2021–22 EFL Championship
Season | 2021–22 |
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Matches played | 270 |
Goals scored | 662 (2.45 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham) (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | Luton Town 5–0 Coventry City (29 September 2021) |
Biggest away win | Blackburn Rovers 0–7 Fulham (3 November 2021) |
Highest scoring | Sheffield United 6–2 Peterborough United (11 September 2021) |
Longest winning run | Fulham (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Bournemouth (15 games) |
Longest winless run | Barnsley (13 games) |
Longest losing run | Cardiff City (8 games) |
Highest attendance | 29,043 Sheffield United 0–1 Birmingham City (7 August 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 7,983 Peterborough United 1–1 Huddersfield Town (2 November 2021) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2021. |
The 2021–22 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 18th season of the Football League 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:
To Championship[]Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premier League
From Championship[]Promoted to the Premier League Relegated to League One
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Stadiums[]
Birmingham City
Hull City
Middlesbrough
West Bromwich Albion
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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West Bromwich Albion | Sam Allardyce[17] | Resigned | 23 May 2021 | Pre-season | Valérien Ismaël[18] | 24 June 2021 |
Sheffield United | Paul Heckingbottom[19] | End of caretaker spell | Slaviša Jokanović[20] | 27 May 2021 | ||
Barnsley | Valérien Ismaël[21] | Signed by West Bromwich Albion | 24 June 2021 | Markus Schopp[22] | 29 June 2021 | |
Fulham | Scott Parker[23] | Mutual consent; Signed by Bournemouth | 28 June 2021 | Marco Silva[24] | 1 July 2021 | |
Bournemouth | Jonathan Woodgate[25] | End of contract | Scott Parker[26] | 28 June 2021 | ||
Swansea City | Steve Cooper[27] | Mutual consent | 21 July 2021 | Russell Martin[28] | 1 August 2021 | |
Nottingham Forest | Chris Hughton[29] | Sacked | 16 September 2021 | 24th | Steve Cooper[30] | 21 September 2021 |
Cardiff City | Mick McCarthy[31] | Mutual consent | 23 October 2021 | 21st | Steve Morison[32] | 12 November 2021 |
Barnsley | Markus Schopp[33] | Sacked | 1 November 2021 | 23rd | Poya Asbaghi[34] | 17 November 2021 |
Middlesbrough | Neil Warnock[35] | Mutual consent | 6 November 2021 | 14th | Chris Wilder[36] | 7 November 2021 |
Sheffield United | Slaviša Jokanović[37] | Sacked | 25 November 2021 | 16th | Paul Heckingbottom[37] | 25 November 2021 |
Preston North End | Frankie McAvoy[38] | 6 December 2021 | 18th | Ryan Lowe[39] | 7 December 2021 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Fulham | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | +32 | 45 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Bournemouth | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 43 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 42 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 41 | |
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 35 | |
6 | Stoke City | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 35 | |
7 | Nottingham Forest | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 34 | |
8 | Coventry City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 34 | |
9 | Middlesbrough | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 33 | |
10 | Huddersfield Town | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 33 | |
11 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 32 | |
12 | Millwall | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 30 | |
13 | Blackpool | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 30 | |
14 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | |
15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 28 | |
16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 27 | |
17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 27 | |
18 | Bristol City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 27 | |
19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 23 | |
20 | Cardiff City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 22 | |
21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 21[a] | |
22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | −24 | 19 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Barnsley | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 14 | |
24 | Derby County | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 4[b] |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2021. 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[43]
Notes:
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[43]
Notes:
Results[]
Season statistics[]
- As of 20 December 2021
Scoring[]
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | 22 |
2 | Ben Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers | 19 |
3 | Dominic Solanke | Bournemouth | 16 |
4 | Joël Piroe | Swansea City | 11 |
5 | Elijah Adebayo | Luton Town | 10 |
Lewis Grabban | Nottingham Forest | ||
7 | Karlan Grant | West Bromwich Albion | 9 |
Viktor Gyökeres | Coventry City | ||
Andreas Weimann | Bristol City |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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John Swift | Reading | Queens Park Rangers | 3–3 (H)[44] | 11 September 2021 |
Ben Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff City | 5–1 (H)[45] | 25 September 2021 |
Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | Swansea City | 3–1 (H)[46] | 29 September 2021 |
Fulham | West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 (H)[47] | 30 October 2021 |
Most assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[48] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Giles | Cardiff City | 9 |
John Swift | Reading | ||
3 | Sorba Thomas | Huddersfield Town | 8 |
4 | Joe Rothwell | Blackburn Rovers | 7 |
Harry Wilson | Fulham | ||
6 | Callum Robinson | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
Jean Michaël Seri | Fulham | ||
Billy Sharp | Sheffield United | ||
Jed Wallace | Millwall |
Clean sheets[]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sam Johnstone | West Bromwich Albion | 11 |
2 | Matija Sarkic | Birmingham City | 10 |
3 | Mark Travers | Bournemouth | 9 |
4 | Joe Lumley | Middlesbrough | 8 |
Lee Nicholls | Huddersfield Town | ||
6 | Seny Dieng | Queens Park Rangers | 7 |
Ben Hamer | Swansea City | ||
Simon Moore | Coventry City | ||
Simon Sluga | Luton Town |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 8
- Most red cards: 2
- Gary Gardner (Birmingham City)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 52
- Middlesbrough
- Most red cards: 3
- Birmingham City
- Stoke City
- West Bromwich Albion
Monthly awards[]
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | Marco Silva | Fulham | Sorba Thomas | Huddersfield Town | [49] |
September | Scott Parker | Bournemouth | Ben Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers | [50] |
October | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | [51] | ||
November | Mark Warburton | Queens Park Rangers | Chris Willock | Queens Park Rangers | [52] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ WIKI