| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20th Aug | League | Cardiff City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Aug | League | Sunderland | 5-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Mon 29th Aug | League | Aston Villa | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Blackpool | 7-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-3 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Bolton Wanderers | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Portsmouth | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | Birmingham City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Preston North End | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Sunderland | 4-4 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Luton Town | 8-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Manchester United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Dec | League | Huddersfield Town | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-6 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Chelsea | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | Arsenal | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Mar | League | Everton | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Mar | League | Burnley | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 30th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd Apr | League | Manchester City | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Apr | League | Charlton Athletic | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Wed 18th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Apr | League | Sheffield United | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Apr | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 36 |
| Away | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 36 | 59 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 95 |