| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Apr 20 | Millwall | -1 - -1 | H |
| Apr 13 | West Bromwich Albion | 1 - 0 | A |
| Apr 9 | Leeds United | 0 - 0 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Apr 27 | Watford | A | |
| May 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 43 | -12 | 59 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 43 | 4 | 58 |
| 13 | Sunderland | 43 | 2 | 56 |
| 14 | Swansea | 43 | -9 | 53 |
| 15 | Watford | 43 | 1 | 52 |