Football League First DivisionKrajina Anglicko WalesZaložená17. apríl 1888Zrušená2004Počet tímov24 (19922004)Divízia1. (18881992) 2. (19922004)Postup doPremier League(19922004)Domáce poháreFA CupFA Community ShieldLigové poháreEFL CupNajviac titulovLiverpool(18 titulov)Najviac zápasovPeter Shilton (849)Najviac gólovJimmy Greaves (357) Football League First Division bola anglická futbalová súťaž, ktorá predchádzala dnešnej Premier League. Medzi rokmi 1888 až 1992 bola najvyššou ligou v Anglicku. Po tom, ako sa Premier League osamostatnila, bola od roku 1992 do roku 2004 druhou najvyššou súťažou. V roku 2004 bola nahradená súťažou známou ako EFL Championship. Second Division bola nahradená League One a Third Division bola nahradená League Two.
História Súťaž bola založená v roku 1888 riaditeľom Aston Villy Charlie Fosseym. Pôvodne sa jednalo o súťaž, v ktorej nastupovalo 12 klubov (Acrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke (teraz Stoke City ) a Wolverhampton Wanderers. V roku 1892 sa pridali kluby z Football Alliance, preto sa liga rozšírila na dve. Prvá získala názov Football League First Division a druhá Football League Second Division. Po ďalších 100 rokoch bola First Division najvyššou súťažou v Anglicku. Až v roku 1992 sa 22 tímov First Division rozhodlo odstúpiť z First Division a založiť Premier League. Kluby to urobili z dôvodu, že chceli maximalizovať svoje zisky z televíznych práv. V tom čase v Anglicku zaostával za Španielskom a Talianskom. Football League bola reorganizovaná. First Division bola premena na 2. najvyššiu súťaž, Second a Third Divison na 3. a 4. najvyššiu súťaž, v novom formáte potom pri všetkých súťažiach zostal systém play-off. Fourth Division bola ako jediná súťaž zrušená.
V roku 2004 bola z komerčných dôvodov premenovaná First Division na The Championship. Avšak naďalej zostala súťaž druhou najvyššou v Anglicku.
Počet tímov Počet tímov Od Do 12 1888 1891 14 1891 1892 16 1892 1898 18 1898 1905 20 1905 1915 22 1919 1987 21 1987 1988 20 1988 1991 22† 1991 1995 24 1995 2004 † ako druhá najvyššia súťaž v Anglicku (od roku 1992)
Prehľad víťazov KlubTitulySezónaLiverpool181900/01, 1905/06, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1946/47, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90Arsenal101930/31, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1937/38, 1947/48, 1952/53, 1970/71, 1988/89, 1990/91Everton91890/91, 1914/15, 1927/28, 1931/32, 1938/39, 1962/63, 1969/70, 1984/85, 1986/87Manchester United71907/08, 1910/11, 1951/52, 1955/56, 1956/57, 1964/65, 1966/67Aston Villa71893/94, 1895/96, 1896/97, 1898/99, 1899/1900, 1909/10, 1980/81Sunderland61891/92, 1892/93, 1894/95, 1901/02, 1912/13, 1935/36Sheffield Wednesday41902/03, 1903/04, 1928/29, 1929/30Newcastle United41904/05, 1906/07, 1908/09, 1926/27Leeds United31968/69, 1973/74, 1991/92Wolverhampton Wanderers31953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59Huddersfield Town31923/24, 1924/25, 1925/26Derby County21971/72, 1974/75Manchester City21936/37, 1967/68Tottenham Hotspur21950/51, 1960/61Burnley21920/21, 1959/60Portsmouth21948/49, 1949/50Blackburn Rovers21911/12, 1913/14Preston North End21888/89, 1889/90Nottingham Forest11977/78Ipswich Town11961/62Chelsea11954/55West Bromwich Albion11919/20Sheffield United11897/98
Football League (18881892, 1. úroveň) Sezóna Víťaz(počet titulov) 2. miesto 3. miesto Najlepší strelec Góly1888/89 Preston North End Aston Villa Wolverhampton Wanderers John Goodall (Preston North End) 211889/90 Preston North End (2) Everton Blackburn Rovers Jimmy Ross (Preston North End) 241890/91 Everton Preston North End Notts County Jack Southworth (Blackburn Rovers) 261891/92 Sunderland Preston North End Bolton Wanderers John Campbell (Sunderland) 32
Football League First Division (18921992, 1. úroveň) SezónaVíťaz(počet titulov)2. miesto3. miestoNejlepší strelecGóly1892/93Sunderland (2)Preston North EndEvertonJohn Campbell (Sunderland)311893/94Aston VillaSunderlandDerby CountyJack Southworth (Everton)271894/95Sunderland (3)EvertonAston VillaJohn Campbell (Sunderland)221895/96Aston Villa (2)Derby CountyEvertonJohnny Campbell (Aston Villa) Steve Bloomer (Derby County)201896/97Aston Villa (3)Sheffield UnitedDerby CountySteve Bloomer (Derby County)221897/98Sheffield UnitedSunderlandWolverhampton WanderersFred Wheldon (Aston Villa)211898/99Aston Villa (4)LiverpoolBurnleySteve Bloomer (Derby County)231899/00Aston Villa (5)Sheffield UnitedSunderlandBilly Garraty (Aston Villa)271900/01LiverpoolSunderlandNotts CountySteve Bloomer (Derby County)231901/02Sunderland (4)EvertonNewcastle UnitedJimmy Settle (Everton)181902/03The WednesdayAston VillaSunderlandSam Raybould (Liverpool)311903/04The Wednesday (2)Manchester CityEvertonSteve Bloomer (Derby County)201904/05Newcastle UnitedEvertonManchester CityArthur Brown (Sheffield United FC)221905/06Liverpool (2)Preston North EndThe WednesdayAlbert Shepherd (Bolton Wanderers)261906/07Newcastle United (2)Bristol CityEvertonAlex Young (Everton)301907/08Manchester UnitedAston VillaManchester CityEnoch West (Nottingham Forest)271908/09Newcastle United (3)EvertonSunderlandBert Freeman (Everton)381909/10Aston Villa (6)LiverpoolBlackburn RoversJack Parkinson (Liverpool)301910/11Manchester United (2)Aston VillaSunderlandAlbert Shepherd (Newcastle United)251911/12Blackburn RoversEvertonNewcastle UnitedHarry Hampton (Aston Villa) George Holley (Sunderland) David McLean (The Wednesday)251912/13Sunderland (5)Aston VillaThe WednesdayDavid McLean (The Wednesday)301913/14Blackburn Rovers (2)Aston VillaMiddlesbroughGeorge Elliot (Middlesbrough)321914/15Everton (2)Oldham AthleticBlackburn RoversBobby Parker (Everton)3519151919Prerušená z dôvodu Prvej svetovej vojny1919/20West Bromwich AlbionBurnleyChelseaFred Morris (West Bromwich Albion)371920/21BurnleyManchester CityBolton WanderersJoe Smith (Bolton Wanderers)381921/22Liverpool (3)Tottenham HotspurBurnleyAndy Wilson (Middlesbrough)311922/23Liverpool (4)SunderlandHuddersfield TownCharlie Buchan (Sunderland)301923/24Huddersfield TownCardiff CitySunderlandWilf Chadwick (Everton)281924/25Huddersfield Town (2)West Bromwich AlbionBolton WanderersFrank Roberts (Manchester City)311925/26Huddersfield Town (3)ArsenalSunderlandTed Harper (Blackburn Rovers)431926/27Newcastle United (4)Huddersfield TownSunderlandJimmy Trotter (The Wednesday)371927/28Everton (3)Huddersfield TownLeicester CityDixie Dean (Everton)601928/29The Wednesday (3)Leicester CityAston VillaDave Halliday (Sunderland)431929/30Sheffield Wednesday (4)Derby CountyManchester CityVic Watson (West Ham United)411930/31ArsenalAston VillaSheffield WednesdayTom Waring (Aston Villa)491931/32Everton (4)ArsenalSheffield WednesdayDixie Dean (Everton)441932/33Arsenal (2)Aston VillaSheffield WednesdayJack Bowers (Derby County)351933/34Arsenal (3)Huddersfield TownTottenham HotspurJack Bowers (Derby County)341934/35Arsenal (4)SunderlandSheffield WednesdayTed Drake (Arsenal)421935/36Sunderland (6)Derby CountyHuddersfield TownW. G. Richardson (West Bromwich Albion)391936/37Manchester CityCharlton AthleticArsenalFreddie Steele (Stoke City)331937/38Arsenal (5)Wolverhampton WanderersPreston North EndTommy Lawton (Everton)281938/39Everton (5)Wolverhampton WanderersCharlton AthleticTommy Lawton (Everton)3519391946Prerušená z dôvodu Druhej svetovej vojny1946/47Liverpool (5)Manchester UnitedWolverhampton WanderersDennis Westcott (Wolverhampton Wanderers)371947/48Arsenal (6)Manchester UnitedBurnleyRonnie Rooke (Arsenal)331948/49PortsmouthManchester UnitedDerby CountyWillie Moir (Bolton Wanderers)251949/50Portsmouth (2)Wolverhampton WanderersSunderlandDickie Davis (Sunderland)251950/51Tottenham HotspurManchester UnitedBlackpoolStan Mortensen (Blackpool)301951/52Manchester United (3)Tottenham HotspurArsenalGeorge Robledo (Newcastle United)331952/53Arsenal (7)Preston North EndWolverhampton WanderersCharlie Wayman (Preston North End)241953/54Wolverhampton WanderersWest Bromwich AlbionHuddersfield TownJimmy Glazzard (Huddersfield Town)291954/55ChelseaWolverhampton WanderersPortsmouthRonnie Allen (West Bromwich Albion)271955/56Manchester United (4)BlackpoolWolverhampton WanderersNat Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers)331956/57Manchester United (5)Tottenham HotspurPreston North EndJohn Charles (Leeds United)381957/58Wolverhampton Wanderers (2)Preston North EndTottenham HotspurBobby Smith (Tottenham Hotspur)361958/59Wolverhampton Wanderers (3)Manchester UnitedArsenalJimmy Greaves (Chelsea)331959/60Burnley (2)Wolverhampton WanderersTottenham HotspurDennis Viollet (Manchester United)321960/61Tottenham Hotspur (2)Sheffield WednesdayWolverhampton WanderersJimmy Greaves (Chelsea)411961/62Ipswich TownBurnleyTottenham HotspurRay Crawford (Ipswich Town) Derek Kevan (West Bromwich Albion)331962/63Everton (6)Tottenham HotspurBurnleyJimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)371963/64Liverpool (6)Manchester UnitedEvertonJimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)351964/65Manchester United (6)Leeds UnitedChelseaAndy McEvoy (Blackburn Rovers) Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)291965/66Liverpool (7)Leeds UnitedBurnleyWillie Irvine (Burnley)291966/67Manchester United (7)Nottingham ForestTottenham HotspurRon Davies (Southampton)371967/68Manchester City (2)Manchester UnitedLiverpoolGeorge Best (Manchester United) Ron Davies (Southampton)281968/69Leeds UnitedLiverpoolEvertonJimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur)271969/70Everton (7)Leeds UnitedChelseaJeff Astle (West Bromwich Albion)251970/71Arsenal (8)Leeds UnitedTottenham HotspurTony Brown (West Bromwich Albion)281971/72Derby CountyLeeds UnitedLiverpoolFrancis Lee (Manchester City)331972/73Liverpool (8)ArsenalLeeds UnitedPop Robson (West Ham United)281973/74Leeds United (2)LiverpoolDerby CountyMick Channon (Southampton)211974/75Derby County (2)LiverpoolIpswich TownMalcolm Macdonald (Newcastle United)211975/76Liverpool (9)Queens Park RangersManchester UnitedTed MacDougall (Norwich City)231976/77Liverpool (10)Manchester CityIpswich TownMalcolm Macdonald (Arsenal) Andy Gray (Aston Villa)251977/78Nottingham ForestLiverpoolEvertonBob Latchford (Everton)301978/79Liverpool (11)Nottingham ForestWest Bromwich AlbionFrank Worthington (Bolton Wanderers)241979/80Liverpool (12)Manchester UnitedIpswich TownPhil Boyer (Southampton)231980/81Aston Villa (7)Ipswich TownArsenalPeter Withe (Aston Villa) Steve Archibald (Tottenham Hotspur)201981/82Liverpool (13)Ipswich TownManchester UnitedKevin Keegan (Southampton)261982/83Liverpool (14)WatfordManchester UnitedLuther Blissett (Watford)271983/84Liverpool (15)SouthamptonNottingham ForestIan Rush (Liverpool)321984/85Everton (8)LiverpoolTottenham HotspurKerry Dixon (Chelsea) Gary Lineker (Leicester City)241985/86Liverpool (16)EvertonWest Ham UnitedGary Lineker (Everton)301986/87Everton (9)LiverpoolTottenham HotspurClive Allen (Tottenham Hotspur)331987/88Liverpool (17)Manchester UnitedNottingham ForestJohn Aldridge (Liverpool)261988/89Arsenal (9)LiverpoolNottingham ForestAlan Smith (Arsenal)231989/90Liverpool (18)Aston VillaTottenham HotspurGary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur)241990/91Arsenal (10)LiverpoolCrystal PalaceAlan Smith (Arsenal)221991/92Leeds United (3)Manchester UnitedSheffield WednesdayIan Wright (Crystal Palace/Arsenal)29
Hrubo sú zvýraznené tímy, ktoré zvíťazili v FA Cupe a v lige alebo zvíťazili v lige a európskom pohári.
Football League First Division (19922004, 2. úroveň)