| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Birmingham | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Derby County | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 14th Sep | League | Huddersfield Town | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Brentford | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | Portsmouth | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Leicester City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Manchester United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Chelsea | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Charlton Athletic | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Leeds United | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Birmingham | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-5 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Grimsby Town | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Jan | League | Blackpool | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | Arsenal | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Mar | League | Sunderland | 5-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Mar | League | Stoke City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 15th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Mar | League | Preston North End | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Fri 7th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 10th Apr | League | Everton | 6-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Liverpool | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 6th May | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 |
| Away | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 38 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 67 |