| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20th Aug | League | Liverpool | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Aug | League | Burnley | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Wed 31st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Sep | League | Chelsea | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Derby County | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Manchester United | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Newcastle United | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Manchester City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Portsmouth | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Everton | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Dec | League | Arsenal | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Stoke City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Birmingham City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Jan | League | Sunderland | 6-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | West Bromwich Albion | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | Blackpool | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Mar | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Mar | League | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Fri 7th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Fulham | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 10th Apr | League | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Huddersfield Town | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 6th May | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 23 |
| Away | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 39 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 62 |