Every 2015-16 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 7, 2015 to May 7, 2016. In 2015-16 this division was called the Football League Championship. It has been the EFL Championship since 2016.
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EFL Championship standings, 2015-16
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Burnley (BUR)c
26
15
5
+37
93
6-4-0
W3
Middlesbrough (MID)a
26
11
9
+32
89
6-4-0
D4
Brighton & Hove Albion (BHA)o
24
17
5
+30
89
7-3-0
D2
Hull City (HUL)o
24
11
11
+34
83
5-2-3
W1
Derby County (DER)o
21
15
10
+23
78
5-3-2
L1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)o
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)r
9
13
24
-40
40
3-2-5
L1
Milton Keynes Dons (MKD)r
9
12
25
-30
39
0-3-7
L3
Bolton Wanderers (BOL)r
5
15
26
-40
30
1-1-8
L1
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace, the play-off pace, and the relegation line.
Clinch key
o
clinched a play-off place
a
promoted automatically
c
clinched the title
r
relegated
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 and Middlesbrough each won 6 games in a row, the longest run of the race.
Middlesbrough led by 6 points as late as January 12, 2016.
Burnley went 7-2-0 from February 2, 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 clubs held or shared first place.
Burnley spent 57 of the season's 275 charted days in first place.