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Football League First Division - Definition and Overview

From the 1992-1993 to the 2003-2004 season, the Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League and the second-highest division in the overall English football league system. Before that it was the top division overall, but that ended with the creation of the FA Premier League.

The First Division was replaced by the Football League Championship prior to the start of the 2004/05 season.

Contents
1 Teams
2 Previous First Division champions

2.1 Winners of the old format First Division (1889-1992)
2.2 Winners of the new format First Division (1993-2004)

Teams

There were 24 teams in the First Division. At the end of each season the top two teams, together with the winner of the play-offs between the teams which finished in 3rd-6th position, were promoted to the Premier League and are replaced by the three teams that finished at the bottom of the Premier League. Similarly the three teams that finished at the bottom of the First Division were relegated to the Second Division and replaced by the teams which finished 1st, 2nd, and won the 3rd-6th place play-off winners, in that division.

Previous First Division champions

Winners of the old format First Division (1889-1992)

Year Winner
1889Preston North End
1890Preston North End
1891Everton
1892Sunderland
1893Sunderland
1894Aston Villa
1895Sunderland
1896Aston Villa
1897Aston Villa
1898Sheffield United
1899Aston Villa
1900Aston Villa
1901Liverpool
1902Sunderland
1903The Wednesday
1904The Wednesday
1905Newcastle United
1906Liverpool
1907Newcastle United
1908Manchester United
1909Newcastle United
1910Aston Villa
1911Manchester United
1912Blackburn Rovers
1913Sunderland
1914Blackburn Rovers
1915Everton
1916-19League suspended due to World War I
1920West Bromwich Albion
1921Burnley
1922Liverpool
1923Liverpool
1924Huddersfield Town
1925Huddersfield Town
1926Huddersfield Town
1927Newcastle United
1928Everton
1929Sheffield Wednesday
1930Sheffield Wednesday
1931Arsenal
1932Everton
1933Arsenal
1934Arsenal
1935Arsenal
1936Sunderland
1937Manchester City
1938Arsenal
1939Everton
1940-46League suspended due to World War II
1947Liverpool
1948Arsenal
1949Portsmouth
1950Portsmouth
1951Tottenham Hotspur
1952Manchester United
1953Arsenal
1954Wolverhampton Wanderers
1955Chelsea
1956Manchester United
1957Manchester United
1958Wolverhampton Wanderers
1959Wolverhampton Wanderers
1960Burnley
1961Tottenham Hotspur
1962Ipswich Town
1963Everton
1964Liverpool
1965Manchester United
1966Liverpool
1967Manchester United
1968Manchester City
1969Leeds United
1970Everton
1971Arsenal
1972Derby County
1973Liverpool
1974Leeds United
1975Derby County
1976Liverpool
1977Liverpool
1978Nottingham Forest
1979Liverpool
1980Liverpool
1981Aston Villa
1982Liverpool
1983Liverpool
1984Liverpool
1985Everton
1986Liverpool
1987Everton
1988Liverpool
1989Arsenal
1990Liverpool
1991Arsenal
1992Leeds United

Winners of the new format First Division (1993-2004)

Year Winner
1993Newcastle United
1994Crystal Palace
1995Middlesbrough
1996Sunderland
1997Bolton Wanderers
1998Nottingham Forest
1999Sunderland
2000Charlton Athletic
2001Fulham
2002Manchester City
2003Portsmouth
2004Norwich City
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