| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Arsenal | 6-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Birmingham | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Blackburn Rovers | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Blackpool | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Chelsea | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Derby County | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Everton | 6-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leeds United | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leicester City | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Liverpool | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester City | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Newcastle United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Portsmouth | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | 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 | 4-2 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 7-4 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | West Bromwich Albion | 5-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 31 |
| Away | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 49 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 80 |