8.2.17

Major trophy wins by region

London was the dominant region in football until the advent of professionalism.
The North and the Midlands then dominated the game.
After Blackburn Olympic's triumph in 1883 no southern team would win the  FA Cup  until 1901.
It was 54 years before a southern team won the First Division championship.
For the purpose of this post I have divided England into 5 broad areas:

The South
Lancashire
North East
Yorkshire
Midlands

And the period under consideration, from the introduction of competitive football in 1872 up until 1937, I have divided into the pre Football League era and the Football League era.

Pre Football League era 1872-1888
FA Cup winners:
The South- 11*
Lancashire-  4
Midlands-  2

* From 1872-1883 the FA Cup was won exclusively by southern teams. 

The Football League Era 1888-1937
FA Cup Winners:
Lancashire- 15
Yorkshire -10
Midlands-10
North East -4**
The South -4
Wales -1

Football League Champions:
Lancashire-16
North East -9**
Yorkshire-8
Midlands- 7
The South -4*

*Exclusively Arsenal- it was 54 years before a southern team won the First Division championship
** Although the North east is traditionally a football heartland, only Newcastle United and Sunderland have won major honours.


FA Cup winners
Football League Champions

Season
Lancashire
Midlands
North East
Yorkshire
The South
72




Wanderers

73




Wanderers

74




Oxford University

75




Royal Engineers

76




Wanderers

77




Wanderers

78




Wanderers

79




Old Etonians

80




Clapham Rovers

81




Old Carthusians

82




Old Etonians

83
Blackburn Olympic





84
Blackburn Rovers





85
Blackburn Rovers





86
Blackburn Rovers





87

Aston Villa




88

West Bromwich Albion




88-89
Preston North End
Preston North End





89-90
Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers





90-91
Everton
Blackburn Rovers





91-92

West Bromwich Albion

Sunderland


92-93

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sunderland


93-94

Aston Villa
Notts County




94-95

Aston Villa

Sunderland


95-96

Aston Villa


The Wednesday

96-97

Aston Villa
Aston Villa




97-98

Nottingham Forest

Sheffield United


98-99

Aston Villa


Sheffield United

1899-1900
Bury
Aston Villa




1900-01
Liverpool



Tottenham Hotspur

01-02


Sunderland
Sheffield United


02-03
Bury


The Wednesday


03-04
Manchester City


The Wednesday


04-05

Aston Villa
Newcastle United



05-06
Liverpool
Everton





06-07


Newcastle United

The Wednesday

07-08
Manchester United
Wolverhampton Wanderers




08-09
Manchester United


Newcastle United


09-10

Aston Villa

Newcastle United



10-11
Manchester United



Bradford City

11-12
Blackburn Rovers



Barnsley

12-13

Aston Villa

Sunderland


13-14
Blackburn Rovers
Burnley





14-15
Everton


Sheffield United







19-20

West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa




20-21
Burnley



Tottenham Hotspur

21-22
Liverpool



Huddersfield Town


22-23
Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers





23-24


Newcastle United
Huddersfield Town


24-25



Huddersfield Town


25-26
Bolton Wanderers


Huddersfield Town


26-27


Newcastle United


Cardiff City*
27-28
Everton
Blackburn Rovers





28-29
Bolton Wanderers



The Wednesday

29-30



Sheffield Wednesday

Arsenal
30-31

West Bromwich Albion



Arsenal
31-32
Everton


Newcastle United



32-33
Everton




Arsenal
33-34
Manchester City




Arsenal
34-35



Sheffield Wednesday

Arsenal
35-36


Sunderland


Arsenal
36-37
Manchester City

Sunderland



* Wales