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, as well as Newcastle United, have 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 30 April 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	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	69	29	23	17	69	15	17	37	138	44	40	54	188	218	31.88	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	17	7	8	2	17	4	3	10	34	11	11	12	28	36	32.35	1969–70	2015–16
Darwen	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	21	1	100.000	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	100.000	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	41	17	14	10	41	12	7	22	82	29	21	32	108	125	35.37	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	100.000	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	71	21	19	31	142	47	44	51	208	211	33.10	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	23	3	6	14	46	13	12	21	53	60	28.26	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	27	5	6	16	54	17	14	23	66	79	31.48	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	68	19	16	33	136	63	33	40	197	139	46.32	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	75	39	24	12	75	18	19	38	150	57	43	50	257	296	38.00	1890–91	2015–16
West Ham United	40	20	9	11	40	9	13	18	80	29	22	29	115	122	36.25	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

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