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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.
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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.
EFL League One teams playing in the 2025–26 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 79 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 | 21st League Two | 11th |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1980–81 | 2018–19 | 2021–22 | Never Relegated | 2004–2006 2014–2016 2018–2019 2022– | 12th | 2nd |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2024–25 | 2023–24 | Never Relegated | 2024–2025 | 1st (promoted) | 1st |
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2017–18 | 2016–17 | Never Relegated | 2017–2018 | 7th Championship | 2nd |
| Blackpool | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2016–17 | 2020–21 | 2022–23 | 2015–16 | 2004–2007 2015–2016 2017–2021 2023– | 9th | 3rd |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2020–21 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2016–2017 2019–2020 2021– | 8th | 2nd |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2009–10 | 2012–13 | Never Relegated | 2007–08 | 2004–2008 2010–2013 | 9th Premier League | 2nd |
| Bradford City | Bradford | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2024–25 | Never Promoted | 2003–04 | 2018–19 | 2004–2007 2013–2019 2025– | 3rd (promoted) League Two | 5th |
| Brentford | London | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2008–09 | 2013–14 | Never Relegated | 2006–07 | 2004–2007 2009–2014 | 10th Premier League | 2nd |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2000–01 | 2010–11 | 2005–06 | Never Relegated | 2006–2011 | 8th Premier League | 1st |
| Bristol City | Bristol | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1983–84 | 2014–15 | 1998–99 | 2012–13 | 2004–2007 2013–2015 | 6th Championship | 2nd |
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2021–22 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2024–25 | 2007–2011 2016–2021 2022–2025 | 22nd (relegated) | 10th |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | 9 | 2 | 8 | 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 | 1st (promoted) North West Counties League Premier Division | 14th |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2000–01 | Never Promoted | 2024–25 | Never Relegated | 2025– | 24th (relegated) Championship | — |
| Carlisle United | Carlisle | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2022–23 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2023–24 | 2006–2014 2023–2024 | 23rd (relegated) League Two | 4th |
| Cambridge United | Cambridge | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2020–21 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2024–25 | 2021–2025 | 23rd (relegated) | 14th |
| Charlton Athletic | London | 11 | 3 | 5 | Never Promoted | 2024–25 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2009–2012 2016–2019 2020–2025 | 4th (promoted) | 1st |
| Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2020–21 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2023–24 | 2006–2009 2021–2024 | 15th League Two | 17th |
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2013–14 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2016–17 | 2004–2007 2011–2012 2014–2017 | 7th League Two | 16th |
| Colchester United | Colchester | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1997–98 | 2005–06 | 2007–08 | 2015–16 | 2004–2006 2008–2016 | 10th League Two | 2nd |
| Coventry City | Coventry | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | 2011–12 | 2016–17 | 2012–2017 2018–2020 | 5th Championship | 1st |
| Crawley Town | Crawley | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2023–24 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2024–25 | 2012–2015 2024–2025 | 21st (relegated) | 10th |
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | 2005–06 | 2021–22 | 2006–2009 2012–2016 2020–2022 | 13th League Two | 13th |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | London | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2009–10 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2010–11 | 2010–2011 | 21st (relegated) National League | 21st |
| Derby County | Derby | 2 | 1 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2023–24 | 2021–22 | Never Relegated | 2022–2024 | 19th Championship | 2nd |
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2024–25 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2021–22 | 2004–2008 2012–2013 2014–2016 2017–2022 2025– | 1st (promoted) League Two | 1st |
| Exeter City | Exeter | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2021–22 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2011–12 | 2009–2012 2022– | 16th | 8th |
| Fleetwood Town | Fleetwood | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2013–14 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2023–24 | 2014–2024 | 14th League Two | 4th |
| Forest Green Rovers | Nailsworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2021–22 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2022–23 | 2022–2023 | 3rd National League | 24th |
| Gillingham | Gillingham | 13 | 3 | 9 | 2012–13 | Never Promoted | 2004–05 | 2021–22 | 2005–2008 2009–2010 2013–2022 | 17th League Two | 9th |
| Hartlepool United | Hartlepool | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2006–07 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2012–13 | 2004–2006 2007–2013 | 11th 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 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2003–04 | 2011–12 | 2023–24 | Never Relegated | 2004–2012 2024– | 10th | 4th |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2003–04 | 2020–21 | 2019–20 | Never Relegated | 2004–2005 2020–2021 | 21st Championship | 1st |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | 4 | 1 | 4 | Never Promoted | 2022–23 | 2018–19 | Never Relegated | 2019–2023 | 19th (relegated) Premier League | 2nd |
| 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 | 18th (relegated) Premier League | 1st |
| Leyton Orient | London | 12 | 2 | 9 | 2022–23 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2014–15 | 2006–2015 2023– | 6th | 3rd |
| Lincoln City | Lincoln | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2019– | 11th | 5th |
| Luton Town | Luton | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2024–25 | 2007–08 | 2004–2005 2007–2008 2018–2019 2025– | 22nd (relegated) Championship | 1st |
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2023–24 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2024– | 17th | 17th |
| 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 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | 2015–16 | 2022–23 | 2004–2006 2008–2015 2016–2018 2019–2023 | 19th League Two | 2nd |
| Morecambe | Morecambe | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2020–21 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2022–23 | 2021–2023 | 24th (relegated) League Two | 19th |
| Northampton Town | Northampton | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2022–23 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2020–21 | 2006–2009 2016–2018 2020–2021 2023– | 19th | 9th |
| Norwich City | Norwich | 1 | 1 | 1 | Never Promoted | 2009–10 | 2008–09 | Never Relegated | 2009–2010 | 13th Championship | 1st |
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | 3 | 1 | 3 | Never Promoted | 2007–08 | 2004–05 | Never Relegated | 2005–2008 | 7th Premier League | 2nd |
| Notts County | Nottingham | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2009–10 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2014–15 | 2010–2015 | 6th League Two | 7th |
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1962–63 | Never Promoted | 1996–97 | 2017–18 | 2004–2018 | 5th (promoted) National League | 6th |
| Oxford United | Oxford | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2015–16 | 2023–24 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2016–2024 | 17th Championship | 4th |
| Peterborough United | Peterborough | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2007–08 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 2008–2009 2010–2011 2013–2021 2022– | 18th | 2nd |
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2019–20 | 2022–23 | 2024–25 | 2018–19 | 2010–2011 2017–2019 2020–2023 2025– | 23rd (relegated) Championship | 1st |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2016–17 | 2023–24 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2012–2013 2017–2024 | 16th Championship | 1st |
| Port Vale | Stoke-on-Trent | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2024–25 | Never Promoted | 1999–2000 | 2023–24 | 2004–2008 2013–2017 2022–2024 2025– | 2nd (promoted) League Two | 9th |
| Preston North End | Preston | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1995–96 | 2014–15 | 2010–11 | Never Relegated | 2011–2015 | 20th Championship | 3rd |
| Reading | Reading | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1983–84 | Never Promoted | 2022–23 | Never Relegated | 2023– | 7th | 7th |
| Rochdale | Rochdale | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2013–14 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2020–21 | 2010–2012 2014–2021 | 4th National League | 9th |
| Rotherham United | Rotherham | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2012–13 | 2021–22 | 2023–24 | 2006–07 | 2005–2007 2013–2014 2017–2018 2019–2020 2021–2022 2024– | 13th | 2nd |
| Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2013–14 | 2008–09 | 2010–11 | 2018–19 | 2005–2007 2008–2009 2011–2013 2014–2019 | 2nd (promoted) National League North | 1st |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1981–82 | 2016–17 | 2010–11 | Never Relegated | 2011–2017 | 3rd Championship | 1st |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | 5 | 3 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2022–23 | 2020–21 | Never Relegated | 2004–2005 2010–2012 2021–2023 | 12th Championship | 2nd |
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2014–15 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2024–25 | 2012–2014 2015–2025 | 24th (relegated) | 3rd |
| Southampton | Southampton | 2 | 1 | 2 | Never Promoted | 2010–11 | 2008–09 | Never Relegated | 2009–2011 | 20th (relegated) 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 | 7th National League | 1st |
| Stevenage | Stevenage | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2022–23 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2013–14 | 2011–2014 2023– | 14th | 6th |
| Stockport County | Stockport | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2023–24 | Never Promoted | 2001–02 | 2009–10 | 2004–2005 2008–2010 2024– | 3rd | 3rd |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | 4 | Never Promoted | 2021–22 | 2017–18 | Never Relegated | 2018–2022 | 4th (promoted) Championship | 4th |
| Swansea City | Swansea, Wales | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2004–05 | 2007–08 | Never Relegated | Never Relegated | 2005–2008 | 11th Championship | 1st |
| Swindon Town | Swindon | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2019–20 | Never Promoted | 1998–99 | 2020–21 | 2004–2006 2007–2011 2012–2017 2020–2021 | 12th League Two | 5th |
| Torquay United | Torquay | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2003–04 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 | 2nd National League South | 21st |
| Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2018–19 | Never Promoted | 2000–01 | 2019–20 | 2004–2014 2019–2020 | 20th League Two | 3rd |
| Walsall | Walsall | 13 | 2 | 11 | 2006–07 | Never Promoted | 2003–04 | 2018–19 | 2004–2006 2007–2019 | 4th League Two | 3rd |
| Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1996–97 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | Never Relegated | 2015–2016 2017–2018 2020–2022 2023– | 15th | 1st |
| AFC Wimbledon | London | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2024–25 | Never Promoted | Never Relegated | 2021–22 | 2016–2022 2025– | 5th (promoted) League Two | 15th |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1987–88 | 2013–14 | 2012–13 | Never Relegated | 2013–2014 | 16th Premier League | 1st |
| Wrexham | Wrexham, Wales | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | Never Relegated | 2004–05 | 2004–2005 2024–2025 | 2nd (promoted) | 2nd |
| Wycombe Wanderers | High Wycombe | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2017–18 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2011–12 | 2009–2010 2011–2012 2018–2020 2021– | 5th | 5th |
| Yeovil Town | Yeovil | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2004–05 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2005–2013 2014–2015 | 18th National League | 4th |
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted via play-offs | Relegated |