Date Comp Round Opposition Ven       Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details
Aug 5 GGC Gp Isle of Man XI A W 5 - 1 - n/k
7 GGC Gp Burnley N W 1 - 0 - n/k
9 GGC F St. Mirren N W 1 - 0 - n/k
15 F Port Vale A W 1 - 0 - 1,711
17 F Bishop Auckland A W 2 - 0 - n/k
19 F MIDDLESBROUGH H W 4 - 0 - 5,006
22 F Darlington A W 3 - 2 - 1,468
27 Lge 1 NORWICH CITY H D 1 - 1 10 17,057
29 Lge 2 Aston Villa A L 0 - 1 15 20,390
Sep 3 Lge 3 Luton Town A L 1 - 4 19 10,846
7 Lge 4 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS H W 3 - 2 16 12,961
10 Lge 5 SOUTHAMPTON H L 0 - 2 19 12,716
17 Lge 6 Queen's Park Rangers A L 0 - 3 19 12,929
24 Lge 7 COVENTRY CITY H W 1 - 0 17 11,612
Oct 1 Lge 8 Liverpool A W 1 - 0 15 29,534
4 FLC 2-L1 Cambridge United A W 3 - 2 - 4,835
15 Lge 9 STOKE CITY H D 2 - 2 16 11,973
22 Lge 10 MANCHESTER UNITED H L 0 - 1 17 26,826
26 FLC 2-L2 CAMBRIDGE UNITED H W 4 - 3 - 9,059
Sunderland won 7 - 5 on aggregate
29 Lge 11 Nottingham Forest A D 1 - 1 17 13,968
Nov 5 Lge 12 Arsenal A W 2 - 1 17 26,064
9 FLC 3 Norwich City A D 0 - 0 - 12,400
12 Lge 13 WATFORD H W 3 - 0 15 15,407
19 Lge 14 WEST HAM UNITED H L 0 - 1 16 19,921
22 FLC 3-R NORWICH CITY H L 1 - 2 - 14,149
26 Lge 15 Birmingham City A W 1 - 0 14 11,948
Dec 3 Lge 16 IPSWICH TOWN H D 1 - 1 14 15,555
10 Lge 17 Notts. County A L 1 - 6 15 7,123
12 F Guernsey A W 9 - 0 - 290
18 Lge 18 LEICESTER CITY H D 1 - 1 14 16,993
26 Lge 19 Everton A D 0 - 0 14 18,683
27 Lge 20 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H W 3 - 0 13 17,968
31 Lge 21 LUTON TOWN H W 2 - 0 12 19,482
Jan 2 Lge 22 Coventry City A L 1 - 2 13 13,249
7 FAC 3 Bolton Wanderers A W 3 - 0 - 14,018
14 Lge 23 Norwich City A L 0 - 3 14 13,204
28 FAC 4 BIRMINGHAM CITY H L 1 - 2 - 21,226
Feb 4 Lge 24 LIVERPOOL H D 0 - 0 16 25,646
8 Lge 25 Tottenham Hotspur A L 0 - 3 16 19,327
11 Lge 26 Southampton A D 1 - 1 16 16,968
18 Lge 27 NOTTINGHAM FOREST H D 1 - 1 15 15,958
25 Lge 28 Manchester United A L 1 - 2 16 40,615
Mar 3 Lge 29 ARSENAL H D 2 - 2 17 15,370
7 Lge 30 QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS H W 1 - 0 16 13,538
17 Lge 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers A D 0 - 0 17 9,111
20 Lge 32 Watford A L 1 - 2 17 16,231
24 Lge 33 ASTON VILLA H L 0 - 1 18 11,908
31 Lge 34 Stoke City A L 1 - 2 18 11,047
Apr 7 Lge 35 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H D 1 - 1 18 15,433
14 Lge 36 West Ham United A W 1 - 0 18 16,558
21 Lge 37 EVERTON H W 2 - 1 16 15,876
23 Lge 38 West Bromwich Albion A L 1 - 3 18 11,252
28 Lge 39 BIRMINGHAM CITY H W 2 - 1 15 13,061
May 5 Lge 40 Ipswich Town A L 0 - 1 15 17,657
7 Lge 41 NOTTS. COUNTY H D 0 - 0 16 14,517
12 Lge 42 Leicester City A W 2 - 0 13 12,627