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English League Championship · 2026-2027 season

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Championship schedule and scores — 2026-2027

Updated 9:17 AM

2026-2027 season

Championship standings

Official SportsDB table · Updated 9:17 AM
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1 Millwall 2200+56 W W
2 West Bromwich Albion 2200+36 W W
3 Charlton Athletic 2200+26 W W
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2110+24 W D
5 Queens Park Rangers 2110+24 D W
6 Blackburn Rovers 2110+14 W D
7 Watford 2110+14 D W
8 Bolton Wanderers 2110+14 D W
9 Swansea City 2110+14 D W
10 Portsmouth 210103 W L
11 Middlesbrough 210103 L W
12 Cardiff City 202002 D D
13 Birmingham City 202002 D D
14 Wrexham 202002 D D
15 Sheffield United 202002 D D
16 Derby County 2011-11 D L
17 West Ham United 2011-11 L D
18 Burnley 2011-21 L D
19 Bristol City 2011-21 D L
20 Preston North End 2002-30 L L
21 Stoke City 2002-30 L L
22 Lincoln City 2002-30 L L
23 Norwich City 2002-40 L L
24 Southampton 2101+1-1 W L

Qualification, elimination and the bubble

Championship promotion race

Live cutline math

The top two earn automatic promotion and clubs in third through sixth enter the promotion play-offs. The bottom three are relegated.

6 places

League table

1Millwall 6 pts44 remaining In qualifying places131 points to guarantee above the mathematical line.
2West Bromwich Albion 6 pts44 remaining In qualifying places131 points to guarantee above the mathematical line.
3Charlton Athletic 6 pts44 remaining In qualifying places131 points to guarantee above the mathematical line.
4Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 pts44 remaining In qualifying places133 points to guarantee above the mathematical line.
5Queens Park Rangers 4 pts44 remaining In qualifying places133 points to guarantee above the mathematical line.
6Blackburn Rovers 4 pts44 remaining On the line133 points to guarantee above the mathematical line.
7Watford 4 pts44 remaining Chasing the lineBehind on the official standings order; games played or tiebreakers apply.
8Bolton Wanderers 4 pts44 remaining Chasing the lineBehind on the official standings order; games played or tiebreakers apply.
9Swansea City 4 pts44 remaining Chasing the lineBehind on the official standings order; games played or tiebreakers apply.
Relegation line
Southampton-1 ptsIn relegation places · Current rank: 24.
Norwich City0 ptsIn relegation places · Current rank: 23.
Preston North End0 ptsIn relegation places · Current rank: 20.
Stoke City0 ptsAbove the drop line · Current cushion: 0 pts.
Lincoln City0 ptsAbove the drop line · Current cushion: 0 pts.
Burnley1 ptsAbove the drop line · Current cushion: 1 pts.
How the line and tiebreakers work

EFL table ties are ordered by goal difference, goals scored and the competition's subsequent tie procedures. Equal points in this view are therefore not a guaranteed place.

Cutline and guarantee math uses the current SportsDB table plus scheduled games remaining. Equal records still require the official tiebreaker; provider schedule gaps can change the estimate.

Competition profile

English League Championship

The English Football League Championship is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, sitting below the Premier League contested by 24 professional clubs from England and Wales. In its present form, the Championship traces its legacy to the original Football League Second Division, which became the First Division in 1992 when the top flight of English football was reorganised as the Premier League. The current competition was intended for the 2004–05 season as the Football League Championship as a rebrand of the First Division. The winning club of this…

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The English Football League Championship is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the English football league system, sitting below the Premier League contested by 24 professional clubs from England and Wales. In its present form, the Championship traces its legacy to the original Football League Second Division, which became the First Division in 1992 when the top flight of English football was reorganised as the Premier League. The current competition was intended for the 2004–05 season as the Football League Championship as a rebrand of the First Division. The winning club of this division each season receives the EFL Championship trophy, which was the previous trophy awarded to the winners of the English top-flight prior to the launch of the Premier League. As with other divisions of professional English football, Welsh clubs can be part of this division, thus making it a cross-border league. Each season, the two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in third to sixth place enter a play-off tournament, with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League. The three lowest-finishing teams in the Championship are relegated to League One. The Championship is the wealthiest non-top-flight football division in the world, the ninth-richest division in Europe, and the 12th best-attended division in world football (with the second highest per-match attendance of any secondary league – after the German 2. Bundesliga). Its average match attendance for the 2022–23 season was 18,787. Cardiff City have spent more seasons in this division than any other team, and Bristol City, Preston North End and Queens Park Rangers currently hold the longest tenure in this division, having last been absent in the 2014–15 season. Barnsley became the first club to attain 1,000 wins in second-tier English league football with a 2–1 home victory over Coventry City on 3 January 2011. They also became the first club to play 3,000 games in second-level English league football following another 2–1 home victory, this time against Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 March 2013. The current champions of the league are Coventry City.

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