| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 19th Aug | League | Swindon Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sun 27th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Sep | League | West Bromwich Albion | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Sep | League | Sunderland | 4-0 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Sep | League | Blackburn Rovers | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 19th Sep | League Cup | Sunderland | 1-1 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sun 24th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Wed 27th Sep | League | Leicester City | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Tue 3rd Oct | League Cup | Fulham | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | AFC Bournemouth | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Oct | League | Leeds United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 18th Oct | League | West Ham United | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Bradford City | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Oct | League Cup | Sunderland | 1-1 | AFC Bournemouth | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Oct | League | Stoke City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 31st Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Nov | League | Oldham Athletic | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 7th Nov | League Cup | AFC Bournemouth | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Nov | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 29th Nov | League Cup | Exeter City | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Tue 5th Dec | League Cup | Sunderland | 5-2 | Exeter City | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Dec | League | Ipswich Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Dec | League | Portsmouth | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Mon 1st Jan | League | Hull City | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Jan | F.A. Cup | Reading | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 14th Jan | League | Middlesbrough | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 17th Jan | League Cup | Sunderland | 0-0 | Coventry City | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Jan | League Cup | Coventry City | 5-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 4th Feb | League | Newcastle United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Feb | League | Watford | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Mar | League | Plymouth Argyle | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Mar | League | AFC Bournemouth | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Mar | League | Sunderland | 4-3 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Mar | League | Bradford City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 3rd Apr | League | Sheffield United | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Tue 10th Apr | League | Barnsley | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Mon 16th Apr | League | Oxford United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Apr | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 1st May | League | Port Vale | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th May | League | Sunderland | 2-3 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Sun 13th May | FL P/O Lvl2 | Sunderland | 0-0 | Newcastle United | 26,641 | Table |
| Wed 16th May | FL P/O Lvl2 | Newcastle United | 0-2 | Sunderland | 32,216 | Table |
| Mon 28th May | FL P/O Lvl2 | Swindon Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | 72,873 | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 48 | 36 |
| Away | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 41 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 86 | 78 |