Leeds City (1905-1919)
10 II 10 [10] 1905-15*
* disbanded by order of the FA in Oct 1919
Leeds United (1920)
77 I 50 [18] 1924-27, 1928-31, 1932-47, 1956-60, 1964-82, 1990-
II 27 [9] 1920-24, 1927-28, 1931-32, 1947-56, 1960-64, 1982-90
Leicester City (1894) (Leicester Fosse to 1919)
99 I 46 [12] 1908-1909, 1925-35, 1937-39, 1954-55, 1957-69, 1971-78,
1980-81, 1983-87, 1994-95, 1996-2002, 2003-
II 53 [14] 1894-1908, 1909-25, 1935-37, 1946-54, 1955-57, 1969-71,
1978-80, 1981-83, 1987-94, 1995-96, 2002-03
Leicester Fosse - see Leicester City
Leyton Orient (1905) (Clapton Orient to 1946, Orient 1966-87)
88 I 1 [1] 1962-63
II 41 [20] 1905-29, 1956-62, 1963-66, 1970-82
III 33 [20] 1929-56s, 1966-70, 1982-85, 1989-95
IV 13 [9] 1985-89, 1995-
Lincoln City (1892-1908, 1909-11, 1912-20, 1921-87, 1988)
97 II 34 [16] 1892-1908, 1909-11, 1912-20, 1932-34, 1948-49, 1952-61
III 31 [11] 1921-32n, 1934-48n, 1949-52n, 1961-62, 1976-79, 1981-86,
1998-99
IV 32 [14] 1962-76, 1979-81, 1986-87, 1988-98, 1999-
Liverpool (1893)
100 I 89 [42] 1894-95, 1896-1904, 1905-54, 1962-
II 11 [8] 1893-94, 1895-96, 1904-05, 1954-62
Loughborough (1895-1900) (also known as Loughborough Town,
defunct 1900)
5 II 5 [5] 1895-1900
Loughborough Town - see Loughborough
Luton Town (1897-1900, 1920)
80 I 16 [10] 1955-60, 1974-75, 1982-92
II 32 [11] 1897-1900, 1937-55, 1960-63, 1970-74, 1975-82, 1992-96
III 27 [17] 1920-37s, 1963-65, 1968-70, 1996-2001, 2002-
IV 4 [3] 1965-68, 2001-2002
Maidstone United (1989-92, defunct and reformed 1992)
3 IV 3 [3] 1989-92
Macclesfield Town (1997)
7 III 1 [1] 1998-99
IV 6 [5] 1997-98, 1999-
Manchester City (1892) (Ardwick to 1894)
101 I 75 [17] 1899-1902, 1903-09, 1910-26, 1928-38, 1947-50, 1951-63,
1966-83, 1985-87, 1989-96, 2000-01, 2002-
II 25 [7] 1892-99, 1902-03, 1909-10, 1926-28, 1938-47, 1950-51,
1963-66, 1983-85, 1987-89, 1996-98, 1999-2000, 2001-2002
III 1 [1] 1998-99
Manchester United (1892) (Newton Heath to 1902)
101 I 79 [29] 1892-94, 1906-22, 1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-74, 1975-
II 22 [12] 1894-1906, 1922-25, 1931-36, 1937-38, 1974-75
Mansfield Town (1931)
66 II 1 [1] 1977-78
III 42 [22] 1931-32s-37n-47s-60n, 1963-72, 1975-77, 1978-80, 1986-91,
1992-93, 2002-03
IV 23 [9] 1960-63, 1972-75, 1980-86, 1991-92, 1993-2002, 2003-
Merthyr Town (1920-30, defunct 1934, present Merthyr Tydfil club formed 1945)
11 III 11 [11] 1920-30s
Middlesbrough (1899)
94 I 55 [18] 1902-24, 1927-28, 1929-54, 1974-82, 1988-89, 1992-93,
1995-97, 1998-
II 37 [12] 1899-1902, 1924-27, 1928-29, 1954-66, 1967-74, 1982-86,
1987-88, 1989-92, 1993-95, 1997-98
III 2 [1] 1966-67, 1986-87
Middlesbrough Ironopolis (1893-94, defunct 1894)
1 II 1 [1] 1893-94
Millwall (1920) (Millwall Athletic to 1925)
77 I 2 [2] 1988-90
II 33 [9] 1928-34, 1938-48, 1966-75, 1976-79, 1985-88, 1990-96, 2001-
III 37 [10] 1920-28s, 1934-38s, 1948-58s, 1962-64, 1965-66, 1975-76,
1979-85, 1996-2001
IV 5 [4] 1958-62, 1964-65
Millwall Athletic - see Millwall
Nelson (1921-31, defunct 1936, reformed as Nelson Town, reverted to Nelson 1946)
10 II 1 [1] 1923-24
III 9 [7] 1921-23n, 1924-31n
New Brighton (1923-51, defunct 1983, new club formed 1993)
21 III 21 [21] 1923-51n
New Brighton Tower (1898-1901, defunct 1901)
3 II 3 [3] 1898-1901
Newcastle United (1893) (Newcastle East End to 1893)
100 I 74 [32] 1898-34, 1948-61, 1965-78, 1984-89, 1993-
II 26 [7] 1893-98, 1934-48, 1961-65, 1978-84, 1989-93
Newcastle East End - see Newcastle United
Newport County (1920-31, 1932-88, defunct 1989, new club formed 1989,
known as AFC Newport to 1999)
60 II 1 [1] 1946-47
III 40 [15] 1920-31s, 1932-39s, 1947-62s, 1980-87
IV 19 [18] 1962-80, 1987-88
Newton Heath - see Manchester United
Northampton Town (1920)
77 I 1 [1] 1965-66
II 3 [2] 1963-65, 1966-67
III 44 [31] 1920-58s, 1961-63, 1967-69, 1976-77, 1987-90, 1997-99, 2000-03
IV 29 [10] 1958-61, 1969-76, 1977-87, 1990-97, 1999-2000, 2003-
Northwich Victoria (1892-94)
2 II 2 [2] 1892-94
Norwich City (1920)
77 I 20 [9] 1972-74, 1975-81, 1982-85, 1986-95
II 29 [12] 1934-39, 1960-72, 1974-75, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1995-
III 28 [14] 1920-34s, 1946-60s
Nottingham Forest (1892)
101 I 56 [16] 1892-1906, 1907-11, 1922-25, 1957-72, 1977-93, 1994-97,
1998-99
II 43 [17] 1906-07, 1911-22, 1925-49, 1951-57, 1972-77, 1993-94,
1997-98, 1999-
III 2 [2] 1949-51s
Notts County (1888)
105 I 30 [16] 1888-93, 1897-1913, 1914-20, 1923-26, 1981-84, 1991-92
II 37 [8] 1893-97, 1913-14, 1920-23, 1926-30, 1931-35, 1950-58,
1973-81, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1992-95
III 29 [8] 1930-31s, 1935-50s, 1958-59, 1960-64, 1971-73, 1985-90,
1995-97, 1998-
IV 9 [7] 1959-60, 1964-71, 1997-98
Oldham Athletic (1907)
86 I 12 [9] 1910-23, 1991-94
II 36 [17] 1907-10, 1923-35, 1953-54, 1974-91, 1994-97
III 31 [11] 1935-53n, 1954-58n, 1963-69, 1971-74, 1997-
IV 7 [5] 1958-63, 1969-71
Orient - see Leyton Orient
Oxford United (1962)
42 I 3 [3] 1985-88
II 18 [8] 1968-76, 1984-85, 1988-94, 1996-99
III 15 [8] 1965-68, 1976-84, 1994-96, 1999-2001
IV 6 [3] 1962-65, 2001-
Peterborough United (1960)
44 II 2 [2] 1992-94
III 20 [7] 1961-68, 1974-79, 1991-92, 1994-97, 2000-
IV 22 [12] 1960-61, 1968-74, 1979-91, 1997-2000
Plymouth Argyle (1920)
77 II 34 [13] 1930-50, 1952-56, 1959-68, 1975-77, 1986-92
III 38 [10] 1920-30s, 1950-52s, 1956-59s, 1968-75, 1977-86, 1992-95, 1996-98,
2002-
IV 5 [4] 1995-96, 1998-2002
Portsmouth (1920)
77 I 27 [25] 1927-59, 1987-88, 2003-
II 38 [15] 1924-27, 1959-61, 1962-76, 1983-87, 1988-2003
III 10 [4] 1920-24s, 1961-62, 1976-78, 1980-83
IV 2 [2] 1978-80
Port Vale (1892-96, 1898-1907, 1919) (Burslem Port Vale to 1913)
91 II 41 [10] 1892-96, 1898-1907, 1919-29, 1930-36, 1954-57, 1989-92,
1994-2000
III 39 [11] 1929-30n, 1936-38n-52s-54n, 1957-58s, 1959-65, 1970-78,
1983-84, 1986-89, 1992-94, 2000-
IV 13 [5] 1958-59, 1965-70, 1978-83, 1984-86
Preston North End (1888)
105 I 46 [13] 1888-1901, 1904-12, 1913-14, 1919-25, 1934-49, 1951-61
II 35 [9] 1901-04, 1912-13, 1914-15, 1925-34, 1949-51, 1961-70,
1971-74, 1978-81, 2000-
III 19 [6] 1970-71, 1974-78, 1981-85, 1987-93, 1996-2000
IV 5 [3] 1985-87, 1993-96
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