Take a look through every winner of the EFL League Two, the fourth tier of English football.
The national fourth tier of English football was established in 1958 following the merger of the Third Division North and Third Division South.
It was rebranded as the Third Division in 1992 following the unveiling of the Premier League before being renamed to the Football League Two in 2004 and remoulded again as the EFL League Two in 2016.
Chesterfield are the most successful club in the fourth tier, winning four titles. The Spireites were crowned champions in 1970, 1985, 2011 and 2014.
Premier League side Brentford have three fourth division titles to their name and their most recent success in the league was in 2009. Brighton are another Premier League outfit with more than one fourth division titles, triumphing in 1965 and 2001.
Football League Fourth Division winners list (1958-1992)
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
1958/59 | Port Vale | Coventry City |
1959/60 | Walsall | Notts County |
1960/61 | Peterborough United | Crystal Palace |
1961/62 | Millwall | Colchester United |
1962/63 | Brentford | Oldham Athletic |
1963/64 | Gillingham | Carlisle United |
1964/65 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Millwall |
1965/66 | Doncaster Rovers | Darlington |
1966/67 | Stockport County | Southport |
1967/68 | Luton Town | Barnsley |
1968/69 | Doncaster Rovers | Halifax Town |
1969/70 | Chesterfield | Wrexham |
1970/71 | Notts County | Bournemouth |
1971/72 | Grimsby Town | Southend United |
1972/73 | Southport | Hereford United |
1973/74 | Peterborough United | Gillingham |
1974/75 | Mansfield Town | Shrewsbury Town |
1976/77 | Cambridge United | Exeter City |
1977/78 | Watford | Southend United |
1978/79 | Reading | Grimsby Town |
1979/80 | Huddersfield Town | Walsall |
1980/81 | Southend United | Lincoln City |
1981/82 | Sheffield United | Bradford City |
1982/83 | Wimbledon | Hull City |
1983/84 | York City | Doncaster Rovers |
1984/85 | Chesterfield | Blackpool |
1985/86 | Swindon Town | Chester City |
1986/87 | Northampton Town | Preston North End |
1987/88 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cardiff City |
1988/89 | Rotherham United | Tranmere Rovers |
1989/90 | Exeter City | Grimsby Town |
1990/91 | Darlington | Stockport County |
1991/92 | Burnley | Rotherham United |
Football League Third Division winners list (1992-2004)
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
1992/93 | Cardiff City | Wrexham |
1993/94 | Shrewsbury Town | Chester City |
1994/95 | Carlisle United | Walsall |
1995/96 | Preston North End | Gillingham |
1996/97 | Wigan Athletic | Fulham |
1997/98 | Notts County | Macclesfield Town |
1998/99 | Brentford | Cambridge United |
1999/00 | Swansea City | Rotherham United |
2000/01 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Cardiff City |
2001/02 | Plymouth Argyle | Luton Town |
2002/03 | Rushden & Diamonds | Hartlepool United |
2003/04 | Doncaster Rovers | Hull City |
EFL League Two winners list (2004-present)
Year | Champions | Runners-up |
2004/05 | Yeovil Town | Scunthorpe United |
2005/06 | Carlisle United | Northampton Town |
2006/07 | Walsall | Hartlepool United |
2007/08 | MK Dons | Peterborough United |
2008/09 | Brentford | Exeter City |
2009/10 | Notts County | Bournemouth |
2010/11 | Chesterfield | Bury |
2011/12 | Swindon Town | Shrewsbury Town |
2012/13 | Gillingham | Rotherham United |
2013/14 | Chesterfield | Scunthorpe United |
2014/15 | Burton Albion | Shrewsbury Town |
2015/16 | Northampton Town | Oxford United |
2016/17 | Portsmouth | Plymouth Argyle |
2017/18 | Accrington Stanley | Luton Town |
2018/19 | Lincoln City | Bury |
2019/20 | Swindon Town | Crewe Alexandra |
2020/21 | Cheltenham Town | Cambridge United |
2021/22 | Forest Green Rovers | Exeter City |
2022/23 | Leyton Orient | Stevenage |
2023/24 | Stockport County | Wrexham |
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