| Season | League | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Barclays Premier League | 3rd/20 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 38 | 72 |
| 2011/2012 | Barclays Premier League | 6th/20 | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 46 | 64 |
| 2010/2011 | Barclays Premier League | 2nd/20 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 33 | 71 |
| 2009/2010 | Barclays Premier League | 1st/20 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 103 | 32 | 86 |
| 2008/2009 | Barclays Premier League | 3rd/20 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 68 | 24 | 83 |
| 2007/2008 | Barclays Premier League | 2nd/20 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 85 |
| 2006/2007 | Barclays Premiership | 2nd/20 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 24 | 83 |
| 2005/2006 | Barclays Premiership | 1st/20 | 38 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 22 | 91 |
| 2004/2005 | Barclays Premiership | 1st/20 | 38 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 15 | 95 |
| 2003/2004 | Barclaycard Premiership | 2nd/20 | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 30 | 79 |
| 2002/2003 | Barclaycard Premiership | 4th/20 | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 38 | 67 |
| 2001/2002 | F.A. Barclaycard Premiership | 6th/20 | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 66 | 38 | 64 |
| 2000/2001 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 6th/20 | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 68 | 45 | 61 |
| 1999/2000 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 5th/20 | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 65 |
| 1998/1999 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 3rd/20 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 57 | 30 | 75 |
| 1997/1998 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 4th/20 | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | 63 |
| 1996/1997 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 6th/20 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 55 | 59 |
| 1995/1996 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 11th/20 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 50 |
| 1994/1995 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 11th/22 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 54 |
| 1993/1994 | F.A. Carling Premiership | 14th/22 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 53 | 51 |
| 1992/1993 | F.A. Carling Premier League | 11th/22 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 54 | 56 |
| 1991/1992 | Barclays First Division | 14th/22 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 53 |
| 1990/1991 | Barclays First Division | 11th/20 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 49 |
| 1989/1990 | Barclays First Division | 5th/20 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 60 |
| 1988/1989 | Barclays Second Division | 1st/24 | 46 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 96 | 50 | 99 |
| 1987/1988 | Barclays First Division | 18th*/21 | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | 42 |
| 1986/1987 | Today First Division | 14th/22 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 53 | 64 | 52 |
| 1985/1986 | Canon First Division | 6th/22 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 56 | 71 |
| 1984/1985 | Canon First Division | 6th/22 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 48 | 66 |
| 1983/1984 | Canon Second Division | 1st/22 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 40 | 88 |
| 1982/1983 | English Second Division | 18th/22 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 61 | 47 |
| 1981/1982 | English Second Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 57 |
| 1980/1981 | English Second Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 41 | 40 |
| 1979/1980 | English Second Division | 4th/22 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 66 | 52 | 53 |
| 1978/1979 | English First Division | 22nd/22 | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 44 | 92 | 20 |
| 1977/1978 | English First Division | 16th/22 | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 46 | 69 | 36 |
| 1976/1977 | English Second Division | 2nd/22 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 53 | 55 |
| 1975/1976 | English Second Division | 11th/22 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 40 |
| 1974/1975 | English First Division | 21st/22 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 42 | 72 | 33 |
| 1973/1974 | English First Division | 17th/22 | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 56 | 60 | 37 |
| 1972/1973 | English First Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 51 | 40 |
| 1971/1972 | English First Division | 7th/22 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 49 | 48 |
| 1970/1971 | English First Division | 6th/22 | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 52 | 42 | 51 |
| 1969/1970 | English First Division | 3rd/22 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 50 | 55 |
| 1968/1969 | English First Division | 5th/22 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 53 | 50 |
| 1967/1968 | English First Division | 6th/22 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 68 | 48 |
| 1966/1967 | English First Division | 9th/22 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 62 | 44 |
| 1965/1966 | English First Division | 5th/22 | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 53 | 51 |
| 1964/1965 | English First Division | 3rd/22 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 54 | 56 |
| 1963/1964 | English First Division | 5th/22 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 50 |
| 1962/1963 | English Second Division | 2nd/22 | 42 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 81 | 42 | 52 |
| 1961/1962 | English First Division | 22nd/22 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 28 |
| 1960/1961 | English First Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 98 | 100 | 37 |
| 1959/1960 | English First Division | 18th/22 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 76 | 91 | 37 |
| 1958/1959 | English First Division | 14th/22 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 98 | 40 |
| 1957/1958 | English First Division | 11th/22 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 79 | 42 |
| 1956/1957 | English First Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 39 |
| 1955/1956 | English First Division | 16th/22 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 64 | 77 | 39 |
| 1954/1955 | English First Division | 1st/22 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 81 | 57 | 52 |
| 1953/1954 | English First Division | 8th/22 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 68 | 44 |
| 1952/1953 | English First Division | 19th/22 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 56 | 66 | 35 |
| 1951/1952 | English First Division | 19th/22 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 52 | 72 | 36 |
| 1950/1951 | English First Division | 20th/22 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 53 | 65 | 32 |
| 1949/1950 | English First Division | 13th/22 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 58 | 65 | 40 |
| 1948/1949 | English First Division | 13th/22 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 69 | 68 | 38 |
| 1947/1948 | English First Division | 18th/22 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 71 | 37 |
| 1946/1947 | English First Division | 15th/22 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 84 | 39 |
| No league table entries in database from 1939/1940 to 1945/1946 (World War II) | |||||||||
| 1938/1939 | English First Division | 20th/22 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 80 | 33 |
| 1937/1938 | English First Division | 10th/22 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 41 |
| 1936/1937 | English First Division | 13th/22 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 55 | 41 |
| 1935/1936 | English First Division | 8th/22 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 72 | 43 |
| 1934/1935 | English First Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 73 | 82 | 41 |
| 1933/1934 | English First Division | 19th/22 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 69 | 36 |
| 1932/1933 | English First Division | 18th/22 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 63 | 73 | 35 |
| 1931/1932 | English First Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 69 | 73 | 40 |
| 1930/1931 | English First Division | 12th/22 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 67 | 40 |
| 1929/1930 | English Second Division | 2nd/22 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 74 | 46 | 55 |
| 1928/1929 | English Second Division | 9th/22 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 64 | 65 | 44 |
| 1927/1928 | English Second Division | 3rd/22 | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 54 |
| 1926/1927 | English Second Division | 4th/22 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 52 |
| 1925/1926 | English Second Division | 3rd/22 | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 52 |
| 1924/1925 | English Second Division | 5th/22 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 37 | 47 |
| 1923/1924 | English First Division | 21st/22 | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 31 | 53 | 32 |
| 1922/1923 | English First Division | 19th/22 | 42 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 45 | 53 | 36 |
| 1921/1922 | English First Division | 9th/22 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 46 |
| 1920/1921 | English First Division | 18th/22 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 39 |
| 1919/1920 | English First Division | 3rd/22 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 56 | 51 | 49 |
| No league table entries in database from 1915/1916 to 1918/1919 (World War I) | |||||||||
| 1914/1915 | English First Division | 19th/20 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 51 | 65 | 29 |
| 1913/1914 | English First Division | 8th/20 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 55 | 39 |
| 1912/1913 | English First Division | 18th/20 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 73 | 28 |
| 1911/1912 | English Second Division | 2nd/20 | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 34 | 54 |
| 1910/1911 | English Second Division | 3rd/20 | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 49 |
| 1909/1910 | English First Division | 19th/20 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 70 | 29 |
| 1908/1909 | English First Division | 11th/20 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 37 |
| 1907/1908 | English First Division | 13th/20 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 53 | 62 | 36 |
| 1906/1907 | English Second Division | 2nd/20 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 80 | 34 | 57 |
| 1905/1906 | English Second Division | 3rd/20 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 90 | 37 | 53 |
| TOTALS | Home | Away | Total | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | 1977 | 1978 | 3955 | |||||||||||||||||
| Won | 1047 | 586 | 1633 | |||||||||||||||||
| Drawn | 508 | 521 | 1029 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lost | 422 | 871 | 1293 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scored | 3623 | 2494 | 6117 | |||||||||||||||||
| Conceded | 2191 | 3229 | 5420 | |||||||||||||||||
| Points | 2964 | 1935 | 4899 | |||||||||||||||||
| * not via automatic positions | ||||||||||||||||||||