| Ipswich Town FC v Sunderland FC 29/08/1981 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Aston Villa FC 02/09/1981 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v West Ham United FC 05/09/1981 | View match | |
| Arsenal FC v Sunderland FC 12/09/1981 | £3.50 | |
| Sunderland FC v Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 19/09/1981 | View match | |
| Nottingham Forest FC v Sunderland FC 23/09/1981 | £5.00 | |
| Swansea City FC v Sunderland FC 26/09/1981 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Coventry City FC 03/10/1981 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Rotherham United FC 07/10/1981 | View match | |
| Notts County FC v Sunderland FC 10/10/1981 | View match | |
| Sunderland FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC 17/10/1981 | View match | |
| Leeds United FC v Sunderland FC 24/10/1981 | View match |