Every 2009-10 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 7, 2009 to May 2, 2010.
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EFL Championship standings, 2009-10
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Newcastle United (NEW)
30
12
4
+55
102
8-2-0
W1
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
26
13
7
+41
91
6-4-0
D2
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
22
13
11
+25
79
4-3-3
D1
Cardiff City (CAR)
22
10
14
+19
76
6-3-1
L1
Leicester City (LEI)
21
13
12
+16
76
5-1-4
W5
Blackpool (BLP)
19
13
14
+16
70
6-2-2
D1
Swansea City (SWA)
17
18
11
+3
69
2-3-5
D1
Sheffield United (SHU)
17
14
15
+7
65
4-4-2
W2
Reading (REA)
17
12
17
+5
63
4-3-3
W1
Bristol City (BRC)
15
18
13
-9
63
5-3-2
D1
Middlesbrough (MID)
16
14
16
+8
62
3-5-2
L1
Doncaster Rovers (DON)
15
15
16
+1
60
3-3-4
D1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
14
15
17
-7
57
3-4-3
L1
Derby County (DER)
15
11
20
-10
56
3-5-2
W1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
12
20
14
-11
56
3-3-4
L1
Watford (WAT)
14
12
20
-7
54
3-3-4
W2
Preston North End (PNE)
13
15
18
-15
54
1-4-5
L2
Barnsley (BAR)
14
12
20
-16
54
0-5-5
D1
Coventry City (COV)
13
15
18
-17
54
0-4-6
L1
Scunthorpe United (SCU)
14
10
22
-22
52
4-2-4
D1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
14
17
15
-3
49
2-5-3
D3
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
11
14
21
-20
47
1-6-3
D1
Plymouth Argyle (PLY)
11
8
27
-25
41
2-1-7
L5
Peterborough United (PET)
8
10
28
-34
34
1-1-8
W1
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 21 times.
Newcastle United trailed by as many as 3 points on August 18, 2009.
Newcastle United took first place for good on February 17, 2010.
Newcastle United won 7 games in a row from October 24, 2009 to December 9, 2009, the longest run of the race.
Newcastle United went 5-1-0 from November 22, 2009 to December 20, 2009, 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 59 of the 100 days played.
Six teams held first place.
Newcastle United held first place for 78 straight days, the season's longest run.
Newcastle United spent 217 of the season's 269 charted days in first place.