| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Swansea Town | - | Table |
| Mon 22nd Aug | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Luton Town | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 31st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Lincoln City | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Sep | League | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Portsmouth | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 14th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Southampton | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Rotherham United | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Liverpool | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Derby County | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Leyton Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Scunthorpe United | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Dec | League | Swansea Town | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Sheffield United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Sunderland | 7-1 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Lincoln City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | Huddersfield Town | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Wed 22nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | Leeds United | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Mar | League | Rotherham United | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Mar | League | Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 31st Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Scunthorpe United | - | Table |
| Mon 3rd Apr | League | Norwich City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Leyton Orient | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Mon 17th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Ipswich Town | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 24 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 36 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 60 |