Sunderland won the 1995-96 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 83 points, 4 points ahead of Derby County. Millwall, Watford and Luton Town finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 1995-96
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Sunderland (SUN)
22
17
7
+26
83
4-5-1
L1
Derby County (DER)
21
16
9
+20
79
4-3-3
L1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
20
15
11
+20
75
5-2-3
L2
Stoke City (STK)
20
13
13
+11
73
6-1-3
W1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
17
20
9
+12
71
2-6-2
D2
Leicester City (LEI)
19
14
13
+6
71
7-1-2
W4
Ipswich Town (IPS)
19
12
15
+10
69
5-1-4
D1
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
17
12
17
+2
63
3-1-6
L2
Sheffield United (SHU)
16
14
16
+3
62
7-2-1
D1
Barnsley (BAR)
14
18
14
-6
60
1-6-3
D2
Port Vale (PVL)
15
15
16
-7
60
2-3-5
D1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
16
12
18
-8
60
5-4-1
W1
Tranmere Rovers (TRA)
14
17
15
+4
59
2-6-2
W1
Southend United (SEN)
15
14
17
-9
59
2-4-4
L1
Birmingham City (BIR)
15
13
18
-3
58
3-1-6
L2
Norwich City (NOR)
14
15
17
+4
57
3-3-4
W1
Oldham Athletic (OLD)
14
14
18
+4
56
5-2-3
W2
Reading (REA)
13
17
16
-9
56
5-1-4
W2
Grimsby Town (GRI)
14
14
18
-14
56
3-2-5
D2
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
13
16
17
-6
55
2-4-4
D1
Portsmouth (POR)
13
13
20
-8
52
2-2-6
W1
Millwall (MIL)
13
13
20
-20
52
2-2-6
D1
Watford (WAT)
10
18
18
-8
48
4-3-3
L1
Luton Town (LUT)
11
12
23
-24
45
2-2-6
L1
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 8 times.
Sunderland trailed by as many as 12 points on January 20, 1996.
Sunderland took first place for good on March 17, 1996.
Sunderland won 9 games in a row from February 20, 1996 to March 30, 1996, the longest run of the race.
Derby County led by 9 points as late as March 2, 1996.
Sunderland went 9-1-0 from February 19, 1996 to April 2, 1996, turning a deficit of 10 points into a lead of 5 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 60 of the 103 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Sunderland spent 70 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.