| Index | ||||
| Football | ||||
| Non League | ||||
| Irish Premier League | Scottish Highland League | Welsh Premier League | Northern Ireland Premier League | |
| 1960 | Limerick | Elgin City | Glenavon | |
| 1961 | Drumcindra | Elgin City | Linfield | |
| 1962 | Shelbourne | Keith | Linfield | |
| 1963 | Dundalk | Elgin City | Lisburn Distillery | |
| 1964 | Shamrock Rovers | Inverness Caledonian | Glentoran | |
| 1965 | Drumcindra | Elgin City | Derry City | |
| 1966 | Waterford | Elgin City | Linfield | |
| 1967 | Dundalk | Ross County | Glentoran | |
| 1968 | Waterford | Elgin City | Glentoran | |
| 1969 | Waterford | Elgin City | Linfield | |
| 1970 | Waterford | Elgin City | Glentoran | |
| 1971 | Cork Hibernian | Inverness Caledonian | Linfield | |
| 1972 | Waterford | Inverness Thistle | Glentoran | |
| 1973 | Waterford | Inverness Thistle | Crusaders | |
| 1974 | Cork Celtic | Elgin City | Coleraine | |
| 1975 | Bohemians | Clachnacuddin | Linfield | |
| 1976 | Dundalk | Nairn County | Crusaders | |
| 1977 | Sligo Rovers | Inverness Caledonian | Glentoran | |
| 1978 | Bohemians | Inverness Caledonian | Linfield | |
| 1979 | Dundalk | Keith | Linfield | |
| 1980 | Limerick United | Keith | Linfield | |
| 1981 | Athlone Town | Keith | Glentoran | |
| 1982 | Dundalk | Inverness Caledonian | Linfield | |
| 1983 | Athlone Town | Inverness Caledonian | Linfield | |
| 1984 | Shamrock Rovers | Inverness Caledonian | Linfield | |
| 1985 | Shamrock Rovers | Keith | Linfield | |
| 1986 | Shamrock Rovers | Forres Mechanics | Linfield | |
| 1987 | Shamrock Rovers | Inverness Thistle | Linfield | |
| 1988 | Dundalk | Inverness Caledonian | Glentoran | |
| 1989 | Derry City | Peterhead | Linfield | |
| 1990 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Elgin City | Portadown | |
| 1991 | Dundalk | Ross County | Portadown | |
| 1992 | Shelbourne | Ross County | Glentoran | |
| 1993 | Cork City | Elgin City * | Cwmbran Town | Linfield |
| 1994 | Shamrock Rovers | Huntly | Bangor City | Linfield |
| 1995 | Dundalk | Huntly | Bangor City | Crusaders |
| 1996 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Huntly | Barry Town | Portadown |
| 1997 | Derry City | Huntly | Barry Town | Crusaders |
| 1998 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Huntly | Barry Town | Cliftonville |
| 1999 | St. Patrick's Athletic | Peterhead | Barry Town | Glentoran |
| 2000 | Shelbourne | Keith | TNS Llansantffraid * | Linfield |
| 2001 | Bohemians | Cove Rangers | Barry Town | Linfield |
| 2002 | Shelbourne | Fraserburgh | Barry Town | Portadown |
| 2003 | Bohemians | Deveronvale | Barry Town | Glentoran |
| 2004 | Shelbourne | Clachnacuddin | Rhyl | Linfield |
| 2005 | Shelbourne | Huntly | TNS Llansantffraid * | Glentoran |
| 2006 | Shelbourne | Deveronvale | TNS Llansantffraid * | Linfield |
| 2007 | Drogheda United | Keith | The New Saints FC * | Linfield |
| 2008 | Bohemians | Cove Rangers | Llanelli | Linfield |
| 2009 | Bohemians | Cove Rangers | Rhyl | Glentoran |
| 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | Buckie Thistle | The New Saints FC * | Linfield |
| 2011 | Shamrock Rovers | Buckie Thistle | Bangor City | Linfield |
| * Championship not awarded | ||||