EFL Championship 2020–21 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Dates | 12 September 2020 - 8 May 2021 | |
Winners | Norwich City | |
Promoted | Norwich City Watford Brentford | |
Relegated | Wycombe Wanderers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 552 | |
Goals scored | 1,1274 | |
Average | (2.31 per match) | |
Top goalscorer | Ivan Toney (33 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Norwich 7–0 Huddersfield (6 April 2021) | |
Biggest away win | Preston 0–5 Brentford (10 April 2021) | |
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2021–22 →
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The 2020–21 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 17th season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the 29th season under its current league division format.
Team changes[]
The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.
To Championship[]Promoted from League One Relegated from the Premier League |
From Championship[]Promoted to the Premier League Relegated to League One |
Stadiums[]
Personnel and sponsoring[]
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Birmingham City | ![]() ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 22 July 2020 | Pre-season | ![]() |
31 July 2020 |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
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23 July 2020 | |||
Watford | ![]() |
26 July 2020 | ![]() |
15 August 2020 | ||
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 August 2020 | ![]() |
8 August 2020 | |
Reading | ![]() |
29 August 2020 | ![]() |
29 August 2020 | ||
Barnsley | ![]() |
Signed by New York Red Bulls | 6 October 2020 | 21st | ![]() |
23 October 2020 |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
Sacked | 22nd | ![]() |
6 October 2020 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
9 November 2020 | 23rd | ![]() |
13 November 2020 | |
Derby County | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 14 November 2020 | 24th | ![]() |
27 November 2020 |
Watford | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 December 2020 | 5th | ![]() |
20 December 2020 |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
28 December 2020 | 23rd | ![]() |
28 December 2020 | |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
21 January 2021 | 15th | ![]() |
22 January 2021 | |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
3 February 2021 | 6th | ![]() |
21 February 2021 | |
Bristol City | ![]() |
16 February 2021 | 13th | ![]() |
22 February 2021 | |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Resigned | 16 March 2021 | 21st | ![]() |
16 March 2021 |
Preston North End | ![]() |
Sacked | 21 March 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
10 May 2021 |
League table[]
Pos |
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | +39 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | ![]() |
46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 91 | |
3 | ![]() |
46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | +37 | 87 | Qualification to the Championship Play-offs |
4 | ![]() |
46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | +17 | 80 | |
5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 78 | |
6 | ![]() |
46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | +27 | 77 | |
7 | ![]() |
46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 70 | |
8 | ![]() |
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | +17 | 68 | |
9 | ![]() |
46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 68 | |
10 | ![]() |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 64 | |
11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 63 | |
12 | ![]() |
46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 62 | |
13 | ![]() |
46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 61 | |
14 | ![]() |
46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 60 | |
15 | ![]() |
46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 57 | |
16 | Coventry City | 45 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 52 | |
17 | ![]() |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 52 | |
18 | ![]() |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 52 | |
19 | ![]() |
46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 51 | |
20 | ![]() |
46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | −21 | 49 | |
21 | ![]() |
46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | −22 | 44 | |
22 | Wycombe Wanderers (R) | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 69 | −30 | 43 | Relegation to League One |
23 | ![]() |
46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 42 | |
24 | ![]() |
46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 41 |
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
a. Sheffield Wednesday will receive a 12 point deduction for breaching the League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules, this was later reduced to 6 points by an Independent League Arbitration panel
Results[]
Play-offs[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
6 | Bournemouth | 1 1 (2) | |||||||||||
3 | Brentford | 0 3 (3) | |||||||||||
3 | Brentford | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Swansea City | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | Barnsley | 0 1 (1) | |||||||||||
4 | Swansea City | 1 1 (2) |
First leg
17 May 2021 18:00 BST |
Bournemouth | 1–0 | Brentford | Dean Court, Kings Park, Boscombe Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tim Robinson |
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Danjuma ![]() |
Report |
17 May 2021 20:15 BST |
Barnsley | 0–1 | Swansea City | Oakwell, Barnsley Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
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Report | Ayew ![]() |
Second leg
22 May 2021 12:30 BST |
Brentford | 3–1 | Bournemouth | Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
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Toney ![]() Janelt ![]() Forss ![]() |
Brentford won 3–2 on aggregate.
22 May 2021 17:30 BST |
Swansea City | 1–1 | Barnsley | Liberty Stadium, Swansea Attendance: 3,000 Referee: John Brooks |
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Grimes ![]() |
Report | Woodrow ![]() |
Swansea City won 2–1 on aggregate.
Championship final[]
- Main article: 2021 EFL Championship play-off Final
29 May 2021 15:00 BST |
Brentford | 2–0 | Swansea City | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
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Toney ![]() Marcondes ![]() |
BBC Report | Fulton ![]() |
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