Wednesday , 14 October 2026

Championship 2026/2027

Championship
ENG Championship League Format
The Championship is the second tier of English football and, by average attendance, one of the most watched football divisions in the world. Operated by the English Football League (EFL), 24 clubs compete across a full home-and-away season. The top two clubs earn automatic promotion to the Premier League, while clubs finishing third through sixth contest the play-offs for an additional promotion spot — widely known as the most valuable single game in football. Relegation from the Premier League and the financial consequences that follow make the Championship one of the most fiercely competitive divisions anywhere in the world.
Defending Champion
Coventry City FC 2025–2026

Championship fixtures

Wed, 14 Oct

Portsmouth FC
2:1
67'
Sheffield United FC
Norwich City FC
0:1
67'
Southampton FC
Queens Park Rangers FC
3:0
61'
Derby County FC
Lincoln City FC
0:3
52'
West Ham United FC

Fri, 16 Oct

Burnley FC
16.10
19:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Sat, 17 Oct

Millwall FC
17.10
11:30
Lincoln City FC
Middlesbrough FC
17.10
11:30
Cardiff City FC
Watford FC
17.10
11:30
Charlton Athletic FC

Championship top clubs

Championship past winners

# Team Season
1 Coventry City FC 2025/26
2 Leeds United FC 2024/25
3 Leicester City FC 2023/24
4 Burnley FC 2022/23
5 Fulham FC 2021/22
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6 Norwich City FC 2020/21
7 Leeds United FC 2019/20
8 Norwich City FC 2018/19
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2017/18

Championship standings

# Team M W D L GD Pts Form
1 Swansea City AFC 10 7 2 1 9 23
2 Middlesbrough FC 10 6 3 1 6 21
3 Birmingham City FC 10 4 5 1 6 17
4 West Bromwich Albion FC 10 5 2 3 2 17
5 West Ham United FC 9 4 4 1 11 16
6 Stoke City FC 10 5 1 4 1 16
7 Blackburn Rovers FC 10 4 3 3 2 15
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 9 3 5 1 3 14
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 9 4 2 3 2 14
10 Millwall FC 10 4 2 4 0 14
11 Bristol City FC 10 4 2 4 -2 14
12 Charlton Athletic FC 10 3 5 2 -3 14
13 Southampton FC 9 5 2 2 10 13
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 10 4 1 5 -3 13
15 Sheffield United FC 9 3 3 3 1 12
16 Wrexham AFC 10 2 5 3 -4 11
17 Lincoln City FC 9 3 2 4 -4 11
18 Cardiff City FC 10 2 4 4 1 10
19 Norwich City FC 9 3 0 6 -2 9
20 Portsmouth FC 8 2 2 4 -2 8
21 Burnley FC 10 1 5 4 -4 8
22 Watford FC 10 2 2 6 -11 8
23 Derby County FC 9 1 3 5 -7 6
24 Preston North End FC 10 1 1 8 -12 4

Championship points per game

# Team PPG Win% Draw% Loss% Performance
1 Swansea City AFC 2.30 70% 20% 10%
2 Middlesbrough FC 2.10 60% 30% 10%
3 West Ham United FC 1.78 44% 44% 11%
4 Birmingham City FC 1.70 40% 50% 10%
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 1.70 50% 20% 30%
6 Stoke City FC 1.60 50% 10% 40%
7 Queens Park Rangers FC 1.56 33% 56% 11%
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1.56 44% 22% 33%
9 Blackburn Rovers FC 1.50 40% 30% 30%
10 Southampton FC 1.44 56% 22% 22%
11 Millwall FC 1.40 40% 20% 40%
12 Bristol City FC 1.40 40% 20% 40%
13 Charlton Athletic FC 1.40 30% 50% 20%
14 Sheffield United FC 1.33 33% 33% 33%
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 1.30 40% 10% 50%
16 Lincoln City FC 1.22 33% 22% 44%
17 Wrexham AFC 1.10 20% 50% 30%
18 Cardiff City FC 1.00 20% 40% 40%
19 Norwich City FC 1.00 33% 0% 67%
20 Portsmouth FC 1.00 25% 25% 50%
21 Burnley FC 0.80 10% 50% 40%
22 Watford FC 0.80 20% 20% 60%
23 Derby County FC 0.67 11% 33% 56%
24 Preston North End FC 0.40 10% 10% 80%

Championship attack & defence

# Team GF GA GD CS Attack
1 West Ham United FC 23 12 +11 2
2 Middlesbrough FC 20 14 +6 2
3 Southampton FC 20 10 +10 1
4 Stoke City FC 17 16 +1 2
5 Birmingham City FC 17 11 +6 3
6 Norwich City FC 17 19 -2 0
7 Millwall FC 16 16 +0 4
8 Cardiff City FC 16 15 +1 0
9 Swansea City AFC 16 7 +9 5
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 16 14 +2 2
11 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 18 -3 2
12 Burnley FC 15 19 -4 1
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 13 +2 2
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 12 10 +2 2
15 Sheffield United FC 12 11 +1 3
16 Bristol City FC 12 14 -2 1
17 Wrexham AFC 11 15 -4 2
18 Queens Park Rangers FC 11 8 +3 2
19 Charlton Athletic FC 10 13 -3 3
20 Portsmouth FC 9 11 -2 2
21 Preston North End FC 8 20 -12 0
22 Watford FC 8 19 -11 0
23 Derby County FC 8 15 -7 1
24 Lincoln City FC 7 11 -4 4

Championship home & away records

# Team HW HD HL AW AD AL Split
1 Swansea City AFC 3 2 0 4 0 1
2 Middlesbrough FC 4 1 0 2 2 1
3 Stoke City FC 3 0 2 2 1 2
4 West Bromwich Albion FC 2 2 1 3 0 2
5 Southampton FC 5 0 0 0 2 2
6 West Ham United FC 3 1 1 1 3 0
7 Blackburn Rovers FC 3 0 2 1 3 1
8 Bolton Wanderers FC 2 0 3 2 1 2
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2 1 1 2 1 2
10 Bristol City FC 2 0 3 2 2 1
11 Millwall FC 2 1 2 2 1 2
12 Birmingham City FC 1 4 0 3 1 1
13 Sheffield United FC 2 1 2 1 2 1
14 Norwich City FC 2 0 2 1 0 4
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 1 2 1 2 3 0
16 Lincoln City FC 0 2 2 3 0 2
17 Charlton Athletic FC 2 3 0 1 2 2
18 Watford FC 2 1 2 0 1 4
19 Wrexham AFC 1 2 2 1 3 1
20 Portsmouth FC 1 1 2 1 1 2
21 Cardiff City FC 2 3 0 0 1 4
22 Preston North End FC 1 0 4 0 1 4
23 Burnley FC 0 4 1 1 1 3
24 Derby County FC 0 2 3 1 1 2

H = home, A = away — W/D/L per venue type

Championship card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 Watford FC 27 0 0 7 3.9
2 Stoke City FC 22 1 1 10 2.2
3 Blackburn Rovers FC 24 1 0 9 2.7
4 Lincoln City FC 23 0 0 9 2.6
5 Preston North End FC 21 1 0 10 2.1
6 Norwich City FC 19 1 0 7 2.7
7 West Ham United FC 18 0 1 8 2.3
8 West Bromwich Albion FC 19 1 0 10 1.9
9 Birmingham City FC 21 0 0 9 2.3
10 Derby County FC 21 0 0 8 2.6
11 Southampton FC 18 1 0 6 3.0
12 Queens Park Rangers FC 17 0 1 8 2.1
13 Burnley FC 17 1 0 8 2.1
14 Sheffield United FC 18 0 0 7 2.6
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 0 1 7 2.1

Championship goal timing

51
1-15'
15%
51
16-30'
15%
59
31-45'
18%
55
46-60'
17%
47
61-75'
14%
67
76-90'
20%

Goals scored per 15-minute interval this season (excluding own goals)

Championship score-first win rate

# Team Scored 1st Wins Win % Bar
1 Swansea City AFC 4 4 100%
2 Birmingham City FC 3 3 100%
3 West Ham United FC 5 4 80%
4 Bolton Wanderers FC 4 3 75%
5 Bristol City FC 4 3 75%
6 West Bromwich Albion FC 6 4 67%
7 Charlton Athletic FC 3 2 67%
8 Southampton FC 6 4 67%
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 3 60%
10 Blackburn Rovers FC 5 3 60%
11 Lincoln City FC 5 3 60%
12 Middlesbrough FC 7 4 57%
13 Stoke City FC 7 4 57%
14 Cardiff City FC 4 2 50%
15 Portsmouth FC 4 2 50%

Teams with ≥3 first goals this season, ranked by win %

Championship half-time leads

HT situation Games FT Win FT Draw FT Loss
Home leading at HT 37 86% 11% 3%
Level at HT 41 22% 41% 37%
Away leading at HT 37 54% 32% 14%

Based on 115 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

Championship Top scorers

# Player Goals
1 William Lankshear 8
2 Cyle Larin 7
3 Jack Moylan 5

Championship Top assists

# Player Assists
1 Finn Azaz 5
2 Jimmy Morgan 3
3 Camiel Neghli 2

Championship Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Daniel Iversen 20
2 Federico Ravaglia 19
3 Vladan Kovacevic 19

Championship Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Jenson Metcalfe 7
2 Jose Cordoba 6
3 Dan McNamara 5

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