| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 20th Aug | League | Hull City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Sheffield United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Crystal Palace | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Stoke City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | Southampton | 4-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Fulham | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Sunderland | 5-1 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Notts. County | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Charlton Athletic | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Dec | League | Bristol Rovers | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Burnley | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Orient | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Jan | League | Sunderland | 5-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Jan | League | Cardiff City | 5-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Tue 7th Mar | League | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 14th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Mansfield Town | - | Table |
| Fri 24th Mar | League | Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Mar | League | Blackpool | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Luton Town | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Tue 18th Apr | League | Millwall | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 17 |
| Away | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 42 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 59 |