Championship 2025/26

Coventry won the 2025/26 Championship with 95 points, 11 points ahead of Ipswich. Coventry, Ipswich and Hull were promoted. Oxford, Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday were relegated. 2.61 goals per game over 552 matches; home sides won 42% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Coventry · Champions	46	28	11	7	97	45	+52	95	Champions
2	Ipswich · Promoted	46	23	15	8	80	47	+33	84	Promoted
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64	49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82	56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72	47	+25	80
6	Hull · Promoted	46	21	10	15	70	66	+4	73	Promoted
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69	65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67	59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63	56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57	56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62
13	Sheffield United	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57
17	Stoke	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51
22	Oxford · Relegated	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	Relegated
23	Leicester · Relegated	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	Relegated
24	Sheffield Wednesday · Relegated	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	Relegated

Watch the season unfold Where teams in each position finished

Where this season ranks

2.61 goals per game: 15th highest of 34 complete Championship seasons on file.
Champions’ 95 points: 15th highest of 34 seasons with 24 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2025/26	League average
Goals per game	2.61	2.57
Home wins	42%	45%
Draws	26%	27%
Away wins	32%	28%
Goalless draws	6%	8%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.29 pts/game	0.50 pts/game
Champions’ points	95	94
Most points relegated	47	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.