Teams currently on the longest run of declining in their final league position season over season. Only active trends are shown, runs are updated after each completed season.
Most Consecutive Seasons of Decline
| Team | Div | Seasons | Places | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | L2 | 6 | -24 | |
| Barnsley | L1 | 5 | -34 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | CH | 4 | -10 | |
| Cheltenham Town | L2 | 4 | -27 | |
| Blackpool | L1 | 4 | -21 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | L2 | 3 | -31 | |
| Wigan Athletic | L1 | 3 | -16 | |
| Fleetwood Town | L2 | 3 | -26 | |
| Rotherham United | L2 | 3 | -28 | |
| Northampton Town | L2 | 2 | -10 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | CH | 2 | -16 | |
| West Ham United | CH | 2 | -9 | |
| Cambridge United | L1 | 2 | -9 | |
| Cardiff City | CH | 2 | -14 | |
| Luton Town | L1 | 2 | -33 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | L1 | 2 | -11 | |
| Sheffield United | CH | 2 | -13 | |
| Crystal Palace | PL | 2 | -5 | |
| Bristol Rovers | L2 | 2 | -23 | |
| Exeter City | L2 | 2 | -8 | |
| Walsall | L2 | 1 | -9 | |
| Leyton Orient | L1 | 1 | -14 | |
| Colchester United | L2 | 1 | -2 | |
| Crawley Town | L2 | 1 | -25 | |
| Ipswich Town | PL | 1 | -3 | |
| Liverpool | PL | 1 | -4 | |
| Newcastle United | PL | 1 | -7 | |
| Nottingham Forest | PL | 1 | -9 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | CH | 1 | -13 | |
| Bristol City | CH | 1 | -6 | |
| Portsmouth | CH | 1 | -2 | |
| Southampton | CH | 1 | -4 | |
| Watford | CH | 1 | -2 | |
| Chelsea | PL | 1 | -6 | |
| Oxford United | L1 | 1 | -5 | |
| Reading | L1 | 1 | -5 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | L1 | 1 | -12 | |
| Wycombe Wanderers | L1 | 1 | -6 | |
| Leicester City | L1 | 1 | -25 | |
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