Burnley are streets in front! 11 of the best defenses in the history of the EFL Championship

AND Priority He saw some great attacking teams over the years, but the second level provided some defensive side.

Burnley They are on the way to break all kinds of defense records during the 2024/25 campaign Scott ParkerSince Clarets hold the abundance of clean leaves to the Turf MOOR, at the time of writing at the time of writing, receiving only 10 goals.

But who are the best championship defense in the last 20 years? We watched the sides that scored the least goals in the championship season, and Clarets had several times.

11

Wigan Athletic (2004/05)

35 goals

The first of the six teams to receive 35 goals in the championship was Wigan Athletic back in 2004/05.

However, the Latics did not win the title, finishing seven points behind Sunderland. Under Paul Jewell, Wigan had the characters of Leighton Baines, Jimmy Bullard, Jason Roberts and Nathan Ellington, and spent eight years in the Premier League before being transferred in 2013.

10

Newcastle United (2009/10)

35 goals

Newcastle United bounced straight to the 2009/10 Premier League, boasting a solid defensive record under Chris Hughton in the Championship.

Easter automatically promoted Magpies and won the title on 102 points, holding 22 pure leaves with Steve Harper in the goal.

9

Burnley (2015/16)

35 goals

Sean Dyche and Burnley were a match made in the sky in the championship, and Clarets won the title in 2015/16.

Michael Keane and Ben Mee founded a solid partnership of the rear, and Tom Heaton was in goal, which resulted in Burnley retained 20 pure leaves and undefeated in the second half of the season. However, that year they did not have the best defense record.

8

Hull City (2015/16)

35 goals

Hull City coincided with Burnley’s release number in just 35 goals in 2015/16.

The Tigers had Like Harry Maguire and Andy Robertson on their backs and Allana McGregor in the goal, which helped them overcome Derby’s Derby over two legs to book their place at Wembley.

On Wednesday, Hull faced Sheffield for a place in the Premier League, and their impressive defense record was once again at the exhibition, holding a clean list while the Mohamed Diame strike made a difference.

7

Leeds United (2019/20)

35 goals

Under Marcel Biels, Leeds United was extremely fun to watch, with many goals scored and recognized in the Premier League. However, it was a different story in the championship.

After passing in his first attempt to return the whites to a top flight, Biels is in 2019/20. Leeds Leeds Solid 2019/20.

Leeds won the title for 10 points and retained 22 pure leaves, and 11 of their 35 goals received a festive period, including a dramatic victory of 5-4 in Birmingham City.

6

Burnley (2022/23)

35 goals

Clarets once again received only 35 goals in 2022/23 under Vincent Company, and Belgian took Burnley to the Premier League at his first attempt.

It was the first taste of Company management in England, and the former Central part of Manchester City conveyed all its experiences like Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Jordan Beyer.

Burnley ended up on 102 points but returned straight to the championship, and Kompany went to Bayern Munich.

5

Reading (2005/06)

32 goals

He had to present the best team in the history of the championship on this list, as Reading won a record 106 points under Steve Coppell, losing on just two occasions, one of which came on an open weekend.

Royals scored 99 goals during the campaign, but they were equally impressive on their backs. Marcus Hahnemann was a man in the goal, guarding 22 pure leaves, while Ibrahim Sonko and Ivar Ingarsson founded a solid partnership in the central part, and Nicky Shorey and Graeme Murty Excling in full Bek.

4

QPR (2010/11)

32 goals

Neil Warnock championship iconic championship manager took four teams to the Premier League during his career, one of which was QPR in 2010/11.

R retained a whopping 10 clean leaves in their introductory 12 games and did not lose until December, eventually won the title in front of Norwich City.

Warnock had many attack stars, including Adela Taarabta, who recorded a record 21 assists that season.

But the ignorant defensive heroes that year were Clint Hill, Kaspars Gorst, Matthew Connolly and goalkeeper Paddy Kenny. QPR even had Kyle Walker on loan from Tottenham that year, and the right back gave 20 championship appearances.

3

Middlesbrough (2015/16)

31 goal

During the 2015/16 season, Middlesbrough had the best defensive record ahead of Burnley and Hull City, admitting only 31 times as they finished second to automatic promotion.

Aitor Karanka was a man in charge of Riverside, and Boro finished 89 points and won the promotion of the last day against Brighton & Hove Albion third place.

The goalkeeper Dimi Constantopoulos played every minute of the championship action and retained 22 pure leaves, including nine in a row between November and January.

2

Preston North End (2005/06)

30 goals

You would think he would receive 30 goals in a 46 -game campaign to guarantee a promotion, right? Not in the case of Preston North End during the 2005/06 season.

Under Billy Davies, Lilywhites held 22 pure leaves, but they had to arrange for a place in the play-offs, and Reading and Sheffield United automatically increase.

Unfortunately, for those of Deepdale, they could not repeat their impressive defensive record against Leeds United in the semifinals of the play-offs, losing 3-1 over two legs.

1

Watford (2020/21)

30 goals

He also received 30 goals in the 2020/21 season is Watford, but unlike Preston, the Hornets managed to win a promotion in the Premier League, although in second place behind Norwich City.

Vladimir Ivic was the main coach until December, when he was replaced by Xisco. Despite changing the excavation, Watford finished second behind Canaries on 91 points. They admitted only once in their first five games and kept clean leaves in 23 of their 46 games.