The 2018–19 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-seventh season under its current league structure. Norwich City were crowned champions on the final day, following a 2–1 win over Aston Villa.
Team changes The following teams had changed division after the 2017–18 season.
Stadiums
Team Location Stadium Capacity Aston Villa Birmingham Villa Park 42,790 Birmingham City Birmingham St Andrew's 30,015 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,367 Bolton Wanderers Bolton University of Bolton Stadium 28,723 Brentford London Griffin Park 12,300 Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000 Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 33,600 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 34,000 Millwall London The Den 20,146 Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,244 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford City Ground 30,445 Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408 Queens Park Rangers London Loftus Road 18,439 Reading Reading Madejski Stadium 24,161 Rotherham United Rotherham New York Stadium 12,021 Sheffield United Sheffield Bramall Lane 32,702 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Hillsborough Stadium 39,752 Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent Bet365 Stadium 30,089 Swansea City Swansea Liberty Stadium 21,088 West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850 Wigan Athletic Wigan DW Stadium 25,133
Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerSponsorAston Villa Dean Smith James ChesterLuke Sport32RedBirmingham City Michael MorrisonAdidas888sportBlackburn Rovers Tony Mowbray Charlie MulgrewUmbro10betBolton Wanderers MacronBetfredBrentford Thomas Frank Romaine SawyersAdidasLeoVegasBristol City Bailey WrightAvonDunderDerby County Frank Lampard Curtis DaviesUmbro32RedHull City Nigel Adkins Markus HenriksenUmbroSportPesaIpswich Town Paul Lambert Luke ChambersAdidasMagical VegasLeeds United Marcelo Bielsa Liam CooperKappa32RedMiddlesbrough Tony Pulis George FriendHummel32RedMillwall Neil Harris Steve MorisonMacronTW DrainageNorwich City Daniel Farke Grant HanleyErreàLeoVegasNottingham Forest Martin O'Neill Ben WatsonMacronBetBrightPreston North End Tom ClarkeNike32RedQueens Park Rangers John Eustace (caretaker) Toni LeistnerErreàRoyal PandaReading José Gomes Paul McShanePumaCarabaoRotherham United Paul Warne Richard WoodPumaHodge ClemcoSheffield United Billy SharpAdidasRamsdens CurrencySheffield Wednesday Steve Bruce Tom LeesElev8ChansiriStoke City Nathan Jones Ryan ShawcrossMacronbet365Swansea City Graham Potter Leroy FerJomaBet UKWest Bromwich Albion James Shan (caretaker) Chris BruntPumaIdeal BoilersWigan Athletic Paul Cook Sam MorsyPumaDW Sports Fitness
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ipswich Town Bryan KlugEnd of caretaker spell6 May 2018Pre-season Paul Hurst30 May 2018 Queens Park Rangers Ian HollowayMutual consent 10 May 2018 Steve McClaren 18 May 2018Swansea City Carlos CarvalhalEnd of contract18 May 2018 Graham Potter 11 June 2018 Stoke City Paul LambertResigned Gary Rowett 22 May 2018 Derby County Gary Rowett Signed by Stoke City 22 May 2018 Frank Lampard 31 May 2018 Leeds United Paul HeckingbottomSacked1 June 2018 Marcelo Bielsa15 June 2018 Aston Villa Steve Bruce3 October 201812th Dean Smith10 October 2018 Brentford Dean Smith Signed by Aston Villa10 October 20187th Thomas Frank16 October 2018 Ipswich Town Paul HurstSacked25 October 201824th Paul Lambert27 October 2018 Reading Paul Clement6 December 201821st José Gomes22 December 2018Sheffield Wednesday Jos Luhukay21 December 201818th Steve Bruce2 January 2019Stoke City Gary Rowett8 January 201914th Nathan Jones9 January 2019Nottingham Forest Aitor KarankaMutual consent11 January 20197th Martin O'Neill14 January 2019West Bromwich Albion Darren MooreSacked9 March 20194th Slaven Bilić13 June 2019 Queens Park Rangers Steve McClaren1 April 201917th Mark Warburton8 May 2019
League table
Play-offs
Results
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Teemu PukkiNorwich City292 Tammy AbrahamAston Villa25 Neal MaupayBrentford4 Dwight GayleWest Bromwich Albion23 Billy SharpSheffield United6 Che AdamsBirmingham City22 Jarrod BowenHull City Oli McBurnieSwansea City Jay RodriguezWest Bromwich Albion10 Lewis GrabbanNottingham Forest16
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef Lukas JutkiewiczBirmingham CityRotherham United3–1 (H)6 October 2018 Billy SharpSheffield UnitedWigan Athletic4–2 (H)27 October 2018 Che AdamsBirmingham CityHull City3–3 (H)10 November 2018 Tammy AbrahamAston VillaNottingham Forest5–5 (H)28 November 2018 Danny GrahamBlackburn RoversSheffield Wednesday4–2 (H)1 December 2018 Dwight GayleWest Bromwich AlbionRotherham United0–4 (A)22 December 2018 Billy SharpSheffield UnitedAston Villa3–3 (A)8 February 2019 Che AdamsBirmingham CityQueens Park Rangers3–4 (A)9 February 2019 Saïd BenrahmaBrentfordHull City5–1 (H)23 February 2019 Martyn WaghornDerby CountyRotherham United6–1 (H)30 March 2019 Andreas WeimannBristol CitySheffield United2–3 (A)30 March 2019 Mason MountDerby CountyBolton Wanderers4–0 (H)13 April 2019 Dwight GayleWest Bromwich AlbionPreston North End4–1 (H)13 April 2019
Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthReferenceManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Marcelo BielsaLeeds United Kemar RoofeLeeds UnitedSeptember Darren MooreWest Bromwich Albion Dwight GayleWest Bromwich AlbionOctober Steve McClarenQueens Park Rangers Lukas JutkiewiczBirmingham CityNovember Daniel FarkeNorwich City Tammy AbrahamAston VillaDecember Nigel AdkinsHull City Jarrod BowenHull CityJanuary Tony MowbrayBlackburn Rovers Adam ArmstrongBlackburn RoversFebruary Chris WilderSheffield United Ché AdamsBirmingham CityMarch Dean SmithAston Villa Semi AjayiRotherham UnitedApril Chris WilderSheffield United Dwight GayleWest Bromwich Albion
Attendances Source: No. Club Average Change Highest Lowest 1 Aston Villa 36,027 12.2% 41,696 27,331 2 Leeds United 34,033 8.0% 37,004 27,729 3 Nottingham Forest 28,144 14.0% 29,530 25,753 4 Derby County 26,850 -1.2% 32,055 23,580 5 Sheffield United 26,177 -2.5% 30,261 23,400 6 Norwich City 26,014 0.2% 27,040 24,642 7 Stoke City 25,200 -13.9% 28,586 22,078 8 Sheffield Wednesday 24,429 -6.0% 31,630 20,861 9 West Bromwich Albion 24,148 -1.5% 26,548 20,282 10 Middlesbrough 23,217 -9.1% 30,881 21,016 11 Birmingham City 22,483 6.8% 26,631 19,795 12 Bristol City 21,080 0.6% 25,556 18,411 13 Swansea City 18,737 -9.1% 20,860 17,197 14 Ipswich Town 17,765 9.2% 25,690 13,612 15 Reading 14,991 -10.0% 17,458 11,271 16 Bolton Wanderers 14,636 -7.9% 17,811 12,195 17 Blackburn Rovers 14,550 13.4% 21,577 11,818 18 Preston North End 14,160 2.8% 19,912 10,849 19 Queens Park Rangers 13,866 -0.4% 17,609 10,854 20 Millwall 13,636 2.0% 17,195 11,190 21 Hull City 12,165 -22.1% 14,116 10,191 22 Wigan Athletic 11,663 27.4% 15,655 8,848 23 Brentford 10,257 0.2% 12,225 8,903 24 Rotherham United 9,880 16.0% 11,736 8,018
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