There was a 75 percent increase in incidents in professional football, a 14 percent rise in the amateur game and a 63 percent increase on social media.
About 49 percent of the 131 incidents reported in professional football took place in the Premier League.
Racism was the most common form of discrimination across English football, accounting for 54 percent of incidents, with homophobia, biphobia and transphobia making up 22 percent.
Kick It Out chair Herman Ouseley acknowledged that the football authorities have improved procedures to identify discrimination but said the statistics should "act as a wake-up call to everyone in the sport".
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"Ultimately, tackling discrimination must be a collective effort," he said in a statement.
"The leaders across all sections of society and football, as well as the broader public and football supporters themselves, need to take action, report discrimination and help us eradicate hatred."
Ouseley said the rise in discrimination in football came against a "backdrop of rising hatred in our society".
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, writing by Matt Westby; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
