Club league histories
Sunderland's complete league history
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Season
League
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
2012/2013
Barclays Premier League
17th/20
38
9
12
17
41
54
39
2011/2012
Barclays Premier League
13th/20
38
11
12
15
45
46
45
2010/2011
Barclays Premier League
10th/20
38
12
11
15
45
56
47
2009/2010
Barclays Premier League
13th/20
38
11
11
16
48
56
44
2008/2009
Barclays Premier League
16th/20
38
9
9
20
34
54
36
2007/2008
Barclays Premier League
15th/20
38
11
6
21
36
59
39
2006/2007
Coca-Cola Championship
1st/24
46
27
7
12
76
47
88
2005/2006
Barclays Premiership
20th/20
38
3
6
29
26
69
15
2004/2005
Coca-Cola Championship
1st/24
46
29
7
10
76
41
94
2003/2004
Nationwide League Division One
3rd/24
46
22
13
11
62
45
79
2002/2003
Barclaycard Premiership
20th/20
38
4
7
27
21
65
19
2001/2002
F.A. Barclaycard Premiership
17th/20
38
10
10
18
29
51
40
2000/2001
F.A. Carling Premiership
7th/20
38
15
12
11
46
41
57
1999/2000
F.A. Carling Premiership
7th/20
38
16
10
12
57
56
58
1998/1999
Nationwide League Division One
1st/24
46
31
12
3
91
28
105
1997/1998
Nationwide League Division One
3rd/24
46
26
12
8
86
50
90
1996/1997
F.A. Carling Premiership
18th/20
38
10
10
18
35
53
40
1995/1996
Endsleigh League Division One
1st/24
46
22
17
7
59
33
83
1994/1995
Endsleigh League Division One
20th/24
46
12
18
16
41
45
54
1993/1994
Endsleigh League Division One
12th/24
46
19
8
19
54
57
65
1992/1993
Barclays League Division One
21st/24
46
13
11
22
50
64
50
1991/1992
Barclays Second Division
18th/24
46
14
11
21
61
65
53
1990/1991
Barclays First Division
19th/20
38
8
10
20
38
60
34
1989/1990
Barclays Second Division
6th*/24
46
20
14
12
70
64
74
1988/1989
Barclays Second Division
11th/24
46
16
15
15
60
60
63
1987/1988
Barclays Third Division
1st/24
46
27
12
7
92
48
93
1986/1987
Today Second Division
20th*/22
42
12
12
18
49
59
48
1985/1986
Canon Second Division
18th/22
42
13
11
18
47
61
50
1984/1985
Canon First Division
21st/22
42
10
10
22
40
62
40
1983/1984
Canon First Division
13th/22
42
13
13
16
42
53
52
1982/1983
English First Division
16th/22
42
12
14
16
48
61
50
1981/1982
English First Division
19th/22
42
11
11
20
38
58
44
1980/1981
English First Division
17th/22
42
14
7
21
52
53
35
1979/1980
English Second Division
2nd/22
42
21
12
9
69
42
54
1978/1979
English Second Division
4th/22
42
22
11
9
70
44
55
1977/1978
English Second Division
6th/22
42
14
16
12
67
59
44
1976/1977
English First Division
20th/22
42
11
12
19
46
54
34
1975/1976
English Second Division
1st/22
42
24
8
10
67
36
56
1974/1975
English Second Division
4th/22
42
19
13
10
65
35
51
1973/1974
English Second Division
6th/22
42
19
9
14
58
44
47
1972/1973
English Second Division
6th/22
42
17
12
13
59
49
46
1971/1972
English Second Division
5th/22
42
17
16
9
67
57
50
1970/1971
English Second Division
13th/22
42
15
12
15
52
54
42
1969/1970
English First Division
21st/22
42
6
14
22
30
68
26
1968/1969
English First Division
17th/22
42
11
12
19
43
67
34
1967/1968
English First Division
15th/22
42
13
11
18
51
61
37
1966/1967
English First Division
17th/22
42
14
8
20
58
72
36
1965/1966
English First Division
19th/22
42
14
8
20
51
72
36
1964/1965
English First Division
15th/22
42
14
9
19
64
74
37
1963/1964
English Second Division
2nd/22
42
25
11
6
81
37
61
1962/1963
English Second Division
3rd/22
42
20
12
10
84
55
52
1961/1962
English Second Division
3rd/22
42
22
9
11
85
50
53
1960/1961
English Second Division
6th/22
42
17
13
12
75
60
47
1959/1960
English Second Division
16th/22
42
12
12
18
52
65
36
1958/1959
English Second Division
15th/22
42
16
8
18
64
75
40
1957/1958
English First Division
21st/22
42
10
12
20
54
97
32
1956/1957
English First Division
20th/22
42
12
8
22
67
88
32
1955/1956
English First Division
9th/22
42
17
9
16
80
95
43
1954/1955
English First Division
4th/22
42
15
18
9
64
54
48
1953/1954
English First Division
18th/22
42
14
8
20
81
89
36
1952/1953
English First Division
9th/22
42
15
13
14
68
82
43
1951/1952
English First Division
12th/22
42
15
12
15
70
61
42
1950/1951
English First Division
12th/22
42
12
16
14
63
73
40
1949/1950
English First Division
3rd/22
42
21
10
11
83
62
52
1948/1949
English First Division
8th/22
42
13
17
12
49
58
43
1947/1948
English First Division
20th/22
42
13
10
19
56
67
36
1946/1947
English First Division
9th/22
42
18
8
16
65
66
44
No league table entries in database from 1939/1940 to 1945/1946 (World War II)
1938/1939
English First Division
16th/22
42
13
12
17
54
67
38
1937/1938
English First Division
8th/22
42
14
16
12
55
57
44
1936/1937
English First Division
8th/22
42
19
6
17
89
87
44
1935/1936
English First Division
1st/22
42
25
6
11
109
74
56
1934/1935
English First Division
2nd/22
42
19
16
7
90
51
54
1933/1934
English First Division
6th/22
42
16
12
14
81
56
44
1932/1933
English First Division
12th/22
42
15
10
17
63
80
40
1931/1932
English First Division
13th/22
42
15
10
17
67
73
40
1930/1931
English First Division
11th/22
42
16
9
17
89
85
41
1929/1930
English First Division
9th/22
42
18
7
17
76
80
43
1928/1929
English First Division
4th/22
42
20
7
15
93
75
47
1927/1928
English First Division
15th/22
42
15
9
18
74
76
39
1926/1927
English First Division
3rd/22
42
21
7
14
98
70
49
1925/1926
English First Division
3rd/22
42
21
6
15
96
80
48
1924/1925
English First Division
7th/22
42
19
10
13
64
51
48
1923/1924
English First Division
3rd/22
42
22
9
11
71
54
53
1922/1923
English First Division
2nd/22
42
22
10
10
72
54
54
1921/1922
English First Division
12th/22
42
16
8
18
60
62
40
1920/1921
English First Division
12th/22
42
14
13
15
57
60
41
1919/1920
English First Division
5th/22
42
22
4
16
72
59
48
No league table entries in database from 1915/1916 to 1918/1919 (World War I)
1914/1915
English First Division
8th/20
38
18
5
15
81
72
41
1913/1914
English First Division
7th/20
38
17
6
15
63
52
40
1912/1913
English First Division
1st/20
38
25
4
9
86
43
54
1911/1912
English First Division
8th/20
38
14
11
13
58
51
39
1910/1911
English First Division
3rd/20
38
15
15
8
67
48
45
1909/1910
English First Division
8th/20
38
18
5
15
66
51
41
1908/1909
English First Division
3rd/20
38
21
2
15
78
63
44
1907/1908
English First Division
16th/20
38
16
3
19
78
75
35
1906/1907
English First Division
10th/20
38
14
9
15
65
66
37
1905/1906
English First Division
14th/20
38
15
5
18
61
70
35
1904/1905
English First Division
5th/18
34
16
8
10
60
44
40
1903/1904
English First Division
6th/18
34
17
5
12
63
49
39
1902/1903
English First Division
3rd/18
34
16
9
9
51
36
41
1901/1902
English First Division
1st/18
34
19
6
9
50
35
44
1900/1901
English First Division
2nd/18
34
15
13
6
57
26
43
1899/1900
English First Division
3rd/18
34
19
3
12
50
35
41
1898/1899
English First Division
7th/18
34
15
6
13
41
41
36
1897/1898
English First Division
2nd/16
30
16
5
9
43
30
37
1896/1897
English First Division
15th/16
30
7
9
14
34
47
23
1895/1896
English First Division
5th/16
30
15
7
8
52
41
37
1894/1895
English First Division
1st/16
30
21
5
4
80
37
47
1893/1894
English First Division
2nd/16
30
17
4
9
72
44
38
1892/1893
English First Division
1st/16
30
22
4
4
100
36
48
1891/1892
English Football League
1st/14
26
21
0
5
93
36
42
1890/1891
English Football League
7th/12
22
10
5
7
51
31
23
1
TOTALS
Home
Away
Total
Played
2250
2250
4500
Won
1229
582
1811
Drawn
556
535
1091
Lost
465
1133
1598
Scored
4245
2738
6983
Conceded
2401
4005
6406
Points
3310
1881
5189
(-2)
* not via automatic positions;
1
2 points deducted
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