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.

EFL Championship
Season2020–21
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 14 July 2020.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season:

  1. Wigan Athletic were deducted 12 points by the EFL for entering administration. The club appealed the decision, and it was confirmed on 4 August 2020 that it had not been upheld, therefore Wigan will be not reprieved from relegation.[1][2]

Stadiums
Locations of the 2020–21 EFL Championship teams
Greater London Championship football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,287
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's29,409
Blackburn RoversBlackburnEwood Park31,367
BournemouthBournemouthDean Court11,364
BrentfordLondon (Brentford)Brentford Community Stadium17,250
Bristol CityBristolAshton Gate27,000
Cardiff CityCardiff Cardiff City Stadium33,316
Coventry CityBirminghamSt Andrew's29,409
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,600
Huddersfield TownHuddersfieldKirklees Stadium24,500
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road10,356
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon (South Bermondsey)The Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road27,244
Nottingham ForestWest BridgfordCity Ground30,445
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale23,408
Queens Park RangersLondon (White City)Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium18,439
ReadingReadingMadejski Stadium24,161
Rotherham UnitedRotherhamNew York Stadium12,021
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield (Owlerton)Hillsborough Stadium34,854
Stoke CityStoke-on-Trentbet365 Stadium30,089
Swansea CitySwansea Liberty Stadium21,088
WatfordWatfordVicarage Road21,577
Wycombe WanderersHigh WycombeAdams Park9,448


Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Barnsley Gerhard Struber Alex Mowatt [3] Puma The Investment Room[4]
Birmingham City Aitor Karanka Harlee Dean[5] Nike BoyleSports[6]
Blackburn Rovers Tony Mowbray Elliott Bennett Umbro 10Bet[7]
Bournemouth Jason Tindall TBA Umbro Vitality[8]
Brentford F.C. Thomas Frank Pontus Jansson Umbro EcoWorld
Bristol City Dean Holden TBA Hummel TBC[9]
Cardiff City Neil Harris Sean Morrison Adidas Tourism Malaysia
Coventry City Mark Robins Liam Kelly Hummel Allsopp & Allsopp
Derby County Phillip Cocu Wayne Rooney Umbro[10] 32Red
Huddersfield Town Carlos Corberán Christopher Schindler Umbro Paddy Power (unbranded)[11]1
Luton Town Nathan Jones Sonny Bradley Umbro
  • JB Developments (home)
  • Star Platforms (away)
  • Ryebridge (third)
Middlesbrough Neil Warnock TBA Hummel 32Red
Millwall Gary Rowett Alex Pearce Macron Huski Chocolate[12]
Norwich City Daniel Farke Grant Hanley Erreà Dafabet
Nottingham Forest Sabri Lamouchi Michael Dawson Macron Football Index[13]
Preston North End Alex Neil TBA Nike 32Red
Queens Park Rangers Mark Warburton Yoann Barbet Erreà TBC
Reading Mark Bowen Liam Moore Macron Casumo[14]
Rotherham United Paul Warne Richard Wood Puma Embark Group (Home), Mears (Away & 3rd)
Sheffield Wednesday Garry Monk Tom Lees Elev8 Chansiri
Stoke City Michael O'Neill Ryan Shawcross Macron bet365
Swansea City Steve Cooper Matt Grimes[15] Joma[16] YOBET[17]
Watford Vladimir Ivić Troy Deeney Kelme[18] Sportsbet.io
Wycombe Wanderers Gareth Ainsworth Matt Bloomfield O'Neills Cherry Red Records (Home),[19] Dormeo (Away)
  1. ^ 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
Steve Spooner
Craig Gardner[20]
End of caretaker spell 22 July 2020 Pre-season Aitor Karanka[21] 31 July 2020
Huddersfield Town Danny Schofield[20] Carlos Corberán[22] 23 July 2020
Watford Hayden Mullins[23] 26 July 2020 Vladimir Ivić[24] 15 August 2020
Bournemouth Eddie Howe[25] Mutual consent 1 August 2020 Jason Tindall[26] 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:
  1. Sheffield Wednesday will receive a 12 point deduction for breaching the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules.[27]

Results
Home \ Away BAR BIR BLA BOU BRN BRI CAR COV DER HUD LUT MID MIL NOR NOT PNE QPR REA ROT SHW STO SWA WAT WYC
Barnsley —
Birmingham City —
Blackburn Rovers —
Bournemouth —
Brentford — a
Bristol City — a
Cardiff City a — a
Coventry City —
Derby County — a
Huddersfield Town —
Luton Town — a
Middlesbrough —
Millwall —
Norwich City —
Nottingham Forest a —
Preston North End —
Queens Park Rangers a —
Reading —
Rotherham United —
Sheffield Wednesday —
Stoke City —
Swansea City a —
Watford a —
Wycombe Wanderers —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2020. Source:
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.

Notes

    References
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    2. "Wigan Athletic lose points deduction appeal". BBC Sport. 4 August 2020.
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    4. "Take a closer look 20/21 Kit". Barnsley F.C. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
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    6. "BLUES AGREE PRINCIPAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BOYLESPORTS". Birmingham City F.C. 3 June 2019.
    7. "Blackburn Rovers scores 10Bet deal – Lancashire Business View". 19 July 2018.
    8. https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/bournemouth-vitality-shirt-sponsor-2020
    9. "Exclusive: Bristol City's new kit launch on hold as club negotiate new sponsor". Bristol Live.
    10. "Derby County Announce Umbro Kit Deal". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
    11. Chicken, Steven (3 June 2019). "New Huddersfield Town kit: why it isn't out yet and what we know". YorkshireLive.
    12. "Millwall announce Huski Chocolate as new principal partner". Millwall FC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
    13. "Nottingham Forest announce landmark deal with BetBright". Nottingham Forest. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
    14. "Casumo signs two-year partnership deal with Reading Football Club".
    15. "Swansea City name new club captain for 2019/20 season". Wales Online. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
    16. "Swans sign Joma for new campaign". swanseacity.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
    17. "YOBET debuts as Swansea City's new front of shirt sponsor". swanseacity.com. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
    18. "Watford Announces Record Four-Year Kelme Kit Deal". Footy Headlines. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
    19. "Cherry Red Records are new front of home shirt sponsor". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
    20. "What happened on a remarkable last night of the Championship season?". BBC Sport. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    21. "Aitor Karanka: Birmingham City confirm Spaniard as new head coach". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
    22. "Carlos Corberan: Huddersfield Town appoint Leeds United assistant as new head coach". BBC Sport. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
    23. "Mullins: "It Hurts A Lot" - Watford FC". Watford Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
    24. https://www.watfordfc.com/news/club/official-ivic-appointed-new-head-coach
    25. "Statement: Eddie Howe Leaves Club by Mutual Consent". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
    26. "Jason Tindall: Bournemouth appoint Eddie Howe's former assistant as manager". BBC Sport. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
    27. "EFL Statement: Sheffield Wednesday verdict". English Football League. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
    28. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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