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SUNDERLAND

Sunderland's complete Football League record — 125 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.

GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.

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Oldest season first Home Away Total GD / GA
# Season▲ Division Pos⇅ Pld⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ Pts⇅ GD⇅ GA⇅
1 1890/91 First Division 7 22 7 2 2 31 13 3 3 5 20 18 10 5 7 51 31 23* 20 1.645
2 1891/92 First Division 1 26 13 0 0 55 11 8 0 5 38 25 21 0 5 93 36 42 57 2.583
3 1892/93 First Division 1 30 13 2 0 58 17 9 2 4 42 19 22 4 4 100 36 48 64 2.777
4 1893/94 First Division 2 30 11 3 1 46 14 6 1 8 26 30 17 4 9 72 44 38 28 1.636
5 1894/95 First Division 1 30 13 2 0 51 14 8 3 4 29 23 21 5 4 80 37 47 43 2.162
6 1895/96 First Division 5 30 10 5 0 36 14 5 2 8 16 27 15 7 8 52 41 37 11 1.268
7 1896/97 First Division 15 30 4 6 5 21 21 3 3 9 13 26 7 9 14 34 47 23 -13 0.723
8 1897/98 First Division 2 30 12 2 1 27 8 4 3 8 16 22 16 5 9 43 30 37 13 1.433
9 1898/99 First Division 7 34 11 3 3 26 10 4 3 10 15 31 15 6 13 41 41 36 0 1.000
10 1899/00 First Division 3 34 12 2 3 27 9 7 1 9 23 26 19 3 12 50 35 41 15 1.428
11 1900/01 First Division 2 34 12 3 2 43 11 3 10 4 14 15 15 13 6 57 26 43 31 2.192
12 1901/02 First Division 1 34 12 3 2 32 14 7 3 7 18 21 19 6 9 50 35 44 15 1.428
13 1902/03 First Division 3 34 10 5 2 27 11 6 4 7 24 25 16 9 9 51 36 41 15 1.416
14 1903/04 First Division 6 34 12 3 2 41 15 5 2 10 22 34 17 5 12 63 49 39 14 1.285
15 1904/05 First Division 5 34 11 3 3 37 19 5 5 7 23 25 16 8 10 60 44 40 16 1.363
16 1905/06 First Division 14 38 13 2 4 40 21 2 3 14 21 49 15 5 18 61 70 35 -9 0.871
17 1906/07 First Division 10 38 10 4 5 42 31 4 5 10 23 35 14 9 15 65 66 37 -1 0.984
18 1907/08 First Division 16 38 11 2 6 53 31 5 1 13 25 44 16 3 19 78 75 35 3 1.040
19 1908/09 First Division 3 38 14 0 5 41 23 7 2 10 37 40 21 2 15 78 63 44 15 1.238
20 1909/10 First Division 8 38 12 3 4 40 18 6 2 11 26 33 18 5 15 66 51 41 15 1.294
21 1910/11 First Division 3 38 10 6 3 44 22 5 9 5 23 26 15 15 8 67 48 45 19 1.395
22 1911/12 First Division 8 38 10 6 3 37 14 4 5 10 21 37 14 11 13 58 51 39 7 1.137
23 1912/13 First Division 1 38 14 2 3 47 17 11 2 6 39 26 25 4 9 86 43 54 43 2.000
24 1913/14 First Division 7 38 11 3 5 32 17 6 3 10 31 35 17 6 15 63 52 40 11 1.211
25 1914/15 First Division 8 38 11 3 5 46 30 7 2 10 35 42 18 5 15 81 72 41 9 1.125
26 1919/20 First Division 5 42 17 2 2 45 16 5 2 14 27 43 22 4 16 72 59 48 13 1.220
27 1920/21 First Division 12 42 11 4 6 34 19 3 9 9 23 41 14 13 15 57 60 41 -3 0.950
28 1921/22 First Division 12 42 13 4 4 46 23 3 4 14 14 39 16 8 18 60 62 40 -2 0.967
29 1922/23 First Division 2 42 15 5 1 50 25 7 5 9 22 29 22 10 10 72 54 54 18 1.333
30 1923/24 First Division 3 42 12 7 2 38 20 10 2 9 33 34 22 9 11 71 54 53 17 1.314
31 1924/25 First Division 7 42 13 6 2 39 14 6 4 11 25 37 19 10 13 64 51 48 13 1.254
32 1925/26 First Division 3 42 17 2 2 67 30 4 4 13 29 50 21 6 15 96 80 48 16 1.200
33 1926/27 First Division 3 42 15 3 3 70 28 6 4 11 28 42 21 7 14 98 70 49 28 1.400
34 1927/28 First Division 15 42 9 5 7 37 29 6 4 11 37 47 15 9 18 74 76 39 -2 0.973
35 1928/29 First Division 4 42 16 2 3 67 30 4 5 12 26 45 20 7 15 93 75 47 18 1.240
36 1929/30 First Division 9 42 13 3 5 50 35 5 4 12 26 45 18 7 17 76 80 43 -4 0.950
37 1930/31 First Division 11 42 12 4 5 61 38 4 5 12 28 47 16 9 17 89 85 41 4 1.047
38 1931/32 First Division 13 42 11 4 6 42 29 4 6 11 25 44 15 10 17 67 73 40 -6 0.917
39 1932/33 First Division 12 42 8 7 6 33 31 7 3 11 30 49 15 10 17 63 80 40 -17 0.787
40 1933/34 First Division 6 42 14 6 1 57 17 2 6 13 24 39 16 12 14 81 56 44 25 1.446
41 1934/35 First Division 2 42 13 4 4 57 24 6 12 3 33 27 19 16 7 90 51 54 39 1.764
42 1935/36 First Division 1 42 17 2 2 71 33 8 4 9 38 41 25 6 11 109 74 56 35 1.472
43 1936/37 First Division 8 42 17 2 2 59 24 2 4 15 30 63 19 6 17 89 87 44 2 1.022
44 1937/38 First Division 8 42 12 6 3 32 18 2 10 9 23 39 14 16 12 55 57 44 -2 0.964
45 1938/39 First Division 16 42 7 7 7 30 29 6 5 10 24 38 13 12 17 54 67 38 -13 0.805
46 1946/47 First Division 9 42 11 3 7 33 27 7 5 9 32 39 18 8 16 65 66 44 -1 0.984
47 1947/48 First Division 20 42 11 4 6 33 18 2 6 13 23 49 13 10 19 56 67 36 -11 0.835
48 1948/49 First Division 8 42 8 10 3 27 19 5 7 9 22 39 13 17 12 49 58 43 -9 0.844
49 1949/50 First Division 3 42 14 6 1 50 23 7 4 10 33 39 21 10 11 83 62 52 21 1.338
50 1950/51 First Division 12 42 8 9 4 30 21 4 7 10 33 52 12 16 14 63 73 40 -10 0.863
51 1951/52 First Division 12 42 8 6 7 41 28 7 6 8 29 33 15 12 15 70 61 42 9 1.147
52 1952/53 First Division 9 42 11 9 1 42 27 4 4 13 26 55 15 13 14 68 82 43 -14 0.829
53 1953/54 First Division 18 42 11 4 6 50 37 3 4 14 31 52 14 8 20 81 89 36 -8 0.910
54 1954/55 First Division 4 42 8 11 2 39 27 7 7 7 25 27 15 18 9 64 54 48 10 1.185
55 1955/56 First Division 9 42 10 8 3 44 36 7 1 13 36 59 17 9 16 80 95 43 -15 0.842
56 1956/57 First Division 20 42 9 5 7 40 30 3 3 15 27 58 12 8 22 67 88 32 -21 0.761
57 1957/58 First Division 21 42 7 7 7 32 33 3 5 13 22 64 10 12 20 54 97 32 -43 0.556
58 1958/59 Second Division 15 42 13 4 4 42 23 3 4 14 22 52 16 8 18 64 75 40 -11 0.853
59 1959/60 Second Division 16 42 8 6 7 35 29 4 6 11 17 36 12 12 18 52 65 36 -13 0.800
60 1960/61 Second Division 6 42 12 5 4 47 24 5 8 8 28 36 17 13 12 75 60 47 15 1.250
61 1961/62 Second Division 3 42 17 3 1 60 16 5 6 10 25 34 22 9 11 85 50 53 35 1.700
62 1962/63 Second Division 3 42 14 5 2 46 13 6 7 8 38 42 20 12 10 84 55 52 29 1.527
63 1963/64 Second Division 2 42 16 3 2 47 13 9 8 4 34 24 25 11 6 81 37 61 44 2.189
64 1964/65 First Division 15 42 12 6 3 45 26 2 3 16 19 48 14 9 19 64 74 37 -10 0.864
65 1965/66 First Division 19 42 13 2 6 36 28 1 6 14 15 44 14 8 20 51 72 36 -21 0.708
66 1966/67 First Division 17 42 12 3 6 39 26 2 5 14 19 46 14 8 20 58 72 36 -14 0.805
67 1967/68 First Division 15 42 8 7 6 28 28 5 4 12 23 33 13 11 18 51 61 37 -10 0.836
68 1968/69 First Division 17 42 10 6 5 28 18 1 6 14 15 49 11 12 19 43 67 34 -24 0.641
69 1969/70 First Division 21 42 4 11 6 17 24 2 3 16 13 44 6 14 22 30 68 26 -38 0.441
70 1970/71 Second Division 13 42 11 6 4 34 21 4 6 11 18 33 15 12 15 52 54 42 -2 0.962
71 1971/72 Second Division 5 42 11 7 3 42 24 6 9 6 25 33 17 16 9 67 57 50 10 1.175
72 1972/73 Second Division 6 42 12 6 3 35 17 5 6 10 24 32 17 12 13 59 49 46 10 1.204
73 1973/74 Second Division 6 42 11 6 4 32 15 8 3 10 26 29 19 9 14 58 44 47 14 1.318
74 1974/75 Second Division 4 42 14 6 1 41 8 5 7 9 24 27 19 13 10 65 35 51 30 1.857
75 1975/76 Second Division 1 42 19 2 0 48 10 5 6 10 19 26 24 8 10 67 36 56 31 1.861
76 1976/77 First Division 20 42 9 5 7 29 16 2 7 12 17 38 11 12 19 46 54 34 -8 0.851
77 1977/78 Second Division 6 42 11 6 4 36 17 3 10 8 31 42 14 16 12 67 59 44 8 1.135
78 1978/79 Second Division 4 42 13 3 5 39 19 9 8 4 31 25 22 11 9 70 44 55 26 1.590
79 1979/80 Second Division 2 42 16 5 0 47 13 5 7 9 22 29 21 12 9 69 42 54 27 1.642
80 1980/81 First Division 17 42 10 4 7 32 19 4 3 14 20 34 14 7 21 52 53 35 -1 0.981
81 1981/82 First Division 19 42 6 5 10 19 26 5 6 10 19 32 11 11 20 38 58 44 -20 0.655
82 1982/83 First Division 16 42 7 10 4 30 22 5 4 12 18 39 12 14 16 48 61 50 -13 0.786
83 1983/84 First Division 13 42 8 9 4 26 18 5 4 12 16 35 13 13 16 42 53 52 -11 0.792
84 1984/85 First Division 21 42 7 6 8 20 26 3 4 14 20 36 10 10 22 40 62 40 -22 0.645
85 1985/86 Second Division 18 42 10 5 6 33 29 3 6 12 14 32 13 11 18 47 61 50 -14 0.770
86 1986/87 Second Division 20 42 8 6 7 25 23 4 6 11 24 36 12 12 18 49 59 48 -10 0.830
87 1987/88 Third Division 1 46 14 7 2 51 22 13 5 5 41 26 27 12 7 92 48 93 44 1.916
88 1988/89 Second Division 11 46 12 8 3 40 23 4 7 12 20 37 16 15 15 60 60 63 0 1.000
89 1989/90 Second Division 6 46 10 8 5 41 32 10 6 7 29 32 20 14 12 70 64 74 6 1.093
90 1990/91 First Division 19 38 6 6 7 15 16 2 4 13 23 44 8 10 20 38 60 34 -22 0.633
91 1991/92 Second Division 18 46 10 8 5 36 23 4 3 16 25 42 14 11 21 61 65 53 -4 0.938
92 1992/93 Division One 21 46 9 6 8 34 28 4 5 14 16 36 13 11 22 50 64 50 -14 0.781
93 1993/94 Division One 12 46 14 2 7 35 22 5 6 12 19 35 19 8 19 54 57 65 -3 0.947
94 1994/95 Division One 20 46 5 12 6 22 22 7 6 10 19 23 12 18 16 41 45 54 -4 0.911
95 1995/96 Division One 1 46 13 8 2 32 10 9 9 5 27 23 22 17 7 59 33 83 26 1.787
96 1996/97 Premier League 18 38 7 6 6 20 18 3 4 12 15 35 10 10 18 35 53 40 -18 0.660
97 1997/98 Division One 3 46 14 7 2 49 22 12 5 6 37 28 26 12 8 86 50 90 36 1.720
98 1998/99 Division One 1 46 19 3 1 50 10 12 9 2 41 18 31 12 3 91 28 105 63 3.250
99 1999/00 Premier League 7 38 10 6 3 28 17 6 4 9 29 39 16 10 12 57 56 58 1 1.017
100 2000/01 Premier League 7 38 9 7 3 24 16 6 5 8 22 25 15 12 11 46 41 57 5 1.121
101 2001/02 Premier League 17 38 7 7 5 18 16 3 3 13 11 35 10 10 18 29 51 40 -22 0.568
102 2002/03 Premier League 20 38 3 2 14 11 31 1 5 13 10 34 4 7 27 21 65 19 -44 0.323
103 2003/04 Division One 3 46 13 8 2 33 15 9 5 9 29 30 22 13 11 62 45 79 17 1.377
104 2004/05 Division One 1 46 16 4 3 45 21 13 3 7 31 20 29 7 10 76 41 94 35 1.853
105 2005/06 Premier League 20 38 1 4 14 12 37 2 2 15 14 32 3 6 29 26 69 15 -43 0.376
106 2006/07 Championship 1 46 15 4 4 38 18 12 3 8 38 29 27 7 12 76 47 88 29 1.617
107 2007/08 Premier League 15 38 9 3 7 23 21 2 3 14 13 38 11 6 21 36 59 39 -23 0.610
108 2008/09 Premier League 16 38 6 3 10 21 25 3 6 10 13 29 9 9 20 34 54 36 -20 0.629
109 2009/10 Premier League 13 38 9 7 3 32 19 2 4 13 16 37 11 11 16 48 56 44 -8 0.857
110 2010/11 Premier League 10 38 7 5 7 25 27 5 6 8 20 29 12 11 15 45 56 47 -11 0.803
111 2011/12 Premier League 13 38 7 7 5 26 17 4 5 10 19 29 11 12 15 45 46 45 -1 0.978
112 2012/13 Premier League 17 38 5 8 6 20 19 4 4 11 21 35 9 12 17 41 54 39 -13 0.759
113 2013/14 Premier League 14 38 5 3 11 21 27 5 5 9 20 33 10 8 20 41 60 38 -19 0.683
114 2014/15 Premier League 16 38 4 8 7 16 27 3 9 7 15 26 7 17 14 31 53 38 -22 0.584
115 2015/16 Premier League 17 38 6 6 7 23 20 3 6 10 25 42 9 12 17 48 62 39 -14 0.774
116 2016/17 Premier League 20 38 3 5 11 16 34 3 1 15 13 35 6 6 26 29 69 24 -40 0.420
117 2017/18 Championship 24 46 3 7 13 23 39 4 9 10 29 41 7 16 23 52 80 37 -28 0.650
118 2018/19 League One 5 46 12 10 1 46 25 10 9 4 34 22 22 19 5 80 47 85 33 1.702
119 2019/20 League One 7 36 10 8 1 35 13 6 3 8 13 19 16 11 9 48 32 59 16 1.500
120 2020/21 League One 4 46 9 8 6 32 25 11 9 3 38 17 20 17 9 70 42 77 28 1.666
121 2021/22 League One 5 46 16 3 4 49 19 8 9 6 30 34 24 12 10 79 53 84 26 1.490
122 2022/23 Championship 6 46 7 9 7 33 33 11 6 6 35 22 18 15 13 68 55 69 13 1.236
123 2023/24 Championship 16 46 10 2 11 30 30 6 6 11 22 24 16 8 22 52 54 56 -2 0.962
124 2024/25 Championship 4 46 12 7 4 32 18 9 6 8 26 26 21 13 12 58 44 76 14 1.318
125 2025/26 Premier League 7 38 9 6 4 25 20 5 6 8 17 28 14 12 12 42 48 54 -6 0.875
125 seasons: Career totals 5048 1335 638 552 4626 2731 666 619 1238 3055 4374 2001 1257 1790 7681 7105 5925†

* Points deduction applied in that season.

† Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.