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


Sunderland Association Football Club, also known as the Mackems, 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 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 millionhttps://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2016/august/ndong-signs
31 August 2010FW Asamoah Gyan Rennes£13 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8958346.stm
24 August 2012FW Steven Fletcher Wolverhampton Wanderers£12 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19256084
29 June 2011FW Connor Wickham Ipswich Town£12 million https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13873800
5 August 2014MF Jack Rodwell Manchester City£10 millionhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28649646
23 August 2012MF Adam Johnson Manchester City£10 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19376690
5 August 2009FW Darren Bent Tottenham Hotspur£10 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8178460.stm
8 August 2007GK Craig Gordon Hearts£9 million http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6932931.stm
27 August 2013DF Anton Ferdinand West Ham United£8 million http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7580244.stm
30 August 2002FW Tore André Flo Rangers£6.75 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/2225278.stm
16 July 2013MF Emanuele Giaccherini Juventus£6.5 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23331584
30 June 2013MF Jozy Altidore AZ Alkmaar£6 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23210189
30 June 2011MF Craig Gardner Birmingham City£6 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13941223
29 August 2007FW Kenwyne Jones Southampton£6 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6969418.stm
August 2009FW Lee Cattermole Wigan Athletic£6 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8198227.stm
29 January 2011FW Stéphane Sessègnon Paris Saint-Germain£6 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/9381124.stm
1 September 2008DF George McCartney West Ham United£5.5 million http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/7592110.stm
16 July 2007MF Kieran Richardson Manchester United£5.5 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6901589.stm
31 January 2013FW Danny Graham Swansea City£5 millionhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2256166/Premier-League-transfers--January-2013.html#axzz2Jjxomw4S
30 July 2008MF Steed Malbranque Tottenham Hotspur£5 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7530274.stm
26 July 2009MF Lorik Cana Marseille£5 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8168337.stm
13 July 2007FW Michael Chopra Cardiff City£5 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/6291244.stm
7 July 2011DF John O'Shea Manchester United£5 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14059071

Out

DatePosNameToFeeReport
15 June 2017GK Jordan Pickford Everton£30 million https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40258852
18 January 2011FW Darren Bent Aston Villa£24 million http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/9364092.stm
9 June 2011MF Jordan Henderson Liverpool£20 million https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/13685517
25 June 2013GK Simon Mignolet Liverpool£11.25 million https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23011973
12 August 2010FW Kenwyne Jones Stoke City£8 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8905368.stm
31 August 2013FW Stéphane Sessègnon West Bromwich Albion£6.5 millionhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23935605
9 July 2012FW Asamoah Gyan Al-Ain£6 million https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18737632
30 August 2001MF Don Hutchison West Ham United£5.25 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/1514594.stm
8 July 2010MF Lorik Cana Galatasaray£5.1 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/8802185.stm
24 July 2009MF Dean Whitehead Stoke City£5 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/8167640.stm
23 July 1999FW Michael Bridges Leeds United£5 millionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/401923.stm

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.

League

Appearances

Competitive matches only. Each column contains appearances in the starting eleven, followed by appearances as substitute in brackets.
#NameYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1 1960–1977537 41 33 16 627
2 1957–197126 23 0
3 1890–1904417 35 0 5 457
4 1951–1963402 34 11 0 447
5 1984–199521
6 1964–197914 21
7 1983–199619
8 1911–1925379 32 0 0 411
9 1990–20042
10 1957–196926 17 0

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
#NameYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1 1925–50205 '23 '0 '228 '
2 1911–25209 '13 '0 '0 '222 '
3 1925–29156 '9 '0 '0 '165 '
4 1904–19150 '9 '0 '0 '159 '
5 1890-97135 '25 '0 '0 '154
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Goals

Firsts

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.

Record by season

Below is Sunderland's record in European competitions. 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' Cup1RVasas Budapest2–01–0
2RSporting CP2–10–2

;Key
CompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals
for		Goals
against
European Cup Winners' Cup430153
Total430153

Footnotes and references

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