1954
Ted Burdon scores 2 in 4-2 opening day win over WBA
1965
Jim Baxter (98 apps, 12 goals) debuts in 1-0 defeat at Leeds
1996
Niall Quinn gets a brace in a 4-1 win at Nottingham Forest
Record in 1st Class Competitions
Up to and including match v. Sheffield Wednesday on 16/8/2018
Matches Played
5,285
Number of...
Number of different players to...
Matches won
2,097
Matches drawn
1,281
Matches lost
1,907
Goals scored
8,117
Goals conceded
7,530
Matches scored in
3,958
Matches not conceded in
1,427
Make an appearance
1,052
Start a match
1,021
Come on as a substitute
414
Be substituted
498
Never appear but be a sub
39
Score a goal
570
Be sent off
124
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
1908-09 to date
Goal Sequences and Times
1908-09 to date
Grounds and Attendances
All seasons