List of winners of the EFL Championship and predecessors explained

English League (2nd tier)
Country
England
Founded
1892
Number of teams
24 (2022–23 season)
Current champions
Leicester City (2023–24)
Most successful club
Leicester City (8 championships)

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.

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)

Source:[2]

SeasonWinnersRunners-upThird qualifiersFourth qualifiers
1892–93Small HeathSheffield UnitedDarwen
1893–94LiverpoolSmall Heath
1894–95BuryNotts County
1895–96Liverpool (2)Manchester City
1896–97Notts CountyNewton Heath
1897–98BurnleyNewcastle United
1898–99Manchester CityGlossop North End
1899–1900The WednesdayBolton Wanderers
1900–01Grimsby TownSmall Heath
1901–02West Bromwich AlbionMiddlesbrough
1902–03Manchester City (2)Small Heath
1903–04Preston North EndWoolwich Arsenal
1904–05Liverpool (3)Bolton Wanderers
1905–06Bristol CityManchester United
1906–07Nottingham ForestChelsea
1907–08Bradford CityLeicester Fosse
1908–09Bolton WanderersTottenham Hotspur
1909–10Manchester City (3)Oldham Athletic
1910–11West Bromwich Albion (2)Bolton Wanderers
1911–12Derby CountyChelsea
1912–13Preston North End (2)Burnley
1913–14Notts County (2)Bradford Park Avenue
1914–15Derby County (2)Preston North EndArsenal
1915–16 to 1918–19League suspended due to World War I
1919–20Tottenham HotspurHuddersfield Town
1920–21Birmingham City (2)Cardiff City
1921–22Nottingham Forest (2)Stoke City
1922–23Notts County (3)West Ham United
1923–24Leeds UnitedBury
1924–25Leicester CityManchester United
1925–26The Wednesday (2)Derby County
1926–27MiddlesbroughPortsmouth
1927–28Manchester City (4)Leeds United
1928–29Middlesbrough (2)Grimsby Town
1929–30BlackpoolChelsea
1930–31EvertonWest Bromwich Albion
1931–32Wolverhampton WanderersLeeds United
1932–33Stoke CityTottenham Hotspur
1933–34Grimsby Town (2)Preston North End
1934–35BrentfordBolton Wanderers
1935–36Manchester UnitedCharlton Athletic
1936–37Leicester City (2)Blackpool
1937–38Aston VillaManchester United
1938–39Blackburn RoversSheffield United
1939–40 to 1945–46League suspended due to World War II
1946–47Manchester City (5)Burnley
1947–48Birmingham City (3)Newcastle United
1948–49FulhamWest Bromwich Albion
1949–50Tottenham Hotspur (2)Sheffield Wednesday
1950–51Preston North End (3)Manchester City
1951–52Sheffield Wednesday (3)Cardiff City
1952–53Sheffield UnitedHuddersfield Town
1953–54Leicester City (3)Everton
1954–55Birmingham City (4)Luton Town
1955–56Sheffield Wednesday (4)Leeds United
1956–57Leicester City (4)Nottingham Forest
1957–58West Ham UnitedBlackburn Rovers
1958–59Sheffield Wednesday (5)Fulham
1959–60Aston Villa (2)Cardiff City
1960–61Ipswich TownSheffield United
1961–62Liverpool (4)Leyton Orient
1962–63Stoke City (2)Chelsea
1963–64Leeds United (2)Sunderland
1964–65Newcastle UnitedNorthampton Town
1965–66Manchester City (6)Southampton
1966–67Coventry CityWolverhampton Wanderers
1967–68Ipswich Town (2)Queens Park Rangers
1968–69Derby County (3)Crystal Palace
1969–70Huddersfield TownBlackpool
1970–71Leicester City (5)Sheffield United
1971–72Norwich CityBirmingham City
1972–73Burnley (2)Queens Park Rangers
1973–74Middlesbrough (3)Luton TownCarlisle United
1974–75Manchester United (2)Aston VillaNorwich City
1975–76SunderlandBristol CityWest Bromwich Albion
1976–77Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)ChelseaNottingham Forest
1977–78Bolton Wanderers (2)SouthamptonTottenham Hotspur
1978–79Crystal PalaceBrighton & Hove AlbionStoke City
1979–80Leicester City (6)SunderlandBirmingham City
1980–81West Ham United (2)Notts CountySwansea City
1981–82Luton TownWatfordNorwich City
1982–83Queens Park RangersWolverhampton WanderersLeicester City
1983–84ChelseaSheffield WednesdayNewcastle United
1984–85Oxford UnitedBirmingham CityManchester City
1985–86Norwich City (2)Charlton AthleticWimbledon
1986–87Derby County (4)Portsmouth
1987–88MillwallAston VillaMiddlesbrough
1988–89Chelsea (2)Manchester CityCrystal Palace
1989–90Leeds United (3)Sheffield UnitedSunderland
1990–91Oldham AthleticWest Ham UnitedSheffield WednesdayNotts County
1991–92Ipswich Town (3)MiddlesbroughBlackburn Rovers

Football League First Division (1992–2004)

SeasonWinnersRunners-upPlay-off winners
1992–93Newcastle United (2)West Ham UnitedSwindon Town
1993–94Crystal Palace (2)Nottingham ForestLeicester City
1994–95Middlesbrough (4)Reading*Bolton Wanderers
1995–96Sunderland (2)Derby CountyLeicester City
1996–97Bolton Wanderers (3)BarnsleyCrystal Palace
1997–98Nottingham Forest (3)MiddlesbroughCharlton Athletic
1998–99Sunderland (3)Bradford CityWatford
1999–2000Charlton AthleticManchester CityIpswich Town
2000–01Fulham (2)Blackburn RoversBolton Wanderers
2001–02Manchester City (7)West Bromwich AlbionBirmingham City
2002–03PortsmouthLeicester CityWolverhampton Wanderers
2003–04Norwich City (3)West Bromwich AlbionCrystal Palace

Football League Championship/EFL Championship (2004 onwards)

SeasonWinnersRunners-upPlay-off winners
2004–05Sunderland (4)Wigan AthleticWest Ham United
2005–06ReadingSheffield UnitedWatford
2006–07Sunderland (5)Birmingham CityDerby County
2007–08West Bromwich Albion (3)Stoke CityHull City
2008–09Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)Birmingham CityBurnley
2009–10Newcastle United (3)West Bromwich AlbionBlackpool
2010–11Queens Park Rangers (2)Norwich CitySwansea City
2011–12Reading (2)SouthamptonWest Ham United
2012–13Cardiff CityHull CityCrystal Palace
2013–14Leicester City (7)BurnleyQueens Park Rangers
2014–15BournemouthWatfordNorwich City
2015–16Burnley (3)MiddlesbroughHull City
2016–17Newcastle United (4)Brighton & Hove AlbionHuddersfield Town
2017–18Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)Cardiff CityFulham
2018–19Norwich City (4)Sheffield UnitedAston Villa
2019–20Leeds United (4)West Bromwich AlbionFulham
2020–21Norwich City (5)WatfordBrentford
2021–22Fulham (3)BournemouthNottingham Forest
2022–23Burnley (4)Sheffield UnitedLuton Town
2023–24Leicester City (8)Ipswich TownSouthampton

Number of titles overall

Clubs in bold are competing in the 2023–24 EFL Championship.

RankClubWinnersWinning seasons
1Leicester City81924–25, 1936–37, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1979–80, 2013–14, 2023–24
2Manchester City71898–99, 1902–03, 1909–10, 1927–28, 1946–47, 1965–66, 2001–02
3Norwich City51971–72, 1985–86, 2003–04, 2018–19, 2020–21
Sheffield Wednesday51899–1900, 1925–26, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1958–59
Sunderland51975–76, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2006–07
6Birmingham City41892–93, 1920–21, 1947–48, 1954–55
Burnley41897–98, 1972–73, 2015–16, 2022–23
Derby County41911–12, 1914–15, 1968–69, 1986–87
Leeds United41923–24, 1963–64, 1989–90, 2019–20
Liverpool41893–94, 1895–96, 1904–05, 1961–62
Middlesbrough41926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95
Newcastle United41964–65, 1992–93, 2009–10, 2016–17
Wolverhampton Wanderers41931–32, 1976–77, 2008–09, 2017–18
14Bolton Wanderers31908–09, 1977–78, 1996–97
Fulham31948–49, 2000–01, 2021–22
Ipswich Town31960–61, 1967–68, 1991–92
Nottingham Forest31906–07, 1921–22, 1997–98
Notts County31896–97, 1913–14, 1922–23
Preston North End31903–04, 1912–13, 1950–51
West Bromwich Albion31901–02, 1910–11, 2007–08
21Aston Villa21937–38, 1959–60
Chelsea21983–84, 1988–89
Crystal Palace21978–79, 1993–94
Grimsby Town21900–01, 1933–34
Manchester United21935–36, 1974–75
Queens Park Rangers21982–83, 2010–11
Reading22005–06, 2011–12
Stoke City21932–33, 1962–63
Tottenham Hotspur21919–20, 1949–50
West Ham United21957–58, 1980–81
31Bournemouth12014–15
Blackburn Rovers11938–39
Blackpool11929–30
Bradford City11907–08
Brentford11934–35
Bristol City11905–06
Bury11894–95
Cardiff City12012–13
Charlton Athletic11999–2000
Coventry City11966–67
Everton11930–31
Huddersfield Town11969–70
Luton Town11981–82
Millwall11987–88
Oldham Athletic11990–91
Oxford United11984–85
Portsmouth12002–03
Sheffield United11952–53

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EFL . 2024-04-29 . Leicester City clinch Championship title . 2024-05-31 . EFL . en.
  2. Book: John . Anderson . Football Yearbook 2019–20 . 2019 . Headline Publishing Group . London . 978-1-4722-6111-3 . 560–561.

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