| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Tue 19th Aug | League | Bristol City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Aug | League | Oxford United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Sep | League | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Sep | League | Blackburn Rovers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Carlisle United | 28,185 | Table |
| Sat 27th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Oct | League | Portsmouth | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Oct | League | Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Nov | League | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 8th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Nov | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Dec | League | Southampton | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Dec | League | Chelsea | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Dec | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Jan | League | West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Feb | League | Fulham | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Feb | League | Carlisle United | 2-2 | Sunderland | 20,001 | Table |
| Sat 28th Feb | League | Luton Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Mar | League | Orient | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 17th Mar | League | Nottingham Forest | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Mar | League | Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Tue 30th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | - | Table | |
| Sat 3rd Apr | League | Notts. County | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Apr | League | Hull City | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 19th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Apr | League | Blackpool | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 10 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 |