The League Championship

A table of all the clubs which have become League Champions in England for the First Division and the Premiership. The list includes a running total of championships won. Click on year to see season details.

This is followed by a brief History of the League, a table showing how many Total Seasons clubs have been in the top division, and a table showing how many Consecutive Seasons clubs have been in the top division.

Finally, there is a list of League Runners Up who have never won the League Championship.


League Champions

Years expressed as 1998 depict the 1997-98 season.
Clubs which have become Champions in the year following promotion into the top division are in BLUE.
Clubs which have become Champions by goal average or goal difference are in RED.

Season Club Number
of Wins
1889 Preston North End
1
1890 Preston North End
2
1891 Everton
1
1892 Sunderland
1
1893 Sunderland
2
1894 Aston Villa
1
1895 Sunderland
3
1896 Aston Villa
2
1897 Aston Villa
3
1898 Sheffield United
1
1899 Aston Villa
4
1900 Aston Villa
5
1901 Liverpool
1
1902 Sunderland
4
1903 (Sheffield) Wednesday
1
1904 (Sheffield) Wednesday
2
1905 Newcastle United
1
1906 Liverpool
2
1907 Newcastle United
2
1908 Manchester United
1
1909 Newcastle United
3
1910 Aston Villa
6
1911 Manchester United
2
1912 Blackburn Rovers
1
1913 Sunderland
5
1914 Blackburn Rovers
2
1915 Everton
2
1920 West Bromwich Albion
1
1921 Burnley
1
1922 Liverpool
3
1923 Liverpool
4
1924 Huddersfield Town
1
1925 Huddersfield Town
2
1926 Huddersfield Town
3
1927 Newcastle United
4
1928 Everton
3
1929 (Sheffield) Wednesday
3
1930 Sheffield Wednesday
4
1931 Arsenal
1
1932 Everton
4
1933 Arsenal
2
1934 Arsenal
3
1935 Arsenal
4
1936 Sunderland
6
1937 Manchester City
1
1938 Arsenal
5
1939 Everton
5
1947 Liverpool
5
1948 Arsenal
6
1949 Portsmouth
1
1950 Portsmouth
2
1951 Tottenham Hotspur
1
1952Manchester United
3
1953 Arsenal
7
1954 Wolverhampton Wanderers
1
1955 Chelsea
1
1956 Manchester United
4
1957 Manchester United
5
1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2
1959 Wolverhampton Wanderers
3
1960 Burnley
2
1961 Tottenham Hotspur
2
1962 Ipswich Town
1
1963 Everton
6
1964 Liverpool
6
1965 Manchester United
6
1966 Liverpool
7
1967 Manchester United
7
1968 Manchester City
2
1969 Leeds United
1
1970 Everton
7
1971 Arsenal
8
1972 Derby County
1
1973 Liverpool
8
1974 Leeds United
2
1975 Derby County
2
1976 Liverpool
9
1977 Liverpool
10
1978 Nottingham Forest
1
1979 Liverpool
11
1980 Liverpool
12
1981 Aston Villa
7
1982 Liverpool
13
1983 Liverpool
14
1984 Liverpool
15
1985 Everton
8
1986 Liverpool
16
1987 Everton
9
1988 Liverpool
17
1989 Arsenal
9
1990 Liverpool
18
1991 Arsenal
10
1992 Leeds United
3
1993 Manchester United
8
1994 Manchester United
9
1995 Blackburn Rovers
3
1996 Manchester United
10
1997 Manchester United
11
1998 Arsenal
11
1999 Manchester United
12
2000 Manchester United
13
2001 Manchester United
14


History of the League

Season Notes
1889 League founded by 12 clubs
Win = 2 pts; Draw = 1 pt
1892 Extended to 14 clubs
1893 Extended to 16 clubs
Second Division formed
1899 Extended to 18 clubs
Two up / down relegation
1906 Extended to 20 clubs
1920 Extended to 22 clubs
1921 Third Division formed
1922 Third Division North / South formed
1959 Fourth Division formed
1974 Three up / down relegation
1982 3 pts for a win introduced
1988 First Division cut to 21 clubs
1989 First Division cut to 20 clubs
1992 First Division extended to 22 clubs
1993 First Division becomes Premier League
1994 Premier League renamed as Premiership
1996 Premiership reduced to 20 clubs


Total Number of Seasons
in the Top Division

Up to Season 2000

Club Number of
Total
Seasons
Everton
97
Aston Villa
89
Liverpool
85
Arsenal
83
Manchester United
75
Sunderland
72
Manchester City
72
Newcastle United
70
West Bromwich Albion
68
Sheffield Wednesday
66
Chelsea
65
Tottenham Hotspur
65


Number of Consecutive Seasons
in the Top Division

Up to Season 2000

Club Number of
Consecutive
Seasons
Number of
Previous
Relegations
Arsenal
74
1
Everton
46
2
Liverpool
38
3
Coventry City
33
0
Manchester United
25
5
Tottenham Hotspur
22
4
Southampton
22
1
Aston Villa
12
4
Chelsea
11
6
Leeds United
10
5


League Runners Up Who Have Never Won the League Championship

Club
Number of
Times
Runners Up
Bristol City
1
Oldham Athletic
1
Cardiff City
1
Leicester City
1
Charlton Athletic
1
Blackpool
1
Queens Park Rangers
1
Watford
1
Southampton
1


Link

League Tables
An excellent site containing more detailed English league tables for all divisions with results between clubs.

Sporting Data - League
All results in the top division as well as complete tables.


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