| ENGLISH LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS - TOP 5 FINISHES 1888-89 to 2007-08 | ||||||
| Season | Champions | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Season |
| 1888-89 | PRESTON NORTH END | ASTON VILLA | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | BLACKBURN ROVERS | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1888-89 |
| 1889-90 | PRESTON NORTH END | EVERTON | BLACKBURN ROVERS | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 1889-90 |
| 1890-91 | EVERTON | PRESTON NORTH END | NOTTS COUNTY | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1890-91 |
| 1891-92 | SUNDERLAND | PRESTON NORTH END | BOLTON WANDERERS | ASTON VILLA | EVERTON | 1891-92 |
| 1892-93 | SUNDERLAND | PRESTON NORTH END | EVERTON | ASTON VILLA | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1892-93 |
| 1893-94 | ASTON VILLA | SUNDERLAND | DERBY COUNTY | BLACKBURN ROVERS | BURNLEY | 1893-94 |
| 1894-95 | SUNDERLAND | EVERTON | ASTON VILLA | PRESTON NORTH END | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1894-95 |
| 1895-96 | ASTON VILLA | DERBY COUNTY | EVERTON | BOLTON WANDERERS | SUNDERLAND | 1895-96 |
| 1896-97 | ASTON VILLA | SHEFFIELD UNITED | DERBY COUNTY | PRESTON NORTH END | LIVERPOOL | 1896-97 |
| 1897-98 | SHEFFIELD UNITED | SUNDERLAND | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | EVERTON | THE WEDNESDAY | 1897-98 |
| 1898-99 | ASTON VILLA | LIVERPOOL | BURNLEY | NOTTS COUNTY | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1898-99 |
| 1899-1900 | ASTON VILLA | SHEFFIELD UNITED | SUNDERLAND | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 1899-1900 |
| 1900-01 | LIVERPOOL | SUNDERLAND | NOTTS COUNTY | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | BURY | 1900-01 |
| 1901-02 | SUNDERLAND | EVERTON | NEWCASTLE UNITED | BLACKBURN ROVERS | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1901-02 |
| 1902-03 | THE WEDNESDAY | ASTON VILLA | SUNDERLAND | SHEFFIELD UNITED | LIVERPOOL | 1902-03 |
| 1903-04 | THE WEDNESDAY | MANCHESTER CITY | EVERTON | NEWCASTLE UNITED | ASTON VILLA | 1903-04 |
| 1904-05 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | EVERTON | MANCHESTER CITY | ASTON VILLA | SUNDERLAND | 1904-05 |
| 1905-06 | LIVERPOOL | PRESTON NORTH END | THE WEDNESDAY | MANCHESTER CITY | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1905-06 |
| 1906-07 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | BRISTOL CITY | EVERTON | SHEFFIELD UNITED | ASTON VILLA | 1906-07 |
| 1907-08 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ASTON VILLA | MANCHESTER CITY | NEWCASTLE UNITED | THE WEDNESDAY | 1907-08 |
| 1908-09 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | EVERTON | SUNDERLAND | BLACKBURN ROVERS | THE WEDNESDAY | 1908-09 |
| 1909-10 | ASTON VILLA | LIVERPOOL | BLACKBURN ROVERS | NEWCASTLE UNITED | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1909-10 |
| 1910-11 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ASTON VILLA | SUNDERLAND | EVERTON | BRADFORD CITY | 1910-11 |
| 1911-12 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | EVERTON | NEWCASTLE UNITED | BOLTON WANDERERS | THE WEDNESDAY | 1911-12 |
| 1912-13 | SUNDERLAND | ASTON VILLA | THE WEDNESDAY | MANCHESTER UNITED | BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1912-13 |
| 1913-14 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | ASTON VILLA | MIDDLESBROUGH | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 1913-14 |
| 1914-15 | EVERTON | OLDHAM ATHLETIC | BLACKBURN ROVERS | BURNLEY | MANCHESTER CITY | 1914-15 |
| 1919-20 | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | BURNLEY | CHELSEA | LIVERPOOL | SUNDERLAND | 1919-20 |
| 1920-21 | BURNLEY | MANCHESTER CITY | BOLTON WANDERERS | LIVERPOOL | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 1920-21 |
| 1921-22 | LIVERPOOL | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | BURNLEY | CARDIFF CITY | ASTON VILLA | 1921-22 |
| 1922-23 | LIVERPOOL | SUNDERLAND | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | NEWCASTLE UNITED | EVERTON | 1922-23 |
| 1923-24 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | CARDIFF CITY | SUNDERLAND | BOLTON WANDERERS | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1923-24 |
| 1924-25 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | BOLTON WANDERERS | LIVERPOOL | BURY | 1924-25 |
| 1925-26 | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | THE ARSENAL | SUNDERLAND | BURY | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1925-26 |
| 1926-27 | NEWCASTLE UNITED | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | SUNDERLAND | BOLTON WANDERERS | BURNLEY | 1926-27 |
| 1927-28 | EVERTON | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | LEICESTER CITY | DERBY COUNTY | BURY | 1927-28 |
| 1928-29 | THE WEDNESDAY | LEICESTER CITY | ASTON VILLA | SUNDERLAND | LIVERPOOL | 1928-29 |
| 1929-30 | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | DERBY COUNTY | MANCHESTER CITY | ASTON VILLA | LEEDS CITY | 1929-30 |
| 1930-31 | ARSENAL | ASTON VILLA | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | PORTSMOUTH | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | 1930-31 |
| 1931-32 | EVERTON | ARSENAL | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | ASTON VILLA | 1931-32 |
| 1932-33 | ARSENAL | ASTON VILLA | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 1932-33 |
| 1933-34 | ARSENAL | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | DERBY COUNTY | MANCHESTER CITY | 1933-34 |
| 1934-35 | ARSENAL | SUNDERLAND | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | MANCHESTER CITY | GRIMSBY TOWN | 1934-35 |
| 1935-36 | SUNDERLAND | DERBY COUNTY | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | STOKE CITY | BRENTFORD | 1935-36 |
| 1936-37 | MANCHESTER CITY | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | ARSENAL | DERBY COUNTY | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 1936-37 |
| 1937-38 | ARSENAL | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | PRESTON NORTH END | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | MIDDLESBROUGH | 1937-38 |
| 1938-39 | EVERTON | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | MIDDLESBROUGH | ARSENAL | 1938-39 |
| 1946-47 | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER UNITED | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | STOKE CITY | BLACKPOOL | 1946-47 |
| 1947-48 | ARSENAL | MANCHESTER UNITED | BURNLEY | DERBY COUNTY | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 1947-48 |
| 1948-49 | PORTSMOUTH | MANCHESTER UNITED | DERBY COUNTY | NEWCASTLE UNITED | ARSENAL | 1948-49 |
| 1949-50 | PORTSMOUTH | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | SUNDERLAND | MANCHESTER UNITED | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 1949-50 |
| 1950-51 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | MANCHESTER UNITED | BLACKPOOL | NEWCASTLE UNITED | ARSENAL | 1950-51 |
| 1951-52 | MANCHESTER UNITED | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | ARSENAL | PORTSMOUTH | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1951-52 |
| 1952-53 | ARSENAL | PRESTON NORTH END | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 1952-53 |
| 1953-54 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | HUDDERSFIELD TOWN | MANCHESTER UNITED | BOLTON WANDERERS | 1953-54 |
| 1954-55 | CHELSEA | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | PORTSMOUTH | SUNDERLAND | MANCHESTER UNITED | 1954-55 |
| 1955-56 | MANCHESTER UNITED | BLACKPOOL | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | MANCHESTER CITY | ARSENAL | 1955-56 |
| 1956-57 | MANCHESTER UNITED | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | PRESTON NORTH END | BLACKPOOL | ARSENAL | 1956-57 |
| 1957-58 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | PRESTON NORTH END | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | MANCHESTER CITY | 1957-58 |
| 1958-59 | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | MANCHESTER UNITED | ARSENAL | BOLTON WANDERERS | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | 1958-59 |
| 1959-60 | BURNLEY | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 1959-60 |
| 1960-61 | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | BURNLEY | EVERTON | 1960-61 |
| 1961-62 | IPSWICH TOWN | BURNLEY | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | EVERTON | SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1961-62 |
| 1962-63 | EVERTON | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | BURNLEY | LEICESTER CITY | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 1962-63 |
| 1963-64 | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER UNITED | EVERTON | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | CHELSEA | 1963-64 |
| 1964-65 | MANCHESTER UNITED | LEEDS UNITED | CHELSEA | EVERTON | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1964-65 |
| 1965-66 | LIVERPOOL | LEEDS UNITED | BURNLEY | MANCHESTER UNITED | CHELSEA | 1965-66 |
| 1966-67 | MANCHESTER UNITED | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | LEEDS UNITED | LIVERPOOL | 1966-67 |
| 1967-68 | MANCHESTER CITY | MANCHESTER UNITED | LIVERPOOL | LEEDS UNITED | EVERTON | 1967-68 |
| 1968-69 | LEEDS UNITED | LIVERPOOL | EVERTON | ARSENAL | CHELSEA | 1968-69 |
| 1969-70 | EVERTON | LEEDS UNITED | CHELSEA | DERBY COUNTY | LIVERPOOL | 1969-70 |
| 1970-71 | ARSENAL | LEEDS UNITED | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | LIVERPOOL | 1970-71 |
| 1971-72 | DERBY COUNTY | LEEDS UNITED | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER CITY | ARSENAL | 1971-72 |
| 1972-73 | LIVERPOOL | ARSENAL | LEEDS UNITED | IPSWICH TOWN | WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS | 1972-73 |
| 1973-74 | LEEDS UNITED | LIVERPOOL | DERBY COUNTY | IPSWICH TOWN | STOKE CITY | 1973-74 |
| 1974-75 | DERBY COUNTY | LIVERPOOL | IPSWICH TOWN | EVERTON | STOKE CITY | 1974-75 |
| 1975-76 | LIVERPOOL | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | MANCHESTER UNITED | DERBY COUNTY | LEEDS UNITED | 1975-76 |
| 1976-77 | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER CITY | IPSWICH TOWN | ASTON VILLA | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 1976-77 |
| 1977-78 | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | LIVERPOOL | EVERTON | MANCHESTER CITY | ARSENAL | 1977-78 |
| 1978-79 | LIVERPOOL | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | EVERTON | LEEDS UNITED | 1978-79 |
| 1979-80 | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER UNITED | IPSWICH TOWN | ARSENAL | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1979-80 |
| 1980-81 | ASTON VILLA | IPSWICH TOWN | ARSENAL | WEST BROMWICH ALBION | LIVERPOOL | 1980-81 |
| 1981-82 | LIVERPOOL | IPSWICH TOWN | MANCHESTER UNITED | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | ARSENAL | 1981-82 |
| 1982-83 | LIVERPOOL | WATFORD | MANCHESTER UNITED | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1982-83 |
| 1983-84 | LIVERPOOL | SOUTHAMPTON | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | MANCHESTER UNITED | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 1983-84 |
| 1984-85 | EVERTON | LIVERPOOL | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | MANCHESTER UNITED | SOUTHAMPTON | 1984-85 |
| 1985-86 | LIVERPOOL | EVERTON | WEST HAM UNITED | MANCHESTER UNITED | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 1985-86 |
| 1986-87 | EVERTON | LIVERPOOL | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | ARSENAL | NORWICH CITY | 1986-87 |
| 1987-88 | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER UNITED | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | EVERTON | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 1987-88 |
| 1988-89 | ARSENAL | LIVERPOOL | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | NORWICH CITY | DERBY COUNTY | 1988-89 |
| 1989-90 | LIVERPOOL | ASTON VILLA | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | ARSENAL | CHELSEA | 1989-90 |
| 1990-91 | ARSENAL | LIVERPOOL | CRYSTAL PALACE | LEEDS UNITED | MANCHESTER CITY | 1990-91 |
| 1991-92 | LEEDS UNITED | MANCHESTER UNITED | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | ARSENAL | MANCHESTER CITY | 1991-92 |
| 1992-93 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ASTON VILLA | NORWICH CITY | BLACKBURN ROVERS | QUEENS PARK RANGERS | 1992-93 |
| 1993-94 | MANCHESTER UNITED | BLACKBURN ROVERS | NEWCASTLE UNITED | ARSENAL | LEEDS UNITED | 1993-94 |
| 1994-95 | BLACKBURN ROVERS | MANCHESTER UNITED | NOTTINGHAM FOREST | LIVERPOOL | LEEDS UNITED | 1994-95 |
| 1995-96 | MANCHESTER UNITED | NEWCASTLE UNITED | LIVERPOOL | ASTON VILLA | ARSENAL | 1995-96 |
| 1996-97 | MANCHESTER UNITED | NEWCASTLE UNITED | ARSENAL | LIVERPOOL | ASTON VILLA | 1996-97 |
| 1997-98 | ARSENAL | MANCHESTER UNITED | LIVERPOOL | CHELSEA | LEEDS UNITED | 1997-98 |
| 1998-99 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ARSENAL | CHELSEA | LEEDS UNITED | WEST HAM UNITED | 1998-99 |
| 1999-2000 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ARSENAL | LEEDS UNITED | LIVERPOOL | CHELSEA | 1999-2000 |
| 2000-01 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ARSENAL | LIVERPOOL | LEEDS UNITED | IPSWICH TOWN | 2000-01 |
| 2001-02 | ARSENAL | LIVERPOOL | MANCHESTER UNITED | NEWCASTLE UNITED | LEEDS UNITED | 2001-02 |
| 2002-03 | MANCHESTER UNITED | ARSENAL | NEWCASTLE UNITED | CHELSEA | LIVERPOOL | 2002-03 |
| 2003-04 | ARSENAL | CHELSEA | MANCHESTER UNITED | LIVERPOOL | NEWCASTLE UNITED | 2003-04 |
| 2004-05 | CHELSEA | ARSENAL | MANCHESTER UNITED | EVERTON | LIVERPOOL | 2004-05 |
| 2005-06 | CHELSEA | MANCHESTER UNITED | LIVERPOOL | ARSENAL | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 2005-06 |
| 2006-07 | MANCHESTER UNITED | CHELSEA | LIVERPOOL | ARSENAL | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR | 2006-07 |
| 2007-08 | MANCHESTER UNITED | CHELSEA | ARSENAL | LIVERPOOL | EVERTON | 2007-08 |