List of Sunderland A.F.C. records and statistics explained

Sunderland Association Football Club, are a professional football club based in Sunderland, North East England. They were announced to the world by the local newspaper, The Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette on 27 September 1880 as Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football Club[1] following a meeting of the Teachers at Rectory Park school in Sunderland on 25 September 1880. The football club changed their name to the current form on 16 October 1880, just 20 days after the September announcement. They were elected into The Football League in the 1890–91 season, becoming the first team to join the league since its inauguration in the 1889–90 season, replacing Stoke F.C.

Transfers

All figures are based on the maximum potential fee and are correct as at 1 September 2013.

In

DatePosNameFromFeeReport
31 August 2016MF Didier N'Dong FC Lorient£13.8 million[2]
31 August 2010FW Asamoah Gyan Rennes£13 million[3]
24 August 2012FW Steven Fletcher Wolverhampton Wanderers£12 million[4]
29 June 2011FW Connor Wickham Ipswich Town£12 million (£8M up front)[5]
5 August 2014MF Jack Rodwell Manchester City£10 million[6]
23 August 2012MF Adam Johnson Manchester City£10 million[7]
5 August 2009FW Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspur£10 million[8]
31 August 2015FW Fabio Borini Liverpool£10 million (£8M up front)[9]
1 August 2015MF Ricardo Álvarez Inter Milan£9 million [10]
30 January 2016MF Wahbi Khazri Bordeaux£9 million[11]
8 August 2007GK Craig Gordon Hearts£9 million (£7M up front)[12]
15 July 2015MF Jeremain Lens Dynamo Kyiv£8 million[13]
27 August 2013DF Anton Ferdinand West Ham United£8 million (£6.75M up front)[14]
5 August 2016DF Papy Djilobodji Chelsea£8 million[15]
30 August 2002FW Tore André Flo Rangers£6.75 million[16]
16 July 2013MF Emanuele Giaccherini Juventus£6.5 million[17]
30 June 2013MF Jozy Altidore AZ Alkmaar£6 million[18]
30 June 2011MF Craig Gardner Birmingham City£6 million[19]
29 August 2007FW Kenwyne Jones Southampton£6 million[20]
August 2009FW Lee Cattermole Wigan Athletic£6 million[21]
29 January 2011FW Stéphane Sessègnon Paris Saint-Germain£6 million[22]
1 September 2008DF George McCartney West Ham United£5.5 million (£4.5M up front)[23]
16 July 2007MF Kieran Richardson Manchester United£5.5 million[24]
31 January 2013FW Danny Graham Swansea City£5 million[25]
30 July 2008MF Steed Malbranque Tottenham Hotspur£5 million[26]
26 July 2009MF Lorik Cana Marseille£5 million[27]
13 July 2007FW Michael Chopra Cardiff City£5 million[28]
7 July 2011DF John O'Shea Manchester United£5 million[29]

Out

DatePosNameToFeeReport
15 June 2017GK Jordan Pickford Everton£30 million (£25M up front)[30]
18 January 2011FW Darren Bent Aston Villa£24 million (£18M up front)[31]
9 June 2011MF Jordan Henderson Liverpool£20 million (£16.25M up front)[32]
30 January 2017DF Patrick van Aanholt Crystal Palace F.C.£14 million (£9M up front)[33]
25 June 2013GK Simon Mignolet Liverpool£11.25 million (£9M up front)[34]
1 September 2023FW Ross Stewart Southampton
3 August 2015FW Connor Wickham Crystal Palace F.C.£9 million (£7M up front)[35]
17 July 2018MF Wahbi Khazri Saint-Étienne£9 million (£6M up front)[36]
12 August 2010FW Kenwyne Jones Stoke City£8 million[37]
31 August 2013FW Stéphane Sessègnon West Bromwich Albion£6.5 million[38]
9 July 2012FW Asamoah Gyan Al-Ain£6 million (added to £6M loan fee received previously)[39]
1 June 2018MF Jeremain Lens Beşiktaş£6 million (including £6M loan fee)[40]
30 June 2017FW Fabio Borini AC Milan£5.3 million (£1M up front)[41]
30 August 2001MF Don Hutchison West Ham United£5.25 million[42]
8 July 2010MF Lorik Cana Galatasaray£5.1 million[43]
24 July 2009MF Dean Whitehead Stoke City£5 million[44]
23 July 1999FW Michael Bridges Leeds United£5 million[45]
26 June 2018DF Paddy McNair Middlesbrough£5 million[46]

Honours and achievements

Sunderland have won a total of six Football League Championships including three in the space of four seasons, along with being runners-up five times. Sunderland have also experienced success in the FA Cup, winning it twice; in 1937 and 1973. They have never won the League Cup but finished as finalists in 1985 and 2014.[47] [48] [49]

League

Cup

Player records

See also: List of Sunderland A.F.C. players.

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.[51]

width=5%width=20%Namewidth=12%Yearswidth=13%Leaguewidth=13%FA Cupwidth=13%League Cupwidth=13%Other[52] width=11%Total
11960–1977537 (0)41 (0)33 (0)16 (0)627 (0)
21957–197126 (0)23 (0)0 (0)
31890–1904417 (0)35 (0)0 (0)5 (0)457 (0)
41951–1963402 (0)34 (0)11 (0)0 (0)447 (0)
51984–199521 (0)
61964–197914 (0)21 (0)
71983–199619 (0)
81911–1925379 (0)32 (0)0 (0)0 (0)411 (0)
91990–20042 (0)
10 1957–196926 (0)17 (0)0 (0)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[53]

width=6%width=17%Namewidth=12%Yearswidth=13%Leaguewidth=13%FA Cupwidth=13%League Cupwidth=13%Otherwidth=13%Total
11925–50205 (348)23 (40)0 (0)228 (390)
21911–25209 (379)13 (32)0 (0)0 (0)222 (411)
31925–29156 (166)9 (9)0 (0)0 (0)165 (175)
41904–19150 (280)9 (35)0 (0)0 (0)159 (315)
51890-97135 (186)25 (19)0 (0)0 (0)154(215)

Managerial records

See also: List of Sunderland A.F.C. managers.

Club records

Goals

Points

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

Attendances

Overall

Competitive Attendance Records by Ground

Attendances at Sunderland's grounds prior to Newcastle Road were rarely recorded. Attendances at Newcastle Road, and in the seasons prior to 1925 at Roker Park were usually approximations.

Ground! colspan="2"
HighestLowest
LeagueOtherLeagueOther
Newcastle Roadc. 24,000 v. Sheffield United, 5 March 1898[70] c. 23,000 v. Aston Villa, FA Cup, 10 February 1894[71] c. 2,000 v. Blackburn Rovers, 19 December 1896[72] c. 1,500 v. Birtley Town in the Durham Challenge Cup, 20 November 1886
Roker Park68,004, v. Newcastle United, 4 March 1950[73] 75,118 v. Derby County, FA Cup, 8 March 19333,841 v. Manchester City, 11 April 1934c. 1,500 v Darlington in the Durham Senior Cup, 21 October 1931[74]
Stadium of Light48,355 v. Liverpool, 13 April 2002[75] 47,543 v. Manchester United, EFL Cup, 28 November 2000[76] 22,167 v. Wigan Athletic, 2 December 2003[77] 3,498 v. Oldham Athletic in the EFL Trophy, 1 December 2021

European statistics

Record by season

Below is Sunderland's record in European competitions.[63] They have only appeared once in European competition, during the 1973–74 season where they reached the second round. They qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup after winning the 1973 FA Cup Final over Leeds United.

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHome resultAway resultNotes
1973–74European Cup Winners' CupR1Vasas Budapest2–01–0
R2Sporting CP2–10–2
Key

Record by competition

width=30%Competitionwidth=10%Playedwidth=10%Wonwidth=10%Drawnwidth=10%Lostwidth=10%Goals
for
width=10%Goals
against
European Cup Winners' Cup430153
Total430153

Notes

A. : Payment of the transfer fee for Ricardo Alvarez was imposed on Sunderland in 2017 following the loss of a legal dispute with Inter Milan. The total cost of the Alvarez deal, including compensation and court fees is estimated to be close to £20m.[78]

B. : Sunderland were promoted in the 1989–90 season despite being beaten in the 1990 play-off final, Swindon Town originally won the match 1–0 but Sunderland took their place in the First Division after Swindon admitted to making illegal payments.[57]

C. : Sunderland score is given first in each result.

D. : Sunderland qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1973 FA Cup.

Footnotes and references

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Happy Birthday Sunderland AFC – 136 Years Old! – Ryehill Football.
  2. Web site: 2016-08-31 . Ndong deal completed . 2024-05-29 . Sunderland Association Football Club . en.
  3. News: 2010-08-31 . Sunderland pay £13m to sign Gyan . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  4. News: 2012-08-14 . Steven Fletcher: Sunderland complete £14m deal for Wolves striker . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  5. News: 2011-06-22 . Sunderland sign Ipswich striker Connor Wickham . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  6. News: 2014-08-04 . Jack Rodwell: Man City midfielder completes Sunderland move . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  7. News: 2012-08-24 . Adam Johnson moves to Sunderland from Manchester City . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  8. News: 2009-08-05 . Bent seals record Sunderland move . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  9. News: 2015-08-31 . Fabio Borini: Sunderland sign Liverpool striker for £10m . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Rayner . Stuart . 2017-06-18 . Ricardo Alvarez's £9m non-transfer sums up why Sunderland are loaded and skint at the same time . 2024-05-29 . Chronicle Live . en.
  11. Web site: 2016-01-30 . CONFIRMED: Sunderland complete £9million signing of Wahbi Khazri2 . 2024-05-29.
  12. News: 2007-08-08 . Gordon completes Sunderland move . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  13. News: 2015-07-15 . Jeremain Lens: Sunderland sign £8m Netherlands midfielder . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  14. News: 2008-08-27 . Ferdinand makes Sunderland switch . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  15. Web site: 2016-08-05 . Djilobodji joins Sunderland . 2024-05-29 . Sunderland Association Football Club . en.
  16. News: 2002-08-30 . Flo joins Sunderland . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  17. News: 2013-07-16 . Sunderland sign £6.5m Emanuele Giaccherini from Juventus . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  18. News: 2013-07-06 . Sunderland: Jozy Altidore joins from AZ Alkmaar on four-year deal . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  19. News: 2011-06-28 . Sunderland sign Craig Gardner from Birmingham . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  20. News: 2007-08-29 . Sunderland sign £6m striker Jones . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  21. News: 2009-08-12 . Sunderland swoop for Cattermole . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  22. News: 2011-01-29 . Sunderland pay £6m for Sessegnon . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  23. News: 2008-09-01 . McCartney makes Sunderland return . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  24. News: 2007-07-16 . Sunderland sign winger Richardson . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  25. Web site: Hunter . James . 2020-09-07 . Danny Graham failed at Sunderland first time around, but in League One it could be different . 2024-05-29 . Chronicle Live . en.
  26. News: 2008-07-30 . Malbranque signs Sunderland deal . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  27. News: 2009-07-24 . Sunderland sign Marseille captain . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  28. News: 2007-07-13 . Sunderland wrap up Chopra signing . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  29. News: 2011-07-07 . Man Utd's John O'Shea signs four-year Sunderland deal . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  30. News: 2017-06-13 . Jordan Pickford: Everton confirm £25m, rising to £30m, deal with Sunderland . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  31. News: 2011-01-18 . Villa confirm record Bent signing . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  32. News: 2011-06-07 . Liverpool complete Jordan Henderson deal . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  33. News: 2017-01-30 . Patrick van Aanholt: Crystal Palace sign Sunderland defender in potential £14m deal . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  34. News: 2013-06-21 . Simon Mignolet: Liverpool sign Sunderland keeper for £9m . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  35. News: 2015-08-03 . Crystal Palace sign striker Connor Wickham from Sunderland . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  36. Web site: 2018-07-17 . Sunderland confirm Wahbi Khazri joins Saint-Etienne on initial £6million deal . 2024-05-29.
  37. News: 2010-08-12 . Stoke sign Jones for record £8m . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  38. News: 2013-09-02 . West Brom sign Stephane Sessegnon and Victor Anichebe . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  39. News: 2012-07-06 . Asamoah Gyan completes move from Sunderland to Al-Ain . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  40. Web site: Besiktas sign Jeremain Lens on permanent deal from Sunderland . 2024-05-29 . Sky Sports . en.
  41. News: Taylor . Louise . 2017-06-28 . Sunderland’s Fabio Borini set for medical ahead of £5.3m move to Milan . 2024-05-29 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  42. News: 2001-08-30 . Roeder signs Hutchison . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  43. News: 2010-07-08 . Sunderland skipper goes to Turkey . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  44. News: 2009-07-24 . Stoke confirm Whitehead transfer . 2024-05-29 . en-GB.
  45. Web site: BBC News Football Leeds snap up Bridges . 2024-05-29 . news.bbc.co.uk.
  46. News: 2018-06-18 . Paddy McNair: Middlesbrough sign Northern Ireland midfielder from Sunderland . 2024-05-29 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  47. Web site: Roll of Honour. Sunderland A.F.C.. 21 December 2008.
  48. Web site: England — List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 December 2008.
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  51. Mason, p 458.
  52. The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FA Charity Shield, the European Cup Winners' Cup, the Football League Trophy, the Anglo-Italian Cup, the Anglo-Scottish Cup, the Texaco Cup and relegation/promotion play-offs.
  53. Mason, p 457.
  54. http://www.qosfc.com/legend-1048 "Dave Halliday" qosfc.com
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  61. Mason, p 444.
  62. Mason, p 346.
  63. Web site: European Competitions 1973-74. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 19 December 2008.
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  65. Web site: Roker Park – the Stadium Guide.
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  78. Web site: Johns . Craig . Ricky Alvarez on his time at Sunderland and the controversial costly exit . ChronicleLive . en . 24 April 2020.