Sunderland football club match record: 1979
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1978-79 season
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1978 | Sunderland v Charlton Athletic | W | 1-0 | League Division Two |
| 22 Aug 1978 | Orient v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | League Division Two |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | League Division Two |
| 30 Aug 1978 | Sunderland v Stoke City | L | 0-2 | League Cup |
| 02 Sep 1978 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Division Two |
| 09 Sep 1978 | Crystal Palace v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 16 Sep 1978 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Burnley v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division Two |
| 30 Sep 1978 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | League Division Two |
| 07 Oct 1978 | Sheffield United v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | League Division Two |
| 14 Oct 1978 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Sunderland v Millwall | W | 3-2 | League Division Two |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Oldham Athletic v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | League Division Two |
| 04 Nov 1978 | Sunderland v Stoke City | L | 0-1 | League Division Two |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Charlton Athletic v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division Two |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Sunderland v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 2-1 | League Division Two |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | League Division Two |
| 25 Nov 1978 | Luton Town v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | League Division Two |
| 02 Dec 1978 | Sunderland v Bristol Rovers | W | 5-0 | League Division Two |
| 09 Dec 1978 | Cardiff City v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Sunderland v Cambridge United | L | 0-2 | League Division Two |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Notts County v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Sunderland v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 10 Jan 1979 | Sunderland v Everton | W | 2-1 | FA Cup |
| 17 Jan 1979 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 20 Jan 1979 | Fulham v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division Two |
| 03 Feb 1979 | Sunderland v Burnley | W | 3-1 | League Division Two |
| 10 Feb 1979 | West Ham United v Sunderland | D | 3-3 | League Division Two |
| 21 Feb 1979 | Burnley v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | FA Cup |
| 24 Feb 1979 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 1-4 | League Division Two |
| 26 Feb 1979 | Sunderland v Burnley | L | 0-3 | FA Cup |
| 03 Mar 1979 | Millwall v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | League Division Two |
| 07 Mar 1979 | Sunderland v Wrexham | W | 1-0 | League Division Two |
| 10 Mar 1979 | Sunderland v Oldham Athletic | W | 3-0 | League Division Two |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Sunderland v Crystal Palace | L | 1-2 | League Division Two |
| 24 Mar 1979 | Sunderland v Orient | W | 1-0 | League Division Two |
| 27 Mar 1979 | Stoke City v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | League Division Two |
| 31 Mar 1979 | Sunderland v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | League Division Two |
| 07 Apr 1979 | Bristol Rovers v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | League Division Two |
| 13 Apr 1979 | Sunderland v Notts County | W | 3-0 | League Division Two |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Leicester City v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division Two |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | L | 0-1 | League Division Two |
| 21 Apr 1979 | Cambridge United v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | League Division Two |
| 25 Apr 1979 | Sunderland v Sheffield United | W | 6-2 | League Division Two |
| 28 Apr 1979 | Sunderland v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Division Two |
| 05 May 1979 | Wrexham v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division Two |