| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 19th Aug | League | Charlton Athletic | 5-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Aug | League | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-5 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Mon 31st Aug | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Sep | League | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Sep | League | Sunderland | 7-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Mon 14th Sep | League | Aston Villa | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Sep | League | Portsmouth | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Oct | League | Chelsea | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Oct | League | Manchester United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Oct | League | Preston North End | 6-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-3 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Nov | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Nov | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Dec | League | Burnley | 5-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Fri 25th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Dec | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Jan | League | Manchester City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Jan | League | Sunderland | 5-0 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Jan | League | Arsenal | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Feb | League | Blackpool | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Mar | League | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Mar | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 31st Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Apr | League | Liverpool | 4-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Fri 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Apr | League | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 19th Apr | League | Sheffield United | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 |
| Away | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 52 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 81 | 89 |