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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 Football League Two .
Season
Winner
Runner-up
Also promoted
Play-off winner
1958–59
Port Vale
Coventry City
York City , Shrewsbury Town
1959–60
Walsall
Notts County
Torquay United , Watford
1960–61
Peterborough United
Crystal Palace
Northampton Town , Bradford
1961–62
Millwall
Colchester United
Wrexham , Carlisle United
1962–63
Brentford
Oldham Athletic
Crewe Alexandra , Mansfield Town
1963–64
Gillingham
Carlisle United
Workington , Exeter City
1964–65
Brighton & Hove Albion
Millwall
York City, Oxford United
1965–66
Doncaster Rovers
Darlington
Torquay United, Colchester United
1966–67
Stockport County
Southport
Barrow , Tranmere Rovers
1967–68
Luton Town
Barnsley
Hartlepools United , Crewe Alexandra
1968–69
Doncaster Rovers (2)
Halifax Town
Rochdale , Bradford City
1969–70
Chesterfield
Wrexham
Swansea City , Port Vale
1970–71
Notts County
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Oldham Athletic, York City
1971–72
Grimsby Town
Southend United
Brentford, Scunthorpe United
1972–73
Southport
Hereford United
Cambridge United , Aldershot
1973–74
Peterborough United (2)
Gillingham
Colchester United, Bury
1974–75
Mansfield Town
Shrewsbury Town
Rotherham United , Chester City
1975–76
Lincoln City
Northampton Town
Reading , Tranmere Rovers
1976–77
Cambridge United
Exeter City
Colchester United, Bradford City
1977–78
Watford
Southend United
Swansea City , Brentford
1978–79
Reading
Grimsby Town
Wimbledon , Barnsley
1979–80
Huddersfield Town
Walsall
Newport County , Portsmouth
1980–81
Southend United
Lincoln City
Doncaster Rovers, Wimbledon
1981–82
Sheffield United
Bradford City
Wigan Athletic , AFC Bournemouth
1982–83
Wimbledon
Hull City
Port Vale, Scunthorpe United
1983–84
York City
Doncaster Rovers
Reading, Bristol City
1984–85
Chesterfield (2)
Blackpool
Darlington, Bury
1985–86
Swindon Town
Chester City
Mansfield Town, Port Vale
1986–87
Northampton Town
Preston North End
Southend United
Aldershot
1987–88
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Cardiff City
Bolton Wanderers
Swansea City
1988–89
Rotherham United
Tranmere Rovers
Crewe Alexandra
Leyton Orient
1989–90
Exeter City
Grimsby Town
Southend United
Cambridge United
1990–91
Darlington
Stockport County
Hartlepool United , Peterborough United
Torquay United
1991–92
Burnley
Rotherham United
Mansfield Town
Blackpool
Number of titles overall [ edit ]
Clubs in bold are competing in the 2023–24 EFL League Two .
Rank
Club
Winners
Winning seasons
1
Chesterfield
4
1969–70 , 1984–85 , 2010–11 , 2013–14
2
Brentford
3
1962–63 , 1998–99 , 2008–09
Doncaster Rovers
3
1965–66 , 1968–69 , 2003–04
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
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
References [ edit ]
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