2018–19 EFL Championship

EFL Championship
Season 2018–19
Dates 3 August 2018 - 5 May 2019
Matches played 120
Goals scored 316 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Neal Maupay
(10 goals)
Biggest home win West Bromwich Albion 7-1 Queens Park Rangers
(18 August 2018)
Biggest away win Derby County 1–4 Leeds United
(11 August 2018)
Queens Park Rangers 0-3 Bristol City
(21 August 2018)
Stoke City 0-3 Wigan Athletic
(22 August 2018)
Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Sheffield United
(25 August 2018)
Norwich City 0-3 Leeds United
(25 August 2018)
Highest scoring West Bromwich Albion 7-1 Queens Park Rangers
(18 August 2018)
Longest winning run 4 matches[1]
Bristol City
Middlesbrough
Norwich City
Sheffield United
Longest unbeaten run

8 matches[1]
Leeds United


Birmingham City
Longest winless run 10 matches[1]
Ipswich Town
Longest losing run 4 matches[1]
Preston North End
Queens Park Rangers
Highest attendance 35,572
Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
(22 September 2018)[1]
Lowest attendance 8,197
Rotherham United 1-0 Milwall
(26 August 2018)[1]
Total attendance 2,320,891[1]
Average attendance 19,503[1]
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 1 October 2018.

The 2018–19 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the third season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-seventh season under its current league structure.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

Stadiums

London Championship football clubs
West Midlands Championship football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity[2]
Aston VillaBirmingham (Aston) Villa Park42,790
Birmingham CityBirmingham (Bordesley) St Andrew's30,015
Blackburn RoversBlackburn Ewood Park31,367
Bolton WanderersBolton University of Bolton Stadium28,723
BrentfordLondon (Brentford) Griffin Park12,300
Bristol CityBristol Ashton Gate27,000
Derby CountyDerby Pride Park Stadium33,600
Hull CityKingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium25,400
Ipswich TownIpswich Portman Road30,300
Leeds UnitedLeeds Elland Road37,890
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough Riverside Stadium34,742
MillwallLondon (South Bermondsey) The Den20,146
Norwich CityNorwich Carrow Road27,244
Nottingham ForestNottingham City Ground30,445
Preston North EndPreston Deepdale23,408
Queens Park RangersLondon (White City) Loftus Road18,439
ReadingReading Madejski Stadium24,161
Rotherham UnitedRotherham New York Stadium12,021
Sheffield UnitedSheffield Bramall Lane32,702
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Hillsborough Stadium39,752
Stoke CityStoke-on-Trent bet365 Stadium30,089
Swansea CitySwansea Liberty Stadium21,088
West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich The Hawthorns26,850
Wigan AthleticWigan DW Stadium25,133

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager1 Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aston Villa England Dean Smith Wales James Chester Luke Sport 32Red
Birmingham City England Garry Monk England Michael Morrison Adidas[3] 888sport[4]
Blackburn Rovers England Tony Mowbray Scotland Charlie Mulgrew Umbro 10Bet[5]
Bolton Wanderers England Phil Parkinson England David Wheater Macron Betfred
Brentford Vacant Adidas LeoVegas[6]
Bristol City England Lee Johnson Australia Bailey Wright Bristol Sport Dunder[7]
Derby County England Frank Lampard England Curtis Davies[8] Umbro[9] 32Red
Hull City England Nigel Adkins Norway Markus Henriksen Umbro SportPesa
Ipswich Town England Paul Hurst England Luke Chambers Adidas Magical Vegas[10]
Leeds United Argentina Marcelo Bielsa Scotland Liam Cooper Kappa[11] 32Red[12]
Middlesbrough Wales Tony Pulis England Grant Leadbitter Hummel 32Red
Millwall England Neil Harris Wales Steve Morison Macron TW Drainage
Norwich City Germany Daniel Farke Scotland Grant Hanley Erreà LeoVegas[13]
Nottingham Forest Spain Aitor Karanka England Ben Watson[14] Macron BetBright[15]
Preston North End Scotland Alex Neil England Tom Clarke Nike 32Red
Queens Park Rangers England Steve McClaren Germany Toni Leistner Erreà[16] Royal Panda[17]
Reading England Paul Clement Republic of Ireland Paul McShane Puma[18] Carabao[19]
Rotherham United England Paul Warne England Richard Wood Puma Hodge Clemco[20]
Sheffield United England Chris Wilder England Billy Sharp Adidas Ramsdens Currency
Sheffield Wednesday Netherlands Jos Luhukay England Tom Lees Elev8 Chansiri
Stoke City England Gary Rowett England Ryan Shawcross Macron bet365
Swansea City England Graham Potter Netherlands Leroy Fer Joma[21] Bet UK[22]
West Bromwich Albion Jamaica Darren Moore Northern Ireland Chris Brunt Puma[23] Ideal Boilers
Wigan Athletic England Paul Cook Egypt Sam Morsy Puma DW Sports Fitness

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Ipswich Town England Bryan Klug End of caretaker spell 6 May 2018 Pre-season England Paul Hurst[24] 30 May 2018
Queens Park Rangers England Ian Holloway[25] Sacked 10 May 2018 England Steve McClaren[26] 18 May 2018
Swansea City Portugal Carlos Carvalhal[27] End of contract 18 May 2018 England Graham Potter[28] 11 June 2018
Stoke City Scotland Paul Lambert[29] Resigned England Gary Rowett[30] 22 May 2018
Derby County England Gary Rowett[31] Signed by Stoke City 22 May 2018 England Frank Lampard[32] 31 May 2018
Leeds United England Paul Heckingbottom[33] Sacked 1 June 2018 Argentina Marcelo Bielsa[34][35] 15 June 2018
Aston Villa England Steve Bruce[36] 3 October 2018 12th England Dean Smith[37] 10 October 2018
Brentford England Dean Smith[38] Signed by Aston Villa 10 October 2018 7th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sheffield United 12 8 1 3 21 13 +8 25 Promotion to the Premier League
2 West Bromwich Albion 12 7 3 2 31 17 +14 24
3 Leeds United 12 6 5 1 22 9 +13 23 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Middlesbrough 12 6 4 2 14 6 +8 22
5 Nottingham Forest 12 4 7 1 17 13 +4 19
6 Sheffield Wednesday 12 5 4 3 19 18 +1 19
7 Brentford 12 4 6 2 20 14 +6 18
8 Derby County 12 5 3 4 15 13 +2 18
9 Norwich City 12 5 3 4 15 15 0 18
10 Blackburn Rovers 12 4 6 2 14 15 −1 18
11 Swansea City 12 4 5 3 12 9 +3 17
12 Wigan Athletic 12 5 2 5 14 16 −2 17
13 Bristol City 12 4 4 4 16 14 +2 16
14 Stoke City 12 4 4 4 17 18 −1 16
15 Aston Villa 12 3 6 3 20 20 0 15
16 Bolton Wanderers 12 4 3 5 10 15 −5 15
17 Birmingham City 12 2 8 2 13 12 +1 14
18 Queens Park Rangers 12 4 2 6 9 19 −10 14
19 Rotherham United 12 3 2 7 9 19 −10 11
20 Millwall 12 2 4 6 13 19 −6 10
21 Reading 12 2 3 7 15 20 −5 9
22 Preston North End 12 2 3 7 18 24 −6 9 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Ipswich Town 12 1 6 5 11 18 −7 9
24 Hull City 12 2 2 8 10 19 −9 8
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [39]

Results

Home \ Away AST BIR BLB BOL BRE BRI DER HUL IPS LEE MID MIL NOR NOT PNE QPR REA ROT SHU SHW STO SWA WBA WIG
Aston Villa — a 2–2 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 a 3–2
Birmingham City a — 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Blackburn Rovers 1–1 — 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 0–2
Bolton Wanderers 1–0 0–1 — 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–3
Brentford 1–1 — 2–1 a 2–2 5–1 2–0 2–0
Bristol City 1–1 4–1 — 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2
Derby County 0–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–4 1–1 a 2–0
Hull City 1–3 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 0–1 1–1
Ipswich Town 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–1
Leeds United 1–2 1–1 — 0–0 a 3–0 2–0 3–1
Middlesbrough 1–0 2–0 — 0–2 3–0 0–0 1–0
Millwall 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–3 1–2
Norwich City a 0–3 1–0 — 2–0 0–1 3–4 1–0
Nottingham Forest 2–2 a 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Preston North End 2–2 — 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–3 4–0
Queens Park Rangers a 0–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 1–2 1–0
Reading 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 0–1 — 1–2
Rotherham United 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 — 2–2
Sheffield United 4–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 — a 1–2
Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 a — 2–2 2–2
Stoke City 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 — 1–0 0–3
Swansea City 0–1 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 —
West Bromwich Albion a 1–2 4–2 2–0 7–1 4–1 2–1 —
Wigan Athletic 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Top scorers

As of 29 September 2018[40]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 France Neal Maupay Brentford 10
2 England Dwight Gayle West Bromwich Albion 8
3 England Jay Rodriguez West Bromwich Albion 7
Iceland Jón Daði Böðvarsson Reading
England Billy Sharp Sheffield United
6 England Bradley Dack Blackburn Rovers 6
England Lukas Jutkiewicz Birmingham City
8 England Harvey Barnes West Bromwich Albion 5
England Lewis Grabban Nottingham Forest
Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick Sheffield United
Austria Andreas Weimann Bristol City
Finland Teemu Pukki Norwich

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