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 |
| Walsall | 2 | 1959–60, 2006–07 |
| 13 | 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 |
| Stockport County | 1 | 1966–67 |
| 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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