| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | - | Table | |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | The Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Stoke | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Aston Villa | 4-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Blackburn Rovers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Derby County | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Everton | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Liverpool | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Notts. County | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Preston North End | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Stoke | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | The Wednesday | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 |
| Away | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 22 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 30 |