Championship 2020/21

Norwich won the 2020/21 Championship with 97 points, 6 points ahead of Watford. Norwich, Watford and Brentford were promoted. Wycombe, Rotherham and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. 2.31 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 41% and 25% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Norwich · Champions	46	29	10	7	75	36	+39	97	Champions
2	Watford · Promoted	46	27	10	9	63	30	+33	91	Promoted
3	Brentford · Promoted	46	24	15	7	79	42	+37	87	Promoted
4	Swansea	46	23	11	12	56	39	+17	80
5	Barnsley	46	23	9	14	58	50	+8	78
6	Bournemouth	46	22	11	13	73	46	+27	77
7	Reading	46	19	13	14	62	54	+8	70
8	Cardiff	46	18	14	14	66	49	+17	68
9	QPR	46	19	11	16	57	55	+2	68
10	Middlesbrough	46	18	10	18	55	53	+2	64
11	Millwall	46	15	17	14	47	52	-5	62
12	Luton	46	17	11	18	41	52	-11	62
13	Preston	46	18	7	21	49	56	-7	61
14	Stoke	46	15	15	16	50	52	-2	60
15	Blackburn	46	15	12	19	65	54	+11	57
16	Coventry	46	14	13	19	49	61	-12	55
17	Nottingham Forest	46	12	16	18	37	45	-8	52
18	Birmingham	46	13	13	20	37	61	-24	52
19	Bristol City	46	15	6	25	46	68	-22	51
20	Huddersfield	46	12	13	21	50	71	-21	49
21	Derby	46	11	11	24	36	58	-22	44
22	Wycombe · Relegated	46	11	10	25	39	69	-30	43	Relegated
23	Rotherham · Relegated	46	11	9	26	44	60	-16	42	Relegated
24	Sheffield Wednesday · Relegated	46	12	11	23	40	61	-21	41	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.31 goals per game: the lowest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 97 points: 12th highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2020/21	League average
Goals per game	2.31	2.58
Home wins	41%	45%
Draws	25%	27%
Away wins	34%	28%
Goalless draws	10%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.22 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	97	94
Most points relegated	43	46
Fewest points safe	44	49

League average: every complete Championship season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 24 clubs. Played wholly or partly behind closed doors.