Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Coventry City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 44 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 39 | |
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 34 | |
| 4 | Preston North End | 20 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 32 | |
| 5 | Ipswich Town | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 31 | |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 31 | |
| 7 | Stoke City | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 30 | |
| 9 | Bristol City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Birmingham City | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 28 | |
| 11 | Watford | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 28 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 28 | |
| 13 | Wrexham | 19 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 27 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 26 | |
| 16 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 25 | |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 23 | |
| 18 | Swansea City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 23 | |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 23 | |
| 20 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 22 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 20 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 19 | |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 17 | |
| 23 | Norwich City | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -11 | 14 | |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -22 | -9 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Coventry City | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 44 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 39 |
| 3 | Millwall | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 34 |
| 4 | Preston | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | Ipswich | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | QPR | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 31 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | Southampton | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 29 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Watford | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Hull City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 34 | -3 | 28 |
| 13 | Wrexham | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Leicester | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | Derby | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 26 |
| 16 | WBA | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Sheff Utd | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 23 |
| 18 | Swansea | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 23 |
| 19 | Charlton | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Blackburn | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 22 |
| 21 | Oxford United | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 19 |
| 22 | Portsmouth | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Norwich | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 33 | -11 | 14 |
| 24 | Sheff Wed | 19 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 37 | -22 | -9 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Dec 6 | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | A |
| Dec 3 | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | A |
| Nov 29 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 14 | Newcastle United | H | |
| Dec 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | A | |
| Dec 28 | Leeds United | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Everton | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Brighton | 15 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 15 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 11 | Tottenham | 15 | 7 | 22 |