Burnley won the 2015-16 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 93 points, 4 points ahead of Middlesbrough. It came down to the final days: Burnley did not lead for good until May 2, 2016. Charlton Athletic, Milton Keynes Dons and Bolton Wanderers finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 2015-16
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Burnley (BUR)
26
15
5
+37
93
6-4-0
W3
Middlesbrough (MID)
26
11
9
+32
89
6-4-0
D4
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
24
17
5
+30
89
7-3-0
D2
Hull City (HUL)
24
11
11
+34
83
5-2-3
W1
Derby County (DER)
21
15
10
+23
78
5-3-2
L1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
19
17
10
+21
74
5-3-2
L1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
18
15
13
+2
69
3-5-2
W2
Cardiff City (CAR)
17
17
12
+5
68
3-4-3
D1
Brentford (BRE)
19
8
19
+5
65
7-1-2
W2
Birmingham City (BIR)
16
15
15
+4
63
1-5-4
D4
Preston North End (PNE)
15
17
14
0
62
3-4-3
D1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
14
18
14
0
60
3-4-3
W1
Leeds United (LEE)
14
17
15
-8
59
3-3-4
D1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
14
16
16
-5
58
2-6-2
W1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
13
16
17
0
55
3-3-4
W2
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
13
16
17
-4
55
2-4-4
W1
Reading (REA)
13
13
20
-7
52
2-2-6
L2
Bristol City (BRC)
13
13
20
-17
52
4-3-3
L1
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
13
12
21
-11
51
2-3-5
L2
Fulham (FUL)
12
15
19
-13
51
4-2-4
W1
Rotherham United (ROT)
13
10
23
-18
49
3-5-2
L2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
9
13
24
-40
40
3-2-5
L1
Milton Keynes Dons (MKD)
9
12
25
-30
39
0-3-7
L3
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)
5
15
26
-40
30
1-1-8
L1
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 22 times.
Burnley trailed by as many as 10 points on January 2, 2016.
Burnley took first place for good on May 2, 2016.
Burnley won 6 games in a row from February 20, 2016 to March 12, 2016, the longest run of the race.
Middlesbrough led by 6 points as late as January 12, 2016.
Burnley went 7-2-0 from February 1, 2016 to March 12, 2016, turning a deficit of 5 points into a lead of 7 points.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 87 of the 113 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
Burnley spent 57 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.