All Topics  
Football League Championship

 

   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link






 

Football League Championship



 
 
The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 Football League Championship
for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League
The Football League

The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for English football sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional Football clubs from England and Wales....
 and second-highest division overall in the English football league system
English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of League system for club football in England . The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system....
 after the Premier League.

The Football League Championship was introduced for the 2004–2005 season
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
, having been previously known as the Football League First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
. According to Deloitte, in the 2004–05 season it was the richest non-top flight football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 division in the world, and the sixth richest division in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Football League Championship'
Start a new discussion about 'Football League Championship'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, or the Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is a carbonation soft drink sold in stores, restaurants and vending machines worldwide . It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke or as Cola or Pop....
 Football League Championship
for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League
The Football League

The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for English football sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional Football clubs from England and Wales....
 and second-highest division overall in the English football league system
English football league system

The English football league system, also known as the football pyramid, is a series of League system for club football in England . The system has a hierarchical format with promotion and relegation between leagues at different levels, and allows even the smallest club to dream of rising to the very top of the system....
 after the Premier League.

The Football League Championship was introduced for the 2004–2005 season
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
, having been previously known as the Football League First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
. According to Deloitte, in the 2004–05 season it was the richest non-top flight football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 division in the world, and the sixth richest division in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. TV revenue plays a big part in this with even Icelandic
Iceland

Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland , is an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean between mainland Europe and Greenland....
 TV channel Stöđ 2 Sport 2
Stöđ 2 Sport 2

St?? 2 Sport 2 is an List of Icelandic television channels that shows Association football games from the Premier League and the Football League Championship in Iceland....
 giving live coverage on many matches.

History

For history before 2004, see Football League First Division
Football League First Division

The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004, and the highest division of Football in England overall between 1892 and 1992....
 after 1993 and Football League Second Division
Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in England football .This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992-93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams making up the new FA Premier League, which had...
 before that year.
In 2004-05
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
, the Football League Championship announced a total attendance (including postseason) of 9.8 million, which it said was the fourth highest total attendance for a European football division, behind the FA Premier League (12.88m), Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
's Primera división
La Liga

The 'Primera Divisi?n' of the , commonly known as 'La Liga' or 'Liga BBVA' since 2008, is the top professional association football league in Spain....
 (11.57m) and Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
's Bundesliga (10.92m), but beating Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
's Serie A
Serie A

Serie A is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system. It is widely regarded as one of the elite leagues of the footballing world....
 (9.77m) and France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
's Ligue 1
Ligue 1

Ligue 1 is the top division of French and Monegasque football , one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
 (8.17m). The total figures were aided somewhat by the presence of 24 clubs, compared to 20 clubs in both Serie A and Ligue 1, and 18 in the Bundesliga. A major factor to the competition's success comes from television revenue.

Structure of the league

The league is comprised of 24 teams. Over the course of a season, which runs annually from August to the following May, each team plays twice against the others in the league, once at 'home' and once 'away', resulting in each team competing in 46 games in total. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the league table by points gained, then goal difference and then goals scored. In the event that two or more teams finish the season equal in all these respects, teams are separated by alphabetical order, unless a promotion, relegation or play-off place (see below) is at stake, when the teams are separated by a playoff game.

The two teams finishing the season in the top two positions are promoted to the Premier League
FA Premier League

The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition....
 and the bottom three teams are relegated to Football League One
Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
. In addition, the teams finishing in positions 3-6 compete in the Football League Championship Play-Offs
Football League Championship play-offs

The Football League Championship play-offs are a series of playoff matches contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Football League Championship table....
, a knock-out competition with the winner also being promoted to the Premier League. In the playoffs, the third placed team plays against the sixth-placed team and the fourth placed team plays against the fifth placed team in two-legged semifinals. The winners of each semifinal then compete in a single match with the prize being promotion to the Premier League and the Championship playoff trophy.

The three promoted teams are replaced in the division for the next season by the teams finishing in the bottom three in the Premier League and the relegated teams are replaced by the two teams finishing at the top of Division One and the winner of the Division One playoff final.

Football League Championship clubs 2008–09

The following 24 clubs will compete in the Championship during the 2008–09
The Football League 2008-09

The Football League 2008–09, entitled the Coca-Cola Football League, is the 17th season under its current league division format....
 season.
ClubFinishing position last season
The Football League 2007-08

The Football League is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two....
Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club is an England football club, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke being their mascot....
18th
Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C....
19th in Premier League
Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an England Association football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside resort of Blackpool. They have been a member of the The Football League since 1896, except for the 1899?1900 in English football season, which was spent in non-League football....
19th
Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....
4th
Burnley
Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, are a professional English association football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire....
13th
Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff are currently playing in the Football League Championship. They play their home games at Ninian Park....
1
12th
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football football team based in Charlton, London, in the London Borough of Greenwich....
11th
Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England....
21st
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
5th
Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
20th in Premier League
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an England association football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the Football League One play-offs#2008 in 2008....
3rd in League One (play-off
Football League One play-offs

The Football League One Playoffs are a series of playoff matches, contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Coca Cola Football League One table to determine the third spot for Promotion and relegation to the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship....
 winner)
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an England professional football football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2009, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001-02 in English football....
8th
Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an England professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk.Norwich are currently members of the Football League Championship ....
17th
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
2nd in League One
Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle, or the Pilgrims, is an English professional football club and is one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip....
10th
Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
15th
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English professional association football club, based in Shepherd's Bush, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London....
14th
Reading
Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the England town of Reading, Berkshire, in Berkshire. They play in Football League Championship in the 2008-09 season after being relegated on the final day of the previous season....
18th in Premier League
Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional England football club based in the Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They currently play in the English Football League Championship....
9th
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a professional Association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League Championship, in England....
16th
Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
20th
Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City Association Football Club is a Wales football club currently playing in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1912, they joined the Football League in 1920, and have been members ever since....
1
1st in League One
Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
6th
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
7th


1 Club is located in

Broadcasting rights

The television rights for the Football League Championship
Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League....
 are currently held by Sky Sports
Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK's main satellite television pay-TV company, BSkyB....
. Sky Sports
Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK's main satellite television pay-TV company, BSkyB....
 will hold the exclusive rights until the 2009-2010 season. Highlights of Championship matches and goals of league one and league two matches are shown by ITV
ITV

ITV is a public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom television network of British television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC....
 on The Championship. From 2009-2012 Sky Sports
Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK's main satellite television pay-TV company, BSkyB....
 will show 65 live matches. The BBC will show 10 live games a season and has rights to show a highlight show. The deal is on a three year contract and is worth Ł264m that will mostly be paid by Sky.

In Australia, Fox Sports broadcasts live Coca Cola Championship matches every weekend, as well as a Highlights show every Tuesday night at 7 pm.

Local radio stations with a local football team in The Championship usually offer audio coverage of every live game. BBC Sport
BBC Sport

BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC. It became a fully dedicated division of the BBC in 2000. It incorporates programmes such as Match of the Day, Grandstand , Test Match Special, Ski Sunday, Rugby Special and coverage of the The Championships, Wimbledon....
 holds exclusive national rights to broadcast Championship matches live to the whole of the United Kingdom; most matches are broadcast on local BBC radio stations for the area of their respective teams while some headline are broadcast on national stations, either BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Radio Five Live

BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. It is the principal radio station Broadcasting of sports events in the United Kingdom, broadcasting virtually all major sports events staged in the UK or involving British competitors....
 or BBC Radio Five Live Sports Extra under their Five Live Sport banner. Most matches broadcast on BBC radio are also broadcast online to UK users on the BBC website.

History of the current 24 clubs in the Championship

The following table provides information on the 24 clubs currently in the football league Championship.



Table codes (click individual codes to view season tables):
C = Champions, R-up = League runner-up, p.w. = Play-off Winner, R = Relegated from League.

Club names (space)Finishing position 2007-08 season
The Football League 2007-08

The Football League is contested through three divisions. The divisions are the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League Two....
Member since seasonConsecutive seasons in leagueTotal seasons in league*Spells in league*Relegated to league*Promoted from League*Relegated from league*Promoted to League*
Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club is an England football club, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke being their mascot....
R18th2006-0733/510001 (p.w)
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C....
B19th in Premier League2008–0913/521(R)
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
1 (R-up)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
00
Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an England Association football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside resort of Blackpool. They have been a member of the The Football League since 1896, except for the 1899?1900 in English football season, which was spent in non-League football....
S19th2007-0822/510001 (p.w)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....
D4th2007-0822/510001 (C)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Burnley
Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, are a professional English association football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire....
M13th2000-0195/510000
Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff are currently playing in the Football League Championship. They play their home games at Ninian Park....
1
L12th2003-0465/510000
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football football team based in Charlton, London, in the London Borough of Greenwich....
K11th2007-0822/511(R)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
000
Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England....
U21st2001-0285/510000
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
E5th2005-0644/511(R)
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
000
Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
C20th in Premier League2008–0914/521(R)
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
1 (p.w)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
00
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an England association football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the Football League One play-offs#2008 in 2008....
X3rd in League One (play-off
Football League One play-offs

The Football League One Playoffs are a series of playoff matches, contested by the teams finishing from 3rd to 6th in the Coca Cola Football League One table to determine the third spot for Promotion and relegation to the second tier of English football, the Football League Championship....
 winner)
2008–0911/510001 (p.w)
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an England professional football football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2009, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001-02 in English football....
H8th2002-0375/510000
Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an England professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk.Norwich are currently members of the Football League Championship ....
Q17th2005-0644/511(R)
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
000
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
W2nd in League One
Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
2008–0912/52001 (R)
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
1 (R-up)
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle, or the Pilgrims, is an English professional football club and is one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip....
J10th2004-0555/510000
Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
O15th2000-0195/510000
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English professional association football club, based in Shepherd's Bush, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London....
N14th2004-0555/510000
Reading
Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the England town of Reading, Berkshire, in Berkshire. They play in Football League Championship in the 2008-09 season after being relegated on the final day of the previous season....
A18th in Premier League2008–0913/521(R)
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
1 (C)
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
00
Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional England football club based in the Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They currently play in the English Football League Championship....
I9th2007-0824/521(R)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
1 (R-up)
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
00
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a professional Association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League Championship, in England....
P16th2005-0644/510001 (p.w)
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
T20th2005-0644/511(R)
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
000
Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City Association Football Club is a Wales football club currently playing in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1912, they joined the Football League in 1920, and have been members ever since....
1
V1st in League One
Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
2008–0911/510001 (C)
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
F6th2007-0824/521(R)
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
1 (p.w)
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
G7th2004-0554/510000


Notes
1.Current spell of a club in the league may predate the creation of the championship.
2.Consecutive seasons in league toal includes the clubs current spell only.
3.Total seasons in league/spells in league/relegation to/relegation from & promotion to and promotion from figures include "championship era" only. (last five seasons)
1 Club is located in

Previous seasons


League champions, Runners-up & play-Off winners

SeasonLeague championspointsRunner-UppointsPromoted Play-Off Winner
2004–05
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League....
94Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.

Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They compete in the Premier League, the highest division of football in England, in which they have been playing since their promotion from the Football League in 2005....
87West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904....
2005–06
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
Reading
Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the England town of Reading, Berkshire, in Berkshire. They play in Football League Championship in the 2008-09 season after being relegated on the final day of the previous season....
106Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional England football club based in the Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They currently play in the English Football League Championship....
90Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
2006–07
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that compete in the Premier League....
88Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.

Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C....
86Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
2007–08
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club , also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English professional Football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands ....
81Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is a association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Founded in 1863, Stoke is the oldest club in the Premier League, and the second oldest professional football club after Notts County F.C.....
79Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. They play in the Premier League, with the 2008-09 in English football season being the first time in their history participating in the top tier of English football....
For past winners at this level before 2004, see List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors
List of winners of English Football League Championship and predecessors

A national second tier of English league football was established in 1892-93 in English football, as the Football League Second Division. In 1992, with the departure of the then Football League First Division clubs to become the Premier League, the second tier became known as the First Division....
.


Play-off results

SeasonSemifinal (1st Leg)Semifinal (2nd Leg)Final
2004-05
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
 2-0 Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
 
West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904....
 2-2 Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an England professional football football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2009, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001-02 in English football....
Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
 0-0 Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
 
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an England professional football football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2009, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001-02 in English football....
 0-2 West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904....
West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an England association football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, England. They have played their home matches at the Boleyn Ground stadium since 1904....
 1-0 Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
2005-06
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an England Professional sports association football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
 1-1 Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
 0-3 Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
 0-2 Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an England Professional sports association football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....

Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
 0-0 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an England Professional sports association football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
 0-3 Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
2006-07
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
 1-2 Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
 2-3 West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club , also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English professional Football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands ....
Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
 2-3 Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....

(Derby won 4-3 on penalties, AET)
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club , also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English professional Football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands ....
 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
Derby County
Derby County F.C.

Derby County Football Club is a professional association football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, England, playing in the Football League Championship....
 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club , also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English professional Football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands ....
2007-08
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
 1-2 Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....

Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
 0-2 Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. They play in the Premier League, with the 2008-09 in English football season being the first time in their history participating in the top tier of English football....
Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....
 2-1 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
 AET
Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. They play in the Premier League, with the 2008-09 in English football season being the first time in their history participating in the top tier of English football....
 4-1 Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....
 0-1 Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. They play in the Premier League, with the 2008-09 in English football season being the first time in their history participating in the top tier of English football....


Relegated teams (from the championship)

SeasonClubs
2004-05
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.

Gillingham Football Club is an England professional association football club based in the town of Gillingham, Medway, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the KRBS Priestfield Stadium....
, Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
, Rotherham United
Rotherham United F.C.

The Chuckle BrothersAs two of Rotherham's most famous and much revered residents, the Chuckle Brother's were made honorary presidents of Rotherham United F.C....
2005-06
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an England Association football team based at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, Cheshire and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to Crewe Works....
, Millwall
Millwall F.C.

Millwall Football Club is an England Association Football team based at The New Den, in Bermondsey, South East London. They currently play in Football League One....
, Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club is an England association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They play in Football League One, after their relegation following the 2005-06 in English football season from the Coca-Cola Championship....
2006-07
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Southend United
Southend United F.C.

Southend United Football Club is an England football club based at Roots Hall Stadium in Prittlewell, in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in the Football League One....
, Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.

Luton Town Football Club, commonly known as Luton Town or informally Luton, are an English football team based in the town of Luton in Bedfordshire....
, Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United, or informally Leeds, are an England Professional sports association football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire....
2007-08
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club, is an England professional football club based at the Walkers Stadium in the city of Leicester. Leicester's highest ever finish was second in the old Division One in 1928-29 in English football, and despite getting into the FA Cup final four times, they have never won the cup....
, Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.

Scunthorpe United Football Club are an England association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire.Nicknamed The Iron, they currently play in the Football League One after one season in the Football League Championship, the first time they played at that level in 45 years....
, Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an England association football team based in the town of Colchester, Essex.The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town F.C....


Promoted teams (to the championship)

SeasonClubs
2004-05
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
Luton Town, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a professional Association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League Championship, in England....
2005-06
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
Southend United, Colchester United, Barnsley
Barnsley

Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster....
2006-07
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Scunthorpe United, Bristol City, Blackpool
Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Lying along the coast of the Irish Sea, it has a population of 142,900, making it the North West England#Important cities and towns settlement in North West England behind Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington....
2007-08
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City Association Football Club is a Wales football club currently playing in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1912, they joined the Football League in 1920, and have been members ever since....
, Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
,Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an England association football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the Football League One play-offs#2008 in 2008....


Top scorers

SeasonTop scorerClubGoals
2004-05
2004-05 in English football

The 2004?05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England....
Nathan Ellington
Nathan Ellington

Nathan Robert Ellington is an England professional football . He is a striker and currently plays for Football League Championship side Derby County F.C., where he is on a season-long loan from Watford F.C.....
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.

Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football team based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. They compete in the Premier League, the highest division of football in England, in which they have been playing since their promotion from the Football League in 2005....
24
2005-06
2005-06 in English football

The 2005?06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England....
Marlon King
Marlon King

Marlon Francis King is an England-born Jamaican professional association football player. He plays as a striker for Wigan Athletic F.C. and the Jamaica national football team....
Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
21
2006-07
2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England....
Jamie Cureton
Jamie Cureton

Jamie Cureton is a striker who plays for Norwich City F.C. in the English Football League Championship....
Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.

Colchester United Football Club is an England association football team based in the town of Colchester, Essex.The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town F.C....
23
2007-08
2007-08 in English football

The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England....
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake

Sylvan Augustus Ebanks-Blake is an England Association football Forward , currently playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in the Football League Championship....
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle, or the Pilgrims, is an English professional football club and is one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip....
/Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
23


Championship Stadia 2008-09


Home ClubStadium NameCapacity
List of English football stadia by capacity

This is a list of England football stadium, ranked in descending order of Seating capacity.There is an extremely large number of football stadia and pitches in England, so this list is not comprehensive....
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a professional Association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England who currently compete in the Football League Championship, in England....
Hillsborough
Hillsborough Stadium

Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday F.C. in Sheffield, England. Association football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove....
39,814
Derby CountyPride Park Stadium
Pride Park Stadium

Pride Park Stadium is a football stadium in the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is owned by and is the home of Derby County F.C....
33,597
Southampton
Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is a professional English Football League teams, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. The club currently plays in the Football League Championship, since relegation from the Premier League in 2005....
St Mary's Stadium
St Mary's Stadium

St Mary's Stadium is the home of Southampton F.C. in the city of Southampton. It is a UEFA 4-star rated stadium and with a capacity of 32,689 is the largest football stadium in the south of England, outside of London....
32,689
Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.

Sheffield United Football Club is a professional England football club based in the Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They currently play in the English Football League Championship....
Bramall Lane
Bramall Lane

Bramall Lane Stadium is the home of Sheffield United F.C. Association football Club in Sheffield, England and is the oldest major stadium in the world still to be hosting professional football matches....
32,609
Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.

Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, is an association football club based in Coventry, England....
Ricoh Arena
Ricoh Arena

The Ricoh Arena, home to Coventry City F.C., is a stadium complex situated in the Rowleys Green district of the city of Coventry, England containing a 32,500 seater football stadium, a 6,000 square-metre exhibition hall, a hotel, a leisure club and a casino....
32,000
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.

Nottingham Forest F.C. is an England professional Football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham. It is currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
City Ground
City Ground

The City Ground is a football stadium in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest F.C....
30,602
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an England professional football football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2009, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001-02 in English football....
Portman Road
Portman Road

Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one England national football team Exhibition game#Football international match, against Croatia national football team in...
30,311
Birmingham CitySt. Andrew's
St Andrews (stadium)

St Andrew's is an association football stadium in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, England. It has been the home of Birmingham City F.C. since its opening in 1906, when it could hold an estimated 75,000 spectators, housed in one grandstand and a large uncovered terrace ....
30,009
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
Molineux
Molineux stadium

Molineux Stadium is a football stadium situated in Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. since 1889....
28,525
Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.

Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football football team based in Charlton, London, in the London Borough of Greenwich....
The Valley27,111
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace F.C. is an England association football club based in South Norwood, London. Their home games are played at Selhurst Park....
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park

Selhurst Park is a United Kingdom football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the London Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace F.C., of which Simon Jordan is chairman....
26,309
Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.

Norwich City Football Club is an England professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk.Norwich are currently members of the Football League Championship ....
Carrow Road
Carrow Road

Carrow Road is a United Kingdom football stadium in Norwich, England. The stadium is located not far from Norwich train station and Riverside. It is the home ground of Norwich City F.C....
26,034
Reading
Reading F.C.

Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the England town of Reading, Berkshire, in Berkshire. They play in Football League Championship in the 2008-09 season after being relegated on the final day of the previous season....
Madejski Stadium
Madejski Stadium

The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Berkshire, England....
24,161
Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club is an England professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the second tier of English league football, Football League Championship....
Deepdale
Deepdale

Deepdale is a stadium in the Deepdale, Preston area of Preston, England, the home of Preston North End F.C. and England's The National Football Museum....
24,500
Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club is an England football club, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes, with Toby Tyke being their mascot....
Oakwell
Oakwell Stadium

Oakwell is a multi-purpose sports development in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England used primarily by Barnsley Football Club for playing their home fixtures, and their reserves....
23,009
Burnley
Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, are a professional English association football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire....
Turf Moor
Turf Moor

Turf Moor is a football stadium in Burnley, Lancashire. It is the home ground of List of football clubs in England Burnley F.C., who have played there since 1883....
22,546
Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club is a football team based in Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff are currently playing in the Football League Championship. They play their home games at Ninian Park....
Ninian Park
Ninian Park

Ninian Park is a football stadium in Leckwith, Cardiff, Wales. Currently, it is the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., a Welsh club that competes in the England Football League Championship....
*
22,008
Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.

Bristol City Football Club is one of two association football league clubs in Bristol, . They play at Ashton Gate stadium, located in the south-western portion of the City....
Ashton Gate21,497
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club, commonly known as Argyle, or the Pilgrims, is an English professional football club and is one of only two clubs in the Football League to play in a principally green home strip....
Home Park
Home Park

Home Park is an association football stadium located in Plymouth, England, and is home to Plymouth Argyle F.C., who currently play in the Football League Championship....
20,922
Swansea City
Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City Association Football Club is a Wales football club currently playing in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1912, they joined the Football League in 1920, and have been members ever since....
Liberty Stadium
Liberty Stadium, Swansea

The Liberty Stadium , referred to as New Stadium during construction, is a purpose-built sports and concert arena and conferencing venue in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales....
20,532
Watford
Watford F.C.

Watford Football Club is an England professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. They play in the Football League Championship....
Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road

Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford F.C. and their tenants, the Saracens F.C....
19,920
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club are an English professional association football club, based in Shepherd's Bush, London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London....
Loftus Road
Loftus Road

Loftus Road is a Football stadium in Shepherds Bush, London. It is home to the Football in England team Queens Park Rangers F.C. and has a Seating capacity of around 18,200....
18,200
Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an England association football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the Football League One play-offs#2008 in 2008....
Keepmoat Stadium15,231
Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an England Association football club founded in 1887 and located in the Lancashire seaside resort of Blackpool. They have been a member of the The Football League since 1896, except for the 1899?1900 in English football season, which was spent in non-League football....
Bloomfield Road
Bloomfield Road

Bloomfield Road has been the home of English Association football club Blackpool F.C. since 1899. It is named after the road on which the ground's main entrance used to stand....
9,650 (16,000)
*This ground contains terracing
Terrace (stadium)

file:Brentford August 07.jpgA terrace or terracing in sporting terms refers to the traditional standing area of a sports stadium, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland....


See also

  • List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues
    List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues

    The table below lists domestic professional sports leagues from around the world by total attendances for the last completed season for which data is available....
     — Championship attendance in a worldwide context
  • Football League Championship Manager of the Month
    Football League Championship Manager of the Month

    The Football League Championship Manager of the Month award is a prize of recognition given to association football managers in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football....


External links