Sunderland
England
Championship
| # | Team | G | W | D | L | GF-GA | GD | P | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sheffield United | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 25-9 | 16 | 38 | |
| 2 |  Burnley | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 23-6 | 17 | 36 | |
| 3 |  Leeds United | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 31-13 | 18 | 35 | |
| 4 | Sunderland | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26-13 | 13 | 33 | |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 32-21 | 11 | 30 | |
| 6 |  Watford | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 26-24 | 2 | 30 | |
| 7 |  West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 19-12 | 7 | 28 | |
| 8 |  Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21-17 | 4 | 28 | |
| 9 |  Norwich City | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 35-27 | 8 | 25 | |
| 10 |  Millwall | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20-15 | 5 | 25 | |
| 11 |  Bristol City | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24-21 | 3 | 25 | |
| 12 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22-27 | -5 | 25 | |
| 13 |  Swansea City | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18-17 | 1 | 23 | |
| 14 |  Stoke City | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19-22 | -3 | 21 | |
| 15 |  Derby County | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22-24 | -2 | 20 | |
| 16 |  Coventry City | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24-27 | -3 | 18 | |
| 17 |  Oxford United | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20-28 | -8 | 18 | |
| 18 |  Preston North End | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 17-25 | -8 | 18 | |
| 19 |  Luton Town | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20-33 | -13 | 18 | |
| 20 |  Cardiff City | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17-28 | -11 | 17 | |
| 21 |  Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18-38 | -20 | 17 | |
| 22 |  Hull City | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17-26 | -9 | 15 | |
| 23 |  Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 15-26 | -11 | 15 | |
| 24 |  Portsmouth | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18-30 | -12 | 13 |