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Leading League goalscorer:
Teemu Pukki
(Norwich City)
29 goals

Only 2 clubs conceded more home League goals in the division than Norwich but the Norfolk side won the Championship title in style helped greatly by the 29 goals scored by Teemu Pukki. The Finnish player won the EFL Championship Player of the Season award in his first season in English football.

Not that everything went Norwich's way during the season - during their open-top celebration bus tour through Norwich their bus broke down and had to be replaced!

A financial crisis at Bolton saw the players strike because of unpaid wages, The Bolton v Brentford match was never played but the Football league awarded the Londoners a 1-0 victory. 
Full details.

Birmingham City became the first club to fall foul of the Football League's profitability and sustainability rules. They suffered a nine point penalty. Full details 

 

   P W D L F A Pts
    Results 1 Norwich City 46 27 13 6 93 57 94 Promoted
    Results 2 Sheffield United 46 26 11 9 78 41 89 Promoted
    Results 3 Leeds United 46 25 8 13 73 50 83 Play Off
    Results 4 West Bromwich Albion 46 23 11 12 87 62 80 Play Off
    Results 5 Aston Villa 46 20 16 10 82 61 76 Promoted
    Results 6 Derby County 46 20 14 12 69 54 74 Play Off
    Results 7 Middlesbrough 46 20 13 13 49 41 73
    Results 8 Bristol City 46 19 13 14 59 53 70
    Results 9 Nottingham Forest 46 17 15 14 61 54 66
    Results 10 Swansea City 46 18 11 17 65 62 65
    Results 11 Brentford 46 17 13 16 73 59 64

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    Results 12 Sheffield Wednesday 46 16 16 14 60 62 64
    Results 13 Hull City 46 17 11 18 66 68 62
    Results 14 Preston North End 46 16 13 17 67 67 61
    Results 15 Blackburn Rovers 46 16 12 18 64 69 60
    Results 16 Stoke City 46 11 22 13 45 52 55
    Results 17 Birmingham City 46 14 19 13 64 58 52 **
    Results 18 Wigan Athletic 46 13 13 20 51 64 52
    Results 19 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 9 23 53 71 51
    Results 20 Reading 46 10 17 19 49 66 47
    Results 21 Millwall 46 10 14 22 48 64 44

    Results 22 Rotherham United 46 8 16 22 52 83 40 Relegated
    Results 23 Bolton Wanderers 46 8 8 30 29 78 32

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Relegated
    Results 24 Ipswich Town 46 5 16 25 36 77 31

Relegated
   
   

* The Bolton v Brentford fixture was not played but the Football League awarded Brentford a 1-0 victory which has been included in the playing records of both clubs. Full details.
** Birmingham had 9 points deducted due to breach of financial rules. Full details.

Full home and away table

   
   
Play Off Semi-Finals    Play Off
1st Leg
Sat May 11 Aston Villa 2 - 1 West Bromwich Albion
Sat May 11 Derby County 0 - 1 Leeds United
2nd Leg
Tue May 14 West Bromwich Albion 1 - 0 Aston Villa
Wed May 15 Leeds United 2 - 4 Derby County
Aggregate scores
Aston Villa 2 - 2 West Bromwich Albion
   Aston Villa won 4-3 on penalties
Derby County 4 - 3 Leeds United
                 
Play Off Final (at Wembley)
Mon May 27 Aston Villa 2 - 1 Derby County
       Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League.

 

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