We are now entering the climax of the 2025/26 Championship season, and the race for promotion is set for a thrilling finale.
It has been an entertaining season in the second tier, with surprises most weeks. At the bottom of the table, Sheffield Wednesday have been as good as down since the opening day of the season, but just four points separate Oxford United in 23rd and Blackburn Rovers in 19th.
At the top of the table, Coventry City are leading the way after wrestling back control of the division from Middlesbrough. Ipswich are one place further back, but trail Boro by two points and Coventry by 11.
Average Championship attendances in 2025/26
Coventry City
CBS Arena
29,997
Leicester
King Power Stadium
29,424
Derby County
Pride Park
28,431
Southampton
St Mary's Stadium
28,325
Ipswich
Portman Road
28,172
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
27,645
Birmingham City
St Andrew’s Stadium
27,349
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
27,259
Norwich City
Carrow Road
25,864
Stoke City
Bet365 Stadium
24,164
West Brom
Hawthorns
23,714
Bristol City
Ashton Gate
23,349
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
22,655
Hull City
MKM Stadium
21,035
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
20,209
Charlton Athletic
The Valley
19,947
Watford
Vicarage Road
18,571
Preston North End
Deepdale
16,911
Millwall
The Den
16,797
QPR
Loftus Road
16,750
Swansea City
Swansea.com Stadium
16,173
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
13,535
Oxford United
Kassam Stadium
11,070
Wrexham
Racecourse Stadium
10,615
Unsurprisingly, Coventry City are at the top of the attendance ranking in the Championship. There is plenty of excitement in the air in Coventry, and supporters don't want to miss out on any of the action in what could be a historic season for the club.
At the very bottom are Wrexham, with an average attendance of 10,608. The reason for this is the ongoing development at one end of the Racecourse Ground and the stadium's generally low capacity, which can hold only 13,341 fans.
Week 39 2025/26 Championship attendances
Week 39 of the Championship saw Coventry take a giant step towards the Premier League. Their win away at Swansea, combined with the three teams below them drawing, has left them needing just 14 points from their final seven matches to guarantee promotion. At the other end of the table, West Brom made it two wins in a row to pull further away from the drop zone.
The highest attendance this gameweek came from St Mary's Stadium for the match between Southampton and Oxford United. In total, 30,428 fans turned up for what turned out to be another good day for the hosts, as they ran out as 2-0 winners.
Championship record attendance
Unsurprisingly, the highest ever attendance at a Championship match came at a playoff final at Wembley Stadium. Back in 2014, 87,348 fans turned up at the national stadium to watch Derby County take on QPR, with Bobby Zamora famously scoring a last-minute winner for the Hoops.