Aberdare Athletic (1921-27, renamed Aberdare & Aberaman 1927, defunct 1928)
6 III 6 [6] 1921-27s
Accrington (1888-1893, defunct 1896)
5 I 5 [5] 1888-93
Accrington Stanley (1921-1962, resigned from League in March 1962, defunct 1966.
reformed as Accrington Stanley (1968) in 1968)
33 III 32 [32] 1921-58n, 1958-60
IV 1 [1] 1960-62*
* resigned from league March 1962
AFC Bournemouth (1923, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic to 1971)
73 II 3 [3] 1987-90
III 62 [40] 1923-58s, 1958-70, 1971-75, 1982-87, 1990-2002, 2003-
IV 9 [7] 1970-71, 1975-82, 2002-03
Aldershot (1932-92, defunct 1992, reformed as Aldershot Town in 1992)
60 III 31 [26] 1932-58s, 1973-76, 1987-89
IV 29 [15] 1958-73, 1976-87, 1989-92
Ardwick
See Manchester City.
Arsenal (1893, Woolwich Arsenal to 1914)
100 I 87 [78] 1904-13, 1919-
II 13 [11] 1893-1904, 1913-15
Ashington (1921-29)
9 III 9 [9] 1921-29n
Aston Villa (1888)
105 I 93 [44] 1888-1936, 1938-59, 1960-67, 1975-87, 1988-
II 10 [3] 1936-38, 1959-60, 1967-70, 1972-75, 1987-88
III 2 [2] 1970-72
Barnet (1991-2001)
10 III 1 [1] 1993-94
IV 9 [7] 1991-93, 1994-2001
Barnsley (1898)
95 I 1 [1] 1997-98
II 65 [30] 1898-1932, 1934-38, 1946-53, 1955-59, 1981-97, 1998-2002
III 19 [6] 1932-34n, 1938-39n, 1953-55n, 1959-65, 1968-72, 1979-81, 2002-
IV 10 [7] 1965-68, 1972-79
Barrow (1921-72)
44 III 33 [30] 1921-58n, 1967-70
IV 11 [9] 1958-67, 1970-72
Birmingham
See Birmingham City
Birmingham City (1892, Small Heath to 1905, Birmingham to 1945)
100 I 51 [18] 1894-96, 1901-02, 1903-08, 1921-39, 1948-50, 1955-65, 1972-79,
1980-84, 1985-86, 2002-
II 45 [9] 1892-94, 1896-1901, 1902-03, 1908-21, 1946-48, 1950-55, 1965-72,
1979-80, 1984-85, 1986-89, 1992-94, 1995-2002
III 4 [3] 1989-92, 1994-95
Blackburn Rovers (1888)
105 I 64 [44] 1888-1936, 1946-48, 1958-66, 1992-99, 2001-
II 36 [12] 1936-39, 1948-58, 1966-71, 1975-79, 1980-92, 1999-2001
III 5 [4] 1971-75, 1979-80
Blackpool (1896-99, 1900, merged with South Shore 1899)
95 I 27 [23] 1930-33, 1937-67, 1970-71
II 43 [26] 1896-1899, 1900-1930, 1933-37, 1967-70, 1971-78
III 19 [8] 1978-81, 1985-90, 1992-2000, 2001-
IV 7 [4] 1981-85, 1990-92, 2000-01
Bolton Wanderers (1888)
105 I 65 [22] 1888-99, 1900-03, 1905-08, 1909-10, 1911-33, 1935-64, 1978-80,
1995-96, 1997-98, 2001-
II 28 [7] 1899-1900, 1903-05, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1933-35, 1964-71, 1973-78,
1980-83, 1993-95, 1996-97, 1998-2001
III 11 [5] 1971-73, 1983-87, 1988-93
IV 1 [1] 1987-88
Bootle (1892-93, defunct 1893. Current Bootle club founded 1952 as Langton, became
Bootle in 1973)
1 II 1 [1] 1892-93
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
See AFC Bournemouth
Bradford (1908-1970, known as Bradford Park Avenue, defunct 1974. New Bradford Park
Avenue club formed 1988)
51 I 3 [3] 1914-21
II 22 [15] 1908-14, 1921-22, 1928-50
III 16 [8] 1922-28n, 1950-58n, 1961-63
IV 10 [7] 1958-61, 1963-70
Bradford City (1903)
90 I 12 [10] 1908-22, 1999-2001
II 29 [8] 1903-08, 1922-27, 1929-37, 1985-90, 1996-99, 2001-
III 32 [17] 1927-29n, 1937-58n-61, 1969-72, 1977-78, 1982-85, 1990-96
IV 17 [8] 1961-69, 1972-77, 1978-82
Bradford Park Avenue
See Bradford
Brentford (1920)
77 I 5 [5] 1935-47
II 10 [7] 1933-35, 1947-54, 1992-93
III 49 [13] 1920-33s, 1954-58s-62, 1963-66, 1972-73, 1978-92, 1993-98,
1999-
IV 13 [6] 1962-63, 1966-72, 1973-78, 1998-99
Brighton & Hove Albion (1920)
77 I 4 [4] 1979-83
II 16 [4] 1958-62, 1972-73, 1977-79, 1983-87, 1988-92, 2002-03
III 50 [31] 1920-58s, 1962-63, 1965-72, 1973-77, 1987-88, 1992-96,
2001-02, 2003-
IV 7 [5] 1963-65, 1996-2001
Bristol City (1901)
92 I 9 [5] 1906-11, 1976-80
II 42 [11] 1901-06, 1911-22, 1923-24, 1927-32, 1955-60, 1965-76, 1980-81,
1990-95, 1998-99
III 39 [16] 1922-23s, 1924-27s, 1932-55s, 1960-65, 1981-2, 1984-90, 1995-98,
1999-
IV 2 [2] 1982-84
Bristol Rovers (1920)
77 II 19 [8] 1953-62, 1974-81, 1990-93
III 55 [26] 1920-53s, 1962-74, 1981-90, 1993-2001
IV 3 [3] 2001-
Burnley (1888)
105 I 51 [24] 1888-97, 1898-1900, 1913-30, 1947-71, 1973-76
II 36 [13] 1897-98, 1900-13, 1930-47, 1971-73, 1976-80, 1982-83, 1994-95,
2000-
III 11 [5] 1980-82, 1983-85, 1992-94, 1995-2000
IV 7 [7] 1985-92
Burslem Port Vale
See Port Vale
Burton Swifts
See Burton United
Burton United (1892-1907, Burton Swifts to 1901, merged with Burton
Wanderers, defunct 1910)
15 II 15 [15] 1892-1907
Burton Wanderers (1894-97, see also Burton United)
3 II 3 [3] 1894-97
Bury (1894)
99 I 22 [17] 1895-1912, 1924-29
II 39 [21] 1894-95, 1912-24, 1929-57, 1961-67, 1968-69, 1997-99
III 24 [7] 1957-58n-61, 1967-68, 1969-71, 1974-80, 1985-92, 1996-97,
1999-2002
IV 14 [5] 1971-74, 1980-85, 1992-96, 2002-
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