| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland 2nd Championship title 5th2nd tier title |
| Direct promotion toPremier League | Sunderland Birmingham City |
| Promoted toPremier League through play-offs | Derby County |
| Relegated | Leeds United, Luton Town, Southend United |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,439 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Cureton(Colchester United), 23[1] |
2007–08 → | |
The2006–07Football League Championship (known as theCoca-Cola Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the league under its current title and fifteenth season under its current league division format.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is theLeague Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division,League One.
Sunderland finished top of the league with 88 points, closely followed byBirmingham City who had 86 points.[2]Derby County were promoted through the play-offs.Southend United,Luton Town andLeeds United were relegated.
Promoted toPremier League
Relegated toLeague One
Relegated fromPremier League
Promoted fromLeague One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 47 | +29 | 88 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Birmingham City(P) | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 86 | |
| 3 | Derby County(O, P) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 46 | +16 | 84 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 81 | 55 | +26 | 76 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 56 | +3 | 76 | |
| 6 | Southampton | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 53 | +24 | 75 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 74 | |
| 8 | Stoke City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 62 | 41 | +21 | 73 | |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 66 | +4 | 71 | |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 69 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 67 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 65 | |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 64 | |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 62 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 57 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 57 | |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 56 | |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 53 | |
| 19 | Leicester City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 49 | 64 | −15 | 53 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 53 | 85 | −32 | 50 | |
| 21 | Hull City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 49 | |
| 22 | Southend United(R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 47 | 80 | −33 | 42 | Relegation toFootball League One |
| 23 | Luton Town(R) | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 81 | −28 | 40 | |
| 24 | Leeds United(R) | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 72 | −26 | 36[a] |
| Home \ Away | BAR | BIR | BUR | CAR | COL | COV | CRY | DER | HUL | IPS | LEE | LEI | LUT | NWC | PLY | PNE | QPR | SHW | SOU | SEU | STK | SUN | WBA | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Birmingham City | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Burnley | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| Colchester United | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Coventry City | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Derby County | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Hull City | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | |
| Leeds United | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Leicester City | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Luton Town | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| Norwich City | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Preston North End | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Southampton | 5–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Southend United | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stoke City | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Sunderland | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| WolverhamptonWanderers | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6thSouthampton | 4–4 (3–4 pens) | Derby County 3rd | 1–2 | 3–2 aet |
| 5thWolverhampton Wanderers | 2–4 | West Bromwich Albion 4th | 2–3 | 0–1 |