The England Football Championship, now called the Premier League, is one of the most spectacular and debated in the world. In strength, it is second only to the Spanish and German leagues, but in terms of interest it clearly comes in first place, since during the tournament there is always an intense struggle between several clubs for the title. From the proposed article you will find out who they are, the champions of England in recent years.
This is very interesting information that will allow you to understand which clubs are now the strongest and which were previously. The first England football champions date back to the late nineteenth century, so you should understand that in one article it is impossible to take a look at the whole history of the founders of football. The winners of recent years will be considered.
Forties
Since a lot has changed in the game after the Second World War, the English football champions will be considered from the very end. So, the first official leader after the war was Liverpool (this was his fifth victory in history). It was followed by the sixth Arsenal championship, as well as two Portsmouth debut wins, which ended the decade.
Fifties
The champions of England in the fifties football were not too diverse. Only in 1951, 1953 and 1955 won Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea respectively. In other years, the leadership was shared by Manchester United (three championships) and Wolverhampton (also three victories). An interesting fact is that in 1954 Wolverhampton won its first trophy - and immediately began to show impressive results.
Sixties
In the sixties, the football champions of England were divided by year as follows: Burnley in 1960, Tottenham in 1961, and Ipswich became the first winner in 1962. Everton won in 1963, Liverpool in 1964, Manchester United in 1965. Again Liverpool found themselves at the top of the tournament in 1966, again Manchester United in 1967, Manchester City in 1968. Leeds won their first championship in 1969.
Seventies
Liverpool achieved incredible success in the seventies, having won the championship four times: in 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1979 (five, if you count 1980). In addition to this club, at the beginning of the decade the trophy went to Everton and Arsenal. In 1972, for the first time in the championship, the Derby club won, and in 1978, the trophy for the first time passed into the hands of the Nottingham Forest club representatives. However, the tournament did not end there - the list of England football champions continues.
Eighties
The eighties marked the end of the First Division of the Football League of England. That was the name of the national championship all this time. The last England soccer champions over the years, in this championship format, were diverse, but Liverpool continued to dominate. After winning in 1980 and failing in 1981, when Ipswich took the first place in the tournament, Liverpool became the leader of the championship three times in a row. From 1985 to 1988, a fight was fought between Liverpool and Everton. Clubs took turns in taking the championship title, until Arsenal put an end to this in 1989.
Nineties
The First Division of the Football League of England lasted another three years, and during this time Liverpool, Arsenal and Leeds won. And since the 1992/93 season, the winners of the Premier League have been determined, which remains relevant to this day. The first champion was Manchester United, who had been waiting for this since 1967. And it was precisely this club that remained dominant until the end of the decade. He won the Manchester Championship four more times: in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999. In 1995, a series of victories was interrupted by "Blackburn", and in 1998 - "Arsenal".
Zero
The beginning and end of the nulls also remained with Manchester, who won the Premier League in 2000, 2001 and 2003 (in 2002 the title was assigned to Arsenal), and then three times in a row - from 2007 to 2009. In 2004, Arsenal also won, and then Chelsea won twice in a row. He gained a second wind thanks to financial injections. These were the second and third victories in the history of the club, the first he won, as you recall, back in 1955.
Present
In 2010, Chelsea won the Premier League for the fourth time in history, and in 2011 Manchester came as close as possible to becoming the champion for the twentieth time. The following year, financial injections helped to win the third-ever victory for the Manchester City club, which last became a triumph in 1968. In the next two years, two clubs from Manchester issued another championship. Moreover, Manchester United won the championship of England for the twentieth time. In 2015, the victory remained with Chelsea, but the 2016 British football champion is Leicester (head coach Claudio Ranieri), who only recently made his way to the big leagues. It was a real football miracle. Absolutely not a stellar cast from a town with a population of 300 thousand people proved that in our time it is possible to achieve success with the help of great labor.