Sunday , 6 September 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

Sun, 6 Sep

Birmingham City FC
2:2
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Tue, 8 Sep

Southampton FC
08.09
18:45
Swansea City AFC
Wrexham AFC
08.09
18:45
Burnley FC
Watford FC
08.09
18:45
Preston North End FC
Cardiff City FC
08.09
18:45
Stoke City FC
Blackburn Rovers FC
08.09
18:45
Sheffield United FC
Bolton Wanderers FC
08.09
19:00
West Ham United FC

Wed, 9 Sep

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

Championship points per game

# Team PPG Win% Draw% Loss% Performance
1 Swansea City AFC 2.20 60% 40% 0%
2 Middlesbrough FC 2.00 60% 20% 20%
3 Queens Park Rangers FC 2.00 60% 20% 20%
4 Bristol City FC 2.00 60% 20% 20%
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 2.00 60% 20% 20%
6 Charlton Athletic FC 2.00 60% 20% 20%
7 Millwall FC 1.80 60% 0% 40%
8 West Ham United FC 1.60 40% 40% 20%
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1.60 40% 40% 20%
10 Birmingham City FC 1.40 20% 80% 0%
11 Wrexham AFC 1.20 20% 60% 20%
12 Norwich City FC 1.20 40% 0% 60%
13 Stoke City FC 1.20 40% 0% 60%
14 Portsmouth FC 1.20 40% 0% 60%
15 Sheffield United FC 1.20 20% 60% 20%
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 1.00 20% 40% 40%
17 Lincoln City FC 1.00 20% 40% 40%
18 Watford FC 1.00 20% 40% 40%
19 Southampton FC 0.80 40% 40% 20%
20 Derby County FC 0.80 20% 20% 60%
21 Bolton Wanderers FC 0.80 20% 20% 60%
22 Cardiff City FC 0.60 0% 60% 40%
23 Preston North End FC 0.60 20% 0% 80%
24 Burnley FC 0.40 0% 40% 60%

Championship attack & defence

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

Championship home & away records

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

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

Championship card discipline

# Team 🟨 2Y 🟥 M Y/G
1 Blackburn Rovers FC 16 1 0 5 3.2
2 Watford FC 16 0 0 4 4.0
3 Derby County FC 15 0 0 5 3.0
4 Stoke City FC 12 1 0 5 2.4
5 Preston North End FC 14 0 0 5 2.8
6 Norwich City FC 11 1 0 4 2.8
7 Lincoln City FC 12 0 0 5 2.4
8 Burnley FC 9 1 0 4 2.3
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 1 0 4 2.0
10 West Bromwich Albion FC 10 0 0 5 2.0
11 Bolton Wanderers FC 7 0 1 4 1.8
12 Southampton FC 10 0 0 4 2.5
13 Swansea City AFC 10 0 0 4 2.5
14 West Ham United FC 9 0 0 4 2.3
15 Cardiff City FC 9 0 0 4 2.3

Championship goal timing

33
1-15'
19%
30
16-30'
17%
25
31-45'
15%
27
46-60'
16%
25
61-75'
15%
32
76-90'
19%

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

Championship score-first win rate

# Team Scored 1st Wins Win % Bar
1 West Bromwich Albion FC 4 3 75%
2 West Ham United FC 3 2 67%
3 Bristol City FC 3 2 67%
4 Portsmouth FC 3 2 67%
5 Millwall FC 5 3 60%
6 Stoke City FC 4 2 50%
7 Middlesbrough FC 4 2 50%
8 Southampton FC 3 1 33%
9 Watford FC 3 1 33%
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3 1 33%

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 17 100% 0% 0%
Level at HT 22 23% 55% 23%
Away leading at HT 21 57% 29% 14%

Based on 60 finished matches this season with half-time scores recorded

Championship Top scorers

# Player Goals
1 William Lankshear 5
2 Ethan Galbraith 4
3 Cyle Larin 4

Championship Top assists

# Player Assists
1 Ji-sung Eom 2
2 Eric Bocat 2
3 Jimmy Morgan 2

Championship Top goalkeepers

# Player Clean sheets
1 Max Weiss 12
2 Jacob Widell Zetterstrom 10
3 Daniel Iversen 10

Championship Most bookings

# Player Cards
1 Jose Cordoba 5
2 Jenson Metcalfe 5
3 Josh Sheehan 4

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