| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 13th Aug | League | Bristol City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Aug | League | Stoke City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 30th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sun 11th Sep | League | Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 13th Sep | League | Sheffield United | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Wed 21st Sep | League Cup | Millwall | 2-1 | Sunderland | 5,095 | Table |
| Sat 24th Sep | League | Tranmere Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | - | Table | |
| Tue 4th Oct | League Cup | Sunderland | 1-1 | Millwall | 9,698 | Table |
| Sat 8th Oct | League | West Bromwich Albion | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Burnley | 17,700 | Table |
| Sat 22nd Oct | League | Reading | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Tue 1st Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 5th Nov | League | Notts. County | 3-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Nov | League | Portsmouth | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 29th Nov | League | Port Vale | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Reading | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Dec | League | Millwall | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Mon 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Dec | League | Luton Town | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Jan | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 1-1 | 15,523 | Table | |
| Sat 14th Jan | League | Oldham Athletic | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 17th Jan | F.A. Cup | 1-3 | Sunderland | 12,201 | Table | |
| Sat 21st Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Notts. County | - | Table |
| Sun 29th Jan | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 1-4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21,135 | Table |
| Sat 4th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Feb | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Feb | League | Watford | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Feb | League | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sun 5th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Tranmere Rovers | - | Table |
| Wed 8th Mar | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 11th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Wed 15th Mar | League | Swindon Town | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 19th Mar | League | Grimsby Town | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Fri 24th Mar | League | Barnsley | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Apr | League | Derby County | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Mon 17th Apr | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Sat 29th Apr | League | Burnley | 1-1 | Sunderland | 15,121 | Table |
| Sun 7th May | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 28 |
| Away | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 26 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 51 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 48 | 54 |