Full statistics between Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers
| # | Club | T | W | D | L | GD | P | |
| 1. |  | Sheffield United | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56:31 | 42 |
| 2. |  | Sunderland | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43:30 | 37 |
| 3. |  | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57:41 | 35 |
| 4. |  | Everton | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48:39 | 35 |
| 5. |  | The Wednesday | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51:42 | 33 |
| 6. |  | Aston Villa | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 61:51 | 33 |
| 7. |  | WBA | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 44:45 | 32 |
| 8. |  | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 47:49 | 31 |
| 9. |  | Liverpool | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 48:45 | 28 |
| 10. |  | Derby County | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 57:61 | 28 |
| 11. |  | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 28:41 | 26 |
| 12. |  | Preston North End | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35:43 | 24 |
| 13. |  | Notts County | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 36:46 | 24 |
| 14. |  | Bury | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39:51 | 24 |
| 15. |  | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 39:54 | 24 |
| 16. |  | Stoke | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35:55 | 24 |
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