The 2023–24 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of the

EFL Championship The English Football League Championship, known simply as the Championship and for sponsorship purposes as Sky Bet Championship, is a professional association football league in England and Wales. Contested by 24 clubs, it is the highest divi ...

under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

To Championship

Promoted from

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Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

Relegated from the

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From Championship

Promoted to the

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Relegated to

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Stadiums

Personnel and sponsoring

# Sheffield Wednesday's shirt sponsor was Eyup until 9 February 2024 when the deal was ended prematurely.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

* ¹ Includes 1 goal in The Championship play-offs. * ³ Includes 3 goals in The Championship play-offs.

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

* ¹ Includes 1 clean sheet in The Championship play-offs. * ² Includes 2 clean sheets in The Championship play-offs.

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 14 **

Sam Morsy Samy Sayed Mekkawy Saied Morsy (; born 10 September 1991) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town, whom he Captain (association football), captains. Born in ...

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* Most red cards: 3 ** Liam Kitching

Club

* Most yellow cards: 110 **

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

* Most red cards: 5 **

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

* Fewest yellow cards: 71 **

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

* Fewest red cards: 0 **

Awards

Monthly

Annual

Championship Team of the Season

Attendances

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drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023–24 edition of the EFL Championship.

Notes

References

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