England Championship 2025-2026 Standings

R	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Millwall	23	11	8	4	41
2	Coventry City	22	10	7	5	37
3	Middlesbrough	22	10	7	5	37
4	Norwich City	22	10	5	7	35
5	Hull City	23	10	5	8	35
6	Wrexham	22	9	7	6	34
7	Ipswich Town	22	9	6	7	33
8	Southampton	22	9	6	7	33
9	Derby County	23	10	3	10	33
10	Bristol City	23	8	7	8	31
11	Blackburn Rovers	23	9	4	10	31
12	Preston North End	23	7	8	8	29
13	Sheffield United	22	8	2	12	26
14	Swansea City	23	7	4	12	25
15	Queens Park Rangers (QPR)	22	6	7	9	25
16	Portsmouth	23	6	7	10	25
17	Charlton Athletic	22	4	10	8	22
18	Stoke City	22	6	4	12	22
19	Leicester City	22	4	9	9	21
20	Watford	23	4	8	11	20
21	West Bromwich(WBA)	22	5	4	13	19
22	Birmingham City	22	5	4	13	19
23	Oxford United	22	4	6	12	18
24	Sheffield Wednesday	23	1	5	17	8

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.