County Championship

Every County Championship title since the competition's official 1890 start — the oldest domestic first-class cricket competition in the world.

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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125 seasons with a champion on record. Yorkshire have won the most titles (32).

Champions

SeasonChampionRunner-upNotes
1890SurreyLancashire
1891SurreyLancashire
1892SurreyNottinghamshire
1893YorkshireLancashire
1894SurreyYorkshire
1895SurreyLancashire
1896YorkshireLancashire
1897LancashireSurrey
1898YorkshireMiddlesex
1899SurreyMiddlesex
1900YorkshireLancashire
1901YorkshireMiddlesex
1902YorkshireSussex
1903MiddlesexSussex
1904LancashireYorkshire
1905YorkshireLancashire
1906KentYorkshire
1907NottinghamshireWorcestershire / YorkshireTied runners-up.
1908YorkshireKent
1909KentLancashire
1910KentSurrey
1911WarwickshireKent
1912YorkshireNorthamptonshire
1913KentYorkshire
1914SurreyMiddlesex
1915-1918Not held—Not held (First World War).
1919YorkshireKent
1920MiddlesexLancashire
1921MiddlesexSurrey
1922YorkshireNottinghamshire
1923YorkshireNottinghamshire
1924YorkshireMiddlesex
1925YorkshireSurrey
1926LancashireYorkshire
1927LancashireNottinghamshire
1928LancashireKent
1929NottinghamshireLancashire / YorkshireTied runners-up.
1930LancashireGloucestershire
1931YorkshireGloucestershire
1932YorkshireSussex
1933YorkshireSussex
1934LancashireSussex
1935YorkshireDerbyshire
1936DerbyshireMiddlesex
1937YorkshireMiddlesex
1938YorkshireMiddlesex
1939YorkshireMiddlesex
1940-1945Not held—Not held (Second World War).
1946YorkshireMiddlesex
1947MiddlesexGloucestershire
1948GlamorganSurrey
1949Middlesex & Yorkshire (shared)—Shared title.
1950Lancashire & Surrey (shared)—Shared title.
1951WarwickshireYorkshire
1952SurreyYorkshire
1953SurreySussex
1954SurreyYorkshire
1955SurreyYorkshire
1956SurreyLancashire
1957SurreyNorthamptonshire
1958SurreyHampshire
1959YorkshireGloucestershire
1960YorkshireLancashire
1961HampshireYorkshire
1962YorkshireWorcestershire
1963YorkshireGlamorgan
1964WorcestershireWarwickshire
1965WorcestershireNorthamptonshire
1966YorkshireWorcestershire
1967YorkshireKent
1968YorkshireKent
1969GlamorganGloucestershire
1970KentGlamorgan
1971SurreyWarwickshire
1972WarwickshireKent
1973HampshireSurrey
1974WorcestershireHampshire
1975LeicestershireYorkshire
1976MiddlesexNorthamptonshire
1977Kent & Middlesex (shared)—Shared title.
1978KentEssex
1979EssexWorcestershire
1980MiddlesexSurrey
1981NottinghamshireSussex
1982MiddlesexLeicestershire
1983EssexMiddlesex
1984EssexNottinghamshire
1985MiddlesexHampshire
1986EssexGloucestershire
1987NottinghamshireLancashire
1988WorcestershireKent
1989WorcestershireEssex
1990MiddlesexEssex
1991EssexWarwickshire
1992EssexKent
1993MiddlesexWorcestershire
1994WarwickshireLeicestershire
1995WarwickshireMiddlesex
1996LeicestershireDerbyshire
1997GlamorganKent
1998LeicestershireLancashire
1999SurreyLancashire
2000SurreyLancashireTwo-division system begins.
2001YorkshireSomerset
2002SurreyWarwickshire
2003SussexLancashire
2004WarwickshireKent
2005NottinghamshireHampshire
2006SussexLancashire
2007SussexDurham
2008DurhamNottinghamshire
2009DurhamNottinghamshire
2010NottinghamshireSomerset
2011LancashireWarwickshire
2012WarwickshireSomerset
2013DurhamYorkshire
2014YorkshireWarwickshire
2015YorkshireMiddlesex
2016MiddlesexSomerset
2017EssexLancashire
2018SurreySomerset
2019EssexSomerset
2020Not held—Not held (COVID-19) — the regionalised Bob Willis Trophy was played instead.
2021WarwickshireLancashire
2022SurreyLancashire
2023SurreyEssex
2024SurreyHampshire
2025NottinghamshireSurreyNottinghamshire's first title since 2010.

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