| 1997-12-28 | OxfordvSunderlandChampionship · England | 1–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-12-26 | SunderlandvBradfordChampionship · England | 2–0 | Championship · England |
| 1997-12-20 | CrewevSunderlandChampionship · England | 0–3 | Championship · England |
| 1997-12-13 | SunderlandvWest BromChampionship · England | 2–0 | Championship · England |
| 1997-12-06 | QPRvSunderlandChampionship · England | 0–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-11-29 | SunderlandvTranmereChampionship · England | 3–0 | Championship · England |
| 1997-11-22 | BuryvSunderlandChampionship · England | 1–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-11-15 | PortsmouthvSunderlandChampionship · England | 1–4 | Championship · England |
| 1997-11-08 | SunderlandvNott'm ForestChampionship · England | 1–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-11-04 | SunderlandvCharltonChampionship · England | 0–0 | Championship · England |
| 1997-11-01 | StockportvSunderlandChampionship · England | 1–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-10-25 | StokevSunderlandChampionship · England | 1–2 | Championship · England |
| 1997-10-21 | SunderlandvSwindonChampionship · England | 0–0 | Championship · England |
| 1997-10-18 | SunderlandvHuddersfieldChampionship · England | 3–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-10-04 | ReadingvSunderlandChampionship · England | 4–0 | Championship · England |
| 1997-09-28 | SunderlandvMiddlesbroughChampionship · England | 1–2 | Championship · England |
| 1997-09-20 | SunderlandvWolvesChampionship · England | 1–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-09-14 | BirminghamvSunderlandChampionship · England | 0–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-09-05 | BradfordvSunderlandChampionship · England | 0–4 | Championship · England |
| 1997-09-02 | SunderlandvOxfordChampionship · England | 3–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-08-30 | SunderlandvNorwichChampionship · England | 0–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-08-23 | Port ValevSunderlandChampionship · England | 3–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-08-15 | SunderlandvMan CityChampionship · England | 3–1 | Championship · England |
| 1997-08-10 | Sheffield UnitedvSunderlandChampionship · England | 2–0 | Championship · England |