List of winners of the EFL League One and predecessors
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List of winners of English Football League One and predecessors
)
English League (3rd tier) |
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Football League Third Division (1920–1921) Football League Third Division North/South (1921–1958) Football League Third Division (1958–1992) Football League Second Division (1992–2004) Football League One (2004–2016) EFL League One (2016–present) |
Country |
England |
Founded |
1920 |
Number of teams |
24 (2021–22 season) |
Current champions |
Portsmouth (2023-24) |
Most successful club |
Plymouth Argyle (5 championships) |
A national third tier of English league football was established in
Football League One
.
Football League Third Division (1920–1921)
Season | Winner | Runner-up (not promoted) |
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1920–21 |
Crystal Palace | Southampton |
Football League Third Division North/South (1921–1958)
Season | North | South | ||
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Winner | Runner-up (not promoted) | Winner | Runner-up (not promoted) | |
1921–22 |
Stockport County |
Darlington | Southampton | Plymouth Argyle |
1922–23 |
Nelson | Bradford Park Avenue |
Bristol City | Plymouth Argyle |
1923–24 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Rochdale |
Portsmouth | Plymouth Argyle |
1924–25 |
Darlington | Nelson | Swansea City |
Plymouth Argyle |
1925–26 |
Grimsby Town | Bradford Park Avenue | Reading | Plymouth Argyle |
1926–27 |
Stoke City | Rochdale | Bristol City (2) | Plymouth Argyle |
1927–28 |
Bradford Park Avenue | Lincoln City | Millwall | Northampton Town |
1928–29 |
Bradford City |
Stockport County | Charlton Athletic | Crystal Palace |
1929–30 |
Port Vale | Stockport County | Plymouth Argyle | Brentford |
1930–31 |
Chesterfield | Lincoln City | Notts County |
Crystal Palace |
1931–32 |
Lincoln City | Gateshead | Fulham | Reading |
1932–33 |
Hull City | Wrexham | Brentford | Exeter City |
1933–34 |
Barnsley | Chesterfield | Norwich City | Coventry City |
1934–35 |
Doncaster Rovers | Halifax Town |
Charlton Athletic (2) | Reading |
1935–36 |
Chesterfield (2) | Chester City | Coventry City | Luton Town |
1936–37 |
Stockport County (2) | Lincoln City | Luton Town | Notts County |
1937–38 |
Tranmere Rovers | Doncaster Rovers | Millwall (2) | Bristol City |
1938–39 |
Barnsley (2) | Doncaster Rovers | Newport County |
Crystal Palace |
1939–40 to 1945–46 |
League suspended due to World War II | |||
1946–47 |
Doncaster Rovers (2) | Rotherham United | Cardiff City | Queens Park Rangers |
1947–48 |
Lincoln City (2) | Rotherham United | Queens Park Rangers | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
|
1948–49 |
Hull City (2) | Rotherham United | Swansea City (2) | Reading |
1949–50 |
Doncaster Rovers (3) | Gateshead | Notts County (2) | Northampton Town |
1950–51 |
Rotherham United | Mansfield Town | Nottingham Forest | Norwich City |
1951–52 |
Lincoln City (3) | Grimsby Town | Plymouth Argyle (2) | Reading |
1952–53 |
Oldham Athletic |
Port Vale | Bristol Rovers |
Millwall |
1953–54 |
Port Vale (2) | Barnsley | Ipswich Town | Brighton & Hove Albion
|
1954–55 |
Barnsley (3) | Accrington Stanley | Bristol City (3) | Leyton Orient |
1955–56 |
Grimsby Town (2) | Derby County | Leyton Orient | Brighton Hove & Albion |
1956–57 |
Derby County | Hartlepool United | Ipswich Town (2) | Torquay United |
1957–58 |
Scunthorpe United | Accrington Stanley | Brighton & Hove Albion | Brentford |
Football League Third Division (1958–1992)
Football League Second Division (1992–2004)
Season | Winner | Runner Up | Playoff Winner |
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1992–93 |
Stoke City (2) | Bolton Wanderers | West Bromwich Albion |
1993–94 |
Reading (3) | Port Vale | Burnley |
1994–95 |
Birmingham City |
Brentford (not promoted) | Huddersfield Town |
1995–96 |
Swindon Town | Oxford United | Bradford City |
1996–97 |
Bury (2) | Stockport County | Crewe Alexandra |
1997–98 |
Watford (2) | Bristol City | Grimsby Town |
1998–99 |
Fulham (2) | Walsall | Manchester City |
1999–2000 |
Preston North End (2) | Burnley | Gillingham |
2000–01 |
Millwall (3) | Rotherham United | Walsall |
2001–02 |
Brighton & Hove Albion (2) | Reading | Stoke City |
2002–03 |
Wigan Athletic | Crewe Alexandra | Cardiff City |
2003–04 |
Plymouth Argyle (4) | Queens Park Rangers | Brighton & Hove Albion |
Football League One/EFL League One (2004 onwards)
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Playoff Winner |
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2004–05 | Luton Town (2) | Hull City | Sheffield Wednesday |
2005–06 |
Southend United | Colchester United | Barnsley |
2006–07 |
Scunthorpe United (2) | Bristol City | Blackpool |
2007–08 | Swansea City (3) | Nottingham Forest | Doncaster Rovers
|
2008–09 | Leicester City |
Peterborough United |
Scunthorpe United |
2009–10 | Norwich City (2) | Leeds United | Millwall |
2010–11 | Brighton & Hove Albion (3) | Southampton | Peterborough United |
2011–12 | Charlton Athletic (3) | Sheffield Wednesday | Huddersfield Town |
2012–13 | Doncaster Rovers (4) | Bournemouth | Yeovil Town |
2013–14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) | Brentford | Rotherham United |
2014–15 | Bristol City (4) | Milton Keynes Dons | Preston North End |
2015–16 | Wigan Athletic (2) | Burton Albion | Barnsley |
2016–17 | Sheffield United | Bolton Wanderers | Millwall |
2017–18 | Wigan Athletic (3) | Blackburn Rovers | Rotherham United |
2018–19 | Luton Town (3) | Barnsley | Charlton Athletic |
2019–20 | Coventry City (3) | Rotherham United | Wycombe Wanderers |
2020–21 | Hull City (4) | Peterborough United | Blackpool |
2021–22 | Wigan Athletic (4) | Rotherham United | Sunderland |
2022–23 | Plymouth Argyle (5) | Ipswich Town | Sheffield Wednesday |
2023–24 | Portsmouth (4) | Derby County | TBD |
Number of titles overall
Clubs in bold are competing in the 2023–24 EFL League One.
References
- "Past Winners of the Football League". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 14 August 2006.
- Playfair Football Annual, various editions