| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Wed 28th Aug | League | Leicester City | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Aug | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 4th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Wed 11th Sep | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Sep | League | Everton | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 18th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Sep | League | Leeds United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Oct | League | Blackpool | 7-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Oct | League | Burnley | 6-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Oct | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Nov | League | Birmingham City | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Nov | League | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Dec | League | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Dec | League | Arsenal | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Thu 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Jan | League | Aston Villa | 5-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Feb | League | Newcastle United | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Feb | League | Luton Town | 7-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Mar | League | Preston North End | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Mar | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Mar | League | Chelsea | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 4th Apr | League | Manchester United | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-6 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Mon 7th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Apr | League | Manchester City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Apr | League | Portsmouth | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 33 |
| Away | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 64 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 97 |