| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 23rd Aug | League | Huddersfield Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Aug | League Cup | Sunderland | 2-4 | - | Table | |
| Sat 30th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Tue 2nd Sep | League Cup | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 6th Sep | League | Blackburn Rovers | 6-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Sep | League | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Wed 1st Oct | League | Derby County | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Oct | League | Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Oct | League | Plymouth Argyle | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Reading | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Nov | League | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Nov | League | Grimsby Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Nov | League | Crystal Palace | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Dec | League | Barnsley | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 21st Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Fri 26th Dec | League | Leeds United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Jan | F.A. Cup | Wimbledon | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Jan | League | Reading | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Feb | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Tue 3rd Mar | League | Hull City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Tue 17th Mar | League | Stoke City | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Mar | League | Portsmouth | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 31st Mar | League | Birmingham City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Apr | League | Bradford City | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 20th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Apr | League | Shrewsbury Town | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 28th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Bradford City | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd May | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Tue 5th May | League | Millwall | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th May | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Thu 14th May | FL P/O Lvl3 | 3-2 | Sunderland | 13,804 | Table | |
| Sun 17th May | FL P/O Lvl3 | Sunderland | 4-3 | 25,470 | Table | |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 |
| Away | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 42 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 72 |