2025–26 EFL Championship

2025–26 EFL Championship

The 2025–26 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the 10th season of the EFL 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.

Team changes

2025–26 EFL Championship

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season:

Personnel and sponsoring

2025–26 EFL Championship

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Shirt sponsor(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Main</td><td>Other(s)</td></tr><tr><td>Birmingham City</td><td>Chris Davies</td><td>Christoph Klarer</td><td>Nike</td><td>Undefeated</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Blackburn Rovers</td><td>Michael O'Neill</td><td>Todd Cantwell</td><td>Macron</td><td>Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol City</td><td>Roy Hodgson (interim)</td><td>Jason Knight</td><td>O'Neills</td><td>Fever</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Charlton Athletic</td><td>Nathan Jones</td><td>Greg Docherty</td><td>Reebok</td><td>RSK Group</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Coventry City</td><td>Frank Lampard</td><td>Matt Grimes</td><td>Hummel</td><td>Monzo</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Derby County</td><td>John Eustace</td><td>Lewis Travis</td><td>Puma</td><td>FanHub</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Hull City</td><td>Sergej Jakirović</td><td>Lewie Coyle</td><td>Kappa</td><td>Corendon Airlines</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Ipswich Town</td><td>Kieran McKenna</td><td>Dara O'Shea</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Halo Service Solutions</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Gary Rowett</td><td>Ricardo Pereira</td><td>Adidas</td><td>BC.GAME</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>Kim Hellberg</td><td>Dael Fry</td><td>Castore</td><td>Unibet</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Millwall</td><td>Alex Neil</td><td>Jake Cooper</td><td>Erreà</td><td>Wiggett Group1</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Norwich City</td><td>Philippe Clement</td><td>Kenny McLean</td><td>Joma</td><td>Blakely Clothing</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Oxford United</td><td>Matt Bloomfield</td><td>Cameron Brannagan</td><td>Macron</td><td>Baxi</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Portsmouth</td><td>John Mousinho</td><td>Marlon Pack</td><td>Nike</td><td>University of Portsmouth</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Preston North End</td><td>Paul Heckingbottom</td><td>Benjamin Whiteman</td><td>Castore</td><td>SpudBros</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Queens Park Rangers</td><td>Julien Stéphan</td><td>Jimmy Dunne</td><td>Erreà</td><td>CopyBet</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield United</td><td>Chris Wilder</td><td>Japhet Tanganga</td><td>Erreà</td><td>Midnite</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield Wednesday</td><td>Henrik Pedersen</td><td>Liam Cooper</td><td>Macron</td><td>Mr Vegas</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Southampton</td><td>Tonda Eckert</td><td>Jack Stephens</td><td>Puma</td><td>P&O Cruises</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Stoke City</td><td>Mark Robins</td><td>Ben Gibson</td><td>Macron</td><td>bet365</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Swansea City</td><td>Vítor Matos</td><td>Ben Cabango</td><td>Joma</td><td>Reviva Coffee</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Edward Still</td><td>Imrân Louza</td><td>Kelme</td><td>MrQ.com</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>James Morrison (interim)</td><td>Jed Wallace</td><td>Macron</td><td>Ideal Heating</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Wrexham</td><td>Phil Parkinson</td><td>Dominic Hyam</td><td>Macron</td><td>United Airlines</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>

• ^ Millwall's shirt sponsor was MyGuava until 22 December 2025 when the deal was ended prematurely.

Managerial changes

2025–26 EFL Championship

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Position in the table</th><th>Incoming manager</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Norwich City</td><td>Jack Wilshere</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>3 May 2025</td><td>Pre-season</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>3 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>James Morrison</td><td>Ryan Mason</td><td>2 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Tom Cleverley</td><td>Sacked</td><td>6 May 2025</td><td>Paulo Pezzolano</td><td>13 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Hull City</td><td>Rubén Sellés</td><td>15 May 2025</td><td>Sergej Jakirović</td><td>11 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Southampton</td><td>Simon Rusk</td><td>End of interim spell</td><td>25 May 2025</td><td>Will Still</td><td>25 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol City</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>Signed by Norwich City</td><td>3 June 2025</td><td>Gerhard Struber</td><td>19 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>Michael Carrick</td><td>Sacked</td><td>4 June 2025</td><td>Rob Edwards</td><td>24 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield United</td><td>Chris Wilder</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>18 June 2025</td><td>Rubén Sellés</td><td>18 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Queens Park Rangers</td><td>Martí Cifuentes</td><td>24 June 2025</td><td>Julien Stéphan</td><td>25 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Ruud van Nistelrooy</td><td>27 June 2025</td><td>Martí Cifuentes</td><td>15 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield Wednesday</td><td>Danny Röhl</td><td>29 July 2025</td><td>Henrik Pedersen</td><td>31 July 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sheffield United</td><td>Rubén Sellés</td><td>Sacked</td><td>14 September 2025</td><td>24th</td><td>Chris Wilder</td><td>15 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Paulo Pezzolano</td><td>8 October 2025</td><td>11th</td><td>Javi Gracia</td><td>8 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Southampton</td><td>Will Still</td><td>2 November 2025</td><td>21st</td><td>Tonda Eckert</td><td>2 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Norwich City</td><td>Liam Manning</td><td>8 November 2025</td><td>23rd</td><td>Philippe Clement</td><td>18 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Swansea City</td><td>Alan Sheehan</td><td>11 November 2025</td><td>18th</td><td>Vítor Matos</td><td>24 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Middlesbrough</td><td>Rob Edwards</td><td>Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers</td><td>12 November 2025</td><td>2nd</td><td>Kim Hellberg</td></tr><tr><td>Oxford United</td><td>Gary Rowett</td><td>Sacked</td><td>23 December 2025</td><td>22nd</td><td>Matt Bloomfield</td><td>9 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>Ryan Mason</td><td>6 January 2026</td><td>18th</td><td>Eric Ramsay</td><td>11 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Leicester City</td><td>Martí Cifuentes</td><td>25 January 2026</td><td>14th</td><td>Gary Rowett</td><td>18 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Watford</td><td>Javi Gracia</td><td>Resigned</td><td>1 February 2026</td><td>10th</td><td>Edward Still</td><td>9 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Blackburn Rovers</td><td>Valérien Ismaël</td><td>Mutual consent</td><td>2 February 2026</td><td>22nd</td><td>Michael O'Neill</td><td>13 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>West Bromwich Albion</td><td>Eric Ramsay</td><td>Sacked</td><td>24 February 2026</td><td>21st</td><td>James Morrison (interim)</td><td>24 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Bristol City</td><td>Gerhard Struber</td><td>27 March 2026</td><td>16th</td><td>Roy Hodgson (interim)</td><td>27 March 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

League table

2025–26 EFL Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Coventry City	39	24	8	7	81	40	+41	80	Promotion to the Premier League
2	Middlesbrough	39	20	11	8	59	37	+22	71
3	Ipswich Town	38	19	12	7	67	39	+28	69	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
4	Millwall	39	20	9	10	53	44	+9	69
5	Hull City	39	20	6	13	62	57	+5	66
6	Southampton	39	17	12	10	63	48	+15	63
7	Wrexham	39	17	12	10	60	51	+9	63
8	Derby County	39	17	9	13	56	48	+8	60
9	Watford	39	14	14	11	50	46	+4	56
10	Norwich City	39	16	6	17	52	46	+6	54
11	Birmingham City	39	14	11	14	48	49	−1	53
12	Queens Park Rangers	39	15	8	16	55	61	−6	53
13	Preston North End	39	13	13	13	45	49	−4	52
14	Swansea City	39	15	7	17	44	49	−5	52
15	Stoke City	39	14	9	16	46	43	+3	51
16	Bristol City	39	14	9	16	49	50	−1	51
17	Sheffield United	39	15	5	19	54	54	0	50
18	Charlton Athletic	39	12	12	15	36	46	−10	48
19	Blackburn Rovers	39	11	10	18	36	49	−13	43
20	West Bromwich Albion	39	11	10	18	40	54	−14	43
21	Portsmouth	38	10	10	18	37	54	−17	40
22	Leicester City	39	11	12	16	51	60	−9	39	Relegation to EFL League One
23	Oxford United	39	9	12	18	36	51	−15	39
24	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	39	1	9	29	24	79	−55	−6

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Žan Vipotnik	Swansea City	17
2	Haji Wright	Coventry City	16
3	Jack Clarke	Ipswich Town	14
4	Joe Gelhardt	Hull City	13
Oli McBurnie
6	Brandon Thomas-Asante	Coventry City	12
7	Adam Armstrong	Southampton	11
Kieffer Moore	Wrexham
Morgan Whittaker	Middlesbrough

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Jaden Philogene	Ipswich Town	Sheffield United	5–0 (H)	12 September 2025
Kieffer Moore	Wrexham	Coventry City	3–2 (H)	31 October 2025
Carlton Morris	Derby County	Sheffield United	3–1 (A)	1 November 2025
Divin Mubama	Stoke City	Bristol City	5–1 (H)
Tom Ince	Watford	Birmingham City	3–0 (H)	1 January 2026
Mohamed Touré	Norwich City	Oxford United	3–0 (A)	10 February 2026
Haji Wright	Coventry City	Middlesbrough	3–1 (H)	16 February 2026

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Carl Rushworth	Coventry City	14
2	Christian Walton	Ipswich Town	13
3	Sol Brynn	Middlesbrough	12
4	Thomas Kaminski	Charlton Athletic	11
Lawrence Vigouroux	Swansea City
6	Arthur Okonkwo	Wrexham	10
Ivor Pandur	Hull City
8	Max Crocombe	Millwall	9
Radek Vítek	Bristol City

Player

• Most yellow cards: 12 • Matt Crooks (Hull City) • Most red cards: 1 • Fifty-three players

Club

• Most yellow cards: 99 • Hull City • Most red cards: 6 • Sheffield United • Fewest yellow cards: 58 • Sheffield Wednesday • Fewest red cards: 1 • Thirteen teams

Awards

Monthly

Month	Manager of the Month	Player of the Month	Ref
August	Rob Edwards	Middlesbrough	Josh Sargent	Norwich City
September	Kieran McKenna	Ipswich Town	Oli McBurnie	Hull City
October	Frank Lampard	Coventry City	Brandon Thomas-Asante	Coventry City
November	Ellis Simms
December	Kieran McKenna	Ipswich Town	Patrick Bamford	Sheffield United
January	Kim Hellberg	Middlesbrough	Alan Browne	Middlesbrough
February	Tonda Eckert	Southampton	Femi Azeez	Millwall