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

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This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see Sunderland A.F.C. seasons.

Sunderland Association Football Club are a professional football club based in Sunderland, North East England. They were formed in 1879 as Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football Club. They changed their name to the current form in 1880 and turned professional in 1886. 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..

All figures are correct as at 3 September 2008.

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[edit] 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.[1][2][3]

[edit] League

[edit] Cup

[edit] Player records

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

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Most appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.[5]

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[6] Total
1 England Montgomery, JimmyJimmy Montgomery 1960–1977 537 (0) 41 (0) 33 (0) 16 (0) 627 (0)
2 Scotland Doig, NedNed Doig 1890–1904 418 (0) 35 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0) 457 (0)
3 England Ashurst, LenLen Ashurst 1957–1971 403 (6) 26 (0) 23 (0) 0 (0) 452 (6)
4 England Anderson, StanStan Anderson 1951–1963 402 (0) 34 (0) 11 (0) 0 (0) 447 (0)
5 England Bennett, GaryGary Bennett 1984–1995 362 (7) 17 (1) 34 (1) 21 (0) 434 (9)
6 Scotland Kerr, BobbyBobby Kerr 1964–1979 355 (13) 29 (1) 14 (0) 21 (0) 419 (14)
7 England Buchan, CharlieCharlie Buchan 1911–1925 379 (0) 32 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 411 (0)
8 Republic of Ireland Hurley, CharlieCharlie Hurley 1957–1969 357 (1) 26 (0) 17 (0) 0 (0) 400 (1)
9 England Armstrong, GordonGordon Armstrong 1985–1996 331 (18) 19 (0) 25 (4) 18 (1) 393 (23)
10 England Gray, MichaelMichael Gray 1992–2003 341 (22) 17 (1) 23 (4) 2 (0) 383 (27)
10 Republic of Ireland Hurley, CharlieCharlie Hurley 1957-1969 341 (22) 17 (1) 23 (4) 2 (0) 383 (27)

[edit] Goalscorers

[edit] Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.[7]

# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[6] Total
1 England Gurney, BobbyBobby Gurney 1925–50 205 (348) 23 (40) 0 (0) 0 (2) 228 (390)
2 England Buchan, CharlieCharlie Buchan 1911–25 209 (379) 13 (32) 0 (0) 0 (0) 222 (411)
3 Scotland Halliday, DaveDave Halliday 1925–29 156 (166) 9 (9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 165 (175)
4 England Holley, GeorgeGeorge Holley 1904–19 151 (281) 9 (34) 0 (0) 0 (0) 160 (315)

[edit] Managerial records

See also: List of Sunderland A.F.C. managers
  • First full-time manager: Tom Watson managed the club for 191 matches, from August 1888 to August 1896.[8]
  • Longest serving manager: Bob Kyle managed the club for 817 matches, from August 1905 to May 1928, a total of 23 years.[9]

[edit] Club records

[edit] Goals

[edit] Points

[edit] Matches

[edit] Firsts

  • First match: Sunderland 0–1 Ferryhill, 13 November 1880.[11]
  • First league match: Burnley 3–2 Sunderland, 13 September 1890.[12]
  • First FA Cup match: Redcar 3–1 Sunderland, 8 November 1884.[13]
  • First League Cup match: Brentford 4–3 Sunderland, 26 October 1960.[14]
  • First European match: Vasas Budapest 0–2 Sunderland, 19 September 1973, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup.[15]

[edit] Record wins

  • Record league win: 9–1 (v. Newcastle United, 5 December 1908).[16]
  • Record FA Cup win: 11–1 (v. Fairfield, 2 February 1895).[17]

[edit] Record defeats

[edit] Attendances

Average home attendances since 1891

This section applies to attendances played at home, in all of their grounds since their foundation. Attendance figures from the club's early days are approximate.

[edit] European statistics

[edit] Record by season

Below is Sunderland's record in European competitions.[15] The 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.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home result[B] Away result[B] Notes
1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Hungary Vasas Budepest 2–0 1–0 [C]
2R Portugal Sporting Lisbon 2–1 0–2
Key
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • 1R = First round
  • 2R = Second round
  • 3R = Third round
  • QF = Quarter final
  • SF = Semi final
  • F = Final

[edit] Record by competition

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals
for		 Goals
against
European Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 5 3
Total 4 3 0 1 5 3

[edit] Notes

A. ^ : 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 Premier League after Swindon admitted to making illegal payments.[10]
B. a b : Sunderland score is given first in each result.
C. ^ : Sunderland qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the 1973 FA Cup.

[edit] Footnotes and references

Footnotes:

  1. ^ "Roll Of Honour". Sunderland A.F.C.. http://www.safc.com/history/?page_id=2746. Retrieved 21 December 2008. 
  2. ^ "England — List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engsupcuphist.html. Retrieved 21 December 2008. 
  3. ^ "War Time Cup Finals". Sporting Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080623193015/http://www.sportingchronicle.com/2008/04/war-time-cup-finals.html. Retrieved 28 November 2008. 
  4. ^ a b Mason, p 456.
  5. ^ Mason, p 458.
  6. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ Mason, p 457.
  8. ^ Mason, p 203.
  9. ^ Mason, p 204.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sunderland". Football Club History Database. http://www.fchd.info/SUNDERLA.HTM. Retrieved 2008-09-17. 
  11. ^ Days, p 10.
  12. ^ Mason, p 224.
  13. ^ Mason, p 444.
  14. ^ Mason, p 346.
  15. ^ a b "European Competitions 1973-74". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197374.html#cwc. Retrieved 19 December 2008. 
  16. ^ Mason, p 443.
  17. ^ Mason, p 446.
  18. ^ a b c Mason, p 443.
  19. ^ a b Mason, p 460.

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