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Last updated on February 1, 2009
Football League Championship
Football
Originally called the Football League First Division, the Football League Championship was created for the 2004-2005 seasons. The first championship season played in 2005 had an attendance of 9.8 million people, which placed the League fourth in the World for attendance behind the FA Premier League, Spain's Primera division, and Germany's Bundesliga league. A large factor in its success is television revenue, which is enhanced by having 24 clubs involved in the league instead of the 20 clubs as some other divisions such as France's Ligue 1 and Italy's Series A. | Season | Winners | Winning Points Total | Won by (Points) | Player of the Year | Manager of the Year |
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| 2006/07 | Sunderland | 88 | 2 | Jason Koumas | Roy Keane | | 2005/06 | Reading | 106 | 16 | Phil Jagielka | Steve Coppell | | 2004/05 | Sunderland | 94 | 7 | — | Mick McCarthy | | 2003/04 | Norwich | 94 | 8 | — | Nigel Worthington | | 2002/03 | Portsmouth | 98 | 6 | — | Harry Redknapp | | 2001/02 | Manchester City | 99 | 10 | — | Kevin Keegan | | 2000/01 | Fulham | 101 | 10 | — | Jean Tigana | | 1999/00 | Charlton Athletic | 91 | 2 | — | Alan Curbishley | | 1998/99 | Sunderland | 105 | 18 | — | Peter Reid | | 1997/98 | Nottingham Forest | 94 | 3 | — | Dave Bassett | | 1996/97 | Bolton Wanderers | 98 | 18 | — | Colin Todd | | 1995/96 | Sunderland | 83 | 4 | — | Peter Reid | | 1994/95 | Middlesbrough | 82 | 3 | — | N/A | | 1993/94 | Crystal Palace | 90 | 7 | — | Alan Smith | | 1992/93 | Newcastle United | 96 | 8 | — | Kevin Keegan | | 1991/92 | Ipswich | 84 | 4 | — | John Lyall | | 1990/91 | Oldham | 88 | 1 | — | Joe Royle | | 1989/90 | Leeds | 85 | — | — | Howard Wilkinson | | 1988/89 | Chelsea | 99 | 17 | — | Bobby Campbell | | 1987/88 | Milwall | 82 | 4 | — | John Docherty | | 1986/87 | Derby | 84 | 6 | — | Arthur Cox | | 1985/86 | Norwich | 84 | 7 | — | Ken Brown | | 1984/85 | Oxford | 84 | 2 | — | Jim Smith | | 1983/84 | Chelsea | 88 | — | — | John Neal | | 1982/83 | QPR | 85 | 10 | — | Terry Venables | | 1981/82 | Luton | 88 | 8 | — | David Pleat | | 1980/81 | West Ham | 66 | 13 | — | John Lyall | | 1979/80 | Leicester | 55 | 1 | — | Jock Wallace | | 1978/79 | Crystal Palace | 57 | 1 | — | Terry Venables | | 1977/78 | Bolton Wanderers | 58 | 1 | — | Ian Greaves | | 1976/77 | Wolves | 57 | 2 | — | Sammy Chung | | 1975/76 | Sunderland | 56 | 3 | — | Bob Stokoe | | 1974/75 | Manchester United | 61 | 3 | — | Tommy Docherty | | 1973/74 | Middlesbrough | 65 | 15 | — | N/A | | 1972/73 | Burnley | 62 | 1 | — | Jimmy Adamson | | 1971/72 | Norwich | 57 | 1 | — | Ron Saunders | | 1970/71 | Leicester | 59 | 3 | — | N/A | | 1969/70 | Huddersfield | 60 | 7 | — | Ian Greaves | | 1968/69 | Derby | 63 | 6 | — | Brian Clough | | 1967/68 | Ipswich | 59 | 1 | — | Bill McGarry | | 1966/67 | Coventry | 59 | 1 | — | Jimmy Hill | | 1965/66 | Manchester City | 59 | 5 | — | Joe Mercer | | 1964/65 | Newcastle United | 57 | 1 | — | Joe Harvey | | 1963/64 | Leeds | 63 | 2 | — | Don Revie | | 1962/63 | Stoke | 53 | 1 | — | Tony Waddington | | 1961/62 | Liverpool | 62 | 8 | — | Bill Shankly | | 1960/61 | Ipswich | 59 | 1 | — | Alf Ramsey | | 1959/60 | Aston Villa | 59 | 1 | — | Joe Mercer | | 1958/59 | Sheffield Wednesday | 62 | 2 | — | Harry Catterick | | 1957/58 | West Ham | 57 | 1 | — | Ted Fenton | | 1956/57 | Leicester | 61 | 7 | — | David Haliday | | 1955/56 | Sheffield Wednesday | 55 | 3 | — | Eric Taylor | | 1954/55 | Birmingham | 54 | — | — | Arthur Turner | | 1953/54 | Leicester | 56 | — | — | Norman Bullock | | 1952/53 | Sheffield United | 60 | 2 | — | Reg Freeman | | 1951/52 | Sheffield Wednesday | 53 | 2 | — | Eric Taylor | | 1950/51 | Preston North End | 57 | 5 | — | Will Scott | | 1949/50 | Tottenham | 61 | 9 | — | Arthur Rowe | | 1948/49 | Fulham | 57 | 1 | — | Frank Osborne | | 1947/48 | Birmingham | 59 | 3 | — | Harry Storer | | 1946/47 | Manchester City | 62 | 4 | — | Sam Cowan | | 1945/46 | Event not held during World War II | | 1944/45 | | 1943/44 | | 1942/43 | | 1941/42 | | 1940/41 | | 1939/40 | | 1938/39 | Blackburn | 55 | 1 | — | Bob Crompton | | 1937/38 | Aston Villa | 57 | 4 | — | Jimmy Hogan | | 1936/37 | Leicester | 56 | 1 | — | Frank Womack | | 1935/36 | Manchester United | 56 | 1 | — | Scott Duncan | | 1934/35 | Brentford | 61 | 5 | — | Harry Curtis | | 1933/34 | Grimsby | 59 | 7 | — | Frank Womack | | 1932/33 | Stoke | 56 | 1 | — | Tom Mather | | 1931/32 | Wolves | 56 | 2 | — | Frank Buckley | | 1930/31 | Everton | 61 | 7 | — | Tom McIntosh | | 1929/30 | Blackpool | 58 | 3 | — | Harry Evans | | 1928/29 | Middlesbrough | 55 | 2 | — | N/A | | 1927/28 | Manchester City | 59 | 2 | — | Peter Hodge | | 1926/27 | Middlesbrough | 62 | 8 | — | N/A | | 1925/26 | Sheffield Wednesday | 60 | 3 | — | Robert Brown | | 1924/25 | Leicester | 59 | 2 | — | Peter Hodge | | 1923/24 | Leeds | 54 | 3 | — | Arthur Fairclough | | 1922/23 | Notts County | 53 | 2 | — | Albert Fisher | | 1921/22 | Nottingham Forest | 56 | 4 | — | Bob Masters | | 1920/21 | Birmingham | 58 | — | — | Frank Richards | | 1919/20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 70 | 6 | — | Peter McWilliam | | 1918/19 | Event not held during World War I | | 1917/18 | | 1916/17 | | 1915/16 | | 1914/15 | Derby | 53 | 3 | — | Jimmy Metheven | | 1913/14 | Notts County | 53 | 4 | — | Albert Fisher | | 1912/13 | Preston North End | 53 | 3 | — | Charlie Parker | | 1911/12 | Derby | 54 | — | — | Jimmy Methven | | 1910/11 | WBA | 53 | 2 | — | Fred Everiss | | 1909/10 | Manchester City | 54 | 1 | — | Harry Newbould | | 1908/09 | Bolton | 52 | 1 | — | John Somerville | | 1907/08 | Bradford City | 54 | 2 | — | N/A | | 1906/07 | Nottingham Forest | 60 | 3 | — | Harry Haslam | | 1905/06 | Bristol City | 66 | 4 | — | Henry 'Harry' Thickett | | 1904/05 | Liverpool | 58 | 2 | — | Tom Watson | | 1903/04 | Preston North End | 50 | 1 | — | EH Bahr | | 1902/03 | Manchester City | 54 | 3 | — | Tom Maley | | 1901/02 | WBA | 55 | 4 | — | Frank Heaven | | 1900/01 | Grimsby | 49 | 1 | — | H N Hickson | | 1899/00 | Sheffield Wednesday | 54 | 2 | — | Arthur Dickinson | | 1898/99 | Manchester City | 52 | 6 | — | Sam Omerod | | 1897/98 | Burnley | 48 | 3 | — | Harry Bradshaw | | 1896/97 | Notts County | 42 | 3 | — | Tom Harris | | 1895/96 | Liverpool | 46 | — | — | John McKenna | | 1894/95 | Bury | 48 | 9 | — | H S Hamer | | 1893/94 | Liverpool | 50 | 8 | — | John McKenna | | 1892/93 | Small Heath | 36 | 1 | — | N/A |
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