1951
Season starts with entertaining 4-3 win at Derby County
1987
Gates scores only goal in LC 1st Leg win over Middlesbrough
2001
A Kevin Phillips penalty ensures 1st day win over Ipswich Town
Record in 1st Class Competitions
Up to and including match v. Accrington Stanley on 13/8/2019
Matches Played
5,346
Number of...
Number of different players to...
Matches won
2,127
Matches drawn
1,305
Matches lost
1,914
Goals scored
8,220
Goals conceded
7,587
Matches scored in
4,015
Matches not conceded in
1,448
Make an appearance
1,072
Start a match
1,038
Come on as a substitute
433
Be substituted
520
Never appear but be a sub
42
Score a goal
585
Be sent off
130
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
1898-99 to date
Goal Sequences and Times
1898-99 to date
Grounds and Attendances
All seasons