Premier League Fixtures
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| May 13 | Coventry City | -1 - -1 | H |
| May 9 | Coventry City | -1 - -1 | A |
| May 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 - 1 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures |
| Championship Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 2 | Burnley | 46 | 53 | 100 |
| 3 | Sheff Utd | 46 | 27 | 90 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 76 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 46 | 6 | 69 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | 4 | 68 |