Season trivia for EFL Championship 2018/2019
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2018/2019 EFL Championship season in England.
Best scoring couple
The players who were behind the most goals for their team in the 2018/2019 season were the players Ollie Watkins - Neal Maupay (Brentford) and Fraizer Campbell - Kamil Grosicki (Hull). Together they scored 8 goals for their teams, where one of the players scored the goal and the other one assisted to it.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2018/2019 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Billy Sharp, playing for Sheffield United, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 18 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Sheffield United-Wigan.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2018/2019 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) - November 2018
Jarrod Bowen (Hull) - December 2018
Che Adams (Birmingham) - February 2019
Teemu Pukki (Norwich) - February 2019
Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich) - April 2019
Most braces by player
Most braces (at least two goals in a match) were scored 6 times during this season, and the players who managed that were these:
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2018/2019 season was Neal Maupay in Brentford, in total he did it 14 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Teemu Pukki in Norwich during the 2018/2019 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2018/2019 season was Jay Rodriguez, in total he scored 8 penalties for his West Bromwich.
Most penalty goals by team
Blackburn was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2018/2019 season, in total they scored 9 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 3 players scored 3 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2018/2019 season was Dan Burn, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in EFL Championship, which he did 3 times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 2 players who scored in 6 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, and the players who achieved this were Teemu Pukki (Norwich) and Che Adams (Birmingham).
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Pablo Hernández in Leeds who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 4 consecutive matches.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Teemu Pukki in Norwich scored or assisted in 8 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Tammy Abraham in Aston Villa who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 13 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Teemu Pukki in Norwich scored a total of 22 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in EFL Championship during the 2018/2019 season.
Most consecutive wins
Aston Villa was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2018/2019 season, with a total of 10 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Bristol City were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2018/2019 season, playing 13 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
Queens Park Rangers had a streak of 7 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in EFL Championship during the 2018/2019 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Bolton managed the feat of not winning a single match in 13 consecutive matches during the 2018/2019 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were Bristol City, West Bromwich and Derby, and these teams turned the game around 6 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Rotherham have managed this in 7 matches during the 2018/2019 season, more than any other team in EFL Championship.
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