| Aberdare Athletic |
|---|
| 1921 | Div 3S expansion |
| 1927 | Not re-elected |
| Accrington |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| 1893 | Resigned |
| Accrington Stanley |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1962 | Resigned |
| 2006 | Promoted |
| AFC Wimbledon |
|---|
| 2011 | Promoted |
| Ardwick / Manchester City |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1894 | Renamed Manchester City |
| Arsenal |
|---|
| See Woolwich Arsenal |
| Aldershot |
|---|
| 1932 | Elected |
| 1992 | Resigned; ceased |
| Aldershot Town |
|---|
| 2008 | Promoted |
| 2013 | Relegated |
| Ashington |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1929 | Not re-elected |
| Aston Villa |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Barnet |
|---|
| 1991 | Promoted |
| 2001 | Relegated |
| 2005 | Promoted |
| 2013 | Relegated |
| 2015 | Promoted |
| 2018 | Relegated |
| Barnsley |
|---|
| 1898 | Expansion |
| Barrow |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1972 | Not re-elected |
| 2020 | Promoted |
| Birmingham City |
|---|
| See Small Heath Alliance |
| Blackburn Rovers |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Blackpool |
|---|
| 1896 | Elected |
| 1899 | Not re-elected |
| 1900 | Elected |
| Bolton Wanderers |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Bootle |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1893 | Resigned |
| Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic |
|---|
| 1923 | Elected |
| 1972 | Renamed Bournemouth United |
| Boston United |
|---|
| 2002 | Promoted |
| 2007 | Relegated |
| Bradford City |
|---|
| 1903 | Elected |
| Bradford Park Ave |
|---|
| 1908 | Elected |
| 1970 | Not re-elected |
| Brentford |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Bristol City |
|---|
| 1901 | Elected |
| Bristol Rovers |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 2014 | Relegated |
| 2015 | Promoted |
| Bromley |
|---|
| 2024 | Promoted |
| Burnley |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Burslem Port Vale |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1896 | Not re-elected |
| 1898 | Expansion |
| 1907 | Resigned |
| 1911 | Renamed Port Vale |
| 1919 | Elected |
| Burton Albion |
|---|
| 2009 | Promoted |
| Burton Swifts / Burton United |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1902 | Swifts + (NL) Wanderers -> United |
| 1905 | Not re-elected |
| 1905 | Expansion |
| 1907 | Not re-elected |
| Burton Wanderers |
|---|
| 1894 | Elected |
| 1897 | Not re-elected |
| 1902 | Swifts + (NL) Wanderers -> United |
| Bury |
|---|
| 1894 | Elected |
| 2019 | Expelled; ceased |
| Cambridge United |
|---|
| 1970 | Elected |
| 2005 | Relegated |
| 2014 | Promoted |
| Cardiff City |
|---|
| 1920 | Elected |
| Carlisle United |
|---|
| 1928 | Elected |
| 2004 | Relegated |
| 2005 | Promoted |
| Charlton Athletic |
|---|
| 1921 | Div 3S expansion |
| Chelsea |
|---|
| 1905 | Elected |
| Cheltenham Town |
|---|
| 1999 | Promoted |
| 2015 | Relegated |
| 2016 | Promoted |
| Chester / Chester City |
|---|
| 1931 | Elected |
| 2000 | Relegated |
| 2004 | Promoted |
| 2009 | Relegated |
| Chesterfield |
|---|
| 1899 | Elected |
| 1909 | Not re-elected |
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 2018 | Relegated |
| 2024 | Promoted |
| Clapton Orient / Leyton Orient |
|---|
| 1905 | Expansion |
| 1946 | re-named Leyton Orient |
| 2017 | Relegated |
| 2019 | Promoted |
| Colchester United |
|---|
| 1950 | Expansion |
| 1990 | Relegated |
| 1992 | Promoted |
| Coventry City |
|---|
| 1919 | Expansion |
| Crawley Town |
|---|
| 2011 | Promoted |
| Crewe Alexandra |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1896 | Not re-elected |
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| Crystal Palace |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Dagenham & Redbridge |
|---|
| 2007 | Promoted |
| 2016 | Relegated |
| Darlington |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1989 | Relegated |
| 1990 | Promoted |
| 2010 | Relegated |
|
| Darwen |
|---|
| 1891 | Expansion |
| 1892 | Not re-elected |
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1899 | Not re-elected |
| Derby County |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Doncaster Rovers |
|---|
| 1901 | Elected |
| 1903 | Not re-elected |
| 1904 | Elected |
| 1905 | Not re-elected |
| 1923 | Elected |
| 1998 | Relegated |
| 2003 | Promoted |
| Durham City |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1928 | Not re-elected |
| Everton |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Exeter (City) |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 2003 | Relegated |
| 2008 | Promoted |
| Fleetwood Town |
|---|
| 2012 | Promoted |
| Forest Green Rovers |
|---|
| 2017 | Promoted |
| 2024 | Relegated |
| Fulham |
|---|
| 1907 | Elected |
| Gainsborough Trinity |
|---|
| 1896 | Elected |
| 1912 | Not re-elected |
| Gateshead |
|---|
| See South Shields |
| Gillingham |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 1938 | Not re-elected |
| 1950 | Elected |
| Glossop North End |
|---|
| 1898 | Expansion |
| 1915 | Not re-elected |
| Grimsby Town |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1910 | Not re-elected |
| 1911 | Expansion |
| 1920 | Not re-elected |
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 2010 | Relegated |
| 2016 | Promoted |
| 2021 | Relegated |
| 2022 | Promoted |
| Halifax Town |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1993 | Relegated |
| 1998 | Promoted |
| 2002 | Relegated |
| Harrogate Town |
|---|
| 2020 | Promoted |
| Hartlepool United |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 2017 | Relegated |
| 2021 | Promoted |
| 2023 | Relegated |
| Hereford United |
|---|
| 1972 | Elected |
| 1997 | Relegated |
| 2006 | Promoted |
| 2012 | Relegated |
| Huddersfield Town |
|---|
| 1910 | Elected |
| Hull City |
|---|
| 1905 | Expansion |
| Ipswich Town |
|---|
| 1938 | Elected |
| Kidderminster Harriers |
|---|
| 2000 | Promoted |
| 2005 | Relegated |
| Leeds City |
|---|
| 1905 | Elected |
| 1919 | Expelled |
| Leeds United |
|---|
| 1920 | Elected |
| Leicester Fosse / Leicester City |
|---|
| 1894 | Expansion |
| 1919 | Renamed Leicester City |
| Leyton Orient |
|---|
| See Clapton Orient |
| Lincoln City |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1908 | Not re-elected |
| 1909 | Elected |
| 1911 | Not re-elected |
| 1912 | Elected |
| 1920 | Not re-elected |
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1987 | Not re-elected |
| 1988 | Promoted |
| 2011 | Relegated |
| 2017 | Promoted |
| Liverpool |
|---|
| 1893 | Expansion |
| Loughborough Town |
|---|
| 1895 | Elected |
| 1900 | Not re-elected |
| Luton Town |
|---|
| 1897 | Elected |
| 1900 | Not re-elected |
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 2009 | Relegated |
| 2014 | Promoted |
| Macclesfield Town |
|---|
| 1997 | Promoted |
| 2012 | Relegated |
| 2018 | Promoted |
| 2020 | Ceased |
| Maidstone United |
|---|
| 1989 | Promoted |
| 1992 | Expelled |
| Manchester City |
|---|
| See Ardwick |
| Manchester United |
|---|
| See Newton Heath |
| Mansfield Town |
|---|
| 1931 | Elected |
| 2008 | Relegated |
| 2013 | Promoted |
| Merthyr Town |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 1930 | Resigned |
| Middlesbrough |
|---|
| 1899 | Elected |
| Middlesbrough Ironopolis |
|---|
| 1893 | Elected |
| 1894 | Resigned |
| Millwall |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Milton Keynes Dons |
|---|
| See Wimbledon |
| Morecambe |
|---|
| 2007 | Promoted |
| Nelson |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1931 | Not re-elected |
| New Brighton |
|---|
| 1923 | Expansion |
| 1951 | Not re-elected |
| New Brighton Tower |
|---|
| 1898 | Expansion |
| 1901 | Resigned |
| Newcastle United |
|---|
| 1893 | Expansion |
| Newport County [1906-1989] |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 1931 | Not re-elected |
| 1932 | Elected |
| 1988 | Relegated |
| Newport County [1989-date] |
|---|
| 2013 | Promoted |
| Newton Heath / Manchester United |
|---|
| 1892 | Expansion |
| 1902 | Renamed Machester United |
|
| Northampton Town |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Northwich Victoria |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1894 | Not re-elected |
| Norwich City |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| 1892 | Expansion |
| Notts County |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| 2019 | Relegated |
| 2023 | Promoted |
| Oldham Athletic |
|---|
| 1907 | Elected |
| Oxford United |
|---|
| 1962 | Elected |
| 2006 | Relegated |
| 2010 | Promoted |
| 2022 | Relegated |
| Peterborough United |
|---|
| 1960 | Elected |
| Plymouth Argyle |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Port Vale |
|---|
| See Burslem Port Vale |
| Portsmouth |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Preston North End |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Queens Park Rangers |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Reading |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Rochdale |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 2023 | Relegated |
| Rotherham County |
|---|
| 1919 | Expansion |
| 1925 | Merged with Rotherham Town |
| Rotherham Town |
|---|
| 1893 | Expansion |
| 1896 | Not re-elected |
| 1925 | Merged with Rotherham County |
| Rushden & Diamonds |
|---|
| 2001 | Promoted |
| 2006 | Relegated |
| Salford City |
|---|
| 2019 | Promoted |
| Scarborough |
|---|
| 1987 | Elected |
| 1999 | Relegated |
| Scunthorpe United |
|---|
| 1950 | Expansion |
| 2022 | Relegated |
| Sheffield United |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| Sheffield Wednesday |
|---|
| 1892 | Expansion |
| Shrewsbury Town |
|---|
| 1950 | Expansion |
| 2003 | Relegated |
| 2004 | Promoted |
| Small Heath Alliance / Birmingham City |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1905 | Renamed Birmingham City |
| South Shields / Gateshead |
|---|
| 1919 | Expansion |
| 1930 | Renamed Gateshead |
| 1960 | Not re-elected |
| Southampton |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Southend United |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 2021 | Relegated |
| Southport |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1978 | Not re-elected |
| Stalybridge Celtic |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1923 | Resigned |
| Stevenage / Stevenage Borough |
|---|
| 2010 | Promoted |
| 2010 | Renamed Stevenage Borough |
| Sutton United |
|---|
| 2021 | Promoted |
| 2024 | Relegated |
| Stockport County |
|---|
| 1900 | Elected |
| 1904 | Not re-elected |
| 1905 | Expansion |
| 2011 | Relegated |
| 2022 | Promoted |
| Stoke |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| 1890 | Not re-elected |
| 1891 | Expansion |
| 1908 | Resigned |
| 1915 | Elected |
| Sunderland |
|---|
| 1890 | Elected |
| Swansea Town / City |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| 1970 | Renamed Swansea City |
| Swindon Town |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| Thames |
|---|
| 1930 | Elected |
| 1932 | Resigned |
| Torquay United |
|---|
| 1927 | Elected |
| 2007 | Relegated |
| 2009 | Promoted |
| 2014 | Relegated |
| Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|
| 1908 | Elected |
| Tranmere Rovers |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 2015 | Relegated |
| 2018 | Promoted |
| Walsall Town Swifts / Walsall |
|---|
| 1892 | Div 2 Creation |
| 1895 | Not re-elected |
| 1895 | Renamed Walsall |
| 1896 | Elected |
| 1901 | Not re-elected |
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| Watford |
|---|
| 1920 | Division 3 Creation |
| West Bromwich Albion |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| West Ham United |
|---|
| 1919 | Expansion |
| Wigan Athletic |
|---|
| 1978 | Elected |
| Wigan Borough |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 1931 | Resigned |
| Wimbledon |
|---|
| 1977 | Elected |
| 2004 | Renamed Milton Keynes Dons |
| Wolverhampton Wndrrs |
|---|
| 1888 | Founding Member |
| Woolwich Arsenal |
|---|
| 1893 | Expansion |
| 1914 | Renamed Arsenal |
| Workington |
|---|
| 1951 | Elected |
| 1977 | Not re-elected |
| Wrexham |
|---|
| 1921 | Division 3 North Creation |
| 2008 | Relegated |
| 2023 | Promoted |
| Wycombe Wanderers |
|---|
| 1993 | Promoted |
| Yeovil Town |
|---|
| 2003 | Promoted |
| 2019 | Relegated |
| York City |
|---|
| 1929 | Elected |
| 2004 | Relegated |
| 2012 | Promoted |
| 2016 | Relegated |
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