Record by opponent
| Matches | W | D | L | Scores | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Stoke City | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Sunderland AFC | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Aston Villa | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Everton FC | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Sheffield United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Preston North End | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Burnley FC | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Liverpool FC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Notts County | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Bury FC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Birmingham City | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Accrington FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Darwen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | All-Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Scotland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Manchester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | » All matches |