Leicester surpasses Manchester City in titles in England; see ranking < In Attack

O Leicester City became the greatest champion of Second Division of the English Championship by beating Preston North End 3-0, this Monday (29/4), at the Deepdale stadium, in Preston. The teams faced each other in the 45th round of the competition.

Leicester’s goals were scored by Jamie Vardy (2) and Kasey McAteer. With the result, the club reached 97 points and can no longer be reached by second-placed Ipswich Town, who have 93.

To date, Leicester City’s campaign is 31 wins, four draws and 10 defeats. The club’s greatest idol, Vardy, 37, has scored 18 goals in 34 matches in the EFL Championship. Overall, there are 191 balls in the net in 466 games.

How many Second Division titles do Leicester have?

Champion in 2023/2024, Leicester isolated itself as the record holder for English Second Division titles, with eight trophies. The Foxes left the Manchester City, holder of seven achievements. Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Norwich have five cups.

Leicester won the Second Division in 1924/1925, 1936/1937, 1953/1954, 1956/1957, 1970/1971, 1979/1980, 2013/2014 and 2023/2024. The main achievements of the club founded in 1884 are the Premier League in 2015/2016 and the FA Cup in 2020/2021.

First played in 1892/1893, the English Second Division, called the EFL Championship since 2004/2005, is in its 121st edition. On the list of champions are the giants Liverpool (4) and Manchester United (2).

All English Second Division champions

• 8 titles: Leicester City

• 7 titles: Manchester City

• 5 titles: Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Norwich

• 4 titles: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Derby County, Liverpool, Leeds United and Burnley

• 3 titles: Bolton, West Bromwich, Nottingham Forest, Preston, Notts County, Ipswich Town and Fulham

• 2 titles: Manchester United, West Ham, Tottenham, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, Stoke City, Crystal Palace, Grimsby and Aston Villa

• 1 title: Sheffield United, Cardiff City, Charlton, Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield, Blackpool, Millwall, Portsmouth, Bristol City, Oldham, Bury, Brentford, Bournemouth, Bradford, Coventry City, Luton Town and Oxford.