Champions of the EFL Championship
Includes predecessor leagues.
1892-1992
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Third qualifiers | Fourth qualifiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892–93 | Small Heath* | Sheffield United | Darwen | |
| 1893–94 | Liverpool | Small Heath | ||
| 1894–95 | Bury | Notts County* | ||
| 1895–96 | Liverpool (2) | Manchester City* | ||
| 1896–97 | Notts County | Newton Heath* | ||
| 1897–98 | Burnley | Newcastle United | ||
| 1898–99 | Manchester City | Glossop North End | ||
| 1899–1900 | The Wednesday | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1900–01 | Grimsby Town | Small Heath | ||
| 1901–02 | West Bromwich Albion | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1902–03 | Manchester City (2) | Small Heath | ||
| 1903–04 | Preston North End | Woolwich Arsenal | ||
| 1904–05 | Liverpool (3) | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1905–06 | Bristol City | Manchester United | ||
| 1906–07 | Nottingham Forest | Chelsea | ||
| 1907–08 | Bradford City | Leicester Fosse | ||
| 1908–09 | Bolton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1909–10 | Manchester City (3) | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 1910–11 | West Bromwich Albion (2) | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1911–12 | Derby County | Chelsea | ||
| 1912–13 | Preston North End (2) | Burnley | ||
| 1913–14 | Notts County (2) | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 1914–15 | Derby County (2) | Preston North End | Arsenal | |
| 1915–16 to 1918–19 | League suspended due to World War I | |||
| 1919–20 | Tottenham Hotspur | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 1920–21 | Birmingham City (2) | Cardiff City | ||
| 1921–22 | Nottingham Forest (2) | Stoke City | ||
| 1922–23 | Notts County (3) | West Ham United | ||
| 1923–24 | Leeds United | Bury | ||
| 1924–25 | Leicester City | Manchester United | ||
| 1925–26 | The Wednesday (2) | Derby County | ||
| 1926–27 | Middlesbrough | Portsmouth | ||
| 1927–28 | Manchester City (4) | Leeds United | ||
| 1928–29 | Middlesbrough (2) | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1929–30 | Blackpool | Chelsea | ||
| 1930–31 | Everton | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1931–32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leeds United | ||
| 1932–33 | Stoke City | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| 1933–34 | Grimsby Town (2) | Preston North End | ||
| 1934–35 | Brentford | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| 1935–36 | Manchester United | Charlton Athletic | ||
| 1936–37 | Leicester City (2) | Blackpool | ||
| 1937–38 | Aston Villa | Manchester United | ||
| 1938–39 | Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield United | ||
| 1939–40 to 1945–46 | League suspended due to World War II | |||
| 1946–47 | Manchester City (5) | Burnley | ||
| 1947–48 | Birmingham City (3) | Newcastle United | ||
| 1948–49 | Fulham | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1949–50 | Tottenham Hotspur (2) | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1950–51 | Preston North End (3) | Manchester City | ||
| 1951–52 | Sheffield Wednesday (3) | Cardiff City | ||
| 1952–53 | Sheffield United | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 1953–54 | Leicester City (3) | Everton | ||
| 1954–55 | Birmingham City (4) | Luton Town | ||
| 1955–56 | Sheffield Wednesday (4) | Leeds United | ||
| 1956–57 | Leicester City (4) | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1957–58 | West Ham United | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1958–59 | Sheffield Wednesday (5) | Fulham | ||
| 1959–60 | Aston Villa (2) | Cardiff City | ||
| 1960–61 | Ipswich Town | Sheffield United | ||
| 1961–62 | Liverpool (4) | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1962–63 | Stoke City (2) | Chelsea | ||
| 1963–64 | Leeds United (2) | Sunderland | ||
| 1964–65 | Newcastle United | Northampton Town | ||
| 1965–66 | Manchester City (6) | Southampton | ||
| 1966–67 | Coventry City | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| 1967–68 | Ipswich Town (2) | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1968–69 | Derby County (3) | Crystal Palace | ||
| 1969–70 | Huddersfield Town | Blackpool | ||
| 1970–71 | Leicester City (5) | Sheffield United | ||
| 1971–72 | Norwich City | Birmingham City | ||
| 1972–73 | Burnley (2) | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| 1973–74 | Middlesbrough (3) | Luton Town | Carlisle United | |
| 1974–75 | Manchester United (2) | Aston Villa | Norwich City | |
| 1975–76 | Sunderland | Bristol City | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1976–77 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | Chelsea | Nottingham Forest | |
| 1977–78 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1978–79 | Crystal Palace | Brighton & Hove Albion | Stoke City | |
| 1979–80 | Leicester City (6) | Sunderland | Birmingham City | |
| 1980–81 | West Ham United (2) | Notts County | Swansea City | |
| 1981–82 | Luton Town | Watford | Norwich City | |
| 1982–83 | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester City | |
| 1983–84 | Chelsea | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle United | |
| 1984–85 | Oxford United | Birmingham City | Manchester City | |
| 1985–86 | Norwich City (2) | Charlton Athletic | Wimbledon | |
| 1986–87 | Derby County (4) | Portsmouth | ||
| 1987–88 | Millwall | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough | |
| 1988–89 | Chelsea (2) | Manchester City | Crystal Palace | |
| 1989–90 | Leeds United (3) | Sheffield United | Sunderland | |
| 1990–91 | Oldham Athletic | West Ham United | Sheffield Wednesday | Notts County |
| 1991–92 | Ipswich Town (3) | Middlesbrough | Blackburn Rovers | |
1992-2004
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Play-off winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Newcastle United (2) | West Ham United | Swindon Town |
| 1993–94 | Crystal Palace (2) | Nottingham Forest | Leicester City |
| 1994–95 | Middlesbrough (4) | Reading* | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1995–96 | Sunderland (2) | Derby County | Leicester City |
| 1996–97 | Bolton Wanderers (3) | Barnsley | Crystal Palace |
| 1997–98 | Nottingham Forest (3) | Middlesbrough | Charlton Athletic |
| 1998–99 | Sunderland (3) | Bradford City | Watford |
| 1999–2000 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester City | Ipswich Town |
| 2000–01 | Fulham (2) | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers |
| 2001–02 | Manchester City (7) | West Bromwich Albion | Birmingham City |
| 2002–03 | Portsmouth | Leicester City | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 2003–04 | Norwich City (3) | West Bromwich Albion | Crystal Palace |
2004-present
| Season | Winners | Runners-up | Play-off winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Sunderland (4) | Wigan Athletic | West Ham United |
| 2005–06 | Reading | Sheffield United | Watford |
| 2006–07 | Sunderland (5) | Birmingham City | Derby County |
| 2007–08 | West Bromwich Albion (3) | Stoke City | Hull City |
| 2008–09 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) | Birmingham City | Burnley |
| 2009–10 | Newcastle United (3) | West Bromwich Albion | Blackpool |
| 2010–11 | Queens Park Rangers (2) | Norwich City | Swansea City |
| 2011–12 | Reading (2) | Southampton | West Ham United |
| 2012–13 | Cardiff City | Hull City | Crystal Palace |
| 2013–14 | Leicester City (7) | Burnley | Queens Park Rangers |
| 2014–15 | Bournemouth | Watford | Norwich City |
| 2015–16 | Burnley (3) | Middlesbrough | Hull City |
| 2016–17 | Newcastle United (4) | Brighton & Hove Albion | Huddersfield Town |
| 2017–18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (4) | Cardiff City | Fulham |
| 2018–19 | Norwich City (4) | Sheffield United | Aston Villa |
| 2019–20 | Leeds United (4) | West Bromwich Albion | Fulham |
| 2020–21 | Norwich City (5) | Watford | Brentford |
| 2021–22 | Fulham (3) | Bournemouth | Nottingham Forest |
| 2022–23 | Burnley (4) | Sheffield United | Luton Town |
| 2023–24 | Leicester City (8) | Ipswich Town | Southampton |
| 2024–25 | Leeds United (5) | Burnley | Sunderland |
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