A national second tier of English league football was established in 1892–93, at the demise of Football Alliance, as the Second Division. In 1992, with the departure of the then First Division clubs to become the Premier League, the second tier became known as the First Division. In 2004 it was re-branded as the Football League Championship before it was renamed the EFL Championship in 2016.
| English League (2nd tier) |
|---|
| Football League Second Division (1892–1992) Football League First Division (1992–2004) Football League Championship (2004–2016) EFL Championship (2016–present) |
| Country |
England
|
| Founded |
| 1892 |
| Number of teams |
| 24 (2022–23 season) |
| Current champions |
| Leicester City (2023–24) |
| Most successful club |
| Leicester City (8 championships) |
The current champions of the league are Leicester City. They are also the most successful club in second tier, winning the title on eight occasions.[1]
Football League Second Division (1893–1992)
edit- Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted
Source:[2]
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Third qualifiers | Fourth qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892–93 | Small Heath* | Sheffield United | Darwen | |
| 1893–94 | Liverpool | Small Heath | ||
| 1894–95 | Bury | Notts County* | ||
| 1895–96 | Liverpool (2) | Manchester City* | ||
| 1896–97 | Notts County | Newton Heath* | ||
| 1897–98 | Burnley | Newcastle United | ||
| 1898–99 | Manchester City | Glossop North End | ||
| 1899–1900 | The Wednesday | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1900–01 | Grimsby Town | Small Heath | ||
| 1901–02 | West Bromwich Albion | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1902–03 | Manchester City (2) | Small Heath | ||
| 1903–04 | Preston North End | Woolwich Arsenal | ||
| 1904–05 | Liverpool (3) | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1905–06 | Bristol City | Manchester United | ||
| 1906–07 | Nottingham Forest | Chelsea | ||
| 1907–08 | Bradford City | Leicester Fosse | ||
| 1908–09 | Bolton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1909–10 | Manchester City (3) | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1910–11 | West Bromwich Albion (2) | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1911–12 | Derby County | Chelsea | ||
| 1912–13 | Preston North End (2) | Burnley | ||
| 1913–14 | Notts County (2) | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 1914–15 | Derby County (2) | Preston North End | Arsenal | |
| 1915–16 to 1918–19 | League suspended due to World War I | |||
| 1919–20 | Tottenham Hotspur | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 1920–21 | Birmingham City (2) | Cardiff City | ||
| 1921–22 | Nottingham Forest (2) | Stoke City | ||
| 1922–23 | Notts County (3) | West Ham United | ||
| 1923–24 | Leeds United | Bury | ||
| 1924–25 | Leicester City | Manchester United | ||
| 1925–26 | The Wednesday (2) | Derby County | ||
| 1926–27 | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth | ||
| 1927–28 | Manchester City (4) | Leeds United | ||
| 1928–29 | Middlesbrough (2) | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1929–30 | Blackpool | Chelsea | ||
| 1930–31 | Everton | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1931–32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds United | ||
| 1932–33 | Stoke City | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1933–34 | Grimsby Town (2) | Preston North End | ||
| 1934–35 | Brentford | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1935–36 | Manchester United | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 1936–37 | Leicester City (2) | Blackpool | ||
| 1937–38 | Aston Villa | Manchester United | ||
| 1938–39 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield United | ||
| 1939–40 to 1945–46 | League suspended due to World War II | |||
| 1946–47 | Manchester City (5) | Burnley | ||
| 1947–48 | Birmingham City (3) | Newcastle United | ||
| 1948–49 | Fulham | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1949–50 | Tottenham Hotspur (2) | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1950–51 | Preston North End (3) | Manchester City | ||
| 1951–52 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | Cardiff City | ||
| 1952–53 | Sheffield United | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 1953–54 | Leicester City (3) | Everton | ||
| 1954–55 | Birmingham City (4) | Luton Town | ||
| 1955–56 | Sheffield Wednesday (4) | Leeds United | ||
| 1956–57 | Leicester City (4) | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1957–58 | West Ham United | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1958–59 | Sheffield Wednesday (5) | Fulham | ||
| 1959–60 | Aston Villa (2) | Cardiff City | ||
| 1960–61 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield United | ||
| 1961–62 | Liverpool (4) | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1962–63 | Stoke City (2) | Chelsea | ||
| 1963–64 | Leeds United (2) | Sunderland | ||
| 1964–65 | Newcastle United | Northampton Town | ||
| 1965–66 | Manchester City (6) | Southampton | ||
| 1966–67 | Coventry City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1967–68 | Ipswich Town (2) | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1968–69 | Derby County (3) | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1969–70 | Huddersfield Town | Blackpool | ||
| 1970–71 | Leicester City (5) | Sheffield United | ||
| 1971–72 | Norwich City | Birmingham City | ||
| 1972–73 | Burnley (2) | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1973–74 | Middlesbrough (3) | Luton Town | Carlisle United | |
| 1974–75 | Manchester United (2) | Aston Villa | Norwich City | |
| 1975–76 | Sunderland | Bristol City | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1976–77 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | Chelsea | Nottingham Forest | |
| 1977–78 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1978–79 | Crystal Palace | Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke City | |
| 1979–80 | Leicester City (6) | Sunderland | Birmingham City | |
| 1980–81 | West Ham United (2) | Notts County | Swansea City | |
| 1981–82 | Luton Town | Watford | Norwich City | |
| 1982–83 | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester City | |
| 1983–84 | Chelsea | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle United | |
| 1984–85 | Oxford United | Birmingham City | Manchester City | |
| 1985–86 | Norwich City (2) | Charlton Athletic | Wimbledon | |
| 1986–87 | Derby County (4) | Portsmouth | ||
| 1987–88 | Millwall | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough | |
| 1988–89 | Chelsea (2) | Manchester City | Crystal Palace | |
| 1989–90 | Leeds United (3) | Sheffield United | Sunderland | |
| 1990–91 | Oldham Athletic | West Ham United | Sheffield Wednesday | Notts County |
| 1991–92 | Ipswich Town (3) | Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers | |
Football League First Division (1992–2004)
edit| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Play-off winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Newcastle United (2) | West Ham United | Swindon Town |
| 1993–94 | Crystal Palace (2) | Nottingham Forest | Leicester City |
| 1994–95 | Middlesbrough (4) | Reading* | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1995–96 | Sunderland (2) | Derby County | Leicester City |
| 1996–97 | Bolton Wanderers (3) | Barnsley | Crystal Palace |
| 1997–98 | Nottingham Forest (3) | Middlesbrough | Charlton Athletic |
| 1998–99 | Sunderland (3) | Bradford City | Watford |
| 1999–2000 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester City | Ipswich Town |
| 2000–01 | Fulham (2) | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2001–02 | Manchester City (7) | West Bromwich Albion | Birmingham City |
| 2002–03 | Portsmouth | Leicester City | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2003–04 | Norwich City (3) | West Bromwich Albion | Crystal Palace |
Football League Championship/EFL Championship (2004 onwards)
edit| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Play-off winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Sunderland (4) | Wigan Athletic | West Ham United |
| 2005–06 | Reading | Sheffield United | Watford |
| 2006–07 | Sunderland (5) | Birmingham City | Derby County |
| 2007–08 | West Bromwich Albion (3) | Stoke City | Hull City |
| 2008–09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) | Birmingham City | Burnley |
| 2009–10 | Newcastle United (3) | West Bromwich Albion | Blackpool |
| 2010–11 | Queens Park Rangers (2) | Norwich City | Swansea City |
| 2011–12 | Reading (2) | Southampton | West Ham United |
| 2012–13 | Cardiff City | Hull City | Crystal Palace |
| 2013–14 | Leicester City (7) | Burnley | Queens Park Rangers |
| 2014–15 | Bournemouth | Watford | Norwich City |
| 2015–16 | Burnley (3) | Middlesbrough | Hull City |
| 2016–17 | Newcastle United (4) | Brighton & Hove Albion | Huddersfield Town |
| 2017–18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (4) | Cardiff City | Fulham |
| 2018–19 | Norwich City (4) | Sheffield United | Aston Villa |
| 2019–20 | Leeds United (4) | West Bromwich Albion | Fulham |
| 2020–21 | Norwich City (5) | Watford | Brentford |
| 2021–22 | Fulham (3) | Bournemouth | Nottingham Forest |
| 2022–23 | Burnley (4) | Sheffield United | Luton Town |
| 2023–24 | Leicester City (8) | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
Number of titles overall
edit
Clubs in bold are competing in the 2024-25 EFL Championship.
References
edit- ^ EFL (29 April 2024). "Leicester City clinch Championship title". EFL. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Anderson, John (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–20. London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 560–561. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
- "Past Winners of the Football League". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2006.