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[]
![2021–22 EFL Championship is located in England](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/England_location_map.svg/585px-England_location_map.svg.png)
![Birmingham City Birmingham City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Birmingham City
![Hull City Hull City](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Hull City
![Middlesbrough Middlesbrough](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Middlesbrough
![West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
West Bromwich Albion
![London teams Fulham Millwall Queens Park Rangers London teams Fulham Millwall Queens Park Rangers](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/1px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
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 | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
24 June 2021 |
Sheffield United | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | ![]() |
27 May 2021 | ||
Barnsley | ![]() |
Signed by West Bromwich Albion | 24 June 2021 | ![]() |
29 June 2021 | |
Fulham | ![]() |
Mutual consent; Signed by Bournemouth | 28 June 2021 | ![]() |
1 July 2021 | |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
28 June 2021 | ||
Swansea City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 21 July 2021 | ![]() |
1 August 2021 | |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 September 2021 | 24th | ![]() |
21 September 2021 |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 23 October 2021 | 21st | ![]() |
12 November 2021 |
Barnsley | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 November 2021 | 23rd | ![]() |
17 November 2021 |
Middlesbrough | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 6 November 2021 | 14th | ![]() |
7 November 2021 |
Sheffield United | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 November 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
25 November 2021 |
Preston North End | ![]() |
6 December 2021 | 18th | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Fulham | 22 |
2 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
Swansea City | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
Luton Town | 10 |
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Nottingham Forest | ||
7 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 9 |
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Coventry City | ||
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Bristol City |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Reading | Queens Park Rangers | 3–3 (H)[44] | 11 September 2021 |
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Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff City | 5–1 (H)[45] | 25 September 2021 |
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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] |
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1 | ![]() |
Cardiff City | 9 |
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Reading | ||
3 | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 7 |
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Fulham | ||
6 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
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Fulham | ||
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Sheffield United | ||
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Millwall |
Clean sheets[]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean Sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | 8 |
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Huddersfield Town | ||
6 | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | 7 |
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Swansea City | ||
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Coventry City | ||
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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 | ![]() |
Fulham | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | [49] |
September | ![]() |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | [50] |
October | ![]() |
Fulham | [51] | ||
November | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | [52] |
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ WIKI