2023–24 EFL Championship

The 2023–24 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 8th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 4 August 2023.

EFL Championship
Season2023–24
Dates4 August 2023 –
4 May 2024
Matches played149
Goals scored412 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerJack Clarke
(Sunderland)
(8 goals)
Biggest home winSunderland 5–0
Southampton
(2 September 2023)[1]
Biggest away winHuddersfield Town 0–4
Norwich City
(26 August 2023)
Preston North End 0–4
West Bromwich Albion
(30 September 2023)
Sunderland 0–4 Middlesbrough
(7 October 2023)
Huddersfield Town 0–4 Cardiff City
(24 October 2023)
[1]
Highest scoringSouthampton 4–4
Norwich City
(12 August 2023)
Plymouth Argyle 6–2
Norwich City
(23 September 2023)
Longest winning runLeicester City
(8 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runHull City
Leicester City
Preston North End
(8 games)[1]
Longest winless runSheffield Wednesday
(12 games)[1]
Longest losing runQueens Park Rangers
(5 games)[1]
Highest attendance44,407
Sunderland 1–2
Ipswich Town
(6 August 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance9,221
Rotherham United 1–2 Bristol City
(4 October 2023)
Total attendance3,382,033
Average attendance22,698
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 24 October 2023.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

To Championship

Promoted from League One

Relegated from the Premier League

From Championship

Promoted to the Premier League

Relegated to League One

Stadiums
Locations of the 2023–24 EFL Championship teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's29,409
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate Stadium27,000
Cardiff CityCardiffCardiff City Stadium33,280
Coventry CityCoventryCoventry Building Society Arena32,609
Huddersfield TownHuddersfieldKirklees Stadium24,121
Hull CityKingston upon HullMKM Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road29,673
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road37,608
Leicester CityLeicesterKing Power Stadium32,262
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon (South Bermondsey)The Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,359
Plymouth ArgylePlymouthHome Park17,900
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,404
Queens Park RangersLondon (White City)Loftus Road18,439
Rotherham UnitedRotherhamNew York Stadium12,021
Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough Stadium39,732
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,384
Stoke CityStoke-on-Trentbet365 Stadium30,089
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
Swansea CitySwanseaSwansea.com Stadium21,088
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road22,200
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,850

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Birmingham City England Wayne Rooney England Dion Sanderson United States Nike UNDEFEATED[2]
Blackburn Rovers Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson England Lewis Travis Italy Macron Totally Wicked Venkys[3]
Bristol City England Nigel Pearson Austria Andreas Weimann Republic of Ireland O'Neills Huboo[4]
Cardiff City Turkey Erol Bulut England Joe Ralls United States New Balance Tourism Malaysia
Coventry City England Mark Robins Scotland Liam Kelly Denmark Hummel King of Shaves[5] XL Motors
Huddersfield Town Jamaica Darren Moore England Jonathan Hogg England Umbro Utilita[6] Marc Darcy
Hull City England Liam Rosenior England Lewie Coyle Italy Kappa Corendon Airlines[7]
Ipswich Town Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna Egypt Samy Morsy England Umbro Ed Sheeran
Leeds United Germany Daniel Farke Scotland Liam Cooper Germany Adidas BOXT Flamingo Land[8]
Leicester City Italy Enzo Maresca Rotation[lower-alpha 1][9] Germany Adidas King Power[10] Bia Saigon
Middlesbrough England Michael Carrick England Jonathan Howson Italy Erreà Unibet BOXT[11]
Millwall England Dean Smith England Shaun Hutchinson Italy Erreà Huski Chocolate[12] Cremello[13]
Norwich City United States David Wagner Scotland Grant Hanley Spain Joma[14] Lotus Cars[15] Gran Canaria
Plymouth Argyle England Steven Schumacher England Joe Edwards Germany Puma Bond Timber Vertu Motors
Preston North End England Ryan Lowe Republic of Ireland Alan Browne England Castore PAR Group
Queens Park Rangers England Gareth Ainsworth Bosnia and Herzegovina Asmir Begović Italy Erreà Convivia[16] MyGuava[17]
Rotherham United England Matt Taylor England Sean Morrison Germany Puma Rotherham Hospice Instantprint[18]
Sheffield Wednesday Germany Danny Röhl Scotland Barry Bannan Italy Macron Eyup Triggerhub.org
Southampton Scotland Russell Martin England Adam Armstrong Denmark Hummel[19] Sportsbet.io[20] Mairon Freight UK[21]
Stoke City Scotland Alex Neil England Josh Laurent[22] Italy Macron bet365
Sunderland England Tony Mowbray Northern Ireland Corry Evans United States Nike Spreadex Sports Hays Travel
Swansea City Northern Ireland Michael Duff England Matt Grimes[23] Spain Joma[24] Reviva Coffee (Home)[25]
Westacres (Away)[26]
Owens Group (Third)[27]		 Visit Central Florida
Watford France Valérien Ismaël Austria Daniel Bachmann[28] Spain Kelme[29] MrQ[30]
West Bromwich Albion Spain Carlos Corberán England Jed Wallace Germany Puma[31] Ideal Heating BarberBoss[32]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Watford England Chris Wilder[33] End of contract 8 May 2023

Pre-season

 France Valérien Ismaël[34] 10 May 2023
Cardiff City France Sabri Lamouchi[35] 16 May 2023 Turkey Erol Bulut[36] 3 June 2023
Southampton Spain Rubén Sellés[37] 28 May 2023 Scotland Russell Martin[38] 21 June 2023
Leeds United England Sam Allardyce[39] Mutual consent 2 June 2023 Germany Daniel Farke[40] 4 July 2023
Leicester City England Dean Smith[41] End of contract 16 June 2023 Italy Enzo Maresca[42] 16 June 2023
Sheffield Wednesday Jamaica Darren Moore[43] Mutual consent 19 June 2023 Spain Xisco Muñoz[44] 4 July 2023
Swansea City Scotland Russell Martin[38] Signed by Southampton 21 June 2023 Northern Ireland Michael Duff[45] 22 June 2023
Huddersfield Town England Neil Warnock[46] Resigned 20 September 2023 16th Jamaica Darren Moore[47] 21 September 2023
Sheffield Wednesday Spain Xisco Muñoz[48] Sacked 4 October 2023 24th Germany Danny Röhl[49] 13 October 2023
Birmingham City England John Eustace[50] 9 October 2023 6th England Wayne Rooney[51] 11 October 2023
Millwall England Gary Rowett[52] Mutual consent 18 October 2023 15th England Adam Barrett (caretaker)[52] 18 October 2023

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leicester City 13 12 0 1 27 7 +20 36 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Ipswich Town 11 9 1 1 25 13 +12 28
3 Leeds United 12 6 4 2 20 13 +7 22 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Preston North End 12 6 3 3 16 18 −2 21
5 West Bromwich Albion 13 5 5 3 20 14 +6 20
6 Cardiff City 13 6 2 5 21 16 +5 20
7 Middlesbrough 13 6 2 5 19 18 +1 20
8 Southampton 12 6 2 4 19 22 −3 20
9 Sunderland 13 6 1 6 21 15 +6 19
10 Blackburn Rovers 13 6 1 6 20 22 −2 19
11 Birmingham City 12 5 3 4 15 12 +3 18
12 Bristol City 12 5 3 4 15 13 +2 18
13 Hull City 12 4 5 3 17 16 +1 17
14 Norwich City 13 5 2 6 24 24 0 17
15 Watford 13 4 4 5 16 16 0 16
16 Millwall 13 4 4 5 13 16 −3 16
17 Coventry City 12 3 6 3 17 14 +3 15
18 Swansea City 13 4 3 6 19 18 +1 15
19 Huddersfield Town 13 3 5 5 13 23 −10 14
20 Stoke City 12 4 1 7 13 18 −5 13
21 Plymouth Argyle 12 3 3 6 18 19 −1 12
22 Queens Park Rangers 13 2 2 9 9 24 −15 8 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Rotherham United 11 1 3 7 10 22 −12 6
24 Sheffield Wednesday 12 0 3 9 5 19 −14 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[53]

Results
Home \ Away BIR BLB BRC CAR COV HUD HUL IPS LEE LEI MID MIL NOR PLY PNE QPR ROT SHW SOU STO SUN SWA WAT WBA
Birmingham City — 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–1
Blackburn Rovers — 1–0 1–2 1–4 2–1 1–3 2–1
Bristol City 0–2 — a 1–0 4–1 1–1 2–3 0–0
Cardiff City a — 3–2 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Coventry City 1–0 — 1–1 a 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–3
Huddersfield Town 0–4 — 1–1 a 0–1 0–4 2–1 2–0 2–2
Hull City 1–1 1–1 — 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–2
Ipswich Town 4–3 3–2 3–0 — 3–4 a 4–2 2–0
Leeds United 2–1 2–2 a — a 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1
Leicester City 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 — 3–0 2–0 1–0
Middlesbrough 1–0 2–0 1–1 — 0–1 0–2 2–1 a
Millwall 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 — a 3–0 1–0 0–3
Norwich City 2–0 2–1 a 2–3 0–2 1–2 3–1 — 1–0
Plymouth Argyle 3–0 a 3–1 0–2 6–2 — 1–2 1–3
Preston North End 2–1 1–1 2–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–4
Queens Park Rangers 0–4 1–3 0–1 a — 1–3 1–1
Rotherham United 2–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 —
Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–2 0–3
Southampton 0–1 3–1 1–4 4–4 2–1 1–1 —
Stoke City 1–3 0–2 4–1 0–1 — 2–1 1–0
Sunderland 0–1 1–2 0–4 2–1 5–0 — 2–0
Swansea City 1–1 1–2 a 1–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 — 0–1
Watford 2–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 4–0 1–0 — 2–2
West Bromwich Albion 1–2 4–2 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: efl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Season statistics
As of 24 October 2023

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Jack Clarke Sunderland 8
2 England Adam Armstrong Southampton 7
England Jonathan Rowe Norwich City
Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics Blackburn Rovers
5 England John Swift West Bromwich Albion 6
6 Wales Nathan Broadhead Ipswich Town 5
England Conor Chaplin Ipswich Town
Republic of Ireland Aaron Connolly Hull City
England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Leicester City
England Matt Godden Coventry City
Scotland Ryan Hardie Plymouth Argyle
Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho Leicester City
Netherlands Joël Piroe Leeds United

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of EFL Championship hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Turkey Ozan TufanHull CitySheffield Wednesday4–2 (H)[54]12 August 2023
England Morgan WhittakerPlymouth ArgyleNorwich City6–2 (H)[55]23 September 2023

Most assists
Rank Player Club Assists
1 England Leif Davis Ipswich Town 5
England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Leicester City
Brazil Gabriel Sara Norwich City
4 Wales Daniel James Leeds United 4
England Jaden Philogene Hull City
France Georginio Rutter Leeds United
Wales Sorba Thomas Huddersfield Town
8 England Matt Crooks Middlesbrough 3
Scotland Ryan Hardie Plymouth Argyle
Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi Leicester City
England Jamie Paterson Swansea City
England Charlie Patino Swansea City
England Joe Ralls Cardiff City
England Jed Wallace West Bromwich Albion
England Morgan Whittaker Plymouth Argyle

Clean sheets
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 England Alex Palmer West Bromwich Albion 6
2 Austria Daniel Bachmann Watford 5
Denmark Mads Hermansen Leicester City
Czech Republic Václav Hladký Ipswich Town
France Illan Meslier Leeds United
6 England Jak Alnwick Cardiff City 4
England Anthony Patterson Sunderland
8 Poland Bartosz Białkowski Millwall 3
Senegal Seny Dieng Middlesbrough
Scotland Angus Gunn Norwich City
Republic of Ireland Max O'Leary Bristol City
England John Ruddy Birmingham City
England Ben Wilson Coventry City

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August Italy Enzo Maresca Leicester City Brazil Gabriel Sara Norwich City [56]
September Northern Ireland Kieran McKenna Ipswich Town England Jack Clarke Sunderland [57]

Notes
  1. Enzo Maresca has refused to name a permanent captain, claiming that there are a "number of leaders available in the squad and will hand the armband to who is most appropriate game by game".

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