We are now entering the climax of the 2025/26 Championship season, and the race for promotion has the potential to have one of the closest finishes in living memory.
It has been an entertaining season in the second tier, with surprises most weeks. Sheffield United have been the biggest talking point at the bottom of the table for much of the season, but could the Blades be about to mount a late push for the playoffs?
At the top of the table, Coventry City are leading the way after wrestling back control of the division from Middlesbrough. Millwall are one place further back, but trail Boro by one point and Coventry by nine.
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 35 2025/26 Championship attendances
Week 35 of the Championship was another excellent one for Coventry City as they extended their lead over Middlesbrough to eight points. It was another bad weekend for Leicester City, though, who remain in the bottom three and on course for back-to-back relegations.
The highest attendance this gameweek came from the CBS Arena for the match between Coventry City and Stoke City. In total, 31,516 fans – a new record for the stadium – turned up for what turned out to be another excellent day for the hosts, who ran out as 2-1 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.