# Football League First Division

De Football League First Division was tot 1992 de hoogste divisie van het Engelse voetbal. Vanaf het seizoen 1992/93 stapten de twintig beste clubs uit de Football League om in de commercieel veel aantrekkelijkere Premier League te gaan spelen. De Football League zette de competitie gewoon voort en vanaf 1992 was de Football League First Division de op-één-na-hoogste divisie in het Engelse voetbal. Er was wel promotie en degradatie tussen de Premier League en de hoogste divisie van de Football League. Sinds het seizoen 2004/05 wijzigde de Football League de naam naar Football League Championship.

## Overzicht seizoenen na vorming Premier League

| Seizoen | Kampioen | Topscorer(s) |
| 2004 | Norwich City | Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace, 27) |
| 2003 | Portsmouth | Svetoslav Todorov (Portsmouth, 26) |
| 2002 | Manchester City | Shaun Goater (Manchester City, 28) |
| 2001 | Fulham | Louis Saha (Fulham, 27) |
| 2000 | Charlton Athletic | Andy Hunt (Charlton Athletic, 24) |
| 1999 | Sunderland | Lee Hughes (West Bromwich Albion, 31) |
| 1998 | Nottingham Forest | Pierre van Hooijdonk (Nottingham Forest, 29), Kevin Phillips (Sunderland, 29) |
| 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | John McGinlay (Bolton Wanderers, 24) |
| 1996 | Sunderland | John Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers, 27) |
| 1995 | Middlesbrough | John Aldridge (Tranmere Rovers, 24) |
| 1994 | Crystal Palace | John McGinlay (Bolton Wanderers, 25) |
| 1993 | Newcastle United | Guy Whittingham (Portsmouth, 42) |

## Overzicht seizoenen tot vorming Premier League

| Seizoen | Kampioen | Topscorer(s) |
| 1992 | Leeds United | Ian Wright (Crystal Palace/Arsenal, 29) |
| 1991 | Arsenal | Lee Chapman (Leeds United, 31) |
| 1990 | Liverpool | Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur, 24) |
| 1989 | Arsenal | Alan Smith (Arsenal, 23) |
| 1988 | Liverpool | John Aldridge (Liverpool, 29) |
| 1987 | Everton | Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur, 33) |
| 1986 | Liverpool | Gary Lineker (Everton, 30) |
| 1985 | Everton | Kerry Dixon (Chelsea, 24), Gary Lineker (Leicester City, 24) |
| 1984 | Liverpool | Ian Rush (Liverpool, 32) |
| 1983 | Liverpool | Luther Blissett (Watford, 27) |
| 1982 | Liverpool | Kevin Keegan (Southampton, 26) |
| 1981 | Aston Villa | Peter Withe (Aston Villa, 20), Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur, 20) |
| 1980 | Liverpool | Phil Boyer (Southampton, 23) |
| 1979 | Liverpool | Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers, 24) |
| 1978 | Nottingham Forest | Bob Latchford (Everton, 30) |
| 1977 | Liverpool | Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal, 25), Andy Gray (Aston Villa, 25) |
| 1976 | Liverpool | Ted MacDougall (Norwich City, 23) |
| 1975 | Derby County | Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United, 21) |
| 1974 | Leeds United | Mike Channon (Southampton, 21) |
| 1973 | Liverpool | Bryan Robson (West Ham, 28) |
| 1972 | Derby County | Francis Lee (Manchester City, 33) |
| 1971 | Arsenal | Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion, 28) |
| 1970 | Everton | Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion, 25) |
| 1969 | Leeds United | Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur, 27) |
| 1968 | Manchester City | |
| 1967 | Manchester United | |
| 1966 | Liverpool | |
| 1965 | Manchester United | |
| 1964 | Liverpool | |
| 1963 | Everton | |
| 1962 | Ipswich Town | |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1960 | Burnley | |
| 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1957 | Manchester United | |
| 1956 | Manchester United | |
| 1955 | Chelsea | |
| 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1953 | Arsenal | |
| 1952 | Manchester United | |
| 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1950 | Portsmouth | |
| 1949 | Portsmouth | |
| 1948 | Arsenal | |
| 1947 | Liverpool | |
| 1940 - 1946 | geen competitie | |
| 1939 | Everton | |
| 1938 | Arsenal | |
| 1937 | Manchester City | |
| 1936 | Sunderland | |
| 1935 | Arsenal | |
| 1934 | Arsenal | |
| 1933 | Arsenal | |
| 1932 | Everton | |
| 1931 | Arsenal | |
| 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1929 | The Wednesday | |
| 1928 | Everton | |
| 1927 | Newcastle United | |
| 1926 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1925 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1924 | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1923 | Liverpool | |
| 1922 | Liverpool | |
| 1921 | Burnley | |
| 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1916 - 1919 | geen competitie | |
| 1915 | Everton | |
| 1914 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1913 | Sunderland | |
| 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1911 | Manchester United | |
| 1910 | Aston Villa | |
| 1909 | Newcastle United | |
| 1908 | Manchester United | |
| 1907 | Newcastle United | |
| 1906 | Liverpool | |
| 1905 | Newcastle United | |
| 1904 | The Wednesday | |
| 1903 | The Wednesday | |
| 1902 | Sunderland | |
| 1901 | Liverpool | |
| 1900 | Aston Villa | |
| 1899 | Aston Villa | |
| 1898 | Sheffield United | |
| 1897 | Aston Villa | |
| 1896 | Aston Villa | |
| 1895 | Sunderland | |
| 1894 | Aston Villa | |
| 1893 | Sunderland | |
| 1892 | Sunderland | |
| 1891 | Everton | |
| 1890 | Preston North End | |
| 1889 | Preston North End | |