2022–23 EFL Championship

Football league season

EFL ChampionshipSeason| 2022–23

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Dates| 29 July 2022 –
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 5–0 Reading
(4 March 2023)
Blackpool 6–1
Queens Park Rangers
(14 March 2023)[1]
Biggest away win| Wigan Athletic 1–5 Burnley
(27 August 2022)
Stoke City 0–4 Watford
(2 October 2022)
Preston North End 0–4 Norwich City
(14 January 2023)
Huddersfield Town 0–4 Coventry City
(4 March 2023)
Sunderland 1–5
Stoke City
(4 March 2023)
Coventry City 0-4
Stoke City
(1 April 2023)[1]
Highest scoring| Sunderland 4–4 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 2–1
Luton Town
(Play-off semi-final 1st leg)
(13 May 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance| 8,618
Rotherham United 1–1
Millwall
(5 October 2022)[1]
Total attendance| 10,351,379[2]
Average attendance| 18,787[2]

← 2021–22

2023–24 →

The 2022–23 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.

## Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

### To Championship

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Promoted from League One

* Wigan Athletic
* Rotherham United
* Sunderland

Relegated from the Premier League

* Burnley
* Watford
* Norwich City

### From Championship

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Promoted to the Premier League

* Fulham
* Bournemouth
* Nottingham Forest

Relegated to League One

* Peterborough United
* Derby County
* Barnsley

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## Stadiums

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Birmingham City

Blackpool

Blackburn Rovers

Bristol City

Burnley

Cardiff City

Coventry City

Huddersfield
Town

Hull City

Luton Town

Middlesbrough

Millwall

Norwich City

QPR

Preston North End

Reading

Rotherham United

Sheffield United

Stoke City

Sunderland

Swansea City

Watford

West Bromwich Albion

Wigan Athletic

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Locations of the 2022–23 EFL Championship teams

Team  | Location  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 29,409
Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | Ewood Park | 31,367
Blackpool | Blackpool | Bloomfield Road | 17,338
Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate Stadium | 27,000
Burnley | Burnley | Turf Moor | 21,944
Cardiff City | Cardiff | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,280
Coventry City | Coventry | Coventry Building Society Arena | 32,609
Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield | Kirklees Stadium | 24,121
Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | MKM Stadium | 25,586
Luton Town | Luton | Kenilworth Road | 10,356
Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 34,742
Millwall | London (South Bermondsey) | The Den | 20,146
Norwich City | Norwich | Carrow Road | 27,244
Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,404
Queens Park Rangers | London (White City) | Loftus Road | 18,439
Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161
Rotherham United | Rotherham | New York Stadium | 12,021
Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,050
Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | bet365 Stadium | 30,089
Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000
Swansea City | Swansea | Swansea.com Stadium | 21,088
Watford | Watford | Vicarage Road | 22,200
West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | The Hawthorns | 26,850
Wigan Athletic | Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,138

## Personnel and sponsoring

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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 |  Erreà | 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 |  Erreà | 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 |  Erreà | 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 Corberán |  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

## Managerial changes

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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 Corberán[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 Bilić[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 Corberán[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 Touré[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 Touré[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 Bilić[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

1. ^ Hudson was initially named interim manager before being appointed manager until the end of the season on 14 November 2022.

## League table

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Pos | Team

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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]

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[83]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breaching an EFL business plan.[81]
2. ^ In March 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted 3 points for failing to pay players and staff on time.[82]

## Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 English Football League play-offs

| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 6 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 4 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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First leg

13 May 2023

17:30

Sunderland| 2–1| Luton Town

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* Diallo 39'
* Hume 63'

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* Adebayo 11'

Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Attendance: 46,060

Referee: Tim Robinson

14 May 2023

12:00

Coventry City| 0–0|  Middlesbrough

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Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Attendance: 28,874

Referee: Robert Madley

Second leg

16 May 2023

20:00

Luton Town| 2–0| Sunderland

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* Osho 10'
* Lockyer 43'

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Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 10,013

Referee: Simon Hooper

Luton Town won 3–2 on aggregate.

17 May 2023

20:00

Middlesbrough| 0–1| Coventry City

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* Hamer 57'

Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough

Attendance: 32,154

Referee: David Coote

Coventry City won 1–0 on aggregate.

### Final

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Main article: 2023 EFL Championship play-off final

27 May 2023 (2023-05-27)

16:45 BST

Coventry City| 1–1 (a.e.t.)| Luton Town

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* Hamer 66'

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* Clark 23'

Penalties

* Godden
* Gyökeres
* Sheaf
* Eccles
* Kelly
* Dabo

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* Morris
* Taylor
* Nakamba
* Clark
* Berry
* Potts

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 85,711

Referee: Michael Oliver

## Results

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Home \ Away  | BIR | BLB | BLP | BRC | BUR | CAR | COV | HUD | HUL | LUT | MID | MIL | NOR | PNE | QPR | REA | ROT | SHU | STO | SUN | SWA | WAT | WBA | WIG

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Birmingham City | —  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–1
Blackburn Rovers | 2–1  | —  | 1–0  | 2–3  | 0–1 | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 0–0
Blackpool | 0–0  | 0–1  | —  | 3–3  | 0–0  | 1–3  | 1–4  | 2–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 2–3  | 0–1  | 4–2 | 6–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 1–0
Bristol City | 4–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | —  | 1–2  | 2–0 | 0–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 1–1
Burnley | 3–0  | 3–0 | 3–3  | 2–1  | —  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 2–1  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 4–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–0
Cardiff City | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 2–0 | 1–1  | —  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–2  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 2–3 | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–1
Coventry City | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 0–0  | —  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 2–0  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 0–4  | 2–1  | 3–3  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 2–0
Huddersfield Town | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–4  | —  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 0–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 2–2  | 1–2
Hull City | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | —  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–1
Luton Town | 0–0  | 2–0  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–0  | 2–2  | 3–3  | 0–0  | —  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0 | 2–3  | 1–2
Middlesbrough | 1–0  | 1–2  | 3–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 3–1  | 2–1  | —  | 1–0  | 5–1  | 4–0  | 3–1  | 5–0  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–1  | 1–0 | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–1
Millwall | 0–1  | 3–4  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 3–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | —  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 1–1
Norwich City | 3–1  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 3–2  | 0–3  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 2–0  | —  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | 0–1  | 0–3  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1
Preston North End | 0–1  | 1–1  | 3–1 | 1–2  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 2–4  | 0–4  | —  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 2–1
Queens Park Rangers | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–2  | 0–3  | 3–0  | 0–3  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 0–3  | 3–2  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 0–2  | —  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 2–1
Reading | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–1  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 2–2  | —  | 2–1  | 0–1  | 2–1  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 1–1
Rotherham United | 2–0  | 4–0  | 3–0  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 2–4  | 0–2  | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–2  | 1–2  | 3–1  | 4–0  | —  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–2
Sheffield United | 1–1  | 3–0  | 3–3  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 4–1  | 3–1  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 4–1  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | —  | 3–1  | 2–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 1–0
Stoke City | 1–2  | 3–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 2–2  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 4–0  | 0–1  | 3–1  | —  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 0–4  | 1–2  | 0–1
Sunderland | 2–1  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 1–1  | 2–4  | 0–1  | 1–1  | 1–1  | 4–4  | 1–1  | 2–0 | 3–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 1–2  | 1–5  | —  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 1–2  | 2–1
Swansea City | 3–4  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–0 | 0–0  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 1–3  | 2–2  | 0–1  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 3–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 2–1  | —  | 4–0  | 3–2  | 2–2
Watford | 3–0  | 1–1  | 2–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 2–3  | 0–0  | 4–0 | 2–1  | 0–2  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 2–3  | 2–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–2  | —  | 3–2  | 1–1
West Bromwich Albion | 2–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 0–2  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 0–0  | 2–0  | 0–0  | 2–1  | 2–0  | 2–2  | 1–0  | 3–0  | 0–2  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 2–3  | 1–1  | —  | 1–0
Wigan Athletic | 1–1  | 1–0  | 2–1  | 1–1  | 1–5  | 1–3  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 1–4  | 0–2  | 1–4  | 2–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | 0–0  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–4  | 0–2  | 0–1  | 1–1  | —

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

[edit]

### Top scorers

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Middlesbrough's Chuba Akpom was the season's top goalscorer, having scored 28 goals. Akpom also won the award for EFL Championship Player of the Season. Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals[84]

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1  |  Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | 28
2  |  Viktor Gyökeres | Coventry City | 21
3  |  Carlton Morris | Luton Town | 20
4  |  Joël Piroe | Swansea City | 19
5  |  Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | 17
Nathan Tella | Burnley
7  |  Zian Flemming | Millwall | 15
8  |  Amad Diallo1 | Sunderland | 14
Ben Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers
Iliman Ndiaye | Sheffield United
Jerry Yates | Blackpool

* 1 Includes 1 goal in The Championship play-offs.

#### Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of EFL Championship hat-tricks

Player | For | Against | Result | Date

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Óscar Estupiñán | Hull City | Coventry City | 3–2 (H)[85] | 27 August 2022
Scott Hogan | Birmingham City | West Bromwich Albion | 3–2 (A)[86] | 14 September 2022
Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | Watford | 3–0 (H)[87] | 19 October 2022
Zian Flemming | Preston North End | 4–2 (A)[88] | 12 November 2022
Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | Wigan Athletic | 4–1 (H)[89] | 26 December 2022
Nathan Tella | Burnley | Preston North End | 3–0 (H)[90] | 11 February 2023
Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | Sheffield United | 3–2 (H)[91] | 18 February 2023
Nathan Tella | Burnley | Hull City | 3–1 (A)[92] | 15 March 2023

### Clean sheets

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Coventry City's Ben Wilson won The Championship's Golden Glove award this season, keeping 22 clean sheets, as The Sky Blues reached The Championship play-off final. Rank  | Player  | Club  | Clean sheets

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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

* 1 Includes 1 clean sheet in The Championship play-offs.

* 2 Includes 2 clean sheets in The Championship play-offs.

### Discipline

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#### Player

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* Most yellow cards: 14
* Hamza Choudhury (Watford)
* Andy Yiadom (Reading)

* Most red cards: 2
* Marvin Ekpiteta (Blackpool)
* Wes Foderingham (Sheffield United)
* Gustavo Hamer (Coventry City)
* Hassane Kamara (Watford)
* Gabriel Osho (Luton Town)

#### Club

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* Most yellow cards: 108[93]
* Swansea City
* Most red cards: 9
* Blackpool
* Fewest yellow cards: 74
* Hull City
* Fewest red cards: 0
* Birmingham City
* Millwall
* Queens Park Rangers

## Awards

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### Monthly

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Month  | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference

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August  |  Paul Heckingbottom | Sheffield United |  Óscar Estupiñán | Hull City | [94]
September  |  Carlton Morris | Luton Town | [95][96]
October  |  Vincent Kompany | Burnley |  Jerry Yates | Blackpool | [97][98]
November  |  Mark Robins | Coventry City |  Viktor Gyökeres | Coventry City | [99]
December  |  Vincent Kompany | Burnley |  Chuba Akpom | Middlesbrough | [100][101]
January  |  Ian Maatsen | Burnley | [102]
February  |  Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | [103]
March  |  Michael Carrick | Middlesbrough |  Viktor Gyökeres | Coventry City | [104]
April  |  Paul Heckingbottom | Sheffield United |  Gustavo Hamer | [105]

### Annual

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Award  | Winner  | Club

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Player of the Season  |  Chuba Akpom[106] | Middlesbrough
Young Player of the Season  |  Alex Scott[107] | Bristol City
Apprentice of the Season  |  Ashley Phillips[108] | Blackburn Rovers

Championship Team of the Season

Pos.  | Player  | Club  | Ref.

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|
|

GK  |  Ben Wilson | Coventry City | [109]
RB  |  Connor Roberts | Burnley
CB  |  Anel Ahmedhodžić | 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 Gyökeres | Coventry City
Manager  |  Vincent Kompany | Burnley

### PFA Championship Team of the Year

[edit]

Pos.[110] | Player  | Club

|
|

GK  |  Arijanet Muric | Burnley
RB  |  Connor Roberts | Burnley
CB  |  Anel Ahmedhodžić | 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 Gyökeres | Coventry City
FW  |  Carlton Morris | Luton Town

## Attendances

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# | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[111]

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1 | Sunderland AFC | 23 | 39,046
2 | Sheffield United | 23 | 28,746
3 | Norwich City | 23 | 26,069
4 | Middlesbrough FC | 23 | 26,012
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 23,094
6 | Stoke City | 23 | 20,570
7 | Coventry City | 23 | 20,385
8 | Bristol City | 23 | 20,374
9 | Burnley FC | 23 | 19,953
10 | Cardiff City | 23 | 19,455
11 | Watford FC | 23 | 19,172
12 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 18,978
13 | Hull City | 23 | 17,973
14 | Swansea City | 23 | 16,821
15 | Birmingham City | 23 | 16,758
16 | Preston North End | 23 | 16,119
17 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 14,977
18 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 14,772
19 | Millwall FC | 23 | 14,767
20 | Reading FC | 23 | 14,027
21 | Wigan Athletic | 23 | 12,210
22 | Blackpool FC | 23 | 12,192
23 | Rotherham United | 23 | 10,515
24 | Luton Town | 23 | 9,854

## Notes

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* 1991–92

Football League First Division|

* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04

Football League Championship|

* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

See also|

* Football Alliance

* List of champions

* v
* t
* e

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National teams|

* Senior (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, finals)
* U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 qualifying round)
* U19 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)
* U17 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions|

| Level 1|

* Premier League

|

Levels 2–4|

* English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)

Levels 5–6|

* National League (National, North, South)

Levels 7–8|

* Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East)
* Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West)
* Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)

Levels 9–10|

* Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One)
* Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
* Hellenic League (Premier, One)
* Midland League (Premier, One)
* Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* Northern League (One, Two)
* North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South)
* Southern Combination League (Premier, One)
* Southern Counties East League (Premier, One)
* South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West \- level 10 only)
* Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One)
* United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One)
* Wessex League (Premier, One)
* Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions|

| FA cups|

* FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)
* FA Community Shield
* FA Trophy (Final)
* FA Vase (Final)

|

EFL cups|

* EFL Cup (Final)
* EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions|

| Under-21|

* Professional U21 Development League
* Premier League Cup
* Premier League International Cup

|

Under-18|

* Professional U18 Development League
* FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Arsenal
* Aston Villa
* Bournemouth
* Brentford
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Chelsea
* Crystal Palace
* Everton
* Fulham
* Leeds United
* Leicester City
* Liverpool
* Manchester City
* Manchester United
* Newcastle United
* Nottingham Forest
* Southampton
* Tottenham Hotspur
* West Ham United
* Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship|

* Birmingham City
* Blackburn Rovers
* Blackpool
* Bristol City
* Burnley
* Cardiff City
* Coventry City
* Huddersfield Town
* Hull City
* Luton Town
* Middlesbrough
* Millwall
* Norwich City
* Preston North End
* Queens Park Rangers
* Reading
* Rotherham United
* Sheffield United
* Stoke City
* Sunderland
* Swansea City
* Watford
* West Bromwich Albion
* Wigan Athletic

League One|

* Accrington Stanley
* Barnsley
* Bolton Wanderers
* Bristol Rovers
* Burton Albion
* Cambridge United
* Charlton Athletic
* Cheltenham Town
* Derby County
* Exeter City
* Fleetwood Town
* Forest Green Rovers
* Ipswich Town
* Lincoln City
* Milton Keynes Dons
* Morecambe
* Oxford United
* Peterborough United
* Plymouth Argyle
* Portsmouth
* Port Vale
* Sheffield Wednesday
* Shrewsbury Town
* Wycombe Wanderers

League Two|

* AFC Wimbledon
* Barrow
* Bradford City
* Carlisle United
* Colchester United
* Crawley Town
* Crewe Alexandra
* Doncaster Rovers
* Gillingham
* Grimsby Town
* Harrogate Town
* Hartlepool United
* Leyton Orient
* Mansfield Town
* Newport County
* Northampton Town
* Rochdale
* Salford City
* Stevenage
* Stockport County
* Sutton United
* Swindon Town
* Tranmere Rovers
* Walsall

National League|

* Aldershot Town
* Notts County
* Oldham Athletic
* Southend United
* Wrexham

* Summer 2022 transfers
* Winter 2022–23 transfers

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