Every 2008-09 EFL Championship race charted day by day: promotion and relegation race. Final standings, from a season that ran August 9, 2008 to May 3, 2009.
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EFL Championship standings, 2008-09
Team
W
D
L
GD
PTS
L10
Streak
Wolverhampton Wanderers (WOL)c
27
9
10
+28
90
7-2-1
W1
Birmingham City (BIR)a
23
14
9
+17
83
5-4-1
W1
Sheffield United (SHU)o
22
14
10
+25
80
6-3-1
D1
Reading (REA)o
21
14
11
+32
77
3-4-3
L1
Burnley (BUR)o
21
13
12
+12
76
6-3-1
W1
Preston North End (PNE)o
21
11
14
+12
74
5-3-2
W4
Cardiff City (CAR)
19
17
10
+12
74
4-2-4
L2
Swansea City (SWA)
16
20
10
+13
68
4-2-4
L2
Ipswich Town (IPS)
17
15
14
+9
66
4-4-2
W3
Bristol City (BRC)
15
16
15
0
61
1-4-5
L1
Queens Park Rangers (QPR)
15
16
15
-2
61
3-3-4
L1
Sheffield Wednesday (SHW)
16
13
17
-7
61
3-4-3
W1
Watford (WAT)
16
10
20
-4
58
3-4-3
W2
Doncaster Rovers (DON)
17
7
22
-11
58
4-0-6
L1
Crystal Palace (CRY)
15
12
19
-3
57
2-4-4
D1
Blackpool (BLP)
13
17
16
-11
56
4-5-1
W1
Coventry City (COV)
13
15
18
-11
54
1-4-5
L2
Derby County (DER)
14
12
20
-12
54
2-2-6
L1
Nottingham Forest (NFO)
13
14
19
-15
53
3-4-3
W1
Barnsley (BAR)
13
13
20
-13
52
2-6-2
W1
Plymouth Argyle (PLY)
13
12
21
-13
51
2-3-5
L1
Norwich City (NOR)r
12
10
24
-13
46
3-1-6
L3
Southampton (SOU)r
10
15
21
-23
45
1-5-4
L1
Charlton Athletic (CHA)r
8
15
23
-22
39
2-6-2
W1
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
c
clinched the title
r
relegated
Turning points
The lead changed hands 7 times.
Wolverhampton Wanderers trailed by as many as 2 points on August 9, 2008.
Wolverhampton Wanderers took first place for good on October 28, 2008.
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 7 games in a row from August 16, 2008 to September 27, 2008, the longest run of the race.
The top two ended the day within three points of each other on 47 of the 89 days played.
Five teams held first place.
Wolverhampton Wanderers spent 226 of the season's 268 charted days in first place.