Every 2000-01 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 12, 2000 to May 6, 2001.
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EFL Championship standings, 2000-01
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Fulham (FUL)
30
11
5
+58
101
5-4-1
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
26
13
7
+37
91
5-4-1
D1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
24
15
7
+31
87
5-4-1
D1
Preston North End (PNE)
23
9
14
+12
78
5-3-2
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)
23
9
14
+11
78
2-4-4
W2
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
21
11
14
+8
74
3-3-4
L1
Burnley (BUR)
21
9
16
-4
72
6-2-2
W1
Wimbledon (WIM)
17
18
11
+21
69
4-5-1
D4
Watford (WAT)
20
9
17
+9
69
3-2-5
L1
Sheffield United (SHU)
19
11
16
+3
68
3-3-4
D1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
20
8
18
+2
68
2-3-5
D1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
14
13
19
-3
55
2-3-5
D1
Gillingham (GIL)
13
16
17
-5
55
4-2-4
D1
Crewe Alexandra (CRE)
15
10
21
-15
55
3-4-3
D1
Norwich City (NOR)
14
12
20
-12
54
3-2-5
D1
Barnsley (BAR)
15
9
22
-13
54
4-1-5
L4
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
15
8
23
-19
53
5-2-3
D1
Grimsby Town (GRI)
14
10
22
-19
52
5-1-4
W1
Stockport County (SPT)
11
18
17
-7
51
5-2-3
L1
Portsmouth (POR)
10
19
17
-12
49
1-4-5
W1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
12
13
21
-13
49
3-3-4
W2
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
11
15
20
-9
48
3-4-3
L1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
7
19
20
-30
40
1-4-5
D1
Tranmere Rovers (TRA)
9
11
26
-31
38
1-3-6
D2
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 7 times.
Fulham trailed by as many as 1 point on September 9, 2000.
Fulham took first place for good on November 11, 2000.
Fulham won 11 games in a row from August 12, 2000 to October 18, 2000, the longest run of the race.
Fulham led by as many as 18 points on April 14, 2001.
Fulham went 4-2-0 from November 10, 2000 to December 9, 2000, turning a deficit of 1 point into a lead of 10 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 42 of the 113 days played.
Four teams held first place.
Fulham spent 242 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.