List of Football League One clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the Football League One at any time since its formation in 2004 to the current season. Football League One teams playing in the 2012–13 Football League One 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. A total of 59 teams have played in the League One.

All statistics here refer to time in the Football 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 third 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
AFC Bournemouth	Bournemouth	7/11	2	4	2009–10	2012–13	Never Relegated	2007–08	2003–2008 2010–2013	10th Championship	2nd
Barnsley	Barnsley	3/11	2	2	1980–81	2005–06	2013–14	Never Relegated	2002–2006 2014–	23rd (relegated) Championship	4th
Blackpool	Blackpool	3/11	1	3	2000–01	2006–07	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2001–2007	20th Championship	3rd
Bradford City	Bradford	4/11	2	3	2012–13	Never Promoted	2003–04	2006–07	2004–2007 2013–	11th	11th
Brentford	London	8/11	2	5	2008-09	2013–14	Never Relegated	2006–07	1999–2007 2009–2014	2nd (promoted)	2nd
Brighton & Hove Albion	Brighton	5/11	1	5	Never Promoted	2010–11	2005–06	Never Relegated	2006–2011	6th Championship	1st
Bristol City	Bristol	4/11	2	3	1983–84	2006–07	1998–99	2012–13	1999–2007 2013–	12th	2nd
Bristol Rovers	Bristol	4/11	1	4	2006–07	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2010–11	2007–2011	23rd (relegated) League Two	11th
Bury	Bury	2/11	1	2	2010–11	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2012–13	2011–2013	12th League Two	14th
Carlisle United	Carlisle	8/11	1	8	2005–06	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2013–14	2006–2014	22nd (relegated)	4th
Charlton Athletic	London	3/11	1	3	Never Promoted	2011–12	2008–09	Never Relegated	2009–2012	18th Championship	1st
Cheltenham Town	Cheltenham	3/11	1	3	2005–06	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2008–09	2006–2009	17th League Two	17th
Chesterfield	Chesterfield	4/11	2	3	2010–11	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2010–11	1995–2007 2011–2012	1st (promoted) League Two	16th
Colchester United	Colchester	8/11	2	6	1997–98	2005–06	2007–08	Never Relegated	1998–2006 2008–	16th	2nd
Coventry City	Coventry	2/11	1	2	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2011–12	Never Relegated	2012–	18th	15th
Crawley Town	Crawley	2/11	1	2	2011–12	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2012–	14th	10th
Crewe Alexandra	Crewe	5/11	2	3	2011–12	Never Promoted	2005–06	2008–09	2006–2009 2012–	19th	13th
Dagenham & Redbridge	London	1/11	1	1	2009–10	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2010–11	2010–2011		21st
Doncaster Rovers	Doncaster	6/11	3	4	2003–04	2012–13	2013–14	Never Relegated	2004–2008 2012–2013 2014–	22nd (relegated) Championship	1st
Exeter City	Exeter	3/11	1	3	2008–09	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2011–12	2009–2012	9th League Two	8th
Fleetwood Town	Fleetwood	1/11	1	1	2013–14	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2014–	4th (promoted) League Two
Gillingham	Gillingham	5/11	3	3	2012–13	Never Promoted	2004–05	2009–10	2005–2008 2009–2010 2013–	17th	14th
Hartlepool United	Hartlepool	8/11	2	6	2006–07	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2012–13	2003–2006 2007–2013	19th League Two	6th
Hereford United	Hereford	1/11	1	1	2007–08	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2008–09	2008–2009	20th (relegated) Conference Premier	24th
Huddersfield Town	Huddersfield	8/11	1	8	2003–04	2011–12	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2004–2012	17th Championship	4th
Hull City	Kingston upon Hull	1/11	1	1	2003–04	2004–05	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2004–2005	16th Premier League	2nd
Leeds United	Leeds	3/11	1	3	Never Promoted	2009–10	2006–07	Never Relegated	2007–2010	15th Championship	2nd
Leicester City	Leicester	1/11	1	1	Never Promoted	2008–09	2007–08	Never Relegated	2008–2009	1st (promoted) Championship	1st
Leyton Orient	London	8/11	1	8	2005–06	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2006–	3rd	3rd
Luton Town	Luton	2/11	2	1	2001–02	2004–05	2006–07	2007–08	2002–2005 2007–2008	1st (promoted) National Conference	1st
Millwall	London	4/11	1	4	Never Promoted	2009–10	2005–06	Never Relegated	2006–2010	19th Championship	3rd
Milton Keynes Dons*	Milton Keynes	8/11	2	6	2007–08	Never Promoted	2003–04	2005–06	2004–2006 2008–	10th	3rd
Northampton Town	Northampton	3/11	1	3	2005–06	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2008–09	2006–2009		9th
Norwich City	Norwich	1/11	1	1	Never Promoted	2009–10	2008–09	Never Relegated	2009–2010	19th (relegated) Premier League	1st
Nottingham Forest	Nottingham	3/11	1	3	Never Promoted	2007–08	2004–05	Never Relegated	2005–2008	11th Championship	2nd
Notts County	Nottingham	4/11	1	4	2009–10	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2010–	20th	7th
Oldham Athletic	Oldham	10/11	1	10	1962–63	Never Promoted	1996–97	Never Relegated	1997–	15th	6th
Peterborough United	Peterborough	4/11	4	1	2007–08	2010–11	2012–13	2004–05	2000–2005 2008–2009 2010–2011 2013–	6th	2nd
Plymouth Argyle	Plymouth	1/11	1	1	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2009–10	2010–11	2010–2011	10th League Two	23rd
Portsmouth	Portsmouth	1/11	1	1	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2011–12	2012–13	2012–2013	13th League Two	24th
Port Vale	Stoke-on-Trent	5/11	2	4	2012–13	Never Promoted	1999–00	2007–08	2000–2008 2013–	9th	9th
Preston North End	Preston	3/11	1	3	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2010–11	Never Relegated	2011–	5th	14th
Rochdale	Rochdale	2/11	1	2	2009–10	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2011–12	2010–2012	3rd (promoted) League Two	9th
Rotherham United	Rotherham	3/11	2	2	2012–13	2013–14	2004–05	2006–07	2005–2007 2013–2014	4th (promoted)	4th
Scunthorpe United	Scunthorpe	5/11	3	2	2004–05	2008–09	2010–11	2012–13	2005–2007 2008–2009 2011–2013	2nd (promoted) League Two	1st
Shrewsbury Town	Shrewsbury	2/11	1	2nd	2011–12	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2013–14	2012–2014	23rd (relegated)	16th
Sheffield United	Sheffield	3/11	1	3	Never Promoted	Never Promoted	2010–11	Never Relegated	2011–	7th	3rd
Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield	3/11	2	2	Never Promoted	2011–12	2009–10	Never Relegated	2003–2005 2010–2012	16th Championship	2nd
Southampton	Southampton	2/11	1	2	Never Promoted	2010–11	2008–09	Never Relegated	2009–2011		2nd
Southend United	Southend-on-sea	4/11	2	3	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2009–10	2005–2006 2007–2010	5th League Two	1st
Stevenage	Stevenage	3/11	1	3	2010–11	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2011–2014	24th (relegated)	6th
Stockport County	Stockport	3/11	2	2	2007–08	Never Promoted	2001–02	2009–10	2002–2005 2008–2010	14th Conference North	18th
Swansea City	Swansea	3/11	1	3	2004–05	2007–08	Never Relegated	Never Relegated	2005–2008		1st
Swindon Town	Swindon	8/11	3	4	2011–12	Never Promoted	1998–99	2010–11	1999–2006 2007–2011 2012–	8th	5th
Torquay United	Torquay	1/11	1	1	2003–04	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2004–05	2004–2005	24th (relegated) League Two	21st
Tranmere Rovers	Tranmere	10/11	1	10	1988–89	Never Promoted	2000–01	2013–14	2001–2014	21st (relegated)	3rd
Yeovil Town	Yeovil	9/11	2	8	2004–05	2012–13	2013–14	Never Relegated	2005–2013 2014–	24th (relegated) Championship	4th
Walsall	Walsall	9/11	2	7	2006–07	Never Promoted	2003–04	2005–06	2004–2006 2007–	13th	10th
Wrexham	Wrexham	1/11	1	1	2002–03	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2004–05	2004–2005	17th Conference Premier	22nd
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1/11	1	1	Never Promoted	2013–14	2012–13	Never Relegated	2013–2014	1st (promoted)	1st
Wycombe Wanderers	High Wycombe	2/11	2	1	2010–11	Never Promoted	Never Relegated	2011–12	2009–2010 2011–12	20th League Two	22nd

Future clubs for the 2016–17 season: Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United