| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21st Aug | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Sep | League | Bristol City | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Sep | League | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Sep | League | West Ham United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Oct | League | Queens Park Rangers | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Oct | League | Coventry City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Wed 10th Nov | League | Manchester United | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Nov | League | Ipswich Town | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Nov | League | Derby County | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Dec | League | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Dec | League | Newcastle United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 29th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Jan | League | Liverpool | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 3rd Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Jan | League | Leicester City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Feb | League | Arsenal | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 11th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Tue 22nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 6-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Mar | League | Sunderland | 6-0 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Wed 9th Mar | League | Manchester City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Wed 23rd Mar | League | Aston Villa | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Fri 8th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Apr | League | Leeds United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 11th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Apr | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th May | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 14th May | League | Norwich City | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Thu 19th May | League | Everton | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 16 |
| Away | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 54 |