2016–17 EFL Championship
The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. Newcastle United were crowned the champions and were promoted to Premier League after just one season in the Championship. Brighton & Hove Albion, alongside Huddersfield Town, both achieved Premier League promotions, via the second automatic promotion place and play-off route respectively, Brighton and Huddersfield Town's first ever since the Premier League formed in 1992.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Newcastle United |
| Promoted | Newcastle United Brighton & Hove Albion Huddersfield Town |
| Relegated | Rotherham United Wigan Athletic Blackburn Rovers |
| Matches played | 552 |
| Goals scored | 1,441 (2.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Chris Wood (Leeds United) (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Norwich City 7–1 Reading (8 April 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Queens Park Rangers 0–6 Newcastle United (13 September 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–4 Fulham (10 December 2016) Burton Albion 3–5 Brentford (18 March 2017) Norwich City 7–1 Reading (8 April 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 8 matches Newcastle United |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Longest winless run | 17 matches Rotherham United |
| Longest losing run | 10 matches Rotherham United |
| Highest attendance | 52,301 Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds United (14 April 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,725 Burton Albion 1–1 Queens Park Rangers (27 September 2016) |
| Average attendance | 20,125 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The season started on 5 August 2016 with the final round of regular league fixtures played on 7 May 2017. The fixtures were announced on 22 June 2016.