Sky Bet Championship
FM23 Release
134 / 200Reputation
46League games
24Clubs
£733,045,544Total squad value
Competition
- Code
- CH
- Nation
- England
- Confederation
- Europe
- Type
- Standard division
- Level
- 1
- Reputation
- 134 / 200
- Status
- Active
- Season
- — – —
- Colours
#FFFFFF#B49C41- Short name
- Sky Bet Championship
- Parent competition
- —
- Crowd tendencies
- 0
Format
Partial export
- Teams
- 24
- League games
- 46
- Promoted in
- —
- Relegated
- —
- Champions League
- —
- Europa League
- —
- Conference League
- —
- Play-offs
- —
- Maximum games
- 46
- Joined since 2021–22
- Burnley from English Premier Division, Norwich City from English Premier Division, Rotherham United from Sky Bet League One, Sunderland from Sky Bet League One, Watford from English Premier Division, Wigan Athletic from Sky Bet League One
- Left since 2021–22
- AFC Bournemouth now in English Premier Division, Barnsley now in Sky Bet League One, Derby County now in Sky Bet League One, Fulham now in English Premier Division, Nottingham Forest now in English Premier Division, Peterborough United now in Sky Bet League One
Squad rules
Partial export
- Registered squad
- —
- Home-grown
- —
- Club-trained
- —
- Foreign players
- —
- Under-21
- —
- Loans
- —
Most titles
119 recorded titlesFMDB calculation
Season table
In the export
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulham | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 106 | 43 | 63 | 90 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 74 | 39 | 35 | 88 |
| 3 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 82 |
| 4 | Nottingham Forest | 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 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 87 | -44 | 37 |
| 23 | Derby County | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 53 | -8 | 34 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 46 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 73 | -40 | 30 |
Points are shown as the database stores them, including deductions, so they will not always match a total derived from wins and draws — and wins, draws and losses need not add up to games played. A blank cell is a figure the source does not record; it is never a zero.
2021–22 — full season table. Showing 24 of 24 recorded rows. Points are shown as stored.
League strength
FMDB calculation
Columns
| Birmingham City | 5550 | 85 | 113 | 136 | 20.8 | £18,981,175 | £303,830 | £1,400,000 | 30016 | 16162 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5800 | 82 | 120 | 138 | 19.8 | £33,825,750 | £220,640 | £15,000,000 | 31363 | 14218 |
| Blackpool | 5350 | 79 | 114 | 131 | 21.6 | £15,847,950 | £135,310 | £1,731,141 | 17338 | — |
| Bristol City | 5750 | 91 | 115 | 139 | 20.7 | £21,384,350 | £261,620 | £589,355 | 27000 | 19183 |
| Burnley | 5950 | 89 | 128 | 142 | 20.5 | £63,849,650 | £556,257 | £6,000,000 | 22546 | — |
| Cardiff City | 5800 | 90 | 117 | 131 | 20.8 | £19,780,142 | £221,590 | £1,500,000 | 33280 | — |
| Coventry City | 5500 | 94 | 117 | 131 | 21.0 | £26,736,805 | £140,935 | £103,500 | 32609 | — |
| Huddersfield Town | 5800 | 80 | 115 | 134 | 21.1 | £19,469,575 | £211,805 | £1,300,000 | 24590 | 17325 |
| Hull City | 5650 | 85 | 118 | 137 | 20.5 | £31,012,600 | £319,000 | £741,113 | 25586 | 17000 |
| Luton Town | 5600 | 88 | 118 | 130 | 21.3 | £23,361,770 | £164,995 | £6,500,000 | 10265 | 9857 |
| Middlesbrough | 5850 | 78 | 121 | 139 | 20.9 | £36,580,775 | £294,696 | £200,000 | 34746 | 21825 |
| Millwall | 5600 | 97 | 117 | 133 | 21.5 | £20,201,814 | £202,705 | £636,000 | 20146 | 12950 |
| Norwich City | 6050 | 95 | 127 | 147 | 20.8 | £81,285,400 | £791,226 | £16,517,000 | 27359 | 27025 |
| Preston North End | 5750 | 83 | 116 | 130 | 21.6 | £15,833,700 | £217,315 | £1,000,000 | 23404 | 15000 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5800 | 76 | 118 | 135 | 20.7 | £25,534,605 | £238,110 | £1,500,000 | 18224 | 14437 |
| Reading | 5600 | 87 | 115 | 137 | 20.3 | £21,448,944 | £181,915 | £500,000 | 24197 | 13193 |
| Rotherham United | 5150 | 102 | 112 | 127 | 22.9 | £12,447,902 | £90,745 | £1,255,000 | 12088 | 9337 |
| Sheffield United | 6050 | 88 | 126 | 143 | 20.9 | £51,509,067 | £443,409 | £38,442,216 | 32609 | — |
| Stoke City | 5800 | 74 | 117 | 140 | 20.4 | £22,415,775 | £308,290 | £20,000,000 | 30089 | 20921 |
| Sunderland | 5850 | 88 | 113 | 137 | 19.8 | £15,166,543 | £178,214 | £224,000 | 48707 | — |
| Swansea City | 5900 | 89 | 116 | 138 | 20.0 | £23,040,630 | £250,350 | £12,300,000 | 21088 | 17389 |
| Watford | 6050 | 89 | 127 | 146 | 20.5 | £79,264,250 | £429,341 | £4,000,000 | 22200 | 20837 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 5950 | 96 | 122 | 139 | 21.3 | £40,932,925 | £440,470 | £36,615,000 | 26688 | 21875 |
| Wigan Athletic | 5050 | 72 | 112 | 130 | 22.0 | £13,133,447 | £155,100 | £853,266 | 25146 | 10343 |
Best in the league
FMDB calculation
| # | Player | Club | Pos | CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismaïla Sarr | Watford | AMR | 144 |
| 2 | Wout François Maria Weghorst | Burnley | FC | 140 |
| 3 | Joshua Brownhill | Burnley | MC | 135 |
| 4 | Benjamin Anthony Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers | AML | 135 |
| 5 | João Pedro | Watford | FC | 133 |
| 6 | Teemu Eino Antero Pukki | Norwich City | FC | 132 |
| 7 | Charles James Taylor | Burnley | DL | 132 |
| 8 | Maximillian James Aarons | Norwich City | DR | 132 |
| 9 | Gustavo Hamer | Coventry City | DMC | 132 |
| 10 | Okay Yokuşlu | West Bromwich Albion | DMC | 132 |
Under-21s at 1 July 2022, the start of the 2022–23 season, ranked on recorded potential. Players without a full birth date, and coded potential bands, which cannot be ranked, are left out.
| # | Player | Club | Age | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Abiola Omobamidele | Norwich City | 20 | 150 |
| 2 | Dilan Kumar Markanday | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 140 |
| 3 | Joshua James Griffiths | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 140 |
| 4 | Mattie Pollock | Watford | 20 | 140 |
| 5 | Tyrhys Dolan | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 135 |
| 6 | Jake Joseph Garrett | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 135 |
| 7 | Hayden Kai Muller | Millwall | 20 | 125 |
| 8 | Trai Hume | Sunderland | 20 | 125 |
| 9 | Jared Alan Harlock | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 125 |
| 10 | Jordan James Eastham | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 120 |
Squad value per club is in the league strength table above, summed from player.estimated_value over each club's whole squad. The competition total is the Total squad value figure in the header.
Roll of honour
Placings point at teams, not clubs
Across versions
Recorded
| Version | Reputation |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | 12 |
| CM0203 Release | 12 |
| CM0304 Release | 12 |
| CM0304 Update | 12 |
| FM05 Release | 120 |
| FM05 Update | 110 |
| FM06 Release | 110 |
| FM07 Release | 110 |
| FM07 Update | 110 |
| FM08 Release | 110 |
| FM09 Release | 110 |
| FM09 Update | 110 |
| FM10 Release | 120 |
| FM10 Update | 120 |
| FM11 Release | 120 |
| FM11 Update | 120 |
| FM12 Release | 120 |
| FM12 Update | 120 |
| FM13 Release | 125 |
| FM13 Update | 125 |
| FM14 Release | 125 |
| FM14 Update | 124 |
| FM15 Release | 124 |
| FM15 Update | 124 |
| FM16 Release | 124 |
| FM16 Update | 124 |
| FM17 Release | 129 |
| FM17 Update | 129 |
| FM18 Release | 128 |
| FM18 Update | 128 |
| FM19 Release | 127 |
| FM19 Update | 127 |
| FM20 Release | 128 |
| FM20 Update | 128 |
| FM21 Release | 128 |
| FM21 Update | 130 |
| FM22 Release | 132 |
| FM23 Release | 134 |
| FM24 Release | 134 |
| FM26 Release | 135 |
| FM26 Update | 135 |
| Version | Name as recorded |
|---|---|
| CM0102 Release | English First Division |
| CM0203 Release | English First Division |
| CM0304 Release | English First Division |
| CM0304 Update | English First Division |
| FM05 Release | English Championship |
| FM05 Update | English Championship |
| FM06 Release | English Championship |
| FM07 Release | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM07 Update | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM08 Release | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM09 Release | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM09 Update | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM10 Release | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM10 Update | Coca-Cola Championship |
| FM11 Release | npower Championship |
| FM11 Update | npower Championship |
| FM12 Release | npower Championship |
| FM12 Update | npower Championship |
| FM13 Release | npower Championship |
| FM13 Update | npower Championship |
| FM14 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM14 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM15 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM15 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM16 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM16 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM17 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM17 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM18 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM18 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM19 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM19 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM20 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM20 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM21 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM21 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM22 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM23 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM24 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM26 Release | Sky Bet Championship |
| FM26 Update | Sky Bet Championship |
Recorded competition names are shown for each version where the identity resolves.
Awards
12 scoped to this competitionRecorded
Media prediction
Recorded
| Predicted | Club | Last position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watford | 19 |
| 2 | Norwich City | 20 |
| 3 | Burnley | 18 |
| 4 | Sheffield United | 5 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 7 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 10 |
| 7 | Swansea City | 15 |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 3 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 6 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 11 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 12 |
| 13 | Millwall | 9 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 14 |
| 16 | Hull City | 19 |
| 17 | Preston North End | 13 |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic | 1 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 17 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 18 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 16 |
| 22 | Rotherham United | 2 |
| 23 | Reading | 21 |
| 24 | Birmingham City | 20 |
Derbies in this division
6 between member clubs
| Derby | Clubs | W–D–L | National reputation |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lancashire | Blackburn Rovers v Burnley | 41–18–41 | 137 |
| South Wales | Cardiff City v Swansea City | 22–17–27 | 135 |
| West Lancashire | Blackpool v Preston North End | 30–19–45 | 128 |
| M1 | Luton Town v Watford | 36–22–28 | 115 |
| Wear-Tees | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | 61–38–48 | 112 |
| Severnside | Bristol City v Cardiff City | 39–21–36 | 90 |
All-time records
FMDB calculation
Most goals and appearances in this division, summed from the playing history of every person this database records.
It counts only the people the export carries, it can include seasons the source files under this competition from before it took its current form, and some players are listed by uid because their person record is missing. The page states each of these.
Member teams
Last position is club_team.last_position as stored. The manager is the current staff_history spell at the club — the one whose end date is absent or in the future, most recent join first — never club_team.manager_index, which is a raw internal index that joins to nothing.
Data wishlist for this page
13 data pointsWhole site
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club_media_expectation, club_finance_detailMedia prediction and club balances across the division Now liveThe predicted finish of every member club and each club's authored cash balance, where the version exports them. -
player_history.division_uidAll-time goals and appearances in the division Now liveAn FMDB sum over the people this database records, on its own page. Players with no person record are listed by uid; seasons the source files under this competition before it took its current form are included and dated. -
derby, club.division_uidDerbies between member clubs Now livederby.competition_uid is empty in every export, so a derby belongs to a division when both its clubs name that division. -
comps_competition, comps_stage and stage promotion, relegation and play-off tablesFormat, promotion, relegation, play-offs and qualification Needs source dataThe comps.dbc archive tables are empty in every loaded export. The format panel shows the clubs that joined and left since the latest recorded season table as an FMDB comparison, which is not a count of promotion places. -
competition rules, nation_foreign_rule, nation_agreementRegistration size, home-grown quotas, foreign-player limits and age rules Partial exportNation foreign/non-foreign definitions and agreements are exported, but do not supply the complete competition registration rules. -
competition income and prize schedulesPrize money, television distributions and sponsor Needs source dataThe current catalog does not provide these competition-level schedules and contracts. -
competition.champions_club_uid, parent_division_uid, league_body_club_uidCurrent champions, parent division and organising body Needs source dataThe parent division is displayed. The champions and organising-body columns are empty in all 41 loaded databases. -
team_league_historyRecorded season tables Now liveSeason links are offered only where rows exist; stored points and missing results are preserved. -
club.division_uid, stadium and primary-team squadsLeague strength and leading players Now liveStrength and ability rankings use clubs naming this division, with a 100-club cap. League totals are withheld on overflow. -
person.date_of_birth, export_meta.game_start_yearBest young players in the league Now liveUnder-21s at 1 July of the exported game start year, ranked on recorded potential. Versions without a start year say so; coded potential bands are not ranked. -
award_scope, award_type, award_history_winnerTop scorer and player-of-season awards by season Now liveScoped awards are listed with their latest winner and the top scorer fills the roll of honour where exactly one most-goals award is scoped. No award type identifies a single player of the season, so that column stays empty. CSV-era exports have no award scope. -
comp_history and HonoursTitles per team over recorded history Now liveCounts use the bounded history query, not just the displayed page, and apply available edition and stage flags. Coverage is stated. -
competition across versions, export_value_scaleRecorded names and reputation across versions Now liveThese are real version records. Reputation is shown against its stated 1–200 scale where the export records one; the cross-version chart still plots raw values.