| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 14th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Aug | League | Watford | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Orient | - | Table |
| Wed 1st Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Carlisle United | 20,998 | Table |
| Sat 4th Sep | League | Millwall | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Sep | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-3 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Wed 29th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Oct | League | Burnley | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Oct | League | Birmingham City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 19th Oct | League | Charlton Athletic | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Oct | League | Oxford United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Nov | League | Portsmouth | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Nov | League | Cardiff City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Dec | League | Queens Park Rangers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Dec | League | Hull City | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Jan | League | Orient | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Jan | League | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Jan | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Feb | League | Luton Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 1st Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Mar | League | Blackpool | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Mar | League | Norwich City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Mar | League | Swindon Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Mon 3rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 4-3 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Apr | League | Preston North End | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Bristol City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 17th Apr | League | Sunderland | 5-0 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Tue 25th Apr | League | Carlisle United | 1-2 | Sunderland | 10,326 | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Fulham | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42 | 24 |
| Away | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 33 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 57 |