2020–21 EFL Championship
The 2020–21 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) will be the 17th season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.
Season | 2020–21 |
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← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 14 July 2020. |
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:
To ChampionshipPromoted from League One Relegated from the Premier League |
From ChampionshipPromoted to the Premier League Relegated to League One |
Stadiums

Locations of the 2020–21 EFL Championship teams
Greater London Championship football clubs
Personnel and sponsoring
- ^ Huddersfield Town's shirt does not display Paddy Power's logo as part of the bookmakers' "Save Our Shirt" campaign.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Birmingham City | End of caretaker spell | 22 July 2020 | Pre-season | ![]() |
31 July 2020 | |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
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23 July 2020 | |||
Watford | ![]() |
26 July 2020 | ![]() |
15 August 2020 | ||
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 August 2020 | ![]() |
8 August 2020 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Derby County | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Luton Town | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | Preston North End | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
18 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | Rotherham United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
21 | Swansea City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
22 | Watford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12[lower-alpha 1] |
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[28]
Notes:
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[28]
Notes:
- Sheffield Wednesday will receive a 12 point deduction for breaching the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.[27]
Results
Notes
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- "Wigan Athletic lose points deduction appeal". BBC Sport. 4 August 2020.
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- "Blackburn Rovers scores 10Bet deal – Lancashire Business View". 19 July 2018.
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- "Mullins: "It Hurts A Lot" - Watford FC". Watford Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
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- "Statement: Eddie Howe Leaves Club by Mutual Consent". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- "Jason Tindall: Bournemouth appoint Eddie Howe's former assistant as manager". BBC Sport. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- "EFL Statement: Sheffield Wednesday verdict". English Football League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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