| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Arsenal | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Birmingham | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Blackburn Rovers | 5-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Burnley | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Derby County | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Everton | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Huddersfield Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leeds United | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leicester City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Liverpool | 0-6 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester City | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Newcastle United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield United | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Birmingham | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 5-2 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | West Ham United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 35 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 45 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 80 |