We always hear the argument around the table in the pub, or on football forums, but nobody ever seems to have a definitive answer. well, depending on what you are judging it on, here are those answers.
an overall average can be found at the bottom
HIGHEST EVER FINISH:-
1st (D1) - Preston
1st (D1) - Sheffield United
1st (D1) - Wolves
2nd (D1) - Bristol City
2nd (D1) - Oldham
3rd (D1) - Notts County
5th (D1) - Bradford
5th (D1) - Brentford
6th (D1) - Coventry
20th (D1) - Swindon
22nd (D1) - Carlisle
22nd (D1) - Leyton Orient
4th (D2) - Tranmere
5th (D2) - Port Vale
5th (D2) - Rotherham
6th (D2) - Walsall
8th (D2) - Shrewsbury
10th (D2) - Colchester
10th (D2) - Crewe
11th (D2) - Gillingham
18th (D2) - Peterborough
3rd (D3) - Milton Keynes
6th (D3) - Stevenage
10th (D3) - Crawley
SEASONS IN TOP TIER:-
63 - Wolves
60 - Sheffield United
46 - Preston
34 - Coventry
30 - Notts County
12 - Bradford
12 - Oldham
9 - Bristol City
5 - Brentford
1 - Carlisle
1 - Leyton Orient
1 - Swindon
0 - Colchester
0 - Crawley
0 - Crewe
0 - Gillingham
0 - Milton Keynes
0 - Peterborough
0 - Port Vale
0 - Rotherham
0 - Shrewsbury
0 - Stevenage
0 - Tranmere
0 - Walsall
CAPACITY:-
32702 - Sheffield United
32609 - Coventry
31700 - Wolves
25136 - Bradford
24500 - Preston
22000 - Milton Keynes
21397 - Bristol City
20229 - Notts County
19052 - Port Vale
17001 - Carlisle
16567 - Tranmere
14700 - Swindon
14640 - Peterborough
12300 - Brentford
12021 - Rotherham
11582 - Gillingham
11300 - Walsall
10638 - Oldham
10153 - Crewe
10084 - Colchester
9875 - Shrewsbury
9271 - Leyton Orient
6722 - Stevenage
5996 - Crawley
RECORD CROWD:-
68287 - Sheffield United
61315 - Wolves
51455 - Coventry
49768 - Port Vale
47671 - Oldham
47310 - Notts County
43335 - Bristol City
42684 - Preston
39146 - Bradford
38678 - Brentford
34345 - Leyton Orient
32000 - Swindon
30096 - Peterborough
27500 - Carlisle
25453 - Walsall
25170 - Rotherham
24424 - Tranmere
23002 - Gillingham
20000 - Crewe
19506 - Milton Keynes
19042 - Colchester
18917 - Shrewsbury
15536 - Stevenage
5880 - Crawley
ALL-TIME AVERAGE:-
20328 - Wolves
18939 - Sheffield United
17930 - Coventry
13465 - Preston
13214 - Bristol City
10327 - Notts County
10169 - Bradford
9789 - Brentford
9568 - Oldham
9330 - Swindon
8457 - Leyton Orient
7431 - Port Vale
7357 - Rotherham
7288 - Milton Keynes
6682 - Carlisle
6469 - Tranmere
6435 - Gillingham
6292 - Walsall
6024 - Peterborough
5296 - Shrewsbury
4743 - Colchester
4613 - Crewe
? - Crawley
? - Stevenage
LONGEST FA CUP RUN:-
Winners - Bradford
Winners - Coventry
Winners - Notts County
Winners - Preston
Winners - Sheffield United
Winners - Wolves
Final - Bristol City
Semi Final - Crewe
Semi Final - Leyton Orient
Semi Final - Oldham
Semi Final - Port Vale
Semi FInal - Swindon
Quarter Final - Brentford
Quarter Final - Carlisle
Quarter Final - Colchester
Quarter Final - Gillingham
Quarter Final - Peterborough
Quarter Final - Tranmere
Quarter FInal - Shrewsbury
Fifth Round - Crawley
Fifth Round - Milton Keynes
Fifth Round - Rotherham
Fifth Round - Stevenage
Fifth Round - Walsall
Overall average
1. - Sheffield United
2. - Wolverhampton Wanderers
3. - Coventry City
4. - Preston North End
5. - Notts County
6. - Bristol City
7. - Bradford City
8. - Oldham Athletic
9. - Port Vale
10. - Brentford
11. - Swindon Town
12. - Carlisle United
13 - Leyton Orient
14. - Tranmere Rovers
15. - Rotherham United
16. - Milton Keynes
17. - Peterborough United
18. - Walsall
19. - Gillingham
20. - Crewe Alexandra
21 - Colchester United
22. - Shrewsbury Town
23. - Stevenage
24. - Crawley Town