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Cardiff City v Sunderland: head-to-head record

Cardiff City have played Sunderland 72 times in competitive football, winning 30, drawing 17 and losing 25, first meeting on 8 Jan 1921 and most recently on 8 Mar 2025. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Cardiff City v Sunderland match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
8 Jan 19211920–21FA CupASunderland1–0George Beare 23
3 Dec 19211921–22First DivisionHSunderland2–0Jimmy Gill 30, Len Davies
10 Dec 19211921–22First DivisionASunderland1–4Jimmy Gill 28
7 Oct 19221922–23First DivisionHSunderland2–4Joe Clennell 13, Joe Clennell 88
14 Oct 19221922–23First DivisionASunderland1–2Ken McDonald 88
27 Aug 19231923–24First DivisionHSunderland2–1Jimmy Gill 20, Herbie Evans
5 Sep 19231923–24First DivisionASunderland3–0Jimmy Gill 33, Joe Clennell 38, Len Davies 50
1 Jan 19251924–25First DivisionASunderland0–1
13 Apr 19251924–25First DivisionHSunderland2–0Alfie Hagan, Willie Davies 88
23 Sep 19251925–26First DivisionHSunderland0–1
31 Mar 19261925–26First DivisionASunderland3–1Len Davies 7, Willie Davies 9, Hughie Ferguson 43
23 Oct 19261926–27First DivisionHSunderland3–0Hughie Ferguson 20, Ernie Curtis 50, Hughie Ferguson 87
12 Mar 19271926–27First DivisionASunderland2–2Sam Irving 64, Sam Irving 75
10 Dec 19271927–28First DivisionASunderland2–0Billy Thirlaway 10, Len Davies 31
21 Apr 19281927–28First DivisionHSunderland3–1Fred Warren 7, Len Davies 10, George McLachlan 25
20 Oct 19281928–29First DivisionHSunderland0–1
2 Mar 19291928–29First DivisionASunderland0–1
25 Jan 19301929–30FA CupASunderland1–2Len Davies 88
13 Dec 19521952–53First DivisionHSunderland4–1Wilf Grant 17, George Edwards 41, Wilf Grant 64, Ken Chisholm 79
27 Apr 19531952–53First DivisionASunderland2–4Keith Thomas 39, Mike Tiddy 79
5 Sep 19531953–54First DivisionHSunderland1–1Ken Chisholm 75
16 Jan 19541953–54First DivisionASunderland0–5
11 Dec 19541954–55First DivisionHSunderland0–1
5 Mar 19551954–55First DivisionASunderland1–1Ron Stockin 29
20 Aug 19551955–56First DivisionHSunderland3–1Johnny McSeveney 55, Trevor Ford 68, Johnny McSeveney 80
17 Dec 19551955–56First DivisionASunderland1–1
17 Nov 19561956–57First DivisionHSunderland1–0Cliff Nugent 54
30 Mar 19571956–57First DivisionASunderland1–1Gerry Hitchens 68
13 Dec 19581958–59Second DivisionASunderland2–0Derek Tapscott 27, Joe Bonson 53
22 Apr 19591958–59Second DivisionHSunderland2–1Ron Hewitt 19, Brian Walsh 58
5 Dec 19591959–60Second DivisionHSunderland2–1Johnny Watkins 3, Derek Tapscott 78
23 Apr 19601959–60Second DivisionASunderland1–1Colin Baker 45
1 Dec 19621962–63Second DivisionASunderland1–2Ivor Allchurch 60
20 Apr 19631962–63Second DivisionHSunderland5–2Derek Tapscott 12, Peter Hooper 17, Peter Hooper 37, Alan McIntosh 45, Mel Charles 71
28 Sep 19631963–64Second DivisionASunderland3–3Ivor Allchurch 8, Ivor Allchurch 15, Ivor Allchurch 2537,287
8 Feb 19641963–64Second DivisionHSunderland0–215,600
12 Dec 19701970–71Second DivisionHSunderland3–1Richie Pitt 35, Leighton Phillips 66, Ian Gibson 8715,639
13 Feb 19711970–71Second DivisionASunderland4–0Brian Clark 24, Cecil Irwin 29, John Parsons 67, Ian Gibson 8811,566
20 Nov 19711971–72Second DivisionHSunderland1–2Ian Gibson 2412,735
5 Feb 19721971–72FA CupHSunderland1–127,000
9 Feb 19721971–72FA CupASunderland1–1Peter King 2539,348
14 Feb 19721971–72FA CupHSunderland3–18,868
16 Feb 19721971–72FA CupASunderland3–1Brian Clark 21, Bobby Woodruff 86, Billy Kellock 908,868
8 Apr 19721971–72Second DivisionASunderland1–1Mel Sutton 8715,224
23 Apr 19731972–73Second DivisionASunderland1–2Leighton Phillips 3127,551
7 May 19731972–73Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Bobby Woodruff 3822,012
8 Sep 19731973–74Second DivisionASunderland1–1Johnny Vincent 5829,504
29 Dec 19731973–74Second DivisionHSunderland4–1John Farrington 29, Willie Anderson 40, John Farrington 59, John Farrington 8814,799
2 Nov 19741974–75Second DivisionHSunderland2–0Steve Finnieston 29, Willie Anderson 679,883
8 Feb 19751974–75Second DivisionASunderland1–3Willie Anderson 729,315
4 Oct 19771977–78Second DivisionASunderland1–1Doug Livermore 2018,484
28 Jan 19781977–78Second DivisionHSunderland5–2John Buchanan 9, John Buchanan 13, Paul Went 40, Ray Bishop 49, Paul Went 808,459
9 Dec 19781978–79Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Tony Evans 307,178
28 Apr 19791978–79Second DivisionASunderland2–1Ronnie Moore 26, Ray Bishop 6336,526
8 Dec 19791979–80Second DivisionASunderland1–2Ray Bishop 8625,370
3 May 19801979–80Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Ray Bishop 5519,340
14 Oct 20032003–04First DivisionASunderland0–0
21 Feb 20042003–04First DivisionHSunderland4–0Graham Kavanagh 18, Richard Langley 27, Danny Gabbidon 46, Alan Lee 80
11 Dec 20042004–05ChampionshipHSunderland0–2
26 Feb 20052004–05ChampionshipASunderland1–2
31 Oct 20062006–07ChampionshipASunderland2–1
31 Mar 20072006–07ChampionshipHSunderland0–1
28 Dec 20132013–14Premier LeagueHSunderland2–2Jordon Mutch 6, Fraizer Campbell 5827,247
27 Apr 20142013–14Premier LeagueASunderland0–442,397
23 Sep 20172017–18ChampionshipASunderland2–1Craig Bryson 7, Joe Ralls 7325,733
13 Jan 20182017–18ChampionshipHSunderland4–0Callum Paterson 46, Joe Ralls 55, Callum Paterson 80, Anthony Pilkington 90+417,703
5 Nov 20222022–23ChampionshipASunderland1–0Mark Harris 4927,015
10 Apr 20232022–23ChampionshipHSunderland0–123,365
24 Sep 20232023–24ChampionshipASunderland1–0Mark McGuinness 8741,581
29 Mar 20242023–24ChampionshipHSunderland0–222,141
10 Aug 20242024–25ChampionshipHSunderland0–221,401
8 Mar 20252024–25ChampionshipASunderland1–2Isaak Davies 4140,644

See also: the Sunderland archive and Sunderland v Cardiff City.

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