| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Aug | League | West Bromwich Albion | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Aug | League | Chelsea | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 2nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Wed 9th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Sep | League | Arsenal | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 14th Sep | League | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Sep | League | Blackpool | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Oct | League | Manchester United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Oct | League | Nottingham Forest | 5-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Nov | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Nov | League | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Nov | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Dec | League | Birmingham City | 4-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Dec | League | Leicester City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Mon 28th Dec | League | Liverpool | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Jan | League | Leeds United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Feb | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Feb | League | Fulham | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Mar | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Mar | League | West Ham United | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Mar | League | Blackburn Rovers | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Mar | League | Burnley | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Apr | League | Everton | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Apr | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Apr | League | Stoke City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 28th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 26 |
| Away | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 74 |