| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 28th Aug | League | Aston Villa | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 1st Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Tue 7th Sep | League | Coventry City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Sep | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Sep | League | Watford | 8-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Oct | League | Manchester City | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Oct | League | Everton | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Nov | League | Swansea City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Nov | League | Birmingham City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Dec | League | West Bromwich Albion | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Dec | League | Manchester United | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 28th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Jan | League | Nottingham Forest | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 3rd Jan | League | Notts. County | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Jan | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Feb | League | Southampton | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Mar | League | Stoke City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Swansea City | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Mar | League | Luton Town | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Apr | League | Liverpool | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Apr | League | West Ham United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Apr | League | Norwich City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 19th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Apr | League | Ipswich Town | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd May | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 7th May | League | Arsenal | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th May | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 22 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 39 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 |