# 2017–18 EFL Championship

The 2017–18 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-sixth season under its current league structure.
This season notably saw Sunderland become the first English team to be relegated in successive seasons from the top division to the third tier since the champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2012 and 2013, and only the third team to do so since the top division was relaunched as the Premier League in 1992.

## Team changes

The following teams had changed division since the 2016–17 season.

### To Championship

Promoted from League One
* Sheffield United
* Bolton Wanderers
* Millwall
Relegated from Premier League
* Hull City
* Middlesbrough
* Sunderland

### From Championship

Relegated to League One
* Blackburn Rovers
* Wigan Athletic
* Rotherham United
Promoted to Premier League
* Newcastle United
* Brighton & Hove Albion
* Huddersfield Town

## Stadiums

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Aston Villa | Birmingham | Villa Park | 42,790 |
| Barnsley | Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 |
| Birmingham City | Birmingham | St Andrew's | 30,015 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | Macron Stadium | 28,723 |
| Brentford | London (Brentford) | Griffin Park | 12,300 |
| Bristol City | Bristol | Ashton Gate | 27,000 |
| Burton Albion | Burton upon Trent | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,300 |
| Derby County | Derby | Pride Park Stadium | 33,600 |
| Fulham | London (Fulham) | Craven Cottage | 25,700 |
| Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | KCOM Stadium | 25,586 |
| Ipswich Town | Ipswich | Portman Road | 30,300 |
| Leeds United | Leeds | Elland Road | 37,890 |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 34,742 |
| Millwall | London (South Bermondsey) | The Den | 20,146 |
| Norwich City | Norwich | Carrow Road | 27,220 |
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | City Ground | 30,445 |
| Preston North End | Preston | Deepdale | 23,408 |
| Queens Park Rangers | London (Shepherd's Bush) | Loftus Road | 18,439 |
| Reading | Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 |
| Sheffield United | Sheffield | Bramall Lane | 32,702 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | Hillsborough Stadium | 39,752 |
| Sunderland | Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | Molineux | 31,700 |

## Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Manager$^1$ | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
| Aston Villa | Steve Bruce | John Terry | Under Armour | Unibet |
| Barnsley | José Morais | Andy Yiadom$^3$ | Puma | C.K. Beckett |
| Birmingham City | Garry Monk | Michael Morrison | Adidas | 888sport |
| Bolton Wanderers | Phil Parkinson | Darren Pratley | Macron | Betfred |
| Brentford | Dean Smith | John Egan | Adidas | LeoVegas |
| Bristol City | Lee Johnson | Bailey Wright | Bristol Sport | Lancer Scott |
| Burton Albion | Nigel Clough | Jake Buxton | TAG | Tempobet |
| Cardiff City | Neil Warnock | Sean Morrison | Adidas | Visit Malaysia |
| Derby County | Gary Rowett | Curtis Davies | Umbro | Avon Tyres |
| Fulham | Slaviša Jokanović | Tom Cairney | Adidas | Grosvenor Casinos |
| Hull City | Nigel Adkins | Michael Dawson | Umbro | SportPesa |
| Ipswich Town | Paul Hurst | Luke Chambers | Adidas | Marcus Evans |
| Leeds United | Paul Heckingbottom | Liam Cooper | Kappa | 32Red |
| Middlesbrough | Tony Pulis | Grant Leadbitter | Adidas | Ramsdens Currency |
| Millwall | Neil Harris | Steve Morison | Erreà | DCS Roofing |
| Norwich City | Daniel Farke | Ivo Pinto$^2$ | Erreà | LeoVegas |
| Nottingham Forest | Aitor Karanka | Chris Cohen | Adidas | 888sport |
| Preston North End | Alex Neil | Greg Cunningham | Nike | Tempobet |
| Queens Park Rangers | Ian Holloway | Nedum Onuoha | Erreà | Royal Panda |
| Reading | Paul Clement | Liam Moore | Puma | Carabao |
| Sheffield United | Chris Wilder | Billy Sharp | Adidas | Teletext Holidays |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Jos Luhukay | Glenn Loovens | Elev8 | Chansiri |
| Sunderland | Jack Ross | Lee Cattermole | Adidas | Dafabet |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nuno Espírito Santo | Danny Batth | Puma | The Money Shop |
* $^1$ According to current revision of List of current Premier League and English Football League managers.
* $^2$ Current Norwich captain Russell Martin is on loan at Rangers, therefore Ivo Pinto will be the stand-in captain for the remainder of the season.
* $^3$ Barnsley first team Captain was Angus MacDonald from August 2017 to January 2018. MacDonald left Barnsley in January 2018, after signing a new contract with Hull City. Adam Davies named as Barnsley's first team Vice-Captain in August 2017. In February 2018, Barnsley confirmed Andy Yiadom as the first-team captain on the club's official website.

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Norwich City | Alan Irvine | End of caretaker spell | 7 May 2017 | Pre-season | Daniel Farke | 25 May 2017 |
| Middlesbrough | Steve Agnew | End of caretaker spell | 21 May 2017 | Pre-season | Garry Monk | 9 June 2017 |
| Sunderland | David Moyes | Resigned | 22 May 2017 | Pre-season | Simon Grayson | 29 June 2017 |
| Leeds United | Garry Monk | Resigned | 25 May 2017 | Pre-season | Thomas Christiansen | 15 June 2017 |
| Hull City | Marco Silva | Resigned | 25 May 2017 | Pre-season | Leonid Slutsky | 9 June 2017 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Paul Lambert | Mutual consent | 30 May 2017 | Pre-season | Nuno Espírito Santo | 31 May 2017 |
| Preston North End | Simon Grayson | Signed by Sunderland | 29 June 2017 | Pre-season | Alex Neil | 4 July 2017 |
| Birmingham City | Harry Redknapp | Sacked | 16 September 2017 | 23rd | Steve Cotterill | 29 September 2017 |
| Sunderland | Simon Grayson | Sacked | 31 October 2017 | 22nd | Chris Coleman | 17 November 2017 |
| Hull City | Leonid Slutsky | Mutual consent | 3 December 2017 | 20th | Nigel Adkins | 7 December 2017 |
| Middlesbrough | Garry Monk | Sacked | 23 December 2017 | 9th | Tony Pulis | 26 December 2017 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Carlos Carvalhal | Mutual consent | 24 December 2017 | 15th | Jos Luhukay | 5 January 2018 |
| Nottingham Forest | Mark Warburton | Sacked | 31 December 2017 | 14th | Aitor Karanka | 8 January 2018 |
| Leeds United | Thomas Christiansen | Sacked | 4 February 2018 | 10th | Paul Heckingbottom | 6 February 2018 |
| Barnsley | Paul Heckingbottom | Signed by Leeds United | 6 February 2018 | 21st | José Morais | 16 February 2018 |
| Birmingham City | Steve Cotterill | Sacked | 3 March 2018 | 22nd | Garry Monk | 4 March 2018 |
| Reading | Jaap Stam | Sacked | 21 March 2018 | 18th | Paul Clement | 23 March 2018 |
| Ipswich Town | Mick McCarthy | Resigned | 10 April 2018 | 12th | Paul Hurst | 30 May 2018 |
| Sunderland | Chris Coleman | Sacked | 29 April 2018 | 24th | Jack Ross | 25 May 2018 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 39 | +43 | 99 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Cardiff City (P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 90 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 79 | 46 | +33 | 88 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 42 | +30 | 83 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 76 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Derby County | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 75 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Preston North End | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 73 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 56 | 45 | +11 | 72 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 | 69 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 69 | |
| 11 | Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 67 | |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 60 | −3 | 60 | |
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 | |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 | |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 | |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 | |
| 18 | Hull City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 49 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 46 | |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 70 | −22 | 44 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 74 | −35 | 43 | |
| 22 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 72 | −24 | 41 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 23 | Burton Albion (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 41 | Relegation to EFL League One |
| 24 | Sunderland (R) | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 | −28 | 37 | Relegation to EFL League One |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 3 | Fulham | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Derby County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Fulham | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Aston Villa | 0 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Aston Villa | 0 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |

## Results

| Home \ Away | AST | BAR | BIR | BOL | BRE | BRI | BRT | CAR | DER | FUL | HUL | IPS | LEE | MID | MIL | NOR | NOT | PNE | QPR | REA | SHU | SHW | SUN | WOL |
| Aston Villa | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Barnsley | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Birmingham City | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Brentford | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Bristol City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–5 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Burton Albion | 0–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Cardiff City | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Derby County | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Fulham | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Hull City | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Ipswich Town | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 |
| Leeds United | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 2–1 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Middlesbrough | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Millwall | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Preston North End | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Reading | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Sheffield United | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–5 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Sunderland | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | — | 3–0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Matěj Vydra | Derby County | 21 |
| 2 | Lewis Grabban | Sunderland/Aston Villa | 20 |
| 3 | Bobby Reid | Bristol City | 19 |
| 3 | Leon Clarke | Sheffield United | 19 |
| 5 | Diogo Jota | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 |
| 6 | Martyn Waghorn | Ipswich Town | 16 |
| 7 | Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | 15 |
| 7 | Britt Assombalonga | Middlesbrough | 15 |
| 9 | James Maddison | Norwich City | 14 |
| 9 | Albert Adomah | Aston Villa | 14 |
| 9 | Jarrod Bowen | Hull City | 14 |

## Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Abel Hernández | Hull City | Burton Albion | 4–1 (H) | 12 August 2017 |
| Conor Hourihane | Aston Villa | Norwich City | 4–2 (H) | 19 August 2017 |
| Kieran Dowell | Nottingham Forest | Hull City | 3–2 (A) | 28 October 2017 |
| Leon Clarke$^4$ | Sheffield United | Hull City | 4–1 (H) | 4 November 2017 |
| Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | Sheffield United | 5–4 (A) | 21 November 2017 |
| Leon Clarke | Sheffield United | Fulham | 4–5 (H) | 21 November 2017 |
| Matěj Vydra | Derby County | Middlesbrough | 3–0 (A) | 25 November 2017 |
| Kemar Roofe | Leeds United | Queens Park Rangers | 3–1 (A) | 9 December 2017 |
| Patrick Bamford | Middlesbrough | Leeds United | 3–0 (H) | 2 March 2018 |
| Bobby Reid | Bristol City | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–0 (H) | 3 March 2018 |
| James Maddison | Norwich City | Hull City | 3–4 (A) | 10 March 2018 |
| Atdhe Nuhiu | Sheffield Wednesday | Norwich City | 5–1 (H) | 6 May 2018 |
$^4$ Player scored 4 goals

## Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Reference |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Reference |
| August | Neil Warnock | Cardiff City | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | Cardiff City | |
| September | Lee Johnson | Bristol City | Aden Flint | Bristol City | |
| October | Gary Rowett | Derby County | Léo Bonatini | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| November | Nuno Espírito Santo | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leon Clarke | Sheffield United | |
| December | Gary Rowett | Derby County | Scott Carson | Derby County | |
| January | Steve Bruce | Aston Villa | Ryan Sessegnon | Fulham | |
| February | Neil Warnock | Cardiff City | Oli McBurnie | Barnsley | |
| March | Neil Warnock | Cardiff City | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | |
| April | Slaviša Jokanović | Fulham | Aleksandar Mitrović | Fulham | |

## Attendances

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Average | Minimum | Maximum | Percentage Full |
| Aston Villa | Villa Park | 42,790 | 32,097 | 26,631 | 41,745 | 75% |
| Barnsley | Oakwell | 23,009 | 13,704 | 10,920 | 17,163 | 60% |
| Birmingham City | St Andrew's | 30,015 | 21,042 | 18,301 | 27,608 | 70% |
| Bolton Wanderers | Macron Stadium | 28,723 | 15,887 | 13,113 | 21,097 | 55% |
| Brentford | Griffin Park | 12,300 | 10,234 | 7,957 | 12,367 | 83% |
| Bristol City | Ashton Gate | 27,000 | 20,953 | 17,203 | 25,540 | 78% |
| Burton Albion | Pirelli Stadium | 6,912 | 4,645 | 2,750 | 6,535 | 67% |
| Cardiff City | Cardiff City Stadium | 33,300 | 20,164 | 15,951 | 32,478 | 61% |
| Derby County | Pride Park Stadium | 33,600 | 27,175 | 23,296 | 31,196 | 81% |
| Fulham | Craven Cottage | 25,700 | 19,896 | 15,792 | 24,547 | 77% |
| Hull City | KCOM Stadium | 25,404 | 15,622 | 13,524 | 18,026 | 61% |
| Ipswich Town | Portman Road | 30,300 | 16,271 | 13,061 | 24,928 | 54% |
| Leeds United | Elland Road | 37,890 | 31,521 | 26,434 | 35,377 | 83% |
| Middlesbrough | Riverside Stadium | 34,742 | 25,544 | 22,848 | 29,443 | 74% |
| Millwall | The Den | 20,146 | 13,368 | 9,817 | 17,617 | 66% |
| Norwich City | Carrow Road | 27,220 | 25,785 | 21,167 | 27,100 | 95% |
| Nottingham Forest | City Ground | 30,445 | 24,680 | 20,596 | 29,106 | 81% |
| Preston North End | Deepdale | 23,408 | 13,774 | 10,796 | 18,570 | 59% |
| Queens Park Rangers | Loftus Road | 18,439 | 13,928 | 11,488 | 16,934 | 76% |
| Reading | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | 16,656 | 6,769 | 21,771 | 69% |
| Sheffield United | Bramall Lane | 32,702 | 26,854 | 24,409 | 31,120 | 82% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Hillsborough | 39,752 | 25,995 | 22,733 | 32,839 | 65% |
| Sunderland | Stadium of Light | 49,000 | 27,635 | 24,894 | 31,237 | 56% |
| Wolverhampton | Molineux | 31,700 | 28,298 | 23,045 | 30,239 | 89% |