| Preston North End FC v Sunderland FC 21/11/1978 | View match | |
| Luton Town FC v Sunderland FC 25/11/1978 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Bristol Rovers FC 02/12/1978 | View match | |
| Cardiff City FC v Sunderland FC 09/12/1978 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Cambridge United FC 16/12/1978 | View match | |
| Notts County FC v Sunderland FC 23/12/1978 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Leicester City FC 26/12/1978 | View match | |
| Blackburn Rovers FC v Sunderland FC 01/01/1979 | £5.00 | |
| Sunderland FC v Everton FC 10/01/1979 | View match | |
| Blackburn Rovers FC v Sunderland FC 17/01/1979 | View match | |
| Fulham FC v Sunderland FC 20/01/1979 | £3.50 | |
| Sunderland FC v Burnley FC 03/02/1979 | View match |