How many points are needed to win automatic promotion from the Championship?

The Championship is notoriously competitive and the fight for automatic promotion to the Premier League is intensifying.

Leeds United, Sheffield United and Burnley are locked in a fascinating battle for the top two spots and we've examined how many points they might require to seal a place in the top-flight.

How many points are needed to win automatic promotion from the Championship?

Since the Championship was rebranded in 2004, an average of 88 points has been enough to win automatic promotion to the Premier League.

However, in the last decade, that figure has increased to 89.9 points.

What is the highest points total to not win promotion from the Championship?

In 2023/24, Leeds United became the first team since Sunderland in the 1997/98 First Division (now the Championship) to achieve 90 points in a season and not win automatic promotion.

Leeds' tally would have been enough to secure a top-two finish in nine of the previous 13 seasons.

What is the lowest points total to win automatic promotion from the Championship?

Since 2004, the lowest points tally recorded by a team which resulted in automatic promotion from the Championship was 79.

That figure was registered by Stoke City, who finished two points shy of league winners West Brom in 2007/08, and Hull City in 2012/13.

2nd place points totals in last 10 Championship seasons

• 2023/24: Ipswich Town - 96
• 2022/23: Sheffield United - 91
• 2021/22: Bournemouth - 88
• 2020/21: Watford - 91
• 2019/20: West Brom - 83
• 2018/19: Sheffield United - 89
• 2017/18: Cardiff City - 90
• 2016/17: Brighton - 93
• 2015/16: Middlesbrough - 89
• 2014/15: Watford - 89

Championship promotion race fixtures run-in

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