Football league season
The 2018–19 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-seventh season under its current league structure. Norwich City were crowned champions on the final day, following a 2–1 win over Aston Villa.[ 2]
Team changes
The following teams had changed division after the 2017–18 season.
Stadiums
Locations of the 2018–19 Football League Championship teams
London Championship football clubs
West Midlands Championship football clubs
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity[ 3]
Aston Villa
Birmingham (Aston )
Villa Park
42,790
Birmingham City
Birmingham (Bordesley )
St Andrew's
30,015
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
Ewood Park
31,367
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton
University of Bolton Stadium
28,723
Brentford
London (Brentford )
Griffin Park
12,300
Bristol City
Bristol
Ashton Gate
27,000
Derby County
Derby
Pride Park Stadium
33,600
Hull City
Kingston upon Hull
KCOM Stadium
25,586
Ipswich Town
Ipswich
Portman Road
30,300
Leeds United
Leeds
Elland Road
37,890
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
34,000
Millwall
London (South Bermondsey )
The Den
20,146
Norwich City
Norwich
Carrow Road
27,244
Nottingham Forest
West Bridgford
City Ground
30,445
Preston North End
Preston
Deepdale
23,408
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 (Highfield)
Bramall Lane
32,702
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield (Owlerton )
Hillsborough Stadium
39,752
Stoke City
Stoke-on-Trent
Bet365 Stadium
30,089
Swansea City
Swansea
Liberty Stadium
21,088
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich
The Hawthorns
26,850
Wigan Athletic
Wigan
DW Stadium
25,133
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the
Wayback Machine Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[ 58] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League .
^ a b Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.[ 56]
^ Birmingham City were deducted 9 points for failure to comply with the EFL profitability and sustainability rules.[ 57]
Play-offs
Results
Source:
EFL Official Website 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.
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
Monthly awards
References
Competitions Play-offs Finals
Championship League One League Two
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
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 Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions