| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 19th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Tue 22nd Aug | League | Orient | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Aug | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Sep | League | Crystal Palace | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Sep | League | Burnley | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Oct | League | Sheffield United | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Oct | League | Oldham Athletic | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Nov | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Nov | League | Preston North End | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Nov | League | Luton Town | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Dec | League | Sunderland | 5-0 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Dec | League | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Cambridge United | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Dec | League | Notts. County | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Wed 17th Jan | League | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Jan | League | Fulham | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Feb | League | West Ham United | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Feb | League | Newcastle United | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Mar | League | Millwall | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Wrexham | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Wed 14th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Orient | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Mar | League | Stoke City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Apr | League | Bristol Rovers | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 13th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Apr | League | Leicester City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Apr | League | Cambridge United | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 25th Apr | League | Sunderland | 6-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 5th May | League | Wrexham | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 19 |
| Away | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 25 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 44 |