| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Aug | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Aug | League | Liverpool | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 1st Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Mon 6th Sep | League | Sheffield United | 2-5 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Sep | League | Derby County | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 15th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Sep | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Oct | League | Portsmouth | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Oct | League | Charlton Athletic | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Nov | League | Burnley | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Nov | League | Everton | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Dec | League | Birmingham City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Dec | League | Bolton Wanderers | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Dec | League | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Jan | League | Blackpool | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Feb | League | Arsenal | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Mar | League | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Mar | League | Preston North End | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Apr | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Fri 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Apr | League | Manchester City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 19th Apr | League | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Thu 21st Apr | League | Manchester United | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Apr | League | Chelsea | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th May | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 39 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 58 |