| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Wed 13th Aug | League | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Aug | League | Burnley | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 20th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Wed 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-4 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Aug | League | Manchester United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Tue 9th Sep | League | Liverpool | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Sep | League | Stoke City | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Sep | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Oct | League | Everton | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Oct | League | West Ham United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Nov | League | Newcastle United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Nov | League | Derby County | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 19th Nov | League | Leeds United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Nov | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Fri 26th Dec | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Jan | League | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Jan | League | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Jan | League | Chelsea | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Feb | League | Arsenal | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Mar | League | Southampton | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Mar | League | Coventry City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 27th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Apr | League | Manchester City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Everton | - | Table |
| Wed 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 |
| Away | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 44 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 68 |