We identified 191 real signings across the 24 clubs of Championship; 189 are included in the hit-rate calculation (2 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 41%.
Comparison with 2019/20
The league's average hit rate was 41%, against 42% the previous season (▼ 1 p.p.). There were 191 real signings, against 245 in 2019/20.
Hit rate by club
1º Reading (7th in the league · 2 eval.)
2º QPR (9th in the league · 11 eval.)
3º Brentford (2nd in the league · 4 eval.)
4º Millwall (11th in the league · 4 eval.)
5º Stoke City (14th in the league · 7 eval.)
6º Coventry (16th in the league · 12 eval.)
7º Huddersfield (20th in the league · 10 eval.)
8º Cardiff (8th in the league · 6 eval.)
9º Barnsley (6th in the league · 5 eval.)
10º Wycombe (23rd in the league · 6 eval.)
11º Blackburn (15th in the league · 5 eval.)
12º Middlesbrough (10th in the league · 9 eval.)
13º Rotherham (24th in the league · 8 eval.)
14º Preston (13th in the league · 7 eval.)
15º Nottingham Forest (17th in the league · 15 eval.)
16º Derby (22nd in the league · 9 eval.)
17º Norwich (1st in the league · 9 eval.)
18º Bristol City (19th in the league · 8 eval.)
19º Luton (12th in the league · 6 eval.)
20º Bournemouth (5th in the league · 4 eval.)
21º Swansea (4th in the league · 14 eval.)
22º Sheffield Wednesday (21st in the league · 7 eval.)
23º Watford (3rd in the league · 10 eval.)
24º Birmingham (18th in the league · 11 eval.)
Detailed ranking
| Club | League position | Signings | Evaluated | Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Hit rate % |
|---|
| 1º | Reading | 7º | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 2º | QPR | 9º | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 68% |
| 3º | Brentford | 2º | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62% |
| 4º | Millwall | 11º | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 62% |
| 5º | Stoke City | 14º | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 57% |
| 6º | Coventry | 16º | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 54% |
| 7º | Huddersfield | 20º | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 50% |
| 8º | Cardiff | 8º | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
| 9º | Barnsley | 6º | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| 10º | Wycombe | 23º | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 42% |
| 11º | Blackburn | 15º | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 40% |
| 12º | Middlesbrough | 10º | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 39% |
| 13º | Rotherham | 24º | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38% |
| 14º | Preston | 13º | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 36% |
| 15º | Nottingham Forest | 17º | 15 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 33% |
| 16º | Derby | 22º | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33% |
| 17º | Norwich | 1º | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 28% |
| 18º | Bristol City | 19º | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 25% |
| 19º | Luton | 12º | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25% |
| 20º | Bournemouth | 5º | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25% |
| 21º | Swansea | 4º | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 21% |
| 22º | Sheffield Wednesday | 21º | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21% |
| 23º | Watford | 3º | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10% |
| 24º | Birmingham | 18º | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 9% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Ivan Toney | Brentford | 4143 | 32+10 | 7.38 | Excellent |
| Kieffer Moore | Cardiff | 3420 | 20+1 | 7.29 | Excellent |
| Jamal Lowe | Swansea | 3730 | 14+0 | 6.85 | Excellent |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | Luton | 3229 | 3+6 | 7.09 | Excellent |
| Callum O'Hare | Coventry | 3593 | 3+8 | 6.85 | Excellent |
Methodology
Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Barnsley (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Michal Helik | 48 | 3935 | 5 | 1 | Good |
| Dominik Frieser | 46 | 2168 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Carlton Morris | 25 | 1213 | 7 | 3 | Excellent |
| Matty James | 18 | 960 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Herbie Kane | 33 | 910 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Birmingham (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Neil Etheridge | 44 | 3874 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| George Friend | 39 | 1927 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Mikel San José | 37 | 1806 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Jonathan Leko | 42 | 1601 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Rekeem Harper | 21 | 1026 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Adam Clayton | 21 | 871 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Alen Halilović | 23 | 789 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jon Toral | 24 | 748 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Riley McGree | 36 | 736 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yan Valery | 9 | 238 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Andrés Prieto | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Blackburn (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Thomas Kaminski | 43 | 3870 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Barry Douglas | 36 | 2440 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Tom Trybull | 29 | 1346 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Daniel Ayala | 11 | 784 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Aynsley Pears | 40 | 270 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Bradley Lyons * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Bournemouth (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | 26 | 2031 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Ben Pearson | 22 | 1134 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Jack Wilshere | 23 | 736 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Shane Long | 17 | 467 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
Brentford (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ivan Toney | 48 | 4143 | 32 | 10 | Excellent |
| Vitaly Janelt | 45 | 3301 | 4 | 3 | Excellent |
| Saman Ghoddos | 46 | 1547 | 3 | 2 | Fair |
| Winston Reid | 21 | 671 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Bristol City (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Chris Martin | 26 | 1844 | 2 | 5 | Excellent |
| Adrian Mariappa | 35 | 1752 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Steven Sessegnon | 24 | 977 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Alfie Mawson | 12 | 958 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Henri Lansbury | 17 | 956 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Chris Brunt | 16 | 509 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Danny Simpson | 4 | 267 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Joe Williams | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Cardiff (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Kieffer Moore | 42 | 3420 | 20 | 1 | Excellent |
| Harry Wilson | 40 | 2832 | 7 | 11 | Excellent |
| Sheyi Ojo | 44 | 2367 | 5 | 7 | Good |
| Dillon Phillips | 42 | 1429 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jonathan Williams | 16 | 181 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Filip Benković | 12 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Coventry (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Dominic Hyam | 43 | 3870 | 3 | 0 | Good |
| Callum O'Hare | 46 | 3593 | 3 | 8 | Excellent |
| Gustavo Hamer | 42 | 2997 | 5 | 3 | Excellent |
| Ben Wilson | 39 | 2341 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ben Sheaf | 37 | 1814 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Tyler Walker | 35 | 1805 | 7 | 2 | Good |
| Matty James | 23 | 1800 | 3 | 3 | Excellent |
| Matt Godden | 24 | 1455 | 6 | 2 | Good |
| Jamie Allen | 46 | 1347 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 23 | 761 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Gervane Kastaneer | 8 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Lee Camp | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Derby (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Nathan Byrne | 43 | 3473 | 0 | 4 | Good |
| David Marshall | 39 | 2929 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Colin Kazim-Richards | 40 | 2758 | 8 | 2 | Good |
| George Edmundson | 13 | 749 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Patrick Roberts | 19 | 683 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Teden Mengi | 14 | 674 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Lee Gregory | 11 | 566 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Mike te Wierik | 11 | 273 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Beni Baningime * | 11 | 98 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
| Jordon Ibe | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Huddersfield (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Naby Sarr | 41 | 3641 | 4 | 0 | Excellent |
| Pipa | 39 | 3041 | 2 | 4 | Good |
| Richard Keogh | 22 | 1820 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Carel Eiting | 25 | 1559 | 3 | 3 | Good |
| Duane Holmes | 20 | 1244 | 2 | 2 | Good |
| Daniel Ward | 21 | 721 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Rolando Aarons | 12 | 498 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yaya Sanogo | 11 | 493 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Joel Pereira | 34 | 180 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jayson Leutwiler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Luton (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 39 | 3229 | 3 | 6 | Excellent |
| Kal Naismith | 23 | 1604 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Tom Lockyer | 26 | 1523 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Joe Morrell | 32 | 449 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Thomas Ince | 11 | 273 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Dion Pereira | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Middlesbrough (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Marcus Bettinelli | 46 | 3697 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Sam Morsy | 35 | 2342 | 1 | 5 | Fair |
| Chuba Akpom | 42 | 1933 | 5 | 2 | Good |
| Grant Hall | 25 | 1550 | 2 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Neeskens Kebano | 18 | 1226 | 1 | 3 | Good |
| Yannick Bolasie | 15 | 933 | 3 | 3 | Fair |
| Darnell Fisher | 16 | 907 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jordan Archer | 24 | 450 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 13 | 299 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
Millwall (4 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Scott Malone | 43 | 3370 | 5 | 2 | Excellent |
| George Evans | 19 | 1692 | 1 | 1 | Good |
| Kenneth Zohore | 18 | 868 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 12 | 739 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Norwich (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Oliver Skipp | 45 | 3859 | 1 | 1 | Excellent |
| Ben Gibson | 31 | 2356 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Dimitrios Giannoulis | 17 | 1307 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Przemysław Płacheta | 34 | 1132 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Xavier Quintilla | 19 | 976 | 2 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Kieran Dowell | 32 | 950 | 5 | 1 | Fair |
| Jordan Hugill | 36 | 708 | 4 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Ørjan Nyland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sebastian Soto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Nottingham Forest (15 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Cyrus Christie | 44 | 3956 | 0 | 3 | Excellent |
| Anthony Knockaert | 38 | 2446 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Cafú | 36 | 2351 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Scott McKenna | 26 | 2115 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Lyle Taylor | 46 | 1719 | 4 | 0 | Fair |
| James Garner | 20 | 1706 | 4 | 0 | Excellent |
| Filip Krovinović | 21 | 1585 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Luke Freeman | 30 | 1285 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Tyler Blackett | 21 | 864 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Glenn Murray | 20 | 724 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Harry Arter | 19 | 724 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nicholas Ioannou | 11 | 404 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Miguel Ángel Guerrero | 19 | 391 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Fouad Bachirou | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdoulaye Diallo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Preston (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Daniel Iversen | 23 | 2070 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 23 | 1718 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Emil Riis | 43 | 1638 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Sepp van den Berg | 19 | 1354 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Liam Lindsay | 14 | 1121 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Jayson Molumby | 23 | 677 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Anthony Gordon | 17 | 513 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
QPR (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Robert Dickie | 43 | 3806 | 3 | 1 | Excellent |
| Lyndon Dykes | 43 | 3066 | 12 | 5 | Excellent |
| Christopher Willock | 42 | 1942 | 3 | 5 | Good |
| Stefan Johansen | 21 | 1777 | 4 | 2 | Excellent |
| Tom Carroll | 24 | 1650 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Charlie Austin | 21 | 1430 | 8 | 1 | Excellent |
| Macauley Bonne | 42 | 1096 | 3 | 1 | Fair |
| Samuel Field | 19 | 973 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Albert Adomah | 42 | 864 | 2 | 5 | Fair |
| Jordy de Wijs | 10 | 648 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| George Thomas | 33 | 484 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
Reading (2 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Josh Laurent | 45 | 3998 | 3 | 3 | Excellent |
| Alfa Semedo | 42 | 2143 | 2 | 2 | Good |
Rotherham (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Wes Harding | 46 | 3742 | 0 | 4 | Good |
| Angus MacDonald | 42 | 3141 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Daniel Barlaser | 41 | 2402 | 3 | 4 | Fair |
| Viktor Johansson | 44 | 1807 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Lewis Wing | 20 | 1636 | 2 | 2 | Excellent |
| Florian Jozefzoon | 36 | 934 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | 15 | 608 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Josh Vickers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Sheffield Wednesday (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Callum Paterson | 43 | 2932 | 8 | 3 | Excellent |
| Elias Kachunga | 44 | 955 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Cheyenne Dunkley | 16 | 850 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Isaiah Brown | 33 | 567 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Jack Marriott | 14 | 401 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Andre Green | 15 | 307 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Aden Flint | 4 | 287 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
Stoke City (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| John Mikel Obi | 39 | 3210 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Jacob Brown | 46 | 2424 | 5 | 0 | Fair |
| Steven Fletcher | 37 | 2365 | 9 | 4 | Excellent |
| Morgan Fox | 20 | 1738 | 0 | 3 | Good |
| Angus Gunn | 22 | 1305 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Jack Clarke | 15 | 589 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Rabbi Matondo | 18 | 533 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Swansea (14 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Jamal Lowe | 49 | 3730 | 14 | 0 | Excellent |
| Korey Smith | 46 | 2582 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Ryan Bennett | 37 | 2429 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Conor Hourihane | 25 | 1633 | 5 | 2 | Good |
| Ryan Manning | 43 | 1098 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Joel Latibeaudiere | 36 | 424 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Morgan Whittaker | 23 | 417 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kasey Palmer | 18 | 372 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 5 | 324 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Viktor Gyökeres | 18 | 281 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jordan Morris | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Paul Arriola | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ben Hamer | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kieron Freeman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Watford (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| William Troost-Ekong | 42 | 2677 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Francisco Sierralta | 37 | 2207 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 39 | 1601 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| James Garner | 25 | 1134 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 23 | 921 | 1 | 5 | Fair |
| Dan Gosling | 15 | 587 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Stipe Perica | 23 | 380 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Carlos Sánchez | 11 | 284 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Achraf Lazaar | 16 | 222 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Glenn Murray | 9 | 115 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Wycombe (6 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Josh Knight | 38 | 3239 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Ryan Allsop | 42 | 2610 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Daryl Horgan | 45 | 2536 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Garath McCleary | 36 | 1856 | 4 | 1 | Fair |
| Ryan Tafazolli | 25 | 1566 | 2 | 2 | Fair |
| Jordan Obita | 13 | 635 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |