Middlesbrough won the 1994-95 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 82 points, 3 points ahead of Reading. Swindon Town, Burnley, Bristol City and Notts County finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 1994-95
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Middlesbrough (MID)
23
13
10
+27
82
5-4-1
D1
Reading (REA)
23
10
13
+14
79
7-2-1
W4
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
21
14
11
+22
77
3-4-3
D2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
21
13
12
+16
76
2-7-1
D4
Tranmere Rovers (TRA)
22
10
14
+9
76
3-2-5
D2
Barnsley (BAR)
20
12
14
+11
72
4-4-2
L1
Watford (WAT)
19
13
14
+6
70
5-1-4
W2
Sheffield United (SHU)
17
17
12
+19
68
2-5-3
W1
Derby County (DER)
18
12
16
+15
66
3-2-5
L2
Grimsby Town (GRI)
17
14
15
+6
65
5-1-4
L1
Stoke City (STK)
16
15
15
-3
63
5-3-2
W1
Millwall (MIL)
16
14
16
0
62
4-2-4
D1
Southend United (SEN)
18
8
20
-19
62
6-2-2
W4
Oldham Athletic (OLD)
16
13
17
0
61
5-2-3
D2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
16
11
19
-8
59
3-2-5
L2
Luton Town (LUT)
15
13
18
-3
58
1-4-5
L4
Port Vale (PVL)
15
13
18
-6
58
3-3-4
D2
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
16
10
20
-6
58
4-2-4
D1
Portsmouth (POR)
15
13
18
-10
58
4-3-3
D1
Sunderland (SUN)
12
18
16
-4
54
3-3-4
D2
Swindon Town (SWI)
12
12
22
-19
48
2-2-6
D1
Burnley (BUR)
11
13
22
-25
46
3-2-5
D2
Bristol City (BRC)
11
12
23
-21
45
1-4-5
D1
Notts County (NOT)
9
13
24
-21
40
1-4-5
D1
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 16 times.
Middlesbrough trailed by as many as 4 points on October 22, 1994.
Middlesbrough took first place for good on March 21, 1995.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 5 games in a row from September 10, 1994 to October 1, 1994, the longest run of the race.
Tranmere Rovers led by 4 points as late as February 25, 1995.
Middlesbrough led by as many as 7 points on December 28, 1994.
Middlesbrough went 4-2-2 from February 25, 1995 to March 26, 1995, turning a deficit of 4 points into a lead of 4 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 80 of the 102 days played.
Middlesbrough spent 152 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.