The English football pyramid, 2012–13
Final tables for the top four tiers of English football in 2012–13, from Premier League down to League Two. Promotion, relegation and play-off places are marked where they apply, from each league's records.
Final tables
Tier 1Premier LeaguePL20 clubsTier 2ChampionshipCH24 clubsTier 3League OneL124 clubsTier 4League TwoL224 clubs
Tier 1
Premier League
- 1–3 Champions League
- 4th Champions League qualifiers
- 5th Europa League
- 18–20 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Champions League) | Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 43 | +43 | WDLWD | 898 |
| 2 (Champions League) | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 34 | +32 | WDWWL | 7810 |
| 3 (Champions League) | Chelsea | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 39 | +36 | WWDWW | 7513 |
| 4 (Champions League qualifiers) | Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 72 | 37 | +35 | WDWWW | 7313 |
| 5 (Europa League) | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 46 | +20 | DWDWW | 7211 |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 55 | 40 | +15 | LWDWL | 637 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 71 | 43 | +28 | DWDWW | 6111 |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 57 | −4 | WLLLD | 494 |
| 9 | Swansea City | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | LDWLL | 464 |
| 10 | West Ham United | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 53 | −8 | WLDLW | 467 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 58 | −17 | WLLWW | 449 |
| 12 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 60 | −10 | LLLLW | 433 |
| 13 | Stoke City | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | WWDLD | 428 |
| 14 | Southampton | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 60 | −11 | DLLDD | 413 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 69 | −22 | LWWLD | 417 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 68 | −23 | DLDWL | 415 |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 54 | −13 | WLDDL | 395 |
| 18 (Relegation) | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | DWLLD | 365 |
| 19 (Relegation) | Reading | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 73 | −30 | LDWLL | 284 |
| 20 (Relegation) | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 60 | −30 | LDLLL | 251 |
Tier 2
Championship
- 1–2 Promotion
- 3–6 Play-offs
- 22–24 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Cardiff City | 46 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 72 | 45 | +27 | WDDDD | 877 |
| 2 (Promotion) | Hull City | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 61 | 52 | +9 | WLDLD | 795 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Watford | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 85 | 58 | +27 | LLWWL | 776 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 69 | 43 | +26 | WDWWW | 7513 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Crystal Palace▲ Won play-off | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 73 | 62 | +11 | LDDDW | 726 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Leicester City | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 71 | 48 | +23 | DWDLW | 688 |
| 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 69 | 61 | +8 | WLWDD | 688 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 59 | +4 | LLDWL | 674 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 65 | 59 | +6 | WDWDW | 6511 |
| 10 | Derby County | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | +3 | LDWLW | 617 |
| 11 | Burnley | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62 | 60 | +2 | LLDWW | 617 |
| 12 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 63 | 69 | −6 | DWWLD | 618 |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 57 | 66 | −9 | WWLLW | 619 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 61 | −13 | LWDWL | 607 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 62 | 63 | −1 | WDLWD | 598 |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 70 | −9 | LWLDL | 594 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 55 | 62 | −7 | WLWDD | 588 |
| 18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 53 | 61 | −8 | LDDLW | 585 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 53 | 73 | −20 | WLWWD | 5810 |
| 20 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 62 | −11 | LLLDL | 561 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 70 | −14 | LDDWD | 556 |
| 22 (Relegation) | Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 75 | −9 | WDLWL | 547 |
| 23 (Relegation) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 55 | 69 | −14 | LWLLL | 513 |
| 24 (Relegation) | Bristol City | 46 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 59 | 84 | −25 | LLDLL | 411 |
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Tier 3
League One
- 1–2 Promotion
- 3–6 Play-offs
- 21–24 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 44 | +18 | WLWLW | 849 |
| 2 (Promotion) | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 53 | +23 | WWWWD | 8313 |
| 3 (Play-offs) | Brentford | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 62 | 47 | +15 | WWDDL | 798 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Yeovil Town▲ Won play-off | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 71 | 56 | +15 | WWLWL | 779 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Sheffield United | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 56 | 42 | +14 | WDLLD | 755 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Swindon Town | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 72 | 39 | +33 | LLWWL | 746 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 48 | +7 | WLWWD | 7110 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 45 | +17 | WLWLW | 709 |
| 9 | Walsall | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | WDDDL | 686 |
| 10 | Crawley Town | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 59 | 58 | +1 | WWLWD | 6810 |
| 11 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 58 | 48 | +10 | LLLLD | 671 |
| 12 | Notts County | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 61 | 49 | +12 | LLWWD | 657 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 62 | −8 | LLLWW | 646 |
| 14 | Preston North End | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | WDWLD | 598 |
| 15 | Coventry City−10 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 66 | 59 | +7 | LDLLD | 552 |
| 16 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 60 | −6 | LLDWW | 557 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56 | 77 | −21 | WWDLL | 557 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | WDLLL | 544 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 59 | −13 | WWWLD | 5110 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 47 | 68 | −21 | WLLDW | 517 |
| 21 (Relegation) | Scunthorpe | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 73 | −24 | LDLWW | 487 |
| 22 (Relegation) | Bury | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 73 | −28 | LLWDW | 417 |
| 23 (Relegation) | Hartlepool | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 67 | −28 | LWWDD | 418 |
| 24 (Relegation) | Portsmouth−10 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 69 | −18 | WDLWL | 327 |
- Coventry City: 10 points deducted.
- Portsmouth: 10 points deducted.
Tier 4
League Two
- 1–3 Promotion
- 4–7 Play-offs
- 23–24 Relegation
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Promotion) | Gillingham | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 66 | 39 | +27 | WWLDL | 837 |
| 2 (Promotion) | Rotherham United | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 74 | 59 | +15 | WWWWW | 7915 |
| 3 (Promotion) | Port Vale | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 87 | 52 | +35 | WDDDD | 787 |
| 4 (Play-offs) | Burton Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 65 | +6 | LWWLW | 769 |
| 5 (Play-offs) | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 51 | +7 | WLWWD | 7510 |
| 6 (Play-offs) | Northampton Town | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 55 | +9 | LLDDW | 735 |
| 7 (Play-offs) | Bradford City▲ Won play-off | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 63 | 52 | +11 | WDLWD | 698 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 45 | +15 | WDLWW | 6710 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | −1 | LLWWW | 659 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 62 | +1 | LLDLL | 641 |
| 11 | Southend | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | LDWLL | 614 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | −2 | WWDLW | 6110 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | DLLLL | 601 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | WLDLD | 605 |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | −10 | LWDLD | 605 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | LWLLW | 586 |
| 17 | York City | 46 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | WDWWW | 5513 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 68 | −17 | DDWWL | 548 |
| 19 | Torquay | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | LLWWD | 537 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 76 | −22 | LLDDW | 535 |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 55 | −9 | WLWLL | 526 |
| 22 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 55 | 62 | −7 | LWLLL | 513 |
| 23 (Relegation) | Barnet | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 59 | −12 | WLLWL | 516 |
| 24 (Relegation) | Aldershot Town | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 60 | −18 | DLLWL | 484 |