| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Arsenal | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Aston Villa | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Birmingham | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Blackburn Rovers | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Blackpool | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Chelsea | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Derby County | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Grimsby Town | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leeds United | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leicester City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Liverpool | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield United | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 7-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Birmingham | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 8-2 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-5 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 6-5 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 5-0 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 5-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 6-1 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | West Ham United | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 38 |
| Away | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 47 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 89 | 85 |