| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | AFC Bournemouth | - | Table |
| Tue 30th Aug | League Cup | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 6th Sep | League Cup | Sunderland | 4-0 | - | Table | |
| Sat 10th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Bradford City | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Birmingham City | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Shrewsbury Town | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Sep | League Cup | Sunderland | 0-3 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | Walsall | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 12th Oct | League Cup | West Ham United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Hull City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Tue 25th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Manchester City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 2nd Nov | League | Oxford United | 2-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Nov | League | Chelsea | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Leicester City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 18th Dec | League | Plymouth Argyle | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd Jan | League | Bradford City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Jan | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 1-1 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Wed 11th Jan | F.A. Cup | Oxford United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Jan | League | AFC Bournemouth | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | Leeds United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Walsall | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Feb | League | Swindon Town | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Tue 28th Feb | League | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Mar | League | Stoke City | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 14th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Mar | League | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Mar | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Mar | League | Barnsley | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Portsmouth | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Oldham Athletic | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Town | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Mon 1st May | League | Watford | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th May | League | West Bromwich Albion | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th May | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 27 |
| Away | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 41 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 66 | 68 |