Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bournemouth (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 94 | Promotion to the Premier League |
2 | Fulham (P) | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 92 | |
3 | Blackburn Rovers (Q, P) | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 47 | +26 | 83 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
4 | West Bromwich Albion (Q) | 46 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 79 | |
5 | Sheffield United (Q) | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 78 | |
6 | Cardiff City (Q) | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 70 | |
7 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 69 | |
8 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 62 | |
9 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 62 | |
10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 60 | |
11 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 59 | |
12 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 53 | 61 | −8 | 59 | |
13 | Birmingham City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 59 | |
14 | Reading | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 58[a] | |
15 | Swansea City | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 55 | 64 | −9 | 56 | |
16 | Luton Town | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 55 | |
17 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 55 | |
18 | Blackpool | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 54 | |
19 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 54 | |
20 | Millwall | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 63 | −19 | 52 | |
21 | Hull City | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 51 | |
22 | Peterborough United (R) | 46 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 46 | 83 | −37 | 40 | Relegation to EFL League One |
23 | Barnsley (R) | 46 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 39 | |
24 | Derby County (R) | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 33[b] |
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: EFL Official Website
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) 12-point sending off offences[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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) 12-point sending off offences[4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
editPromotion play-offs
editSemi-finals
editFirst leg
editCardiff City | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers |
---|---|---|
Moore 4' Rals 8' Collins 21' |
Travis 69' Brereton 78' |
Sheffield United | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion |
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Osborn 5' Bogle 67' |
Grant 60' |
Second leg
editWest Bromwich Albion | 0–3 | Sheffield United |
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Mousset 14', 62' Norwood 57' |
Sheffield United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Blackburn Rovers | 3–1 | Cardiff City |
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Chapman 37' Brereton 60' Vale 83' (p) |
Moore 42' (p) |
Blackburn Rovers won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
editBlackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Sheffield United |
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Rankin-Costello 52' (p) Gallagher 70' |
Freeman 80' (p) |
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- ^ "Derby County officially enter administration and are deducted 12 points". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Derby deducted nine more points for breaching EFL rules over Pride Park sale". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 20 March 2021.