2025–26 EFL Championship
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2025 – 2 May 2026 |
| Relegated | Sheffield Wednesday |
| Matches | 467 |
| Goals | 1,204 (2.58 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Žan Vipotnik (Swansea City) (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Coventry City 7–1 Queens Park Rangers (23 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday 0–5 Coventry City (4 October 2025) West Bromwich Albion 0–5 Norwich City (20 January 2026) Bristol City 0–5 Derby County (30 January 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Derby County 3–5 Coventry City (16 August 2025) Coventry City 7–1 Queens Park Rangers (23 August 2025) Wrexham 5–3 Sheffield United (26 December 2025) Wrexham 5–3 Ipswich Town (21 February 2026) |
| Longest winning run | Coventry City Middlesbrough (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Coventry City Southampton (12 games) |
| Longest winless run | Sheffield Wednesday (33 games) |
| Longest losing run | Sheffield Wednesday (13 games) |
| Highest attendance | 34,988 Middlesbrough 1–1 Bristol City (14 March 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 7,081 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Middlesbrough (22 October 2025) |
| Total attendance | 10,241,733 |
| Average attendance | 21,931 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 21 March 2026. | |
The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the 10th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 34th season under its current league division format.
The 2025–26 season consists of 33 weekend rounds, 9 midweek rounds, and 4 bank holiday rounds.[1]
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:
To ChampionshipPromoted from League One Relegated from the Premier League |
From ChampionshipPromoted to the Premier League Relegated to League One
|
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Birmingham City | Chris Davies | Christoph Klarer[2] | Nike | Undefeated[3] | List
|
| Blackburn Rovers | Michael O'Neill | Todd Cantwell | Macron | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | |
| Bristol City | Gerhard Struber | Jason Knight | O'Neills | Fever[5] | List
|
| Charlton Athletic | Nathan Jones | Greg Docherty[6] | Reebok[7] | RSK Group[8] | List
|
| Coventry City | Frank Lampard | Matt Grimes[9] | Hummel[10] | Monzo[11] | List
|
| Derby County | John Eustace | Lewis Travis[13] | Puma | FanHub | List
|
| Hull City | Sergej Jakirović | Lewie Coyle | Kappa | Corendon Airlines[14] | List
|
| Ipswich Town | Kieran McKenna | Dara O'Shea[15] | Umbro | Halo Service Solutions[16] | List
|
| Leicester City | Gary Rowett | Ricardo Pereira | Adidas[17] | BC.GAME[18] | List
|
| Middlesbrough | Kim Hellberg | Dael Fry | Castore[19] | Unibet[20] | List
|
| Millwall | Alex Neil | Jake Cooper | Erreà | Wiggett Group1[21] | List
|
| Norwich City | Philippe Clement | Kenny McLean | Joma[22] | Blakely Clothing[23] | List
|
| Oxford United | Matt Bloomfield | Cameron Brannagan | Macron | Baxi | List
|
| Portsmouth | John Mousinho | Marlon Pack | Nike | University of Portsmouth | List
|
| Preston North End | Paul Heckingbottom | Benjamin Whiteman | Castore | SpudBros[24] | List
|
| Queens Park Rangers | Julien Stéphan | Jimmy Dunne | Erreà[25] | CopyBet[26] | List
|
| Sheffield United | Chris Wilder | Japhet Tanganga | Erreà | Midnite[27] | List
|
| Sheffield Wednesday | Henrik Pedersen | Liam Cooper | Macron | Mr Vegas[28] | List
|
| Southampton | Tonda Eckert | Jack Stephens[29] | Puma[30] | P&O Cruises[31] | List
|
| Stoke City | Mark Robins | Ben Gibson | Macron | bet365 | List
|
| Swansea City | Vítor Matos | Ben Cabango | Joma[32] | Reviva Coffee[33] | List
|
| Watford | Edward Still | Imrân Louza | Kelme | MrQ.com | List
|
| West Bromwich Albion | James Morrison (interim) | Jed Wallace | Macron[34] | Ideal Heating | List
|
| Wrexham | Phil Parkinson | Dominic Hyam | Macron[35][36] | United Airlines[37][38] | List
|
- ^ Millwall's shirt sponsor was MyGuava until 22 December 2025 when the deal was ended prematurely.[39]
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich City | Jack Wilshere | End of interim spell | 3 May 2025 | Pre-season | Liam Manning[40] | 3 June 2025 |
| West Bromwich Albion | James Morrison | Ryan Mason[41] | 2 June 2025 | |||
| Watford | Tom Cleverley[42] | Sacked | 6 May 2025 | Paulo Pezzolano[43] | 13 May 2025 | |
| Hull City | Rubén Sellés[44] | 15 May 2025 | Sergej Jakirović[45] | 11 June 2025 | ||
| Southampton | Simon Rusk | End of interim spell | 25 May 2025 | Will Still[46] | 25 May 2025 | |
| Bristol City | Liam Manning[40] | Signed by Norwich City | 3 June 2025 | Gerhard Struber[47] | 19 June 2025 | |
| Middlesbrough | Michael Carrick[48] | Sacked | 4 June 2025 | Rob Edwards[49] | 24 June 2025 | |
| Sheffield United | Chris Wilder[50] | Mutual consent | 18 June 2025 | Rubén Sellés[51] | 18 June 2025 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | Martí Cifuentes[52] | 24 June 2025 | Julien Stéphan[53] | 25 June 2025 | ||
| Leicester City | Ruud van Nistelrooy[54] | 27 June 2025 | Martí Cifuentes[55] | 15 July 2025 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | Danny Röhl[56] | 29 July 2025 | Henrik Pedersen[57] | 31 July 2025 | ||
| Sheffield United | Rubén Sellés[58] | Sacked | 14 September 2025 | 24th | Chris Wilder[59] | 15 September 2025 |
| Watford | Paulo Pezzolano[60] | 8 October 2025 | 11th | Javi Gracia[60] | 8 October 2025 | |
| Southampton | Will Still[61] | 2 November 2025 | 21st | Tonda Eckert[a][62] | 2 November 2025 | |
| Norwich City | Liam Manning[63] | 8 November 2025 | 23rd | Philippe Clement[64] | 18 November 2025 | |
| Swansea City | Alan Sheehan[65] | 11 November 2025 | 18th | Vítor Matos[66] | 24 November 2025 | |
| Middlesbrough | Rob Edwards[67] | Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 November 2025 | 2nd | Kim Hellberg[68] | |
| Oxford United | Gary Rowett[69] | Sacked | 23 December 2025 | 22nd | Matt Bloomfield[70] | 9 January 2026 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Ryan Mason[71] | 6 January 2026 | 18th | Eric Ramsay[72] | 11 January 2026 | |
| Leicester City | Martí Cifuentes[73] | 25 January 2026 | 14th | Gary Rowett[74] | 18 February 2026 | |
| Watford | Javi Gracia[75] | Resigned | 1 February 2026 | 10th | Edward Still[76] | 9 February 2026 |
| Blackburn Rovers | Valérien Ismaël[77] | Mutual consent | 2 February 2026 | 22nd | Michael O'Neill[78] | 13 February 2026 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Eric Ramsay[79] | Sacked | 24 February 2026 | 21st | James Morrison (interim)[b][80] | 24 February 2026 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 39 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | +41 | 80 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 71 | |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 69 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Millwall | 39 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 69 | |
| 5 | Hull City | 39 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 66 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 63 | |
| 7 | Wrexham | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 63 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 39 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 60 | |
| 9 | Watford | 39 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 56 | |
| 10 | Norwich City | 39 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 54 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 49 | −1 | 53 | |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 53 | |
| 13 | Preston North End | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 52 | |
| 14 | Swansea City | 39 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 52 | |
| 15 | Stoke City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 51 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 51 | |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 39 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 50 | |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 48 | |
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 43 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 43 | |
| 21 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 40 | |
| 22 | Leicester City | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 39[a] | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Oxford United | 39 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 39 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday (R) | 39 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 24 | 79 | −55 | −6[b] |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[84]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[84]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Leicester City were deducted six points due to breaching the Profit and Sustainability Rules in the three-year reporting period ending with the 2023–24 season.[81]
- ^ Sheffield Wednesday were deducted twelve points due to filing for administration on 24 October 2025, then deducted a further six points on 1 December 2025 for failing to meet payment obligations.[82][83]
Results
Season statistics
- As of 21 March 2026
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Žan Vipotnik | Swansea City | 17 |
| 2 | Haji Wright | Coventry City | 16 |
| 3 | Jack Clarke | Ipswich Town | 14 |
| 4 | Joe Gelhardt | Hull City | 13 |
| Oli McBurnie | |||
| 6 | Brandon Thomas-Asante | Coventry City | 12 |
| 7 | Adam Armstrong[a] | Southampton | 11 |
| Kieffer Moore | Wrexham | ||
| Morgan Whittaker | Middlesbrough |
- ^ Armstrong joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 February 2026.
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Philogene | Ipswich Town | Sheffield United | 5–0 (H)[85] | 12 September 2025 |
| Kieffer Moore | Wrexham | Coventry City | 3–2 (H)[86] | 31 October 2025 |
| Carlton Morris | Derby County | Sheffield United | 3–1 (A)[87] | 1 November 2025 |
| Divin Mubama | Stoke City | Bristol City | 5–1 (H)[88] | |
| Tom Ince | Watford | Birmingham City | 3–0 (H)[89] | 1 January 2026 |
| Mohamed Touré | Norwich City | Oxford United | 3–0 (A)[90] | 10 February 2026 |
| Haji Wright | Coventry City | Middlesbrough | 3–1 (H)[91] | 16 February 2026 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Rushworth | Coventry City | 14 |
| 2 | Christian Walton | Ipswich Town | 13 |
| 3 | Sol Brynn | Middlesbrough | 12 |
| 4 | Thomas Kaminski | Charlton Athletic | 11 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | Swansea City | ||
| 6 | Arthur Okonkwo | Wrexham | 10 |
| Ivor Pandur | Hull City | ||
| 8 | Max Crocombe | Millwall | 9 |
| Radek Vítek | Bristol City |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 12
- Matt Crooks (Hull City)
- Most red cards: 1
- Fifty-three players
Club
- Most yellow cards: 99
- Hull City
- Most red cards: 6
- Sheffield United
- Fewest yellow cards: 58
- Sheffield Wednesday
- Fewest red cards: 1
- Thirteen teams
Awards
Monthly
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Rob Edwards | Middlesbrough | Josh Sargent | Norwich City | [92] |
| September | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town | Oli McBurnie | Hull City | [93] |
| October | Frank Lampard | Coventry City | Brandon Thomas-Asante | Coventry City | [94] |
| November | Ellis Simms | [95] | |||
| December | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town | Patrick Bamford | Sheffield United | [96] |
| January | Kim Hellberg | Middlesbrough | Alan Browne | Middlesbrough | [97] |
| February | Tonda Eckert | Southampton | Femi Azeez | Millwall | [98] |
See also
- 2025–26 Premier League
- 2025–26 EFL League One
- 2025–26 EFL League Two
- 2025–26 National League
- 2025–26 EFL Cup
- 2025–26 FA Cup
- 2025–26 EFL Trophy
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