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Sunderland's Premier League record

Sunderland have played 651 Premier League matches across 18 seasons since 1996/97: 168 wins, 172 draws and 311 defeats, scoring 660 goals and conceding 962. Before the Premier League they spent 70 seasons in the old First Division and were champions 6 times.

651

Matches

168

Won

172

Drawn

311

Lost

Sunderland's scoreline grid

Every Premier League result from Sunderland's side: goals scored along the bottom, goals conceded up the side. Each square counts the matches that ended that way, and empty squares are results Sunderland have never had. Select a square to see those matches.

Goals conceded
8
1
7
11
6
12
5
6311
4
111343
3
2931111
2
585237731
1
827733118
0
5756251761
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Goals scored

Times it's happened

Never

Once

2

3–4

5–9

10–19

20+

Results Sunderland have had only once

9 of Sunderland's Premier League results have happened just once. The most recent new one was Man City 5–3 Sunderland on September 20, 2026.

September 20, 2026Man City 5–3 SunderlandHT 3–23–5 defeat
October 18, 2014Southampton 8–0 SunderlandHT 3–00–8 defeat
April 29, 2013Aston Villa 6–1 SunderlandHT 2–11–6 defeat
March 31, 2012Man City 3–3 SunderlandHT 1–23–3 draw
January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 SunderlandHT 4–02–7 defeat
September 27, 2009Sunderland 5–2 WolvesHT 1–05–2 win
November 24, 2007Everton 7–1 SunderlandHT 3–11–7 defeat
March 5, 2000Leicester City 5–2 SunderlandHT 2–02–5 defeat
September 18, 1999Derby County 0–5 SunderlandHT 0–25–0 win

Biggest wins

September 18, 1999Derby County 0–5 SunderlandHT 0–25-goal win
October 2, 1999Bradford City 0–4 SunderlandHT 0–14-goal win
December 13, 2008Sunderland 4–0 West BromHT 3–04-goal win
March 9, 2010Sunderland 4–0 BoltonHT 1–04-goal win
September 18, 2011Sunderland 4–0 StokeHT 3–04-goal win

Heaviest defeats

October 18, 2014Southampton 8–0 SunderlandHT 3–08-goal defeat
November 24, 2007Everton 7–1 SunderlandHT 3–16-goal defeat
January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 SunderlandHT 4–05-goal defeat
April 29, 2013Aston Villa 6–1 SunderlandHT 2–15-goal defeat
December 21, 1996Man United 5–0 SunderlandHT 2–05-goal defeat

Highest-scoring matches

January 16, 2010Chelsea 7–2 SunderlandHT 4–09 goals
March 16, 1997Chelsea 6–2 SunderlandHT 2–08 goals
November 24, 2007Everton 7–1 SunderlandHT 3–18 goals
October 18, 2014Southampton 8–0 SunderlandHT 3–08 goals
November 1, 2015Everton 6–2 SunderlandHT 2–18 goals

Comebacks and collapses

In the Premier League, when Sunderland led at half-time they won 62% of the time (88 of 141); when they were behind, they came back to win 5% (10 of 222). Every Premier League comeback →

May 17, 2026Everton 1–3 SunderlandHT 1–0won from 1 down
March 22, 2026Newcastle 1–2 SunderlandHT 1–0won from 1 down
November 29, 2025Sunderland 3–2 BournemouthHT 1–2won from 1 down
May 7, 2016Sunderland 3–2 ChelseaHT 1–2won from 1 down
January 13, 2016Swansea 2–4 SunderlandHT 2–1won from 1 down

And the leads they let slip:

April 14, 2001Sunderland 2–3 TottenhamHT 2–0lost a 2-goal lead
September 24, 2016Sunderland 2–3 Crystal PalaceHT 1–0lost a 1-goal lead
October 5, 2013Sunderland 1–2 Man UnitedHT 1–0lost a 1-goal lead
April 7, 2013Chelsea 2–1 SunderlandHT 0–1lost a 1-goal lead
December 29, 2012Sunderland 1–2 TottenhamHT 1–0lost a 1-goal lead

Sunderland's most common results

#10–1 defeat82 · 12.6%
#21–1 draw77 · 11.8%
#30–2 defeat58 · 8.9%
#40–0 draw57 · 8.8%
#51–0 win56 · 8.6%
#61–2 defeat52 · 8.0%

Season by season

SeasonPWDLGFGAGDPts
2026/275113610-44
2025/26381412124248-654
2016/173866262969-4024
2015/1638912174862-1439
2014/1538717143153-2238
2013/1438108204160-1938
2012/1338912174154-1339
2011/12381112154546-145
2010/11381211154556-1147
2009/10381111164856-844
2008/093899203454-2036
2007/0838116213659-2339
2005/063836292669-4315
2002/033847272165-4419
2001/02381010182951-2240
2000/01381512114641+557
1999/00381610125756+158
1996/97381010183553-1840

Before the Premier League

Sunderland spent 70 seasons in the old First Division between 1890/91 and 1990/91 and were champions 6 times: 1891/92, 1892/93, 1894/95, 1901/02, 1912/13 and 1935/36. They played 2,732 matches there: 1,107 wins, 621 draws and 1,004 defeats.

70

Seasons

6

Titles

2,732

Matches

41%

Won

Counting the Premier League, that's 88 top-flight seasons and 3,383 matches: 1,275 wins, 793 draws and 1,315 defeats.

Biggest wins before 1992

December 5, 1908Newcastle 1–9 Sunderland8-goal win
September 1, 1894Sunderland 8–0 Derby County8-goal win
October 22, 1892Sunderland 8–1 West Brom7-goal win
September 1, 1956Sunderland 8–1 Charlton7-goal win
December 12, 1891Sunderland 7–0 Darwen7-goal win

Heaviest defeats before 1992

December 26, 1911Sheffield Wed 8–0 Sunderland8-goal defeat
October 19, 1968West Ham 8–0 Sunderland8-goal defeat
September 25, 1982Watford 8–0 Sunderland8-goal defeat
March 22, 1909Blackburn 8–1 Sunderland7-goal defeat
October 5, 1957Blackpool 7–0 Sunderland7-goal defeat

Every season in the old First Division

SeasonPosPWDLGFGAPts
1990/9119th of 203881020386034
1984/8521st of 2242101022406240
1983/8413th of 2242131316425352
1982/8316th of 2242121416486150
1981/8219th of 2242111120385844
1980/8117th of 224214721525335
1976/7720th of 2242111219465434
1969/7021st of 224261422306826
1968/6917th of 2242111219436734
1967/6815th of 2242131118516137

* 1890/91: 2 points deducted for fielding an ineligible goalkeeper (Ned Doig).

Points as awarded at the time: two for a win until 1980/81, three since. Results from engsoccerdata (see the About page).

Head to head

Sunderland's record against every club they have met in the Premier League, most meetings first. Select an opponent for the full head to head.

OpponentPWDL
v Arsenal3531121
v Chelsea349223
v Everton3410717
v Liverpool3431219
v Man United343724
v Tottenham346721
v Aston Villa3271312
v West Ham3281014
v Newcastle3011109
v Man City295420

Also met: Fulham · Southampton · West Brom · Blackburn · Middlesbrough · Stoke · Bolton · Leicester City · Wigan Athletic · Leeds United · Swansea · Birmingham · Crystal Palace · Derby County · Hull City · Burnley · Charlton · Norwich · Portsmouth · Wolves · Bournemouth · Coventry City · QPR · Watford · Ipswich Town · Bradford City · Nott'm Forest · Reading · Sheffield Wed · Wimbledon · Brentford · Blackpool · Brighton · Cardiff

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