| Year | Champion |
| 1958-59 | Port Vale |
| 1959-60 | Walsall |
| 1960-61 | Peterborough United |
| 1961-62 | Millwall |
| 1962-63 | Brentford |
| 1963-64 | Gillingham |
| 1964-65 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| 1965-66 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1966-67 | Stockport County |
| 1967-68 | Luton Town |
| 1968-69 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 1969-70 | Chesterfield |
| 1970-71 | Notts County |
| 1971-72 | Grimsby Town |
| 1972-73 | Southport |
| 1973-74 | Peterborough United |
| 1974-75 | Mansfield Town |
| 1975-76 | Lincoln City |
| 1976-77 | Cambridge United |
| 1977-78 | Watford |
| 1978-79 | Reading |
| 1979-80 | Huddersfield Town |
| 1980-81 | Southend United |
| 1981-82 | Sheffield United |
| 1982-83 | Wimbledon |
| 1983-84 | York City |
| 1984-85 | Chesterfield |
| 1985-86 | Swindon Town |
| 1986-87 | Northampton Town |
| 1987-88 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1988-89 | Rotherham United |
| 1989-90 | Exeter City |
| 1990-91 | Darlington |
| 1991-92 | Burnley |