Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | Preston North End | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Leicester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 10 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 13 | Swansea City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 15 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | Norwich City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | |
| 19 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | |
| 20 | Derby County | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 1 | |
| 21 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 1 | |
| 22 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 | |
| 23 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | |
| 24 | Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | WBA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Birmingham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Preston | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Leicester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Millwall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Southampton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Swansea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Charlton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Hull City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Norwich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Ipswich | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 1 |
| 20 | Derby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 1 |
| 21 | Sheff Wed | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | QPR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 1 |
| 23 | Oxford United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Sheff Utd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Aug 26 | Huddersfield Town | 1 - 1 | H |
| Aug 23 | Burnley | 0 - 2 | A |
| Aug 16 | West Ham United | 3 - 0 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Aug 30 | Brentford | H | |
| Sep 13 | Crystal Palace | A | |
| Sep 21 | Aston Villa | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Nottm Forest | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Man City | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Everton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Bournemouth | 2 | -1 | 3 |