| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 23rd Aug | League | Lincoln City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Wed 3rd Sep | League | Fulham | 6-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Wed 10th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Sep | League | Swansea Town | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 17th Sep | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 6-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Sep | League | Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Oct | League | Middlesbrough | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Oct | League | Bristol City | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Nov | League | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Nov | League | Rotherham United | 0-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Nov | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Dec | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Lincoln City | - | Table |
| Fri 26th Dec | League | Scunthorpe United | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Scunthorpe United | - | Table |
| Thu 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Leyton Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Jan | League | Liverpool | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Swansea Town | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Feb | League | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Feb | League | Derby County | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Mar | League | Charlton Athletic | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Grimsby Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Mon 30th Mar | League | Leyton Orient | 6-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Apr | League | Barnsley | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 6th Apr | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Rotherham United | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Apr | League | Sheffield United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 22nd Apr | League | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Apr | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 23 |
| Away | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 52 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 |