| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 28th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Mon 30th Aug | League | Leicester City | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Sep | League | Derby County | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Wed 15th Sep | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Sep | League | Arsenal | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Oct | League | Brentford | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Birmingham | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Oct | League | West Bromwich Albion | 1-6 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Nov | League | Chelsea | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Nov | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Dec | League | Leeds United | 4-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Dec | League | Preston North End | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Dec | League | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Jan | League | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Wed 2nd Feb | League | Manchester City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Feb | League | Blackpool | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 16th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Feb | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Feb | League | Birmingham | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 9th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Mar | League | Liverpool | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Tue 29th Mar | League | Grimsby Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Apr | League | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 15th Apr | League | Everton | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Mon 18th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Apr | League | Portsmouth | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 4th May | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 7th May | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 18 |
| Away | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 39 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 57 |