Date Comp Round Opposition Ven       Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details
Jul 14 Tour 1 Odense Boldklub A L 0 - 2 - n/k
18 Tour 2 Vejle Boldklub A W 4 - 0 - 2,146
21 Ben Glasgow Rangers A L 1 - 3 - 38,200
25 F Burnley A W 2 - 0 - 6,460
27 Ben Halifax Town A L 0 - 1 - 2,745
29 F Preston North End A L 0 - 2 - 5,647
31 Ben SAMPDORIA H D 0 - 0 - 27,506
Aug 7 Lge 1 Chelsea A L 0 - 4 20 34,831
10 Lge 2 WATFORD H W 2 - 0 11 40,630
14 Lge 3 ARSENAL H D 0 - 0 11 41,680
21 Lge 4 Leeds United A L 1 - 2 16 39,064
25 Lge 5 Newcastle United A W 2 - 1 11 36,600
29 Lge 6 COVENTRY CITY H D 1 - 1 11 39,427
Sep 11 Lge 7 LEICESTER CITY H W 2 - 0 8 40,105
14 FLC 2-L1 WALSALL H W 3 - 2 - 14,388
18 Lge 8 Derby County A W 5 - 0 4 28,264
21 FLC 2-L2 Walsall A W 5 - 0 - 5,109
Sunderland won 8 - 2 on aggregate
25 Lge 9 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY H W 1 - 0 4 41,132
Oct 2 Lge 10 Bradford City A W 4 - 0 2 18,204
12 FLC 3 Wimbledon A L 2 - 3 - 5,061
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 1 - 1
18 Lge 11 ASTON VILLA H W 2 - 1 3 41,045
24 Lge 12 West Ham United A D 1 - 1 3 26,022
31 Lge 13 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H W 2 - 1 3 41,904
Nov 6 Lge 14 Middlesbrough A D 1 - 1 3 34,793
20 Lge 15 LIVERPOOL H L 0 - 2 4 42,015
27 Lge 16 Watford A W 3 - 2 3 21,590
Dec 4 Lge 17 CHELSEA H W 4 - 1 4 41,377
11 FAC 3 PORTSMOUTH H W 1 - 0 - 26,535
18 Lge 18 SOUTHAMPTON H W 2 - 0 3 40,860
26 Lge 19 Everton A L 0 - 5 3 40,017
28 Lge 20 MANCHESTER UNITED H D 2 - 2 4 42,026
Jan 3 Lge 21 Wimbledon A L 0 - 1 4 17,621
8 FAC 4 Tranmere Rovers A L 0 - 1 - 15,469
15 Lge 22 Arsenal A L 1 - 4 5 38,039
23 Lge 23 LEEDS UNITED H L 1 - 2 5 41,947
Feb 5 Lge 24 NEWCASTLE UNITED H D 2 - 2 6 42,192
12 Lge 25 Coventry City A L 2 - 3 6 22,101
26 Lge 26 DERBY COUNTY H D 1 - 1 6 41,940
Mar 5 Lge 27 Leicester City A L 2 - 5 7 20,432
11 Lge 28 Liverpool A D 1 - 1 9 44,693
18 Lge 29 MIDDLESBROUGH H D 1 - 1 8 42,013
25 Lge 30 EVERTON H W 2 - 1 7 41,934
Apr 1 Lge 31 Southampton A W 2 - 1 6 15,245
8 Lge 32 WIMBLEDON H W 2 - 1 6 41,592
15 Lge 33 Manchester United A L 0 - 4 7 61,612
22 Lge 34 Sheffield Wednesday A W 2 - 0 7 28,072
24 Lge 35 BRADFORD CITY H L 0 - 1 7 40,628
29 Lge 36 Aston Villa A D 1 - 1 7 33,949
May 6 Lge 37 WEST HAM UNITED H W 1 - 0 7 41,684
14 Lge 38 Tottenham Hotspur A L 1 - 3 7 36,070