1961
Gary Bennett (443 apps, 25 goals) is born in Manchester
1999
Quinn and Phillips hit braces as Chelsea are trashed 4-1 at SoL
2008
Manager Roy Keane (100 games, 42 wins) resigns
Record in 1st Class Competitions
Up to and including match v. Burton Albion on 1/12/2020
Matches Played
5,407
Number of...
Number of different players to...
Matches won
2,154
Matches drawn
1,323
Matches lost
1,930
Goals scored
8,308
Goals conceded
7,647
Matches scored in
4,061
Matches not conceded in
1,467
Make an appearance
1,091
Start a match
1,055
Come on as a substitute
450
Be substituted
544
Never appear but be a sub
46
Score a goal
595
Be sent off
134
Club Formation
Sunderland AFC formed on October 1879, at the British School in Norfolk Street, Sunderland. This is a given for all Sunderland fans and the club itself. Yet there is no factual evidence to support it. To believe it is to believe error-strewn anecdotes and stories published many years later.
There is now a substantial collection of primary source evidence, reported in newspapers from 1879 to 1883, that simply does not support the 1879 date. Furthermore, it provides a consistent set of facts from which the only logical conclusion is that Sunderland AFC formed on 25th September 1880 at Rectory Park School, Sunderland.
All the evidence we have concerning the formation is available on this website for anyone with an interest to examine. In our view, 25th September 1880 is the formation date of SAFC and should be celebrated.
Match Data Status
Basic Match Details
All seasons
Sunderland Team, Manager and Scorers
All seasons
Opposition Team, Manager and Scorers
1887-88 to date
Goal Sequences and Times
1887-88 to date
Grounds and Attendances
All seasons