Sunderland A.F.C. league record by opponent

Sunderland have played home league games at the Stadium of Light since 1997.
Sunderland taking on Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 18 August 2012, the first game of the 2012–13 season.

Sunderland Association Football Club, an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, was founded in 1879.[1] They joined The Football League in the 1890–91 season replacing Stoke who had failed to be re-elected, making Sunderland the first new club to join the league since its inauguration in 1888. Sunderland remained in the football league for 106 years, albeit in different divisions, until 1996 when they were promoted to the Premier League, which replaced the Football League's First Division at the top of the English football league system in 1992.[2] Since then the club has been relegated back into The Football League on three occasions although it has regained promotion back into the Premiership each time after one or two seasons in the second league. They have remained in the Premier League since the 2007–08 season.[3]

Sunderland's first team, nicknamed the Black Cats, have competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club faced in those competitions is summarised below. Sunderland's first league game was against Burnley in the 1890–91 Football League season.[4] They met their 87th and most recent different league opponent, Colchester United, for the first time in the 2006–07 Football League Championship season. The team that Sunderland have played most in league competition is Aston Villa, against whom they have contested 168 league matches.[5] Villa have also contested the most draws with Sunderland, having tied 44 games. The Black Cats have won 64 of the league matches against Everton which represents the most they have won against any club. Everton and Liverpool are the team to defeat Sunderland the most with 71 wins over them.[6]

Key

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 13 February 2016.
Sunderland A.F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
P W D L P W D L P W D L F A
Accrington Defunct team 3210 3201 6 4 1 1 22 12 66.67 1890–91 1892–93
Aldershot Defunct team 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 5 4 50.00 1987–88 1987–88
Arsenal Premier League team 68292217 69151737 137 44 39 54 188 218 32.12 1904–05 2015–16 [A]
Aston Villa Premier League team 84392520 84151950 168 54 44 70 246 267 32.14 1890–91 2015–16
Barnsley 12912 12516 24 14 2 8 36 27 58.33 1958–59 2006–07
Birmingham City 5335810 53141326 106 49 21 36 168 132 46.23 1894–95 2010–11 [B]
Blackburn Rovers 6443813 64171829 128 60 26 42 220 176 46.88 1890–91 2011–12
Blackpool 281576 288911 56 23 16 17 83 84 41.07 1930–31 2010–11
Bolton Wanderers 66411411 66151635 132 56 30 46 225 185 42.42 1890–91 2011–12
AFC Bournemouth Premier League team 3120 3201 6 3 2 1 7 6 50.00 1988–89 2015–16
Bradford City 19793 19928 38 16 11 11 54 33 42.11 1908–09 2003–04
Bradford Park Avenue 3210 3021 6 2 3 1 14 9 33.33 1914–15 1920–21
Brentford 7412 7421 14 8 3 3 28 20 57.14 1935–36 1992–93
Brighton & Hove Albion 171142 173311 34 14 7 13 51 46 41.18 1958–59 2004–05
Bristol City 20884 204511 40 12 13 15 51 58 30.00 1906–07 1998–99
Bristol Rovers 12750 12138 24 8 8 8 48 36 33.33 1958–59 1992–93
Burnley 5028148 50131225 100 41 26 33 152 155 41.00 1890–91 2014–15
Bury 282035 2810513 56 30 8 18 102 74 53.57 1895–96 1998–99
Cambridge United 4121 4112 8 2 3 3 13 15 25.00 1978–79 1992–93
Cardiff City 2912107 298516 58 20 15 23 79 95 34.48 1921–22 2013–14
Carlisle United 6411 6222 12 6 3 3 20 18 50.00 1970–71 1985–86
Charlton Athletic 371999 3771119 74 26 20 28 117 113 35.14 1936–37 2005–06
Chelsea Premier League team 58281020 5991139 117 37 21 59 169 210 31.62 1907–08 2015–16
Chester City Defunct team 1001 1100 2 1 0 1 2 3 50.00 1987–88 1987–88
Chesterfield 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 4 3 50.00 1987–88 1987–88
Colchester United 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 4 4 50.00 2006–07 2006–07
Coventry City 16871 16259 32 10 12 10 32 33 31.25 1967–68 2006–07
Crewe Alexandra 4310 4301 8 6 1 1 16 7 75.00 1997–98 2004–05
Crystal Palace Premier League team 16772 174310 33 11 10 12 26 34 33.33 1969–70 2015–16
Darwen Defunct team 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 21 1 100.000 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County 64411112 64151534 128 56 26 46 203 181 43.75 1891–92 2007–08
Doncaster Rovers 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 5 1 100.000 1987–88 1987–88
Everton Premier League team 80451520 81191151 161 64 26 71 254 270 39.75 1890–91 2015–16
Fulham 2811116 2811611 56 22 17 17 76 67 39.29 1949–50 2013–14
Gillingham 3210 3210 6 4 2 0 12 4 66.67 1987–88 2004–05
Glossop North End 1010 1100 2 1 1 0 2 0 50.00 1899–1900 1899–1900 [C]
Grimsby Town 241563 241266 48 27 12 9 96 60 56.25 1901–02 1998–99
Huddersfield Town 4024124 40111415 80 35 26 19 132 100 43.75 1920–21 1998–99
Hull City 17926 17647 34 15 6 13 41 38 44.12 1959–60 2014–15
Ipswich Town 231436 234415 46 18 7 21 58 72 39.13 1958–59 2006–07
Leeds United 4121614 4191022 82 30 16 36 114 120 36.59 1924–25 2006–07
Leicester City Premier League team 4017149 4112722 81 29 21 31 108 123 35.80 1908–09 2015–16 [D]
Leyton Orient 141031 14356 28 13 8 7 45 38 46.43 1958–59 1979–80 [E]
Lincoln City 3111 3111 6 2 2 2 9 10 33.33 1958–59 1960–61
Liverpool Premier League team 79331432 79182239 158 51 36 71 220 263 32.28 1894–95 2015–16
Luton Town 231373 2311210 46 24 9 13 82 66 52.17 1955–56 2006–07
Manchester City Premier League team 65351119 65121142 130 47 22 61 193 229 36.15 1899–1900 2015–16
Manchester United Premier League team 63271521 63121437 126 39 29 58 182 214 30.95 1892–93 2015–16 [F]
Mansfield Town 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 11 2 100.000 1977–78 1987–88
Middlesbrough 64371611 64191728 128 56 33 39 191 163 43.75 1902–03 2008–09
Millwall 161033 16448 32 14 7 11 51 36 43.75 1970–71 2004–05
Newcastle United Premier League team 71262520 70211831 141 47 43 51 207 210 33.33 1898–99 2015–16
Northampton Town 3201 3102 6 3 0 3 10 10 50.00 1963–64 1987–88
Norwich City Premier League team 231067 222614 45 12 12 21 50 60 26.67 1960–61 2015–16
Nottingham Forest 4324127 43121021 86 36 22 28 134 109 41.86 1892–93 2004–05
Notts County 3721106 3751220 74 26 22 26 121 104 35.14 1890–91 1994–95
Oldham Athletic 201244 202108 40 14 14 12 60 54 35.00 1910–11 1995–96
Oxford United 131012 13544 26 15 5 6 38 20 57.69 1970–71 1998–99
Peterborough United 2200 2101 4 3 0 1 10 6 75.00 1992–93 1993–94
Plymouth Argyle 12912 12336 24 12 4 8 44 27 50.00 1959–60 2006–07
Port Vale 7340 7331 14 6 7 1 22 15 42.86 1987–88 1998–99
Portsmouth 4924169 49111622 98 35 32 31 170 149 35.71 1927–28 2009–10
Preston North End 5332165 53131426 106 45 30 31 172 153 42.45 1890–91 2006–07
Queens Park Rangers 16844 16439 32 12 7 13 40 42 37.50 1968–69 2014–15
Reading 8422 8215 16 6 3 7 22 19 37.50 1986–87 2012–13
Rotherham United 9531 9522 18 10 5 3 36 13 55.56 1958–59 2004–05
Scunthorpe United 6510 6033 12 5 4 3 20 15 41.67 1958–59 1963–64
Sheffield United 6340149 63171036 126 57 24 45 211 183 45.24 1893–94 2004–05
Sheffield Wednesday 56311114 56151526 112 46 26 40 177 172 41.07 1892–93 2006–07 [G]
Shrewsbury Town 4310 4310 8 6 2 0 12 5 75.00 1979–80 1988–89
Southampton Premier League team 271287 265516 53 17 13 23 65 78 32.08 1960–61 2015–16
Southend United 7304 7502 14 8 0 6 25 15 57.14 1987–88 2006–07
Stockport County 2200 2110 4 3 1 0 7 2 75.00 1997–98 1998–99
Stoke City Premier League team 6844177 67191533 135 63 32 40 196 138 46.67 1891–92 2015–16 [H]
Swansea City Premier League team 14752 14455 28 11 10 7 45 43 39.29 1958–59 2015–16 [I]
Swindon Town 12831 12336 24 11 6 7 41 26 45.83 1963–64 1998–99
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League team 53221516 53131327 106 35 28 43 139 149 33.02 1909–10 2015–16
Tranmere Rovers 7421 7106 14 5 2 7 17 15 35.71 1991–92 1998–99
Walsall 5311 5212 10 5 2 3 21 15 50.00 1961–62 2003–04
Watford Premier League team 181053 17386 35 13 13 9 64 49 37.14 1970–71 2015–16
West Bromwich Albion Premier League team 74392312 75181938 149 57 42 50 257 296 38.26 1890–91 2015–16
West Ham United Premier League team 4020911 3991317 79 29 22 28 115 121 36.71 1923–24 2015–16
Wigan Athletic 10433 10343 20 7 7 6 28 23 35.00 1987–88 2012–13
Wimbledon Defunct team 5311 5113 10 4 2 4 11 14 40.00 1985–86 2003–04
Wolverhampton Wanderers 55301411 55151228 110 45 26 39 191 157 40.91 1890–91 2011–12
Wrexham 2110 2200 4 3 1 0 5 2 75.00 1978–79 1979–80
York City 3300 3201 6 5 0 1 13 5 83.33 1974–75 1987–88

Footnotes

A. ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
B. ^ Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included
C. ^ Record against Glossop included
D. ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included
E. ^ Record against Leyton included
F. ^ Record against Newton Heath included
G. ^ Record against The Wednesday included
H. ^ Record against Stoke included
I. ^ Record against Swansea Town included

References

General
Specific
  1. "Sunderland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  2. Lightle, Sam (20 April 2015). "On this day". safc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  3. "Sunderland Association Football Club". Premier League. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  4. "1890-91: Football League". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  5. "Head-to-head v Aston Villa". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. "Everton". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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