season
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Master (number of titles)
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Runner-up
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Top scorer (s)
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1888/89
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Preston North End
|
Aston Villa
|
John Goodall (Preston North End) (21 goals)
|
1889/90
|
Preston North End (2)
|
Everton FC
|
Nicholas J. Ross (Preston North End) (22)
|
1890/91
|
Everton FC
|
Preston North End
|
Jack Southworth (Blackburn Rovers) (26)
|
1891/92
|
Sunderland AFC
|
Preston North End
|
Johnny Campbell (Sunderland AFC) (32)
|
1892/93
|
Sunderland AFC (2)
|
Preston North End
|
Johnny Campbell (Sunderland AFC) (31)
|
1893/94
|
Aston Villa
|
Sunderland AFC
|
Jack Southworth (Everton FC) (27)
|
1894/95
|
Sunderland AFC (3)
|
Everton FC
|
Johnny Campbell (Sunderland AFC) (22)
|
1895/96
|
Aston Villa (2)
|
Derby County
|
Johnny Campbell (Aston Villa) and Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (20)
|
1896/97
|
Aston Villa (3)
|
Sheffield United
|
Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (22)
|
1897/98
|
Sheffield United
|
Sunderland AFC
|
Fred Wheldon (Aston Villa) (21)
|
1898/99
|
Aston Villa (4)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (23)
|
1899/00
|
Aston Villa (5)
|
Sheffield United
|
Billy Garraty (Aston Villa) (27)
|
1900/01
|
Liverpool FC
|
Sunderland AFC
|
Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (23)
|
1901/02
|
Sunderland AFC (4)
|
Everton FC
|
Jimmy Settle (Everton FC) (18)
|
1902/03
|
The Wednesday
|
Aston Villa
|
Sam Raybould (Liverpool FC) (31)
|
1903/04
|
The Wednesday (2)
|
Manchester City
|
Steve Bloomer (Derby County) (20)
|
1904/05
|
Newcastle United
|
Everton FC
|
Arthur Brown (Sheffield United) (22)
|
1905/06
|
Liverpool FC (2)
|
Preston North End
|
Albert Shepherd (Bolton Wanderers) (26)
|
1906/07
|
Newcastle United (2)
|
Bristol City
|
Alf Young (Everton FC) (30)
|
1907/08
|
Manchester United
|
Aston Villa
|
Enoch West (Nottingham Forest) (27)
|
1908/09
|
Newcastle United (3)
|
Everton FC
|
Bert Freeman (Everton FC) (38)
|
1909/10
|
Aston Villa (6)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Jack Parkinson (Liverpool FC) (30)
|
1910/11
|
Manchester United (2)
|
Aston Villa
|
Albert Shepherd (Newcastle United) (25)
|
1911/12
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Everton FC
|
H. Hampton (Aston Villa), G. Holley (Sunderland AFC) and D. McLean (The Wednesday) (25)
|
1912/13
|
Sunderland AFC (5)
|
Aston Villa
|
David McLean (The Wednesday) (30)
|
1913/14
|
Blackburn Rovers (2)
|
Aston Villa
|
George Elliott (Middlesbrough FC) (32)
|
1914/15
|
Everton FC (2)
|
Oldham Athletic
|
Bobby Parker (Everton FC) (36)
|
1915-1919
|
League break due to the First World War
|
1919/20
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Burnley FC
|
Fred Morris (West Bromwich Albion) (37)
|
1920/21
|
Burnley FC
|
Manchester City
|
Joe Smith (Bolton Wanderers) (38)
|
1921/22
|
Liverpool FC (3)
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Andy Wilson (Middlesbrough FC) (31)
|
1922/23
|
Liverpool FC (4)
|
Sunderland AFC
|
Charlie Buchan (Sunderland AFC) (30)
|
1923/24
|
Huddersfield Town
|
Cardiff City
|
Wilf Chadwick (Everton FC) (28)
|
1924/25
|
Huddersfield Town (2)
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Frank Roberts (Manchester City) (31)
|
1925/26
|
Huddersfield Town (3)
|
Arsenal FC
|
Ted Harper (Blackburn Rovers) (43)
|
1926/27
|
Newcastle United (4)
|
Huddersfield Town
|
Jimmy Trotter (The Wednesday) (37)
|
1927/28
|
Everton FC (3)
|
Huddersfield Town
|
Dixie Dean (Everton FC) (60)
|
1928/29
|
Sheffield Wednesday (3)
|
Leicester City
|
Dave Halliday (Sunderland AFC) (43)
|
1929/30
|
Sheffield Wednesday (4)
|
Derby County
|
Vic Watson (West Ham United) (41)
|
1930/31
|
Arsenal FC
|
Aston Villa
|
Tom 'Pongo' Waring (Aston Villa) (49)
|
1931/32
|
Everton FC (4)
|
Arsenal FC
|
Dixie Dean (Everton FC) (44)
|
1932/33
|
Arsenal FC (2)
|
Aston Villa
|
Jack Bowers (Derby County) (35)
|
1933/34
|
Arsenal FC (3)
|
Huddersfield Town
|
Jack Bowers (Derby County) (34)
|
1934/35
|
Arsenal FC (4)
|
Sunderland AFC
|
Ted Drake (Arsenal FC) (42)
|
1935/36
|
Sunderland AFC (6)
|
Derby County
|
WG Richardson (West Bromwich Albion) (39)
|
1936/37
|
Manchester City
|
Charlton Athletic
|
Freddie Steel (Stoke City) (33)
|
1937/38
|
Arsenal FC (5)
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Tommy Lawton (Everton FC) (28)
|
1938/39
|
Everton FC (5)
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Tommy Lawton (Everton FC) (35)
|
1939-1946
|
League break due to the Second World War
|
1946/47
|
Liverpool FC (5)
|
Manchester United
|
Dennis Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers) (38)
|
1947/48
|
Arsenal FC (6)
|
Manchester United
|
Ronnie Rooke (Arsenal FC) (33)
|
1948/49
|
Portsmouth FC
|
Manchester United
|
Willie Moir (Bolton Wanderers) (25)
|
1949/50
|
Portsmouth FC (2)
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Dickie Davis (Sunderland AFC) (25)
|
1950/51
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Manchester United
|
Stan Mortensen (Blackpool FC) (30)
|
1951/52
|
Manchester United (3)
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
George Robledo (Newcastle United) (33)
|
1952/53
|
Arsenal FC (7)
|
Preston North End
|
Charlie Wayman (Preston North End) (24)
|
1953/54
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Jimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town) (29)
|
1954/55
|
Chelsea FC
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Ronnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion) (27)
|
1955/56
|
Manchester United (4)
|
Blackpool FC
|
Nat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers) (33)
|
1956/57
|
Manchester United (5)
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
John Charles (Leeds United) (38)
|
1957/58
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)
|
Preston North End
|
Bobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur) (36)
|
1958/59
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)
|
Manchester United
|
Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea FC) (33)
|
1959/60
|
Burnley FC (2)
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Dennis Viollet (Manchester United) (32)
|
1960/61
|
Tottenham Hotspur (2)
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Jimmy Greaves (Chelsea FC) (41)
|
1961/62
|
Ipswich Town
|
Burnley FC
|
Ray Crawford (Ipswich Town) and Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion) (33)
|
1962/63
|
Everton FC (6)
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (37)
|
1963/64
|
Liverpool FC (6)
|
Manchester United
|
Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (35)
|
1964/65
|
Manchester United (6)
|
Leeds United
|
Andy McEvoy (Blackburn Rovers) and Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (29)
|
1965/66
|
Liverpool FC (7)
|
Leeds United
|
Willie Irvine (Burnley FC) (29)
|
1966/67
|
Manchester United (7)
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Ron Davies (Southampton FC) (37)
|
1967/68
|
Manchester City (2)
|
Manchester United
|
George Best (Manchester United) and Ron Davies (Southampton FC) (28)
|
1968/69
|
Leeds United
|
Liverpool FC
|
Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (27)
|
1969/70
|
Everton FC (7)
|
Leeds United
|
Jeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion) (25)
|
1970/71
|
Arsenal FC (8)
|
Leeds United
|
Tony Brown (West Bromwich Albion) (28)
|
1971/72
|
Derby County
|
Leeds United
|
Francis Lee (Manchester City) (33)
|
1972/73
|
Liverpool FC (8)
|
Arsenal FC
|
Pop Robson (West Ham United) (28)
|
1973/74
|
Leeds United (2)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Mick Channon (Southampton FC) (21)
|
1974/75
|
Derby County (2)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Malcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United) (21)
|
1975/76
|
Liverpool FC (9)
|
Queens Park Rangers
|
Ted MacDougall (Norwich City) (23)
|
1976/77
|
Liverpool FC (10)
|
Manchester City
|
Malcolm Macdonald (Arsenal FC) and Andy Gray (Aston Villa) (25)
|
1977/78
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Liverpool FC
|
Bob Latchford (Everton FC) (30)
|
1978/79
|
Liverpool FC (11)
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Frank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers) (24)
|
1979/80
|
Liverpool FC (12)
|
Manchester United
|
Phil Boyer (Southampton FC) (23)
|
1980/81
|
Aston Villa (7)
|
Ipswich Town
|
Peter Withe (Aston Villa) and Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur) (20)
|
1981/82
|
Liverpool FC (13)
|
Ipswich Town
|
Kevin Keegan (Southampton FC) (26)
|
1982/83
|
Liverpool FC (14)
|
Watford FC
|
Luther Blissett (Watford FC) (27)
|
1983/84
|
Liverpool FC (15)
|
Southampton FC
|
Ian Rush (Liverpool FC) (32)
|
1984/85
|
Everton FC (8)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Kerry Dixon (Chelsea FC) and Gary Lineker (Leicester City) (24)
|
1985/86
|
Liverpool FC (16)
|
Everton FC
|
Gary Lineker (Everton FC) (30)
|
1986/87
|
Everton FC (9)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Clive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur) (33)
|
1987/88
|
Liverpool FC (17)
|
Manchester United
|
John Aldridge (Liverpool FC) (26)
|
1988/89
|
Arsenal FC (9)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Alan Smith (Arsenal FC) (23)
|
1989/90
|
Liverpool FC (18)
|
Aston Villa
|
Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur) (24)
|
1990/91
|
Arsenal FC (10)
|
Liverpool FC
|
Alan Smith (Arsenal FC) (22)
|
1991/92
|
Leeds United (3)
|
Manchester United
|
Ian Wright (Crystal Palace / Arsenal FC) (29)
|