| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Aug | League | Barnsley | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Aug | League | Millwall | 4-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Tue 3rd Sep | League | Portsmouth | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Sep | League | Swindon Town | 5-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 17th Sep | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Sep | League Cup | Sunderland | 1-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Sep | League | Middlesbrough | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Oct | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | - | Table |
| Wed 9th Oct | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Oct | League | Cambridge United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Oct | League | Port Vale | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Watford | - | Table |
| Tue 5th Nov | League | Ipswich Town | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Nov | League | Bristol City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 17th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Nov | League | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | - | Table | |
| Sat 7th Dec | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Thu 26th Dec | League | Tranmere Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Dec | League | Oxford United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Jan | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 3-0 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Jan | League | Sunderland | 6-2 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Jan | League | Derby County | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Wed 5th Feb | F.A. Cup | Oxford United | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Feb | League | Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 11th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Tranmere Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Feb | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 1-1 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Feb | League | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Wed 26th Feb | F.A. Cup | West Ham United | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Mon 9th Mar | F.A. Cup | Chelsea | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Mar | League | Watford | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 18th Mar | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 2-1 | Chelsea | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sun 29th Mar | League | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 5th Apr | F.A. Cup | Norwich City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Apr | League | Leicester City | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Tue 14th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Thu 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Apr | League | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 20th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Apr | League | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 27th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Wed 29th Apr | League | Blackburn Rovers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd May | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Cambridge United | - | Table |
| Sat 9th May | F.A. Cup | Liverpool | 2-0 | Sunderland | 79,554 | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 27 |
| Away | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 51 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 56 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 76 | 80 |