Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 25 | |
| 2 | Birmingham City | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |
| 4 | Swansea City | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 23 | |
| 5 | West Ham United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 22 | |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 21 | |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| 8 | Southampton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 19 | |
| 11 | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | |
| 13 | Norwich City | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 15 | |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 15 | |
| 15 | Bristol City | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 15 | |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -9 | 15 | |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 | |
| 18 | Wrexham | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 14 | |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 14 | |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 14 | |
| 21 | Watford | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 11 | |
| 22 | Burnley | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 8 | |
| 23 | Derby County | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 7 | |
| 24 | Preston North End | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Birmingham | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 22 |
| 6 | Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | WBA | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| 9 | QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 10 | Sheff Utd | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
| 13 | Norwich | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 | Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 15 |
| 15 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 15 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 14 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 14 |
| 19 | Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 14 |
| 21 | Watford | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 11 |
| 22 | Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 | Preston | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 5 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Oct 31 | Coventry City | -1 - -1 | A |
| Oct 28 | Brentford | 3 - 2 | H |
| Oct 25 | Leeds United | 0 - 0 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Nov 8 | Chelsea | H | |
| Nov 21 | Aston Villa | A | |
| Nov 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Man Utd | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 17 | Palace | 8 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Nottm Forest | 8 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Coventry City | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 8 | -8 | 5 |