This division became the Football League Division 1 in 1992 through to 2004.
Then it was named the English Football League Championship, just below the Premier League which became independent,
The EFL Championship Play-Off has happened today at Wembley, a procedure played since the 2004-5 season.
The three promoted teams are moving from the wealthiest non-top flight football division in the world.
It is the SEVENTH richest division in Europe. The winners earn £60m from TV rites directly and the loser keeps the "gate receipts" from the Play-off Final. There is more to come for the promoted side obviously!
Two teams have already been promoted from the season's success and one more plays through "Play-off" system.
WINNERS AND LOSERS
2005 Sunderland and Wigan were promoted: West Ham were the first club to progress through the Play Off Final. They eventually went down from the Premier League and progressed back to the Premier League again in 2012 through the Play-off system.
2006 Reading and Sunderland promoted automatically. Watford were Play-off winners.
2007 Sunderland and Birmingham City with Derby winning Play-off.
2008 WBA and Stoke went up with Hull winners, who were relegated and did it again in 2016 and they have been runners up once.
2009 Wolves and Birmingham were promoted. Burnley were Play-off winners, they have been Championship Champions in 2016 also and have had a runners up place in 2014.
2010 Newcastle Utd and WBA promoted with Blackpool who went up through Play-off Final.
2011 QPR and Norwich promoted with Swansea City after Play-off.
2012 Reading and Southampton promoted, West Ham from Play-off.
2013 Cardiff City and Hull promoted-Crystal Palace winners of Play-off.
2014 Leicester City and Burnley promoted and QPR through Play-off.
2015 Bournemouth, Watford and Norwich City from Play-off
2016 Burnley and Middlesbrough; Hull City Play-off
2017 Newcastle, Brighton HA directly with Huddersfield Town in Play-off; The Terriers were relegated 2019
2018 Wolves and Cardiff automatically with Fulham from Play-off, only to be relegated 2019.
2019 Norwich and Sheffield Utd; Aston Villa won Play-off having been beaten by Fulham last year.
Only the Second Division of the German Bundesliga has greater spectator numbers that our EFL Championship.
Barnsley has spent more seasons and played more games (over 3000) in the SECOND level of the English League system, more than any other club in the world.
On 3rd January 2011 the Tykes notched up their 1000th win at that level.
Derby County and Nottingham Forest have the longest "tenure" in the Championship, being present since since 2007-8...and so it continues!
Spare a thought for Derby County,
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