championship ss wikitable style text align center season winner runner up playoff winner birmingham city sheffield united liverpool birmingham city bury notts county liverpool manchester city notts county manchester united burnley newcastle united manchester city glossop north end sheffield wednesday bolton wanderers grimsby town birmingham city west bromwich albion middlesbrough manchester city birmingham city preston north end arsenal liverpool bolton wanderers bristol city man united nottingham forest chelsea bradford city leicester city bolton wanderers tottenham hotspur manchester city oldham athletic west bromwich albion bolton wanderers derby county chelsea preston north end burnley notts county bradford park avenue derby county preston north end league suspended due to world war i tottenham hotspur huddersfield town birmingham city cardiff city nottingham forest stoke city notts county west ham united leeds united bury leicester city manchester united sheffield wednesday derby county middlesbrough portsmouth manchester city leeds united middlesbrough grimsby town blackpool chelsea everton west bromwich albion wolverhampton wanderers leeds united stoke city tottenham hotspur grimsby town preston north end brentford bolton wanderers manchester united charlton athletic