2025–26 EFL Championship

EFL Championship
Season2025–26
Dates8 August 2025 –
2 May 2026
RelegatedSheffield Wednesday
Matches467
Goals1,204 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorerŽan Vipotnik
(Swansea City)
(17 goals)
Biggest home winCoventry City 7–1
Queens Park Rangers
(23 August 2025)
Biggest away winSheffield 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 scoringDerby 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 runCoventry City
Middlesbrough
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runCoventry City
Southampton
(12 games)
Longest winless runSheffield Wednesday
(33 games)
Longest losing runSheffield Wednesday
(13 games)
Highest attendance34,988
Middlesbrough 1–1
Bristol City
(14 March 2026)
Lowest attendance7,081
Sheffield Wednesday 0–1
Middlesbrough
(22 October 2025)
Total attendance10,241,733
Average attendance21,931
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:

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
List
Bristol City Gerhard Struber Jason Knight O'Neills Fever[5]
List
    • Back: GoSkippy
    • Sleeve: Exacta Technologies
    • Shorts: Digital NRG
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
    • Back: HSG UK
    • Sleeve: Tonic Weight Loss Surgery
    • Shorts: HSG UK
Hull City Sergej Jakirović Lewie Coyle Kappa Corendon Airlines[14]
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: Anex Tour
    • Shorts: None
Ipswich Town Kieran McKenna Dara O'Shea[15] Umbro Halo Service Solutions[16]
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: Tingley Ted's
    • Shorts: Fleximize
Leicester City Gary Rowett Ricardo Pereira Adidas[17] BC.GAME[18]
List
Middlesbrough Kim Hellberg Dael Fry Castore[19] Unibet[20]
List
    • Back: Perco Foods
    • Sleeve: Telcoss
    • Shorts: NOCO
Millwall Alex Neil Jake Cooper Erreà Wiggett Group1[21]
List
    • Back: Wiggett Group
    • Sleeve: FXD Capital
    • Shorts: None
Norwich City Philippe Clement Kenny McLean Joma[22] Blakely Clothing[23]
List
    • Back: Green Light Consultancy Group
    • Sleeve: Willy's Pies
    • Shorts: BetWright
Oxford United Matt Bloomfield Cameron Brannagan Macron Baxi
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: Caprinos Pizza
    • Shorts: None
Portsmouth John Mousinho Marlon Pack Nike University of Portsmouth
List
    • Back: Aura.com (H) / TotalAV (A)
    • Sleeve: BeeBu
    • Shorts: MG Richmond
Preston North End Paul Heckingbottom Benjamin Whiteman Castore SpudBros[24]
List
    • Back: Pub Casino
    • Sleeve: CPC
    • Shorts: None
Queens Park Rangers Julien Stéphan Jimmy Dunne Erreà[25] CopyBet[26]
List
    • Back: Xtra Maintenance
    • Sleeve: MyGuava
    • Shorts: MyGuava Business
Sheffield United Chris Wilder Japhet Tanganga Erreà Midnite[27]
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: Village Hotel Club
    • Shorts: NOCO
Sheffield Wednesday Henrik Pedersen Liam Cooper Macron Mr Vegas[28]
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: None
    • Shorts: Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust
Southampton Tonda Eckert Jack Stephens[29] Puma[30] P&O Cruises[31]
List
    • Back: Midnite
    • Sleeve: Garmin
    • Shorts: Midnite
Stoke City Mark Robins Ben Gibson Macron bet365
List
    • Back: None
    • Sleeve: None
    • Shorts: None
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
    • Back: Mega Riches
    • Sleeve: BarberBoss
    • Shorts: None
Wrexham Phil Parkinson Dominic Hyam Macron[35][36] United Airlines[37][38]
List
  1. ^ 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
  1. ^ Eckert was initially named interim head coach before being appointed on a permanent basis on 5 December 2025.
  2. ^ Morrison was appointed interim head coach until the end of the season on 4 March 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:
  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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

Home \ Away BIR BLA BRI CHA COV DER HUL IPS LEI MID MIL NOR OXF POR PNE QPR SHU SHW SOU STO SWA WAT WBA WRX
Birmingham City 1–1 3–2 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–0
Blackburn Rovers 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2
Bristol City 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–5 4–2 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–3 5–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 2–2
Charlton Athletic 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–5 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1
Coventry City 3–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 3–0 7–1 3–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2
Derby County 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–5 2–1 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–2
Hull City 0–3 2–3 1–1 4–2 0–2 2–1 1–4 1–3 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–0
Ipswich Town 3–0 2–0 0–3 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Leicester City 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 2–1 3–4 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Middlesbrough 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Millwall 3–0 1–2 2–1 4–0 0–4 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–3 1–1 a 1–1 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 0–2
Norwich City 1–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 a 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–3
Oxford United 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–3 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–1
Portsmouth 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 0–0
Preston North End 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 3–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 3–2 1–4 4–1 0–4 1–2 1–2 0–0 6–1 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–3
Sheffield United 3–0 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2
Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 0–0 0–3 0–5 0–3 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–1
Southampton 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 5–0 1–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 2–1
Stoke City 1–0 5–1 3–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–0
Swansea City 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Watford 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–0 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–1
West Bromwich Albion 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–5 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–2
Wrexham 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–3 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 5–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: efl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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
  1. ^ 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
  • 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

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