1901
Top after last match win at Newcastle, but Liverpool win title later
1915
Buchan hat-trick in last pre-WW1 match, a 5-0 win over Tottenham
1985
17yo Gordon Armstrong (416 apps, 61 goals) debuts in 1-0 defeat at WBA
Record in 1st Class Competitions
Up to and including match v. Peterborough United on 22/4/2019
Matches Played
5,337
Number of...
Number of different players to...
Matches won
2,125
Matches drawn
1,301
Matches lost
1,911
Goals scored
8,210
Goals conceded
7,577
Matches scored in
4,007
Matches not conceded in
1,446
Make an appearance
1,067
Start a match
1,033
Come on as a substitute
431
Be substituted
517
Never appear but be a sub
42
Score a goal
584
Be sent off
129
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
1899-00 to date
Goal Sequences and Times
1899-00 to date
Grounds and Attendances
All seasons