All former top flight English Champions who went down to third level or lower
| Club | Current level | First Title | Last Title | Years in lower levels after Championship |
| Aston Villa | 1 | 1909/1910 | 1980/1981 | 3rd level : 1970-1972 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1911/1912 | 1994/1995 | 3rd level: 1971-1975, 1979-1980 |
| Burnley | 2 | 1920/1921 | 1959/1960 | 4th level: 1985-1992 |
| Derby County | 2 | 1971/1972 | 1974/1975 | 3rd level: 1984-1986 |
| Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1923/1924 | 1925/1926 | 4th level: 1975-1980, 2003-2004 |
| Leeds United | 2 | 1968/1969 | 1991/1992 | 3rd level: 2007-… |
| Manchester City | 1 | 1936/1937 | 1967/1968 | 3rd level: 1998-1999 |
| Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1977/1978 | 3rd level: 2005-… | |
| Portsmouth | 1 | 1948/1949 | 1949/1950 | 3rd level: 1978-1980 |
| Preston North End | 2 | 1888/1889 | 1889/1890 | 4th level: 1985-1987, 1993-1996 |
| Sheffield United | 1 | 1897/1898 | 4th level: 1981-1982 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1902/1903 | 1929/1930 | 3rd level: 1975-1980, 2003-2005 |
| Sunderland | 2 | 1891/1892 | 1935/1936 | 3rd level: 1987-1988 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1919/1920 | 3rd level: 1991-1992 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1953/1954 | 1958/1959 | 4th level: 1986-1988 |
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