Summaries
Wartime Champions (unofficial)
1889 *Preston NE 1890 -Preston NE 1891 *Everton 1892 *Sunderland 1893 Sunderland 1894 Aston Villa 1895 Sunderland 1896 Aston Villa 1897 Aston Villa 1898 *-Sheffield United 1899 Aston Villa 1900 Aston Villa 1901 *Liverpool 1902 Sunderland 1903 *The Wednesday 1904 The Wednesday 1905 *Newcastle United 1906 Liverpool 1907 Newcastle United 1908 *Manchester United 1909 Newcastle United 1910 Aston Villa 1911 Manchester United 1912 *Blackburn Rovers 1913 Sunderland 1914 Blackburn Rovers 1915 Everton * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title
Index| Summary 1889| Champions 1920| War 1915
1920 *-West Bromwich Albion 1921 *Burnley 1922 Liverpool 1923 Liverpool 1924 *Huddersfield Town 1925 Huddersfield Town 1926 -Huddersfield Town 1927 -Newcastle United 1928 Everton 1929 The Wednesday 1930 -Sheffield Wednesday 1931 *Arsenal 1932 Everton 1933 Arsenal 1934 Arsenal 1935 Arsenal 1936 -Sunderland 1937 *Manchester City 1938 Arsenal 1939 Everton * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title
Index| Champions 1889| Champions 1947| Summary 1889| War 1940
6 Sunderland, Aston Villa 5 Everton, Arsenal 4 Liverpool, Newcastle United, The Wednesday/Sheffield Wednesday 3 Huddersfield Town 2 Preston North End, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers 1 Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Burnley, Manchester City
Index| Champions 1920| Champions 1947
1947 Liverpool 1948 Arsenal 1949 *Portsmouth 1950 -Portsmouth 1951 *Tottenham Hostpur 1952 Manchester United 1953 Arsenal 1954 *Wolverhampton Wanderers 1955 *Chelsea 1956 Manchester United 1957 Manchester United 1958 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1959 -Wolverhampton Wanderers 1960 -Burnley 1961 -Tottenham Hotspur 1962 *-Ipswich Town 1963 Everton 1964 Liverpool 1965 Manchester United 1966 Liverpool 1967 Manchester United 1968 Manchester City 1969 *Leeds United 1970 Everton 1971 Arsenal 1972 *Derby County 1973 Liverpool 1974 Leeds United 1975 -Derby County 1976 Liverpool 1977 Liverpool 1978 *-Nottingham Forest 1979 Liverpool 1980 Liverpool 1981 -Aston Villa 1982 Liverpool 1983 Liverpool 1984 Liverpool 1985 Everton 1986 Liverpool 1987 -Everton 1988 Liverpool 1989 Arsenal 1990 Liverpool 1991 Arsenal 1992 -Leeds United * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title
Index| Champions 1920| Champions 1993| Summary 1947
In 1992 the 22 Division One clubs resigned en masse from the Football League and formed the FA Premier League. At the end of the 1991-92 season promotion and relegation took place as normal between Div 1 and Div 2 and the 22 clubs which would have formed Div 1 of the Football League for season 1992-93 became the founder members of the new FA Premier League.
1993 Manchester United 1994 Manchester United 1995 -Blackburn Rovers 1996 Manchester United 1997 Manchester United 1998 Arsenal 1999 Manchester United 2000 Manchester United 2001 Manchester United 2002 Arsenal 2003 Manchester United 2004 Arsenal 2005 Chelsea 2006 Chelsea 2007 Manchester United 2008 Manchester United 2009 Manchester United 2010 Chelsea 2011 Manchester United 2012 Manchester City 2013 -Manchester United 2014 Manchester City 2015 Chelsea 2016 *-Leicester City 2017 -Chelsea 2018 Manchester City 2019 Manchester City 2020 Liverpool 2021 Manchester City 2022 Manchester City 2023 Manchester City 2024 -Manchester City 2025 -Liverpool 2026 -Arsenal * indicates club's first title - indicates club's last title
Index| Champions 1947| Summary 1947
18 Manchester United
16 Liverpool
9 Manchester City, Arsenal
6 Chelsea
4 Everton
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United
2 Portsmouth, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County
1 Burnley, Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers,
Leicester City
Index| Champions 1889| Champions 1993| Overall summary
20 Manchester United, Liverpool
14 Arsenal
10 Manchester City
9 Everton
7 Aston Villa
6 Sunderland, Chelsea
4 Newcastle United, The Wednesday/Sheffield Wednesday
3 Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers
2 Preston North End, Portsmouth, Burnley, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County
1 Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion, Ipswich Town, Nottingham Forest,
Leicester City
Index| Champions 1889| Champions 1993| Overall summary
1915-16
Lancashire Section
Principal tournament: Manchester City
Subsidiary tournaments:
Northern division: Burnley
Southern division: Manchester City
Midland Section
Principal tournament: Nottingham Forest
Subsidiary tournaments:
Northern division: Leeds City
Southern division: Nottingham Forest
Midland division: Grimsby Town
London Combination
Principal tournament: Chelsea
Supplementary tournament: Chelsea
South-Western Combination Portsmouth
1916-17
Lancashire Section
Principal tournament: Liverpool
Subsidiary tournaments:
Section A: Rochdale
Section B: Everton
Section C: Burnley
Section D: Manchester United
Midland Section
Principal tournament: Leeds City
Susidiary tournaments:
Section A: Bradford Park Avenue
Section B: Sheffield United
Section C: Birmingham City
Section D: Chesterfield
London Combination West Ham United
1917-18
Lancashire Section
Principal tournament: Stoke
Subsidiary tournaments:
Section A: Liverpool
Section B: Manchester City
Section C: Preston North End
Section D: Bolton Wanderers
Midland Section
Principal tournament: Leeds City
Subsidiary tournaments:
Section A: Grimsby Town
Section B: Notts County
Section C: The Wednesday
Section D: Leeds City
London Combination Chelsea
League Championship Cup Play-off
First leg: Leeds City (2) 2 Stoke (0) 0
Second leg: Stoke (0) 1 Leeds City (0) 0
Leeds won on goal average
1918-19
Lancashire Section
Principal tournament: Everton
Subsidiary tournaments:
Section A: Blackpool
Section B: Oldham Athletic
Section C: Manchester City
Section D: Liverpool
Midland Section
Principal tournament: Nottingham Forest
Subsidiary tournaments:
Section A: Sheffield United
Section B: Birmingham
Section C: Bradford Park Avenue
Section D: Hull City
London Combination Brentford
League Championship Cup Play-off
First leg: Nottingham Forest 0 Everton 0
Second leg: Everton 0 Nottingham Forest 1
Forest won overall
Index| Champions 1920| War 1940
1939-40 Midland League: Wolverhampton Wanderers West League: Stoke City North-East League: Huddersfield Town North-West League: Bury South League 'A': Arsenal South League 'B': Queen's Park Rangers South League 'C': Tottenham Hotspur South League 'D': Crystal Palace South-West League: Plymouth Argyle East Midland League: Chesterfield 1940-41 Northern Regional League: Preston North End Southern Regional League: Crystal Palace 1941-42 League North: Blackpool League South: Leicester City London League: Arsenal 1942-43 League North: Blackpool League South: Arsenal League West: Lovells Athletic 1943-44 League North: Blackpool League South: Tottenham Hotspur League West Lovells Athletic 1944-45 League North: Huddersfield Town League South: Tottenham Hotspur League West: Cardiff City 1945-46 League North: Sheffield United League South: Birmingham City
Index| Champions 1947| War 1915
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