Season 2016–17 Matches played 382 | Goals scored 1,003 | |
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Top goalscorer Chris Wood (footballer born 1991)
Dwight Gayle
(20 goals) Biggest home win Brentford 5–0 Preston North End
(17 September 2016)
Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Norwich City
(29 October 2016)
Fulham 5–0 Huddersfield Town
(29 October 2016)
Fulham 5–0 Reading
(3 December 2016)
Norwich City 5–0 Brentford
(3 December 2016)
Cardiff City 5–0 Rotherham United
(18 February 2017) Biggest away win Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Newcastle United
(13 September 2016) Highest scoring Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–4 Fulham
(10 December 2016) Longest winning run 8 matches
Newcastle United Similar 2016–17 Premier League, 2016–17 EFL League O, 2016–17 FA Cup, 2010–11 Football League C, 2016–17 Copa del Rey | ||
The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the first season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. The season started on 5 August 2016 and is scheduled to conclude on 6 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.
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Teams
A total of 24 teams are contesting the league, including 18 sides from the 2015–16 season, three relegated from the 2015–16 Premier League and three promoted from the 2015–16 Football League One. The 2016–17 season is the first in which former European Cup winners Aston Villa are competing outside of the top flight since the beginning of the Premier League era in 1992.
Personnel and sponsoring
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Results
Updated to games played on 26 February 2017.
Source: BBC Sport
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.