List of English football champions
Football League First Division (1892–1992)
Table:
Year

Champions
(number of titles)

Runners-up

Third place

Leading goalscorer

Goals

1892–93

Sunderland (2)

Preston North End

Everton

John Campbell (Sunderland)

31

1893–94

Aston Villa

Sunderland

Derby County

Jack Southworth (Everton)

27

1894–95

Sunderland (3)

Everton

Aston Villa

John Campbell (Sunderland)

22

1895–96

Aston Villa (2)

Derby County

Everton

Johnny Campbell (Aston Villa)
Steve Bloomer (Derby County)

20

1896–97

Aston Villa (3)

Sheffield United

Derby County

Steve Bloomer (Derby County)

22

1897–98

Sheffield United

Sunderland

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Fred Wheldon (Aston Villa)

21

1898–99

Aston Villa (4)

Liverpool

Burnley

Steve Bloomer (Derby County)

23

1899–1900

Aston Villa (5)

Sheffield United

Sunderland

Billy Garraty (Aston Villa)

27

1900–01

Liverpool

Sunderland

Notts County

Steve Bloomer (Derby County)

23

1901–02

Sunderland (4)

Everton

Newcastle United

Jimmy Settle (Everton)

18

1902–03

The Wednesday[8]

Aston Villa

Sunderland

Sam Raybould (Liverpool)

31

1903–04

The Wednesday[8] (2)

Manchester City

Everton

Steve Bloomer (Derby County)

20

1904–05

Newcastle United

Everton

Manchester City

Arthur Brown (Sheffield United)

22

1905–06

Liverpool (2)

Preston North End

The Wednesday

Albert Shepherd (Bolton Wanderers)

26

1906–07

Newcastle United (2)

Bristol City

Everton

Alex Young (Everton)

30

1907–08

Manchester United

Aston Villa

Manchester City

Enoch West (Nottingham Forest)

27

1908–09

Newcastle United (3)

Everton

Sunderland

Bert Freeman (Everton)

38

1909–10

Aston Villa (6)

Liverpool

Blackburn Rovers

Jack Parkinson (Liverpool)

30

1910–11

Manchester United (2)

Aston Villa

Sunderland

Albert Shepherd (Newcastle United)

25

1911–12

Blackburn Rovers

Everton

Newcastle United

Harry Hampton (Aston Villa)
George Holley (Sunderland)
David McLean (The Wednesday)

25

1912–13

Sunderland (5)

Aston Villa

The Wednesday

David McLean (The Wednesday)

30

1913–14

Blackburn Rovers (2)

Aston Villa

Middlesbrough

George Elliot (Middlesbrough)

32

1914–15

Everton (2)

Oldham Athletic

Blackburn Rovers

Bobby Parker (Everton)

35

1915/16–1918/19

League suspended owing to the First World War

1919–20

West Bromwich Albion

Burnley

Chelsea

Fred Morris (West Bromwich Albion)

37

1920–21

Burnley

Manchester City

Bolton Wanderers

Joe Smith (Bolton Wanderers)

38

1921–22

Liverpool (3)

Tottenham Hotspur

Burnley

Andy Wilson (Middlesbrough)

31

1922–23

Liverpool (4)

Sunderland

Huddersfield Town

Charlie Buchan (Sunderland)

30

1923–24

Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City

Sunderland

Wilf Chadwick (Everton)

28

1924–25

Huddersfield Town (2)

West Bromwich Albion

Bolton Wanderers

Frank Roberts (Manchester City)

31

1925–26

Huddersfield Town (3)

Arsenal

Sunderland

Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers)

43

1926–27

Newcastle United (4)

Huddersfield Town

Sunderland

Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday)

37

1927–28

Everton (3)

Huddersfield Town

Leicester City

Dixie Dean (Everton)

60

1928–29

The Wednesday[8] (3)

Leicester City

Aston Villa

Dave Halliday (Sunderland)

43

1929–30

Sheffield Wednesday (4)

Derby County

Manchester City

Vic Watson (West Ham United)

41

1930–31

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Sheffield Wednesday

Tom Waring (Aston Villa)

49

1931–32

Everton (4)

Arsenal

Sheffield Wednesday

Dixie Dean (Everton)

44

1932–33

Arsenal (2)

Aston Villa

Sheffield Wednesday

Jack Bowers (Derby County)

35

1933–34

Arsenal (3)

Huddersfield Town

Tottenham Hotspur

Jack Bowers (Derby County)

34

1934–35

Arsenal (4)

Sunderland

Sheffield Wednesday

Ted Drake (Arsenal)

42

1935–36

Sunderland (6)

Derby County

Huddersfield Town

W. G. Richardson (West Bromwich Albion)

39

1936–37

Manchester City

Charlton Athletic

Arsenal

Freddie Steele (Stoke City)

33

1937–38

Arsenal (5)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Preston North End

Tommy Lawton (Everton)

28

1938–39

Everton (5)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Charlton Athletic

Tommy Lawton (Everton)

35

1939/40–1945/46

League suspended owing to the Second World War

1946–47

Liverpool (5)

Manchester United

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Dennis Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers)

37

1947–48

Arsenal (6)

Manchester United

Burnley

Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal)

33

1948–49

Portsmouth

Manchester United

Derby County

Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers)

25

1949–50

Portsmouth (2)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sunderland

Dickie Davis (Sunderland)

25

1950–51

Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United

Blackpool

Stan Mortensen (Blackpool)

30

1951–52

Manchester United (3)

Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal

George Robledo (Newcastle United)

33

1952–53

Arsenal (7)

Preston North End

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Charlie Wayman (Preston North End)

24

1953–54

Wolverhampton Wanderers

West Bromwich Albion

Huddersfield Town

Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town)

29

1954–55

Chelsea

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Portsmouth

Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion)

27

1955–56

Manchester United (4)

Blackpool

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)

33

1956–57

Manchester United (5)

Tottenham Hotspur

Preston North End

John Charles (Leeds United)

38

1957–58

Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)

Preston North End

Tottenham Hotspur

Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur)

36

1958–59

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)

Manchester United

Arsenal

Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea)

33

1959–60

Burnley (2)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Tottenham Hotspur

Dennis Viollet (Manchester United)

32

1960–61

Tottenham Hotspur (2)

Sheffield Wednesday

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea)

41

1961–62

Ipswich Town

Burnley

Tottenham Hotspur

Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town)
Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion)

33

1962–63

Everton (6)

Tottenham Hotspur

Burnley

Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)

37

1963–64

Liverpool (6)

Manchester United

Everton

Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)

35

1964–65

Manchester United (6)

Leeds United

Chelsea

Andy McEvoy (Blackburn Rovers)
Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)

29

1965–66

Liverpool (7)

Leeds United

Burnley

Willie Irvine (Burnley)

29

1966–67

Manchester United (7)

Nottingham Forest

Tottenham Hotspur

Ron Davies (Southampton)

37

1967–68

Manchester City (2)

Manchester United

Liverpool

George Best (Manchester United)
Ron Davies (Southampton)

28

1968–69

Leeds United

Liverpool

Everton

Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)

27

1969–70

Everton (7)

Leeds United

Chelsea

Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion)

25

1970–71

Arsenal (8)

Leeds United

Tottenham Hotspur

Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion)

28

1971–72

Derby County

Leeds United

Liverpool

Francis Lee (Manchester City)

33

1972–73

Liverpool[2] (8)

Arsenal

Leeds United

Pop Robson (West Ham United)

28

1973–74

Leeds United (2)

Liverpool

Derby County

Mick Channon (Southampton)

21

1974–75

Derby County (2)

Liverpool

Ipswich Town

Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United)

21

1975–76

Liverpool[2] (9)

Queens Park Rangers

Manchester United

Ted MacDougall (Norwich City)

23

1976–77

Liverpool[3] (10)

Manchester City

Ipswich Town

Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal)
Andy Gray (Aston Villa)

25

1977–78

Nottingham Forest[4]

Liverpool

Everton

Bob Latchford (Everton)

30

1978–79

Liverpool (11)

Nottingham Forest

West Bromwich Albion

Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers)

24

1979–80

Liverpool (12)

Manchester United

Ipswich Town

Phil Boyer (Southampton)

23

1980–81

Aston Villa (7)

Ipswich Town

Arsenal

Peter Withe (Aston Villa)
Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur)

20

1981–82[5]

Liverpool[4](13)

Ipswich Town

Manchester United

Kevin Keegan (Southampton)

26

1982–83

Liverpool[4] (14)

Watford

Manchester United

Luther Blissett (Watford)

27

1983–84

Liverpool[3][4] (15)

Southampton

Nottingham Forest

Ian Rush (Liverpool)

32

1984–85

Everton[6] (8)

Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur

Kerry Dixon (Chelsea)
Gary Lineker (Leicester City)

24

1985–86

Liverpool (16)

Everton

West Ham United

Gary Lineker (Everton)

30

1986–87

Everton (9)

Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur

Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur)

33

1987–88

Liverpool (17)

Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

John Aldridge (Liverpool)

26

1988–89

Arsenal (9)

Liverpool

Nottingham Forest

Alan Smith (Arsenal)

23

1989–90

Liverpool (18)

Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur

Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur)

24

1990–91

Arsenal (10)

Liverpool

Crystal Palace

Alan Smith (Arsenal)

22

1991–92

Leeds United (3)

Manchester United

Sheffield Wednesday

Ian Wright (Crystal Palace/Arsenal)

29

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