Year Winner Country
2025 Peterborough United Peterborough United England England
2024 Peterborough United Peterborough United England England
2023 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers England England
2022 Rotherham United Rotherham United England England
2021 Sunderland AFC Sunderland AFC England England
2020 No Champion (COVID-19 pandemic) No Champion (COVID-19 pandemic)
2019 Portsmouth FC Portsmouth FC England England
2018 Lincoln City Lincoln City England England
2017 Coventry City Coventry City England England
2016 Barnsley FC Barnsley FC England England
2015 Bristol City Bristol City England England
2014 Peterborough United Peterborough United England England
2013 Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra England England
2012 Chesterfield FC Chesterfield FC England England
2011 Carlisle United Carlisle United England England
2010 Southampton FC Southampton FC England England
2009 Luton Town Luton Town England England
2008 Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons England England
2007 Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers England England
2006 Swansea City Swansea City Wales Wales
2005 Wrexham AFC Wrexham AFC Wales Wales
2004 Blackpool FC Blackpool FC England England
2003 Bristol City Bristol City England England
2002 Blackpool FC Blackpool FC England England
2001 Port Vale FC Port Vale FC England England
2000 Stoke City Stoke City England England
1999 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic England England
1998 Grimsby Town Grimsby Town England England
1997 Carlisle United Carlisle United England England
1996 Rotherham United Rotherham United England England
1995 Birmingham City Birmingham City England England
1994 Swansea City Swansea City Wales Wales
1993 Port Vale FC Port Vale FC England England
1992 Stoke City Stoke City England England
1991 Birmingham City Birmingham City England England
1990 Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers England England
1989 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers England England
1988 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers England England
1987 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town England England
1986 Bristol City Bristol City England England
1985 Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic England England
1984 AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth England England

Record winners

3 Bristol City Bristol City
Peterborough United Peterborough United
2 Birmingham City Birmingham City
Blackpool FC Blackpool FC
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers
Carlisle United Carlisle United
Port Vale FC Port Vale FC
Rotherham United Rotherham United
Stoke City Stoke City
Swansea City Swansea City
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic
1 AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth
Barnsley FC Barnsley FC
Chesterfield FC Chesterfield FC
Coventry City Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra
Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town
Lincoln City Lincoln City
Luton Town Luton Town
Mansfield Town Mansfield Town
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons
Portsmouth FC Portsmouth FC
Southampton FC Southampton FC
Sunderland AFC Sunderland AFC
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wrexham AFC Wrexham AFC