'Sport must learn from Johnson case'
Football is not to blame for Adam Johnson's crime, but sport must learn from the ex-England winger's case, writes Tom Fordyce.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +20 | 84 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +17 | 80 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 46 | +18 | 78 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| 4 | Leicester City | 46 | +7 | 77 | W1-0 | L2-3 | |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 46 | +18 | 74 | D2-2 | L0-3 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | +17 | 74 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | +6 | 71 | L1-2 | W4-1 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | +14 | 69 | D0-0 | L3-5 | |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 46 | +14 | 69 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Watford | 46 | +3 | 65 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | +7 | 64 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 12 | Southend United | 46 | 0 | 62 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | -3 | 62 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 0 | 61 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 15 | Millwall | 46 | -7 | 61 | W6-2 | L1-4 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 46 | -11 | 59 | W2-0 | W3-0 | |
| 17 | Bristol City | 46 | -16 | 54 | L1-3 | L0-1 | |
| 18 | Sunderland | 46 | -4 | 53 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 46 | -15 | 53 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 20 | Newcastle United | 46 | -18 | 52 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 46 | -7 | 50 | W2-0 | L0-3 | |
| 22 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | -22 | 48 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | -21 | 47 | W4-2 | D2-2 | |
| 24 | Port Vale | 46 | -17 | 45 | D1-1 | D3-3 | |
| Sunderland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 18th | 10th | 22nd |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Drawn | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Lost | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 15th | 19th | 23rd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-4-1 | 2-2-2 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-8 | 7-5 | 6-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 12th | 12th | 12th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 36 | 25 |
| Failed to score | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Since failing to score | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 19th | 7th | 21st |
| Goals conceded | 65 | 23 | 42 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 15th | 9th | 19th |
| Goal difference | -4 | +13 | -17 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 5th | 13th | 5th |
| Goal total | 126 | 59 | 67 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 9 | 13 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 4, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Home | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 3 |
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| Away | drew last 2, w/o win in last 8 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-4-5 | 4-2-2 | 1-2-6 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-5 | 7-2 | 2-8 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 |
D1-1 |
L0-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Sunderland | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 18th | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 65 | -4 | .427 |
| English FA Cup | Final | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | .700 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | .250 |
| TOTAL | 56 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 76 | 80 | -4 | .457 | |