West Bromwich Albion won the 2007-08 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 81 points, 2 points ahead of Stoke City. It came down to the final days: West Bromwich Albion did not lead for good until April 28, 2008. Leicester City, Scunthorpe United and Colchester United finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 2007-08
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
23
12
11
+33
81
5-4-1
W1
Stoke City (STK)
21
16
9
+14
79
4-5-1
D1
Hull City (HUL)
21
12
13
+18
75
6-1-3
L1
Bristol City (BRC)
20
14
12
+1
74
2-3-5
W1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
18
17
11
+16
71
6-3-1
W1
Watford (WAT)
18
16
12
+6
70
1-5-4
D1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
18
16
12
+5
70
5-4-1
W1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
18
15
13
+9
69
4-4-2
W1
Sheffield United (SHU)
17
15
14
+5
66
7-1-2
L1
Plymouth Argyle (PLY)
17
13
16
+10
64
2-3-5
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
17
13
16
+5
64
2-2-6
W1
Cardiff City (CAR)
16
16
14
+4
64
4-4-2
W1
Burnley (BUR)
16
14
16
-7
62
3-2-5
L1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
14
16
16
-6
58
3-4-3
L2
Preston North End (PNE)
15
11
20
-6
56
4-4-2
L1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
14
13
19
-1
55
2-7-1
W2
Norwich City (NOR)
15
10
21
-10
55
3-0-7
L1
Barnsley (BAR)
14
13
19
-13
55
4-0-6
L1
Blackpool (BLP)
12
18
16
-5
54
1-5-4
D1
Southampton (SOU)
13
15
18
-16
54
3-4-3
W1
Coventry City (COV)
14
11
21
-12
53
2-4-4
L1
Leicester City (LEI)
12
16
18
-3
52
3-3-4
D1
Scunthorpe United (SCU)
11
13
22
-23
46
3-2-5
D1
Colchester United (COL)
7
17
22
-24
38
1-3-6
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 19 times.
West Bromwich Albion trailed by as many as 9 points on October 20, 2007.
West Bromwich Albion took first place for good on April 28, 2008.
Stoke City won 5 games in a row from February 2, 2008 to February 23, 2008, the longest run of the race.
Watford led by 9 points as late as October 23, 2007.
West Bromwich Albion went 4-2-1 from November 11, 2007 to December 15, 2007, turning a deficit of 9 points into a lead of 1 point.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 70 of the 89 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
West Bromwich Albion spent 74 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.