EFL Championship top scorers - England 2017/2018
The leading goalscorers in EFL Championship (Sky Bet Championship) in the 2017/2018 season, as well as the players with the most assists and all hat-tricks.
Quick overview
- Top scorer list winner: Matej Vydra, Derby - 21 goals
- Most assists: Barry Douglas, Wolverhampton and Robert Snodgrass, Aston Villa - 14 assists
- Number of hat-tricks: 12
EFL Championship has a break between two seasons right now. The next season is planned to start on 14 August 2026.
Sky Bet Championship best goalscorers 2017/2018
Below is the final top scorer list for the EFL Championship 2017/2018, including the 31 players who scored the most goals during the season. If you want to see each players' goal progression per round during the season you can find it here.
| # | Player, Team | Nationality | Age | % team's goals | Min/goal | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Matej Vydra Derby |
Czech Republic | 26 | 43.8% | 129 | |
| 2. |
Lewis Grabban Aston Villa/Sunderland |
England | 30 | - | 126 | |
| 3. |
Bobby Decordova-Reid Bristol City |
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25 | 42.2% | 212 | |
|
Leon Clarke Sheffield United |
England | 33 | 43.2% | 175 | ||
| 5. |
Diogo Jota Wolverhampton |
Portugal | 21 | 30.4% | 213 | |
| 6. |
Martyn Waghorn Ipswich |
England | 28 | 37.2% | 216 | |
| 7. |
Britt Assombalonga Middlesbrough |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 | 37.5% | 198 | |
|
Ryan Sessegnon Fulham |
England | 17 | 28.8% | 269 | ||
| 9. |
Albert Adomah Aston Villa |
Ghana | 30 | 29.2% | 204 | |
|
James Maddison Norwich |
England | 21 | 45.2% | 259 | ||
|
Jarrod Bowen Hull |
England | 21 | 33.3% | 234 | ||
| 12. |
Billy Sharp Sheffield United |
England | 32 | 29.5% | 181 | |
|
Famara Diedhiou Bristol City |
Senegal | 25 | 28.9% | 180 | ||
| 14. |
Aleksandar Mitrovic Fulham |
Serbia | 23 | 23.1% | 115 | |
|
Leo Bonatini Wolverhampton |
Brazil | 24 | 21.4% | 217 | ||
|
Neal Maupay Brentford |
France | 21 | 27.9% | 193 | ||
| 17. |
Atdhe Nuhiu Sheffield Wednesday |
Austria | 28 | 32.4% | 131 | |
|
Conor Hourihane Aston Villa |
Ireland | 27 | 22.9% | 311 | ||
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Kemar Roofe Leeds |
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25 | 26.2% | 220 | ||
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Matt Smith Queens Park Rangers |
England | 28 | 33.3% | 187 | ||
|
Patrick Bamford Middlesbrough |
England | 24 | 27.5% | 189 | ||
| 22. |
Callum Paterson Cardiff |
Scotland | 23 | 21.3% | 216 | |
|
Gary Hooper Sheffield Wednesday |
England | 30 | 29.4% | 193 | ||
|
Gary Madine Bolton/Cardiff |
England | 27 | - | 297 | ||
|
George Saville Millwall |
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24 | 27.8% | 394 | ||
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Joe Garner Ipswich |
England | 30 | 23.3% | 257 | ||
|
Lee Gregory Millwall |
England | 29 | 27.8% | 338 | ||
|
Modou Barrow Reading |
Gambia | 25 | 29.4% | 334 | ||
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Ollie Watkins Brentford |
England | 22 | 23.3% | 352 | ||
|
Pierre-Michel Lasogga Leeds |
Germany | 26 | 23.8% | 186 | ||
|
Sean Maguire Preston North End |
Ireland | 24 | 26.3% | 167 |
TIP! Click on the number of goals to see the matches in which the player scored.
- Sources: Historical statistics are based on data from our providers and checked against archived season records when needed. Read more in our About Us section.
- Methodology: We count league goals, including knockout rounds when they are part of the same competition. Qualification, promotion and relegation playoffs are not included.
The age of the players is when the season ended at 6 May 2018
Most assists in the EFL Championship 2017/2018
This is the list of the players that assisted to most goals the EFL Championship during the 2017/2018 season.
| # | Player, team | Nationality | Age | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Barry Douglas
Wolverhampton |
Scotland | 28 | 14 |
|
Robert Snodgrass
Aston Villa |
Scotland | 30 | 14 |
|
| 3. |
Luke Freeman
Queens Park Rangers |
England | 26 | 12 |
|
Ivan Cavaleiro
Wolverhampton |
Portugal | 24 | 12 |
|
| 5. |
Junior Hoilett
Cardiff |
Canada | 27 | 11 |
|
Martyn Waghorn
Ipswich |
England | 28 | 11 |
|
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Adam Reach
Sheffield Wednesday |
England | 25 | 11 |
|
| 8. |
Adama Traoré
Middlesbrough |
Spain | 22 | 10 |
| 9. |
Matt Smith
Queens Park Rangers |
England | 28 | 9 |
|
Mark Duffy
Sheffield United |
England | 32 | 9 |
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Jed Wallace
Millwall |
England | 24 | 9 |
Scored hat-tricks in EFL Championship, season 2017/2018
In total there were 12 scored hat-tricks during the season 2017/2018 in EFL Championship, England. All players scoring these hat-tricks (or more than 3 goals), and the matches they scored it in, are listed here.
| Player, Team | Match | GoalsGoals |
|---|---|---|
| Atdhe Nuhiu Sheffield Wednesday |
Sheffield Wednesday - Norwich 5-1 Sun 6 May 2018 |
3 14', 60', 90+3' |
| James Maddison Norwich |
Hull - Norwich 4-3 Sat 10 March 2018 |
3 18', 19', 39' |
Bristol City |
Bristol City - Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Sat 3 March 2018 |
3 13', 35', 62' |
| Patrick Bamford Middlesbrough |
Middlesbrough - Leeds 3-0 Fri 2 March 2018 |
3 31', 36', 68' |
Leeds |
Queens Park Rangers - Leeds 1-3 Sat 9 December 2017 |
3 63', 68', 90+4' |
| Matej Vydra Derby |
Middlesbrough - Derby 0-3 Sat 25 November 2017 |
3 13', 47', 63' |
| Leon Clarke Sheffield United |
Sheffield United - Fulham 4-5 Tue 21 November 2017 |
3 6', 39', 90+1' |
| Ryan Sessegnon Fulham |
Sheffield United - Fulham 4-5 Tue 21 November 2017 |
3 30', 43', 78' |
| Leon Clarke Sheffield United |
Sheffield United - Hull 4-1 Sat 4 November 2017 |
4 53', 76', 80', 88' |
| Kieran Dowell Nottingham Forest |
Hull - Nottingham Forest 2-3 Sat 28 October 2017 |
3 29', 71', 83' |
| Conor Hourihane Aston Villa |
Aston Villa - Norwich 4-2 Sat 19 August 2017 |
3 22', 68', 85' |
| Abel Hernandez Hull |
Hull - Burton Albion 4-1 Sat 12 August 2017 |
3 7', 54', 68' |
6 May 2018 was the last match day for this season in EFL Championship, The league kicked off 4 August 2017.