| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15th Aug | League | Bristol City | 4-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Aug | League | Swindon Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 2nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Sep | League | Orient | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Sep | League | Millwall | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Oct | League | Leicester City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Oct | League | Carlisle United | 0-0 | Sunderland | 16,263 | Table |
| Sat 24th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Oct | League | Luton Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Nov | League | Portsmouth | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Nov | League | Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Dec | League | Cardiff City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Dec | League | Watford | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Jan | League | Hull City | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Carlisle United | 16,336 | Table |
| Sat 30th Jan | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Feb | League | Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-4 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Feb | League | Sheffield United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Mar | League | Oxford United | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Mar | League | Birmingham City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Mar | League | Norwich City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 5-2 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Fri 9th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Apr | League | Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 12th Apr | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Apr | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Apr | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st May | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 |
| Away | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 33 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 54 |