| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 18th Aug | League | Chelsea | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Sep | League | Oldham Athletic | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Cambridge United | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Sep | League | West Ham United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Sep | League | Burnley | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Tue 9th Oct | League | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Oct | League | Luton Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Oct | League | Leicester City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Nov | League | Swansea City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Dec | League | Orient | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Dec | League | Watford | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 21st Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Town | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | - | Table | |
| Sat 29th Dec | League | Fulham | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Jan | League | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Jan | League | Cambridge United | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Feb | League | Sunderland | 5-0 | Burnley | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Feb | League | Preston North End | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Mar | League | Queens Park Rangers | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Mar | League | Charlton Athletic | 0-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Swansea City | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Mar | League | Notts. County | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Mon 7th Apr | League | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Tue 8th Apr | League | Shrewsbury Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Orient | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Apr | League | Bristol Rovers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Apr | League | Sunderland | 5-0 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd May | League | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 12th May | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 13 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 29 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 42 |