Central League
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Central League |
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Formed in 1911, the Central League originally had a mixture of Football League club reserve teams and other clubs' first teams. When the Football League formed a Third Division North in 1921, all the first teams playing in the Central League were elected to that, and since then the Central League has consisted solely of reserve teams.
| Season | Champions | ||||
| 1911-12 | Lincoln City | ||||
| 1912-13 | Manchester United reseves | ||||
| 1913-14 | Everton reserves | ||||
| 1914-15 | Huddersfield Town reserves | ||||
| 1915-19 | Comeptition suspended during World War I | ||||
| 1919-20 | Blackpool reserves | ||||
| 1920-21 | Manchester United reserves | ||||
| 1921-22 | Sheffield United reserves | ||||
| 1922-23 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | ||||
| 1923-24 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | ||||
| 1924-25 | Huddersfield Town reserves | ||||
| 1925-26 | Huddersfield Town reserves | ||||
| 1926-27 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | ||||
| 1927-28 | Stoke City reserves | ||||
| 1928-29 | Sheffield Wednesday reserves | ||||
| 1929-30 | Aston Villa reserves | ||||
| 1930-31 | Huddersfield Town reserves | ||||
| 1931-32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1932-33 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | ||||
| 1933-34 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | ||||
| 1934-35 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | ||||
| 1935-36 | Derby County reserves | ||||
| 1936-37 | Leeds United reserves | ||||
| 1937-38 | Everton reserves | ||||
| 1938-39 | Manchester United reserves | ||||
| 1939-45 | Comeptition suspended during World War I | ||||
| 1945-46 | Sheffield Wednesday reserves | ||||
| 1946-47 | Manchester United reserves | ||||
| 1947-48 | Newcastle United reserves | ||||
| 1948-49 | Burnley reserves | ||||
| 1949-50 | Blackpool reserves | ||||
| 1950-51 | Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1951-52 | Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1952-53 | Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1953-54 | Everton reserves | ||||
| 1954-55 | Bolton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1955-56 | Manchester United reserves | ||||
| 1956-57 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1957-58 | Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1958-59 | Wolverhampton Wanderers reserves | ||||
| 1959-60 | Manchester United reserves | ||||
| 1960-61 | Sheffield Wednesday reserves | ||||
| 1961-62 | Burnley reserves | ||||
| 1962-63 | Burnley reserves | ||||
| 1963-64 | Aston Villa reserves | ||||
| 1964-65 | Blackburn Rovers reserves | ||||
| 1965-66 | Sheffield United reserves | ||||
| 1966-67 | Blackburn Rovers reserves | ||||
| 1967-68 | Everton reserves | ||||
| 1968-69 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1969-70 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1970-71 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1971-72 | Derby County reserves | ||||
| 1972-73 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1973-74 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1974-75 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1975-76 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1976-77 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1977-78 | Manchester City reserves | ||||
| 1978-79 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1979-80 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1980-81 | Liverpool reserves | ||||
| 1981-82 | Liverpool reserves |
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 | |||
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| 1982-83 | West Bromwich Albion reserves | Nottingham Forest reserves | |||
| 1983-84 | Liverpool reserves | Bradford City reserves | |||
| 1984-85 | Liverpool reserves | Leicester City reserves | |||
| 1985-86 | Derby County reserves | Oldham Athletic reserves | |||
| 1986-87 | Manchester City reserves | Huddersfield Town reserves | |||
| 1987-88 | Nottingham Forest reserves | Blackburn Rovers reserves | |||
| 1988-89 | Nottingham Forest reserves | Hull City reserves | |||
| 1989-90 | Liverpool reserves | Sunderland reserves | |||
| 1990-91 | Sheffield Wednesday reserves | West Bromwich Albion reserves | |||
| 1991-92 | Nottingham Forest reserves | Stoke City reserves | |||
| 1992-93 | Aston Villa reserves | Derby County reserves | |||
| 1993-94 | Manchester United reserves | Tranmere Rovers reserves | |||
| 1994-95 | Bolton Wanderers reserves | Newcastle United reserves |
| Season | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | ||
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| 1995-96 | Manchester United reserves | Middlesbrough reserves | Wrexham reserves |
| Season | Premier Division | Division 1 | Division 2 | Division 3 | |
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| 1996-97 | Manchester United reserves | Preston North End reserves | Grimsby Town reserves | Rochdale reserves | |
| 1997-98 | Leeds United reserves | Sunderland reserves | Burnley reserves | Scarborough reserves | |
| 1998-99 | Sunderland reserves | Coventry City reserves | Newcastle United reserves | Scunthorpe United reserves |
| Season | Premier Division | Division 1 | Division 2 | ||
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| 1999-00 | Manchester City reserves | Rotherham United reserves | Wigan Athletic reserves | ||
| 2000-01 | Tranmere Rovers reserves | Sheffield United reserves | Bury reserves | ||
| 2001-02 | Preston North End reserves | Walsall reserves | Macclesfield Town reserves |
| Season | Premier Division | Division 1 West | Division 1 East |
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| 2002-03 | Sheffield United reserves | Stoke City reserves | Hull City reserves |
| 2003-04 | Stoke City reserves | Wigan Athletic reserves | Hartlepool United reserves |
| 2004-05 | Hull City reserves | Manchester United reserves | Huddersfield Town reserves |
In 2005, the league re-organised into three geographical divisions. For three seasons, a play-off series was organised to determine the overall Champions (involving the three divisional title winners and the best second-placed team), but after the overall winners had been the best second-placed team two years in a row, from 2008 the overall title was awarded to the divisional winner with the best points per game tally.
| Season | Central Division | East Division | West Division | Overall Champions |
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| 2005-06 | Sheffield Wednesday reserves | Doncaster Rovers reserves | Carlisle United reserves | Doncaster Rovers reserves |
| 2006-07 | Birmingham City reserves | Rotherham United reserves | Oldham Athletic reserves | Nottingham Forest reserves |
| 2007-08 | Nottingham Forest reserves | Hartlepool United reserves | Morecambe reserves | Manchester City reserves |
| 2008-09 | Shrewsbury Town reserves | Leeds United reserves | Burnley reserves | Shrewsbury Town reserves |
| 2009-10 | Derby County reserves | Leeds United reserves | Wrexham reserves | Wrexham reserves |
| 2010-11 | Derby County reserves | Middlesbrough reserves | Preston North End reserves | Preston North End reserves |
| 2011-12 | Sheffield United reserves | Middlesbrough reserves | Preston North End reserves | Middlesbrough reserves |
For 2012-13 the league played two different sets of fixtures, one split East and West as before, the other split Divisions One and Two. The overall champion was still the best East or West winner (on points per game) as before.
| Season | East Division | West Division | Division One | Division Two | Overall Champions |
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| 2012-13 | Hull City reserves | Walsall reserves | Shrewsbury Town reserves | Port Vale reserves | Hull City reserves |
That system was quickly dropped and for 13-14 it was back to just East and West sections, playing each other twice.
| Season | East Division | West Division | Overall Champions |
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| 2013-14 | Hull City reserves | Wigan Athletic reserves | Hull City reserves |
A South Division was added for 2014-15.
| Season | East Division | South Division | West Division |
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| 2014-15 | Hull City reserves | Luton Town reserves | Port Vale reserves |
| 2015-16 | Notts County reserves | AFC Bournemouth reserves | Bradford City reserves |
The divisions were re-organised into 4 regions for 2016-17. In addition, the SE and SW sections are also playing further fixtures in a Combined Section.
| Season | North East Division | North West Division | South East Division | South West Division | Combined Division |
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| 2016-17 | Grimsby Town reserves | Walsall reserves | AFC Bournemouth reserves | Exeter City reserves | AFC Wimbledon reserves |
In 2017, there was another re-organisation
| Season | Northern A Division | Northern B Division | South East Division | South West Division |
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| 2017-18 | Port Vale reserves | Mansfield Town reserves | AFC Wimbledon reserves | Bristol Rovers reserves |
And of course, another in 2018, this time to just two sections.
| Season | North Division | South Division |
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| 2018-19 | Wigan Athletic reserves | Milton Keynes Dons reserves |
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