The English Football League Championship trophy, designed and manufactured by Vaughtons of Birmingham in 1890, is the same one that England's champion team received until the English Premier League came into existence in the summer of 1992.

Known sometimes as “The Lady” because the lid bears the figure of a woman, the trophy has been presented to some of English football’s legendary teams. They include the great Huddersfield triple title winners of the 1920s and the Arsenal teams that won five titles in eight seasons in the 1930s. Manchester United’s Busby Babes carried off the trophy in 1956 and 1957 before the Munich air tragedy, and Liverpool collected the trophy 10 times in 18 seasons between 1972/73 and 1989/90.

The current holders are Reading who celebrated winning the Championship on 1 April 2006 after defeating Derby County 5-0, while Stoke City held Sheffield Utd 1-1.

External links

• The Trophy

English football trophies and awards