| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12th Aug | League | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Aug | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 28th Aug | League | Blackpool | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Sep | League | Millwall | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Sep | League | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 27th Sep | League | Aston Villa | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Oct | League | Oxford United | 5-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Oct | League | Queens Park Rangers | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Nov | League | Carlisle United | 4-3 | Sunderland | 8,884 | Table |
| Sat 18th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Nov | League | Bristol City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Dec | League | Portsmouth | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Jan | League | Swindon Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Feb | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Mar | League | Luton Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 19th Mar | League | Preston North End | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Mar | League | Fulham | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Carlisle United | 39,930 | Table |
| Sat 31st Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Tue 10th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Mon 16th Apr | League | Burnley | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Apr | League | Hull City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 23rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Apr | League | Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Mon 30th Apr | League | Orient | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 7th May | League | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 9th May | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 49 |