| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Leicester City | - | Table |
| Tue 15th Aug | League Cup | Preston North End | 1-1 | Sunderland | 6,323 | Table |
| Sat 19th Aug | League | Norwich City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 23rd Aug | League Cup | Sunderland | 3-2 | Preston North End | 7,407 | Table |
| Sat 26th Aug | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Wed 30th Aug | League | Port Vale | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Sep | League | Ipswich Town | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Southend United | - | Table |
| Tue 12th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Sep | League | Luton Town | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 20th Sep | League Cup | Liverpool | 2-0 | Sunderland | 25,579 | Table |
| Sat 23rd Sep | League | Millwall | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Sep | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Reading | - | Table |
| Wed 4th Oct | League Cup | Sunderland | 0-1 | Liverpool | 20,560 | Table |
| Sat 7th Oct | League | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Watford | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Oct | League | Huddersfield Town | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Oct | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sun 5th Nov | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Wed 22nd Nov | League | Stoke City | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Nov | League | West Bromwich Albion | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 3rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Crystal Palace | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Dec | League | Sunderland | 6-0 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Dec | League | Reading | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Dec | League | Derby County | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Jan | F.A. Cup | Manchester United | 2-2 | Sunderland | 41,563 | Table |
| Sun 14th Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Tue 16th Jan | F.A. Cup | Sunderland | 1-2 | Manchester United | 21,378 | Table |
| Sun 21st Jan | League | Leicester City | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 24th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Grimsby Town | - | Table |
| Tue 30th Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Tranmere Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Feb | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Feb | League | Portsmouth | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Feb | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Luton Town | - | Table |
| Tue 27th Feb | League | Southend United | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 3rd Mar | League | Grimsby Town | 0-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Tue 12th Mar | League | Oldham Athletic | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 17th Mar | League | Birmingham City | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Oldham Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Mar | League | Sunderland | 3-2 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Tue 2nd Apr | League | Watford | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Apr | League | Barnsley | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 8th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Apr | League | Sheffield United | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 16th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sun 21st Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Sat 27th Apr | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sun 5th May | League | Tranmere Rovers | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 15 |
| Away | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 28 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 66 | 43 |