2016–17 EFL Championship

EFL Championship
Season 2016–17
Matches played 228
Goals scored 575 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer Dwight Gayle
(13 goals)[1]
Biggest home win Brentford 5–0 Preston North End
(17 September 2016)
Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Norwich City
(29 October 2016)
Fulham 5–0 Huddersfield Town
(29 October 2016)
Fulham 5–0 Reading
(3 December 2016)
Norwich City 5–0 Brentford
(3 December 2016)
Biggest away win Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Newcastle United
(13 September 2016)[2]
Highest scoring Nottingham Forest 4–3 Burton Albion
(6 August 2016)
Nottingham Forest 4–3 Wigan Athletic
(20 August 2016)
Newcastle United 4–3 Norwich City
(28 September 2016)
Barnsley 2–5 Nottingham Forest
(25 November 2016)
Longest winning run 8 matches
Newcastle United[3]
Longest unbeaten run 13 matches
Brighton & Hove Albion[3]
Longest winless run 15 matches
Rotherham United[3]
Longest losing run 7 matches
Rotherham United[3]
Highest attendance 52,117
Newcastle United 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
(17 September 2016)[4]
Lowest attendance 3,725
Burton Albion 1–1 Queens Park Rangers
(27 September 2016)[4]
Average attendance 19,713[4]
2017-18 →

All statistics correct as of 3 December 2016.

The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the thirteenth season of the Football League Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. The season started on 5 August 2016 and is scheduled to conclude on 6 May 2017.[5] The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.[6]

Teams

A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 18 sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Football League One. The 2016–17 season is the first in which former European Cup winners Aston Villa are competing outside of the top flight since the beginning of the Premier League era in 1992.

Team changes

Stadia and locations

Greater London Championship football clubs
Team Location Stadium Capacity[7]
Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,785
Barnsley Barnsley Oakwell 23,009
Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 30,016
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367
Brentford London (Brentford) Griffin Park 12,763
Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton and Hove AMEX Stadium 30,278
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000
Burton Albion Burton upon Trent Pirelli Stadium 6,912 (2,034 seated)
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,300
Derby County Derby iPro Stadium 33,597
Fulham London (Fulham) Craven Cottage 25,678
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 24,500
Ipswich Town Ipswich Portman Road 30,300
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,900
Newcastle United Newcastle St James' Park 52,354
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,220
Nottingham Forest Nottingham City Ground 30,576
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London (Shepherd's Bush) Loftus Road 18,360
Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,200
Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough 39,812
Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,023
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Molineux 31,700

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager[lower-greek 1] Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aston Villa England Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce England Tommy Elphick Under Armour Intuit QuickBooks[8]
Barnsley England Heckingbottom, PaulPaul Heckingbottom Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Puma[9] C.K. Beckett[10]
Birmingham City England Rowett, GaryGary Rowett England Paul Robinson Adidas[11] 888sport[12]
Blackburn Rovers Republic of Ireland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle England Jason Lowe[13] Umbro[14] Dafabet[15]
Brentford England Smith, DeanDean Smith England Dean, HarleeHarlee Dean Adidas[16] 888sport[17]
Brighton & Hove Albion Republic of Ireland Hughton, ChrisChris Hughton Spain Bruno Nike[18] American Express[18]
Bristol City England Johnson, LeeLee Johnson England Aaron Wilbraham Bristol Sport Lancer Scott [19]
Burton Albion England Clough, NigelNigel Clough England John Mousinho TAG Tempobet [20]
Cardiff City England Warnock, NeilNeil Warnock England Sean Morrison Adidas[21] Visit Malaysia
Derby County England McClaren, SteveSteve McClaren Republic of Ireland Richard Keogh Umbro[22] JUST EAT[23]
Fulham Serbia Jokanović, SlavišaSlaviša Jokanović England Scott Parker Adidas[24] Visit Florida[25][26]
Huddersfield Town United States Wagner, DavidDavid Wagner England Mark Hudson Puma PURE Legal (home),[27] RadianB (away), Cavonia (third)
Ipswich Town Republic of Ireland McCarthy, MickMick McCarthy England Luke Chambers Adidas[28] Marcus Evans
Leeds United England Monk, GarryGarry Monk Scotland Liam Bridcutt Kappa[29] 32red[30]
Newcastle United Spain Benítez, RafaelRafael Benítez England Jamaal Lascelles Puma Wonga[31]
Norwich City Scotland Neil, AlexAlex Neil Scotland Russell Martin Erreà[32] Aviva[33]
Nottingham Forest France Montanier, PhilippePhilippe Montanier England Chris Cohen Adidas[34] 888sport[35]
Preston North End England Grayson, SimonSimon Grayson England Tom Clarke Nike[36] 888sport[37]
Queens Park Rangers England Holloway, IanIan Holloway England Nedum Onuoha Dryworld[38] Smarkets [39]
Reading Netherlands Stam, JaapJaap Stam Republic of Ireland Paul McShane Puma[40] Carabao [41]
Rotherham United Vacant Republic of Ireland Lee Frecklington Puma Hodge Clemco (home), APOGEE (away/third)
Sheffield Wednesday Portugal Carvalhal, CarlosCarlos Carvalhal Netherlands Glenn Loovens Sondico Chansiri[42]
Wigan Athletic England Warren Joyce England Stephen Warnock Kappa[43] Intersport
Wolverhampton Wanderers Scotland Paul Lambert England Danny Batth Puma[44] The Money Shop[45]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Blackburn Rovers Scotland Lambert, PaulPaul Lambert Mutual consent 7 May 2016[46] Pre-season Republic of Ireland Coyle, OwenOwen Coyle 2 June 2016[47]
Cardiff City England Slade, RussellRussell Slade Promoted to head of football 8 May 2016[48] Wales Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope 18 May 2016[49]
Nottingham Forest England Williams, PaulPaul Williams Mutual consent 12 May 2016[50] France Montanier, PhilippePhilippe Montanier 27 June 2016[51]
Rotherham United England Warnock, NeilNeil Warnock End of contract 18 May 2016[52] England Stubbs, AlanAlan Stubbs 1 June 2016[53]
Reading England McDermott, BrianBrian McDermott Sacked 27 May 2016[54] Netherlands Stam, JaapJaap Stam 13 June 2016[55]
Derby County England Wassall, DarrenDarren Wassall End of contract 27 May 2016[56] England Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson 27 May 2016[56]
Leeds United Scotland Evans, SteveSteve Evans Sacked 31 May 2016[57] England Monk, GarryGarry Monk 2 June 2016[58]
Aston Villa Scotland Black, EricEric Black End of caretaker spell 2 June 2016 Italy Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo 2 June 2016[59]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Wales Kenny Jackett Sacked 29 July 2016[60] Italy Zenga, WalterWalter Zenga 30 July 2016[61]
Aston Villa Italy Di Matteo, RobertoRoberto Di Matteo 3 October 2016 19th England Bruce, SteveSteve Bruce 12 October 2016
Cardiff City Wales Trollope, PaulPaul Trollope 4 October 2016 23rd England Warnock, NeilNeil Warnock 5 October 2016
Derby County England Pearson, NigelNigel Pearson Mutual consent 8 October 2016 20th England McClaren, SteveSteve McClaren 12 October 2016
Rotherham United England , Alan StubbsAlan Stubbs Sacked 19 October 2016 24th Wales Kenny Jackett 21 October 2016
Wolverhampton Wanderers Italy Zenga, WalterWalter Zenga 25 October 2016[62] 18th Scotland Paul Lambert 5 November 2016
Wigan Athletic Scotland Caldwell, GaryGary Caldwell 25 October 2016[63] 23rd England Warren Joyce 2 November 2016[64]
Queens Park Rangers Netherlands Floyd Hasselbaink, JimmyJimmy Floyd Hasselbaink 5 November 2016 17th England Holloway, IanIan Holloway 11 November 2016 [65]
Rotherham United Wales , Kenny JackettKenny Jackett Resigned 28 November 2016 24th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United 19 13 1 5 37 16 +21 40 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 11 6 2 28 11 +17 39
3 Reading 19 10 4 5 25 24 +1 34 Qualification for Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Leeds United 19 10 2 7 23 20 +3 32
5 Birmingham City 19 8 7 4 24 22 +2 31
6 Sheffield Wednesday 19 9 4 6 22 21 +1 31
7 Norwich City 19 9 3 7 34 30 +4 30
8 Huddersfield Town 19 9 3 7 21 24 −3 30
9 Derby County 19 8 5 6 17 13 +4 29
10 Fulham 19 7 7 5 30 21 +9 28
11 Bristol City 19 8 3 8 26 22 +4 27
12 Barnsley 19 7 4 8 32 29 +3 25
13 Nottingham Forest 19 7 4 8 34 33 +1 25
14 Preston North End 19 7 4 8 24 23 +1 25
15 Aston Villa 19 5 10 4 21 20 +1 25
16 Ipswich Town 19 6 6 7 17 19 −2 24
17 Queens Park Rangers 19 6 5 8 20 28 −8 23
18 Brentford 19 6 4 9 24 26 −2 22
19 Burton Albion 19 5 7 7 21 25 −4 22
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 5 6 8 21 24 −3 21
21 Blackburn Rovers 19 5 5 9 21 28 −7 20
22 Cardiff City 19 5 4 10 18 30 −12 19 Relegation to Football League One
23 Wigan Athletic 19 4 6 9 16 21 −5 18
24 Rotherham United 19 1 4 14 19 45 −26 7
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2016. Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results

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Aston Villa a 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 1–1
Barnsley 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–4 0–2 2–5 3–2 1–2 4–0 0–0
Birmingham City 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–3
Blackburn Rovers 3–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 2–1 4–2 0–1 1–1
Brentford 0–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 1–0 5–0 a 4–1 1–1 0–0
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 5–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–0
Bristol City 3–1 1–0 0–2 a 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1
Burton Albion 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 3–1
Cardiff City 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1
Derby County 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 a 3–0 2–0
Fulham 0–1 a 0–4 1–1 2–2 5–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 5–0 1–1
Huddersfield Town 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 a 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–0
Ipswich Town 0–0 4–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 3–0 2–2
Leeds United 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Newcastle United 0–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 4–3 4–1 0–2
Norwich City 5–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 a 2–3 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–1
Nottingham Forest 3–1 4–3 1–2 a 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 4–3
Preston North End 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–2 3–1 1–2 1–0 0–0
Queens Park Rangers 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 a 3–0 0–6 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2
Reading 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0
Rotherham United 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–2
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–2 0–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1
Wigan Athletic 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 2–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–2

Updated to games played on 3 December 2016.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

As of matches played 20 November 2016[66]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Dwight Gayle Newcastle United 13
2 England Tammy Abraham Bristol City 9
England Glenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion
4 England Scott Hogan Brentford 8
England Danny Ward Rotherham United
New Zealand Chris Wood Leeds United
7 England Sam Gallagher Blackburn Rovers 7
8 England Cameron Jerome Norwich City 6
France Anthony Knockaert Brighton & Hove Albion
Ivory Coast Jonathan Kodjia Aston Villa
Jamaica Garath McCleary Reading

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
England Ward, GrantGrant Ward Ipswich Town Barnsley 4–2[67] 6 August 2016
England Hogan, ScottScott Hogan Brentford Preston North End 5–0[68] 17 September 2016
England Gayle, DwightDwight Gayle Newcastle United Norwich City 4–3[69] 28 September 2016
England Murray, GlennGlenn Murray Brighton & Hove Albion Norwich City 5–0[70] 29 October 2016
England Lansbury, HenriHenri Lansbury Nottingham Forest Barnsley 5–2[71] 25 November 2016

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
Manager Club Player Club
August United States David Wagner Huddersfield Town Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane Barnsley [72]
September Scotland Alex Neil Norwich City England Scott Hogan Brentford [73]
October Spain Rafael Benítez Newcastle United Nigeria Sone Aluko Fulham [74]

Notes

  1. ↑ According to current revision of List of English Football League managers

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