EFL League One previous winners list

Ellis Statham Updated: 21 Nov 24 13:18

We take a look at every winner of EFL League One since Plymouth Argyle lifted the trophy in 1959, then known as the Football League Third Division.

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The Football League Third Division was established in 1958, after previously being split into Football League Third Division North/South.

Plymouth were the first winners of the competition, beating Hull City to the title in the 1958/59 season.

Since the invention of The Football League Third Division, there has been two name changes, with the Football League Second Division introduced in 1992, and the Football League One/EFL League One established in 2004.

Plymouth are the most successful club in the third division of English football, winning the title on five occasions (including two Football League Third Division South trophies), most recently topping the table in 2023.

Portsmouth were the most recent team to win the EFL League On title in 2024 with an impressive 97 points.

EFL League One winners list

Football League Third Division (1958-1992)

Year:	Winner:	Runner-up:
1958/59	Plymouth Argyle	Hull City
1959/60	Southampton	Norwich City
1969/61	Bury	Walsall
1961/62	Portsmouth	Grimsby Town
1962/63	Northampton Town	Swindon Town
1963/64	Coventry City	Crystal Palace
1964/65	Carlisle United	Bristol City
1965/66	Hull City	Millwall
1966/67	Queens Park Rangers	Middlesbrough
1967/68	Oxford United	Bury
1968/69	Watford	Swindon Town
1969/70	Leyton Orient	Luton Town
1970/71	Preston North End	Fulham
1971/72	Aston Villa	Brighton and Hove Albion
1972/73	Bolton Wanderers	Notts County
1973/74	Oldham Athletic	Bristol Rovers
1974/75	Blackburn Rovers	Plymouth Argyle
1975/76	Hereford United	Cardiff City
1976/77	Mansfield Town	Brighton and Hove Albion
1977/78	Wrexham	Cambridge United
1978/79	Shrewsbury Town	Watford
1979/80	Grimsby Town	Blackburn Rovers
1980/81	Rotherham United	Barnsley
1981/82	Burnley	Carlisle United
1982/83	Portsmouth	Cardiff City
1983/84	Oxford United	Wimbledon
1984/85	Bradford City	Millwall
1985/86	Reading	Plymouth Argyle
1986/87	AFC Bournemouth	Middlesbrough
1987/88	Sunderland	Brighton and Hove Albion
1988/89	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield United
1989/90	Bristol Rovers	Bristol City
1990/91	Cambridge United	Southend United
1991/92	Brentford	Birmingham City

Football League Second Division (1992–2004)

Year:	Winner:	Runner-up:
1992/93	Stoke City	Bolton Wanderers
1993/94	Reading	Port Vale
1994/95	Birmingham City	Brentford
1995/96	Swindon Town	Oxford United
1996/97	Bury	Stockport County
1997/98	Watford	Bristol City
1998/99	Fulham	Walsall
1999/2000	Preston North End	Burnley
2000/01	Millwall	Rotherham United
2001/02	Brighton & Hove Albion	Reading
2002/03	Wigan Athletic	Crewe Alexandra
2003/04	Plymouth Argyle	Queens Park Rangers

Football League One/EFL League One (2004 onwards)

Year:	Winner:	Runner-up:
2004/05	Luton Town	Hull City
2005/06	Southend United	Colchester United
2006/07	Scunthorpe United	Bristol City
2007/08	Swansea City	Nottingham Forest
2008/09	Leicester City	Peterborough United
2009/10	Norwich City	Leeds United
2010/11	Brighton & Hove Albion	Southampton
2011/12	Charlton Athletic	Sheffield Wednesday
2012/13	Doncaster Rovers	Bournemouth
2013/14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Brentford
2014/15	Bristol City	Milton Keynes Dons
2015/16	Wigan Athletic	Burton Albion
2016/17	Sheffield United	Bolton Wanderers
2017/18	Wigan Athletic	Blackburn Rovers
2018/19	Luton Town	Barnsley
2019/20	Coventry City	Rotherham United
2020/21	Hull City	Peterborough United
2021/22	Wigan Athletic	Rotherham United
2022/23	Plymouth Argyle	Ipswich Town
2023/24	Portsmouth	Derby County