How do today's Sunderland side rate against the club's worst team of all time?

Nearly a quarter of a season gone and Sunderland find themselves in the Championship relegation zone.
A lonely Lawrie McMenemy in the dug-out during another Sunderland defeat in the 1986-87 relegation season.A lonely Lawrie McMenemy in the dug-out during another Sunderland defeat in the 1986-87 relegation season.
A lonely Lawrie McMenemy in the dug-out during another Sunderland defeat in the 1986-87 relegation season.

So how does their form so far compare with the only Black Cats side to be relegated from this division, the class of 1986-87, after 11 games?