| Competition: | EFL Championship |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Winners: | Leicester City 2nd Championship title 8th 2nd tier title |
| Promoted: | Leicester City Ipswich Town Southampton |
| Relegated: | Birmingham City Huddersfield Town Rotherham United |
| Matches: | 552 |
| Total Goals: | 1480 |
| League Topscorer: | Sammie Szmodics |
| Biggest Home Win: | Ipswich Town 6–0 Sheffield Wednesday [1] |
| Biggest Away Win: | Stoke City 0–5 Leicester City |
| Highest Scoring: | Southampton 4–4 Norwich City Plymouth Argyle 6–2 Norwich City Southampton 5–3 Huddersfield Town |
| Longest Wins: | Leeds United Leicester City ) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Southampton ) |
| Longest Winless: | Rotherham United |
| Longest Losses: | Rotherham United |
| Highest Attendance: | 44,407 Sunderland 1–2 Ipswich Town |
| Lowest Attendance: | 9,221 Rotherham United 1–2 Bristol City |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 8th season of the EFL Championship under its current title and the 32nd season under its current league division format.
The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:
Promoted from League One
Relegated from the Premier League
Promoted to the Premier League
Relegated to League One
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,409 | ||||
| 31,367 | ||||
| 27,000 | ||||
| 33,280 | ||||
| 32,609 | ||||
| 24,121 | ||||
| 25,586 | ||||
| 29,673 | ||||
| 37,608 | ||||
| 32,262 | ||||
| 34,742 | ||||
| London (South Bermondsey) | 20,146 | |||
| 27,359 | ||||
| 17,900 | ||||
| 23,404 | ||||
| London (White City) | 18,439 | |||
| 12,021 | ||||
| 34,835 | ||||
| 32,384 | ||||
| 30,089 | ||||
| 49,000 | ||||
| 21,088 | ||||
| 22,200 | ||||
| 26,850 |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shorts sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | Tony Mowbray (on leave, medical) Gary Rowett (interim head coach) | Dion Sanderson |  Nike | Undefeated[2] | Undefeated | Birmingham City Foundation | Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company | |
| Blackburn Rovers | John Eustace | Dominic Hyam |  Macron | Totally Wicked | Watson Ramsbottom Solicitors | Venkys[3] | Venkys | |
| Bristol City | Liam Manning | Matty James | O'Neills | Huboo[4] | GoSkippy | Watches of Bath | Digital NRG | |
| Cardiff City |  Erol Bulut | New Balance | Visit Malaysia | Spreadex Sports | Watches of Bath | None | ||
| Coventry City | Hummel | King of Shaves[5] | Coventry Building Society | XL Motors | G&R Scaffolding | |||
| Huddersfield Town | André Breitenreiter | Jonathan Hogg | Umbro | Utilita[6] (Home & Away)Utilita Giving (Third) | SportsBroker | Marc Darcy | PCSpecialist | |
| Hull City | Liam Rosenior | Lewie Coyle | Kappa | Corendon Airlines[7] | McVitie's | Anex Tour[8] | None | |
| Ipswich Town |  Samy Morsy | Umbro | Ipswich Town Foundation | HaloITSM | YourHome.co.uk | |||
| Leeds United | Daniel Farke | Liam Cooper | BOXT | AMT Auto | Flamingo Land[9] | None | ||
| Leicester City | Enzo Maresca | Jamie Vardy | Adidas | King Power[10] | None | Sabeco Brewery | None | |
| Middlesbrough | Michael Carrick | Jonathan Howson | Unibet | Host & Stay | BOXT Life[11] | BOXT Life | ||
| Millwall | Neil Harris | Shaun Hutchinson | Erreà | Huski Chocolate[12] | Wiggett Group | Cremello Currency Management[13] | None | |
| Norwich City | David Wagner | Grant Hanley |  Joma[14] | Lotus Cars[15] | Sekura.id | Gran Canaria | 3B Data Security | |
| Plymouth Argyle | Neil Dewsnip (interim head coach) | Joe Edwards | Puma | Bond Timber | Project 35 | Vertu Motors | Retain Limited | |
| Preston North End | Ryan Lowe |  Alan Browne | Castore | PAR Group | PAR Group | None | None | |
| Queens Park Rangers | Martí Cifuentes |  Asmir Begović | Erreà | Convivia Group[16] | CopyBet | MyGuava[17] | Hyde Park Construction | |
| Rotherham United | Steve Evans | Sean Morrison | Puma | Rotherham Hospice | Burrows Toyota | Instantprint[18] | Mears Group | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Danny Röhl | Barry Bannan | Macron | Cirata | TriggerHub.org | Triggerhub.org | BLU Steel | |
| Southampton | Russell Martin | Jack Stephens[19] | Hummel[20] | Sportsbet.io[21] | Draper Tools | Mairon Freight UK[22] | None | |
| Stoke City | Steven Schumacher | Josh Laurent[23] | Macron | bet365 | Stoke City Community Trust | None | None | |
| Sunderland | Mike Dodds (interim head coach) | Corry Evans | Nike | Spreadex Sports | Vertu Motors | Hays Travel | Eleven Sports Media | |
| Swansea City | Matt Grimes[24] | Joma[25] | Reviva Coffee (Home)[26] Westacres (Away & Third)[27] | Swansea Building Society | Visit Central Florida | The Wave 96.4 FM (Home) Miles Hire (Away) Maggie's Swansea (Third) | ||
| Watford | Tom Cleverley | Daniel Bachmann[28] | Kelme[29] | MrQ.com[30] | Corpay | None | None | |
| West Bromwich Albion | Carlos Corberán | Jed Wallace | Puma[31] | Ideal Heating | Mr Vegas | BarberBoss[32] | None |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | Chris Wilder[34] | End of contract | 8 May 2023 | Pre-season |  Valérien Ismaël[35] | 10 May 2023 |
| Cardiff City | Sabri Lamouchi[36] | 16 May 2023 | Erol Bulut[37] | 3 June 2023 | ||
| Southampton | Rubén Sellés[38] | 28 May 2023 | Russell Martin[39] | 21 June 2023 | ||
| Leeds United | Sam Allardyce[40] | Mutual consent | 2 June 2023 | Daniel Farke[41] | 4 July 2023 | |
| Leicester City | Dean Smith[42] | End of contract | 16 June 2023 | Enzo Maresca[43] | 16 June 2023 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday |  Darren Moore[44] | Mutual consent | 19 June 2023 | Xisco Muñoz[45] | 4 July 2023 | |
| Swansea City | Russell Martin | Signed by Southampton | 21 June 2023 | Michael Duff[46] | 22 June 2023 | |
| Huddersfield Town | Neil Warnock[47] | Resigned | 20 September 2023 | 16th | Darren Moore[48] | 21 September 2023 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Xisco Muñoz[49] | Sacked | 4 October 2023 | 24th | Danny Röhl[50] | 13 October 2023 |
| Birmingham City | John Eustace[51] | 9 October 2023 | 6th | Wayne Rooney[52] | 11 October 2023 | |
| Millwall | Gary Rowett[53] | Mutual consent | 18 October 2023 | 15th | Joe Edwards[54] | 6 November 2023 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Gareth Ainsworth[55] | Sacked | 28 October 2023 | 23rd | Martí Cifuentes[56] | 30 October 2023 |
| Bristol City | Nigel Pearson[57] | 29 October 2023 | 15th | Liam Manning[58] | 7 November 2023 | |
| Rotherham United | Matt Taylor[59] | 13 November 2023 | 22nd | Leam Richardson[60] | 11 December 2023 | |
| Swansea City | Michael Duff[61] | 4 December 2023 | 18th | Luke Williams[62] | 5 January 2024 | |
| Sunderland | Tony Mowbray[63] | 9th | Michael Beale[64] | 18 December 2023 | ||
| Stoke City | Alex Neil[65] | 10 December 2023 | 20th | Steven Schumacher[66] | 19 December 2023 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | Steven Schumacher[67] | Signed by Stoke City | 19 December 2023 | 16th | Ian Foster[68] | 5 January 2024 |
| Birmingham City | Wayne Rooney[69] | Sacked | 2 January 2024 | 20th | Tony Mowbray[70] | 8 January 2024 |
| Huddersfield Town | Darren Moore[71] | 29 January 2024 | 21st | André Breitenreiter[72] | 15 February 2024 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | Jon Dahl Tomasson[73] | Mutual consent | 9 February 2024 | 18th | John Eustace[74] | 9 February 2024 |
| Sunderland | Michael Beale[75] | Sacked | 19 February 2024 | 10th | Mike Dodds (interim head coach)[76] | 19 February 2024 |
| Millwall | Joe Edwards[77] | 21 February 2024 | 21st | Neil Harris[78] | 21 February 2024 | |
| Watford | Valérien Ismaël[79] | 9 March 2024 | 13th | Tom Cleverley[80] [81] | 9 March 2024 | |
| Birmingham City | Tony Mowbray[82] | Temporary medical leave of absence | 19 March 2024 | 21st | Gary Rowett (interim head coach) | 19 March 2024 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Ian Foster[83] | Sacked | 1 April 2024 | Neil Dewsnip (interim head coach)[84] | 1 April 2024 | |
| Rotherham United | Leam Richardson[85] | 17 April 2024 | 24th | Steve Evans[86] | 17 April 2024 |
See main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs.
See main article: 2024 EFL Championship play-off final.
See main article: List of EFL Championship hat-tricks.
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 4–2 (H)[87] | ||||
| 6–2 (H)[88] | |||||
| 5–0 (H)[89] | |||||
 | 4–1 (H)[90] | ||||
 | 5–0 (H)[91] |
Sam Morsy Ryan Porteous Most red cards: 3| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Crysencio Summerville[101] | Leeds United |
| Young Player of the Season | Archie Gray[102] | |
| Apprentice of the Season |
Championship Team of the Season
| Pos. | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Leicester City | [103] | |
| RB | Kyle Walker-Peters | Southampton | |
| CB | Leeds United | ||
| CB | Jacob Greaves | Hull City | |
| LB | |||
| CM |  Gabriel Sara | Norwich City | |
| CM | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Leicester City | |
| FW | Morgan Whittaker | Plymouth Argyle | |
| FW | Crysencio Summerville | Leeds United | |
| FW | Sammie Szmodics | Blackburn Rovers | |
| FW | Georginio Rutter | Leeds United | |
| Manager | Kieran McKenna | Ipswich Town |
Sunderland AFC drew the highest average home attendance in the 2023-24 edition of the EFL Championship.
