Since its creation in 1888, the English top flight has witnessed 23 different winners of the coveted title of best club in the country.
The Football League trophy has been paraded from as far north as the city of Newcastle, right the way down to the South coast of England—and many places in between.
But who has been the more dominant in English football: the North or the South?
Where is the Dividing Line?
It is a heavily discussed question with an answer that varies from person to person.
Although many clubs fall within the obvious boundaries, there are a few teams from the Midlands that can be classed either way.
The North/South debate is an ongoing discussion that usually refers to cultural and economic diversities between the two areas of England.
Some regions in the centre of the country—often referred to as the Midlands—contain areas that are very much in the southern part of England, but due to their industrial roots and ties to the North, are considered more Northern than Southern in regards to the cultural divide.
It is not necessarily considered a geographical divide, but more in terms of political issues that range from Health, Wealth, Growth and Industry.
Naturally, the divide has spilled over in to popular culture and has its comparisons within many areas such as music, comedy and more importantly, the subject at hand—football.





10 comments Last one added 6 months ago — Leave a Comment
Barney 6 months ago
Good question asked! It was always going to be the north though, what with Liverpool and United up there! I think it will still be the north in 50 years times. After all, it was 50 years ago so why not in another 50? I didn't know so few different teams had won the title in over 120 years though! Good stuff!
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Jamie Ward 6 months ago
I think the north has more, bigger, well established cities than the south at the moment which should continue their dominance for a long time to come.
Thanks for the comment.
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Wale-Marque Oshin 6 months ago
Nice article, really informative!
I also hadn't a clue teams like Burnley and Ipswich were ever champions
Although i am a Southerner, in terms of both recent and ancient history, the North has been more dominant and is the force to be reckoned with. The two strongest teams in the North ('Pool and United) blow the south completely out of the water.
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Jamie Ward 6 months ago
I enjoy doing articles like this as I always seem to learn a few things from the research.
I think the previous efforts of liverpool, everton and united will make it hard for the south to overtake the north.
Thanks for the comment.
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Nathan Cicchini 6 months ago
Get ready to change that 18 to a 19 for Liverpool title wins!!!
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Jamie Ward 6 months ago
The first thing I do after finsihing the celebrating.....will be to ammend this article :-)
Roll on May.....
Thanks for the comment Nathan.
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Salomon Gonzales 6 months ago
Nice idea mate. United and liverpool are the only teams that have dominated the league over a long period of time.. P.s did you put chelsea at the bottum of the (3) group deliberately? ;-) haha, it does have that little effect. Im just being bitter .. Super article though jamie....
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Jamie Ward 6 months ago
Chelsea where placed there on the list I took the stats from :-) Modern day greats but in comparison to the leagues complete history, still a long way to go, but I reckon they will have a few more under their belt before long.
Thanks for the comment.
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Ryan Lynch 6 months ago
This was such an excellent idea for an article, that I am a a bit disappointed that you didn't go into greater depth on the divide itself, rather than just pointing out what clubs had achieved.
Still, a brilliant idea, Jamie!
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Jamie Ward 6 months ago
Unfortunately I am falling in to the trap of quick articles without going to deep, it is a problem I am trying to rectify Ryan, hopefully I will snap out of it and give more depth to an article.
I will put some more in to this one for you, add some extra depth to it.
Thanks for taking the time to read it and leaving a comment.
When you say the divide itself, do you mean in regards to football or the acctual political divide between the two?
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