Record by opponent
| Matches | W | D | L | Scores | Yellow | Yellow-Red | Red | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blackburn Rovers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Aston Villa | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Preston North End | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Everton FC | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Burnley FC | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Stoke City | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Sunderland AFC | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Notts County | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Sheffield United | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Nottingham Forest | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Accrington FC | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Bury FC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Liverpool FC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Darwen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | All-Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |
 | Newcastle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | » All matches |