| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10th Aug | League | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 15th Aug | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Manchester City | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Aug | League | Port Vale | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Tue 2nd Sep | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Oxford United | - | Table |
| Fri 5th Sep | League | Bradford City | 0-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 14th Sep | League | Birmingham City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 16th Sep | League Cup | Sunderland | 2-1 | 18,775 | Table | |
| Sat 20th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Tue 23rd Sep | League Cup | 1-2 | Sunderland | 3,928 | Table | |
| Sun 28th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 4th Oct | League | Reading | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 15th Oct | League Cup | Middlesbrough | 2-0 | Sunderland | 26,451 | Table |
| Sat 18th Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-1 | Huddersfield Town | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Oct | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Swindon Town | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Oct | League | Stoke City | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 1st Nov | League | Stockport County | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 4th Nov | League | Sunderland | 0-0 | Charlton Athletic | - | Table |
| Sat 8th Nov | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 15th Nov | League | Portsmouth | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 22nd Nov | League | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table | |
| Sat 29th Nov | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Tranmere Rovers | - | Table |
| Sat 6th Dec | League | Queens Park Rangers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | West Bromwich Albion | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Dec | League | Crewe Alexandra | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 26th Dec | League | Sunderland | 2-0 | Bradford City | - | Table |
| Sun 28th Dec | League | Oxford United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Jan | F.A. Cup | Rotherham United | 1-5 | Sunderland | 11,500 | Table |
| Sat 10th Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Jan | League | Manchester City | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Jan | F.A. Cup | Tranmere Rovers | 1-0 | Sunderland | 14,055 | Table |
| Wed 28th Jan | League | Norwich City | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 31st Jan | League | Sunderland | 4-2 | Port Vale | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Feb | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 17th Feb | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Reading | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Feb | League | Middlesbrough | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 24th Feb | League | Huddersfield Town | 2-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Feb | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Wed 4th Mar | League | Nottingham Forest | 0-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Mar | League | Sunderland | 4-1 | Stockport County | - | Table |
| Tue 10th Mar | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Sun 15th Mar | League | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Portsmouth | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Mar | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | - | Table | |
| Fri 3rd Apr | League | Tranmere Rovers | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Fri 10th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Mon 13th Apr | League | West Bromwich Albion | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Apr | League | Sunderland | 2-1 | Crewe Alexandra | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Apr | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Stoke City | - | Table |
| Tue 28th Apr | League | Ipswich Town | 2-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 3rd May | League | Swindon Town | 1-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 10th May | FL P/O Lvl2 | Sheffield United | 2-1 | Sunderland | 23,800 | Table |
| Wed 13th May | FL P/O Lvl2 | Sunderland | 2-0 | Sheffield United | 40,092 | Table |
| Mon 25th May | FL P/O Lvl2 | Charlton Athletic | 4-4 | Sunderland | 77,739 | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 23 |
| Away | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 35 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 54 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 102 | 62 |