Sunderland A.F.C.
association football club in Sunderland, England
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English football club. They are from the city of Sunderland.
Full name | Sunderland Association Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Black Cats | |||
Short name | SAFC | |||
Founded | 1879 (as Sunderland and District Teachers) | |||
Ground | Stadium of Light | |||
Capacity | 49,000 | |||
Owner | Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (majority) | |||
Chairman | Kyril Louis-Dreyfus | |||
Head coach | Lee Johnson | |||
League | Championship | |||
2021–22 | League One, 5th of 24 (promoted via play-offs) | |||
Website | Club website | |||
The club played in the Premier League in the 2005/2006 season, they finished bottom. They played in the Football League Championship in 2006/2007, but were promoted back to the Premiership for 2007/08 under manager Roy Keane.
Sunderland AFC were created in 1879 and joined the Football League in 1891. They have won the league six times. The last time Sunderland won the league was in 1936. Sunderland have won the FA Cup two times, in 1937 and 1973.
For 99 years, Sunderland played their home games at Roker Park. In 1997 they moved, and now play their home games at the Stadium of Light. The stadium holds 49,000 people.
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup[a] | Europe / Other | Top league goalscorer(s)[1] | ||||||||||
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Division (Tier) | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Name(s) | Goals | |||||
1884–85 | There was no league football until 1888–89 | QR | |||||||||||||
1885–86 | QR | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 | QR | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 | Disq[b] | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 | Sunderland did not join The Football League until 1890–91 | QR | |||||||||||||
1889–90 | R1 | ||||||||||||||
1890–91 | FL (1) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 31 | 23[c] | 7th | SF | Johnny Campbell | 19 | |||
1891–92 | FL (1) | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 36 | 42 | 1st | SF | Johnny Campbell | 32 | |||
1892–93 | Div 1[d] (1) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 48 | 1st | QF | Johnny Campbell | 31 | |||
1893–94 | Div 1 (1) | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 38 | 2nd | R2 | Jimmy Millar | 20 | |||
1894–95 | Div 1 (1) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 80 | 37 | 47 | 1st | SF | Football World Championship | W | Johnny Campbell | 22 | |
1895–96 | Div 1 (1) | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 41 | 37 | 5th | R2 | Johnny Campbell | 15 | |||
1896–97 | Div 1 (1) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 23 | 15th[e] | R2 | Football League Test Matches | 2nd | James Gillespie Jimmy Hannah | 8 | |
1897–98 | Div 1 (1) | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 37 | 2nd | R1 | John Brown Jim Leslie Hughie Wilson | 8 | |||
1898–99 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 36 | 7th | R2 | Jim Leslie | 9 | |||
1899–1900 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 35 | 41 | 3rd | R2 | Colin McLatchie | 10 | |||
1900–01 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 57 | 26 | 43 | 2nd | R1 | Geordie Livingstone | 12 | |||
1901–02 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 44 | 1st | R2 | Jimmy Gemmell Billy Hogg | 10 | |||
1902–03 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 41 | 3rd | R1 | Sheriff of London Charity Shield[f] | W | Jimmy Gemmell Joe Hewitt Jimmy Millar | 7 | |
1903–04 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 6th | R1 | Jack Craggs Billy Hogg | 12 | |||
1904–05 | Div 1 (1) | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 40 | 5th | R1 | George Holley Walter Watkins | 9 | |||
1905–06 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 70 | 35 | 14th | R3 | Arthur Bridgett | 17 | |||
1906–07 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 37 | 10th | R3 | Arthur Bridgett | 25 | |||
1907–08 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 78 | 75 | 35 | 16th | R1 | George Holley | 23 | |||
1908–09 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 78 | 63 | 44 | 3rd | QF | George Holley | 18 | |||
1909–10 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 66 | 51 | 41 | 8th | R3 | George Holley | 20 | |||
1910–11 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 67 | 48 | 45 | 3rd | R1 | Tim Coleman | 19 | |||
1911–12 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 8th | R3 | George Holley[g] | 25 | |||
1912–13 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 43 | 54 | 1st | RU | Charlie Buchan | 27 | |||
1913–14 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 7th | QF | George Holley | 15 | |||
1914–15 | Div 1 (1) | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 72 | 41 | 8th | R1 | Charlie Buchan | 23 | |||
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War. | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 59 | 48 | 5th | R3 | Charlie Buchan | 21 | |||
1920–21 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 60 | 41 | 12th | R1 | Charlie Buchan | 27 | |||
1921–22 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 40 | 12th | R1 | Charlie Buchan | 21 | |||
1922–23 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 54 | 54 | 2nd | R2 | Charlie Buchan | 30 | |||
1923–24 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 3rd | R1 | Charlie Buchan | 26 | |||
1924–25 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 64 | 51 | 48 | 7th | R2 | Bobby Marshall | 18 | |||
1925–26 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 96 | 80 | 48 | 3rd | R5 | Dave Halliday | 38 | |||
1926–27 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 98 | 70 | 49 | 3rd | R3 | Dave Halliday | 36 | |||
1927–28 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 74 | 76 | 39 | 15th | R4 | Dave Halliday | 35 | |||
1928–29 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 93 | 75 | 47 | 4th | R3 | Dave Halliday | 43[h] | |||
1929–30 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 76 | 80 | 43 | 9th | R5 | Bobby Gurney | 15 | |||
1930–31 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 89 | 85 | 41 | 11th | SF | Bobby Gurney | 30 | |||
1931–32 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 67 | 73 | 40 | 13th | R4 | Bobby Gurney | 16 | |||
1932–33 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 80 | 40 | 12th | QF | Bobby Gurney | 15 | |||
1933–34 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 81 | 56 | 44 | 6th | R4 | Bobby Gurney | 21 | |||
1934–35 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 90 | 51 | 54 | 2nd | R4 | Bobby Gurney | 30 | |||
1935–36 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 109 | 74 | 56 | 1st | R3 | Raich Carter Bobby Gurney | 31 | |||
1936–37 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 89 | 87 | 44 | 8th | W[i] | Charity Shield[j] | W | Raich Carter | 26 | |
1937–38 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 8th | SF | Charity Shield | RU | Raich Carter | 13 | |
1938–39 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 67 | 38 | 16th | R5 | Raich Carter | 15 | |||
1939–40 | Div 1 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | —[k] | — | |||||
The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | n/a[l] | R5 | |||||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 66 | 44 | 9th | R3 | Jackie Robinson Cliff Whitelum | 17 | |||
1947–48 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 67 | 36 | 20th | R3 | Dickie Davis | 12 | |||
1948–49 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 58 | 43 | 8th | R4 | Dickie Davis | 10 | |||
1949–50 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 83 | 62 | 52 | 3rd | R4 | Dickie Davis | 25 | |||
1950–51 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 63 | 73 | 40 | 12th | QF | Trevor Ford | 16 | |||
1951–52 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 42 | 12th | R3 | Trevor Ford Len Shackleton | 22 | |||
1952–53 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 68 | 82 | 43 | 9th | R4 | Trevor Ford | 20 | |||
1953–54 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 81 | 89 | 36 | 18th | R3 | Tommy Wright | 18 | |||
1954–55 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 64 | 54 | 48 | 4th | R4 | Ken Chisholm | 18 | |||
1955–56 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 80 | 95 | 43 | 9th | SF | Charlie Fleming | 29 | |||
1956–57 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 67 | 88 | 32 | 20th | R4 | Charlie Fleming | 25 | |||
1957–58 | Div 1 (1) ↓ | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 97 | 32 | 21st | R3 | Alan O'Neill | 13 | |||
1958–59 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 75 | 40 | 15th | R3 | Don Kichenbrand | 21 | |||
1959–60 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 65 | 36 | 16th | R3 | Ian Lawther | 17 | |||
1960–61 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 60 | 47 | 6th | QF | R2 | Ian Lawther | 24 | ||
1961–62 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 85 | 50 | 53 | 3rd | R4 | QF | Brian Clough | 29 | ||
1962–63 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 84 | 55 | 52 | 3rd | R5 | SF | Brian Clough | 24 | ||
1963–64 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 81 | 37 | 61 | 2nd | QF | R2 | Johnny Crossan | 22 | ||
1964–65 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 74 | 37 | 15th | R4 | R4 | Nick Sharkey | 18 | ||
1965–66 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 36 | 19th | R3 | R3 | Neil Martin George Mulhall | 8 | ||
1966–67 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 58 | 72 | 36 | 17th | R5 | R2 | Neil Martin | 20 | ||
1967–68 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 51 | 61 | 37 | 15th | R3 | R4 | Colin Suggett | 14 | ||
1968–69 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 67 | 34 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Colin Suggett | 9 | ||
1969–70 | Div 1 (1) ↓ | 42 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 30 | 68 | 26 | 21st | R3 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Gordon Harris | 7 |
1970–71 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 52 | 54 | 42 | 13th | R3 | R2 | Joe Baker | 10 | ||
1971–72 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 57 | 50 | 5th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Dennis Tueart Dave Watson | 13 |
1972–73 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 49 | 46 | 6th | W[m] | R2 | Billy Hughes | 15 | ||
1973–74 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 6th | R3 | R3 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | R2[n] | Vic Halom | 18 |
1974–75 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 35 | 51 | 4th | R4 | R2 | Texaco Cup | Grp | Pop Robson | 19 |
1975–76 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 36 | 56 | 1st | QF | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Grp | Pop Robson | 13 |
1976–77 | Div 1 (1) ↓ | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 54 | 34 | 20th | R3 | R3 | Bob Lee | 13 | ||
1977–78 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 59 | 44 | 6th | R3 | R2 | Gary Rowell | 18 | ||
1978–79 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 70 | 44 | 55 | 4th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Grp | Gary Rowell | 21 |
1979–80 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 69 | 42 | 54 | 2nd | R3 | R4 | Anglo-Scottish Cup | Grp | Pop Robson | 20 |
1980–81 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 52 | 53 | 35 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Gary Rowell | 10 | ||
1981–82 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 44[o] | 19th | R4 | R3 | Gary Rowell | 9 | ||
1982–83 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 61 | 50 | 16th | R3 | R3 | Gary Rowell | 16 | ||
1983–84 | Div 1 (1) | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 53 | 52 | 13th | R4 | R3 | Colin West | 9 | ||
1984–85 | Div 1 (1) ↓ | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 40 | 21st | R3 | RU[p] | Clive Walker | 10 | ||
1985–86 | Div 2 (2) | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 47 | 61 | 50 | 18th | R4 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | ASF | Eric Gates | 9 |
1986–87 | Div 2 (2) ↓ | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 20th[q] | R3 | R1 | Full Members' Cup | R2 | David Buchanan Mark Proctor | 8 |
1987–88 | Div 3 (3) | 42 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 48 | 93 | 1st | R2 | R1 | Associate Members' Cup | AQF | Marco Gabbiadini | 21 |
1988–89 | Div 2 (2) | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 60 | 63 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R2 | Marco Gabbiadini | 18 |
1989–90 | Div 2 (2) | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 64 | 74 | 6th[r] | R3 | QF | Full Members' Cup Second Division Play-offs | R1 RU | Marco Gabbiadini | 21 |
1990–91 | Div 1 (1) ↓ | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | 34 | 19th | R3 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R3 | Marco Gabbiadini | 9 |
1991–92 | Div 2 (2) | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 65 | 53 | 18th | RU | R2 | Don Goodman | 11 | ||
1992–93 | Div 1[s] (2) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 50 | 64 | 50 | 21st | R4 | R1 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Don Goodman | 16 |
1993–94 | Div 1 (2) | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 54 | 57 | 65 | 12th | R4 | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | Grp | Phil Gray | 14 |
1994–95 | Div 1 (2) | 46 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 41 | 45 | 54 | 20th | R4 | R2 | Phil Gray | 12 | ||
1995–96 | Div 1 (2) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 83 | 1st | R3 | R2 | Craig Russell | 13 | ||
1996–97 | Prem (1) ↓ | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 53 | 40 | 18th | R3 | R3 | Craig Russell Paul Stewart | 4 | ||
1997–98 | Div 1 (2) | 46 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 86 | 50 | 90 | 3rd[t] | R4 | R3 | First Division Play-offs | RU | Kevin Phillips | 29 |
1998–99 | Div 1 (2) | 46 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 28 | 105 | 1st | R4 | SF | Kevin Phillips | 23 | ||
1999–2000 | Prem (1) | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 7th | R4 | R3 | Kevin Phillips | 30 | ||
2000–01 | Prem (1) | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 41 | 57 | 7th | R5 | QF | Kevin Phillips | 14 | ||
2001–02 | Prem (1) | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 51 | 40 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Kevin Phillips | 11 | ||
2002–03 | Prem (1) ↓ | 38 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 65 | 19 | 20th | R5 | R4 | Kevin Phillips | 6 | ||
2003–04 | Div 1 (2) | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 45 | 79 | 3rd[u] | SF | R2 | First Division Play-offs | SF | Marcus Stewart | 14 |
2004–05 | Chmp[v] (2) | 46 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 41 | 94 | 1st | R4 | R2 | Marcus Stewart | 16 | ||
2005–06 | Prem (1) ↓ | 38 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 69 | 15 | 20th | R4 | R3 | Liam Lawrence Anthony Le Tallec Tommy Miller Dean Whitehead | 3 | ||
2006–07 | Chmp (2) | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 76 | 47 | 88 | 1st | R3 | R1 | David Connolly | 13 | ||
2007–08 | Prem (1) | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 59 | 39 | 15th | R3 | R2 | Kenwyne Jones | 7 | ||
2008–09 | Prem (1) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 36 | 16th | R4 | R4 | Djibril Cissé Kenwyne Jones | 10 | ||
2009–10 | Prem (1) | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 48 | 56 | 44 | 13th | R4 | R4 | Darren Bent | 25 | ||
2010–11 | Prem (1) | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 56 | 47 | 10th | R3 | R3 | Asamoah Gyan | 10 | ||
2011–12 | Prem (1) | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 13th | QF | R2 | Nicklas Bendtner | 8 | ||
2012–13 | Prem (1) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 54 | 39 | 17th | R3 | R4 | Steven Fletcher | 11 | ||
2013–14 | Prem (1) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 60 | 38 | 14th | QF | RU[w] | Premier League Asia Trophy | RU | Adam Johnson | 8 |
2014–15 | Prem (1) | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 38 | 16th | R5 | R3 | Steven Fletcher Connor Wickham | 5 | ||
2015–16 | Prem (1) | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 48 | 62 | 39 | 17th | R3 | R3 | Jermain Defoe | 15 | ||
2016–17 | Prem (1) ↓ | 38 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | 69 | 24 | 20th | R3 | R4 | Jermain Defoe | 14 | ||
2017–18 | Chmp (2) ↓ | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 80 | 37 | 24th | R3 | R3 | Lewis Grabban | 12 | ||
2018–19 | One (3) | 46 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 80 | 47 | 85 | 5th[x] | R2 | R1 | EFL Trophy League One Play-offs | RU[y] RU | Josh Maja | 15 |
2019–20 | One (3) | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 32 | 59 | 8th[z] | R1 | R4 | EFL Trophy | Grp | Chris Maguire | 10 |
2020–21 | One (3) | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | 77 | 4th[aa] | R1 | R1 | EFL Trophy League One Play-offs | W SF | Charlie Wyke | 26 |
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