| Total | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 42 | 15 | (36%) | 13 | (31%) | 14 | (33%) |
| Home | 21 | 11 | (52%) | 9 | (43%) | 1 | (5%) |
| Away | 21 | 4 | (19%) | 4 | (19%) | 13 | (62%) |
W | 1953-04-27 | Sunderland |  | 4-2 |  | Cardiff City | D42 | ||
L | 1953-04-25 | Sheffield Wed. |  | 4-0 | | Sunderland | D42 | ||
D | 1953-04-18 | Sunderland | | 1-1 |  | Tottenham | D40 | ||
L | 1953-04-11 | Burnley |  | 5-1 | | Sunderland | D38 | ||
W | 1953-04-06 | Sunderland | | 2-0 |  | Bolton Wanderers | D37 | ||
D | 1953-04-04 | Sunderland | | 2-2 |  | Preston North End | D36 | ||
L | 1953-04-03 | Bolton Wanderers | | 5-0 | | Sunderland | D35 | ||
L | 1953-03-28 | Stoke City |  | 3-0 | | Sunderland | D35 | ||
D | 1953-03-21 | Sunderland | | 3-3 |  | Manchester City | D34 | ||
L | 1953-03-14 | Liverpool |  | 2-0 | | Sunderland | D33 | ||
D | 1953-03-07 | Sunderland | | 1-1 |  | Middlesbrough | D32 | ||
D | 1953-02-28 | West Bromwich |  | 1-1 | | Sunderland | D31 | ||
L | 1953-02-21 | Portsmouth |  | 5-2 | | Sunderland | D30 | ||
D | 1953-02-18 | Sunderland | | 2-2 |  | Manchester United | D29 | ||
L | 1953-02-07 | Chelsea |  | 3-2 | | Sunderland | D28 | ||
D | 1953-01-24 | Sunderland | | 1-1 |  | Blackpool | D27 | ||
L | 1953-01-17 | Derby County |  | 3-1 | | Sunderland | D26 | ||
W | 1953-01-03 | Sunderland | | 3-1 |  | Arsenal | D25 | ||
D | 1953-01-01 | Sunderland | | 2-2 |  | Aston Villa | D22 | ||
W | 1952-12-27 | Sunderland | | 5-2 |  | Wolverhampton | D23 |
