League Two League Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Walsall | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 24 | |
| 3 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 22 | |
| 4 | MK Dons | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 21 | |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 21 | |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 21 | |
| 7 | Barnet | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| 9 | Salford City | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 | |
| 10 | Bromley | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 | |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 13 | Notts County | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 17 | |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 16 | Colchester United | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 14 | |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 14 | |
| 18 | Barrow | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 14 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 11 | |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 9 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 9 | |
| 22 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 9 | |
| 23 | Newport County | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 8 | |
| 24 | Cheltenham Town | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Walsall | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 2 | Swindon | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | MK Dons | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | Grimsby | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 21 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Barnet | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Crewe | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Salford | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Bromley | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 11 | Cambridge | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 12 | Fleetwood | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Notts County | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 17 |
| 14 | Bristol R | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Oldham | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 | Colchester | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 14 |
| 17 | Harrogate | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 | Barrow | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 19 | Tranmere | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 11 |
| 20 | Acc. Stanley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 9 |
| 21 | Crawley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 |
| 22 | Shrewsbury | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 9 |
| 23 | Newport | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 | Cheltenham | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 8 |
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Oct 4 | Manchester United | 0 - 2 | A |
| Sep 27 | Nottingham Forest | 1 - 0 | A |
| Sep 21 | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Oct 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | |
| Oct 25 | Chelsea | A | |
| Nov 3 | Everton | H | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Everton | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Man Utd | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 7 | 1 | 9 |