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
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Midlands
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North East
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Yorkshire
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The South
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72
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Wanderers
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73
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Wanderers
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74
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Oxford University
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75
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Royal Engineers
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76
|
Wanderers
|
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77
|
Wanderers
|
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78
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Wanderers
|
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79
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Old Etonians
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80
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Clapham Rovers
|
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81
|
Old Carthusians
|
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82
|
Old Etonians
|
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83
|
Blackburn Olympic
|
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84
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
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85
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
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86
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
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87
|
Aston Villa
|
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88
|
West Bromwich Albion
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88-89
|
Preston North End
Preston North End
|
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89-90
|
Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers
|
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90-91
|
Everton
Blackburn Rovers
|
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91-92
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Sunderland
|
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92-93
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
Sunderland
|
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93-94
|
Aston Villa
Notts County
|
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94-95
|
Aston Villa
|
Sunderland
|
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95-96
|
Aston Villa
|
The Wednesday
|
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96-97
|
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
|
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97-98
|
Nottingham Forest
|
Sheffield United
|
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98-99
|
Aston Villa
|
Sheffield United
|
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1899-1900
|
Bury
|
Aston Villa
|
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1900-01
|
Liverpool
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
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01-02
|
Sunderland
|
Sheffield United
|
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02-03
|
Bury
|
The Wednesday
|
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03-04
|
Manchester City
|
The Wednesday
|
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04-05
|
Aston Villa
|
Newcastle United
|
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05-06
|
Liverpool
Everton
|
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06-07
|
Newcastle United
|
The Wednesday
|
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07-08
|
Manchester United
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
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08-09
|
Manchester United
|
Newcastle United
|
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09-10
|
Aston Villa
|
Newcastle United
|
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10-11
|
Manchester United
|
Bradford City
|
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11-12
|
Blackburn Rovers
|
Barnsley
|
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12-13
|
Aston Villa
|
Sunderland
|
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13-14
|
Blackburn Rovers
Burnley
|
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14-15
|
Everton
|
Sheffield United
|
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19-20
|
West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa
|
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20-21
|
Burnley
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
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21-22
|
Liverpool
|
Huddersfield Town
|
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22-23
|
Liverpool
Bolton Wanderers
|
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23-24
|
Newcastle United
|
Huddersfield Town
|
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24-25
|
Huddersfield Town
|
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25-26
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
Huddersfield Town
|
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26-27
|
Newcastle United
|
Cardiff City*
|
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27-28
|
Everton
Blackburn Rovers
|
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28-29
|
Bolton Wanderers
|
The Wednesday
|
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29-30
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Arsenal
|
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30-31
|
West Bromwich Albion
|
Arsenal
|
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31-32
|
Everton
|
Newcastle United
|
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32-33
|
Everton
|
Arsenal
|
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33-34
|
Manchester City
|
Arsenal
|
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34-35
|
Sheffield Wednesday
|
Arsenal
|
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35-36
|
Sunderland
|
Arsenal
|
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36-37
|
Manchester City
|
Sunderland
|
* Wales
