Season | 2022β23 |
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Dates | 29 July 2022 β 8 May 2023 |
Champions |
Burnley 2nd Championship title 4th 2nd tier title |
Promoted |
Burnley Sheffield United Luton Town |
Relegated |
Reading Blackpool Wigan Athletic |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,342 (2.43 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Chuba Akpom ( Middlesbrough) (28 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Middlesbrough 5β0
Reading (4 March 2023) Blackpool 6β1 Queens Park Rangers (14 March 2023) [1] |
Biggest away win |
Wigan Athletic 1β5
Burnley (27 August 2022) Stoke City 0β4 Watford (2 October 2022) Preston North End 0β4 Norwich City (14 January 2023) Huddersfield Town 0β4 Coventry City (4 March 2023) Sunderland 1β5 Stoke City (4 March 2023) Coventry City 0-4 Stoke City (1 April 2023) [1] |
Highest scoring |
Sunderland 4β4
Hull City (7 April 2023) [1] |
Longest winning run |
Burnley (10 games) [1] |
Longest unbeaten run |
Burnley (22 games) [1] |
Longest winless run |
Blackpool (14 games) [1] |
Longest losing run |
Birmingham City Queens Park Rangers Wigan Athletic (5 games) [1] |
Highest attendance | 46,060 Sunderland 2β1 Luton Town (Play-off semi-final 1st leg) (13 May 2023) [1] |
Lowest attendance | 8,618 Rotherham United 1β1 Millwall (5 October 2022) [1] |
Total attendance | 10,351,379 [2] |
Average attendance | 18,787 [2] |
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The 2022β23 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 7th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 31st season under its current league division format.
The season started on 29 July 2022 and ended on 8 May 2023. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Championship took a 4-week break mid-season during the tournament. [3] The break commenced in mid-November and the first round of fixtures after the World Cup was held on 10 December.
The following teams have changed division since the 2021β22 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 (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shorts sponsor |
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Birmingham City | John Eustace | Troy Deeney | Nike | BoyleSports [4] | Impact | amglogistics.co.uk |
Blackburn Rovers | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Lewis Travis | Macron | Totally Wicked | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | None |
Blackpool | Stephen Dobbie (interim) | Chris Maxwell | Puma | Utilita [5] | Visit Blackpool | simPRO |
Bristol City | Nigel Pearson | Andreas Weimann | Hummel | Huboo [6] | None | Digital NRG |
Burnley | Vincent Kompany | Jack Cork | Umbro | Classic Football Shirts
[7] (Home & Third) EMA Equity Partners [8] (Away) |
Vertu Motors | None |
Cardiff City | Sabri Lamouchi | Joe Ralls | New Balance | Tourism Malaysia | None | None |
Coventry City | Mark Robins | Liam Kelly | Hummel | BoyleSports [9] | XL Motors | G&R Scaffolding |
Huddersfield Town | Neil Warnock | Jonathan Hogg | Umbro | Utilita [10] | SportsBroker | Skinny Food Co |
Hull City | Liam Rosenior | Lewie Coyle | Umbro | Corendon Airlines [11] | Efes [12] | Tomya |
Luton Town | Rob Edwards | Sonny Bradley | Umbro |
Utilita (Home) Star Platforms (Away) Ryebridge (Third) |
Toureen Group (Home) Utilita (Away & Third) |
MuscleSquad |
Middlesbrough | Michael Carrick | Jonny Howson | ErreΓ | Unibet | Host and Stay | Cornerstone Business Solutions |
Millwall | Gary Rowett | Shaun Hutchinson | Hummel | Huski Chocolate [13] | Masons Scaffolding | Wiggett Group |
Norwich City | David Wagner | Grant Hanley | Joma [14] | Lotus Cars [15] | AEC Illuminazione | War Paint for Men |
Preston North End | Ryan Lowe | Alan Browne | Nike | PAR Group | PAR Group | None |
Queens Park Rangers | Gareth Ainsworth | Stefan Johansen | ErreΓ | Convivia [16] | CopyBet | Ground Construction Limited |
Reading | Noel Hunt (Interim) | Andy Yiadom | Macron | Select Car Leasing [17] | Rapidz | RSSL |
Rotherham United | Matt Taylor | Richard Wood | Puma | IPM Group (Home) Asura Financial Technologies (Away & Third) |
Garner UK (Home) KCM Waste Management (Away & Third) |
Mears Group |
Sheffield United | Paul Heckingbottom | Billy Sharp | ErreΓ | Randox | Ultimate Champions | None |
Stoke City | Alex Neil | Lewis Baker | Macron | bet365 | None | None |
Sunderland | Tony Mowbray | Corry Evans | Nike | Spreadex Sports | Vertu Motors | None |
Swansea City | Russell Martin | Matt Grimes [18] | Joma [19] | Westacres (Home)
[20] Swansea University (Away) [21] Owens Group (Third) [22] |
Swansea Building Society | The Travel House (Home) DWJ Wealth Management (Away & Third) |
Watford | Chris Wilder | Tom Cleverley | Kelme [23] | Stake.com [24] | Corpay | None |
West Bromwich Albion | Carlos CorberΓ‘n | Jake Livermore | Puma [25] | Ideal Heating | None | None |
Wigan Athletic | Shaun Maloney | Tendayi Darikwa | Puma | Big Help Project (Home & Away) EPIC.gi (Third) |
None | None |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Queens Park Rangers | Mark Warburton [26] | End of contract | 7 May 2022 | Pre-season | Michael Beale [27] | 1 June 2022 |
Blackburn Rovers | Tony Mowbray [28] | Jon Dahl Tomasson [29] | 14 June 2022 | |||
Watford | Roy Hodgson [30] | 22 May 2022 | Rob Edwards [31] | 23 May 2022 | ||
Burnley | Mike Jackson [32] | End of caretaker spell | Vincent Kompany [33] | 14 June 2022 | ||
Blackpool | Neil Critchley [34] | Signed by Aston Villa | 2 June 2022 | Michael Appleton [35] | 17 June 2022 | |
Birmingham City | Lee Bowyer [36] | Sacked | 2 July 2022 | John Eustace [37] | 3 July 2022 | |
Huddersfield Town | Carlos CorberΓ‘n [38] | Resigned | 7 July 2022 | Danny Schofield [39] | 7 July 2022 | |
Stoke City | Michael O'Neill [40] | Sacked | 25 August 2022 | 21st | Alex Neil [41] | 28 August 2022 |
Sunderland | Alex Neil [42] | Signed by Stoke City | 28 August 2022 | 12th | Tony Mowbray [43] | 30 August 2022 |
Huddersfield Town | Danny Schofield [44] | Sacked | 14 September 2022 | 23rd | Mark Fotheringham [45] | 28 September 2022 |
Cardiff City | Steve Morison [46] | 18 September 2022 | 18th | Mark Hudson [a] [46] [47] | 18 September 2022 | |
Rotherham United | Paul Warne [48] | Signed by Derby County | 22 September 2022 | 8th | Matt Taylor [49] | 4 October 2022 |
Watford | Rob Edwards [50] | Sacked | 26 September 2022 | 10th | Slaven BiliΔ [51] | 26 September 2022 |
Hull City | Shota Arveladze [52] | 30 September 2022 | 20th | Liam Rosenior [53] | 3 November 2022 | |
Middlesbrough | Chris Wilder [54] | 3 October 2022 | 22nd | Michael Carrick [55] | 24 October 2022 | |
West Bromwich Albion | Steve Bruce [56] | 10 October 2022 | 22nd | Carlos CorberΓ‘n [57] | 25 October 2022 | |
Luton Town | Nathan Jones [58] | Signed by Southampton | 10 November 2022 | 9th | Rob Edwards [59] | 17 November 2022 |
Wigan Athletic | Leam Richardson [60] | Sacked | 23rd | Kolo TourΓ© [61] | 29 November 2022 | |
Queens Park Rangers | Michael Beale [62] | Signed by Rangers | 28 November 2022 | 7th | Neil Critchley [63] | 11 December 2022 |
Norwich City | Dean Smith [64] | Sacked | 27 December 2022 | 5th | David Wagner [65] | 6 January 2023 |
Cardiff City | Mark Hudson [66] | 14 January 2023 | 21st | Sabri Lamouchi [67] | 27 January 2023 | |
Blackpool | Michael Appleton [68] | 18 January 2023 | 23rd | Mick McCarthy [69] | 19 January 2023 | |
Wigan Athletic | Kolo TourΓ© [70] | 26 January 2023 | 24th | Shaun Maloney [71] | 28 January 2023 | |
Huddersfield Town | Mark Fotheringham [72] | 8 February 2023 | 22nd | Neil Warnock [73] | 13 February 2023 | |
Queens Park Rangers | Neil Critchley [74] | 19 February 2023 | 17th | Gareth Ainsworth [75] | 21 February 2023 | |
Watford | Slaven BiliΔ [76] | 7 March 2023 | 9th | Chris Wilder [77] | 7 March 2023 | |
Blackpool | Mick McCarthy [78] | Mutual consent | 8 April 2023 | 23rd | Stephen Dobbie (interim) [79] | 8 April 2023 |
Reading | Paul Ince [80] | Sacked | 11 April 2023 | 22nd | Noel Hunt (interim) [80] | 11 April 2023 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Burnley (C, P) | 46 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 87 | 35 | +52 | 101 | Promotion to Premier League |
2 | Sheffield United (P) | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 39 | +34 | 91 | |
3 | Luton Town (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 80 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 56 | +28 | 75 | |
5 | Coventry City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 70 | |
6 | Sunderland | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 69 | |
7 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 69 | |
8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 68 | |
9 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 66 | |
10 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 66 | |
11 | Watford | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 56 | 53 | +3 | 63 | |
12 | Preston North End | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 63 | |
13 | Norwich City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 62 | |
14 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 59 | |
15 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 61 | −10 | 58 | |
16 | Stoke City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 53 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 53 | |
18 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 53 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 50 | |
20 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 50 | |
21 | Cardiff City | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 49 | |
22 | Reading (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 44 [a] | Relegation to League One |
23 | Blackpool (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 44 | |
24 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 65 | −27 | 42 [b] |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Luton Town | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
6 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Luton Town | 1 (6) | |||||||||
5 | Coventry City | 1 (5) | |||||||||
4 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
5 | Coventry City | 0 | 1 | 1 |
First leg
Sunderland | 2β1 | Luton Town |
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Second leg
Luton Town | 2β0 | Sunderland |
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Report |
Luton Town won 3β2 on aggregate.
Middlesbrough | 0β1 | Coventry City |
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Report |
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Coventry City won 1β0 on aggregate.
Coventry City | 1β1 ( a.e.t.) | Luton Town |
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Report |
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Penalties | ||
5β6 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [84] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | 28 |
2 | Viktor GyΓΆkeres | Coventry City | 21 |
3 | Carlton Morris | Luton Town | 20 |
4 | JoΓ«l Piroe | Swansea City | 19 |
5 | Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | 17 |
Nathan Tella | Burnley | ||
7 | Zian Flemming | Millwall | 15 |
8 | Amad Diallo1 | Sunderland | 14 |
Ben Brereton DΓaz | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Iliman Ndiaye | Sheffield United | ||
Jerry Yates | Blackpool |
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Γscar EstupiΓ±Γ‘n | Hull City | Coventry City | 3β2 (H) [85] | 27 August 2022 |
Scott Hogan | Birmingham City | West Bromwich Albion | 3β2 (A) [86] | 14 September 2022 |
Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | Watford | 3β0 (H) [87] | 19 October 2022 |
Zian Flemming | Preston North End | 4β2 (A) [88] | 12 November 2022 | |
Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | Wigan Athletic | 4β1 (H) [89] | 26 December 2022 |
Nathan Tella | Burnley | Preston North End | 3β0 (H) [90] | 11 February 2023 |
Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | Sheffield United | 3β2 (H) [91] | 18 February 2023 |
Nathan Tella | Burnley | Hull City | 3β1 (A) [92] | 15 March 2023 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ben Wilson2 | Coventry City | 22 |
2 | Ethan Horvath1 | Luton Town | 20 |
3 | Arijanet Muric | Burnley | 18 |
4 | Wes Foderingham | Sheffield United | 17 |
Freddie Woodman | Preston North End | ||
6 | Daniel Bachmann | Watford | 16 |
7 | Anthony Patterson | Sunderland | 14 |
John Ruddy | Birmingham City | ||
9 | Viktor Johansson | Rotherham United | 13 |
10 | Ryan Allsop | Cardiff City | 12 |
George Long | Millwall |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | Paul Heckingbottom | Sheffield United | Γscar EstupiΓ±Γ‘n | Hull City | [93] |
September | Carlton Morris | Luton Town | [94] [95] | ||
October | Vincent Kompany | Burnley | Jerry Yates | Blackpool | [96] [97] |
November | Mark Robins | Coventry City | Viktor GyΓΆkeres | Coventry City | [98] |
December | Vincent Kompany | Burnley | Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | [99] [100] |
January | Ian Maatsen | Burnley | [101] | ||
February | Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | [102] | ||
March | Michael Carrick | Middlesbrough | Viktor GyΓΆkeres | Coventry City | [103] |
April | Paul Heckingbottom | Sheffield United | Gustavo Hamer | [104] |
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Player of the Season | Chuba Akpom [105] | Middlesbrough |
Young Player of the Season | Alex Scott [106] | Bristol City |
Apprentice of the Season | Ashley Phillips [107] | Blackburn Rovers |
Championship Team of the Season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
GK | Ben Wilson | Coventry City | [108] |
RB | Connor Roberts | Burnley | |
CB | Anel AhmedhodΕΎiΔ | Sheffield United | |
CB | Tom Lockyer | Luton Town | |
LB | Ian Maatsen | Burnley | |
CM | Alex Scott | Bristol City | |
CM | Josh Brownhill | Burnley | |
CM | Nathan Tella | Burnley | |
FW | Iliman Ndiaye | Sheffield United | |
FW | Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | |
FW | Viktor GyΓΆkeres | Coventry City | |
Manager | Vincent Kompany | Burnley |
Pos. [109] | Player | Club |
---|---|---|
GK | Arijanet Muric | Burnley |
RB | Connor Roberts | Burnley |
CB | Anel AhmedhodΕΎiΔ | Sheffield United |
CB | Tom Lockyer | Luton Town |
LB | Ian Maatsen | Burnley |
CM | Josh Brownhill | Burnley |
CM | Nathan Tella | Burnley |
CM | Iliman Ndiaye | Sheffield United |
FW | Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough |
FW | Viktor GyΓΆkeres | Coventry City |
FW | Carlton Morris | Luton Town |