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Championship Table 2016: Football Results, Final Standings and Playoff Fixtures

Middlesbrough secured the second automatic promotion spot in the Championship on Saturday, while Burnley claimed the title by beating Charlton Athletic 3-0.

Boro drew 1-1 Brighton and Hove Albion at the Riverside Stadium to finish ahead of them on goal difference, meaning the latter will now have to come up through the play-offs. Middlesbrough's promotion ends a seven-year spell in the Championship, per Bleacher Report UK:

Middlesbrough are back in the Premier League! pic.twitter.com/zacFT1Vgzz

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) May 7, 2016

Brighton will take on Sheffield Wednesday in the semi-finals, while Hull City will play Derby County.