England, tier 2
EFL Championship
24 clubs (officially Sky Bet Championship), organised by English Football League.
18 owned by investors5 owned by a multi-club group1 no single controlling owner
Birmingham CityBirminghamKnighthead Capital Management United States
Blackburn RoversBlackburn with DarwenRao family (Venky's) India
Bolton WanderersBolton
Bristol CityBristolBristol City Holdings Limited England
BurnleyBurnleyAlan Pace United States
Cardiff CityCardiffVincent Tan Chee Yioun Malaysia
Charlton AthleticRoyal Borough of GreenwichGlobal Football Partners Limited United States
Derby CountyDerbyThe Clowes Trust 2014 United Kingdom
Lincoln CityLincolnLiquid Investments, Inc. United States
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughSteve Gibson United Kingdom
MillwallLondon Borough of SouthwarkBerylson family United States
Norwich CityNorwichMark Attanasio United States
PortsmouthPortsmouthMichael Eisner United States
Preston North EndPrestonDeepdale PNE Holdings Ltd England
Queens Park RangersLondon Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamQPR Holdings Limited England
Sheffield UnitedSheffieldBlades Leisure Limited England
SouthamptonSouthamptonDragan Šolak Malta
Stoke CityStoke-on-TrentJohn Coates United Kingdom
Swansea CitySwanseaOwners sharing control, from United States
WatfordWatfordGino Pozzo Italy
West Bromwich AlbionSandwellShilen Patel United States
West Ham UnitedLondon Borough of NewhamPrivate owner
Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhamptonGuo Guangchang China
WrexhamWrexhamThe R.R. McReynolds Company, LLC United States
Sources for this competition
- EFL Championship official site English Football League, checked 4 October 2026
- 2026–27 EFL Championship Wikipedia, checked 3 October 2026