We are now officially into the second half of the current Championship season, and the race for promotion is really starting to heat up.
It has been an entertaining first half of the season, 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 serious challenge for the playoffs during the second half of the campaign?
At the other end of the table, Coventry City are leading the way, and the Sky Blues currently boast a six-point lead over Middlesbrough in second. Ipswich are one place further back, eight points behind Frank Lampard's men, but they do have a game in hand on the top two.
Average Championship attendances in 2025/26
Coventry City
CBS Arena
29,837
Coventry City
King Power Stadium
29,759
Ipswich Town
Portman Road
28,551
Southampton
St Mary's Stadium
28,330
Derby County
Pride Park
28,074
Sheffield United
Bramall Lane
27,393
Birmingham City
St Andrew’s Stadium
27,113
Middlesbrough
Riverside Stadium
26,557
Norwich City
Carrow Road
25,807
Stoke City
Bet365 Stadium
24,539
West Brom
Hawthorns
23,859
Bristol City
Ashton Gate
23,213
Sheffield Wednesday
Hillsborough
22,167
Hull City
MKM Stadium
20,817
Charlton Athletic
The Valley
20,754
Portsmouth
Fratton Park
20,155
Watford
Vicarage Road
18,336
Preston North End
Deepdale
17,465
QPR
Loftus Road
16,530
Millwall
The Den
16,416
Swansea City
Swansea.com Stadium
15,777
Blackburn Rovers
Ewood Park
13,935
Oxford United
Kassam Stadium
11,084
Wrexham
Racecourse Stadium
10,608
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 25 2025/26 Championship attendances
Week 26 of the Championship was the second round of games of 2026, and three matches were called off due to the snowy weather across parts of the country.
The highest attendance in the Championship this week came from Pride Park for the match between Derby County and Wrexham. In total, 29,939 supporters turned out for this one, including 2,598 from Wales.
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.