Every 1992-93 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 15, 1992 to May 9, 1993.
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EFL Championship standings, 1992-93
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Newcastle United (NEW)
29
9
8
+54
96
7-1-2
W5
West Ham United (WHU)
26
10
10
+40
88
6-1-3
W4
Portsmouth (POR)
26
10
10
+34
88
8-1-1
W1
Tranmere Rovers (TRA)
23
10
13
+16
79
7-3-0
D1
Swindon Town (SWI)
21
13
12
+15
76
4-3-3
L2
Leicester City (LEI)
22
10
14
+7
76
4-3-3
L1
Millwall (MIL)
18
16
12
+12
70
2-3-5
L2
Derby County (DER)
19
9
18
+11
66
4-3-3
W2
Grimsby Town (GRI)
19
7
20
+1
64
4-0-6
L4
Peterborough United (PET)
16
14
16
-8
62
3-4-3
D2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
16
13
17
+3
61
3-1-6
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
16
13
17
+1
61
4-1-5
L1
Barnsley (BAR)
17
9
20
-4
60
3-1-6
W1
Oxford United (OXF)
14
14
18
-3
56
4-1-5
W1
Bristol City (BRC)
14
14
18
-18
56
4-5-1
W1
Watford (WAT)
14
13
19
-14
55
3-4-3
L2
Southend United (SEN)
13
13
20
-10
52
5-1-4
W1
Notts County (NOT)
12
16
18
-15
52
3-4-3
W1
Luton Town (LUT)
10
21
15
-14
51
2-5-3
L1
Birmingham City (BIR)
13
12
21
-22
51
3-4-3
W1
Sunderland (SUN)
13
11
22
-14
50
1-2-7
L2
Brentford (BRE)
13
10
23
-19
49
3-3-4
L1
Cambridge United (CAM)
11
16
19
-21
49
2-3-5
L1
Bristol Rovers (BRR)
10
11
25
-32
41
2-3-5
W1
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace (2nd), the play-off pace (6th), and the relegation line.
Turning points
The lead changed hands 5 times.
Newcastle United trailed by as many as 6 points on August 25, 1992.
Newcastle United took first place for good on April 25, 1993.
Newcastle United won 11 games in a row from August 15, 1992 to October 18, 1992, the longest run of the race.
Charlton Athletic led by 5 points as late as August 28, 1992.
Newcastle United led by as many as 15 points on January 20, 1993.
Newcastle United went 8-0-0 from August 28, 1992 to October 10, 1992, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 8 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 32 of the 114 days played.
Newcastle United spent 239 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.