English Championships 1889-1926
| YEAR | CHAMPION | SECOND | THIRD |
| 1889 | Preston North End | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1890 | Preston North End | Everton | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1891 | Everton | Preston North End | Notts County |
| 1892 | Sunderland | Preston North End | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1893 | Sunderland | Preston North End | Everton |
| 1894 | Aston Villa | Sunderland | Derby County |
| 1895 | Sunderland | Everton | Aston Villa |
| 1896 | Aston Villa | Derby County | Everton |
| 1897 | Aston Villa | Sheffield United | Derby County |
| 1898 | Sheffield United | Sunderland | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1899 | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Burnley |
| 1900 | Aston Villa | Sheffield United | Sunderland |
| 1901 | Liverpool | Sunderland | Notts County |
| 1902 | Sunderland | Everton | Newcastle United |
| 1903 | Sheffield Wednesday | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| 1904 | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester City | Everton |
| 1905 | Newcastle United | Everton | Manchester City |
| 1906 | Liverpool | Preston North End | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1907 | Newcastle United | Bristol City | Everton |
| 1908 | Manchester United | Aston Villa | Manchester City |
| 1909 | Newcastle United | Everton | Sunderland |
| 1910 | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1911 | Manchester United | Aston Villa | Sunderland |
| 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | Everton | Newcastle United |
| 1913 | Sunderland | Aston Villa | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 1914 | Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough |
| 1915 | Everton | Oldham Athletic | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | Burnley | Chelsea |
| 1921 | Burnley | Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1922 | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley |
| 1923 | Liverpool | Sunderland | Huddersfield Town |
| 1924 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff City | Sunderland |
| 1925 | Huddersfield Town | West Bromwich Albion | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1926 | Huddersfield Town | Arsenal | Sunderland |