| Name |
Duration of reign |
Defences |
|---|
 Jack Goldswain |
23 April 1908 – 23 November 1908 |
2 |
 Freddie Welsh |
8 November 1909 – 27 February 1911 |
1 |
| Matt Wells |
27 February 1911 – 11 November 1912 |
1 |
| Freddie Welsh |
11 November 1912 – 16 December 1912r |
1 |
| Bob Marriott |
23 June 1919r |
0 |
| Ernie Rice |
11 April 1921 – 18 September 1922 |
2 |
 Seaman Nobby Hall |
18 September 1922 – 17 May 1923 |
0 |
| Harry Mason |
17 May 1923 – 21 November 1923r |
1 |
| Ernie Izzard |
24 November 1924 – 22 June 1925 |
2 |
| Harry Mason |
22 June 1925 – 11 February 1926r |
1 |
| Sam Steward |
17 September 1928 – 2 May 1929 |
1 |
| Fred Webster |
2 May 1929 – 21 May 1930 |
1 |
| Al Foreman |
21 May 1930 – 15 March 1932r |
2 |
| Johnny Cuthbert |
11 August 1932 – 18 January 1934 |
1 |
| Harry Mizler |
18 January 1934 – 29 October 1934 |
2 |
| Jack Kid Berg |
29 October 1934 – 24 April 1936 |
1 |
| Jimmy Walsh |
24 April 1936 – 23 June 1938 |
2 |
| Dave Crowley |
23 June 1938 – 15 December 1938 |
1 |
| Eric Boon |
15 December 1938 – 12 August 1944 |
3 |
| Ronnie James |
12 August 1944 – 6 June 1947r[1] |
0 |
| Billy Thompson |
16 October 1947 – 28 August 1951 |
3 |
| Tommy McGovern |
28 August 1951 – 25 July 1952 |
1 |
| Frank Johnson |
25 July 1952r |
0 |
| Joe Lucy |
29 September 1953 – 26 April 1955 |
1 |
| Frank Johnson |
26 April 1955 – 13 April 1956 |
1 |
| Joe Lucy |
13 April 1956 – 9 April 1957 |
2 |
| Dave Charnley |
9 April 1957 – January 1965r |
2 |
| Maurice Cullen |
8 April 1965 – 19 February 1968 |
4 |
| Ken Buchanan |
19 February 1968 – 12 May 1970r |
1 |
| Willie Reilly |
1 February 1972r |
0 |
| Jim Watt |
3 May 1972 – 29 January 1973 |
1 |
| Ken Buchanan |
29 January 1973 – September 1974r |
0 |
| Jim Watt |
27 January 1975 – 21 February 1977r |
1 |
 Charlie Nash |
28 February 1979 – July 1979r |
0 |
| Ray Cattouse |
24 March 1980 – 12 October 1982 |
2 |
| George Feeney |
12 October 1982 – 10 February 1984r |
2 |
| Tony Willis |
16 May 1985 – 24 September 1987 |
3 |
| Alex Dickson |
24 September 1987 – 24 February 1988 |
1 |
| Steve Boyle |
24 February 1988 – 1 November 1988r |
1 |
| Carl Crook |
14 November 1990 – 28 October 1992 |
5 |
| Billy Schwer |
28 October 1992 – 24 February 1993 |
1 |
| Paul Burke |
24 February 1993 – 10 November 1993 |
1 |
| Billy Schwer |
10 November 1993 – 16 February 1994r |
1 |
| Michael Ayers |
17 February 1995 – August 1997r |
4 |
| Wayne Rigby |
10 January 1998 – 17 October 1998 |
2 |
| Bobby Vanzie |
17 October 1998 – 17 July 2003 |
5 |
| Graham Earl |
17 July 2003 – 19 June 2005r |
3 |
| Lee Meager |
12 May 2006 – 8 December 2006 |
1 |
| Jonathan Thaxton |
8 December 2006 – 5 October 2007r |
2 |
| John Murray |
11 July 2008 – 7 May 2010r |
4 |
| Gavin Rees |
6 November 2010r |
0 |
| Anthony Crolla |
12 February 2011 – 21 April 2012 |
2 |
| Derry Mathews |
21 April 2012 – 7 July 2012 |
1 |
| Gavin Rees |
7 July 2012r |
0 |
| Martin Gethin |
18 January 2013 – 10 May 2014 |
1 |
| Derry Mathews |
10 May 2014r |
0 |
| Terry Flanagan |
26 July 2014r |
0 |
| Scott Cardle |
30 May 2015 – 15 April 2017 |
2 |
| Robbie Barrett |
15 April 2017 – 7 October 2017 |
0 |
| Lewis Ritson |
7 October 2017 – 16 June 2018r |
3 |
| Joe Cordina |
20 April 2019 – February 2020r |
1 |
 James Tennyson |
1 August 2020 – present |
0 |
