The average age of each Championship team and how Sunderland compare to Leeds United, West Brom, Burnley & rivals

Sunderland’s youngsters have hit the ground running in the Championship with an impressive 19 points from nine games, leaving them top of the table.

Regis Le Bris’ side have been fired to the summit by the form of a number of incredible young talents, including academy graduate Chris Rigg, Jobe Bellingham, Eliezer Mayenda, Dennis Cirkin and Romaine Mundle.

Sunderland have a wealth of young talent that fans will hope can carry them to back into the top-flight for the first time since their relegation in 2016/17. But how does the average age of their first-team squad compare to their promotion rivals such as Burnley, Leeds United, Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough?

Here is the full Championship table based on average age - starting with the oldest group and building our way up the youngest team in the division.