England Championship 2025-2026 Standings

R	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Coventry City	44	20	18	6	78
2	Hull City	45	17	19	9	70
3	Ipswich Town	44	17	18	9	69
4	Derby County	45	17	16	12	67
5	Middlesbrough	45	17	15	13	66
6	Millwall	45	14	23	8	65
7	Southampton	44	15	19	10	64
8	Norwich City	45	15	18	12	63
9	Wrexham	44	16	14	14	62
10	Bristol City	45	16	14	15	62
11	West Bromwich(WBA)	45	15	17	13	62
12	Sheffield United	45	14	19	12	61
13	Stoke City	45	14	19	12	61
14	Preston North End	45	15	15	15	60
15	Blackburn Rovers	45	12	21	12	57
16	Leicester City	45	14	14	17	56
17	Birmingham City	45	14	12	19	54
18	Oxford United	45	12	16	17	52
19	Queens Park Rangers (QPR)	45	11	18	16	51
20	Swansea City	45	10	19	16	49
21	Portsmouth	45	11	16	18	49
22	Watford	45	8	21	16	45
23	Charlton Athletic	45	6	26	13	44
24	Sheffield Wednesday	45	7	15	23	36

Information

Championship is contested by 24 clubs. Each club plays the others twice, namely a double round-robin, once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents’. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. The two top-finishing teams in the Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League. The teams that finish the season in 3rd to 6th place will adopt a two-round elimination system at home and away in the play-offs. The third place will play the sixth place, and the fourth place will play the fifth place. with the winner also gaining promotion to the Premier League. A draw will determine which team will play at home first. The finals of the play-offs also adopts a two-round elimination system. If there is a tie, both will play in extra time, and kick penalties. The two winning teams will compete for the championship in a single game in a neutral position, and the winner can enter the Premier League.The three lowest-finishing teams in the Championship are relegated to League One.