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| Town | Population | Status | Club | 2012-13 | |
| 1 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Queens Park Rangers | Premiership |
| 2 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Tottenham Hotspur | Premiership |
| 3 | London | 7,172,091 | City | West Ham United | Premiership |
| 4 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Chelsea | Premiership |
| 5 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Crystal Palace | Championship |
| 6 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Fulham | Premiership |
| 7 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Charlton Athletic | Championship |
| 8 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Arsenal | Premiership |
| 9 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Leyton Orient | League 1 |
| 10 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Barnet | League 2 |
| 11 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Millwall | Championship |
| 12 | London | 7,172,091 | City | AFC Wimbledon | League 2 |
| 13 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Brentford | League 1 |
| 14 | London | 7,172,091 | City | Dagenham & Redbridge | League 2 |
| 15 | Birmingham | 970,892 | City | Birmingham City | Championship |
| 16 | Birmingham | 970,892 | City | Aston Villa | Premiership |
| 17 | Liverpool | 469,017 | City | Liverpool | Premiership |
| 18 | Liverpool | 469,017 | City | Everton | Premiership |
| 19 | Leeds | 443,247 | City | Leeds United | Championship |
| 20 | Sheffield | 439,866 | City | Sheffield Wednesday | Championship |
| 21 | Sheffield | 439,866 | City | Sheffield United | League 1 |
| 22 | Bristol | 420,556 | City | Bristol City | Championship |
| 23 | Bristol | 420,556 | City | Bristol Rovers | League 2 |
| 24 | Manchester | 394,269 | City | Manchester City | Premiership |
| 25 | Manchester | 394,269 | City | Manchester United | Premiership |
| 26 | Leicester | 330,574 | City | Leicester City | Championship |
| 27 | Coventry | 303,475 | City | Coventry City | League 1 |
| 28 | Hull | 301,416 | City | Hull City | Championship |
| 29 | Bradford | 293,717 | City | Bradford City | League 2 |
| 30 | Cardiff | 292,150 | City | Cardiff City | Championship |
| 31 | Stoke | 259,252 | City | Stoke City | Premiership |
| 32 | Stoke | 259,252 | City | Port Vale | League 2 |
| 33 | Wolverhampton | 251,462 | City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Championship |
| 34 | Nottingham | 249,584 | City | Notts County | League 1 |
| 35 | Nottingham | 249,584 | City | Nottingham Forest | Championship |
| 36 | Plymouth | 243,795 | City | Plymouth Argyle | League 2 |
| 37 | Southampton | 234,224 | City | Southampton | Premiership |
| 38 | Reading | 232,662 | Town | Reading | Premiership |
| 39 | Derby | 229,407 | City | Derby County | Championship |
| 40 | Brighton and Hove | 206,628 | City | Brighton & Hove Albion | Championship |
| 41 | Newcastle | 189,863 | City | Newcastle United | Premiership |
| 42 | Northampton | 189,474 | Town | Northampton Town | League 2 |
| 43 | Portsmouth | 187,056 | City | Portsmouth | League 1 |
| 44 | Preston | 184,836 | City | Preston North End | League 1 |
| 45 | Milton Keynes | 184,506 | Town | MK Dons | League 1 |
| 46 | Sunderland | 177,739 | City | Sunderland | Premiership |
| 47 | Norwich | 174,047 | City | Norwich City | Premiership |
| 48 | Walsall | 170,994 | Town | Walsall | League 1 |
| 49 | Swansea | 169,880 | City | Swansea City | Premiership |
| 50 | Bournemouth | 167,527 | Town | Bournemouth | League 1 |
| 51 | Southend | 160,257 | Town | Southend United | League 2 |
| 52 | Swindon | 155,432 | Town | Swindon Town | League 1 |
| 53 | Huddersfield | 146,234 | Town | Huddersfield Town | Championship |
| 54 | Oxford | 143,016 | City | Oxford United | League 2 |
| 55 | Middlesbrough | 142,691 | Town | Middlesbrough | Championship |
| 56 | Blackpool | 142,283 | Town | Blackpool | Championship |
| 57 | Bolton | 139,403 | Town | Bolton Wanderers | Championship |
| 58 | Ipswich | 138,718 | Town | Ipswich Town | Championship |
| 59 | York | 137,505 | City | York City | League 2 |
| 60 | West Bromwich | 136,940 | Town | West Bromwich Albion | Premiership |
| 61 | Peterborough | 136,292 | City | Peterborough United | Championship |
| 62 | Watford | 120,960 | Town | Watford | Championship |
| 63 | Rotherham | 117,262 | Town | Rotherham United | League 2 |
| 64 | Exeter | 106,772 | City | Exeter City | League 2 |
| 65 | Blackburn | 105,085 | Town | Blackburn Rovers | Championship |
| 66 | Colchester | 104,390 | Town | Colchester United | League 1 |
| 67 | Oldham | 103,544 | Town | Oldham Athletic | League 1 |
| 68 | Crawley | 100,547 | Town | Crawley Town | League 1 |
| 69 | Cheltenham | 98,875 | Town | Cheltenham Town | League 2 |
| 70 | Gillingham | 98,403 | Town | Gillingham | League 2 |
| 71 | Rochdale | 95,796 | Town | Rochdale | League 2 |
| 72 | Hartlepool | 86,075 | Town | Hartlepool United | League 1 |
| 73 | Birkenhead | 83,729 | Town | Tranmere Rovers | League 1 |
| 74 | Stevenage | 81,482 | Town | Stevenage | League 1 |
| 75 | Wigan | 81,203 | Town | Wigan Athletic | Premiership |
| 76 | High Wycombe | 77,178 | Town | Wycombe Wanderers | League 2 |
| 77 | Burnley | 73,021 | Town | Burnley | Championship |
| 78 | Scunthorpe | 72,660 | Town | Scunthorpe United | League 1 |
| 79 | Carlisle | 71,773 | City | Carlisle United | League 1 |
| 80 | Barnsley | 71,599 | Town | Barnsley | Championship |
| 81 | Chesterfield | 70,260 | Town | Chesterfield | League 2 |
| 82 | Doncaster | 67,977 | Town | Doncaster | League 1 |
| 83 | Crewe | 67,683 | Town | Crewe Alexandra | League 1 |
| 84 | Shrewsbury | 67,126 | Town | Shrewsbury Town | League 1 |
| 85 | Torquay | 62,968 | Town | Torquay United | League 2 |
| 86 | Bury | 60,718 | Town | Bury | League 1 |
| 87 | Aldershot | 58,170 | Town | Aldershot Town | League 2 |
| 88 | Morecambe | 49,569 | Town | Morecambe | League 2 |
| 89 | Burton | 43,784 | Town | Burton Albion | League 2 |
| 90 | Yeovil | 41,871 | Town | Yeovil Town | League 1 |
| 91 | Accrington | 35,203 | Town | Accrington Stanley | League 2 |
| 92 | Fleetwood | 26,841 | Town | Fleetwood Town | League 2 |
Note
The table has been compiled using the 2001 Census publication Key Statistics for urban areas in England and Wales Table KS01 - released 17 June 2004