Key: Win : Draw : Loss
| Date | Home | Away | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/08/2018 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Charlton | J Brooks |
| 11/08/2018 | Luton | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | C Breakspear |
| 19/08/2018 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | Scunthorpe | A Backhouse |
| 22/08/2018 | Gillingham | 1 | 4 | Sunderland | A Coggins |
| 25/08/2018 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | 2 | Sunderland | J Busby |
| 01/09/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Oxford | M Heywood |
| 08/09/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Fleetwood Town | D Drysdale |
| 15/09/2018 | Burton | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | D Whitestone |
| 22/09/2018 | Sunderland | 4 | 1 | Rochdale | T Kettle |
| 29/09/2018 | Coventry | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | M Salisbury |
| 02/10/2018 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Peterboro | D Coote |
| 06/10/2018 | Bradford | 1 | 2 | Sunderland | A Backhouse |
| 20/10/2018 | Shrewsbury | 0 | 2 | Sunderland | J Busby |
| 23/10/2018 | Doncaster | 0 | 1 | Sunderland | J Simpson |
| 27/10/2018 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | Southend | R Lewis |
| 03/11/2018 | Plymouth | 0 | 2 | Sunderland | C Boyeson |
| 17/11/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Wycombe | M Salisbury |
| 24/11/2018 | Walsall | 2 | 2 | Sunderland | C Hicks |
| 27/11/2018 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | Barnsley | A Madley |
| 15/12/2018 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Bristol Rvs | T Bramall |
| 22/12/2018 | Portsmouth | 3 | 1 | Sunderland | P Bankes |
| 26/12/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Bradford | D England |
| 29/12/2018 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Shrewsbury | O Langford |
| 01/01/2019 | Blackpool | 0 | 1 | Sunderland | D Drysdale |
| 05/01/2019 | Charlton | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | S Martin |
| 12/01/2019 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Luton | L Probert |
| 19/01/2019 | Scunthorpe | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | C Hicks |
| 02/02/2019 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | AFC Wimbledon | B Toner |
| 09/02/2019 | Oxford | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | S Oldham |
| 12/02/2019 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Blackpool | C Boyeson |
| 15/02/2019 | Sunderland | 2 | 2 | Accrington | D Drysdale |
| 19/02/2019 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | Gillingham | M Donohue |
| 23/02/2019 | Bristol Rvs | 0 | 2 | Sunderland | J Linington |
| 02/03/2019 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Plymouth | G Salisbury |
| 09/03/2019 | Wycombe | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | L Swabey |
| 12/03/2019 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | Sunderland | P Bankes |
| 16/03/2019 | Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Walsall | A Young |
| 03/04/2019 | Accrington | 0 | 3 | Sunderland | J Brooks |
| 06/04/2019 | Rochdale | 1 | 2 | Sunderland | C Boyeson |
| 09/04/2019 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Burton | S Oldham |
| 13/04/2019 | Sunderland | 4 | 5 | Coventry | J Busby |
| 19/04/2019 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | Doncaster | A Woolmer |
| 22/04/2019 | Peterboro | 1 | 1 | Sunderland | A Coggins |
| 27/04/2019 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | C Pawson |
| 30/04/2019 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | R Jones |
| 04/05/2019 | Southend | 2 | 1 | Sunderland | D Bond |