Championship table, results and fixtures

The Championship is the second tier of English football and one of the most demanding leagues anywhere: 24 clubs play 46 matches each, with two automatic promotion places and a playoff for the third.

The 2026 table after 144 matches, updated after every result.

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Championship table, 2026

#	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Middlesbrough	12	7	4	1	27	17	+10	25
2	Southampton	12	7	3	2	24	12	+12	24
3	Swansea	12	7	2	3	16	13	+3	23
4	West Ham	12	6	4	2	32	15	+17	22
5	Wolves	12	6	3	3	20	16	+4	21
6	West Brom	12	6	3	3	16	13	+3	21
7	Birmingham	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20
8	QPR	12	5	5	2	20	12	+8	20
9	Stoke City	12	6	2	4	18	16	+2	20
10	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	19	16	+3	18
11	Portsmouth	12	5	3	4	16	15	+1	18
12	Sheffield Utd	12	4	4	4	16	15	+1	16
13	Millwall	12	4	3	5	19	20	-1	15
14	Bristol City	12	4	3	5	12	15	-3	15
15	Lincoln	12	4	3	5	13	20	-7	15
16	Cardiff	12	3	5	4	19	17	+2	14
17	Wrexham	12	3	5	4	15	18	-3	14
18	Bolton	12	4	2	6	16	23	-7	14
19	Charlton	12	3	5	4	11	18	-7	14
20	Norwich	12	4	0	8	20	22	-2	12
21	Watford	12	3	2	7	10	20	-10	11
22	Burnley	12	1	5	6	17	25	-8	8
23	Derby	12	1	4	7	10	21	-11	7
24	Preston	12	1	2	9	10	25	-15	5

Latest results

Wolves 1 - 0 Watford24 Oct 2026
West Ham 2 - 3 Southampton24 Oct 2026
Stoke City 0 - 0 Bristol City24 Oct 2026
QPR 5 - 0 Swansea24 Oct 2026
Preston 1 - 1 West Brom24 Oct 2026
Lincoln 4 - 1 Burnley24 Oct 2026
Cardiff 1 - 0 Birmingham24 Oct 2026
Blackburn 2 - 0 Wrexham24 Oct 2026
Sheffield Utd 1 - 1 Derby24 Oct 2026
Portsmouth 2 - 1 Millwall24 Oct 2026
Charlton 1 - 3 Norwich24 Oct 2026
Bolton 1 - 5 Middlesbrough23 Oct 2026

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