| 2007 | Manchester United | Chelsea | Liverpool | | | Drogba (Chelsea, 21) |
| 2006 | Chelsea | Manchester United | Liverpool | | | Henry (Arsenal, 27) |
| 2005 | Chelsea | Arsenal | Manchester United | | | Henry (Arsenal, 25) |
| 2004 | Arsenal | Chelsea | Manchester United | | | Henry (Arsenal, 30) |
| 2003 | Manchester United | Arsenal | Newcastle United | | | Van Nistelrooij (Manchester United, 25) |
| 2002 | Arsenal | Liverpool | Manchester United | | | Henry (Arsenal, 24) |
| 2001 | Manchester United | Arsenal | Liverpool | | | Hasselbaink (Chelsea, 23) |
| 2000 | Manchester United | Arsenal | Leeds United | | | Phillips (Sunderland, 30) |
| 1999 | Manchester United | Arsenal | Chelsea | | | Yorke, Owen, Hasselbaink (18) |
| 1998 | Arsenal | Manchester United | Liverpool | | | Dublin, Owen, Sutton (18) |
| 1997 | Manchester United | Newcastle United | Arsenal | | | Shearer (Newcastle United, 25) |
| 1996 | Manchester United | Newcastle United | Liverpool | | | Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 31) |
| 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | | | Shearer (Blackburn Rovers, 34) |
| 1994 | Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United | | | Cole (Newcastle United, 34) |
| 1993 | Manchester United | Aston Villa | Norwich City | | | Sheringham (Nottingham Forest/Tottenham Hotspur, 22) |
| 1992 | Leeds United | Manchester United | Sheffield Wednesday | | | Wright (Crystal Pal/Arsenal, 29) |
| 1991 | Arsenal | Liverpool | Crystal Palace | | | Chapman (Leeds United, 31) |
| 1990 | Liverpool | Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur, 24) |
| 1989 | Arsenal | Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | | | Smith (Arsenal, 23) |
| 1988 | Liverpool | Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | | | Aldridge (Liverpool, 26) |
| 1987 | Everton | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Allen (Tottenham Hotspur, 33) |
| 1986 | Liverpool | Everton | West Ham | | | Lineker (Everton, 30) |
| 1985 | Everton | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Dixon, Lineker (24) |
| 1984 | Liverpool | Southampton | Nottingham Forest | | | Rush (Liverpool, 32) |
| 1983 | Liverpool | Watford | Manchester United | | | Blissett (Watford, 27) |
| 1982 | Liverpool | Ipswich | Manchester United | | | Keegan (Southampton, 26) |
| 1981 | Aston Villa | Ipswich | Arsenal | | | Withe, Archibald (20) |
| 1980 | Liverpool | Manchester United | Ipswich | | | Boyer (Southampton, 23) |
| 1979 | Liverpool | Nottingham Forest | West Bromwich | | | Worthington (Bolton Wanderers, 24) |
| 1978 | Nottingham Forest | Liverpool | Everton | | | Latchford (Everton, 30) |
| 1977 | Liverpool | Manchester City | Ipswich | | | Macdonald, Gray (25) |
| 1976 | Liverpool | Queen's Park Rangers | Manchester United | | | MacDougall (Norwich City, 23) |
| 1975 | Derby County | Liverpool | Ipswich | | | Macdonald (Newcastle United, 21) |
| 1974 | Leeds United | Liverpool | Derby County | | | Channon (Southampton, 21) |
| 1973 | Liverpool | Arsenal | Leeds United | | | Robson (West Ham United, 28) |
| 1972 | Derby County | Leeds United | Liverpool | | | Lee (Manchester City, 33) |
| 1971 | Arsenal | Leeds United | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Brown (West Bromwich, 28) |
| 1970 | Everton | Leeds United | Chelsea | | | Astle (West Bromwich, 25) |
| 1969 | Leeds United | Liverpool | Everton | | | Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur, 27) |
| 1968 | Manchester City | Manchester United | Liverpool | | | Best, Davies (28) |
| 1967 | Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Davies (Southampton, 37) |
| 1966 | Liverpool | Leeds United | Burnley | | | Irvine (Burnley, 29) |
| 1965 | Manchester United | Leeds United | Chelsea | | | McEvoy, Greaves (29) |
| 1964 | Liverpool | Manchester United | Everton | | | Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur, 35) |
| 1963 | Everton | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley | | | Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur, 37) |
| 1962 | Ipswich | Burnley | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Crawford, Kevan (33) |
| 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Greaves (Chelsea, 41) |
| 1960 | Burnley | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Viollet (Manchester United, 22) |
| 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester United | Arsenal | | | Greaves (Chelsea, 33) |
| 1958 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Preston North End | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Smith (Tottenham Hotspur, 36) |
| 1957 | Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | Preston North End | | | Charles (Leeds United, 38) |
| 1956 | Manchester United | Blackpool | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Lofthouse (Bolton Wanderers, 33) |
| 1955 | Chelsea | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth | | | Allen (West Bromwich, 27) |
| 1954 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich | Huddersfield Town | | | Glazzard (Huddersfield, 29) |
| 1953 | Arsenal | Preston North End | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Wayman (Preston North End, 24) |
| 1952 | Manchester United | Tottenham Hotspur | Arsenal | | | Robledo (Newcastle United, 33) |
| 1951 | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester United | Blackpool | | | Mortensen (Blackpool, 30) |
| 1950 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sunderland | | | Davies (Sunderland, 25) |
| 1949 | Portsmouth | Manchester United | Derby County | | | Moir (Bolton Wanderers, 25) |
| 1948 | Arsenal | Manchester United | Burnley | | | Rooke (Arsenal, 33) |
| 1947 | Liverpool | Manchester United | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Westcott (Wolves, 37) |
| 1939 | Everton | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Charlton Athletic | | | Lawton (Everton, 35) |
| 1938 | Arsenal | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Preston North End | | | Lawton (Everton, 38) |
| 1937 | Manchester City | Charlton Athletic | Arsenal | | | Steel (Stoke City, 33) |
| 1936 | Sunderland | Derby County | Huddersfield Town | | | Glover, Carter, Gurney (31) |
| 1935 | Arsenal | Sunderland | Sheffield Wednesday | | | Drake (Arsenal, 42) |
| 1934 | Arsenal | Huddersfield Town | Tottenham Hotspur | | | Bowers (Derby County, 34) |
| 1933 | Arsenal | Aston Villa | Sheffield Wednesday | | | Bowers (Derby County, 35) |
| 1932 | Everton | Arsenal | Sheffield Wednesday | | | Dean (Everton, 44) |
| 1931 | Arsenal | Aston Villa | Sheffield Wednesday | | | Waring (Aston Villa, 49) |
| 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | Derby County | Manchester City | | | Watson (West Ham United, 41) |
| 1929 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leicester City | Aston Villa | | | Halliday (Sunderland, 43) |
| 1928 | Everton | Huddersfield Town | Leicester City | | | Dean (Everton, 60) |
| 1927 | Newcastle United | Huddersfield Town | Sunderland | | | Trotter (The Wednesday, 37) |
| 1926 | Huddersfield Town | Arsenal | Sunderland | | | Harper (Blackburn Rovers, 43) |
| 1925 | Huddersfield Town | West Bromwich | Bolton Wanderers | | | Roberts (Manchester City, 31) |
| 1924 | Huddersfield Town | Cardiff City | Sunderland | | | Chadwick (Everton, 28) |
| 1923 | Liverpool | Sunderland | Huddersfield Town | | | Buchan (Sunderland, 30) |
| 1922 | Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley | | | Wilson (Middlesbrough, 31) |
| 1921 | Burnley | Manchester City | Bolton Wanderers | | | Smith (Bolton Wanderers, 38) |
| 1920 | West Bromwich | Burnley | Chelsea | | | Morris (West Bromwich, 37) |
| 1915 | Everton | Oldham Athletic | Blackburn Rovers | | | Parker (Everton, 35) |
| 1914 | Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa | Middlesbrough | | | Elliott (Middlesbrough, 32) |
| 1913 | Sunderland | Aston Villa | Sheffield Wednesday | | | McLean (The Wednesday, 30) |
| 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | Everton | Newcastle United | | | Hampton, Holley, McLean (25) |
| 1911 | Manchester United | Aston Villa | Sunderland | | | Shepherd ( Newcastle United, 25) |
| 1910 | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Blackburn Rovers | | | Parkinson (Liverpool, 30) |
| 1909 | Newcastle United | Everton | Sunderland | | | Freeman (Everton, 38) |
| 1908 | Manchester United | Aston Villa | Manchester City | | | West (Nottingham Forest, 27) |
| 1907 | Newcastle United | Bristol City | Everton | | | Young (Everton, 28) |
| 1906 | Liverpool | Preston North End | Sheffield Wednesday | | | White (Bolton Wanderers, 26) |
| 1905 | Newcastle United | Everton | Manchester City | | | Brown (Sheffield United, 22) |
| 1904 | Sheffield Wednesday | Manchester City | Everton | | | Bloomer (Derby County, 20) |
| 1903 | Sheffield Wednesday | Aston Villa | Sunderland | | | Raybould (Liverpool, 31) |
| 1902 | Sunderland | Everton | Newcastle United | | | Settle (Everton, 18) |
| 1901 | Liverpool | Sunderland | Notts County | | | Bloomer (Derby County, 23) |
| 1900 | Aston Villa | Sheffield United | Sunderland | | | Garraty (Aston Villa, 27) |
| 1899 | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Burnley | | | Bloomer (Derby County, 23) |
| 1898 | Sheffield United | Sunderland | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Wheldon (Aston Villa, 21) |
| 1897 | Aston Villa | Sheffield United | Derby County | | | Bloomer (Derby County, 22) |
| 1896 | Aston Villa | Derby County | Everton | | | Campbell, Bloomer (20) |
| 1895 | Sunderland | Everton | Aston Villa | | | Campbell (Sunderland, 22) |
| 1894 | Aston Villa | Sunderland | Derby County | | | Southwarth (Everton, 27) |
| 1893 | Sunderland | Preston North End | Everton | | | Campbell (Sunderland, 31) |
| 1892 | Sunderland | Preston North End | Bolton Wanderers | | | Campbell ( Sunderland, 32) |
| 1891 | Everton | Preston North End | Notts County | | | Southwarth (Blackburn Rovers, 26) |
| 1890 | Preston North End | Everton | Blackburn Rovers | | | Ross (Preston North End, 24) |
| 1889 | Preston North End | Aston Villa | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | | Goodall ( Preston North End, 21) |
