| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 18th Aug | League | Derby County | 3-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Aug | League | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Sep | League | Arsenal | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 5th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Sep | League | Liverpool | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Sep | League | Chelsea | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Oct | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Oct | League | Manchester United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Nov | League | Preston North End | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Nov | League | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Dec | League | Middlesbrough | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Dec | League | Manchester City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 25th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Dec | League | Newcastle United | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Dec | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Jan | League | Blackpool | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Jan | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Jan | League | Portsmouth | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Feb | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Mar | League | Stoke City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Mar | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Mar | League | Burnley | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Fri 11th Apr | League | Sunderland | 7-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Apr | League | Fulham | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 15th Apr | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 28 |
| Away | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 33 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 61 |