Championship 2016/17

Newcastle won the 2016/17 Championship with 94 points, 1 point ahead of Brighton. Newcastle, Brighton and Huddersfield were promoted. Blackburn, Wigan and Rotherham were relegated. 2.61 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 47% and 24% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Newcastle · Champions	46	29	7	10	85	40	+45	94	Champions
2	Brighton · Promoted	46	28	9	9	74	40	+34	93	Promoted
3	Reading	46	26	7	13	68	64	+4	85
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	9	13	60	45	+15	81
5	Huddersfield · Promoted	46	25	6	15	56	58	-2	81	Promoted
6	Fulham	46	22	14	10	85	57	+28	80
7	Leeds	46	22	9	15	61	47	+14	75
8	Norwich	46	20	10	16	85	69	+16	70
9	Derby	46	18	13	15	54	50	+4	67
10	Brentford	46	18	10	18	75	65	+10	64
11	Preston	46	16	14	16	64	63	+1	62
12	Cardiff	46	17	11	18	60	61	-1	62
13	Aston Villa	46	16	14	16	47	48	-1	62
14	Barnsley	46	15	13	18	64	67	-3	58
15	Wolves	46	16	10	20	54	58	-4	58
16	Ipswich	46	13	16	17	48	58	-10	55
17	Bristol City	46	15	9	22	60	66	-6	54
18	QPR	46	15	8	23	52	66	-14	53
19	Birmingham	46	13	14	19	45	64	-19	53
20	Burton	46	13	13	20	49	63	-14	52
21	Nottingham Forest	46	14	9	23	62	72	-10	51
22	Blackburn · Relegated	46	12	15	19	53	65	-12	51	Relegated
23	Wigan · Relegated	46	10	12	24	40	57	-17	42	Relegated
24	Rotherham · Relegated	46	5	8	33	40	98	-58	23	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.61 goals per game: 13th highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 94 points: 15th lowest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2016/17	League average
Goals per game	2.61	2.57
Home wins	47%	44%
Draws	24%	28%
Away wins	29%	28%
Goalless draws	6%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.55 pts/game	0.49 pts/game
Champions’ points	94	94
Most points relegated	51	46
Fewest points safe	51	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs.