Date Comp Round Opposition Ven       Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details
Jul 20 AbC Sporting Lisbon N W 3 - 1 - n/k
23 F Vitoria de Setubal N D 1 - 1 - n/k
28 F Cobh Ramblers A W 4 - 0 - c. 3,000
30 F Nottingham Forest A W 1 - 0 - 12,573
Aug 3 F AJAX AMSTERDAM H L 0 - 1 - 19,768
7 F Athlone Town A W 6 - 0 - c. 4,500
16 Lge 1 LIVERPOOL H L 0 - 1 18 43,259
23 Lge 2 Tottenham Hotspur A W 2 - 1 11 36,064
27 FLC 2 Nottingham Forest A W 2 - 1 - 9,198
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 1 - 1
31 Lge 3 MANCHESTER CITY H L 0 - 3 18 39,622
Sep 13 Lge 4 Wigan Athletic A D 1 - 1 15 18,015
20 Lge 5 MIDDLESBROUGH H W 2 - 0 6 38,388
23 FLC 3 NORTHAMPTON TOWN H D 2 - 2 - 21,082
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 2 - 2 .    Sunderland won 4 - 3 on penalties
27 Lge 6 Aston Villa A L 1 - 2 11 38,706
Oct 4 Lge 7 ARSENAL H D 1 - 1 14 40,199
18 Lge 8 Fulham A D 0 - 0 12 25,116
25 Lge 9 NEWCASTLE UNITED H W 2 - 1 9 47,936
29 Lge 10 Stoke City A L 0 - 1 11 26,731
Nov 1 Lge 11 Chelsea A L 0 - 5 14 41,693
8 Lge 12 PORTSMOUTH H L 1 - 2 17 37,712
12 FLC 4 BLACKBURN ROVERS H L 1 - 2 - 18,555
15 Lge 13 Blackburn Rovers A W 2 - 1 11 21,798
23 Lge 14 WEST HAM UNITED H L 0 - 1 16 35,222
29 Lge 15 BOLTON WANDERERS H L 1 - 4 18 35,457
Dec 6 Lge 16 Manchester United A L 0 - 1 18 75,400
13 Lge 17 WEST BROMWICH ALBION H W 4 - 0 17 36,280
20 Lge 18 Hull City A W 4 - 1 12 24,917
26 Lge 19 BLACKBURN ROVERS H D 0 - 0 14 44,680
28 Lge 20 Everton A L 0 - 3 15 39,146
Jan 3 FAC 3 BOLTON WANDERERS H W 2 - 1 - 20,685
10 Lge 21 Middlesbrough A D 1 - 1 13 29,310
17 Lge 22 ASTON VILLA H L 1 - 2 14 40,350
24 FAC 4 BLACKBURN ROVERS H D 0 - 0 - 22,634
27 Lge 23 FULHAM H W 1 - 0 11 36,539
Feb 1 Lge 24 Newcastle United A D 1 - 1 13 52,084
4 FAC 4-R Blackburn Rovers A L 1 - 2 - 10,112
After extra time; score at 90 minutes: 1 - 1
7 Lge 25 STOKE CITY H W 2 - 0 11 38,350
21 Lge 26 Arsenal A D 0 - 0 10 60,104
Mar 3 Lge 27 Liverpool A L 0 - 2 12 41,587
7 Lge 28 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR H D 1 - 1 13 37,894
14 Lge 29 WIGAN ATHLETIC H L 1 - 2 14 39,266
22 Lge 30 Manchester City A L 0 - 1 14 43,017
Apr 4 Lge 31 West Ham United A L 0 - 2 17 34,761
11 Lge 32 MANCHESTER UNITED H L 1 - 2 17 45,408
18 Lge 33 HULL CITY H W 1 - 0 15 42,855
25 Lge 34 West Bromwich Albion A L 0 - 3 15 26,256
May 3 Lge 35 EVERTON H L 0 - 2 16 41,313
9 Lge 36 Bolton Wanderers A D 0 - 0 16 24,005
18 Lge 37 Portsmouth A L 1 - 3 16 20,398
24 Lge 38 CHELSEA H L 2 - 3 16 42,468