League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 41 | |
| 2 | Bradford City | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 37 | |
| 3 | Stevenage | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 35 | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 34 | |
| 6 | Stockport County | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 32 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 28 | |
| 9 | Huddersfield Town | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 28 | |
| 10 | Northampton Town | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 27 | |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 27 | |
| 12 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 | |
| 13 | Wycombe Wanderers | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 25 | |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -1 | 25 | |
| 15 | Reading | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 25 | |
| 16 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 | |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 24 | |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 23 | |
| 19 | Blackpool | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 23 | |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 22 | |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 22 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 22 | |
| 23 | Exeter City | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 20 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -10 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 16 | 41 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | Stevenage | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 | Bolton | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Stockport | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 29 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 28 |
| 9 | Huddersfield | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 28 |
| 10 | Northampton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Wigan | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Wycombe | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 25 |
| 14 | Orient | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 25 |
| 15 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 25 |
| 16 | Rotherham | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 24 |
| 17 | Burton | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 24 |
| 18 | Mansfield | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 24 | -1 | 23 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Peterboro | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
| 21 | Doncaster | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Plymouth | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 22 |
| 23 | Exeter | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 20 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 15 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Dec 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | -1 - -1 | A |
| Dec 14 | Newcastle United | 1 - 0 | H |
| Dec 6 | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 28 | Leeds United | H | |
| Jan 1 | Manchester City | H | |
| Jan 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Man Utd | 16 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 9 | Everton | 16 | -1 | 24 |
| 10 | Brighton | 16 | 2 | 23 |