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21st season of EFL Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2024–25 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 9th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 33rd season under its current league division format.
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 9 August 2024 – 3 May 2025 |
Matches played | 71 |
Goals scored | 182 (2.56 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) (6 goals) |
Biggest home win | Burnley 5–0 Cardiff City (17 August 2024) |
Biggest away win | Luton Town 1–4 Burnley (12 August 2024) |
Highest scoring | Bristol City 4–3 Millwall (17 August 2024) |
Longest winning run | Sunderland (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Blackburn Rovers Sheffield United West Bromwich Albion (6 games) |
Longest winless run | Cardiff City Portsmouth (6 games) |
Longest losing run | Cardiff City Portsmouth Sheffield Wednesday (3 games) |
Highest attendance | 40,096 Sunderland 1–0 Burnley (24 August 2024) |
Lowest attendance | 11,333 Oxford United 2–0 Norwich City (10 August 2024) |
Total attendance | 1,546,351 |
Average attendance | 22,091 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2024. |
The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:
To ChampionshipPromoted from League One Relegated from the Premier League |
From ChampionshipPromoted to the Premier League Relegated to League One
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Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
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Blackburn Rovers | John Eustace | Lewis Travis | Macron | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | Multevo | Venkys[1] | Venkys |
Bristol City | Liam Manning | Jason Knight | O'Neills | Huboo | GoSkippy[2] | Watches of Bath[3] | DNRG |
Burnley | Scott Parker | Josh Brownhill | Castore[4] | 96.com[5] | Bristol Street Motors | None | Rapidz |
Cardiff City | Erol Bulut | Joe Ralls | New Balance | Visit Malaysia | Quinnbet[6] | Watches of Bath[7] | None |
Coventry City | Mark Robins | Ben Sheaf | Hummel[8] | Monzo[9] | King of Shaves[10] | Mercury xRM[11] | G&R Scaffolding |
Derby County | Paul Warne | Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | Puma[12] | FanHub[13] | HSG UK[14] | Tonic Weight Loss Surgery[15] | HSG UK[14] |
Hull City | Tim Walter | Lewie Coyle | Kappa | Corendon Airlines[16] | Safiport | Anex Tour[17] | Sportsbet.io |
Leeds United | Daniel Farke | Ethan Ampadu | Adidas | Red Bull[18] | AMT Auto | BOXT Life | None |
Luton Town | Rob Edwards | Tom Lockyer[19] | Umbro[20] | Utilita[21] | Toureen Group (H)/Ryebridge (A) | Star Platforms (H)Switchshop (A) | None |
Middlesbrough | Michael Carrick | Jonny Howson | Erreà | Unibet | Host & Stay | BOXT Life | BOXT Life |
Millwall | Neil Harris | Shaun Hutchinson | Erreà[22] | MyGuava[23] | Wiggett Group | None | None |
Norwich City | Johannes Hoff Thorup | Grant Hanley | Joma[24] | Blakely Clothing[25] | Sekura.id | Gran Canaria | 3B Data Security |
Oxford United | Des Buckingham | Elliott Moore | Macron | Baxi | Polythene UK | Caprinos Pizza[26] | Rocktree Group |
Plymouth Argyle | Wayne Rooney | Joe Edwards | Puma | Classic Builders[27] | Project 35 | Vertu Motors | Retain Limited |
Portsmouth | John Mousinho | Marlon Pack | Nike | University of Portsmouth | TotalAV[28] | BeeBu | Richmond Motor Group |
Preston North End | Paul Heckingbottom | Benjamin Whiteman | Castore | PAR Group | None | PAR Group | None |
Queens Park Rangers | Martí Cifuentes | Steve Cook | Erreà[29] | CopyBet[30] | None | MyGuava[31] | None |
Sheffield United | Chris Wilder | Jack Robinson | Erreà | None | CarMats[32] | Dr. Cinik[33] | None |
Sheffield Wednesday | Danny Röhl | Barry Bannan | Macron | Chansiri (H)/BLU Steel (A) | Mr Vegas Casino[34] | None | None |
Stoke City | Narcís Pèlach | Ben Gibson[35] | Macron | bet365 | Stoke City Community Trust | None | None |
Sunderland | Régis Le Bris | Dan Neil | Hummel[36] | Spreadex Sports[37] | Valhalla.game | Seriös Group | None |
Swansea City | Luke Williams | Matt Grimes | Joma[38] | Reviva Coffee (H) Westacres (A) |
Swansea Building Society | Visit Central Florida[39] | First Grade Projects |
Watford | Tom Cleverley | Daniel Bachmann | Kelme | MrQ.com | None | University of Hertfordshire[40] | Asus |
West Bromwich Albion | Carlos Corberán | Jed Wallace | Macron[41] | Ideal Heating | Mega Riches Casino | BarberBoss[42] | None |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in the table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Plymouth Argyle | Neil Dewsnip | End of interim spell | 4 May 2024 | Pre-season | Wayne Rooney[43] | 25 May 2024 |
Sunderland | Mike Dodds | Régis Le Bris[44] | 22 June 2024 | |||
Hull City | Liam Rosenior[45] | Sacked | 7 May 2024 | Tim Walter[46] | 31 May 2024 | |
Norwich City | David Wagner[47] | 17 May 2024 | Johannes Hoff Thorup[48] | 30 May 2024 | ||
Burnley | Vincent Kompany[49] | Signed by Bayern Munich | 29 May 2024 | Scott Parker[50] | 5 July 2024 | |
Preston North End | Ryan Lowe[51] | Mutual consent | 12 August 2024 | 23rd | Paul Heckingbottom[52] | 20 August 2024 |
Stoke City | Steven Schumacher[53] | Sacked | 16 September 2024 | 13th | Narcís Pèlach[54] | 18 September 2024 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 16 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 15 | |
3 | Burnley | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 13 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
4 | Sheffield United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | |
5 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | |
6 | Leeds United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
7 | Swansea City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | |
8 | Watford | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
9 | Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 | |
10 | Derby County | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 9 | |
11 | Norwich City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
12 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
13 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
14 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
15 | Luton Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | |
16 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
17 | Stoke City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 6 | |
18 | Millwall | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
19 | Coventry City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
20 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | |
21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 4 | |
22 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Portsmouth | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | |
24 | Cardiff City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 |
Home \ Away | BLA | BRI | BUR | CAR | COV | DER | HUL | LEE | LUT | MID | MIL | NOR | OXF | PLY | PNE | POR | QPR | SHU | SHW | STO | SUN | SWA | WAT | WBA |
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Blackburn Rovers | — | 3–0 | a 4 JAN | 15 MAR | 21 JAN | 4–2 | 29 DEC | 30 NOV | 14 DEC | 5 APR | 18 APR | 1 MAR | 2–1 | 15 FEB | 1 FEB | 23 NOV | 28 SEP | 2 NOV | 8 APR | 6 NOV | 26 DEC | 19 OCT | 26 APR | 23 OCT |
Bristol City | 25 JAN | — | 23 NOV | a 5 OCT | 1–1 | 4 JAN | 8 MAR | 26 OCT | 26 DEC | 22 FEB | 4–3 | 15 MAR | 2–1 | 30 NOV | 3 MAY | 29 DEC | 14 DEC | 5 NOV | 2 OCT | 11 FEB | 18 APR | 8 FEB | 5 APR | 8 APR |
Burnley | 1–1 | 29 MAR | — | 5–0 | 26 NOV | 10 DEC | 12 FEB | 25 JAN | 8 MAR | 7 DEC | 3 MAY | 12 APR | 8 FEB | 1 OCT | 5 OCT | 2–1 | 26 OCT | 21 APR | 22 FEB | 1 JAN | 18 JAN | 9 NOV | 21 DEC | 11 MAR |
Cardiff City | 9 NOV | a 15 FEB | 1 MAR | — | 1 JAN | 25 JAN | 8 FEB | 0–2 | 11 MAR | 0–2 | 1 OCT | 2 NOV | 21 APR | 19 OCT | 11 DEC | 22 OCT | 27 NOV | 21 DEC | 29 MAR | 12 APR | 0–2 | a 18 JAN | 7 DEC | 26 APR |
Coventry City | 1 OCT | 18 JAN | 5 APR | 30 NOV | — | 6 NOV | 14 DEC | 8 FEB | 26 OCT | 3 MAY | 29 DEC | 0–1 | 3–2 | 26 DEC | 22 FEB | 9 APR | 11 FEB | 23 NOV | 5 OCT | 8 MAR | 15 MAR | 1–2 | 25 JAN | 18 APR |
Derby County | 8 MAR | 3–0 | 9 APR | 1–0 | 11 MAR | — | 26 OCT | 29 DEC | 18 APR | 1–0 | 22 FEB | 28 SEP | 11 FEB | 9 NOV | 29 MAR | 14 DEC | 5 OCT | 1 FEB | 30 NOV | 3 MAY | 21 JAN | 27 NOV | 18 JAN | 26 DEC |
Hull City | 7 DEC | 1–1 | 22 OCT | 28 SEP | 12 APR | 26 APR | — | 4 JAN | 29 MAR | 1 JAN | 0–0 | 15 FEB | 12 MAR | 1 MAR | 21 APR | 2 NOV | 21 JAN | 0–2 | 26 NOV | 1 FEB | 19 OCT | 21 DEC | 11 DEC | 9 NOV |
Leeds United | 1 JAN | 26 APR | 0–1 | 1 FEB | 28 SEP | 7 DEC | 2–0 | — | 26 NOV | 10 DEC | a 12 MAR | 22 JAN | 21 DEC | 2 NOV | 12 APR | 3–3 | 9 NOV | 19 OCT | 18 JAN | 21 APR | 15 FEB | 29 MAR | 22 OCT | 1 MAR |
Luton Town | 12 APR | 21 APR | 1–4 | 6 NOV | 26 APR | 21 DEC | 23 NOV | 5 APR | — | 15 MAR | 25 JAN | 1 JAN | 1 OCT | 8 FEB | 18 JAN | 1 MAR | 1–2 | 15 FEB | 2–1 | 10 DEC | 23 OCT | 7 DEC | a 19 OCT | 2 NOV |
Middlesbrough | 27 NOV | 19 OCT | 29 DEC | 4 JAN | 2 NOV | 1 MAR | 30 NOV | 8 APR | 9 NOV | — | 14 DEC | 26 APR | 29 MAR | 18 APR | 1–1 | 2–2 | 11 MAR | 23 OCT | 26 DEC | 28 SEP | a 1 FEB | 1–0 | 15 FEB | 21 JAN |
Millwall | 21 DEC | 1 MAR | 2 NOV | 21 JAN | 7 DEC | 19 OCT | 18 JAN | a 5 NOV | 0–1 | 12 APR | — | 21 APR | 1 JAN | 23 OCT | 28 SEP | 5 APR | 1 FEB | 10 DEC | 3–0 | 15 MAR | 23 NOV | 26 APR | 2–3 | 15 FEB |
Norwich City | 2–2 | 9 NOV | 14 DEC | 3 MAY | 4 JAN | 8 FEB | 5 OCT | 2 OCT | 30 NOV | 26 OCT | 26 DEC | — | 8 MAR | 26 NOV | 11 FEB | 18 APR | 29 DEC | 1–1 | 12 MAR | 22 FEB | 8 APR | 25 JAN | 4–1 | 29 MAR |
Oxford United | 18 JAN | 1 FEB | 28 SEP | 26 DEC | 1 MAR | 22 OCT | 5 NOV | 18 APR | 21 JAN | 23 NOV | 30 NOV | 2–0 | — | 29 DEC | 3–1 | 15 FEB | 9 APR | 5 APR | 14 DEC | 1–0 | 26 APR | 2 NOV | 15 MAR | 19 OCT |
Plymouth Argyle | 5 OCT | 1 JAN | 22 JAN | 22 FEB | 21 APR | 15 MAR | 1–1 | 3 MAY | 27 SEP | 21 DEC | 11 FEB | 5 APR | 7 DEC | — | 26 OCT | a 5 NOV | 18 JAN | 12 APR | 8 MAR | 0–1 | 3–2 | 10 DEC | 23 NOV | 1 FEB |
Preston North End | 22 SEP | 2 NOV | 15 FEB | 8 APR | 19 OCT | 23 NOV | 26 DEC | 14 DEC | 1–0 | 25 JAN | 8 FEB | 22 OCT | 4 JAN | 26 APR | — | 15 MAR | 18 APR | 0–2 | 29 DEC | 5 APR | 6 NOV | 1 MAR | 2 OCT | 30 NOV |
Portsmouth | 29 MAR | 7 DEC | 1 FEB | 11 FEB | 21 DEC | 12 APR | 3 MAY | 8 MAR | 0–0 | 18 JAN | 27 NOV | 10 DEC | 5 OCT | a 11 MAR | 9 NOV | — | 22 FEB | 28 SEP | 26 OCT | 22 JAN | 1–3 | 1 JAN | 21 APR | 0–3 |
Queens Park Rangers | 8 FEB | 12 APR | 26 APR | 5 APR | 22 OCT | 15 FEB | 1 OCT | 15 MAR | 4 JAN | 5 NOV | 1–1 | 7 DEC | 11 DEC | 1–1 | 21 DEC | 19 OCT | — | 1 MAR | 25 JAN | 23 NOV | 2 NOV | 21 APR | 1 JAN | 1–3 |
Sheffield United | 3 MAY | 12 MAR | 26 DEC | 18 APR | 29 MAR | 1–0 | 25 JAN | 22 FEB | 5 OCT | 12 FEB | 8 APR | 18 JAN | 26 NOV | 14 DEC | 8 MAR | 8 FEB | 2–2 | — | a 9 NOV | 26 OCT | 30 NOV | 1 OCT | 1–0 | 29 DEC |
Sheffield Wednesday | 10 DEC | 22 JAN | 19 OCT | 23 NOV | 15 FEB | 1 JAN | 5 APR | 0–2 | 1 FEB | 21 APR | 4 JAN | 5 NOV | 12 APR | 4–0 | 7 DEC | 26 APR | 1–1 | a 15 MAR | — | 21 DEC | 1 MAR | 22 OCT | 2 NOV | 28 SEP |
Stoke City | 11 MAR | 22 OCT | 30 NOV | 14 DEC | 1–0 | 2 NOV | 1–3 | 26 DEC | 8 APR | 8 FEB | 9 NOV | 19 OCT | 25 JAN | 4 JAN | 26 NOV | 2 OCT | 29 MAR | 26 APR | 18 APR | — | 29 DEC | 15 FEB | 1 MAR | 1–2 |
Sunderland | 21 APR | 10 DEC | 1–0 | 8 MAR | 9 NOV | 1 OCT | 22 FEB | 5 OCT | 12 FEB | 1–0 | 29 MAR | 21 DEC | 26 OCT | 25 JAN | 11 MAR | 4 JAN | 3 MAY | 1 JAN | 4–0 | 7 DEC | — | 12 APR | 8 FEB | 26 NOV |
Swansea City | 22 FEB | 29 SEP | 15 MAR | 1–1 | 1 FEB | 5 APR | 18 APR | 23 NOV | 29 DEC | 8 MAR | 26 OCT | 1–0 | 3 MAY | 9 APR | 3–0 | 30 NOV | 26 DEC | 21 JAN | 11 FEB | 5 OCT | 14 DEC | — | 5 NOV | 4 JAN |
Watford | 26 OCT | 26 NOV | 18 APR | 29 DEC | 1–1 | 2–1 | 8 APR | 11 FEB | a 22 FEB | 5 OCT | 8 MAR | 1 FEB | 9 NOV | 29 MAR | 21 JAN | 26 DEC | 30 NOV | 4 JAN | 3 MAY | 3–0 | 28 SEP | 12 MAR | — | 14 DEC |
West Bromwich Albion | 12 FEB | 21 DEC | 5 NOV | 26 OCT | 11 DEC | 21 APR | 15 MAR | 0–0 | 3 MAY | 1 OCT | 5 OCT | 23 NOV | 22 FEB | 1–0 | 1 JAN | 25 JAN | 8 MAR | 7 DEC | 8 FEB | 18 JAN | 5 APR | 1–0 | 12 APR | — |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
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2025 English Football League play-offs
2025 EFL Championship play-off final
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Josh Maja | West Bromwich Albion | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 (A)[57] | 10 August 2024 |
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