Sunderland have played home league games at the Stadium of Light since 1997.

Sunderland Association Football Club, an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, was founded in 1879.[1] They joined The Football League in the 1890–91 season replacing Stoke who had failed to be re-elected, making Sunderland the first new club to join the league since its inauguration in 1888. Sunderland remained in the football league for 106 years, albeit in different divisions, until 1996 when they were promoted to the Premier League, which replaced the Football League's First Division at the top of the English football league system in 1992.[2] Since then the club has been relegated back into The Football League on four occasions. They currently compete in the EFL Championship after promotion from EFL League One in the 2021–22 season.[3]

Sunderland's first team, nicknamed the Black Cats, have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. Sunderland played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1890–91 Football League on 13 September 1890 against Burnley.[4] They met their most recent different league opponent, Morecambe, for the first time in the 2021–22 EFL League One season.

The team that Sunderland have played most in league competition is Aston Villa, against whom they have contested 170 league matches.[5] Villa, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion have contested the most draws with Sunderland, having tied 44 games. The Black Cats have won 65 of the league matches against Everton which represents the most they have won against any club. Everton are also the teams to defeat Sunderland the most with 73 wins over them.[6]

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Sunderland in the Football League and the Premier League.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 EFL Championship alongside Sunderland
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored (For); A = Goals conceded (Against); Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Sunderland played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 6 May 2023.
Sunderland A.F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
PWDL PWDL PWDL FA
Accrington ‡ 3210 3201 6 4 1 1 22 12 066.67 1890–91 1892–93
Accrington Stanley 3120 4310 7 4 3 0 16 8 057.14 2018–19 2021–22 [lower-alpha 1]
AFC Wimbledon 4310 3210 7 5 2 0 12 4 071.43 2018–19 2021–22 [lower-alpha 1]
Aldershot ‡ 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 5 4 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Arsenal 70292318 70151738 140 44 40 56 189 224 031.43 1904–05 2016–17 [lower-alpha 2]
Aston Villa 85392521 85151951 170 54 44 72 247 272 031.76 1890–91 2017–18
Barnsley 141013 14527 28 15 3 10 40 33 053.57 1958–59 2018–19
Birmingham City † 5536910 55151327 110 51 22 37 174 138 046.36 1894–95 2022–23 [lower-alpha 3]
Blackburn Rovers † 6544813 65171830 130 61 26 43 222 179 046.92 1890–91 2022–23
Blackpool 3215107 3191012 63 24 20 19 87 89 038.10 1930–31 2022–23 [lower-alpha 1]
Bolton Wanderers 69421611 69151737 138 57 33 48 230 196 041.30 1890–91 2021–22
AFC Bournemouth 4121 4301 8 4 2 2 9 8 050.00 1988–89 2016–17
Bradford City 20893 201028 40 18 11 11 57 34 045.00 1908–09 2018–19
Bradford Park Avenue 3210 3021 6 2 3 1 14 9 033.33 1914–15 1920–21
Brentford 8413 8431 16 8 4 4 31 25 050.00 1935–36 2017–18
Brighton & Hove Albion 171142 173311 34 14 7 13 51 46 041.18 1958–59 2004–05
Bristol City † 22895 225611 44 13 15 16 59 66 029.55 1906–07 2022–23
Bristol Rovers 15960 15339 30 12 9 9 57 40 040.00 1958–59 2020–21
Burnley 5228159 52131326 104 41 28 35 155 163 039.42 1890–91 2022–23
Burton Albion 5032 4202 9 2 3 4 11 10 022.22 2017–18 2021–22 [lower-alpha 1]
Bury 282035 2810513 56 30 8 18 102 74 053.57 1895–96 1998–99
Cambridge United 5221 5212 10 4 3 3 20 17 040.00 1978–79 2021–22
Cardiff City † 3112109 319517 62 21 15 26 81 102 033.87 1921–22 2022–23
Carlisle United 6411 6222 12 6 3 3 20 18 050.00 1970–71 1985–86
Charlton Athletic 4020911 4071419 80 27 23 30 121 118 033.75 1936–37 2021–22
Chelsea 60291021 6091140 120 38 21 61 173 218 031.67 1907–08 2016–17
Cheltenham Town 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 6 2 050.00 2021–22 2021–22
Chester City ‡ 1001 1100 2 1 0 1 2 3 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Chesterfield 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 4 3 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Colchester United 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 4 4 050.00 2006–07 2006–07
Coventry City † 19892 192611 38 10 15 13 40 44 026.32 1967–68 2022–23
Crewe Alexandra 6510 6411 12 9 2 1 25 9 075.00 1997–98 2021–22
Crystal Palace 18783 185310 36 12 11 13 34 39 033.33 1969–70 2016–17
Darwen ‡ 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 21 1 100.00 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County 65411212 65161534 130 57 27 46 208 183 043.85 1891–92 2017–18
Doncaster Rovers 5311 5410 10 7 2 1 19 6 070.00 1987–88 2021–22
Everton 82461521 82191152 164 65 26 73 257 275 039.63 1890–91 2016–17
Fleetwood Town 4220 4031 8 2 5 1 12 9 025.00 2018–19 2021–22
Fulham 2912116 2911612 58 23 17 18 78 69 039.66 1949–50 2017–18
Gillingham 7430 7511 14 9 4 1 29 13 064.29 1987–88 2021–22
Glossop North End 1010 1100 2 1 1 0 2 0 050.00 1899–1900 1899–1900 [lower-alpha 4]
Grimsby Town 241563 241266 48 27 12 9 96 60 056.25 1901–02 1998–99
Huddersfield Town † 4124134 41121415 82 36 27 19 135 101 043.90 1920–21 2022–23
Hull City † 211146 21777 42 18 11 13 56 47 042.86 1959–60 2022–23
Ipswich Town † 271737 275616 54 22 9 23 68 82 040.74 1958–59 2021–22
Leeds United † 4221615 4291122 84 30 17 37 115 123 035.71 1924–25 2017–18
Leicester City † 42181410 4212723 84 30 21 33 110 128 035.71 1908–09 2016–17 [lower-alpha 5]
Leyton Orient 141031 14356 28 13 8 7 45 38 046.43 1958–59 1979–80 [lower-alpha 6]
Lincoln City 6222 6222 12 4 4 4 18 17 033.33 1958–59 2021–22
Liverpool 80331532 80182240 160 51 37 72 222 267 031.88 1894–95 2016–17
Luton Town 251393 2511410 50 24 13 13 86 70 048.00 1955–56 2022–23
Manchester City 66351120 66121143 132 47 22 63 194 233 035.61 1899–1900 2016–17
Manchester United 64271522 64121438 128 39 29 60 183 220 030.47 1892–93 2016–17 [lower-alpha 7]
Mansfield Town 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 11 2 100.00 1977–78 1987–88
Middlesbrough † 67381712 67191731 134 57 34 43 197 171 042.54 1902–03 2022–23
Millwall † 181143 18468 36 15 10 11 58 40 041.67 1970–71 2022–23
Milton Keynes Dons 3102 3210 6 3 1 2 9 8 050.00 2019–20 2021–22
Morecambe 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 6 0 100.00 2021–22 2021–22
Newcastle United 71262520 71211931 142 47 44 51 208 211 033.10 1898–99 2015–16
Northampton Town 4211 4112 8 3 2 3 11 11 037.50 1963–64 2020–21
Norwich City † 251078 255614 50 15 13 22 58 63 030.00 1960–61 2022–23
Nottingham Forest 4424128 44131021 88 37 22 29 134 110 042.05 1892–93 2017–18
Notts County 3721106 3751220 74 26 22 26 121 104 035.14 1890–91 1994–95
Oldham Athletic 201244 202108 40 14 14 12 60 54 035.00 1910–11 1995–96
Oxford United 171142 17854 34 19 9 6 50 26 055.88 1970–71 2021–22
Peterborough United 4310 5122 9 4 3 2 15 13 044.44 1992–93 2020–21 [lower-alpha 1]
Plymouth Argyle † 151113 15546 30 16 5 9 54 31 053.33 1959–60 2021–22
Port Vale 7340 7331 14 6 7 1 22 15 042.86 1987–88 1998–99
Portsmouth 53261710 53121625 106 38 33 35 178 163 035.85 1927–28 2021–22
Preston North End † 5532176 55141526 110 46 32 32 177 157 041.82 1890–91 2022–23
Queens Park Rangers † 18864 185310 36 13 9 14 46 46 036.11 1968–69 2022–23
Reading 10523 10325 20 8 4 8 29 24 040.00 1986–87 2022–23
Rochdale 3300 3210 6 5 1 0 15 5 083.33 2018–19 2020–21
Rotherham United † 12651 11524 23 11 7 5 43 22 047.83 1958–59 2022–23 [lower-alpha 1]
Scunthorpe United 7610 7043 14 6 5 3 24 16 042.86 1958–59 2018–19
Sheffield United 65401411 65171038 130 57 24 49 214 192 043.85 1893–94 2022–23
Sheffield Wednesday † 58321115 58151627 116 47 27 42 184 179 040.52 1892–93 2021–22 [lower-alpha 8]
Shrewsbury Town 7520 8422 15 9 4 2 21 12 060.00 1979–80 2021–22 [lower-alpha 1]
Southampton † 281288 285716 56 17 15 24 67 84 030.36 1960–61 2016–17
Southend United 9504 8503 17 10 0 7 30 17 058.82 1987–88 2019–20 [lower-alpha 1]
Stockport County 2200 2110 4 3 1 0 7 2 075.00 1997–98 1998–99
Stoke City † 7044179 70201634 140 64 33 43 200 149 045.71 1891–92 2022–23 [lower-alpha 9]
Swansea City † 16754 16457 32 11 10 11 47 53 034.38 1958–59 2022–23 [lower-alpha 10]
Swindon Town 13931 13436 26 13 6 7 44 27 050.00 1963–64 2020–21
Tottenham Hotspur 54221616 54131328 108 35 29 44 139 150 032.41 1909–10 2016–17
Tranmere Rovers 8521 8206 16 7 2 7 23 15 043.75 1991–92 2019–20
Walsall 6411 6222 12 6 3 3 25 18 050.00 1961–62 2018–19
Watford † 201163 203107 40 14 16 10 71 56 035.00 1970–71 2022–23
West Bromwich Albion † 77392513 77191939 154 58 44 52 261 302 037.66 1890–91 2022–23
West Ham United 41201011 4191319 82 29 23 30 117 125 035.37 1923–24 2016–17
Wigan Athletic 13634 13544 26 11 7 8 40 29 042.31 1987–88 2022–23
Wimbledon ‡ 5311 5113 10 4 2 4 11 14 040.00 1985–86 2003–04
Wolverhampton Wanderers 56311411 56151328 112 46 27 39 194 157 041.07 1890–91 2017–18
Wrexham 2110 2200 4 3 1 0 5 2 075.00 1978–79 1979–80
Wycombe Wanderers 3210 3021 6 2 3 1 12 7 033.33 2018–19 2021–22
York City 3300 3201 6 5 0 1 13 5 083.33 1974–75 1987–88

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 EFL League One season was suspended in mid-March 2020. On 9 June, the clubs voted to curtail the season; Sunderland's last eight matches, which included one against this opponent, remained unplayed.
  2. ↑ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
  3. ↑ Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included
  4. ↑ Record against Glossop included
  5. ↑ Record against Leicester Fosse included
  6. ↑ Record against Leyton included
  7. ↑ Record against Newton Heath included
  8. ↑ Record against The Wednesday included
  9. ↑ Record against Stoke included
  10. ↑ Record against Swansea Town included

References

General
  • "Sunderland football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  • "Sunderland Head To Head". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  • "The Definitive Statistical History of Sunderland AFC". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Sunderland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Lightle, Sam (20 April 2015). "On this day". safc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Peddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "1890-91: Football League". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Head-to-head v Aston Villa". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Everton". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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