High flyers Cardiff and Millwall are defying the odds with both teams experiencing fantastic seasons despite limited budgets.
The Bluebirds are currently third and are going toe to toe with Fulham for the title.
Millwall’s performance is even more extraordinary. The Lions have the second lowest squad cost in the Championship failing to even break into seven figures (£800,000), yet they’re now sixth.
Thursday 12th April 2018
Below you will find a list of the Championship teams in order of squad cost from highest to lowest.
Aston Villa
Squad Cost: £67.8m
League Position: 4
2017/18 record signing: Glenn Whelan from Stoke City for £2m
Hull City
Squad Cost: £62.7m
League Position: 18
2017/18 record signing: Eight players for undisclosed fees
Middlesbrough
Squad Cost: £62.7m
League Position: 6
2017/18 record signing: Britt Assombalonga from Nottingham Forest for £15m
Britt Assombalonga
Wolves
Squad Cost: £41.1m
League Position: 1
2017/18 record signing: Ruben Neves from Porto for £15.8m
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Derby County
Squad Cost: £41.1m
League Position: 5
2017/18 record signing: Tom Lawrence from Leicester City for £4.95m
Sunderland
Squad Cost: £40.6m
League Position: 23
2017/18 record signing: James Vaughan from Bury and Jason Steele from Blackburn Rovers for £500k
Fulham
Squad Cost: £37.4m
League Position: 3
2017/18 record signing: Rui Fonte from Braga for £8.3m
Norwich City
Squad Cost: £36.8m
League Position: 14
2017/18 record signing: 11 players for undisclosed fees
Sheffield Wednesday
Squad Cost: £35.5m
League Position: 16
2017/18 record signing: Jordan Rhodes from Middlesbrough for £10m
Jordan Rhodes of Sheffield Wednesday (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Leeds United
Squad Cost: £29.9m
League Position: 13
2017/18 record signing: Adam Forshaw from Middlesbrough for £4.5m
QPR
Squad Cost: £26.1m
League Position: 15
2017/18 record signing: Three players for undisclosed fees
Reading
Squad Cost: £23m
League Position: 19
2017/18 record signing: Sone Aluko from Fulham for £7.2m
Bristol City
Squad Cost: £19.5m
League Position: 7
2017/18 record signing: Famara Diédhiou from Angers for £5.3m
Bristol City Famara Diédhiou with Mark Ashton and Lee Johnson
Birmingham City
Squad Cost: £19.2m
League Position: 21
2017/18 record signing: Six players for undisclosed fees
Brentford
Squad Cost: £16.4m
League Position: 11
2017/18 record signing: Nine players for undisclosed fees
Cardiff City
Squad Cost: £14.6m
League Position: 3
2017/18 record signing: Gary Madine from Bolton Wanderers for £2m
Nottingham Forest
Squad Cost: £7m
League Position: 17
2017/18 record signing: Six players for undisclosed fees
Barnsley
Squad Cost: £6m
League Position: 22
2017/18 record signing: Cameron McGeehan from Luton Town for £990k
Sheffield United
Squad Cost: £5.9m
League Position: 9
2017/18 record signing: Richard Stearman from Fulham for £961k
Ipswich Town
Squad Cost: £4.2m
League Position: 12
2017/18 record signing: Five players for undisclosed fees
Aaron Wilbraham of Bolton Wanderers (Image: Paul Roberts/JMP)
Bolton Wanderers
Squad Cost: £2.5m
League Position: 20
2017/18 record signing: Aaron Wilbraham from Bristol City and Craig Noone for undisclosed fees
Preston North End
Squad Cost: £2.1m
League Position: 10
2017/18 record signing: Declan Rudd from Norwich City for £966k
Millwall
Squad Cost: £800,000
League Position: 8
2017/18 record signing: Four players for undisclosed fees
Burton Albion
Squad Cost: £500,000
League Position: 24
2017/18 record signing: Three players for undisclosed fees
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