Football League First Division
The Football League First Division was the top division in English football from the 1892/93 season to 1991/92 . In the first four seasons from 1888/89 to 1891/92 , the top tier was initially simply called the Football League . In 1992 it was replaced by the Premier League as the top tier and under the same name for the second division .
At the beginning of the 2004/05 season, the Football League Championship was introduced as the successor class (second division) to the First Division, which has since been the third highest class in English football under the new official name Football League One .
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24 clubs took part in the First Division. At the end of each season, the two highest-ranked clubs in the table rose to the Premier League with the winner of the play-offs , determined between the clubs that had finished the season between third and sixth place. They were replaced by the three clubs placed at the bottom of the table in the Premier League. The clubs that finished 22nd to 24th in the First Division were relegated to the Second Division on the same principle and were replaced by the two winners of the Second Division and the playoff winner.
Football League First Division winner
Winner of the old Football League format ( 1888/89 - 1991/92 ) now: FA Premier League
The winners in bold were also the top scorer in the year the title was won.
| year | winner | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Preston North End | John Goodall (20 goals) (Preston) |
| 1890 | Preston North End | Nicholas J. Ross (22) (Preston) |
| 1891 | Everton FC | John (Jack) Southworth (26) (Blackburn) |
| 1892 | Sunderland AFC | John M. Campbell (32) (Sunderland) |
| 1893 | Sunderland AFC | John M. Campbell (30) (Sunderland) |
| 1894 | Aston Villa | John (Jack) Southworth (27) (Everton) |
| 1895 | Sunderland AFC | John M. Campbell (21) (Sunderland) |
| 1896 | Aston Villa | John J. Campbell (26) (Aston Villa) |
| 1897 | Aston Villa | Stephen Bloomer (24) (Derby) |
| 1898 | Sheffield United | Frederick Wheldon (23) (Aston Villa) |
| 1899 | Aston Villa | Stephen Bloomer (24) (Derby) |
| 1900 | Aston Villa | William Garraty (27) (Aston Villa) |
| 1901 | Liverpool FC | Stephen Bloomer (24) (Derby) |
| 1902 | Sunderland AFC | James Settle (18) (Everton) |
| 1903 | Sheffield Wednesday | Samuel F. Raybould (31) (Liverpool) |
| 1904 | Sheffield Wednesday | Stephen Bloomer (20) (Derby) |
| 1905 | Newcastle United | Arthur S. Brown, 21 (Sheffield Utd.) |
| 1906 | Liverpool FC | Albert Shepherd (26) (Bolton) |
| 1907 | Newcastle United | Alexander S. Young (28) (Everton) |
| 1908 | Manchester United | Enoch West (28) (Nott. Forest) |
| 1909 | Newcastle United | Bertram C. Freeman (38) (Everton) |
| 1910 | Aston Villa | John (Jack) Parkinson (30) (Liverpool) |
| 1911 | Manchester United | Albert Shepherd (25) (Newcastle) |
| 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | Joseph H. Hampton (25) (Aston Villa), George H. Holley (25) (Sunderland) and David P. McLean (25) (Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 1913 | Sunderland AFC | David P. McLean, 30 (Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 1914 | Blackburn Rovers | George W. Elliott (31) (Middlesbrough) |
| 1915 | Everton FC | Robert Parker (36) (Everton) |
| 1916-19 | no gaming operations due to the First World War | |
| 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | Fred Morris (37) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 1921 | Burnley FC | Joseph (Joe) Smith (38) (Bolton) |
| 1922 | Liverpool FC | Andrew N. Wilson (31) (Middlesbrough) |
| 1923 | Liverpool FC | Charles M. Buchan (30) (Sunderland) |
| 1924 | Huddersfield Town | Wilf Chadwick (28) (Everton) |
| 1925 | Huddersfield Town | Frank Roberts (31) (Man. City) |
| 1926 | Huddersfield Town | Edward C. Harper (43) (Blackburn) |
| 1927 | Newcastle United | Jimmy Trotter (37) (Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 1928 | Everton FC | William R. (Dixie) Dean (60) (Everton) |
| 1929 | Sheffield Wednesday | David Halliday (43) (Sunderland) |
| 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | Victor M. Watson (42) (West Ham) |
| 1931 | Arsenal FC | Thomas (Pongo) Waring (49) (Aston Villa) |
| 1932 | Everton FC | William R. (Dixie) Dean (45) (Everton) |
| 1933 | Arsenal FC | John Bowers, 35 (Derby County) |
| 1934 | Arsenal FC | John Bowers (34) (Derby County) |
| 1935 | Arsenal FC | Edward (Ted) Drake (42) (Arsenal) |
| 1936 | Sunderland AFC | William G. Richardson (39) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 1937 | Manchester City | Frederick C. Steel (33) (Stoke City) |
| 1938 | Arsenal FC | Thomas Lawton (28) (Everton) |
| 1939 | Everton FC | Thomas Lawton (34) (Everton) and Michael Fenton (34) (Middlesbrough) |
| 1940-46 | no game operation due to the Second World War | |
| 1947 | Liverpool FC | Dennis Westcott (37) (Wolves) |
| 1948 | Arsenal FC | Ronald Rooke (33) (Arsenal) |
| 1949 | Portsmouth FC | William Moir (25) (Bolton) |
| 1950 | Portsmouth FC | Richard D. Davies (25) (Sunderland) |
| 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stanley Mortensen (30) (Blackpool) |
| 1952 | Manchester United | George O. Robledo (33) (Newcastle) |
| 1953 | Arsenal FC | Charles Wayman (23) (Preston) and Peter Harris (23) (Portsmouth) |
| 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | James Glazzard (29) (Huddersfield) |
| 1955 | Chelsea FC | Ronald Allen (27) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 1956 | Manchester United | Nathaniel (Nat) Lofthouse (32) (Bolton) |
| 1957 | Manchester United | John Charles (38) (Leeds) |
| 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Robert A. Smith (36) (Tottenham) |
| 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | James P. (Jimmy) Greaves (33) (Chelsea) |
| 1960 | Burnley FC | Dennis S. Violett (32) (Man. Utd.) |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | James P. (Jimmy) Greaves (41) (Chelsea) |
| 1962 | Ipswich Town | Raymond Crawford (33) (Ipswich) and Derek Kevan (33) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 1963 | Everton FC | James P. (Jimmy) Greaves (37) (Tottenham) |
| 1964 | Liverpool FC | James P. (Jimmy) Greaves (35) (Tottenham) |
| 1965 | Manchester United | Matthew A. McEvoy (29) (Blackburn) and James P. (Jimmy) Greaves (29) (Tottenham) |
| 1966 | Liverpool FC | Roger Hunt (30) (Liverpool) |
| 1967 | Manchester United | Ronald T. Davies (37) (Southampton) |
| 1968 | Manchester City | George Best (28) (Man. Utd.) And Ronald T. Davies (28) (Southampton) |
| 1969 | Leeds United | James P. (Jimmy) Greaves (27) (Tottenham) |
| 1970 | Everton FC | Jeffrey Astle (25) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 1971 | Arsenal FC | Anthony J. Brown (28) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 1972 | Derby County | Francis H. (Franny) Lee, 33 (Man. City) |
| 1973 | Liverpool FC | Bryan S. (Pop) Robson (28) (West Ham) |
| 1974 | Leeds United | Michael R. Channon (21) (Southampton) |
| 1975 | Derby County | Malcolm I Macdonald (21) (Newcastle) |
| 1976 | Liverpool FC | Edward J. MacDougall (23) (Norwich) |
| 1977 | Liverpool FC | Malcolm I. Macdonald (25) (Arsenal) and Andrew M. Gray (25) (Aston Villa) |
| 1978 | Nottingham Forest | Robert D. Latchford (30) (Everton) |
| 1979 | Liverpool FC | Frank S. Worthington (24) (Bolton) |
| 1980 | Liverpool FC | Philip J. Boyer (23) (Southampton) |
| 1981 | Aston Villa | Peter Withe (20) (Aston Villa) and Steven Archibald (20) (Tottenham) |
| 1982 | Liverpool FC | Kevin Keegan (26) (Southampton) |
| 1983 | Liverpool FC | Luther Blissett (27) (Watford) |
| 1984 | Liverpool FC | Ian J. Rush (32) (Liverpool) |
| 1985 | Everton FC | Kerry M. Dixon (24) (Chelsea) and Gary W. Lineker (24) (Leicester) |
| 1986 | Liverpool FC | Gary W. Lineker (30) (Everton) |
| 1987 | Everton FC | Clive D. Allen (33) (Tottenham) |
| 1988 | Liverpool FC | John W. Aldridge (26) (Liverpool) |
| 1989 | Arsenal FC | Alan M. Smith (23) (Arsenal) |
| 1990 | Liverpool FC | Gary W. Lineker (24) (Tottenham) |
| 1991 | Arsenal FC | Alan M. Smith (22) (Arsenal) |
| 1992 | Leeds United | Ian E. Wright (32) (Crystal Palace / Arsenal) |
Winner of the new First Division format (1993–2004) now: Football League Championship
As above, the season's winners who also provide the top scorers are in bold .
| year | winner | Top scorer |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Newcastle United | G. Whittingham (42 goals) (Portsmouth) |
| 1994 | Crystal Palace | J. McGinlay, 25 (Bolton) |
| 1995 | Middlesbrough FC | J. Aldridge (24) (Tranmere) |
| 1996 | Sunderland AFC | J. Aldridge (27) (Tranmere) |
| 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | J. McGinlay, 24 (Bolton) |
| 1998 | Nottingham Forest | P. van Hooijdonk (29) (Nott. Forest), K. Phillips (29) (Sunderland) |
| 1999 | Sunderland AFC | L. Hughes (31) (West Bromwich Albion) |
| 2000 | Charlton Athletic | A. Hunt (24) (Charlton) |
| 2001 | Fulham FC | L. Saha (27) (Fulham) |
| 2002 | Manchester City | S. Goater (28) (Man. City) |
| 2003 | Portsmouth FC | S. Todorow (26) (Portsmouth) |
| 2004 | Norwich City | A. Johnson (27) (Crystal Palace) |