Newcastle United won the 2016-17 EFL Championship promotion and relegation race on 94 points, 1 point ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion. It came down to the final days: Newcastle United did not lead for good until May 7, 2017. Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic and Rotherham United finished in the relegation places.
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EFL Championship standings, 2016-17
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Newcastle United (NEW)
29
7
10
+45
94
5-2-3
W3
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)
28
9
9
+34
93
6-1-3
D1
Reading (REA)
26
7
13
+4
85
7-0-3
W2
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
24
9
13
+15
81
6-1-3
L1
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
25
6
15
-2
81
3-1-6
L2
Fulham (FUL)
22
14
10
+28
80
6-2-2
W1
Leeds United (LEE)
22
9
15
+14
75
2-4-4
D2
Norwich City (NOR)
20
10
16
+16
70
5-2-3
W1
Derby County (DER)
18
13
15
+4
67
4-3-3
D1
Brentford (BRE)
18
10
18
+10
64
5-2-3
L1
Preston North End (PNE)
16
14
16
+1
62
2-3-5
L1
Cardiff City (CAR)
17
11
18
-1
62
4-3-3
W1
Aston Villa (AVL)
16
14
16
-1
62
5-2-3
D1
Barnsley (BAR)
15
13
18
-3
58
1-5-4
L1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)
16
10
20
-4
58
5-1-4
W1
Ipswich Town (IPS)
13
16
17
-10
55
3-2-5
L3
Bristol City (BRC)
15
9
22
-6
54
6-1-3
L1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
15
8
23
-14
53
2-1-7
L1
Birmingham City (BIR)
13
14
19
-19
53
2-4-4
W2
Burton Albion (BRT)
13
13
20
-14
52
4-2-4
L1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
14
9
23
-10
51
3-2-5
W1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
12
15
19
-12
51
3-4-3
W2
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
10
12
24
-17
42
2-2-6
D1
Rotherham United (ROT)
5
8
33
-58
23
1-3-6
D2
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 30 times.
Newcastle United trailed by as many as 7 points on August 16, 2016.
Newcastle United took first place for good on May 7, 2017.
Newcastle United won 8 games in a row from September 28, 2016 to November 20, 2016, the longest run of the race.
Brighton & Hove Albion led by 7 points as late as April 23, 2017.
Newcastle United led by as many as 5 points on November 20, 2016.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 97 of the 110 days played.
Seven teams held first place.
Newcastle United spent 137 of the season's 276 charted days in first place.