Every 1993-94 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 14, 1993 to May 8, 1994.
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EFL Championship standings, 1993-94
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Crystal Palace (CRY)
27
9
10
+27
90
7-1-2
L1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
23
14
9
+25
83
5-5-0
D2
Millwall (MIL)
19
17
10
+9
74
3-5-2
D1
Leicester City (LEI)
19
16
11
+13
73
2-7-1
D3
Tranmere Rovers (TRA)
21
9
16
+16
72
6-1-3
L2
Derby County (DER)
20
11
15
+5
71
4-3-3
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
17
17
12
+13
68
4-3-3
D2
Notts County (NOT)
20
8
18
-4
68
3-4-3
L1
Middlesbrough (MID)
18
13
15
+12
67
4-2-4
W1
Stoke City (STK)
18
13
15
-2
67
4-3-3
D3
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
19
8
19
+3
65
3-1-6
L1
Sunderland (SUN)
19
8
19
-3
65
4-2-4
D2
Bristol City (BRC)
16
16
14
-3
64
3-5-2
W1
Grimsby Town (GRI)
13
20
13
+5
59
1-5-4
D2
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
15
14
17
-1
59
3-3-4
L1
Southend United (SEN)
17
8
21
-4
59
3-2-5
W1
Portsmouth (POR)
15
13
18
-6
58
4-2-4
L4
Barnsley (BAR)
16
7
23
-12
55
3-0-7
W1
Watford (WAT)
15
9
22
-14
54
6-2-2
W2
Luton Town (LUT)
14
11
21
-4
53
1-3-6
D1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
13
12
21
-9
51
3-2-5
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)
13
12
21
-17
51
6-3-1
W1
Oxford United (OXF)
13
10
23
-21
49
4-2-4
W1
Peterborough United (PET)
8
13
25
-28
37
0-2-8
L5
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 17 times.
Crystal Palace trailed by as many as 5 points on August 17, 1993.
Crystal Palace took first place for good on January 22, 1994.
Crystal Palace won 6 games in a row from April 2, 1994 to May 1, 1994, the longest run of the race.
Charlton Athletic led by 4 points as late as November 26, 1993.
Crystal Palace went 7-1-1 from March 19, 1994 to April 23, 1994, turning a lead of 2 points into a lead of 15 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 68 of the 117 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Crystal Palace spent 155 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.