Date Comp Round Opposition Ven Result Lge Pos. Attendance Details

Aug 19 FLJF Middlesbrough A D 3 - 3 - 7,520

26 Lge 1 DERBY COUNTY H W 3 v 0 - 21,859

30 Lge 2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN H L 1 v 2 - 16,315

Sep 2 Lge 3 Arsenal A L 2 v 5 - 17,141

Mar 22 F South Shields [1936] A W 8 - 2 - 6,700

30 WF Newcastle United A L 0 - 2 - c. 15,000

Apr 6 F Hartlepools United A L 2 - 4 - c. 2,000

13 F Newcastle United A L 2 - 3 - 8,666

20 LWC 1-L1 DARLINGTON H D 1 - 1 - 6,023

23 F Stockton A W 3 - 1 - n/k

27 LWC 1-L2 Darlington A W 3 - 2 - 5,018

Sunderland won 4 - 3 on aggregate

May 4 LWC 2-L1 LEEDS UNITED H D 0 - 0 - 11,226

11 LWC 2-L2 Leeds United A W 1 - 0 - c. 9,000

Sunderland won 1 - 0 on aggregate

18 LWC 3 Blackburn Rovers A L 2 - 3 - 9,665