2006–07 Football League Championship


The 2006–07 Football League Championship was the third season of the league under its current title and fifteenth season under its current league division format.
The Football League is contested through three Divisions. The top divisions of these is the League Championship. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship will be automatically promoted to the Premiership and they will be joined by the winner of the League Championship playoff. The bottom three teams in the Championship will be relegated to the second division, League One.
Sunderland finished top of the league with 88 points, closely followed by Birmingham City who had 86 points.
Derby County were promoted through the play-offs. Southend United, Luton Town and Leeds United were relegated.

Changes from last season

From Championship

Promoted to Premier League
Relegated to League One

To Championship

Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from League One

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BarnsleyBarnsleyOakwell23,009
Birmingham CityBirminghamSt Andrew's Stadium30,009
BurnleyBurnleyTurf Moor22,546
Cardiff CityCardiffNinian Park22,008
Colchester UnitedColchesterLayer Road6,320
Coventry CityCoventryRicoh Arena32,609
Crystal PalaceLondon Selhurst Park26,309
Derby CountyDerbyPride Park Stadium33,597
Hull CityKingston upon HullKC Stadium25,586
Ipswich TownIpswichPortman Road30,311
Leeds UnitedLeedsElland Road37,792
Leicester CityLeicesterWalkers Stadium32,261
Luton TownLutonKenilworth Road10,356
Norwich CityNorwichCarrow Road26,034
Plymouth ArgylePlymouthHome Park19,500
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale24,500
Queens Park RangersLondon Loftus Road19,128
Southend UnitedSouthend-on-SeaRoots Hall12,392
Sheffield WednesdaySheffieldHillsborough39,814
SouthamptonSouthamptonSt Mary's Stadium32,689
Stoke CityStoke-on-TrentBrittania Stadium27,500
SunderlandSunderlandStadium of Light49,000
West Bromwich AlbionWest BromwichThe Hawthorns26,688
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonMolineux28,525

League table


Play-offs

;Semi-finals

Attendances

Source:
No.ClubAverageChangeHighestLowest
1Sunderland31,887-5.9%44,44824,242
2Derby County25,9457.4%31,92021,295
3Norwich City24,545-1.6%25,47623,311
4Sheffield Wednesday23,638-4.9%29,10318,752
5Southampton23,556-0.2%32,00818,736
6Leicester City23,2064.4%30,45718,677
7Ipswich Town22,445-7.5%28,35519,337
8Birmingham City22,274-18.7%29,43115,854
9Leeds United21,613-3.3%31,26916,268
10Wolverhampton Wanderers20,968-11.2%28,01616,772
11West Bromwich Albion20,472-19.4%26,60617,417
12Coventry City20,342-4.5%27,21216,178
13Hull City18,758-5.5%25,51214,895
14Crystal Palace17,541-9.8%21,52315,985
15Stoke City15,7499.1%23,01711,626
16Cardiff City15,22329.9%20,10911,549
17Preston North End14,430-1.3%19,60311,601
18Plymouth Argyle13,012-5.5%17,0889,841
19Queens Park Rangers12,936-3.8%16,74110,811
20Barnsley12,73340.8%21,2539,479
21Burnley11,956-4.1%15,0619,681
22Southend United10,02424.5%11,4157,901
23Luton Town8,580-6.1%10,2607,441
24Colchester United5,46637.7%6,0654,249