Every 2019-20 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 2, 2019 to July 22, 2020.
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EFL Championship standings, 2019-20
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Leeds United (LEE)
28
9
9
+42
93
8-1-1
W6
West Bromwich Albion (WBA)
22
17
7
+32
83
3-5-2
D1
Brentford (BRE)
24
9
13
+42
81
8-0-2
L2
Fulham (FUL)
23
12
11
+16
81
5-3-2
D1
Cardiff City (CAR)
19
16
11
+10
73
7-1-2
W3
Swansea City (SWA)
18
16
12
+9
70
5-3-2
W2
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
18
16
12
+8
70
2-4-4
L2
Millwall (MIL)
17
17
12
+6
68
5-2-3
W1
Preston North End (PNE)
18
12
16
+5
66
2-4-4
D1
Derby County (DER)
17
13
16
-2
64
5-1-4
W1
Blackburn Rovers (BLB)
17
12
17
+3
63
3-1-6
L1
Bristol City (BRC)
17
12
17
-5
63
2-3-5
D1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
16
10
20
-9
58
3-2-5
D1
Reading (REA)
15
11
20
+1
56
3-2-5
L3
Stoke City (STK)
16
8
22
-6
56
5-2-3
W2
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
15
11
20
-8
56
2-2-6
L2
Middlesbrough (MID)
13
14
19
-13
53
5-0-5
W1
Huddersfield Town (HUD)
13
12
21
-18
51
2-3-5
L1
Luton Town (LUT)
14
9
23
-28
51
4-5-1
W2
Birmingham City (BIR)
12
14
20
-21
50
0-3-7
L2
Barnsley (BAR)
12
13
21
-20
49
4-3-3
W2
Charlton Athletic (CHA)
12
12
22
-15
48
2-3-5
L1
Wigan Athletic (WIG)
15
14
17
+1
47
5-4-1
D2
Hull City (HUL)
12
9
25
-30
45
1-1-8
L6
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 31 times.
Leeds United trailed by as many as 7 points on February 25, 2020.
Leeds United took first place for good on July 9, 2020.
Brentford won 8 games in a row from March 7, 2020 to July 15, 2020, the longest run of the race. It runs either side of the COVID-19 pause.
West Bromwich Albion led by 7 points as late as February 25, 2020.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 101 of the 116 days played.
Eight teams held first place.
Leeds United held first place for 105 straight days, the season's longest run.
Leeds United spent 188 of the season's 356 charted days in first place.