18th season of the Football League Championship
Football league season
The 2021–22 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:
Stadia
Locations of the 2021–22 EFL Championship teams
Greater London EFL Championship football clubs
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Dean Court
11,364
Barnsley
Barnsley
Oakwell
23,287
Birmingham City
Birmingham
St Andrew's
29,409
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn
Ewood Park
31,367
Blackpool
Blackpool
Bloomfield Road
17,338
Bristol City
Bristol
Ashton Gate Stadium
27,000
Cardiff City
Cardiff
Cardiff City Stadium
33,280
Coventry City
Coventry
Coventry Building Society Arena
32,609
Derby County
Derby
Pride Park Stadium
33,600
Fulham
London (Fulham )
Craven Cottage
19,359
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield
Kirklees Stadium
24,121
Hull City
Kingston upon Hull
MKM Stadium
25,586
Luton Town
Luton
Kenilworth Road
10,356
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
34,742
Millwall
London (South Bermondsey )
The Den
20,146
Nottingham Forest
West Bridgford
City Ground
30,445
Peterborough United
Peterborough
London Road Stadium
15,314
Preston North End
Preston
Deepdale
23,404
Queens Park Rangers
London (White City )
Loftus Road
18,439
Reading
Reading
Select Car Leasing Stadium
24,161
Sheffield United
Sheffield
Bramall Lane
32,050
Stoke City
Stoke-on-Trent
bet365 Stadium
30,089
Swansea City
Swansea
Swansea.com Stadium
21,088
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich
The Hawthorns
26,850
^ Blackburn Rovers' shirt sponsor was Recoverite Compression until 18 January 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely.[ 18]
^ Luton Town's home shirt sponsor was JB Developments until 18 February 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely.[ 19]
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
EFL Official Website 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) 12-point sending off offences
[ 54] (C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ Reading were deducted 6 points for breach of profit and sustainability regulations.[ 51]
^ Derby County were deducted 12 points for entering administration ,[ 52] and a further 9 points for financial irregularities.[ 53]
Play-offs
First leg
Second leg
Huddersfield Town won 2–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Nottingham Forest won 3–2 on penalties.
Final
Results
Source:
"Championship Results" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 7 August 2021 .Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Season statistics
Scoring
Aleksandar Mitrović won The Golden Boot this season, breaking the record for the most goals scored in a Championship season, with 43 goals. Mitrović also scored the most hat–tricks in the league, with three to his name, helping his club Fulham to the league title and an immediate Premier League return. Mitrović was rewarded for his sensational season by being named The Championship Player of the Season.[ 55]
Top scorers
1 Includes 2 goals in The Championship play-offs.
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Mark Travers won The Golden Glove in The Championship this season, keeping 20 clean sheets, which helped Bournemouth to automatic promotion.[ 64]
1 Includes 1 clean sheet in The Championship play-offs.
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards : 16
Most red cards : 2
Club
Most yellow cards : 107
Most red cards : 7
Awards
Monthly
Annual
Championship Team of the Season
PFA Championship Team of the Year
Notes
References
Seasons Clubs
Competition Statistics and awards Finances Sponsors Associated competitions Prospects
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions