League One League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 19 | |
| 2 | Bradford City | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | |
| 3 | Stockport County | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 9 | Stevenage | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 12 | |
| 11 | AFC Wimbledon | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 12 | |
| 12 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 13 | Luton Town | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 11 | |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 10 | |
| 16 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 17 | Leicester City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 9 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 8 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 8 | |
| 20 | Peterborough United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 8 | |
| 21 | Bromley | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -11 | 8 | |
| 22 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 7 | |
| 23 | MK Dons | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 6 | |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 4 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Stockport | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Cambridge | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 15 |
| 7 | Sheff Wed | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Burton | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Wimbledon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 11 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| 14 | Mansfield | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | Wycombe | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Doncaster | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Leicester | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 8 |
| 20 | Peterboro | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 | Bromley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 8 |
| 22 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
| 23 | MK Dons | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
| 24 | Wigan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 4 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Oct 10 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 - 2 | H |
| Sep 20 | Manchester City | 3 - 5 | A |
| Sep 12 | Arsenal | 0 - 2 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 18 | AFC Bournemouth | A | |
| Oct 25 | Leeds United | H | |
| Oct 28 | Brentford | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Palace | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 16 | Sunderland | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Tottenham | 6 | -6 | 3 |