The English Football League (EFL) is an annual football tournament which was founded in 1960. The competition consists of ninety-two clubs from the English Football League and the Premier League. Liverpool FC currently holds the record of 10 English Football League titles and they are the current Champions of the tournament. Below is the list of Clubs that won the English Football League title and their runners-up.
LIVERPOOL FC (10 TITLES)
Liverpool FC has won ten English Football League titles and they are currently the club with the most titles.
TITLE | YEAR | Runners-up |
1st | 1981 | West Ham United |
2nd | 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur |
3rd | 1983 | Manchester United |
4th | 1984 | Everton |
5th | 1995 | Bolton Wanderers |
6th | 2001 | Birmingham City |
7th | 2003 | Manchester United |
8th | 2012 | Cardiff City |
9th | 2022 | Chelsea |
10th | 2024 | Chelsea |
MANCHESTER CITY (8 TITLES)
Manchester City has won eight English Football League titles and they are the second club with the most titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1970 | West Bromwich Albion |
2nd | 1976 | Newcastle United |
3rd | 2014 | Sunderland |
4th | 2016 | Liverpool |
5th | 2018 | Arsenal |
6th | 2019 | Chelsea |
7th | 2020 | Aston Villa |
8th | 2021 | Tottenham Hotspur |
MANCHESTER UNITED (6 TITLES)
Manchester United has won six English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1992 | Nottingham Forest |
2nd | 2006 | Wigan Athletic |
3rd | 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur |
4th | 2010 | Aston Villa |
5th | 2017 | Southampton |
6th | 2023 | Newcastle United |
ASTON VILLA (5 TITLES)
Aston Villa has won five English Football League titles and they were the first club to take the title when it was founded.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1961 | Rotherham United |
2nd | 1975 | Norwich City |
3rd | 1977 | Everton |
4th | 1994 | Manchester United |
5th | 1996 | Leeds United |
CHELSEA FC (5 TITLES)
Chelsea FC has won five English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1965 | Leicester City |
2nd | 1998 | Middlesbrough |
3rd | 2005 | Liverpool |
4th | 2007 | Arsenal |
5th | 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur |
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (4 TITLES)
Tottenham Hotspur has won four English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1971 | Aston Villa |
2nd | 1973 | Norwich City |
3rd | 1999 | Leicester City |
4th | 2008 | Chelsea |
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4 TITLES)
Nottingham Forest has won four English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1978 | Liverpool |
2nd | 1979 | Southampton |
3rd | 1989 | Luton Town |
4th | 1990 | Oldham City |
LEICESTER CITY (3 TITLES)
Leicester City has won three English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1964 | Stoke City |
2nd | 1997 | Middlesbrough |
3rd | 2000 | Tranmere Rovers |
NORWICH CITY (2 TITLES)
Norwich City has won two English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1962 | Rochdale |
2nd | 1985 | Sunderland |
BIRMINGHAM CITY (2 TITLES)
Birmingham City has won two English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1963 | Aston Villa |
2nd | 2011 | Arsenal |
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (2 TITLES)
Wolverhampton Wanderers which are commonly known as Wolves has won two English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1974 | Manchester City |
2nd | 1980 | Nottingham Forest |
ARSENAL FC (2 TITLES)
Arsenal has won two English Football League titles.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1987 | Liverpool |
2nd | 1993 | Sheffield Wednesday |
WEST BROMWICH ALBION (1 TITLE)
West Bromwich Albion has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1966 | West Ham United |
QUEENS PARK RANGERS (1 TITLE)
Queens Park Rangers has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1967 | West Bromwich Albion |
LEADS UNITED (1 TITLE)
Leads United has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1968 | Arsenal |
SWINDON TOWN (1 TITLE)
Swindon Town has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1969 | Arsenal |
STOKE CITY (1 TITLE)
Stoke City has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1972 | Chelsea |
OXFORD UNITED (1 TITLE)
Oxford United has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1986 | Queens Park Rangers |
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY (1 TITLE)
Sheffield Wednesday has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1991 | Manchester United |
LUTON TOWN (1 TITLE)
Luton Town has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 1988 | Arsenal |
BLACKBURN ROVERS (1 TITLE)
Blackburn Rovers has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 2002 | Tottenham Hotspur |
MIDDLESBROUGH (1 TITLE)
Middlesbrough has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 2004 | Bolton Wanderers |
SWANSEA CITY (1 TITLE)
Swansea City has won one English Football League title.
TITLE | YEAR | RUNNERS-UP |
1st | 2013 | Bradford City |
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