| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Mon 29th Aug | League | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Luton Town | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Queens Park Rangers | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Liverpool | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Nottingham Forest | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Arsenal | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Notts. County | 6-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 18th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Everton | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd Jan | League | Coventry City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Norwich City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Feb | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Feb | League | Southampton | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | Manchester United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Wed 7th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Mar | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Mar | League | Watford | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Mar | League | Stoke City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Apr | League | West Ham United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Everton | - | Table |
| Mon 23rd Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 5th May | League | Ipswich Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 7th May | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 12th May | League | Leicester City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 18 |
| Away | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 35 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 53 |