The 2017–18 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-sixth season under its current league structure.
This season notably saw Sunderland become the first English team to be relegated in successive seasons from the top division to the third tier since the champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012 and 2013, and only the third team to do so since the top division was relaunched as the Premier League in 1992.
Team changes The following teams had changed division since the 2016–17 season.
To Championship Promoted from League One Sheffield United Bolton Wanderers Millwall
Relegated from Premier League Hull City Middlesbrough Sunderland
From Championship Relegated to League One Blackburn Rovers Wigan Athletic Rotherham United
Promoted to Premier League Newcastle United Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield Town
Stadiums
Team Location Stadium Capacity Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,790 Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009 Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 30,015 Bolton Wanderers Bolton Macron Stadium 28,723 Brentford London (Brentford) Griffin Park 12,300 Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000 Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912 Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,300 Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,600 Fulham London (Fulham) Craven Cottage 25,700 Hull City Kingston upon Hull KCOM Stadium 25,586 Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300 Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,890 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,742 Millwall London (South Bermondsey) The Den 20,146 Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,220 Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,445 Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408 Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,439 Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161 Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,702 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,752 Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000 Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux 31,700
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Aston Villa John Terry Unibet Barnsley Andy YiadomAndy Yiadom, Barnsley Football Club, First-Team profile Barnsley Football Club, official website. Retrieved 24 February 2018.3 Puma C.K. Beckett Birmingham City Michael Morrison Adidas 888sport Bolton Wanderers Darren Pratley MacronBetfred Brentford Dean Smith John Egan Adidas LeoVegas Bristol City Bailey Wright Bristol Sport Lancer Scott Burton Albion Jake Buxton TAG Tempobet Cardiff City Neil Warnock Sean Morrison Adidas Visit Malaysia Derby County Curtis Davies UmbroAvon Tyres Fulham Slaviša Jokanović Tom Cairney Adidas Grosvenor Casinos Hull City Nigel Adkins Michael Dawson Umbro SportPesa Ipswich Town Luke Chambers Adidas Marcus Evans Leeds United Liam Cooper Kappa 32Red Middlesbrough Tony Pulis Grant Leadbitter Adidas Ramsdens Currency Millwall Neil Harris Steve Morison Erreà DCS Roofing Norwich City Daniel Farke Ivo Pinto2 Erreà LeoVegas Nottingham Forest Chris Cohen Adidas 888sport Preston North End Greg Cunningham Nike Tempobet Queens Park Rangers Nedum Onuoha Erreà Royal Panda Reading Paul Clement Liam Moore Puma Carabao Sheffield United Billy Sharp Adidas Teletext Holidays Sheffield Wednesday Jos Luhukay Glenn Loovens Elev8 Chansiri Sunderland Jack Ross Lee Cattermole Adidas Dafabet Wolverhampton Wanderers Nuno Espírito Santo Danny Batth Puma The Money Shop 1 According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers. 2 Norwich captain Russell Martin was on loan at Rangers, therefore Ivo Pinto was the stand-in captain for the remainder of the season. 3 Barnsley first team Captain was Angus MacDonald from August 2017 to January 2018. MacDonald left Barnsley in January 2018, after signing a new contract with Hull City. Adam Davies named as Barnsley's first team Vice-Captain in August 2017.We are delighted to announce Barnsley Football Club's new captain, Angus MacDonald! Barnsley Football Club, official and verified Twitter account. Retrieved on 3 August 2017.We are delighted to announce Barnsley Football Club's new vice-captain, Adam Davies! Barnsley Football Club, official and verified Twitter account. Retrieved 3 August 2017. In February 2018, Barnsley confirmed Andy Yiadom as the first-team captain on the club's official website.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Norwich City End of caretaker spell7 May 2017Pre-season Daniel Farke 25 May 2017 Middlesbrough 21 May 2017 9 June 2017 Sunderland Resigned22 May 2017 Simon Grayson 29 June 2017 Leeds United 25 May 2017 Thomas Christiansen15 June 2017 Hull City 25 May 2017 Leonid Slutsky 9 June 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers Mutual consent30 May 2017 Nuno Espírito Santo 31 May 2017 Preston North End Signed by Sunderland 29 June 2017 Alex Neil 4 July 2017 Birmingham City Harry RedknappSacked 16 September 201723rd Steve Cotterill 29 September 2017 Sunderland 31 October 201722nd Chris Coleman 17 November 2017 Hull City Leonid SlutskyMutual consent 3 December 2017 20th Nigel Adkins 7 December 2017 Middlesbrough Sacked 23 December 2017 9th Tony Pulis 26 December 2017 Sheffield Wednesday Carlos CarvalhalMutual consent24 December 2017 15th Jos Luhukay 5 January 2018 Nottingham Forest Mark WarburtonSacked31 December 2017 14th Aitor Karanka 8 January 2018 Leeds United Thomas Christiansen 4 February 2018 10th Paul Heckingbottom 6 February 2018 Barnsley Paul HeckingbottomSigned by Leeds United 6 February 2018 21st José Morais16 February 2018 Birmingham City Steve CotterillSacked3 March 201822nd Garry Monk 4 March 2018 Reading Jaap Stam21 March 201818th Paul Clement23 March 2018 Ipswich Town Mick McCarthy Resigned 10 April 2018 12th Paul Hurst 30 May 2018 Sunderland Chris Coleman Sacked 29 April 2018 24th Jack Ross 25 May 2018
League table
Play-offs
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Matěj VydraDerby County212 Lewis GrabbanSunderland/Aston Villa203 Bobby ReidBristol City19 Leon ClarkeSheffield United5 Diogo JotaWolverhampton Wanderers176 Martyn WaghornIpswich Town167 Ryan SessegnonFulham15 Britt AssombalongaMiddlesbrough9 James MaddisonNorwich City14 Albert AdomahAston Villa Jarrod BowenHull City
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Hull City Burton Albion 4–1 (H) 12 August 2017 Aston Villa Norwich City 4–2 (H) 19 August 2017 Nottingham Forest Hull City 3–2 (A) 28 October 2017 4 Sheffield United Hull City 4–1 (H) 4 November 2017 Fulham Sheffield United 5–4 (A) 21 November 2017 Sheffield United Fulham 4–5 (H) 21 November 2017 Derby County Middlesbrough 3–0 (A) 25 November 2017 Leeds United Queens Park Rangers 3–1 (A) 9 December 2017 Middlesbrough Leeds United 3–0 (H) 2 March 2018 Bristol City Sheffield Wednesday 4–0 (H) 3 March 2018 Norwich City Hull City 3–4 (A) 10 March 2018 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich City 5–1 (H) 6 May 2018
4 Player scored 4 goals
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Neil WarnockCardiff City Nathaniel Mendez-LaingCardiff CitySeptember Lee JohnsonBristol City Aden FlintBristol CityOctober Gary RowettDerby County Léo BonatiniWolverhampton WanderersNovember Nuno Espírito SantoWolverhampton Wanderers Leon ClarkeSheffield UnitedDecember Gary RowettDerby County Scott CarsonDerby CountyJanuary Steve BruceAston Villa Ryan SessegnonFulhamFebruary Neil WarnockCardiff City Oli McBurnieBarnsleyMarch Neil WarnockCardiff City Aleksandar MitrovićFulhamApril Slaviša JokanovićFulham Aleksandar MitrovićFulham
Attendances TeamStadiumCapacityAverageMinimumMaximumPercentage FullAston VillaVilla Park42,79032,09726,63141,74575%BarnsleyOakwell23,00913,70410,92017,16360%Birmingham CitySt Andrew's30,01521,04218,30127,60870%Bolton WanderersMacron Stadium28,72315,88713,11321,09755%BrentfordGriffin Park12,30010,2347,95712,36783%Bristol CityAshton Gate 27,00020,95317,20325,54078%Burton AlbionPirelli Stadium6,9124,6452,7506,53567%Cardiff CityCardiff City Stadium33,30020,16415,95132,47861%Derby CountyPride Park Stadium33,60027,17523,29631,19681%FulhamCraven Cottage25,70019,89615,79224,54777%Hull CityKCOM Stadium25,40415,62213,52418,02661%Ipswich TownPortman Road30,30016,27113,06124,92854%Leeds UnitedElland Road37,89031,52126,43435,37783%MiddlesbroughRiverside Stadium34,74225,54422,84829,44374%MillwallThe Den20,14613,3689,81717,61766%Norwich CityCarrow Road27,22025,78521,16727,10095%Nottingham ForestCity Ground30,44524,68020,59629,10681%Preston North EndDeepdale23,40813,77410,79618,57059%Queens Park RangersLoftus Road18,43913,92811,48816,93476%ReadingMadejski Stadium24,16116,6566,76921,77169%Sheffield UnitedBramall Lane32,70226,85424,40931,12082%Sheffield WednesdayHillsborough39,75225,99522,73332,83965%SunderlandStadium of Light49,00027,63524,89431,23756%WolverhamptonMolineux 31,70028,29823,04530,23989%
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