League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 32 | |
| 2 | Stevenage | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 31 | |
| 3 | Bradford City | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | |
| 5 | Stockport County | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 28 | |
| 7 | Luton Town | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 27 | |
| 8 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 26 | |
| 9 | AFC Wimbledon | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 26 | |
| 10 | Barnsley | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 25 | |
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 25 | |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | |
| 13 | Leyton Orient | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 24 | |
| 14 | Rotherham United | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 24 | |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 23 | |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 22 | |
| 17 | Reading | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 22 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 22 | |
| 19 | Burton Albion | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -8 | 22 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 17 | |
| 21 | Peterborough United | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 16 | |
| 22 | Blackpool | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 16 | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 17 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -12 | 16 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 14 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Cardiff City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Stevenage | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Lincoln City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Stockport | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
| 6 | Bolton | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 27 |
| 8 | Huddersfield | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Wimbledon | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Barnsley | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 25 |
| 11 | Wigan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Wycombe | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 24 |
| 13 | Orient | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Rotherham | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 15 | Northampton | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 16 | Mansfield | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 22 |
| 17 | Reading | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 |
| 18 | Doncaster | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 22 |
| 19 | Burton | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Exeter | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 17 |
| 21 | Peterboro | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 16 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 16 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 31 | -12 | 16 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 14 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Nov 29 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | H |
| Nov 22 | Fulham | 0 - 1 | A |
| Nov 8 | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 3 | Liverpool | A | |
| Dec 6 | Manchester City | A | |
| Dec 14 | Newcastle United | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 13 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Brighton | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Man Utd | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 13 | 0 | 21 |