Sunderland league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Championship table after close of play on 2 December 2017
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 44 | |
| Cardiff City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 43 | |
| Bristol City | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 37 | |
| Sheffield United | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 37 | |
| Aston Villa | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 36 | |
| Derby County | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 35 | |
| Ipswich Town | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 32 | |
| Leeds United | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 30 | |
| Middlesbrough | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 29 | |
| Preston North End | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 29 | |
| Brentford | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 27 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 27 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 27 | |
| Reading | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 26 | |
| Fulham | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 26 | |
| Norwich City | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 24 | |
| Millwall | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 22 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 22 | |
| Barnsley | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 20 | |
| Hull City | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 19 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 16 | |
| Birmingham City | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 16 | |
| Sunderland | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 14 | |
| Burton Albion | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -26 | 14 |