| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 19th Aug | League | Leeds United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 23rd Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Everton | - | Table |
| Mon 28th Aug | League | Fulham | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Sep | League | Leicester City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 6th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-5 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Sep | League | Burnley | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Sep | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Oct | League | Arsenal | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Oct | League | Coventry City | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Nov | League | Stoke City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Nov | League | Southampton | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Dec | League | Everton | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Dec | League | Newcastle United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Feb | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Feb | League | Manchester City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Mar | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Mar | League | Sheffield United | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Mar | League | Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 2nd Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Apr | League | Liverpool | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Apr | League | West Ham United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Apr | League | Chelsea | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th May | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 11th May | League | Manchester United | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 28 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 |