| SEASON | WINNERS | RUNNER'S UP | SEMI-FINALISTS | |
| 1992/93 | SWINDON TOWN (5) | LEICESTER CITY (6) | TRANMERE ROVERS (4) | PORTSMOUTH (3) |
| 1993/94 | LEICESTER CITY (4) | DERBY COUNTY (6) | TRANMERE ROVERS (5) | MILLWALL (3) |
| 1994/95 | BOLTON WAND (3) | READING (2) | TRANMERE ROVERS (5) | WOLVES (5) |
| 1995/96 | LEICESTER CITY (5) | CRYSTAL PALACE(3) | STOKE CITY (4) | CHARLTON ATH (6) |
| 1996/97 | CRYSTAL PALACE (6) | SHEFFIELD UTD (5) | WOLVES (3) | IPSWICH TOWN (4) |
| 1997/98 | CHARLTON ATH (4) | SUNDERLAND (3) | SHEFFIELD UTD (6) | IPSWICH TOWN (5) |
| 1998/99 | WATFORD (5) | BOLTON WAND (6) | BIRMINGHAM CITY (4) | IPSWICH TOWN (3) |
| 1999/00 | IPSWICH TOWN (4) | BARNSLEY (4) | BIRMINGHAM CITY (5) | BOLTON WAND (6) |
| 2000/01 | BOLTON WAND (3) | PRESTON NE (4) | BIRMINGHAM CITY (6) | WEST BROM (5) |
| 2001/02 | BIRMINGHAM CITY (5) | NORWICH CITY (6) | WOLVES (4) | MILLWALL (5) |
| 2002/03 | WOLVES (5) | SHEEFIELD UTD (3) | READING (4) | N FOREST (6) |
| 2003/04 | CRYSTAL PALACE (6) | WEST HAM (4) | SUNDERLAND (3) | IPSWICH TOWN (5) |
| 2004/05 | WEST HAM (6) | PRESTON NE (5) | IPSWICH TOWN (3) | DERBY COUNTY (4) |
| 2005/06 | WATFORD (3) | LEEDS UNITED (5) | PRESTON NE (4) | CRYSTAL PALACE (6) |
| 2006/07 | DERBY COUNTY (3) | WEST BROM (4) | WOLVES (5) | SOUTHAMPTON (6) |
| 2007/08 | HULL CITY (3) | BRISTOL CITY (4) | CRYSTAL PALACE (5) | WATFORD (6) |
| 2008/09 | BURNLEY (5) | SHEFF UTD (3) | READING (4) | PRESTON NE (6) |
| 2009/10 | BLACKPOOL (6) | CARDIFF CITY (4) | N FOREST (3) | LEICESTER CITY (5) |
| 2010/11 | SWANSEA CITY (3) | READING (5) | CARDIFF CITY (4) | N FOREST (6) |
| 2011/12 | WEST HAM UTD (3) | BLACKPOOL (5) | BIRMINGHAM CITY (4) | CARDIFF CITY (6) |
| 2012/13 | CRYSTAL PALACE (5) | WATFORD (3) | BRIGHTON & HA (4) | LEICESTER CITY (6) |
| 2013/14 | QPR (4) | DERBY COUNTY (3) | BRIGHTON & HA (6) | WIGAN ATH (5) |
| 2014/15 | NORWICH CITY (3) | MIDDLESBORO (4) | BRENTFORD (5) | ISPWICH TOWN (6) |
| 2015/16 | HULL CITY (4) | SHEFFIELD WED (6) | BRIGHTON & HA (3) | DERBY COUNTY (5) |
| 2016/17 | HUD'FIELD TOWN (5) | READING (3) | SHEFFIELD WED (4) | FULHAM (6) |
| 2017/18 | FULHAM (3) | ASTON VILLA (4) | MIDDLESBORO (5) | DERBY COUNTY (6) |
| 2018/19 | ASTON VILLA (5) | DERBY COUNTY (6) | LEEDS UTD (3) | WEST BROM (4) |
| 2019/20 | FULHAM (4) | BRENTFORD (3) | CARDIFF CITY (5) | SWANSEA CITY (6) |
| 2020/21 |
KEY
DENOTES RELEGATED FROM PREMIER AFTER ONE SEASON.
DENOTES NEVER PLAYED IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE.
TRANMERE ROVERS can perhaps be considered the most unluckiest team since the formation of the Premier League. For three seasons in a row under the management of club legend John King Rovers finished in the play-off zone but were beaten at the semi-final stage each time. In 1993 they were beaten 5-4 on aggregate by Swindon Town followed by a defeat to Leicester City in 1994 who won 2-1 on aggregate and Reading beating them in 1995 by a score of 3-1 over two legs. Which fan would of then thought by 2015 Prenton Park would be hosting non-league football for three seasons?
They join MILLWALL (two semi-final appearances), BRISTOL CITY (lost the 2008 final to Hull City), PRESTON NORTH END (two semi-final defeats and two final defeats) and BRENTFORD (semi-final in 2015 and final in 2020) as the only clubs to appear in the Championship play-offs not to have played in the Premier League yet. The Bees may change this record this season with The Robins and North End having an outside chance for a play-off place.
Up to end of the 2018/19 season only 11 play off winners have stayed up in the Premier League over 27 seasons. This stat doesn't read well for fans of Fulham for this season.
At the time of writing BRENTFORD, READING, WATFORD and AFC BOURNEMOUTH occupy the play-off places.
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