List of winners of the EFL League Two and predecessors

English League (4th tier) Country England Founded 1958 Number of teams 24 (2025–26 season) Current champions Bromley (2025–26) Most successful club Chesterfield and Doncaster Rovers(4 championships each)

A national fourth tier of English league football was established in 1958–59, as the Fourth Division. It was formed from the merger of the Third Division North and the Third Division South. In 1992, with the departure of the First Division clubs to become the Premier League, the fourth tier became known as the Third Division. Since 2004 it has been known as League Two.

Football League Fourth Division (1958–1992) SeasonChampionsRunners-upAlso promotedPlay-off winners1958–59Port ValeCoventry CityYork City, Shrewsbury TownNo play-offs1959–60WalsallNotts CountyTorquay United, Watford1960–61Peterborough UnitedCrystal PalaceNorthampton Town, Bradford1961–62MillwallColchester UnitedWrexham, Carlisle United1962–63BrentfordOldham AthleticCrewe Alexandra, Mansfield Town1963–64GillinghamCarlisle UnitedWorkington, Exeter City1964–65Brighton & Hove AlbionMillwallYork City, Oxford United1965–66Doncaster RoversDarlingtonTorquay United, Colchester United1966–67Stockport CountySouthportBarrow, Tranmere Rovers1967–68Luton TownBarnsleyHartlepools United, Crewe Alexandra1968–69Doncaster Rovers (2)Halifax TownRochdale, Bradford City1969–70ChesterfieldWrexhamSwansea City, Port Vale1970–71Notts CountyBournemouth & Boscombe AthleticOldham Athletic, York City1971–72Grimsby TownSouthend UnitedBrentford, Scunthorpe United1972–73SouthportHereford UnitedCambridge United, Aldershot1973–74Peterborough United (2)GillinghamColchester United, Bury1974–75Mansfield TownShrewsbury TownRotherham United, Chester City1975–76Lincoln CityNorthampton TownReading, Tranmere Rovers1976–77Cambridge UnitedExeter CityColchester United, Bradford City1977–78WatfordSouthend UnitedSwansea City, Brentford1978–79ReadingGrimsby TownWimbledon, Barnsley1979–80Huddersfield TownWalsallNewport County, Portsmouth1980–81Southend UnitedLincoln CityDoncaster Rovers, Wimbledon1981–82Sheffield UnitedBradford CityWigan Athletic, AFC Bournemouth1982–83WimbledonHull CityPort Vale, Scunthorpe United1983–84York CityDoncaster RoversReading, Bristol City1984–85Chesterfield (2)BlackpoolDarlington, Bury1985–86Swindon TownChester CityMansfield Town, Port Vale1986–87Northampton TownPreston North EndSouthend UnitedAldershot1987–88Wolverhampton WanderersCardiff CityBolton WanderersSwansea City1988–89Rotherham UnitedTranmere RoversCrewe AlexandraLeyton Orient1989–90Exeter CityGrimsby TownSouthend UnitedCambridge United1990–91DarlingtonStockport CountyHartlepool United, Peterborough UnitedTorquay United1991–92BurnleyRotherham UnitedMansfield TownBlackpool

Football League Third Division (1992–2004) SeasonChampionsRunners-upAlso promotedPlay-off winners1992–93Cardiff CityWrexhamBarnetYork City1993–94Shrewsbury TownChester CityCrewe AlexandraWycombe Wanderers1994–95Carlisle UnitedWalsall— Chesterfield1995–96Preston North EndGillinghamBuryPlymouth Argyle1996–97Wigan AthleticFulhamCarlisle UnitedNorthampton Town1997–98Notts County (2)Macclesfield TownLincoln CityColchester United1998–99Brentford (2)Cambridge UnitedCardiff CityScunthorpe United1999–2000Swansea CityRotherham UnitedNorthampton TownPeterborough United2000–01Brighton & Hove Albion (2)Cardiff CityChesterfieldBlackpool2001–02Plymouth ArgyleLuton TownMansfield TownCheltenham Town2002–03Rushden & DiamondsHartlepool UnitedWrexhamAFC Bournemouth2003–04Doncaster Rovers (3)Hull CityTorquay UnitedHuddersfield Town

Football League Two/EFL League Two (2004 onwards) SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird placePlay-off winners2004–05Yeovil TownScunthorpe UnitedSwansea CitySouthend United2005–06Carlisle United (2)Northampton TownLeyton OrientCheltenham Town2006–07Walsall (2)Hartlepool UnitedSwindon TownBristol Rovers2007–08Milton Keynes DonsPeterborough UnitedHereford United Stockport County2008–09Brentford (3)Exeter CityWycombe WanderersGillingham2009–10 Notts County (3)BournemouthRochdaleDagenham & Redbridge2010–11Chesterfield (3)BuryWycombe WanderersStevenage2011–12Swindon Town (2)Shrewsbury TownCrawley TownCrewe Alexandra2012–13Gillingham (2)Rotherham UnitedPort ValeBradford City2013–14Chesterfield (4)Scunthorpe UnitedRochdaleFleetwood Town2014–15Burton AlbionShrewsbury TownBurySouthend United2015–16Northampton Town (2) Oxford UnitedBristol RoversAFC Wimbledon2016–17PortsmouthPlymouth Argyle Doncaster RoversBlackpool2017–18Accrington StanleyLuton TownWycombe WanderersCoventry City2018–19Lincoln City (2)BuryMilton Keynes DonsTranmere Rovers2019–20Swindon Town (3)Crewe AlexandraPlymouth ArgyleNorthampton Town2020–21Cheltenham TownCambridge UnitedBolton WanderersMorecambe2021–22Forest Green RoversExeter CityBristol RoversPort Vale2022–23Leyton OrientStevenageNorthampton TownCarlisle United 2023–24Stockport County (2)WrexhamMansfield TownCrawley Town 2024–25Doncaster Rovers (4)Port ValeBradford CityAFC Wimbledon2025–26 Bromley Milton Keynes Dons Cambridge UnitedNotts County

Number of titles overall Clubs in bold are competing in the 2025–26 EFL League Two.

Rank Club Winners Winning seasons 1 Chesterfield 4 1969–70, 1984–85, 2010–11, 2013–14 Doncaster Rovers 4 1965–66, 1968–69, 2003–04, 2024–25 2 Brentford 3 1962–63, 1998–99, 2008–09 Notts County 3 1970–71, 1997–98, 2009–10 Swindon Town 3 1985–86, 2011–12, 2019–20 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1964–65, 2000–01 Carlisle United 2 1994–95, 2005–06 Gillingham 2 1963–64, 2012–13 Lincoln City 2 1975–76, 2018–19 Northampton Town 2 1986–87, 2015–16 Peterborough United 2 1960–61, 1973–74 Stockport County 2 1966–67, 2023–24 Walsall 2 1959–60, 2006–07 14 Accrington Stanley 1 2017–18 Bromley 1 2025–26 Burnley 1 1991–92 Burton Albion 1 2014–15 Cambridge United 1 1976–77 Cardiff City 1 1992–93 Cheltenham Town 1 2020–21 Darlington 1 1990–91 Exeter City 1 1989–90 Forest Green Rovers 1 2021–22 Grimsby Town 1 1971–72 Huddersfield Town 1 1979–80 Leyton Orient 1 2022–23 Luton Town 1 1967–68 Mansfield Town 1 1974–75 Millwall 1 1961–62 Milton Keynes Dons 1 2007–08 Plymouth Argyle 1 2001–02 Port Vale 1 1958–59 Portsmouth 1 2016–17 Preston North End 1 1995–96 Reading 1 1978–79 Rotherham United 1 1988–89 Rushden & Diamonds 1 2002–03 Sheffield United 1 1981–82 Shrewsbury Town 1 1993–94 Southend United 1 1980–81 Southport 1 1972–73 Swansea City 1 1999–2000 Watford 1 1977–78 Wigan Athletic 1 1996–97 Wimbledon 1 1982–83 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1987–88 Yeovil Town 1 2004–05 York City 1 1983–84

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