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The English Top Flight League encompasses two distinct eras: the Football League First Division from 1888-89 to 1991-92 and the English Premier League from 1992-93 to the present.
The most Top Flight Titles belongs to Manchester United who were winners of the English Football League 20 times, closely followed by Liverpool with 19 EFL wins. Liverpool is considered the Most Successful Club in English Football History with 45 English Football major trophies.
For a comprehensive overview of the English Football Champions, here’s a chronological List of EFL Top Flight Winners and table summarizing EFL Champions Number of Wins.
English Football League Top Flight Champions by Year
| Year | Champions 1888-1957 | Year | Champions 1958-2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 |
|
Preston North End | 1958 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1890 |
|
Preston North End | 1959 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1891 |
|
Everton | 1960 |
|
Burnley | |
| 1892 |
|
Sunderland | 1961 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1893 |
|
Sunderland | 1962 |
|
Ipswich Town | |
| 1894 |
|
Aston Villa | 1963 |
|
Everton | |
| 1895 |
|
Sunderland | 1964 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1896 |
|
Aston Villa | 1965 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1897 |
|
Aston Villa | 1966 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1898 |
|
Sheffield United | 1967 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1899 |
|
Aston Villa | 1968 |
|
Manchester City | |
| 1900 |
|
Aston Villa | 1969 |
|
Leeds United | |
| 1901 |
|
Liverpool | 1970 |
|
Everton | |
| 1902 |
|
Sunderland | 1971 |
|
Arsenal | |
| 1903 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 1972 |
|
Derby County | |
| 1904 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 1973 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1905 |
|
Newcastle United | 1974 |
|
Leeds United | |
| 1906 |
|
Liverpool | 1975 |
|
Derby County | |
| 1907 |
|
Newcastle United | 1976 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1908 |
|
Manchester United | 1977 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1909 |
|
Newcastle United | 1978 |
|
Nottingham Forest | |
| 1910 |
|
Aston Villa | 1979 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1911 |
|
Manchester United | 1980 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1912 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 1981 |
|
Aston Villa | |
| 1913 |
|
Sunderland | 1982 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1914 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | 1983 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1915 |
|
Everton | 1984 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1916 | SEASON ABANDONED | 1985 |
|
Everton | ||
| 1917 | SEASON ABANDONED | 1986 |
|
Liverpool | ||
| 1918 | SEASON ABANDONED | 1987 |
|
Everton | ||
| 1919 | SEASON ABANDONED | 1988 |
|
Liverpool | ||
| 1920 |
|
West Bromwich Albion | 1989 |
|
Arsenal | |
| 1921 |
|
Burnley | 1990 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1922 |
|
Liverpool | 1991 |
|
Arsenal | |
| 1923 |
|
Liverpool | 1992 |
|
Leeds United | |
| 1924 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 1993 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1925 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 1994 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1926 |
|
Huddersfield Town | 1995 |
|
Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1927 |
|
Newcastle United | 1996 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1928 |
|
Everton | 1997 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1929 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 1998 |
|
Arsenal | |
| 1930 |
|
Sheffield Wednesday | 1999 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1931 |
|
Arsenal | 2000 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1932 |
|
Everton | 2001 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1933 |
|
Arsenal | 2002 |
|
Arsenal | |
| 1934 |
|
Arsenal | 2003 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1935 |
|
Arsenal | 2004 |
|
Arsenal | |
| 1936 |
|
Sunderland | 2005 |
|
Chelsea | |
| 1937 |
|
Manchester City | 2006 |
|
Chelsea | |
| 1938 |
|
Arsenal | 2007 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1939 |
|
Everton | 2008 |
|
Manchester United | |
| 1940 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2009 |
|
Manchester United | ||
| 1941 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2010 |
|
Chelsea | ||
| 1942 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2011 |
|
Manchester United | ||
| 1943 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2012 |
|
Manchester City | ||
| 1944 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2013 |
|
Manchester United | ||
| 1945 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2014 |
|
Manchester City | ||
| 1946 | SEASON ABANDONED | 2015 |
|
Chelsea | ||
| 1947 |
|
Liverpool | 2016 |
|
Leicester City | |
| 1948 |
|
Arsenal | 2017 |
|
Chelsea | |
| 1949 |
|
Portsmouth | 2018 |
|
Manchester City | |
| 1950 |
|
Portsmouth | 2019 |
|
Manchester City | |
| 1951 |
|
Tottenham Hotspur | 2020 |
|
Liverpool | |
| 1952 |
|
Manchester United | 2021 |
|
Manchester City | |
| 1953 |
|
Arsenal | 2022 |
|
Manchester City | |
| 1954 |
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2023 |
|
Manchester City | |
| 1955 |
|
Chelsea | 2024 | |||
| 1956 |
|
Manchester United | 2025 | |||
| 1957 |
|
Manchester United | 2026 | |||
Premier League Top Scorers
English Football Leagues Champions by Clubs Number of Wins
See Also:
All-Time Premier League
English Football League
Premier League Winners
