Leeds United won the 2019-20 EFL Championship title on 93 points, 10 points ahead of West Bromwich Albion. It came down to the final days: Leeds United did not lead for good until July 12, 2020. Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic and Hull City finished in the relegation places.
The three dashed lines are the automatic promotion pace, the play-off pace, and the relegation line. Wigan Athletic were docked 12 points on July 22, 2020.
Clinch key
o
clinched a play-off place
a
promoted automatically
c
clinched the title
r
relegated
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 12, 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 clubs held or shared first place.
Leeds United held first place for 105 straight days, the season's longest run. 103 of those days fell in the COVID-19 pause, when no league games were played.
Leeds United spent 188 of the season's 356 charted days in first place. The season's charted days include the COVID-19 pause.