Cardiff City won the 2012-13 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 87 points, 8 points ahead of Hull City. Peterborough United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol City finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 2012-13
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Cardiff City (CAR)
25
12
9
+27
87
3-6-1
D4
Hull City (HUL)
24
7
15
+9
79
4-2-4
D1
Watford (WAT)
23
8
15
+27
77
3-2-5
L1
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
19
18
9
+26
75
5-4-1
W3
Crystal Palace (CRY)
19
15
12
+11
72
1-5-4
W1
Leicester City (LEI)
19
11
16
+23
68
2-4-4
W1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
18
14
14
+8
68
5-2-3
D2
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
17
16
13
+4
67
3-4-3
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
17
14
15
+6
65
6-3-1
W1
Derby County (DER)
16
13
17
+3
61
5-1-4
W1
Burnley (BUR)
16
13
17
+2
61
3-4-3
W2
Birmingham City (BIR)
15
16
15
-6
61
5-3-2
D1
Leeds United (LEE)
17
10
19
-9
61
3-1-6
W1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
16
12
18
-13
60
5-3-2
L1
Blackpool (BLP)
14
17
15
-1
59
4-4-2
D1
Middlesbrough (MID)
18
5
23
-9
59
1-2-7
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
14
16
16
-7
58
3-4-3
D2
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
16
10
20
-8
58
4-3-3
W1
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
15
13
18
-20
58
4-2-4
D1
Millwall (MIL)
15
11
20
-11
56
2-3-5
L1
Barnsley (BAR)
14
13
19
-14
55
3-5-2
D1
Peterborough United (PET)
15
9
22
-9
54
4-4-2
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
14
9
23
-14
51
4-0-6
L3
Bristol City (BRC)
11
8
27
-25
41
1-2-7
L2
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 14 times.
Cardiff City trailed by as many as 5 points on August 25, 2012.
Cardiff City took first place for good on December 2, 2012.
Nottingham Forest won 6 games in a row from February 19, 2013 to March 16, 2013, the longest run of the race.
Cardiff City went 5-1-0 from December 21, 2012 to January 19, 2013, turning a level race into a lead of 10 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 47 of the 93 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
Cardiff City spent 190 of the season's 261 charted days in first place.