1. Round 15/08/1980 Sunderland AFC - Everton FC 3:1
2. Round 19/08/1980 Manchester City - Sunderland AFC 0:4
3. Round 22/08/1980 Sunderland AFC - Southampton FC 1:2
8. Round 26/09/1980 Sunderland AFC - Leeds United 4:1
9. Round 04/10/1980 Aston Villa - Sunderland AFC 4:0
10. Round 08/10/1980 Sunderland AFC - Nottingham Forest 2:2
11. Round 11/10/1980 Sunderland AFC - Crystal Palace 1:0
12. Round 18/10/1980 Arsenal FC - Sunderland AFC 2:2
13. Round 21/10/1980 Coventry City - Sunderland AFC 2:1
14. Round 25/10/1980 Sunderland AFC - Ipswich Town 0:2
15. Round 31/10/1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers - Sunderland AFC 2:1
16. Round 07/11/1980 Sunderland AFC - Stoke City 0:0
17. Round 11/11/1980 Sunderland AFC - Manchester City 2:0
18. Round 14/11/1980 Everton FC - Sunderland AFC 2:1
19. Round 21/11/1980 Norwich City - Sunderland AFC 1:0
20. Round 28/11/1980 Sunderland AFC - Liverpool FC 2:4
21. Round 05/12/1980 Brighton & Hove Albion - Sunderland AFC 2:1
35. Round 12/12/1980 Sunderland AFC - Arsenal FC 2:0
22. Round 19/12/1980 Nottingham Forest - Sunderland AFC 3:1
24. Round 25/12/1980 Sunderland AFC - West Bromwich Albion 0:0
25. Round 26/12/1980 Birmingham City - Sunderland AFC 3:2
26. Round 09/01/1981 Sunderland AFC - Norwich City 3:0
27. Round 27/01/1981 Sunderland AFC - Manchester United 2:0
28. Round 30/01/1981 Southampton FC - Sunderland AFC 2:1
29. Round 06/02/1981 Middlesbrough FC - Sunderland AFC 1:0
30. Round 13/02/1981 Sunderland AFC - Leicester City 1:0
31. Round 20/02/1981 Leeds United - Sunderland AFC 1:0
32. Round 27/02/1981 Sunderland AFC - Tottenham Hotspur 1:1
37. Round 03/04/1981 Sunderland AFC - Wolverhampton Wanderers 0:1