Championship
| Founded in: | 1887 |
| Country: | England |
| Number of Clubs: | 24 |
| Organisation: | The Football League |
| Chairman: | Brian Mawhinney |
| Sponsor: | Coca Cola, Carling, Johnstone's |
| Name | Players | # Champion | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
Barnsley |
32 | - | - |
Blackpool |
30 | - | - |
Bristol City |
28 | - | - |
Cardiff City |
28 | - | - |
Coventry City |
29 | - | - |
Crystal Palace |
28 | - | - |
Derby County |
35 | 2 | - |
Doncaster Rovers |
28 | - | - |
Ipswich Town |
24 | 1 | - |
Leicester City |
32 | - | - |
Middlesbrough |
24 | - | - |
Newcastle United |
26 | 4 | - |
Nottingham Forest |
36 | 1 | - |
Peterborough United |
30 | - | - |
Plymouth Argyle |
27 | - | - |
Preston North End |
25 | 2 | - |
Queens Park Rangers |
26 | - | - |
Reading |
28 | - | - |
Scunthorpe United |
24 | - | - |
Sheffield United |
30 | 1 | - |
Sheffield Wednesday |
27 | 4 | - |
Swansea City |
33 | - | - |
Watford |
35 | - | - |
West Bromwich Albion |
26 | 1 | - |
| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 / 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham City |
| 2007 / 2008 | West Bromwich Albion | Stoke City |
| 2006 / 2007 | Sunderland | Birmingham City |
| 2005 / 2006 | Reading | Sheffield United |
| 2004 / 2005 | Sunderland | Wigan Athletic |
| 2003 / 2004 | Norwich City | West Bromwich Albion |
| 2002 / 2003 | Portsmouth | Leicester City |
| 2001 / 2002 | Manchester City | West Bromwich Albion |
| 2000 / 2001 | Fulham | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1999 / 2000 | Charlton Athletic | Manchester City |
| 1998 / 1999 | Sunderland | Bradford City |
| 1997 / 1998 | Nottingham Forest | Middlesbrough |
| 1996 / 1997 | Bolton Wanderers | Barnsley |
| 1995 / 1996 | Sunderland | Derby County |
| 1994 / 1995 | Middlesbrough | Reading |
| 1993 / 1994 | Crystal Palace | Nottingham Forest |
| 1992 / 1993 | Newcastle United | West Ham United |
| Season | Player | Club | ![]() |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 / 2009 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 |
| 2007 / 2008 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 |
| 2006 / 2007 | Jamie Cureton | Colchester United | 23 |
| 2005 / 2006 | Marlon King | Watford | 21 |
| 2004 / 2005 | Nathan Ellington | Wigan Athletic | 24 |