Championship 2016-17 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Winners | Newcastle United | |
Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield Town | |
Relegated | Rotherham United Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 441 | |
Goals scored | 1145 | |
Average | (2.45 per match) | |
Top goalscorer | Chris Wood (25 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Norwich City 7–1 Reading (8 April 2017) | |
Biggest away win | QPR 0–6 Newcastle Utd (13 September 2016) | |
Highest scoring | Wolverhampton 4–4 Fulham (10 December 2016) Burton Albion 3–5 Brentford (18 March 2017) Norwich City 7–1 Reading (8 April 2017) | |
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The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the thirteenth season of the Football League Championship under its current title and it will be the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. The season started on 5 August 2016 an is scheduled to conclude on 6 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.
Teams[]
A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 18 sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Football League One. The 2016–17 season is the first in which former European Cup winners Aston Villa are competing outside of the top flight since the beginning of the Premier League era in 1992.
Team changes[]
To Championship[]Promoted from League One Relegated from Premier League |
From Championship[]Relegated to League One Promoted to Premier League |
Stadia and locations[]
Team | Stadium | Capacity |
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Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,682 |
Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,016 |
Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 31,367 |
Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,300 |
Brighton & Hove Albion | AMEX Stadium | 30,750 |
Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 27,000 |
Burton Albion | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 |
Cardiff City | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,280 |
Derby County | iPro Stadium | 33,597 |
Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
Huddersfield Town | John Smith's Stadium | 24,500 |
Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,311 |
Leeds United | Elland Road | 37,914 |
Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,405 |
Norwich City | Carrow Road | 27,244 |
Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,445 |
Preston North End | Deepdale | 23,404 |
Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 18,439 |
Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
Rotherham United | New York Stadium | 12,021 |
Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,732 |
Wigan Athletic | DW Stadium | 25,138 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Molineux | 31,700 |
Personnel and sponsoring[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
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Aston Villa | ![]() |
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Under Armour | Intuit QuickBooks |
Barnsley | ![]() |
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Puma | C.K. Beckett |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
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Adidas | 888sport |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
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Umbro | Dafabet |
Brentford | ![]() |
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Adidas | 888sport |
Brighton & Hove Albion | ![]() |
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Nike | American Express |
Bristol City | ![]() |
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Bristol Sport | Lancer Scott |
Burton Albion | ![]() |
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TAG | Tempobet |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
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Adidas | Visit Malaysia |
Derby County | ![]() |
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Umbro | JUST EAT |
Fulham | ![]() |
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Adidas | Visit Florida |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
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Puma | PURE Legal (home), RadianB (away), Cavonia (third) |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
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Adidas | Marcus Evans |
Leeds United | ![]() |
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Kappa | 32red |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
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Puma | Wonga |
Norwich City | ![]() |
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Erreà | Aviva |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
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Adidas | 888sport |
Preston North End | ![]() |
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Nike | 888sport |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
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Dryworld | Smarkets |
Reading | ![]() |
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Puma | Carabao |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
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Puma | Hodge Clemco (home), APOGEE (away/third) |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
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Sondico | Chansiri |
Wigan Athletic | Vacant | ![]() |
Kappa | Intersport |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | Vacant | ![]() |
Puma | The Money Shop |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 7 May 2016 | Pre-season | ![]() |
2 June 2016 |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
Promoted to head of football | 8 May 2016 | ![]() |
18 May 2016 | |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 12 May 2016 | ![]() |
27 June 2016 | |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
End of contract | 18 May 2016 | ![]() |
1 June 2016 | |
Reading | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 May 2016 | ![]() |
13 June 2016 | |
Derby County | ![]() |
End of contract | 27 May 2016 | ![]() |
27 May 2016 | |
Leeds United | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 May 2016 | ![]() |
2 June 2016 | |
Aston Villa | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 2 June 2016 | ![]() |
2 June 2016 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ![]() |
Sacked | 29 July 2016 | ![]() |
30 July 2016 | |
Aston Villa | ![]() |
3 October 2016 | 19th | ![]() |
12 October 2016 | |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
4 October 2016 | 23rd | ![]() |
5 October 2016 | |
Derby County | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 8 October 2016 | 20th | ![]() |
12 October 2016 |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 October 2016 | 24th | ![]() |
21 October 2016 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ![]() |
25 October 2016 | 18th | ![]() |
5 November 2016 | |
Wigan Athletic | ![]() |
25 October 2016 | 23rd | ![]() |
2 November 2016 | |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
5 November 2016 | 17th | ![]() |
11 November 2016 | |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
Resigned | 28 November 2016 | 24th | ![]() |
5 April 2017 |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 December 2016 | 7th | ![]() |
14 December 2016 |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
14 January 2017 | 20th | ![]() |
14 January 2017 | |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
21 February 2017 | 23rd | ![]() |
22 February 2017 | |
Norwich City | ![]() |
10 March 2017 | 8th | ![]() |
10 March 2017 | |
Derby County | ![]() |
12 March 2017 | 10th | ![]() |
14 March 2017 | |
Wigan Athletic | ![]() |
13 March 2017 | 23rd | ![]() |
13 March 2017 | |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 14 March 2017 | 19th | ![]() |
14 March 2017 |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Resigned | 17 April 2017 | 20th | ![]() |
18 April 2017 |
League Table[]
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Newcastle United (C) (P) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 40 | +45 | 94 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion (P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 74 | 40 | +34 | 93 | |
3 | Reading | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 64 | +4 | 85 | Qualification to the Championship Play-offs |
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 45 | +15 | 81 | |
5 | Huddersfield Town (P) | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 81 | |
6 | Fulham | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 85 | 57 | +28 | 80 | |
7 | Leeds United | 46 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 61 | 47 | +14 | 75 | |
8 | Norwich City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 69 | +16 | 70 | |
9 | Derby County | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 50 | +4 | 67 | |
10 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 65 | +10 | 64 | |
11 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 63 | +1 | 62 | |
12 | Cardiff City | 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 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 58 | |
16 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 55 | |
17 | Bristol City | 45 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 60 | 66 | −6 | 51 | |
18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 53 | |
19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 53 | |
20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 52 | |
21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 51 | |
22 | Blackburn Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 65 | −12 | 51 | Relegation to the Football League One |
23 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 42 | |
24 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 40 | 98 | −58 | 23 |
Source: EFL.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Play-offs[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
3 | Reading | 1 1 (2) | |||||||||||
6 | Fulham | 1 0 (1) | |||||||||||
Reading | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
Huddersfield Town | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 1 (1 (3)) | |||||||||||
5 | Huddersfield Town | 0 1 (1 (4)) |
The four teams that finished from third to sixth play off, with the winning team gaining the final promotion spot to the Premier League.
In the play-off semi-finals the third-placed team will play the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team will play the fifth-placed team. The team that finished in the higher league position will play away in the first leg and will play at home in the second leg. If the aggregate score is level after both legs, then extra time will be played. If the scores are still level, a penalty shoot-out decides the winner. The away goals rule applies in the semi-finals.
The winners from the two semi-finals play at Wembley Stadium in the play-off final. The game is known as the richest game in football as the winning club is guaranteed significantly increased television rights payments estimated to be in the order of £170M.
Results[]
Home \ Away | AST | BAR | BIR | BLA | BRE | BHA | BRC | BRT | CDC | DER | FUL | HUD | IPS | LEE | NEW | NWC | NTF | PNE | QPR | REA | ROT | SHW | WIG | WOL |
Aston Villa | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
Barnsley | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | ||
Birmingham City | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | ||
Blackburn Rovers | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
Brentford | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
Bristol City | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
Burton Albion | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||
Cardiff City | 1–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
Derby County | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
Fulham | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | a | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
Ipswich Town | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
Leeds United | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
Newcastle United | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |||
Norwich City | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | ||
Preston North End | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||
Reading | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
Rotherham United | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | ||
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||
Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Source: BBC Sport
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers[]
- As of matches played 22 April 2017
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Leeds United | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
Bristol City | 23 |
3 | ![]() |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 |
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Newcastle United | ||
5 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | 19 |
6 | ![]() |
Reading | 17 |
7 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 15 |
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Aston Villa | ||
10 | ![]() |
Brentford | 14 |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Ipswich Town | Barnsley | 4–2 | 6 August 2016 |
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Brentford | Preston North End | 5–0 | 17 September 2016 |
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Newcastle United | Norwich City | 4–3 | 28 September 2016 |
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Brighton & Hove Albion | Norwich City | 5–0 | 29 October 2016 |
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Nottingham Forest | Barnsley | 5–2 | 25 November 2016 |
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Newcastle United | Birmingham City | 4–0 | 10 December 2016 |
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Norwich City | Derby County | 3–0 | 2 January 2017 |
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Brentford | Rotherham United | 4–2 | 25 February 2017 |
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Derby County | Fulham | 4–2 | 4 April 2017 |
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Wigan Athletic | Barnsley | 3–2 | 13 April 2017 |
Monthly awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | ||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
Barnsley |
September | ![]() |
Norwich City | ![]() |
Brentford |
October | ![]() |
Newcastle United | ![]() |
Fulham |
November | ![]() |
Derby County | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest |
December | ![]() |
Brighton & Hove Albion | ![]() |
Barnsley |
January | ![]() |
Reading | ![]() |
Leeds United |
February | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
Preston North End |
March | ![]() |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | ![]() |
Preston North End |
Attendances[]
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Percentage Full |
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Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,788 | 31,901 | 21,111 | 41,337 | 75% |
Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 | 13,843 | 11,613 | 18,597 | 60% |
Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,009 | 18,137 | 15,212 | 29,656 | 60% |
Blackburn Rovers | Ewood Park | 31,367 | 11,853 | 9,976 | 18,524 | 38% |
Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,763 | 10,288 | 9,035 | 12,052 | 81% |
Brighton & Hove Albion | Falmer Stadium | 30,750 | 27,619 | 24,166 | 30,230 | 90% |
Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | 18,953 | 16,444 | 22,512 | 70% |
Burton Albion | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 | 5,078 | 3,725 | 6,746 | 73% |
Cardiff City | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,280 | 16,335 | 13,894 | 22,776 | 49% |
Derby County | Pride Park Stadium | 33,597 | 29,104 | 26,301 | 32,616 | 87% |
Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 | 18,665 | 13,735 | 24,300 | 73% |
Huddersfield Town | Kirklees Stadium | 25,554 | 20,343 | 18,333 | 23,213 | 83% |
Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,311 | 16,555 | 14,719 | 23,350 | 55% |
Leeds United | Elland Road | 40,204 | 26,779 | 19,009 | 36,002 | 67% |
Newcastle United | St James' Park | 52,389 | 51,111 | 47,907 | 52,231 | 98% |
Norwich City | Carrow Road | 27,244 | 26,272 | 25,275 | 27,107 | 96% |
Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,576 | 19,207 | 15,770 | 23,012 | 63% |
Preston North End | Deepdale | 24,408 | 12,888 | 9,216 | 21,255 | 55% |
Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 18,360 | 14,426 | 11,635 | 17,404 | 79% |
Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,200 | 17,280 | 12,655 | 23,121 | 71% |
Rotherham United | New York Stadium | 12,021 | 9,786 | 8,348 | 11,653 | 81% |
Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,814 | 26,580 | 24,151 | 30,549 | 67% |
Wigan Athletic | DW Stadium | 25,138 | 11,540 | 10,071 | 15,117 | 46% |
Wolves | Molineux | 30,852 | 21,944 | 17,156 | 27,541 | 71% |
Attendances accurate as of 12/03/2017.
Play-offs[]
The playoffs are held in May 2017 to determine the final promotion spot. Teams placed third through sixth qualify. The semifinals consist of two legs with the matchups being 3 v 6 and 4 v 5. The aggregate winners play in a final at Wembley Stadium with the winner of the final being promoted to the 2017-18 Premier League. Huddersfield Town qualified for the play-offs on 25 April 2017. The other 3 places will be taken up by three of the following four teams: Reading, Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham and Leeds United.
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