| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 25th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Southampton | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Aug | League | Chelsea | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Sep | League | Nottingham Forest | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Tottenham Hotspur | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Sep | League | Liverpool | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Sep | League | Stoke City | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Oct | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Oct | League | Arsenal | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Nov | League | Watford | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Nov | League | West Ham United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Manchester United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Dec | League | Aston Villa | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-4 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Dec | League | Ipswich Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 23rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Wed 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Everton | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Dec | League | Tottenham Hotspur | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Jan | League | Newcastle United | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 29th Jan | League | Southampton | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Feb | League | Queens Park Rangers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Mar | League | Luton Town | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Arsenal | - | Table |
| Tue 12th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Mar | League | Norwich City | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Wed 3rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Liverpool | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Apr | League | Everton | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 8th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Apr | League | Coventry City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Apr | League | Manchester United | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th May | League | Sunderland | 0-4 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Mon 6th May | League | Leicester City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th May | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 |
| Away | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 36 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 |