Sunderland A.F.C. league record by opponent
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
- The table includes results of matches played by Sunderland in the Football League (1890 to 1996, 1997 to 1999, 2003 to 2005, 2006 to 2007) and the Premier League (1996 to 1997, 1999 to 2003, 2005 to 2006, since 2007)
- For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
- Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2015–16 Premier League alongside Sunderland
- Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column are defunct
- P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = Goals scored (For); A = Goals conceded (Against); Win% = percentage of total matches won
- The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Sunderland played league matches against each opponent
All-time league record
- Statistics correct as of matches played on 13 February 2016.
Club | Home | Away | Total | Win% | First | Last | Note(s) | |||||||||||
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P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | P | W | D | L | F | A | |||||
Accrington | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 66.67 | 1890–91 | 1892–93 | |
Aldershot | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 50.00 | 1987–88 | 1987–88 | |
Arsenal | 68 | 29 | 22 | 17 | 69 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 137 | 44 | 39 | 54 | 188 | 218 | 32.12 | 1904–05 | 2015–16 | [A] |
Aston Villa | 84 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 84 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 168 | 54 | 44 | 70 | 246 | 267 | 32.14 | 1890–91 | 2015–16 | |
Barnsley | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 58.33 | 1958–59 | 2006–07 | |
Birmingham City | 53 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 106 | 49 | 21 | 36 | 168 | 132 | 46.23 | 1894–95 | 2010–11 | [B] |
Blackburn Rovers | 64 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 64 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 128 | 60 | 26 | 42 | 220 | 176 | 46.88 | 1890–91 | 2011–12 | |
Blackpool | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 83 | 84 | 41.07 | 1930–31 | 2010–11 | |
Bolton Wanderers | 66 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 132 | 56 | 30 | 46 | 225 | 185 | 42.42 | 1890–91 | 2011–12 | |
AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 50.00 | 1988–89 | 2015–16 | |
Bradford City | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 33 | 42.11 | 1908–09 | 2003–04 | |
Bradford Park Avenue | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 33.33 | 1914–15 | 1920–21 | |
Brentford | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 57.14 | 1935–36 | 1992–93 | |
Brighton & Hove Albion | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 41.18 | 1958–59 | 2004–05 | |
Bristol City | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 58 | 30.00 | 1906–07 | 1998–99 | |
Bristol Rovers | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 36 | 33.33 | 1958–59 | 1992–93 | |
Burnley | 50 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 100 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 152 | 155 | 41.00 | 1890–91 | 2014–15 | |
Bury | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 102 | 74 | 53.57 | 1895–96 | 1998–99 | |
Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 25.00 | 1978–79 | 1992–93 | |
Cardiff City | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 58 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 79 | 95 | 34.48 | 1921–22 | 2013–14 | |
Carlisle United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 50.00 | 1970–71 | 1985–86 | |
Charlton Athletic | 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 74 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 117 | 113 | 35.14 | 1936–37 | 2005–06 | |
Chelsea | 58 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 59 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 117 | 37 | 21 | 59 | 169 | 210 | 31.62 | 1907–08 | 2015–16 | |
Chester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50.00 | 1987–88 | 1987–88 | |
Chesterfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 50.00 | 1987–88 | 1987–88 | |
Colchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 50.00 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | |
Coventry City | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 31.25 | 1967–68 | 2006–07 | |
Crewe Alexandra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 75.00 | 1997–98 | 2004–05 | |
Crystal Palace | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 33.33 | 1969–70 | 2015–16 | |
Darwen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 100.00 | 1891–92 | 1893–94 | |
Derby County | 64 | 41 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 128 | 56 | 26 | 46 | 203 | 181 | 43.75 | 1891–92 | 2007–08 | |
Doncaster Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100.00 | 1987–88 | 1987–88 | |
Everton | 80 | 45 | 15 | 20 | 81 | 19 | 11 | 51 | 161 | 64 | 26 | 71 | 254 | 270 | 39.75 | 1890–91 | 2015–16 | |
Fulham | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 76 | 67 | 39.29 | 1949–50 | 2013–14 | |
Gillingham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 66.67 | 1987–88 | 2004–05 | |
Glossop North End | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 | 1899–1900 | 1899–1900 | [C] |
Grimsby Town | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 96 | 60 | 56.25 | 1901–02 | 1998–99 | |
Huddersfield Town | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 80 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 132 | 100 | 43.75 | 1920–21 | 1998–99 | |
Hull City | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 38 | 44.12 | 1959–60 | 2014–15 | |
Ipswich Town | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 58 | 72 | 39.13 | 1958–59 | 2006–07 | |
Leeds United | 41 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 82 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 114 | 120 | 36.59 | 1924–25 | 2006–07 | |
Leicester City | 40 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 81 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 108 | 123 | 35.80 | 1908–09 | 2015–16 | [D] |
Leyton Orient | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 38 | 46.43 | 1958–59 | 1979–80 | [E] |
Lincoln City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 33.33 | 1958–59 | 1960–61 | |
Liverpool | 79 | 33 | 14 | 32 | 79 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 158 | 51 | 36 | 71 | 220 | 263 | 32.28 | 1894–95 | 2015–16 | |
Luton Town | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 82 | 66 | 52.17 | 1955–56 | 2006–07 | |
Manchester City | 65 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 65 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 130 | 47 | 22 | 61 | 193 | 229 | 36.15 | 1899–1900 | 2015–16 | |
Manchester United | 63 | 27 | 15 | 21 | 63 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 126 | 39 | 29 | 58 | 182 | 214 | 30.95 | 1892–93 | 2015–16 | [F] |
Mansfield Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 100.00 | 1977–78 | 1987–88 | |
Middlesbrough | 64 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 128 | 56 | 33 | 39 | 191 | 163 | 43.75 | 1902–03 | 2008–09 | |
Millwall | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 36 | 43.75 | 1970–71 | 2004–05 | |
Newcastle United | 71 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 70 | 21 | 18 | 31 | 141 | 47 | 43 | 51 | 207 | 210 | 33.33 | 1898–99 | 2015–16 | |
Northampton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 50.00 | 1963–64 | 1987–88 | |
Norwich City | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 60 | 26.67 | 1960–61 | 2015–16 | |
Nottingham Forest | 43 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 36 | 22 | 28 | 134 | 109 | 41.86 | 1892–93 | 2004–05 | |
Notts County | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 74 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 121 | 104 | 35.14 | 1890–91 | 1994–95 | |
Oldham Athletic | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 60 | 54 | 35.00 | 1910–11 | 1995–96 | |
Oxford United | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 20 | 57.69 | 1970–71 | 1998–99 | |
Peterborough United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 75.00 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 50.00 | 1959–60 | 2006–07 | |
Port Vale | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 42.86 | 1987–88 | 1998–99 | |
Portsmouth | 49 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 98 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 170 | 149 | 35.71 | 1927–28 | 2009–10 | |
Preston North End | 53 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 106 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 172 | 153 | 42.45 | 1890–91 | 2006–07 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 42 | 37.50 | 1968–69 | 2014–15 | |
Reading | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 37.50 | 1986–87 | 2012–13 | |
Rotherham United | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 55.56 | 1958–59 | 2004–05 | |
Scunthorpe United | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 41.67 | 1958–59 | 1963–64 | |
Sheffield United | 63 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 63 | 17 | 10 | 36 | 126 | 57 | 24 | 45 | 211 | 183 | 45.24 | 1893–94 | 2004–05 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 56 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 112 | 46 | 26 | 40 | 177 | 172 | 41.07 | 1892–93 | 2006–07 | [G] |
Shrewsbury Town | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 75.00 | 1979–80 | 1988–89 | |
Southampton | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 65 | 78 | 32.08 | 1960–61 | 2015–16 | |
Southend United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 57.14 | 1987–88 | 2006–07 | |
Stockport County | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 75.00 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | |
Stoke City | 68 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 67 | 19 | 15 | 33 | 135 | 63 | 32 | 40 | 196 | 138 | 46.67 | 1891–92 | 2015–16 | [H] |
Swansea City | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 43 | 39.29 | 1958–59 | 2015–16 | [I] |
Swindon Town | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 45.83 | 1963–64 | 1998–99 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 53 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 106 | 35 | 28 | 43 | 139 | 149 | 33.02 | 1909–10 | 2015–16 | |
Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 35.71 | 1991–92 | 1998–99 | |
Walsall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 50.00 | 1961–62 | 2003–04 | |
Watford | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 64 | 49 | 37.14 | 1970–71 | 2015–16 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 74 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 75 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 149 | 57 | 42 | 50 | 257 | 296 | 38.26 | 1890–91 | 2015–16 | |
West Ham United | 40 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 79 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 115 | 121 | 36.71 | 1923–24 | 2015–16 | |
Wigan Athletic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 35.00 | 1987–88 | 2012–13 | |
Wimbledon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 40.00 | 1985–86 | 2003–04 | |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 55 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 110 | 45 | 26 | 39 | 191 | 157 | 40.91 | 1890–91 | 2011–12 | |
Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 75.00 | 1978–79 | 1979–80 | |
York City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
- "Sunderland football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "Sunderland Head To Head". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "The Definitive Statistical History of Sunderland AFC". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- Specific
- ↑ "Sunderland". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ Lightle, Sam (20 April 2015). "On this day". safc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Sunderland Association Football Club". Premier League. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "1890-91: Football League". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Head-to-head v Aston Villa". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "Everton". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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