| Date | Competition | Match | Att/KO | View | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 4th Aug | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Derby County | - | Table |
| Sun 13th Aug | League | Norwich City | 1-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Wed 16th Aug | League | Sheffield Wednesday | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 19th Aug | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Leeds United | - | Table |
| Sat 26th Aug | League | Barnsley | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Sheffield United | - | Table |
| Tue 12th Sep | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Nottingham Forest | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Sep | League | Hull City | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Sep | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Cardiff City | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Sep | League | Ipswich Town | 5-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Sep | League | Preston North End | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Queens Park Rangers | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Oct | League | Brentford | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 28th Oct | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Bristol City | - | Table |
| Tue 31st Oct | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Bolton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Sun 5th Nov | League | Middlesbrough | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 18th Nov | League | Sunderland | 2-2 | Millwall | - | Table |
| Tue 21st Nov | League | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 25th Nov | League | Burton Albion | 0-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 2nd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Reading | - | Table |
| Sat 9th Dec | League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 16th Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Fulham | - | Table |
| Sat 23rd Dec | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Birmingham City | - | Table |
| Tue 26th Dec | League | Sheffield United | 3-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 30th Dec | League | Nottingham Forest | 0-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 1st Jan | League | Sunderland | 0-1 | Barnsley | - | Table |
| Sat 13th Jan | League | Cardiff City | 4-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 20th Jan | League | Sunderland | 1-0 | Hull City | - | Table |
| Tue 30th Jan | League | Birmingham City | 3-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Ipswich Town | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Feb | League | Bristol City | 3-3 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Feb | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Brentford | - | Table |
| Tue 20th Feb | League | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 24th Feb | League | Sunderland | 3-3 | Middlesbrough | - | Table |
| Sat 3rd Mar | League | Millwall | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 6th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-3 | Aston Villa | - | Table |
| Sat 10th Mar | League | Queens Park Rangers | 1-0 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 17th Mar | League | Sunderland | 0-2 | Preston North End | - | Table |
| Fri 30th Mar | League | Derby County | 1-4 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Mon 2nd Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-3 | Sheffield Wednesday | - | Table |
| Sat 7th Apr | League | Leeds United | 1-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Tue 10th Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-1 | Norwich City | - | Table |
| Sat 14th Apr | League | Reading | 2-2 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sat 21st Apr | League | Sunderland | 1-2 | Burton Albion | - | Table |
| Fri 27th Apr | League | Fulham | 2-1 | Sunderland | - | Table |
| Sun 6th May | League | Sunderland | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | Table |
| Venue | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 39 |
| Away | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 41 |
| Neutral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 |