| 2025/26 | 4 | EFL League Two | 10 | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 60:44 | +16 | 68 | |
| 2017/18 | 3 | EFL League One | 21 | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 58:75 | -17 | 50 | |
| 2016/17 | 3 | EFL League One | 17 | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31:44 | -13 | 53 | |
| 2015/16 | 3 | EFL League One | 17 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 44:58 | -14 | 54 | |
| 2014/15 | 3 | EFL League One | 15 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54:67 | -13 | 57 | |
| 2013/14 | 3 | EFL League One | 15 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 50:59 | -9 | 56 | |
| 2012/13 | 3 | EFL League One | 19 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46:59 | -13 | 51 | |
| 2011/12 | 3 | EFL League One | 16 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 50:66 | -16 | 54 | |
| 2010/11 | 3 | EFL League One | 18 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 53:62 | -9 | 56 | |
| 2009/10 | 3 | EFL League One | 16 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 39:57 | -18 | 52 | |
| 2008/09 | 3 | EFL League One | 10 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 66:65 | +1 | 65 | |
| 2007/08 | 3 | EFL League One | 8 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 58:46 | +12 | 67 | |
| 2006/07 | 3 | EFL League One | 6 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 69:47 | +22 | 75 | |
| 2005/06 | 3 | EFL League One | 10 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58:60 | -2 | 65 | |
| 2004/05 | 3 | EFL League One | 19 | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 60:73 | -13 | 52 | |
| 1996/97 | 2 | Football League First Division | 23 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51:66 | -15 | 43 | |
| 1995/96 | 2 | Football League First Division | 18 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54:50 | +4 | 56 | |
| 1994/95 | 2 | Football League First Division | 14 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 60:60 | 0 | 61 | |
| 1993/94 | 1 | Premier League | 21 | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 42:68 | -26 | 40 | |
| 1992/93 | 1 | Premier League | 19 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63:74 | -11 | 49 | |
| 1991/92 | 1 | Premier League | 17 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63:67 | -4 | 51 | |
| 1990/91 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 1 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 83:53 | +30 | 88 | |
| 1989/90 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 8 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70:57 | +13 | 71 | |
| 1988/89 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 16 | 46 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 75:72 | +3 | 54 | |
| 1987/88 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 10 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 72:64 | +8 | 65 | |
| 1986/87 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 3 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 65:44 | +21 | 75 | |
| 1985/86 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 8 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 62:61 | +1 | 60 | |
| 1984/85 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 14 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49:67 | -18 | 53 | |
| 1983/84 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 19 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47:73 | -26 | 47 | |
| 1982/83 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 7 | 42 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 64:47 | +17 | 61 | |
| 1981/82 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 11 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50:51 | -1 | 59 | |
| 1980/81 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 15 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 39:48 | -9 | 51 | |
| 1979/80 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 11 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 49:53 | -4 | 59 | |
| 1978/79 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 14 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 52:61 | -9 | 52 | |
| 1977/78 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 8 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 54:58 | -4 | 55 | |
| 1976/77 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 13 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52:64 | -12 | 52 | |
| 1975/76 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 17 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57:68 | -11 | 51 | |
| 1974/75 | 2 | Football League Second Division | 18 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 40:48 | -8 | 45 | |
| 1922/23 | 1 | Premier League | 22 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 35:65 | -30 | 30:54 | |
| 1921/22 | 1 | Premier League | 19 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 38:50 | -12 | 37:47 | |
| 1920/21 | 1 | Premier League | 19 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 49:86 | -37 | 33:51 | |
| 1919/20 | 1 | Premier League | 17 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 49:52 | -3 | 38:46 | |
| 1914/15 | 1 | Premier League | 2 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 70:56 | +14 | 45:31 | |
| 1913/14 | 1 | Premier League | 4 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 55:45 | +10 | 43:33 | |
| 1912/13 | 1 | Premier League | 9 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50:55 | -5 | 42:34 | |
| 1911/12 | 1 | Premier League | 18 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 46:54 | -8 | 34:42 | |
| 1910/11 | 1 | Premier League | 7 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 44:41 | +3 | 41:35 | |
