AFC Bournemouth won the 2014-15 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 90 points, 1 point ahead of Watford. It came down to the final days: AFC Bournemouth did not lead for good until May 2, 2015. Millwall, Wigan Athletic and Blackpool finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 2014-15
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
AFC Bournemouth (BOU)
26
12
8
+53
90
7-3-0
W2
Watford (WAT)
27
8
11
+41
89
7-2-1
D1
Norwich City (NOR)
25
11
10
+40
86
6-3-1
W1
Middlesbrough (MID)
25
10
11
+31
85
6-1-3
D1
Brentford (BRE)
23
9
14
+19
78
4-4-2
W2
Ipswich Town (IPS)
22
12
12
+18
78
5-2-3
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
22
12
12
+14
78
6-2-2
W2
Derby County (DER)
21
14
11
+29
77
2-5-3
L1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
17
16
13
+7
67
4-4-2
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)
16
15
15
-10
63
5-2-3
W3
Cardiff City (CAR)
16
14
16
-4
62
5-3-2
W2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
14
18
14
-6
60
3-3-4
L2
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
14
18
14
-6
60
2-5-3
D1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
15
14
17
+2
59
1-3-6
L2
Leeds United (LEE)
15
11
20
-11
56
2-3-5
D1
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
13
16
17
-17
55
2-7-1
D4
Fulham (FUL)
14
10
22
-21
52
3-4-3
L1
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
13
12
21
-13
51
2-4-4
L2
Reading (REA)
13
11
22
-21
50
1-3-6
W1
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
10
17
19
-10
47
1-4-5
D1
Rotherham United (ROT)
11
16
19
-21
46
2-3-5
D1
Millwall (MIL)
9
14
23
-34
41
2-4-4
L1
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
9
12
25
-25
39
2-2-6
L2
Blackpool (BLP)
4
14
28
-55
26
0-4-6
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 24 times.
AFC Bournemouth trailed by as many as 9 points on September 17, 2014.
AFC Bournemouth took first place for good on May 2, 2015.
AFC Bournemouth won 6 games in a row from October 4, 2014 to November 4, 2014, the longest run of the race.
Watford led by 4 points as late as April 26, 2015.
AFC Bournemouth went 6-3-0 from February 27, 2015 to April 10, 2015, turning a deficit of 6 points into a lead of 4 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 89 of the 93 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
AFC Bournemouth spent 113 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.