For automatic promotion, they just need more than whoever finishes 3rd.
Since 04/05, the lowest points total for a promoted 2nd place team was 79 points (Stoke in 2008 and Hull in 2013)
However last year the second placed team had 100 points and 3rd place had 90. So there's quite a range of possibilities.
what is the point of this article obviously they either get enough points to get top 2 for automatic promotion or get enough points to get top 6 so they can play in the playoffs.
For automatic promotion, they just need more than whoever finishes 3rd.
Since 04/05, the lowest points total for a promoted 2nd place team was 79 points (Stoke in 2008 and Hull in 2013)
However last year the second placed team had 100 points and 3rd place had 90. So there's quite a range of possibilities.