| Year | Champion |
| 1946-47 | Liverpool |
| 1947-48 | Arsenal |
| 1948-49 | Portsmouth |
| 1949-50 | Portsmouth |
| 1950-51 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1951-52 | Manchester United |
| 1952-53 | Arsenal |
| 1953-54 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1954-55 | Chelsea |
| 1955-56 | Manchester United |
| 1956-57 | Manchester United |
| 1957-58 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1958-59 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 1959-60 | Burnley |
| 1960-61 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 1961-62 | Ipswich Town |
| 1962-63 | Everton |
| 1963-64 | Liverpool |
| 1964-65 | Manchester United |
| 1965-66 | Liverpool |
| 1966-67 | Manchester United |
| 1967-68 | Manchester City |
| 1968-69 | Leeds United |
| 1969-70 | Everton |
| 1970-71 | Arsenal |
| 1971-72 | Derby County |
| 1972-73 | Liverpool |
| 1973-74 | Leeds United |
| 1974-75 | Derby County |
| 1975-76 | Liverpool |
| 1976-77 | Liverpool |
| 1977-78 | Nottingham Forest |
| 1978-79 | Liverpool |
| 1979-80 | Liverpool |
| 1980-81 | Aston Villa |
| 1981-82 | Liverpool |
| 1982-83 | Liverpool |
| 1983-84 | Liverpool |
| 1984-85 | Everton |
| 1985-86 | Liverpool |
| 1986-87 | Everton |
| 1987-88 | Liverpool |
| 1988-89 | Arsenal |
| 1989-90 | Liverpool |
| 1990-91 | Arsenal |
| 1991-92 | Leeds United |