Date Comp Round Opposition Ven       Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details
Jul 21 F NISSAN FC H W 5 - 2 - 2,779
30 GGC Gp Carlisle United N W 2 - 1 - n/k
Aug 1 GGC Gp Athlone Town N D 1 - 1 - n/k
4 GGC F Blackburn Rovers N W 1 - 0 - n/k
9 F Huddersfield Town N D 1 - 1 - c. 1,000
14 F Middlesbrough A W 1 - 0 - 2,595
17 F Carlisle United A D 2 - 2 - 1,874
25 Lge 1 SOUTHAMPTON H W 3 - 1 2 18,152
27 Lge 2 Chelsea A L 0 - 1 9 25,554
Sep 1 Lge 3 Nottingham Forest A L 1 - 3 16 15,760
4 Lge 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H W 1 - 0 9 18,895
8 Lge 5 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H D 1 - 1 12 18,206
15 Lge 6 Liverpool A D 1 - 1 14 34,044
22 Lge 7 COVENTRY CITY H D 0 - 0 13 16,308
25 FLC 2-L1 CRYSTAL PALACE H W 2 - 1 - 11,696
29 Lge 8 Stoke City A D 2 - 2 13 8,882
Oct 3 F Hammarby IF A L 1 - 2 - 2,673
6 Lge 9 Sheffield Wednesday A D 2 - 2 12 27,766
10 FLC 2-L2 Crystal Palace A D 0 - 0 - 6,871
Sunderland won 2 - 1 on aggregate
13 Lge 10 NORWICH CITY H W 2 - 1 9 15,155
20 Lge 11 Arsenal A L 2 - 3 12 36,944
27 Lge 12 LUTON TOWN H W 3 - 0 8 15,280
31 FLC 3 Nottingham Forest A D 1 - 1 - 14,291
Nov 3 Lge 13 QUEEN'S PARK RANGERS H W 3 - 0 7 16,408
6 FLC 3-R NOTTINGHAM FOREST H W 1 - 0 - 23,184
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 0 - 0
10 Lge 14 Watford A L 1 - 3 9 18,900
17 Lge 15 West Ham United A L 0 - 1 11 15,204
21 FLC 4 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H D 0 - 0 - 27,421
24 Lge 16 MANCHESTER UNITED H W 3 - 2 9 25,405
Dec 1 Lge 17 Aston Villa A L 0 - 1 13 14,699
5 FLC 4-R Tottenham Hotspur A W 2 - 1 - 25,835
8 Lge 18 LEICESTER CITY H L 0 - 4 14 16,441
15 Lge 19 Ipswich Town A W 2 - 0 13 12,493
19 Ben Hartlepool United A L 1 - 2 - n/k
23 Lge 20 NOTTINGHAM FOREST H L 0 - 2 13 21,086
26 Lge 21 EVERTON H L 1 - 2 14 19,714
29 Lge 22 Tottenham Hotspur A L 0 - 2 15 26,930
Jan 1 Lge 23 Newcastle United A L 1 - 3 18 36,821
5 FAC 3 Southampton A L 0 - 4 - 15,516
12 Lge 24 LIVERPOOL H D 0 a 0 - 22,268
23 FLC QF Watford A W 1 - 0 - 22,591
29 Lge 24 Southampton A L 0 - 1 18 15,326
Feb 2 Lge 25 STOKE CITY H W 1 - 0 17 14,762
13 FLC SF-L1 CHELSEA H W 2 - 0 - 32,440
23 Lge 26 Queen's Park Rangers A L 0 - 1 18 10,063
Mar 2 Lge 27 Luton Town A L 1 - 2 18 8,019
4 FLC SF-L2 Chelsea A W 3 - 2 - 38,440
Sunderland won 5 - 2 on aggregate
9 Lge 28 ARSENAL H D 0 - 0 19 27,694
12 Lge 29 WATFORD H D 1 - 1 18 22,375
16 Lge 30 Norwich City A W 3 - 1 16 13,389
24 FLC F Norwich City N L 0 - 1 - 100,000
30 Lge 31 CHELSEA H L 0 - 2 18 13,489
Apr 3 Lge 32 LIVERPOOL H L 0 - 3 18 24,096
6 Lge 33 Everton A L 1 - 4 18 35,978
8 Lge 34 NEWCASTLE UNITED H D 0 - 0 20 28,246
13 Lge 35 Coventry City A W 1 - 0 18 9,668
16 Lge 36 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H D 0 - 0 17 16,119
20 Lge 37 WEST HAM UNITED H L 0 - 1 18 15,622
24 Lge 38 West Bromwich Albion A L 0 - 1 20 7,381
27 Lge 39 Manchester United A D 2 - 2 20 38,979
May 4 Lge 40 ASTON VILLA H L 0 - 4 21 12,467
6 Lge 41 Leicester City A L 0 - 2 21 11,455
11 Lge 42 IPSWICH TOWN H L 1 - 2 21 9,398