The English Football Championship begins today with the opening round fixture being Blackburn Rovers hosting Cardiff City at Ewood Park.
This year the Championship will feature 24 teams and we have listed them here along with their home ground and current manager:
Birmingham City – St Andrew’s – Lee Clark
Blackburn Rovers – Ewood Park – Gary Bowyer
Blackpool – Bloomfield Road – José Riga
Bolton Wanderers – Macron Stadium – Dougie Freedman
Bournemouth – Dean Court – Eddie Howe
Brentford – Griffin Park – Mark Warburton
Brighton & Hove Albion – Falmer Stadium – Sami Hyypiä
Cardiff City – Cardiff City Stadium – Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Charlton Athletic – The Valley – Bob Peeters
Derby County – Pride Park – Steve McClaren
Fulham – Craven Cottage – Felix Magath
Huddersfield Town – John Smith’s Stadium – Mark Robins
Ipswich Town – Portman Road – Mick McCarthy
Leeds United – Elland Road – Dave Hockaday
Middlesbrough – Riverside Stadium – Aitor Karanka
Millwall – The Den – Ian Holloway
Norwich City – Carrow Road – Neil Adams
Nottingham Forest – City Ground – Stuart Pearce
Reading – Madejski Stadium – Nigel Adkins
Rotherham United – New York Stadium – Steve Evans
Sheffield Wednesday – Hillsborough – Stuart Gray
Watford – Vicarage Road – Giuseppe Sannino
Wigan Athletic – DW Stadium – Uwe Rösler
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Molineux – Kenny Jackett
The teams that were relegated from the Premier League are Cardiff City, Fulham and Norwich City, while Brentford, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Rotherham United were promoted from the Football League One.
The teams who have undergone managerial changes are as follows:
Blackpool – José Riga replaces Barry Ferguson
Brighton & Hove Albion – Sami Hyypiä replaces Óscar García
Charlton Athletic – Bob Peeters replaces José Riga
Leeds United – David Hockaday replaces Brian McDermott
As with previous seasons of the English Football Championship, the Top 3 teams at the end of the season will earn promotion to the Premier League, while the Bottom 3 teams will be relegated to Football League One.
