1880 First ever cup-tie is 2-2 draw with Burnopfield in N&D Challenge Cup
1897 Dave Halliday (175 apps, 165 goals) is born at Dumfries…
1926 … and gets 4 on his 29th birthday as Manchester United are beaten 6-0
Record in 1st Class Competitions
Up to and including match v. Millwall on 2/12/2023
Matches Played 5,577 Number of... Number of different players to...
Matches won 2,232
Matches drawn 1,370
Matches lost 1,975
Goals scored 8,572
Goals conceded 7,837
Matches scored in 4,200
Matches not conceded in 1,521
Make an appearance 1,148
Start a match 1,106
Come on as a substitute 501
Be substituted 584
Never appear but be a sub 51
Score a goal 629
Be sent off 140
Last Match
2 December 2023 Sky Bet Championship
MILLWALL 1
SUNDERLAND 1
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
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TheStatCat aims to be the most accurate and up-to-date archive of Sunderland AFC statistics available.

It has been active since July 2005, but this latest version is considerably extended to cover ALL first team games and gradually accommodate full details of the opposition; the latest status of the match data can be seen to the left.

Hopefully it will bring back many memories and help to resolve the occasional argument!