Season trivia for EFL Championship 2025/2026
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 2025/2026 EFL Championship season in England.
Note that the season is not finished yet, and there for the information below is not necessarily the final version.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, that is, the two players where one scored the goal and the other assisted, are Oliver McBurnie and Ryan Giles who have together scored 6 goals for Hull during the current season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players have all scored in the first minute in a match this season:
Fastest hat-trick
The fastest hat-trick this season was scored by Kieffer Moore of Wrexham, scoring three goals within 23 minutes in the match between Wrexham-Coventry.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season is 6 goals, which Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry) scored in October 2025.
Most braces by player
The players who have scored at least two goals the most times in a match this season are these, and they have scored braces three times so far:
Zan Vipotnik (Swansea)
Kieffer Moore (Wrexham)
Most first goals in a match
Zan Vipotnik in Swansea has scored the first goal of the match the most times so far this season, and he has done it in eight matches,
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match has most frequently been scored this season by Jack Clarke in Ipswich, in total he has scored the last goal seven times.
Most penalty goals by player
The player who has scored the most penalty goals this season is Jack Clarke in Ipswich with his four penalty goals.
Most penalty goals by team
The team that has scored the most penalty goals in the matches played so far this season is Ipswich, who have scored five goals from the penalty spot.
Most own goals by player
The player who has managed to put the ball into his own net the most times is Cameron Burgess in Swansea, in total he has scored three own goals so far this season.
Most own goals by team
The best teams at scoring on their own goalkeeper have done so three times so far this season, and the teams are Blackburn, Swansea, Birmingham, West Bromwich and Sheffield United.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Currently, it is Morgan Whittaker in Middlesbrough who has the most consecutive matches with a goal, which is 6 matches in a row.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) and Joe Ward (Derby) has a streak of 4 consecutive matches with at least one assist, which is the best so far this season.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
The longest streak of matches where a player contributed to at least one goal, either by scoring or assisting, belongs to Finn Azaz in Middlesbrough and Southampton, who did it in 7 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
two players have scored 7 goals in the first half, which is the most this season, and these players are Zan Vipotnik (Swansea) and Finn Azaz (Middlesbrough/Southampton).
Players with most goals in the second half
Jack Clarke in Ipswich has scored the most goals in the second half of the match, having scored 10 goals in the second half so far.
Most consecutive wins
The teams with the most consecutive wins this season are Coventry and Middlesbrough, having managed a total of 6 straight victories.
Most matches in a row without losing
Coventry have 12 consecutive matches without losing, which is the best in EFL Championship this season.
Most consecutive losses
The team with the most consecutive losses right now, with 8 straight defeats, is Sheffield Wednesday.
Most matches in a row without a win
Norwich is the team with the longest streak of matches without a win so far this season, their run is at 13 straight matches without a win.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The team that has been behind and then turned it into a win the most times so far is Watford, and they have done it in six different matches.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
The teams worst at defending their leads this season are Sheffield United, Blackburn and Hull, each with four matches where they lost or drew after having led.