| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers 2nd Championship title 4th2nd tier title |
| Promoted | Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff City Fulham |
| Relegated | Barnsley Burton Albion Sunderland |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,409 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Matěj Vydra (Derby County) (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Fulham 6–0Burton Albion (20 January 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Burton Albion 0–5Hull City (10 April 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Bristol City 5–5Hull City (21 April 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Cardiff City |
| Longest unbeaten run | 23 matches Fulham |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Sunderland |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Bolton Wanderers |
| Highest attendance | 41,745[1] Aston Villa 1–1Derby County (28 April 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 2,750[1] Burton Albion 1–3Reading (30 January 2018) |
| Total attendance | 11,314,143[1] |
| Average attendance | 20,496[1] |
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The2017–18 EFL Championship (referred to as theSky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of theEFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-sixth season under its current league structure.
This season notably sawSunderland become the first English team to be relegated in successive seasons from the top division to the third tier since the championsWolverhampton Wanderers in2012 and2013, and only the third team to do so since the top division was relaunched as the Premier League in 1992.
The following teams had changed division since the 2016–17 season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(C, P) | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 99 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 90 | |
| 3 | Fulham(O, P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | Qualification forChampionship play-offs[a] |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 | |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 | |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 75 | |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 73 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 69 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 | |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 | |
| 18 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 46 | |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 44 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 43 | |
| 22 | Barnsley(R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 41 | Relegation toEFL League One |
| 23 | Burton Albion(R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 41 | |
| 24 | Sunderland(R) | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 37 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| 3 | Fulham | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Fulham | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Home \ Away | AST | BAR | BIR | BOL | BRE | BRI | BRT | CAR | DER | FUL | HUL | IPS | LEE | MID | MIL | NOR | NOT | PNE | QPR | REA | SHU | SHW | SUN | WOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Barnsley | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Birmingham City | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Burton Albion | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Cardiff City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Fulham | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hull City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Ipswich Town | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Preston North End | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sunderland | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull City | Burton Albion | 4–1 (H)[66] | 12 August 2017 | |
| Aston Villa | Norwich City | 4–2 (H)[67] | 19 August 2017 | |
| Nottingham Forest | Hull City | 3–2 (A)[68] | 28 October 2017 | |
| Sheffield United | Hull City | 4–1 (H)[69] | 4 November 2017 | |
| Fulham | Sheffield United | 5–4 (A)[70] | 21 November 2017 | |
| Sheffield United | Fulham | 4–5 (H)[70] | 21 November 2017 | |
| Derby County | Middlesbrough | 3–0 (A)[71] | 25 November 2017 | |
| Leeds United | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 (A)[72] | 9 December 2017 | |
| Middlesbrough | Leeds United | 3–0 (H)[73] | 2 March 2018 | |
| Bristol City | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–0 (H)[74] | 3 March 2018 | |
| Norwich City | Hull City | 3–4 (A)[75] | 10 March 2018 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Norwich City | 5–1 (H)[76] | 6 May 2018 |
4Player scored 4 goals
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Percentage Full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,790 | 32,097 | 26,631 | 41,745 | 75% |
| Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 | 13,704 | 10,920 | 17,163 | 60% |
| Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,015 | 21,042 | 18,301 | 27,608 | 70% |
| Bolton Wanderers | Macron Stadium | 28,723 | 15,887 | 13,113 | 21,097 | 55% |
| Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,300 | 10,234 | 7,957 | 12,367 | 83% |
| Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | 20,953 | 17,203 | 25,540 | 78% |
| Burton Albion | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 | 4,645 | 2,750 | 6,535 | 67% |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,300 | 20,164 | 15,951 | 32,478 | 61% |
| Derby County | Pride Park Stadium | 33,600 | 27,175 | 23,296 | 31,196 | 81% |
| Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 | 19,896 | 15,792 | 24,547 | 77% |
| Hull City | KCOM Stadium | 25,404 | 15,622 | 13,524 | 18,026 | 61% |
| Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,300 | 16,271 | 13,061 | 24,928 | 54% |
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 37,890 | 31,521 | 26,434 | 35,377 | 83% |
| Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 34,742 | 25,544 | 22,848 | 29,443 | 74% |
| Millwall | The Den | 20,146 | 13,368 | 9,817 | 17,617 | 66% |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 27,220 | 25,785 | 21,167 | 27,100 | 95% |
| Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,445 | 24,680 | 20,596 | 29,106 | 81% |
| Preston North End | Deepdale | 23,408 | 13,774 | 10,796 | 18,570 | 59% |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 18,439 | 13,928 | 11,488 | 16,934 | 76% |
| Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | 16,656 | 6,769 | 21,771 | 69% |
| Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,702 | 26,854 | 24,409 | 31,120 | 82% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,752 | 25,995 | 22,733 | 32,839 | 65% |
| Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 | 27,635 | 24,894 | 31,237 | 56% |
| Wolverhampton | Molineux | 31,700 | 28,298 | 23,045 | 30,239 | 89% |