| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24th Aug | League | Huddersfield Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 28th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Northampton Town | - | Table |
| Wed 4th Sep | League | Portsmouth | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Sep | League | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Mon 9th Sep | League | Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Wed 18th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Scunthorpe United | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Sep | League | Swindon Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Wed 2nd Oct | League | Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Oct | League | Norwich City | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 9th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Wed 16th Oct | League | Derby County | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Oct | League | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Nov | League | Preston North End | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Nov | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Leyton Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Nov | League | Swansea Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Dec | League | Charlton Athletic | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Dec | League | Northampton Town | 5-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Thu 26th Dec | League | Leeds United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | - | Table | |
| Sat 18th Jan | League | Manchester City | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Feb | League | Sunderland | 6-0 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Feb | League | Cardiff City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 19th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Mar | League | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Fri 27th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Rotherham United | - | Table |
| Mon 30th Mar | League | Rotherham United | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Swansea Town | - | Table |
| Mon 6th Apr | League | Leyton Orient | 2-5 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Apr | League | Southampton | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Apr | League | Grimsby Town | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 13 |
| Away | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 24 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 81 | 37 |