Championship Table Predictor 2026/27
Predict the final 2026/27 EFL Championship table. Drag all 24 clubs into the order you think they will finish — the two automatic promotion places at the top, the four play-off spots behind them, and the three relegation places at the bottom. Save your table, share it, then come back each matchweek to see how your prediction is holding up against the real standings.
Drag rows to reorder, or use the ▲ ▼ buttons. Your table saves automatically.
Your prediction vs the real table
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The Championship Table Predictor is a free, browser-based tool that lets you drag all 24 clubs into your predicted 2026/27 EFL Championship order — automatic promotion, the play-off places and the relegation zone are colour-coded. Your table auto-saves locally, and because the season kicked off on 14 August 2026 the tool already pulls the live Championship table and scores your prediction after every matchweek.
How the Championship Table Predictor Works
This tool lets you predict where all 24 clubs will finish in the 2026/27 Championship. The list starts in the current table order rather than a blank slate, so you are adjusting a real starting point. Drag a club to move it, or use the up and down arrows if you are on a phone. The coloured edge updates as you go: green for the top two, blue for the play-off places, red for the bottom three.
Your predicted table is saved automatically in your browser, so you can close the page and come back to tweak it. The panel under the table pulls the live standings and tells you how many clubs you placed in exactly the right position, how many you were within one place of, and your average error across all 24. It keeps that score per matchweek, so you can watch your prediction get better or worse as the season runs.
Why the Championship is harder to predict than the Premier League
Forty-six matches, twenty-four clubs, and a table that rarely settles before spring. A Premier League season is eight games shorter and far more top-heavy; the Championship regularly sends a club from mid-table in November into the play-offs in April. That volatility is exactly why a prediction made in August is worth keeping — and worth scoring honestly in May.
The 2026/27 Championship: Who Came Down, Who Went Up
Three clubs arrived from the Premier League: West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers finished 18th, 19th and 20th in 2025/26 and dropped straight into this division. Going the other way, Coventry City won the 2025/26 Championship with 95 points and Ipswich Town took the second automatic place on 84. Hull City finished sixth on 73 points and won the play-offs — a reminder that scraping into the top six is worth just as much as finishing third.
How promotion and relegation work
The top two go up automatically. Third to sixth enter the play-offs: two-legged semi-finals, then a one-off final at Wembley for the third promotion place, routinely called the richest single match in world football. At the other end there is no safety net — 22nd, 23rd and 24th are relegated to League One on the final table alone.
Tips for a Sharper Prediction
Relegated Premier League clubs are the obvious picks for the top two, and they are wrong often enough to matter — parachute money buys a squad, not adaptation to a 46-game season. Weigh summer transfer business and manager changes heavily in a division this long, and remember that the play-off race usually goes down to the last weekend, so the difference between your 6th and your 9th is mostly a coin flip. Predict the shape of the table, not the exact order, and let the scoring panel tell you how close you got.
Share Your Table and Settle It in May
Use Copy My Table to grab a text version of your prediction for WhatsApp, Reddit or your group chat, or Download Image for a clean graphic worth screenshotting now and arguing about in May. If you follow the division above, our Premier League table predictor works the same way, and there are versions for La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga. For the European season try the UCL bracket predictor, and to price up the summer’s business there is the transfer fee calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Championship table predictor work?
Drag each of the 24 clubs into the order you think they will finish the 2026/27 EFL Championship, or use the up and down arrows on mobile. The coloured edge marks the two automatic promotion places, the four play-off spots and the three relegation places. Your table saves automatically in your browser, and because the season is already under way the tool scores your prediction against the real table straight away.
Which clubs came down from the Premier League?
West Ham United, Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers finished 18th, 19th and 20th in the 2025/26 Premier League and dropped into the Championship. All three start this season among the favourites to go straight back up, which is exactly the sort of assumption a predicted table is good for testing.
Who went up from the Championship last season?
Coventry City won the 2025/26 Championship with 95 points and Ipswich Town took the second automatic place with 84. Hull City finished sixth on 73 points and won the play-offs to claim the third promotion spot — the clearest reminder that finishing sixth is worth as much as finishing third.
How does promotion from the Championship work?
The top two clubs are promoted automatically to the Premier League. The clubs finishing third to sixth enter the play-offs: two-legged semi-finals, then a single final at Wembley, and the winner takes the third promotion place. That final is routinely described as the richest single match in world football.
How many clubs are relegated from the Championship?
The bottom three — 22nd, 23rd and 24th — are relegated to League One. There is no relegation play-off, so the drop is decided purely on the final table.
How many matches does each club play?
Forty-six. Twenty-four clubs each play every other club home and away, which is eight more games than a Premier League season. That length is why Championship tables move so much between August and May, and why an early prediction is worth revisiting.
Does the tool compare my prediction to the real table?
Yes. The panel under the table pulls the live Championship standings and scores your prediction: how many clubs you placed in the exact right position, how many within one place, and your average position error. It also keeps a per-matchweek history so you can see whether your prediction is getting better or worse as the season goes on.
Are my predictions saved?
Yes. Your table is stored in your browser using localStorage and stays there until you clear your browser data or press Reset. Nothing is uploaded to a server and no account is needed.
Can I share my predicted table?
Yes. Copy My Table copies a text version for WhatsApp, Reddit or X, and Download Image saves a clean graphic of your predicted table to share or print.
What order does the table start in?
It starts in the current 2026/27 Championship table order, because the season kicked off on 14 August 2026 and a real table already exists. That gives you a live starting point to adjust rather than a blank list.