| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 15th Aug | League | Swindon Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 18th Aug | League Cup | Sunderland | 2-3 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | - | Table | |
| Wed 26th Aug | League Cup | Huddersfield Town | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Aug | League | Bristol City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Sep | League | Oxford United | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Sep | League | Cambridge United | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | - | Table |
| Tue 29th Sep | League | Watford | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sun 11th Oct | League | West Ham United | 6-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 18th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Newcastle United | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Oct | League | Portsmouth | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Tue 3rd Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Nov | League | Peterborough United | 5-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 15th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Nov | League | Derby County | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Nov | League | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 5th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sat 12th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Dec | League | Luton Town | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 28th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Jan | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Cambridge United | - | Table |
| Tue 12th Jan | F.A. Cup | Notts. County | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Jan | League | Bristol Rovers | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 24th Jan | F.A. Cup | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 27th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Tue 9th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Feb | League | Charlton Athletic | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | West Ham United | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Mar | League | Millwall | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 10th Mar | League | Leicester City | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Peterborough United | - | Table |
| Tue 16th Mar | League | Birmingham City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 21st Mar | League | Barnsley | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Mar | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-4 | - | Table | |
| Tue 6th Apr | League | Brentford | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Mon 12th Apr | League | Grimsby Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Sun 25th Apr | League | Newcastle United | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st May | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Tue 4th May | League | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 8th May | League | Notts. County | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 31 |
| Away | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 37 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 55 | 68 |