EFL Championship 2023–24 | ||
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Season information | ||
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Dates | 4 August 2023–4 May 2024 | |
Winners | Leicester City 2nd Championship title 8th 2nd tier title | |
Promoted | Leicester City Ipswich Town Southampton | |
Relegated | Birmingham City Huddersfield Town Rotherham United | |
Season statistics | ||
Matches played | 540 | |
Goals scored | 1,447 | |
Average | (2.68 per match) | |
Top goalscorer | Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) (25 goals) | |
Biggest home win | Ipswich Town 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday (16 March 2024) | |
Biggest away win | Stoke City 0–5 Leicester City (3 February 2024) | |
Highest scoring | Southampton 4–4 Norwich City (12 August 2023) Plymouth Argyle 6–2 Norwich City (23 September 2023) Southampton 5–3 Huddersfield Town (10 February 2024) | |
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2024–25 →
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The 2023–24 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 20th season of the Football League Championship under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format. The season began on 4 August 2023 and is set to conclude on 4 May 2024.
Twenty-four teams will compete in the league – eighteen returning teams from the previous season, three teams relegated from the Premier League and three teams promoted from League One. As of 15 May 2023, seventeen of the eighteen returning teams have been determined, with the eighteenth to be the loser of the 2023 Championship play-off final. In addition, Southampton have been relegated from the Premier League and Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town have been promoted from League One.
Team changes[]
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 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[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor |
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Birmingham City | ![]()
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Undefeated | Undefeated | Birmingham City Foundation | Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
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Totally Wicked | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | Venkys | Venkys |
Bristol City | ![]() |
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Huboo | GoSkippy | Watches of Bath | Digital NRG |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
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Visit Malaysia | Spreadex Sports | Watches of Bath | None |
Coventry City | ![]() |
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King of Shaves | Coventry Building Society | XL Motors | G&R Scaffolding |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
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Utilita(Home & Away) Utilita Giving (Third) |
SportsBroker | Marc Darcy | PCSpecialist |
Hull City | ![]() |
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Corendon Airlines | McVitie's | Anex Tour | None |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
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+–=÷× Tour | Ipswich Town Foundation | HaloITSM | YourHome.co.uk |
Leeds United | ![]() |
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BOXT | AMT Auto | Flamingo Land | None |
Leicester City | ![]() |
Rotation | ![]() |
King Power | None | Sabeco Brewery | None |
Middlesbrough | ![]() |
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Unibet | Host & Stay | BOXT Life | BOXT Life |
Millwall | ![]() |
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Huski Chocolate | Wiggett Group | Cremello Currency Management | None |
Norwich City | ![]() |
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Lotus Cars | Sekura.id | Gran Canaria | 3B Data Security |
Plymouth Argyle | ![]() |
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Bond Timber | Project 35 | Vertu Motors | Retain Limited |
Preston North End | ![]() |
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PAR Group | PAR Group | None | None |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
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Convivia Group | CopyBet | MyGuava | Hyde Park Construction |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
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Rotherham Hospice | Burrows Toyota | Instantprint | Mears Group |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
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Cirata | TriggerHub.org | Triggerhub.org | BLU Steel |
Southampton | ![]() |
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Sportsbet.io | Draper Tools | Mairon Freight UK | None |
Stoke City | ![]() |
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bet365 | Stoke City Community Trust | None | None |
Sunderland | ![]() (interim head coach) |
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Spreadex Sports | Vertu Motors | Hays Travel | Midea |
Swansea City | ![]() |
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Reviva Coffee (Home) Westacres (Away & Third) |
Swansea Building Society | Visit Central Florida | The Wave 96.4 FM (Home) Miles Hire (Away) Maggie's Swansea (Third) |
Watford | ![]() |
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MrQ.com | Corpay | None | None |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() |
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Ideal Heating | Mr Vegas | BarberBoss | None |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Watford | ![]() |
End of contract | 8 May 2023 |
Pre-season |
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10 May 2023 |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
16 May 2023 | ![]() |
3 June 2023 | ||
Southampton | ![]() |
28 May 2023 | ![]() |
21 June 2023 | ||
Leeds United | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 2 June 2023 | ![]() |
4 July 2023 | |
Leicester City | ![]() |
End of contract | 16 June 2023 | ![]() |
16 June 2023 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 19 June 2023 | ![]() |
4 July 2023 | |
Swansea City | ![]() |
Signed by Southampton | 21 June 2023 | ![]() |
22 June 2023 | |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 September 2023 | 16th | ![]() |
21 September 2023 |
Sheffield Wednesday | ![]() |
Sacked | 4 October 2023 | 24th | ![]() |
13 October 2023 |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 9 October 2023 | 6th | ![]() |
11 October 2023 |
Millwall | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 18 October 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
6 November 2023 |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 October 2023 | 23rd | ![]() |
30 October 2023 |
Bristol City | ![]() |
29 October 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
7 November 2023 | |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
13 November 2023 | 22nd | ![]() |
14 November 2023 | |
Swansea City | ![]() |
4 December 2023 | 18th | ![]() |
4 December 2023 | |
Sunderland | ![]() |
9th | ![]() | |||
Stoke City | ![]() |
10 December 2023 | 20th | ![]() |
19 December 2023 | |
Plymouth Argyle | ![]() |
Signed by Stoke City | 19 December 2023 | 16th | ![]() |
5 January 2024 |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 January 2024 | 20th | ![]() |
8 January 2024 |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
29 January 2024 | 21st | ![]() |
15 February 2024 | |
Blackburn Rovers | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 9 February 2024 | 18th | ![]() |
9 February 2024 |
Sunderland | ![]() |
Sacked | 19 February 2024 | 10th | ![]() |
19 February 2024 |
Millwall | ![]() |
21 February 2024 | 21st | ![]() |
21 February 2024 | |
Watford | ![]() |
9 March 2024 | 13th | ![]() |
9 March 2024 | |
Birmingham City | ![]() |
Temporary medical leave of absence | 19 March 2024 | 21st | ![]() |
19 March 2024 |
Plymouth Argyle | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 April 2024 | ![]() (interim head coach) |
1 April 2024 | |
Rotherham United | ![]() |
17 April 2024 | 24th | ![]() |
17 April 2024 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Leicester City (C, P) | 46 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 89 | 41 | +48 | 97 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Ipswich Town (P) | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 92 | 57 | +35 | 96 | |
3 | Leeds United | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 81 | 43 | +38 | 90 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
4 | Southampton (P, O) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 87 | 63 | +24 | 87 | |
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 70 | 47 | +23 | 75 | |
6 | Norwich City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 64 | +15 | 73 | |
7 | Hull City | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 70 | |
8 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 69 | |
9 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 64 | |
10 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 63 | |
11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 62 | |
12 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 53 | 70 | −17 | 62 | |
13 | Millwall | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 59 | |
14 | Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 59 | 65 | −6 | 57 | |
15 | Watford | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 56 | |
16 | Sunderland | 46 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 56 | |
17 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 56 | |
18 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 58 | −11 | 56 | |
19 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 74 | −14 | 53 | |
20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 53 | |
21 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 59 | 70 | −11 | 51 | |
22 | Birmingham City (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 65 | −15 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Huddersfield Town (R) | 46 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 48 | 77 | −29 | 45 | |
24 | Rotherham United (R) | 46 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 89 | −52 | 27 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Play-offs[]
- Main article:2024 Football League play-offs
Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
3 | Leeds United | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
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6 | Norwich City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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3 | Leeds United | 0 | ||||||||||
4 | Southampton | 1 | ||||||||||
4 | Southampton | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
5 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results[]
Season statistics[]
- As of 17 March 2024
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Blackburn Rovers | 21 |
2 | ![]() |
Southampton | 18 |
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Plymouth Argyle | ||
4 | ![]() |
Sunderland | 15 |
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Leeds United | ||
6 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 13 |
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Leicester City | ||
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Coventry City | ||
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Ipswich Town | 12 |
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Ipswich Town | ||
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Plymouth Argyle | ||
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Leeds United | ||
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Preston North End | ||
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Norwich City |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Hull City | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 (H) | 12 August 2023 |
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Plymouth Argyle | Norwich City | 6–2 (H) | 23 September 2023 |
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Coventry City | Rotherham United | 5–0 (H) | 5 March 2024 |
Most assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | ![]() |
Leeds United | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 12 |
4 | ![]() |
Southampton | 11 |
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Norwich City | ||
6 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | 9 |
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Leeds United | 8 |
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Ipswich Town | 7 |
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Leeds United | ||
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Cardiff City | ||
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Plymouth Argyle |
Clean sheets[]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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Leeds United | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
Leicester City | 12 |
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Ipswich Town | ||
5 | ![]() |
Southampton | 10 |
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Queens Park Rangers | ||
7 | ![]() |
Norwich City | 9 |
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Sunderland |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 12
- Most red cards: 2
Daniel Ayala (Rotherham United)
Liam Kitching (Coventry City)
Borja Sainz (Norwich City)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 89
- Most red cards: 5
- Fewest yellow cards: 59
- Fewest red cards: 0
Awards[]
Monthly[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | ![]() |
Leicester City | ![]() |
Norwich City | |
September | ![]() |
Ipswich Town | ![]() |
Sunderland | |
October | ![]() |
Leicester City | ![]() |
Leeds United | |
November | ![]() |
Leeds United | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | |
December | ![]() |
Leicester City | ![]() |
Leicester City | |
January | ![]() |
Leeds United | ![]() |
Plymouth Argyle | |
February | ![]() |
Ipswich Town |
See also[]
External links[]
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