] |
Wells City | WL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 50% | 19 November 1892 | 11 March 1893 | [15] |
West Bromwich Albion | FL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16.7% | 22 October 1974 | 11 May 1991 | [118] |
West Bromwich Albion Reserves | BD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 50% | 1 September 1897 | 4 March 1899 | [11] |
West Ham United | SL, FL | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 57 | 90 | 26.9% | 15 January 1900 | 24 April 1993 | [16] [119] [note 18] |
Wigan Athletic † | FL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 45 | 35.5% | 16 October 1982 | 14 September 2024 | [120] |
AFC Wimbledon | FL | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 55.6% | 6 August 2011 | 13 March 2021 | [121] |
Woking | FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 20 September 2014 | 17 January 2015 | [9] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | FL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 25% | 27 December 1976 | 13 March 1993 | [122] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves | BD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0% | 22 January 1898 | 1 April 1899 | [11] |
Worcester Rovers ‡ | BD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 100% | 6 November 1897 | 5 November 1898 | [11] |
Workington | FL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 33.3% | 28 November 1964 | 11 March 1967 | [123] |
Wrexham † | FL, FC | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 52 | 40.9% | 1 September 1962 | 2 December 2014 | [124] [9] |
Wycombe Wanderers † | FL | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 48 | 32.4% | 27 August 1994 | 28 September 2024 | [125] |
Yeovil Town | FL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 42.9% | 13 December 2003 | 16 April 2016 | [126] |
York City | FL | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 38.6% | 10 September 1965 | 30 April 2016 | [127] |
Total | 2556 | 1314 | 652 | 590 | 2555 | 600 | 616 | 1339 | 5111 | 1914 | 1268 | 1929 | 7459 | 7367 | 37.4% | 1 October 1892 | 14 December 2024 |
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