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2024–25 EFL Championship

EFL Championship
Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 –
3 May 2025
ChampionsLeeds United
2nd Championship title
5th 2nd tier title
PromotedLeeds United
Burnley
Sunderland
RelegatedLuton Town
Plymouth Argyle
Cardiff City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,353 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerJoël Piroe
(Leeds United)
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperJames Trafford
(Burnley)
(29 clean sheets)
Biggest home winLeeds United
7–0 Cardiff City
(1 February 2025)[1]
Biggest away winPlymouth Argyle
0–5 Burnley
(22 January 2025)
Queens Park Rangers
0–5 Burnley
(26 April 2025)[1]
Highest scoringSheffield Wednesday
2–6 Watford
(2 November 2024)
Oxford United
2–6 Middlesbrough
(23 November 2024)
Norwich City
3–5 Portsmouth
(18 April 2025)
West Bromwich Albion
5–3 Luton Town
(3 May 2025)[1]
Longest winning runBlackburn Rovers
Leeds United
(6 games)[1]
Longest unbeaten runBurnley
(33 games)[1]
Longest winless runPlymouth Argyle
(15 games)[1]
Longest losing runDerby County
(7 games)[1]
Highest attendance46,530
Sunderland 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Coventry City
(Play-off semi-final 2nd leg)
(13 May 2025)[1]
Lowest attendance10,213
Oxford United 1–0
Hull City
(5 November 2024)[1]
Total attendance12,169,962
Average attendance22,047

The 2024–25 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 33rd season under its current league division format.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season:

Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Ewood Park 31,000
Bristol City Bristol Ashton Gate 27,000
Burnley Burnley Turf Moor 21,944
Cardiff City Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium 33,280
Coventry City Coventry Coventry Building Society Arena 32,609
Derby County Derby Pride Park Stadium 32,956
Hull City Kingston upon Hull MKM Stadium 25,586
Leeds United Leeds Elland Road 37,608
Luton Town Luton Kenilworth Road 12,056
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Riverside Stadium 34,742
Millwall London
(Bermondsey)
The Den 20,146
Norwich City Norwich Carrow Road 27,359
Oxford United Oxford Kassam Stadium 12,500
Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Home Park 17,900
Portsmouth Portsmouth Fratton Park 20,899
Preston North End Preston Deepdale 23,408
Queens Park Rangers London
(Shepherd's Bush)
Loftus Road 18,439
Sheffield United Sheffield
(Highfield)
Bramall Lane 32,050
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield
(Hillsborough)
Hillsborough Stadium 39,732
Stoke City Stoke-on-Trent bet365 Stadium 30,089
Sunderland Sunderland Stadium of Light 49,000
Swansea City Swansea Swansea.com Stadium 21,088
Watford Watford Vicarage Road 22,200
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich The Hawthorns 26,850

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shorts sponsor
Blackburn Rovers France Valérien Ismaël England Lewis Travis Macron Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors Multevo Venkys[2] Venkys
Bristol City England Liam Manning Republic of Ireland Jason Knight O'Neills Robins Foundation1[3] GoSkippy[4] Watches of Bath[5] DNRG
Burnley England Scott Parker England Josh Brownhill Castore[6] 96.com[7] Bristol Street Motors None Rapidz
Cardiff City Wales Aaron Ramsey (interim) England Joe Ralls New Balance Visit Malaysia Quinnbet[8] Watches of Bath[9] None
Coventry City England Frank Lampard England Ben Sheaf Hummel[10] Monzo[11] King of Shaves[12] Mercury xRM[13] G&R Scaffolding
Derby County England John Eustace Guatemala Nathaniel Mendez-Laing Puma[14] FanHub[15] HSG UK[16] Tonic Weight Loss Surgery[17] HSG UK[16]
Hull City Spain Rubén Sellés England Lewie Coyle Kappa Corendon Airlines[18] Safiport Anex Tour[19] Sportsbet.io
Leeds United Germany Daniel Farke Wales Ethan Ampadu Adidas Red Bull[20] AMT Auto BOXT Life None
Luton Town England Matt Bloomfield Wales Tom Lockyer[21] Umbro[22] Utilita[23] Toureen Group (H)/Ryebridge (A) Star Platforms (H)Switchshop (A) None
Middlesbrough England Michael Carrick England Jonny Howson Erreà Unibet Host & Stay BOXT Life BOXT Life
Millwall Scotland Alex Neil England Shaun Hutchinson Erreà[24] MyGuava[25] Wiggett Group None None
Norwich City England Jack Wilshere (interim) Scotland Kenny McLean Joma[26] Blakely Clothing[27] Sekura.id Gran Canaria 3B Data Security
Oxford United England Gary Rowett England Elliott Moore Macron Baxi Polythene UK Caprinos Pizza[28] Rocktree Group
Plymouth Argyle Austria Miron Muslić England Joe Edwards Puma Classic Builders[29] Project 35 Vertu Motors Retain Limited
Portsmouth England John Mousinho England Marlon Pack Nike University of Portsmouth TotalAV[30] BeeBu Richmond Motor Group
Preston North End England Paul Heckingbottom England Benjamin Whiteman Castore PAR Group None PAR Group None
Queens Park Rangers Spain Martí Cifuentes England Steve Cook Erreà[31] CopyBet[32] Xtra Maintenance[33] MyGuava[34] None
Sheffield United England Chris Wilder England Jack Robinson Erreà Maneki[35] CarMats[36] Dr. Cinik[37] None
Sheffield Wednesday Germany Danny Röhl Scotland Barry Bannan Macron Mockba Modular[38] Mr Vegas Casino[39] None None
Stoke City England Mark Robins England Ben Gibson[40] Macron bet365 Stoke City Community Trust None None
Sunderland France Régis Le Bris England Dan Neil Hummel[41] Spreadex Sports[42] Valhalla.game Seriös Group None
Swansea City Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan Wales Ben Cabango Joma[43] Reviva Coffee (H)
Westacres (A)
Swansea Building Society Visit Central Florida[44] First Grade Projects
Watford England Tom Cleverley Austria Daniel Bachmann Kelme MrQ.com Koka[45] University of Hertfordshire[46] Asus
West Bromwich Albion Scotland James Morrison (interim) England Jed Wallace Macron[47] Ideal Heating Mega Riches Casino BarberBoss[48] None
  1. ^ Bristol City's shirt sponsor was Huboo until 13 February 2025 when the deal was ended prematurely.[49]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in the table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Plymouth Argyle England Neil Dewsnip End of interim spell 4 May 2024 Pre-season England Wayne Rooney[50] 25 May 2024
Sunderland England Mike Dodds France Régis Le Bris[51] 22 June 2024
Hull City England Liam Rosenior[52] Sacked 7 May 2024 Germany Tim Walter[53] 31 May 2024
Norwich City United States David Wagner[54] 17 May 2024 Denmark Johannes Hoff Thorup[55] 30 May 2024
Burnley Belgium Vincent Kompany[56] Signed by Bayern Munich 29 May 2024 England Scott Parker[57] 5 July 2024
Preston North End England Ryan Lowe[58] Mutual consent 12 August 2024 23rd England Paul Heckingbottom[59] 20 August 2024
Stoke City England Steven Schumacher[60] Sacked 16 September 2024 13th Spain Narcís Pèlach[61] 18 September 2024
Cardiff City Turkey Erol Bulut[62] 22 September 2024 24th Turkey Omer Riza[a][63] 23 September 2024
Coventry City England Mark Robins[64] 7 November 2024 17th England Frank Lampard[65] 28 November 2024
Hull City Germany Tim Walter[66] 27 November 2024 22nd Spain Rubén Sellés[67] 6 December 2024
Millwall England Neil Harris[68] Mutual consent 14 December 2024 13th Scotland Alex Neil[69] 30 December 2024
Oxford United England Des Buckingham[70] Sacked 15 December 2024 20th England Gary Rowett[71] 20 December 2024
West Bromwich Albion Spain Carlos Corberán[72][73][74] Signed by Valencia 24 December 2024 7th England Tony Mowbray[75] 17 January 2025
Stoke City Spain Narcís Pèlach[76] Sacked 27 December 2024 19th England Mark Robins[77] 1 January 2025
Plymouth Argyle England Wayne Rooney[78] Mutual consent 31 December 2024 24th Austria Miron Muslić[79] 10 January 2025
Luton Town Wales Rob Edwards[80] 9 January 2025 20th England Matt Bloomfield[81] 14 January 2025
Derby County England Paul Warne[82] Sacked 7 February 2025 22nd England John Eustace[83] 13 February 2025
Blackburn Rovers England John Eustace[84] Signed by Derby County 13 February 2025 5th France Valérien Ismaël[85] 25 February 2025
Swansea City England Luke Williams[86] Sacked 17 February 2025 17th Republic of Ireland Alan Sheehan[b][87][88] 18 February 2025
Cardiff City Turkey Omer Riza[89] 19 April 2025 23rd Wales Aaron Ramsey (interim)[90] 19 April 2025
West Bromwich Albion England Tony Mowbray[91] 21 April 2025 10th Scotland James Morrison (interim)[92] 21 April 2025
Norwich City Denmark Johannes Hoff Thorup[93] 22 April 2025 14th England Jack Wilshere (interim)[94] 22 April 2025
  1. ^ Riza was officially appointed as manager until the end of the season on 5 December 2024, but on 19 April 2025 was sacked.
  2. ^ Sheehan was officially appointed as manager until the end of the season on 26 March 2025, and was then appointed permanently on 30 April 2025.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Leeds United (C, P) 46 29 13 4 95 30 +65 100 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Burnley (P) 46 28 16 2 69 16 +53 100
3 Sheffield United 46 28 8 10 63 36 +27 90[a] Qualified for the Championship play-offs
4 Sunderland (O, P) 46 21 13 12 58 44 +14 76
5 Coventry City 46 20 9 17 64 58 +6 69
6 Bristol City 46 17 17 12 59 55 +4 68
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 9 18 53 48 +5 66
8 Millwall 46 18 12 16 47 49 −2 66
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 15 19 12 57 47 +10 64
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 64 56 +8 64
11 Swansea City 46 17 10 19 51 56 −5 61
12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 13 18 60 69 −9 58
13 Norwich City 46 14 15 17 71 68 +3 57
14 Watford 46 16 9 21 53 61 −8 57
15 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 14 18 53 63 −10 56
16 Portsmouth 46 14 12 20 58 71 −13 54
17 Oxford United 46 13 14 19 49 65 −16 53
18 Stoke City 46 12 15 19 45 62 −17 51
19 Derby County 46 13 11 22 48 56 −8 50
20 Preston North End 46 10 20 16 48 59 −11 50
21 Hull City 46 12 13 21 44 54 −10 49
22 Luton Town (R) 46 13 10 23 45 69 −24 49 Relegation to EFL League One
23 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 11 13 22 51 88 −37 46
24 Cardiff City (R) 46 9 17 20 48 73 −25 44
Source: English Football League
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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[96]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.[95]

Results

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Home \ Away BLA BRI BUR CAR COV DER HUL LEE LUT MID MIL NOR OXF PLY POR PNE QPR SHU SHW STO SUN SWA WAT WBA
Blackburn Rovers 3–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 4–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0
Bristol City 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Burnley 1–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Cardiff City 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0
Coventry City 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 3–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–0
Derby County 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–1
Hull City 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 3–3 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–2
Leeds United 1–1 4–0 0–1 7–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–0 3–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 6–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–1
Luton Town 0–1 3–1 1–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1
Middlesbrough 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 3–1 0–1 5–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–3 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–0
Millwall 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–1
Norwich City 2–2 0–2 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 4–2 3–3 2–1 1–1 6–1 3–5 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–2 0–0 5–1 4–1 1–0
Oxford United 1–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–6 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–3 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–1
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 2–2 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 3–3 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–2 2–1
Portsmouth 1–0 3–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 1–0 0–3
Preston North End 0–0 1–3 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–1 1–1 0–5 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–4 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–3
Sheffield United 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 4–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–6 3–2
Stoke City 1–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 6–1 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–2
Sunderland 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0
Swansea City 3–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 3–4 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–1
Watford 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–4 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–1
West Bromwich Albion 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–0 5–3 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–1
Source: BBC Sport
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Play-offs

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
        
3 Sheffield United 3 3 6
6 Bristol City 0 0 0
3 Sheffield United 1
4 Sunderland 2
4 Sunderland (a.e.t.) 2 1 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 2

Semi-finals

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First leg
Bristol City0–3Sheffield United
Report
Attendance: 25,652
Coventry City1–2Sunderland
Report
Attendance: 31,293
Referee: John Busby
Second leg
Sheffield United3–0Bristol City
Report
Attendance: 26,543
Referee: Peter Bankes

Sheffield United won 6–0 on aggregate.

Sunderland1–1 (a.e.t.)Coventry City
Report
Attendance: 46,530
Referee: Andrew Madley

Sunderland won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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Sheffield United1–2Sunderland
Report
Attendance: 82,718

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Joël Piroe of Leeds United was the season's top goalscorer, having scored 19 goals.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Netherlands Joël Piroe Leeds United 19
2 England Josh Brownhill Burnley 18
Spain Borja Sainz Norwich City
4 United States Josh Sargent Norwich City 15
5 Scotland Tommy Conway Middlesbrough 13
France Wilson Isidor1 Sunderland
England Josh Windass Sheffield Wednesday
8 Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz Middlesbrough 12
Netherlands Zian Flemming Burnley
Serbia Mihailo Ivanović Millwall
Wales Daniel James Leeds United
Nigeria Josh Maja West Bromwich Albion
Albania Anis Mehmeti Bristol City
Denmark Emil Riis Jakobsen Preston North End
Republic of Ireland Callum Robinson Cardiff City
United States Haji Wright Coventry City
  • 1 Includes 1 goal in The Championship play-offs.

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Nigeria Josh Maja West Bromwich Albion Queens Park Rangers 3–1 (A)[97] 10 August 2024
Spain Borja Sainz Norwich City Derby County 3–2 (A)[98] 28 September 2024
Republic of Ireland Tom Cannon4 Stoke City Portsmouth 6–1 (H)[99] 2 October 2024
Ivory Coast Vakoun Bayo4 Watford Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 (A)[100] 2 November 2024
Ivory Coast Emmanuel Latte Lath Middlesbrough Oxford United 6–2 (A)[101] 23 November 2024
Spain Borja Sainz Norwich City Plymouth Argyle 6–1 (H)[102] 26 November 2024
England Callum Lang4 Portsmouth Coventry City 4–1 (H)[103] 21 December 2024
United States Haji Wright Coventry City Sunderland 3–0 (H)[104] 15 March 2025
England Colby Bishop Portsmouth Norwich City 5–3 (A)[105] 18 April 2025
Netherlands Joël Piroe4 Leeds United Stoke City 6–0 (H)[106] 21 April 2025
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

Clean sheets

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James Trafford of Burnley won The Golden Glove, having kept 29 clean sheets, equalling the record for a goalkeeper in a single English football league season.
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 England James Trafford Burnley 29
2 England Michael Cooper2 Sheffield United 23
3 France Illan Meslier Leeds United 21
4 Denmark Lukas Jensen Millwall 14
Sweden Viktor Johansson Stoke City
England Anthony Patterson Sunderland
Chile Lawrence Vigouroux Swansea City
8 England Jamie Cumming Oxford United 13
England Aynsley Pears Blackburn Rovers
England Freddie Woodman Preston North End
  • 2 Includes 2 clean sheets in The Championship play-offs.

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 116
    • Portsmouth
  • Most red cards: 7
    • Luton Town
  • Fewest yellow cards: 67
    • Middlesbrough
  • Fewest red cards: 0
    • Derby County
    • Leeds United
    • Oxford United
    • Stoke City

Awards

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Monthly

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Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Reference
August France Régis Le Bris Sunderland Wales Mark Harris Oxford United [107]
September England Chris Wilder Sheffield United Spain Borja Sainz Norwich City [108]
October France Régis Le Bris Sunderland [109]
November England Chris Wilder Sheffield United Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz Middlesbrough [110]
December Germany Daniel Farke Leeds United England Ephron Mason-Clark Coventry City [111]
January England Gary Rowett Oxford United England James Trafford Burnley [112]
February Germany Daniel Farke Leeds United Wales Daniel James Leeds United [113]
March England Chris Wilder Sheffield United England Tyrese Campbell Sheffield United [114]
April England Scott Parker Burnley England Josh Brownhill Burnley [115]

Annual

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Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Netherlands Gustavo Hamer[116] Sheffield United
Young Player of the Season England Jobe Bellingham[117] Sunderland
Apprentice of the Season England Chris Rigg[118]

Championship Team of the Season

Pos. Player Club Ref.
GK England James Trafford Burnley [119]
RB England Jayden Bogle Leeds United
CB France Maxime Estève Burnley
CB England CJ Egan-Riley Burnley
LB England Harrison Burrows Sheffield United
CM England Jobe Bellingham Sunderland
CM Japan Ao Tanaka Leeds United
AM Netherlands Gustavo Hamer Sheffield United
RW Wales Daniel James Leeds United
LW Spain Borja Sainz Norwich City
FW United States Josh Sargent Norwich City
Manager England Scott Parker Burnley

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