| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Wed 20th Aug | League | Manchester City | 0-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Aug | League | Manchester United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Sep | League | Leicester City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Sep | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Oct | League | Aston Villa | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Oct | League | Arsenal | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Oct | League | Coventry City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Nov | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Wed 12th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Nov | League | Everton | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Nov | League | Norwich City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Dec | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Dec | League | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Dec | League | Birmingham City | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Jan | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Wed 28th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Jan | League | Southampton | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Feb | League | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Feb | League | Leeds United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Mar | League | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Mar | League | Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Apr | League | Stoke City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Mon 20th Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd May | League | Liverpool | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 19 |
| Away | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 |