| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15th Aug | League | Brentford | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 18th Aug | League Cup | Sunderland | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Tue 25th Aug | League Cup | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Aug | League | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Mon 31st Aug | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Mansfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Sep | League | Walsall | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | - | Table | |
| Tue 15th Sep | League | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 19th Sep | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Chester City | - | Table |
| Tue 29th Sep | League | Fulham | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Aldershot | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Wigan Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Oct | League | Blackpool | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Oct | League | Bristol City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | - | Table | |
| Wed 28th Oct | (Assc.Mmbrs.) | 0-3 | Sunderland | 3,887 | Table | |
| Sat 31st Oct | League | Notts. County | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 3rd Nov | League | Sunderland | 7-0 | - | Table | |
| Sat 7th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Nov | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 2-0 | - | Table | |
| Sat 21st Nov | League | Chesterfield | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Nov | (Assc.Mmbrs.) | Sunderland | 7-1 | Rotherham United | 6,750 | Table |
| Sat 28th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Dec | F.A. Cup | Scunthorpe United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Dec | League | Northampton Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 20th Dec | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Rotherham United | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Dec | League | Chester City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 28th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Fri 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | - | Table | |
| Sat 2nd Jan | League | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 16th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Tue 19th Jan | (Assc.Mmbrs.) | Sunderland | 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | 8,881 | Table |
| Sat 30th Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | - | Table | |
| Sat 6th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Walsall | - | Table |
| Tue 9th Feb | (Assc.Mmbrs.) | Sunderland | 0-1 | Hartlepool United | 8,976 | Table |
| Sat 13th Feb | League | Preston North End | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Feb | League | Bristol Rovers | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Feb | League | Aldershot | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Blackpool | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Mar | League | Wigan Athletic | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Mar | League | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 2nd Apr | League | Grimsby Town | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Chesterfield | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Apr | League | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 23rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Apr | League | Mansfield Town | 0-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Apr | League | Port Vale | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd May | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Northampton Town | - | Table |
| Sat 7th May | League | Rotherham United | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 24 |
| Away | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 30 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 107 | 54 |