All 24 EFL Championship fanbases ranked by how much emotional damage they’ve taken this season | OneFootball

All 24 EFL Championship clubs have been ranked with how much emotional damage their fans have had to endure so far this season

Supporting a team in the EFL Championship can be stressful, rage-inducing, and exhilarating at any given time, with each club's fanbase experiencing a wide variety of emotions across the campaign.

The EFL Championship table is starting to take shape, yet not many would dare to hazard many guesses about exactly how the final table will be laid out.

Coventry City, under Frank Lampard, have emerged as the early favourites for the title, whilst it looks as though Sheffield Wednesday already require a miracle to stay up, having been docked 12 points for entering administration.

Norwich City's and Sheffield United's struggles will have taken many by surprise, whilst Stoke City, Hull City, and Preston North End all sit in the upper echelons of the table at this stage, with not many having predicted as such.

With the parachute payment teams struggling to get up to scratch, the Championship is as wide open as ever, with any team in real contention for a place in the top six or the bottom three.

Fans of each club will be feeling the emotions that come along with their team's success/disappointment, as Football League World has ranked each fanbase on who has experienced the most emotional damage so far this season, from least to most.

Coventry City have taken the Championship by storm this campaign, emerging as the early favourites for the league title led by former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard.

The Sky Blues fanbase has had little to complain about at this stage, with their side scoring goals for fun and blowing their opposition out of the water, little more could be done by Lampard and his side to improve the mood around the CBS Arena at the moment.

23 ? ? Stoke City

Stoke City have not finished above 14th in the second tier since relegation from the Premier League in 2018, with the Potters among the biggest underperformers in the division since their arrival.

Now under Mark Robins, Stoke look like a real competitive outfit for the first time in a while, and look like a good bet for a top six finish come the end of the season.

Many Potters fans would have taken a top-half finish at the beginning of the campaign, so to be in and amongst the top six is scarcely believable for many.

22 ? ? Hull City

Hull City were hit with a transfer embargo this summer until January 2027, meaning they cannot pay a fee for a player until then, and with the incoming of the relatively unknown Sergej Jakirovic, expectations weren't high for the Tigers.

However, Hull are amongst the top scorers in the league and sit firmly in the top half of the table at this stage, much to the surprise of many in the division, with many fans of the club pleasantly surprised by this revelation.

Middlesbrough, like Coventry, have been one of the standout sides in the division this season and looks like a good bet for a top six finish this campaign. However, one thing has caused their fanbase enough emotional damage this campaign to rank them as low as this.

Rob Edwards' departure to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, despite only moving to Teesside this summer, has left a sour taste in many Boro fans' mouths, but on the whole, the feeling has been positive around The Riverside.

With Kim Hellberg now at the helm, Boro fans will be hoping that the Swede is every bit as good, if not better than Edwards, as they look to sustain a real promotion push this campaign.

20 ? ? Bristol City

Bristol City had to watch Liam Manning depart this summer for Norwich City, having achieved a top-six finish in the Championship for the first time in 17 years last season.

Now with Gerhard Struber in charge, the Robins look to be in and amongst the top six yet again this season, with only a 5-1 defeat away to fellow contenders Stoke the only real blemish on the season so far, with the fanbase largely content with the way things are going once again.

19 ? ? Millwall

Millwall, under Alex Neil, once again look like a tricky outfit. Having narrowly missed out on a play-off place last season, the Lions have looked to continue momentum into this campaign, and once again look like a decent bet for a top-six finish this time around.

However, a recent dip in form from the side has started to raise a few more questions than Neil would have liked, but the mood around The Den remains optimistic about another strong campaign.

18 ? ? Preston North End

Expectations weren't set high for Preston North End this season, having only just narrowly avoided the drop last campaign by the skin of their teeth.

With financial struggles, the club was forced to largely explore the loan and free agent market, with additions such as Thierry Small, Alfie Devine, and Harrison Armstrong looking like good ones, as fans will be hoping they can continue a strong start under Paul Heckingbottom.

17 ? ? Charlton Athletic

Newly promoted sides are usually one of the favourites to go straight back down, but Nathan Jones' Charlton Athletic are attempting to buck that trend this season.

The Addicks sit much closer to the play-off places than the relegation ones at this stage, which almost every Charlton fan would have taken at the start of the season, with only their most recent 5-1 thumping at home to Southampton raising question marks so far.

16 ? ? Watford

Watford, in typical Watford fashion, are already on their second manager of the season, with Javi Gracia returning to Vicarage Road to replace the outgoing Paulo Pezzolano.

The Hornets' form has been relatively streaky, but now with the Spaniard in charge, fans of the club will be hoping the likes of Nestory Irankunda and Imran Louza can continue to fire them up the division.

15 ? ? Wrexham

Wrexham's meteoric rise to the Championship has been well-documented, and upon their arrival into the second tier, it was always going to be a huge ask to continue their promotion rampage under Phil Parkinson.

Having spent big this summer to bring in the likes of Nathan Broadhead, Callum Doyle, and Lewis O'Brien, their ambition was laid out for all to see.

Things haven't fully clicked into gear yet in North Wales, but if you had told Wrexham fans five years ago that they would be comfortably in mid-table in the Championship, they likely would have called you crazy, so fans of the club really have little to complain about.