Teams currently on the longest run of improving their final league position season over season. Only active trends are shown, runs are updated after each completed season.
Most Consecutive Seasons of Improvement
| Team | Div | Seasons | Places | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham | CH | 6 | +83 | |
| Bournemouth | PL | 5 | +20 | |
| Barnet | L2 | 5 | +38 | |
| Bromley FC | L1 | 4 | +33 | |
| Notts County | L1 | 4 | +24 | |
| Chesterfield | L2 | 4 | +25 | |
| Mansfield Town | L1 | 3 | +22 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | L1 | 3 | +26 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | L1 | 3 | +28 | |
| Derby County | CH | 3 | +23 | |
| Oldham Athletic | L2 | 3 | +26 | |
| Sunderland | PL | 2 | +29 | |
| Brentford | PL | 2 | +7 | |
| Grimsby Town | L2 | 2 | +14 | |
| Millwall | CH | 2 | +10 | |
| Bradford City | L1 | 2 | +29 | |
| Charlton Athletic | CH | 2 | +21 | |
| Rochdale | L2 | 2 | +9 | |
| Salford City | L2 | 2 | +16 | |
| Swindon Town | L2 | 2 | +10 | |
| York City | L2 | 2 | +19 | |
| Leeds United | PL | 2 | +9 | |
| Coventry City | PL | 2 | +8 | |
| Burton Albion | L1 | 1 | +3 | |
| Huddersfield Town | L1 | 1 | +1 | |
| MK Dons | L1 | 1 | +17 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | L2 | 1 | +2 | |
| Hull City | PL | 1 | +15 | |
| Manchester City | PL | 1 | +1 | |
| Manchester United | PL | 1 | +12 | |
| Birmingham City | CH | 1 | +15 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | CH | 1 | +3 | |
| Burnley | CH | 1 | +3 | |
| Lincoln City | CH | 1 | +10 | |
| Middlesbrough | CH | 1 | +5 | |
| Norwich City | CH | 1 | +4 | |
| Preston North End | CH | 1 | +6 | |
| Stoke City | CH | 1 | +1 | |
| Arsenal | PL | 1 | +1 | |
| Aston Villa | PL | 1 | +2 | |
| Stevenage | L1 | 1 | +8 | |
| Accrington Stanley | L2 | 1 | +5 | |
| Newport County | L2 | 1 | +2 | |
| Port Vale | L2 | 1 | +4 | |
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