| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 August 2025 – 2 May 2026 |
| Matches | 191 |
| Goals | 491 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlton Morris (Derby County) Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) (10 goals each) |
| 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) |
| Highest scoring | Derby County 3–5 Coventry City (16 August 2025) Coventry City 7–1 Queens Park Rangers (23 August 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Coventry City (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Coventry City (12 games) |
| Longest winless run | Norwich City (12 games) |
| Longest losing run | Norwich City Sheffield United (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 32,740 Sheffield Wednesday0–3 Sheffield United (23 November 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 7,081 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Middlesbrough (22 October 2025) |
| Total attendance | 4,196,492 |
| Average attendance | 22,087 |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 23 November 2025. | |
The2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as theSky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the 10th season of theEFL 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]
The following teams have changed division since the2024–25 season:
To Championship[edit]Promoted fromLeague One Relegated from thePremier League | From Championship[edit]Promoted to thePremier League Relegated toLeague One
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| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other(s) | ||||
| Birmingham City |  Chris Davies |  Christoph Klarer[2] | Nike | Undefeated[3] | List
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| Blackburn Rovers |  Valérien Ismaël |  Todd Cantwell | Macron | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | |
| Bristol City | Gerhard Struber |  Jason Knight | O'Neills | Fever[5] | List
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| Charlton Athletic | Nathan Jones |  Greg Docherty[6] | Reebok[7] | RSK Group[8] | List
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| Coventry City | Frank Lampard | Matt Grimes[9] | Hummel[10] | Monzo[11] | List
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| Derby County | John Eustace | Lewis Travis[13] | Puma | FanHub | List
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| Hull City |  Sergej Jakirović | Lewie Coyle | Kappa | Corendon Airlines[14] | List
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| Ipswich Town |  Kieran McKenna | Dara O'Shea[15] | Umbro | Halo Service Solutions[16] | List
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| Leicester City |  Martí Cifuentes |  Ricardo Pereira | Adidas[17] | BC.GAME[18] | List
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| Middlesbrough |  Kim Hellberg | Dael Fry | Castore[19] | Unibet[20] | List
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| Millwall | Alex Neil | Jake Cooper | Erreà | MyGuava | List
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| Norwich City |  Philippe Clement | Kenny McLean | Joma[21] | Blakely Clothing[22] | List
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| Oxford United | Gary Rowett | Cameron Brannagan | Macron | Baxi | List
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| Portsmouth | John Mousinho | Marlon Pack | Nike | University of Portsmouth | List
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| Preston North End | Paul Heckingbottom | Benjamin Whiteman | Castore | SpudBros[23] | List
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| Queens Park Rangers | Julien Stéphan | Jimmy Dunne | Erreà[24] | CopyBet[25] | List
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| Sheffield United | Chris Wilder | Japhet Tanganga | Erreà | Midnite[26] | List
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| Sheffield Wednesday |  Henrik Pedersen | Barry Bannan | Macron | Mr Vegas[27] | List
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| Southampton | Vacant | Jack Stephens[28] | Puma[29] | P&O Cruises[30] | List
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| Stoke City | Mark Robins | Ben Gibson | Macron | bet365 | TBA |
| Swansea City | Vítor Matos | Ben Cabango | Joma[31] | Reviva Coffee[32] | List
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| Watford | Javi Gracia |  Imrân Louza | Kelme | MrQ.com | List
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| West Bromwich Albion | Ryan Mason | Jed Wallace | Macron[33] | Ideal Heating | List
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| Wrexham | Phil Parkinson | James McClean | Macron[34][35] | United Airlines[36][37] | List
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| 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[38] | 3 June 2025 |
| West Bromwich Albion | James Morrison | Ryan Mason[39] | 2 June 2025 | |||
| Watford | Tom Cleverley[40] | Sacked | 6 May 2025 |  Paulo Pezzolano[41] | 13 May 2025 | |
| Hull City | Rubén Sellés[42] | 15 May 2025 | Sergej Jakirović[43] | 11 June 2025 | ||
| Southampton | Simon Rusk | End of interim spell | 25 May 2025 | Will Still[44] | 25 May 2025 | |
| Bristol City | Liam Manning[38] | Signed byNorwich City | 3 June 2025 | Gerhard Struber[45] | 19 June 2025 | |
| Middlesbrough | Michael Carrick[46] | Sacked | 4 June 2025 | Rob Edwards[47] | 24 June 2025 | |
| Sheffield United | Chris Wilder[48] | Mutual consent | 18 June 2025 | Rubén Sellés[49] | 18 June 2025 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | Martí Cifuentes[50] | 24 June 2025 | Julien Stéphan[51] | 25 June 2025 | ||
| Leicester City |  Ruud van Nistelrooy[52] | 27 June 2025 | Martí Cifuentes[53] | 15 July 2025 | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday |  Danny Röhl[54] | 29 July 2025 | Henrik Pedersen[55] | 31 July 2025 | ||
| Sheffield United | Rubén Sellés[56] | Sacked | 14 September 2025 | 24th | Chris Wilder[57] | 15 September 2025 |
| Watford | Paulo Pezzolano[58] | 8 October 2025 | 11th | Javi Gracia[58] | 8 October 2025 | |
| Southampton | Will Still[59] | 2 November 2025 | 21st | TBA | TBA | |
| Norwich City | Liam Manning[60] | 8 November 2025 | 23rd | Philippe Clement[61] | 18 November 2025 | |
| Swansea City | Alan Sheehan[62] | 11 November 2025 | 18th | Vítor Matos[63] | 24 November 2025 | |
| Middlesbrough | Rob Edwards[64] | Signed byWolverhampton Wanderers | 12 November 2025 | 2nd | Kim Hellberg[65] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 37 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 30 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 27 | Qualification for theChampionship play-offs |
| 4 | Bristol City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 26 | |
| 5 | Preston North End | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 26 | |
| 6 | Hull City | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 25 | |
| 8 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 24 | |
| 9 | Birmingham City | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 24 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Watford | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 23 | |
| 12 | Derby County | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 23 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 | |
| 14 | Wrexham | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 22 | |
| 15 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 22 | |
| 16 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 21 | |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 21 | |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 17 | |
| 20 | Swansea City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 17 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 14 | |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 13 | Relegation toEFL League One |
| 23 | Norwich City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 9 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday[a] | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 32 | −20 | −4 |
| 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 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bristol City | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | a | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Coventry City | 3–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | a | 1–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Derby County | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–5 | — | 2–1 | a | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |||||||||||||
| Hull City | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Ipswich Town | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Leicester City | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | a | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Millwall | a | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | a | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |||||||||||||
| Norwich City | 0–1 | 0–2 | a | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Oxford United | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Portsmouth | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | a | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Preston North End | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sheffield United | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | a | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Southampton | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Stoke City | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swansea City | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Watford | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | |||||||||||||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Wrexham | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton Morris | Derby County | 10 |
 Brandon Thomas-Asante | Coventry City | ||
| 3 | Joe Gelhardt | Hull City | 8 |
| Jay Stansfield | Birmingham City | ||
 Haji Wright | Coventry City | ||
| 6 | Kieffer Moore | Wrexham | 7 |
| Victor Torp | Coventry City | ||
| 8 | Adam Armstrong | Southampton | 6 |
 Rumarn Burrell | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Jack Clarke | Ipswich Town | ||
| Imrân Louza | Watford | ||
| Oli McBurnie | Hull City | ||
| Jaden Philogene | Ipswich Town | ||
| Scott Twine | Bristol City | ||
 Žan Vipotnik | Swansea City |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Philogene | Ipswich Town | Sheffield United | 5–0 (H)[68] | 12 September 2025 |
| Kieffer Moore | Wrexham | Coventry City | 3–2 (H)[69] | 31 October 2025 |
| Carlton Morris | Derby County | Sheffield United | 3–1 (A)[70] | 1 November 2025 |
| Divin Mubama | Stoke City | Bristol City | 5–1 (H)[71] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl Rushworth | Coventry City | 7 |
| 2 | Viktor Johansson | Stoke City | 6 |
| Thomas Kaminski | Charlton Athletic | ||
 Radek Vítek | Bristol City | ||
| 5 | Sol Brynn | Middlesbrough | 5 |
| Daniel Iversen | Preston North End | ||
| Arthur Okonkwo | Wrexham | ||
| 8 | Michael Cooper | Sheffield United | 4 |
| Josh Griffiths | West Bromwich Albion | ||
 Balázs Tóth | Blackburn Rovers |
Junior Tchamadeu(Stoke City)| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Rob Edwards | Middlesbrough | Josh Sargent | Norwich City | [72] |
| September | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town | Oli McBurnie | Hull City | [73] |
| October | Frank Lampard | Coventry City | Brandon Thomas-Asante | Coventry City | [74] |
