League Champions

This table gives a summary of all the League Champions, ranked by the total number of titles (ALL), then the number of Level I titles (D1), the number of Level II titles (D2), the number of National Level III titles (D3), the number of Regional Level III titles (D3S/D3N), and finally the number of Level IV titles (D4). Further tables give the leading teams if the higher level titles are excluded. Wolves and Portsmouth are the only teams with titles at all five levels. Eight clubs have titles at four levels: Burnley, Preston and Sheffield United are missing a Regional Level III title, while Brentford, Grimsby, Luton, Millwall and Reading are missing a Level I title.

Levels I-IV 1888-2023 (22nd)

D1 D2 D3 D3S D3N D4 ALL
1 Liverpool 19 4 23
2 Manchester United 20 2 22
3 Manchester City 9 7 16
4 Arsenal 13 13
5 Sunderland 6 5 1 12
6 Wolverhampton W 3 4 2 1 1 11
7 Everton 9 1 10
8 Aston Villa 7 2 1 10
9 Sheffield Wednesday 4 5 9
10 Leicester City 1 7 1 9
11 Chelsea 6 2 8
12 Newcastle United 4 4 8
13 Burnley 2 4 1 1 8
14 Preston North End 2 3 2 1 8
15 Notts County 3 2 3 8
16 Leeds United 3 4 7
17 Derby County 2 4 1 7
18 Portsmouth 2 1 2 1 1 7
19 Norwich City 5 1 1 7
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 3 3 7
21 Ipswich Town 1 3 2 6
22 READING 2 2 1 1 6
23 Grimsby Town 2 1 2 1 6
24 Brentford 1 1 1 3 6
25 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 1 6
26 Chesterfield 2 4 6
27 Blackburn Rovers 3 1 1 5
28 Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 5
29 Nottingham Forest 1 3 1 5
30 Birmingham City 4 1 5
31 Fulham 3 1 1 5
32 Luton Town 1 2 1 1 5
33 Bristol City 1 1 3 5
34 Millwall 1 1 2 1 5
35 Wigan Athletic 4 1 5
36 Brighton & Hove A 2 1 2 5
37 Lincoln City 3 2 5
38 Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 4
39 West Bromwich A 1 3 4
40 Sheffield United 1 1 1 1 4
41 Middlesbrough 4 4
42 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 4
43 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 1 4
= Stoke City 2 1 1 4
45 Coventry City 1 2 1 4
46 Charlton Athletic 1 1 2 4
47 Hull City 2 2 4
48 Swansea City 1 2 1 4
49 Swindon Town 1 3 4
50 Crystal Palace 2 1 3
51 Bury 1 2 3
= Oxford United 1 2 3
53 Bradford City 1 1 1 3
= Oldham Athletic 1 1 1 3
55 Cardiff City 1 1 1 3
56 Watford 2 1 3
57 Leyton Orient 1 1 1 3
= Rotherham United 1 1 1 3
59 Carlisle United 1 2 3
= Northampton Town 1 2 3
61 Barnsley 3 3
62 Port Vale 2 1 3
= Stockport County 2 1 3
64 West Ham United 2 2
65 AFC Bournemouth 1 1 2
66 Bristol Rovers 1 1 2
= Scunthorpe United 1 1 2
= Southampton 1 1 2
69 Cambridge United 1 1 2
= Mansfield Town 1 1 2
= Shrewsbury Town 1 1 2
= Southend United 1 1 2
73 Darlington 1 1 2
74 Gillingham 2 2
= Peterborough Utd 2 2
= Walsall 2 2
77 Blackpool 1 1
78 Hereford United 1 1
= Wrexham 1 1
80 Bradford Park Avenue 1 1
= Nelson 1 1
= Newport County 1 1
= Tranmere Rovers 1 1
84 Accrington Stanley 1 1
= Burton Albion 1 1
= Cheltenham Town 1 1
= Exeter City 1 1
= Forest Green Rovers 1 1
= Milton Keynes Dons 1 1
= Rushden & Diamonds 1 1
= Southport 1 1
= Wimbledon 1 1
= Yeovil Town 1 1
= York City 1 1
Totals 124 120 65 31 30 65 435

Levels II-IV 1892-2023 (10th)

D2 D3 D3S D3N D4 ALL
1 Leicester City 7 1 8
2 Wolverhampton W 4 2 1 1 8
3 Notts County 3 2 3 8
4 Manchester City 7 7
5 Norwich City 5 1 1 7
6 Doncaster Rovers 1 3 3 7
7 Sunderland 5 1 6
8 Burnley 4 1 1 6
9 Preston North End 3 2 1 6
10 READING 2 2 1 1 6
11 Grimsby Town 2 1 2 1 6
12 Brentford 1 1 1 3 6
13 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 1 6
14 Chesterfield 2 4 6
15 Sheffield Wednesday 5 5
16 Birmingham City 4 1 5
17 Derby County 4 1 5
18 Fulham 3 1 1 5
19 Ipswich Town 3 2 5
20 Luton Town 1 2 1 1 5
= Portsmouth 1 2 1 1 5
22 Bristol City 1 1 3 5
23 Millwall 1 1 2 1 5
24 Wigan Athletic 4 1 5
25 Brighton & Hove A 2 1 2 5
26 Lincoln City 3 2 5

Levels III-IV 1920-2023 (10th)

D3 D3S D3N D4 ALL
1 Doncaster Rovers 1 3 3 7
2 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 1 6
3 Chesterfield 2 4 6
4 Wigan Athletic 4 1 5
5 Brighton & Hove A 2 1 2 5
6 Brentford 1 1 3 5
7 Lincoln City 3 2 5
8 Notts County 2 3 5
9 Hull City 2 2 4
10 Luton Town 2 1 1 4
= Portsmouth 2 1 1 4
= READING 2 1 1 4
= Wolverhampton W 2 1 1 4
14 Bristol City 1 3 4
15 Grimsby Town 1 2 1 4
= Millwall 1 2 1 4
= Swansea City 1 2 1 4
18 Swindon Town 1 3 4