A segunda divisão do futebol inglês começou em 1892-93 com o nome de Second Division. Em 1992, com a mudança do nome da primeira divisão de First Division para Premier League, a segunda divisão adotou o nome de First Division. Desde 2004 ela passou a ser conhecida como Football League Championship.
Lista de campeões +AnoCampeãoViceTerceiroArtilheiroEnglish Football League Second Division (1892-1992)1892-93BirminghamSheffield UnitedDarwen Freddie Wheldon (Birmingham), 241893-94LiverpoolBirminghamNotts County Frank Morley (Birmingham), 231894-95BuryNotts CountyManchester United David Skea (Leicester), 221895-96Liverpool (2)Manchester CityGrimsby George Allan (Liverpool), 261896-97Notts CountyManchester UnitedGrimsby Tom Boucher (Notts County), 22
John Murphy (Notts County), 221897-98BurnleyNewcastleManchester City Henry Boyd (Manchester United), 231898-99Manchester CityGlossopLeicester Walter Abbott (Birmingham), 331899-00Sheffield WednesdayBoltonBirmingham Jocky Wright (Sheffield Wednesday), 241900-01GrimsbyBirminghamBurnley Andrew Swann (Barnsley), 181901-02West BromwichMiddlesbroughPreston Chippy Simmons (West Bromwich), 231902-03Manchester City (2)BirminghamArsenal Billie Gillespie (Manchester City), 301903-04PrestonArsenalManchester United Percy Smith (Preston), 261904-05Liverpool (3)BoltonManchester United Sam Marsh (Bolton), 271905-06BristolManchester UnitedChelsea William Sturrock Maxwell (Bristol), 271906-07Nottingham ForestChelseaLeicester Fred Shinton (West Bromwich), 281907-08BradfordLeicesterOldham Jackie Smith (Hull City), 301908-09BoltonTottenhamWest Bromwich Alf Bentley (Derby County), 241909-10Manchester City (3)OldhamHull City Jackie Smith (Hull City), 321910-11West Bromwich (2)BoltonChelsea Bob Whittingham (Chelsea), 311911-12Derby CountyChelseaBurnley Bert Freeman (Burnley), 321912-13Preston (2)BurnleyBirmingham Bert Freeman (Burnley), 311913-14Notts County (2)Bradford AvenueArsenal Sammy Stevens (Hull City), 28
Jack Peart (Notts County), 281914-15Derby County (2)PrestonBarnsley Joe Lane (Blackpool), 28(1916-1918) Campeonato suspenso devido a Primeira Guerra Mundial1919-20TottenhamHuddersfieldBirminghamSam Taylor (Huddersfield), 351920-21Birmingham (2)CardiffBristol Syd Puddefoot (West Ham), 291921-22Nottingham Forest (2)Stoke CityBarnsley Jimmy Broad (Stoke City), 251922-23Notts County (3)West HamLeicester Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 321923-24Leeds UnitedBuryDerby County Harry Bedford (Blackpool), 341924-25LeicesterManchester UnitedDerby County Arthur Chandler (Leicester), 331925-26Sheffield Wednesday (2)Derby CountyChelsea Jimmy Trotter (Sheffield Wednesday), 371926-27MiddlesbroughPortsmouthManchester City George Camsell (Middlesbrough), 591927-28Manchester City (4)Leeds UnitedChelsea Jimmy Cookson (West Bromwich), 381928-29Middlesbrough (2)GrimsbyBradford Avenue Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool), 401929-30BlackpoolChelseaOldham Jimmy Hampson (Blackpool), 451930-31EvertonWest BromwichTottenham Dixie Dean (Everton), 391931-32WolverhamptonLeeds UnitedStoke City Cyril Pearce (Swansea), 351932-33Stoke CityTottenhamFulham Ted Harper (Preston), 371933-34Grimsby (2)PrestonBolton Pat Glover (Grimsby), 421934-35BrentfordBoltonWest HamJack Milson (Bolton), 311935-36Manchester UnitedCharltonSheffield United Bobby Finan (Blackpool), 34
Jock Dodds (Sheffield United), 341936-37Leicester (2)BlackpoolBuryJ.Bowers (Leicester), 331937-38Aston VillaManchester UnitedSheffield UnitedG.Henson (Bradford Avenue), 271938-39BlackburnSheffield UnitedSheffield WednesdayH.Billington (Luton), 28(1940-1945) Campeonato suspenso devido a Segunda Guerra Mundial1946-47Manchester City (5)BurnleyBirminghamC.Wayman (Newcastle), 301947-48Birmingham (3)NewcastleSouthamptonE.Quigley (Sheffield Wednesday), 231948-49FulhamWest BromwichSouthampton Charlie Wayman (Southampton), 321949-50Tottenham (2)Sheffield WednesdaySheffield United Tommy Briggs (Grimsby), 351950-51Preston (3)Manchester CityCardiff Cec McCormack (Burnley), 331951-52Sheffield Wednesday (3)CardiffBirmingham Derek Dooley (Sheffield Wednesday), 461952-53Sheffield UnitedHuddersfieldLuton Arthur Rowley (Leicester), 391953-54Leicester (3)EvertonBlackburn John Charles (Leeds United), 421954-55Birmingham (4)LutonRotherham Tommy Briggs (Blackburn), 331955-56Sheffield Wednesday (4)Leeds UnitedLiverpool Willie Gardiner (Leicester), 341956-57Leicester (4)Nottingham ForestLiverpool Arthur Rowley (Leicester), 441957-58West HamBlackburnCharlton Tommy Johnston (Leyton Orient/Blackburn), 431958-59Sheffield Wednesday (4)FulhamSheffield United Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), 421959-60Aston Villa (2)CardiffLiverpool Brian Clough (Middlesbrough), 391960-61IpswichSheffield UnitedLiverpool Ray Crawford (Ipswich), 391961-62Liverpool (4)Leyton OrientSunderland Roger Hunt (Liverpool), 411962-63Stoke City (2)ChelseaSunderland Bobby Tambling (Chelsea), 351963-64Leeds United (2)SunderlandPreston Ron Saunders (Portsmouth), 331964-65Newcastle (2)NorthamptonBolton George O'Brien (Southampton), 341965-66Manchester City (6)SouthamptonCoventry Martin Chivers (Southampton), 301966-67CoventryWolverhamptonCarlisle United Bobby Gould (Coventry), 241967-68Ipswich (2)Queens Park RangersBlackpool John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 241968-69Derby County (3)Crystal PalaceCharlton John Toshack (Cardiff) 221969-70HuddersfieldBlackpoolLeicester John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 241970-71Leicester (5)Sheffield UnitedCardiff John Hickton (Middlesbrough), 251971-72NorwichBirminghamMillwallFrancis Lee (Manchester City), 331972-73Burnley (2)Queens Park RangersAston VillaDon Givens (Queen Park Rangers),231973-74Middlesbrough (2)LutonCarlisle United Don Givens (Queens Park Rangers), 231974-75Manchester United (2)Aston VillaNorwich Duncan McKenzie (Nottingham Forest), 261975-76SunderlandBristolWest Bromwich Brian Little (Aston Villa), 201976-77Wolverhampton(2)ChelseaNottingham Forest Derek Hales (Charlton), 281977-78Bolton (2)SouthamptonTottenham Mickey Walsh (Blackpool), 261978-79Crystal PalaceBrightonStoke City Pop Robson (West Ham), 241979-80Leicester (6)SunderlandBirmingham Clive Allen (Queens Park Rangers), 281980-81West Ham (2)Notts CountySwansea David Cross (West Ham), 221981-82LutonWatfordNorwich Ronnie Moore (Rotherham), 221982-83Queens Park RangersWolverhamptonLeicester Gary Lineker (Leicester), 261983-84ChelseaSheffield WednesdayNewcastle Kerry Dixon (Chelsea), 281984-85Oxford UnitedBirminghamManchester City John Aldridge (Oxford United), 301985-86Norwich (2)CharltonWimbledon Kevin Drinkell (Norwich), 221986-87Derby County (4)PortsmouthCharlton Micky Quinn (Portsmouth), 221987-88MillwallAston VillaMiddlesbrough1988-89Chelsea (2)Manchester CityCrystal Palace Keith Edwards (Hull City), 261989-90Leeds United (3)Sheffield UnitedSunderland Micky Quinn (Newcastle), 321990-91OldhamWest HamSheffield Wednesday Teddy Sheringham (Millwall), 381991-92Ipswich (3)MiddlesbroughBlackburn Duncan Shearer (Swindon Town/Blackburn), 23
David Speedie (Blackburn), 23Football League First Division (1992-2004)1992-93Newcastle (3)West HamSwindon Bob Taylor (West Bromwich), 301993-94Crystal Palace (2)Nottingham ForestLeicester Jimmy Quinn (Reading), 351994-95Middlesbrough (3)Reading (não promovido)Bolton Gary Bennett (Wrexham), 291995-96Sunderland (2)Derby CountyLeicester Marcus Stewart (Bristol Rovers), 21
Gary Martindale (Peterborough), 211996-97Bolton (2)BarnsleyCrystal Palace Tony Thorpe (Luton), 281997-98Nottingham Forest (3)MiddlesbroughCharlton Barry Hayles (Bristol Rovers), 231998-99Sunderland (3)BradfordWatford Jamie Cureton (Bristol Rovers), 251999-00CharltonManchester CityIpswich Andy Hunt (Charlton), 242000-01Fulham (2)BlackburnBolton Louis Saha (Fulham), 272001-02Manchester City (7)West BromwichBirmingham Shaun Goater (Manchester City), 282002-03PortsmouthLeicesterWolverhampton Svetoslav Todorov (Portsmouth), 262003-04Norwich (3)West BromwichCrystal Palace Leon Knight
Stephen McPheeEFL Championship (2004-Atualidade)2004-05Sunderland (4)WiganWest Ham Nathan Ellington (Wigan), 242005-06ReadingSheffield UnitedWatford Marlon King (Watford), 212006-07Sunderland (5)BirminghamDerby County Jamie Cureton (Colchester), 232007-08West Bromwich (3)Stoke CityHull City Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton), 232008-09Wolverhampton(3)BirminghamBurnley Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Wolverhampton), 252009-10Newcastle (4)West BromwichBlackpool Peter Whittingham (Cardiff), 222010-11Queens Park Rangers (2)NorwichSwansea Danny Graham (Watford), 242011-12Reading (2)SouthamptonWest Ham Rickie Lambert (Southampton), 272012-13CardiffHull CityCrystal Palace Glenn Murray (Crystal Palace), 302013-14Leicester (7)BurnleyQueens Park Rangers Ross McCormack (Leeds United), 282014-15BournemouthWatfordNorwich Daryl Murphy (Ipswich), 272015-16Burnley (3)MiddlesbroughHull City Andre Gray (Brentford/Burnley), 252016-17Newcastle (5)BrightonHuddersfield Chris Wood (Leeds United), 272017-18Wolverhampton(4)CardiffFulham Matěj Vydra (Derby County), 212018-19Norwich (4)Sheffield UnitedAston Villa Teemu Pukki (Norwich), 292019-20Leeds United (4)West BromwichFulham Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham), 262020-21Norwich (5)WatfordBrentford Ivan Toney (Brentford), 312021–22Fulham (3)BournemouthNottingham Forest Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham), 432022–23Burnley (4)Sheffield UnitedLuton Town Chuba Akpom (Middlesbrough), 282023–24Leicester (8)Ipswich TownSouthampton Sammi Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers), 272024–25Leeds United (5)BurnleySunderland Joël Piroe (Leeds United), 192025-26Coventry City (2)
Títulos por clube +ClubeTítulosEdiçõesLeicester City81924-25, 1936-37, 1953-54, 1956-57, 1970-71, 1979-80, 2013-14 e 2023-24Manchester City71898-99, 1902-03, 1909-10, 1927-28, 1947-48, 1965-66 e 2001-02Sheffield Wednesday51899-00, 1925-26, 1951-52, 1955-56 e 1958-59Sunderland51975-76, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2004-05 e 2006-07Norwich51971-72, 1985-86, 2003-04, 2018-19 e 2020-21Leeds United51923-24, 1963-64, 1989-90, 2019-20 e 2024-25Birmingham41892-93, 1920-21, 1947,48 e 1954-55Wolverhampton41931-32, 1976-77, 2008-09 e 2017-18Middlesbrough41926-27, 1928-29, 1973-74 e 1994-95Newcastle41964-65, 1992-93, 2009-10 e 2016-17Derby County41911-12, 1914-15, 1968-69 e 1986-87Liverpool41893-94, 1895-96, 1904-05 e 1961-62Burnley41897-98, 1972-73, 2015-16 e 2022–23Bolton31908-09, 1977-78 e 1996-97West Bromwich31901-02, 1910-11 e 2007-08Nottingham Forest31906-07, 1921-22 e 1997-98Preston North End31903-04, 1912-13 e 1950-51Notts County31896-97, 1913-14 e 1922-23Ipswich Town31960-61, 1967-68 e 1991-92Fulham31948-49, 2000-01 e 2021-22Manchester United21935-36 e 1974-75West Ham21957-58 e 1980-81Tottenham21919-20 e 1949-50Chelsea21983-84 e 1988-89QPR21982-83 e 2010-11Reading22005-06 e 2011-12Stoke City21932-33 e 1962-63Crystal Palace21978-79 e 1993-94Grimsby Town21900-01 e 1933-34Aston Villa21937-38 e 1959-60Coventry City21966-67 e 2025-26Sheffield United11952-53Cardiff City12012-13Charlton Athletic11999-00Everton11930-31Blackburn Rovers11938-39Huddersfield Town11969-70Blackpool11929-30Millwall11987-88Portsmouth12002-03Bristol City11905-06Oldham Athletic11990-91Bury11894-95Brentford11934-35Bournemouth12014-15Bradford City11907-08Luton Town11981-82Oxford United11984-85
Total de títulos por cidade 45 clubes de 33 cidades já foram campeões.