| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Arsenal | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Birmingham | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Brentford | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Charlton Athletic | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Chelsea | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Derby County | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Everton | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Grimsby Town | 6-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Leeds United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Liverpool | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester City | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Manchester United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Middlesbrough | 5-5 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Portsmouth | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Preston North End | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Stoke City | 5-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Birmingham | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 5-1 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Sunderland | 6-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | West Bromwich Albion | 6-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Aug | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 24 |
| Away | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 63 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 89 | 87 |