| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 22nd Aug | League | Stoke City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Mon 31st Aug | League | Aston Villa | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Sep | League | Swansea Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 7th Sep | League | Sheffield United | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Wed 16th Sep | League | Sunderland | 5-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Sep | League | Ipswich Town | 6-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Oct | League | Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Oct | League | Middlesbrough | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Oct | League | Plymouth Argyle | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Nov | League | Charlton Athletic | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Nov | League | Scunthorpe United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Rotherham United | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Dec | League | Cardiff City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Lincoln City | - | Table |
| Mon 28th Dec | League | Lincoln City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Jan | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Swansea Town | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Jan | League | Bristol Rovers | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Feb | League | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-4 | Leyton Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Mar | League | Derby County | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Mar | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Mar | League | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Apr | League | Bristol City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Scunthorpe United | - | Table |
| Fri 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Apr | League | Hull City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 18th Apr | League | Portsmouth | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Apr | League | Liverpool | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 29 |
| Away | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 65 |