List of EFL Championship seasons

This article lists seasons played in the second tier of English football from 1992–93, when the old Football League First Division was replaced by the Premier League as the top-level. Football League Division One was renamed the Football League Championship from 2004–05.

Seasons

SeasonChampionsRunners-upPlay-off winnersRelegated to League OneRelegated from Premier LeaguePromoted from League OneTop goal scorers
ClubPtsClubPtsClubPlayerGoals
1992–93Newcastle United96West Ham United88Swindon TownBrentford
Cambridge United
Bristol Rovers
Crystal Palace
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Stoke City
Bolton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
Guy Whittingham
(Portsmouth)
42
1993–94Crystal Palace90Nottingham Forest83Leicester CityBirmingham City
Oxford United
Peterborough United
Sheffield United
Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town
Reading
Port Vale
Burnley
John McGinlay
(Bolton Wanderers)
25
1994–95Middlesbrough82Reading[a]78Bolton WanderersSwindon Town
Burnley
Bristol City
Notts County
Crystal Palace
Norwich City
Leicester City
Ipswich Town
Birmingham City
Huddersfield Town
John Aldridge
(Tranmere Rovers)
24
1995–96Sunderland83Derby County79Leicester CityMillwall
Watford
Luton Town
Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers
Bolton Wanderers
Swindon Town
Oxford United
Bradford City
John Aldridge
(Tranmere Rovers)
27
1996–97Bolton Wanderers98Barnsley80Crystal PalaceGrimsby Town
Oldham Athletic
Southend United
Sunderland
Middlesbrough
Nottingham Forest
Bury
Stockport County
Crewe Alexandra
John McGinlay
(Bolton Wanderers)
27
1997–98Nottingham Forest94Middlesbrough91Charlton AthleticManchester City
Stoke City
Reading
Bolton Wanderers
Barnsley
Crystal Palace
Watford
Bristol City
Grimsby Town
Pierre van Hooijdonk
(Nottingham Forest)
Kevin Phillips
(Sunderland)
29
1998–99Sunderland105Bradford City87WatfordBury
Oxford United
Bristol City
Charlton Athletic
Blackburn Rovers
Nottingham Forest
Fulham
Walsall
Manchester City
Lee Hughes
(West Bromwich Albion)
31
1999–2000Charlton Athletic91Manchester City89Ipswich TownWalsall
Port Vale
Swindon Town
Wimbledon
Sheffield Wednesday
Watford
Preston North End
Burnley
Gillingham
Andy Hunt
(Charlton Athletic)
24
2000–01Fulham101Blackburn Rovers91Bolton WanderersHuddersfield Town
Queens Park Rangers
Tranmere Rovers
Manchester City
Coventry City
Bradford City
Millwall
Rotherham United
Walsall
Louis Saha
(Fulham)
27
2001–02Manchester City99West Bromwich Albion89Birmingham CityCrewe Alexandra
Barnsley
Stockport County
Ipswich Town
Derby County
Leicester City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Reading
Stoke City
Shaun Goater
(Manchester City)
28
2002–03Portsmouth98Leicester City92Wolverhampton WanderersSheffield Wednesday
Brighton & Hove Albion
Grimsby Town
West Ham United
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
Wigan Athletic
Crewe Alexandra
Cardiff City
Svetoslav Todorov
(Portsmouth)
26
2003–04Norwich City94West Bromwich Albion86Crystal PalaceWalsall
Bradford City
Wimbledon
Leicester City
Leeds United
Wolves
Plymouth Argyle
Queens Park Rangers
Brighton & Hove Albion
Andrew Johnson
(Crystal Palace)
27
Football League Championship
2004–05Sunderland94Wigan Athletic87West Ham UnitedGillingham
Nottingham Forest
Rotherham United
Crystal Palace
Norwich City
Southampton
Luton Town
Hull City
Sheffield Wednesday
Nathan Ellington
(Wigan Athletic)
24
2005–06Reading106Sheffield United90WatfordCrewe Alexandra
Millwall
Brighton & Hove Albion
Birmingham City
West Bromwich Albion
Sunderland
Southend United
Colchester United
Barnsley
Marlon King
(Watford)
21
2006–07Sunderland88Birmingham City86Derby CountySouthend United
Luton Town
Leeds United
Sheffield United
Charlton Athletic
Watford
Scunthorpe United
Bristol City
Blackpool
Jamie Cureton
(Colchester United)
23
2007–08West Bromwich Albion81Stoke City79Hull CityLeicester City
Scunthorpe United
Colchester United
Reading
Birmingham City
Derby County
Swansea City
Nottingham Forest
Doncaster Rovers
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
(Plymouth Argyle/Wolverhampton Wanderers)
23
2008–09Wolverhampton Wanderers90Birmingham City83BurnleyNorwich City
Southampton
Charlton Athletic
Newcastle United
Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion
Leicester City
Peterborough United
Scunthorpe United
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
(Wolverhampton Wanderers)
25
2009–10Newcastle United102West Bromwich Albion91BlackpoolSheffield Wednesday
Plymouth Argyle
Peterborough United
Hull City
Burnley
Portsmouth
Norwich City
Leeds United
Millwall
Nicky Maynard
(Bristol City)
Peter Whittingham
(Cardiff City)
20
2010–11Queens Park Rangers88Norwich City84Swansea CityPreston North End
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield United
Birmingham City
Blackpool
West Ham United
Brighton & Hove Albion
Southampton
Peterborough United
Danny Graham
(Watford)
24
2011–12Reading89Southampton88West Ham UnitedPortsmouth
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Blackburn Rovers
Wolves
Charlton Athletic
Sheffield Wednesday
Huddersfield Town
Rickie Lambert27
2012–13Cardiff City87Hull City79Crystal PalacePeterborough United
Wolves
Bristol City
Reading
Queens Park Rangers
Wigan Athletic
Bournemouth
Doncaster Rovers
Yeovil Town
Glenn Murray
(Crystal Palace)
30
2013–14Leicester City102Burnley93Queens Park RangersYeovil Town
Barnsley
Doncaster Rovers
Cardiff City
Fulham
Norwich City
Wolves
Brentford
Rotherham United
Ross McCormack
(Leeds United)
28
2014–15AFC Bournemouth90Watford89Norwich CityMillwall
Wigan Athletic
Blackpool
Hull City
Burnley
Queens Park Rangers
Bristol City
Milton Keynes Dons
Preston North End
Daryl Murphy
(Ipswich Town)
27
2015–16Burnley93Middlesbrough89Hull CityCharlton Athletic
Milton Keynes Dons
Bolton Wanderers
Newcastle United
Norwich City
Aston Villa
Wigan Athletic
Burton Albion
Barnsley
Andre Gray
(Burnley)
25
2016–17Newcastle United94Brighton & Hove Albion93Huddersfield TownBlackburn Rovers
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Hull City
Middlesbrough
Sunderland
Sheffield United
Bolton Wanderers
Millwall
Chris Wood
(Leeds United)
27
2017–18Wolverhampton Wanderers99Cardiff City90FulhamBarnsley
Burton Albion
Sunderland
Swansea City
Stoke City
West Bromwich Albion
Wigan Athletic
Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United
Matěj Vydra
(Derby County)
21
2018–19Norwich City94Sheffield United89Aston VillaRotherham United
Bolton Wanderers
Ipswich Town
Cardiff City
Fulham
Huddersfield Town
Luton Town
Barnsley
Charlton Athletic
Teemu Pukki
(Norwich City)
29
2019–20Leeds United93West Bromwich Albion83FulhamCharlton Athletic
Wigan Athletic
Hull City
Watford
Bournemouth
Norwich City
Coventry City
Rotherham United
Wycombe Wanderers
Aleksandar Mitrović
(Fulham)
Ollie Watkins
(Brentford)
26
2020–21Norwich City97Watford91BrentfordWycombe Wanderers
Rotherham United
Sheffield Wednesday
Fulham
West Bromwich Albion
Sheffield United
Hull City
Peterborough United
Blackpool
Ivan Toney
(Brentford)
31
2021–22Fulham90Bournemouth88Nottingham ForestPeterborough United
Derby County
Barnsley
Burnley
Watford
Norwich City
Wigan Athletic
Rotherham United
Sunderland
Aleksandar Mitrović
(Fulham)
43
2022–23Burnley101Sheffield United91Luton TownReading
Blackpool
Wigan Athletic
Leicester City
Leeds United
Southampton
Plymouth Argyle
Ipswich Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Chuba Akpom
(Middlesbrough)
28

Notes

References

  • "English League Leading Goalscorers".