2021–22 EFL Championship
Appearance
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 6 August 2021 – 7 May 2022 |
Champions | Fulham 1st Championship title 3rd 2nd tier title |
Promoted | Fulham Bournemouth Nottingham Forest |
Relegated | |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1,385 (2.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Mitrović (Fulham) (43 goals) |
Biggest home win | Fulham 7–0 Luton Town (2 May 2022) |
Biggest away win | Blackburn Rovers 0–7 Fulham (3 November 2021) Reading 0–7 Fulham (11 January 2022) |
Highest scoring | Sheffield United 6–2 Peterborough United (11 September 2021) Fulham 6–2 Bristol City (15 January 2022) Fulham 6–2 Birmingham City (18 January 2022) Reading 4–4 Swansea City (18 April 2022) |
Longest winning run | Fulham (7 games)[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | Huddersfield Town (17 games)[1] |
Longest winless run | Peterborough United (15 games)[1] |
Longest losing run | Cardiff City (8 games)[1] |
Highest attendance | 32,211 Derby County 2–2 Birmingham City (30 January 2022)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 6,832 Peterborough United 2–3 Swansea City (16 March 2022)[1] |
Total attendance | 9,310,401[2] |
Average attendance | 16,867[2] |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 30th season under its current league division format.
Team changes
[edit]The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season:
To Championship[edit]Promoted from League One Relegated from the Premier League |
From Championship[edit]Promoted to the Premier League Relegated to League One
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Stadiums
[edit]Greater London EFL Championship football clubs
Personnel and sponsoring
[edit]- ^ Blackburn Rovers' shirt sponsor was Recoverite Compression until 18 January 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely.[18]
- ^ Luton Town's home shirt sponsor was JB Developments until 18 February 2022 when the deal was ended prematurely.[19]
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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West Bromwich Albion | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 May 2021 | Pre-season | ![]() |
24 June 2021 |
Sheffield United | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | ![]() |
27 May 2021 | ||
Barnsley | ![]() |
Signed by West Bromwich Albion | 24 June 2021 | ![]() |
29 June 2021 | |
Fulham | ![]() |
Signed by Bournemouth | 28 June 2021 | ![]() |
1 July 2021 | |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
End of contract | ![]() |
28 June 2021 | ||
Swansea City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 21 July 2021 | ![]() |
1 August 2021 | |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 September 2021 | 24th | ![]() |
21 September 2021 |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 23 October 2021 | 21st | ![]() |
12 November 2021 |
Barnsley | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 November 2021 | 23rd | ![]() |
17 November 2021 |
Middlesbrough | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 6 November 2021 | 14th | ![]() |
7 November 2021 |
Sheffield United | ![]() |
Sacked | 25 November 2021 | 16th | ![]() |
25 November 2021 |
Preston North End | ![]() |
6 December 2021 | 18th | ![]() |
7 December 2021 | |
Hull City | ![]() |
25 January 2022 | 19th | ![]() |
27 January 2022 | |
West Bromwich Albion | ![]() |
2 February 2022 | 5th | ![]() |
3 February 2022 | |
Reading | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 19 February 2022 | 21st | ![]() ![]() |
19 February 2022 |
Peterborough United | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 February 2022 | 23rd | ![]() |
24 February 2022 |
Barnsley | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 24 April 2022 | 24th | ![]() |
24 April 2022 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Fulham (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 106 | 43 | +63 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 39 | +35 | 88 | |
3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | +17 | 82 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | Nottingham Forest (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 80 | |
5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 75 | |
6 | Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 75 | |
7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 70 | |
8 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 50 | +9 | 69 | |
9 | Millwall | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 69 | |
10 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 67 | |
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 66 | |
12 | Coventry City | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 60 | 59 | +1 | 64 | |
13 | Preston North End | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 64 | |
14 | Stoke City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 62 | |
15 | Swansea City | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 68 | −10 | 61 | |
16 | Blackpool | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 54 | 58 | −4 | 60 | |
17 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 55 | |
18 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 53 | |
19 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 51 | |
20 | Birmingham City | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 50 | 75 | −25 | 47 | |
21 | Reading | 46 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 54 | 87 | −33 | 41[a] | |
22 | Peterborough United (R) | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 87 | −44 | 37 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Derby County (R) | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 34[b] | |
24 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 73 | −40 | 30 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[54]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[54]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Play-offs
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
3 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
6 | Luton Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
3 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | |||||||||
4 | Nottingham Forest | 1 | |||||||||
4 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1 | 3 (3) | |||||||
5 | Sheffield United | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) |
First leg
Luton Town | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town |
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Sheffield United | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest |
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Second leg
Huddersfield Town won 2–1 on aggregate.
Nottingham Forest | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sheffield United |
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Penalties | ||
3–2 |
3–3 on aggregate. Nottingham Forest won 3–2 on penalties.
Final
[edit]Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
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Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Fulham | 43 |
2 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | 22 |
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Swansea City | ||
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Bristol City | ||
6 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 18 |
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Nottingham Forest | ||
8 | ![]() |
Coventry City | 17 |
9 | ![]() |
Luton Town | 16 |
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Preston North End |
- 1 Includes 2 goals in The Championship play-offs.
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Reading | Queens Park Rangers | 3–3 (H)[56] | 11 September 2021 |
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Blackburn Rovers | Cardiff City | 5–1 (H)[57] | 25 September 2021 |
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Fulham | Swansea City | 3–1 (H)[58] | 29 September 2021 |
West Bromwich Albion | 3–0 (H)[59] | 30 October 2021 | ||
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Bristol City | Millwall | 3–2 (H)[60] | 2 January 2022 |
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Fulham | Bristol City | 6–2 (H)[61] | 15 January 2022 |
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Huddersfield Town | Reading | 4–3 (A)[62] | 22 January 2022 |
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Nottingham Forest | Swansea City | 5–1 (H)[63] | 30 April 2022 |
Clean sheets
[edit]![](http://178.128.105.246/cars-http-upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Mark_Travers_2019.jpg/170px-Mark_Travers_2019.jpg)
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
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1 | ![]() |
Bournemouth | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | 19 |
3 | ![]() |
Sheffield United | 18 |
4 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 15 |
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Nottingham Forest | ||
6 | ![]() |
Millwall | 14 |
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Fulham | ||
8 | ![]() |
Preston North End | 13 |
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Blackburn Rovers | ||
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Middlesbrough |
- 1 Includes 1 clean sheet in The Championship play-offs.
Discipline
[edit]Player
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 16
- Most red cards: 2
Club
[edit]- Most yellow cards: 107
- Most red cards: 7
Awards
[edit]Monthly
[edit]Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference | ||
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August | ![]() |
Fulham | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | [65] |
September | ![]() |
Bournemouth | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | [66] |
October | ![]() |
Fulham | [67] | ||
November | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | ![]() |
Queens Park Rangers | [68] |
December | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | [69] |
January | ![]() |
Fulham | ![]() |
Bristol City | [70] |
February | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | ![]() |
Reading | [71] |
March | ![]() |
Cardiff City | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | [72] |
April | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | ![]() |
[73] |
Annual
[edit]Award | Winner | Club |
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Player of the Season | ![]() |
Fulham |
Young Player of the Season | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest |
Apprentice of the Season | ![]() |
Coventry City |
Championship Team of the Season
Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
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GK | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | [77] |
CB | ![]() |
Fulham | |
CB | ![]() |
Bournemouth | |
CB | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | |
RWB | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | |
CM | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | |
CM | ![]() |
Bournemouth | |
LWB | ![]() |
Fulham | |
FW | ![]() |
Fulham | |
FW | ![]() |
Bournemouth | |
FW | ![]() |
Fulham | |
Manager | ![]() |
Luton Town |
PFA Championship Team of the Year
[edit]Pos. | Player | Club |
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GK | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town |
DF | ![]() |
Fulham |
DF | ![]() |
Fulham |
DF | ![]() |
Bournemouth |
DF | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest |
MF | ![]() |
Bournemouth |
MF | ![]() |
Fulham |
MF | ![]() |
Fulham |
FW | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers |
FW | ![]() |
Bournemouth |
FW | ![]() |
Fulham |
Notes
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