# | Tier | Division | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | +- | ||
1946-47 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 73 | 79 | 41 | -6 | |||
1947-48 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 57 | 50 | 20 | |||
1948-49 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 55 | 53 | 19 | |||
1949-50 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 69 | 61 | 44 | 8 | |||
1950-51 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 81 | 75 | 40 | 6 | |||
1951-52 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 80 | 37 | -17 | |||
1952-53 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 59 | 74 | 32 | -15 | Relegated | ||
1953-54 | English Division Two | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 64 | 82 | 35 | -18 | |||
1954-55 | English Division Two | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 53 | 82 | 23 | -29 | Relegated | ||
1955-56 | English Division Three North | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 110 | 55 | 63 | 55 | |||
1956-57 | English Division Three North | 46 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 111 | 53 | 63 | 58 | Promoted | ||
1957-58 | English Division Two | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 60 | 81 | 36 | -21 | |||
1958-59 | English Division Two | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 3 | |||
1959-60 | English Division Two | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 61 | 77 | 35 | -16 | |||
1960-61 | English Division Two | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 0 | |||
1961-62 | English Division Two | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 68 | 75 | 39 | -7 | |||
1962-63 | English Division Two | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 61 | 72 | 36 | -11 | |||
1963-64 | English Division Two | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 56 | 67 | 39 | -11 | |||
1964-65 | English Division Two | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 79 | 43 | 5 | |||
1965-66 | English Division Two | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 68 | 43 | 3 | |||
1966-67 | English Division Two | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 68 | 72 | 36 | -4 | |||
1967-68 | English Division Two | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 36 | -7 | |||
1968-69 | English Division Two | 42 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 65 | 32 | 63 | 33 | Promoted | ||
1969-70 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 53 | 27 | |||
1970-71 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 56 | 54 | 42 | 2 | |||
1971-72 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 69 | 33 | 58 | 36 | Champions | ||
1972-73 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 46 | 2 | |||
1973-74 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 48 | 10 | |||
1974-75 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 67 | 49 | 53 | 18 | Champions | ||
1975-76 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 58 | 53 | 17 | |||
1976-77 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 37 | -5 | |||
1977-78 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 59 | 41 | -5 | |||
1978-79 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 71 | 31 | -27 | |||
1979-80 | English Division One English Division One | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 67 | 30 | -20 | Relegated | ||
1980-81 | English Division Two | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 5 | |||
1981-82 | English Division Two | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 68 | 48 | -15 | |||
1982-83 | English Division Two | 42 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 49 | 58 | 49 | -9 | |||
1983-84 | English Division Two | 42 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 42 | -36 | Relegated | ||
1984-85 | English Division Three | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 65 | 54 | 70 | 11 | |||
1985-86 | English Division Three | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 41 | 84 | 39 | Promoted | ||
1986-87 | English Division Two | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 38 | 84 | 26 | Promoted | ||
1987-88 | English Division One English Division One | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | 43 | -10 | |||
1988-89 | English Division One English Division One | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | 58 | 2 | |||
1989-90 | English Division One English Division One | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 46 | 3 | |||
1990-91 | English Division One English Division One | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 24 | -38 | Relegated | ||
1991-92 | English Division Two | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | 78 | 18 | |||
1992-93 | English Championship | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 68 | 57 | 66 | 11 | |||
1993-94 | English Championship | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 73 | 68 | 71 | 5 | |||
1994-95 | English Championship | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 66 | 51 | 66 | 15 | |||
1995-96 | English Championship | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 71 | 51 | 79 | 20 | Promoted | ||
1996-97 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 45 | 58 | 46 | -13 | |||
1997-98 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | 55 | 3 | |||
1998-99 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 45 | 52 | -5 | |||
1999-00 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 57 | 38 | -13 | |||
2000-01 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 59 | 42 | -22 | |||
2001-02 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33 | 63 | 30 | -30 | Relegated | ||
2002-03 | English Championship | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 74 | 52 | -19 | |||
2003-04 | English Championship | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 67 | 52 | -14 | |||
2004-05 | English Championship | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 76 | 11 | |||
2005-06 | English Championship | 46 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 53 | 67 | 50 | -14 | |||
2006-07 | English Championship | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | 84 | 16 | Promoted | ||
2007-08 | English Premiership English Premier League | 38 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 89 | 11 | -69 | Relegated | ||
2008-09 | English Championship | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 67 | 54 | -12 | |||
2009-10 | English Championship | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 63 | 56 | -10 | |||
2010-11 | English Championship | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 58 | 71 | 49 | -13 | |||
2011-12 | English Championship | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 58 | 64 | -8 | |||
2012-13 | English Championship | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 3 | |||
2013-14 | English Championship | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 52 | 85 | 32 | |||
2014-15 | English Championship | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 85 | 56 | 77 | 29 | |||
2015-16 | English Championship | 46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 66 | 43 | 78 | 23 | |||
2016-17 | English Championship | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 4 | |||
2017-18 | English Championship | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | 75 | 22 | |||
2018-19 | English Championship | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 54 | 74 | 15 | |||
2019-20 | English Championship | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 62 | 64 | 64 | -2 | |||
2020-21 | English Championship | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 44 | -22 | |||
2021-22 | English Championship | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | 34 | -8 | Relegated | ||
2022-23 | English League One | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 46 | 76 | 21 |