Chronological List of First Major Trophy Winners (English Clubs)
# Club Name at First Win Year Major Trophy Won Current Club Name
1 Wanderers 1872 FA Cup Dissolved (1887)
2 Oxford University 1874 FA Cup Oxford University AFC
3 Royal Engineers 1875 FA Cup Royal Engineers AFC
4 Old Etonians 1879 FA Cup Old Etonians FC
5 Clapham Rovers 1880 FA Cup Dissolved (1914)
6 Old Carthusians 1881 FA Cup Old Carthusians FC
7 Blackburn Olympic 1883 FA Cup Dissolved (1889)
8 Blackburn Rovers 1884 FA Cup Blackburn Rovers
9 Aston Villa 1887 FA Cup Aston Villa
10 West Bromwich Albion 1888 FA Cup West Bromwich Albion
11 Preston North End 1889 League Title / FA Cup Preston North End
12 Everton 1891 League Title Everton
13 Sunderland 1892 League Title Sunderland
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1893 FA Cup Wolverhampton Wanderers
15 Notts County 1894 FA Cup Notts County
16 The Wednesday 1896 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday
17 Sheffield United 1898 League Title Sheffield United
18 Nottingham Forest 1898 FA Cup Nottingham Forest
19 Bury 1900 FA Cup Bury FC
20 Liverpool 1901 League Title Liverpool
21 Tottenham Hotspur 1901 FA Cup Tottenham Hotspur
22 Manchester City 1904 FA Cup Manchester City
23 Newcastle United 1905 League Title Newcastle United
24 Manchester United 1908 League Title Manchester United
25 Bradford City 1911 FA Cup Bradford City
26 Barnsley 1912 FA Cup Barnsley
27 Burnley 1914 FA Cup Burnley
28 Huddersfield Town 1922 FA Cup Huddersfield Town
29 Bolton Wanderers 1923 FA Cup Bolton Wanderers
30 Arsenal 1930 FA Cup Arsenal
31 Portsmouth 1939 FA Cup Portsmouth
32 Derby County 1946 FA Cup Derby County
33 Charlton Athletic 1947 FA Cup Charlton Athletic
34 Blackpool 1953 FA Cup Blackpool
35 Chelsea 1955 League Title Chelsea
36 Ipswich Town 1962 League Title Ipswich Town
37 Leicester City 1964 League Cup Leicester City
38 West Ham United 1964 FA Cup West Ham United
39 Leeds United 1968 League Cup Leeds United
40 Swindon Town 1969 League Cup Swindon Town
41 Stoke City 1972 League Cup Stoke City
42 Southampton 1976 FA Cup Southampton
43 Norwich City 1985 League Cup Norwich City
44 Oxford United 1986 League Cup Oxford United
45 Coventry City 1987 FA Cup Coventry City
46 Wimbledon 1988 FA Cup AFC Wimbledon (spiritual)
47 Luton Town 1988 League Cup Luton Town
48 Middlesbrough 2004 League Cup Middlesbrough
49 Birmingham City 2011 League Cup Birmingham City
50 Swansea City 2013 League Cup Swansea City
51 Wigan Athletic 2013 FA Cup Wigan Athletic
52 Crystal Palace 2025 FA Cup Crystal Palace
In the history of English football, only 52 distinct clubs have ever won a "Major Trophy" (Top-flight League Title, FA Cup, League Cup, or Major European Trophy) as of January 2026. While many clubs have won lower-tier honors like the EFL Trophy, these are not historically classified as major honors. Therefore, this list concludes with Crystal Palace, the most recent club to win its first major trophy in 2025