| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 25th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Sep | League | Notts. County | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Tue 11th Sep | League | Portsmouth | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Sep | League | Oxford United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Sep | League | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Oct | League | Preston North End | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Oct | League | Fulham | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Nov | League | Hull City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Nov | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Tue 13th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Nov | League | Bristol City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Dec | League | Blackpool | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 5th Dec | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Dec | League | Millwall | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Dec | League | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Dec | League | Cardiff City | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Jan | League | Orient | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Feb | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Tue 5th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Mar | League | Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Mar | League | Swindon Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Apr | League | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 12th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Carlisle United | 34,179 | Table |
| Sat 13th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Tue 16th Apr | League | Carlisle United | 1-0 | Sunderland | 19,692 | Table |
| Sat 20th Apr | League | Aston Villa | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Wed 1st May | League | Luton Town | 3-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 15 |
| Away | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 29 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 44 |