Significant Days

1888

First Football League team to visit Sunderland: Blackburn Rovers are defeated 4-3 at Newcastle Road.

1894

Biggest victory margin in a League match (1 of 2): an 8-0 win over Derby County at Newcastle Road. Also the infamous "game of 3 halves".

Birthdays

1925 Norman Case (player 1949-50)

1956 Peter Stronach (player 1973-78)

1959 Alan Weir (player 1977-78)

In Memoriam

1967 Billy Clunas (player 1923-30)

Results Summary

Pld W D L F A

First Class Competitions 34 14 8 12 67 51

Minor Competitions 1 1 0 0 1 0

Other Matches 6 5 1 0 18 9

First Class Debuts

1894 Harry Johnston v Derby County, 8-0 (Lge)

1894 Andy McCreadie v Derby County, 8-0 (Lge)

1896 Matthew Ferguson v Bury, 0-1 (Lge)

1896 Andrew Hamilton v Bury, 0-1 (Lge)

1896 William Longair v Bury, 0-1 (Lge)

1900 Geordie Livingstone v Notts. County, 2-2 (Lge)

1902 Willie Maxwell v Nottingham For., 0-1 (Lge)

1906 Matthew Hall v Newcastle United, 2-4 (Lge)

1906 Tommy Tait v Newcastle United, 2-4 (Lge)

1908 William Agnew v Manchester City, 0-1 (Lge)

1908 Arthur Brown v Manchester City, 0-1 (Lge)

1908 Willie Clark v Manchester City, 0-1 (Lge)

1910 Tim Coleman v Newcastle United, 2-1 (Lge)

1927 Len Hargreaves v West Ham United, 4-2 (Lge)

1927 Bill Murray v West Ham United, 4-2 (Lge)

1927 Bob Thomson v West Ham United, 4-2 (Lge)

1947 Bobby Robinson v Aston Villa, 0-2 (Lge)

1962 Tommy Mitchinson v Swansea Town, 3-1 (Lge)

1984 David Corner v Nottingham For., 1-3 (Lge)

1984 Roger Wylde v Nottingham For., 1-3 (Lge)

2007 Danny Higginbotham v Manchester Utd, 0-1 (Lge)

2007 Kenwynne Jones v Manchester Utd, 0-1 (Lge)

2018 Charlie Wyke v Oxford United, 1-1 (Lge)

Hat-Trick Heroes

1928 Dave Halliday 3 v.Derby County (Lge)

1956 Johnny Hannigan 3 v.Charlton Ath. (Lge)