| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 31st Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Wed 4th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Sep | League | Arsenal | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 11th Sep | League | Charlton Athletic | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Sep | League | Brentford | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Sep | League | Huddersfield Town | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Oct | League | Portsmouth | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Oct | League | Manchester United | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Nov | League | Middlesbrough | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Nov | League | Sheffield United | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Dec | League | Leeds United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Dec | League | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Thu 26th Dec | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Dec | League | Derby County | 5-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Jan | League | Blackpool | 0-5 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Feb | League | Blackburn Rovers | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Feb | League | Everton | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Mar | League | Chelsea | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Fri 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Apr | League | Preston North End | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 8th Apr | League | Aston Villa | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Apr | League | Liverpool | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd May | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 10th May | League | Grimsby Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th May | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th May | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 |
| Away | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 39 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 66 |