| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 18th Aug | League | Luton Town | 6-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Sep | League | Sunderland | 8-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Wed 5th Sep | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Sep | League | Manchester City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 12th Sep | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Sep | League | Sunderland | 5-2 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Sep | League | Everton | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Oct | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Oct | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Nov | League | Preston North End | 6-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Nov | League | Cardiff City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Dec | League | Arsenal | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Dec | League | Newcastle United | 6-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 25th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Dec | League | Charlton Athletic | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Jan | League | Blackpool | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Feb | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 5-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Feb | League | Sunderland | 5-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Mar | League | Burnley | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 13th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Mar | League | Chelsea | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Apr | League | Birmingham City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 8th Apr | League | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Fri 19th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Apr | League | Manchester United | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 22nd Apr | League | Leeds United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 1st May | League | Portsmouth | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 |
| Away | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 58 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 |