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Portsmouth v Sunderland: head-to-head record

Portsmouth have played Sunderland 115 times in competitive football, winning 36, drawing 36 and losing 43, first meeting on 27 Aug 1927 and most recently on 5 Jan 2025. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Portsmouth v Sunderland match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
27 Aug 19271927–28First DivisionASunderland3–3Frederick Cook 5, Jerry Mackie 27, Willie Haines 28
18 Feb 19281927–28First DivisionHSunderland3–5Jack Smith 25, Jack Smith 60, Jack Smith 79
22 Sep 19281928–29First DivisionHSunderland4–0Fred Forward 20, Bobby Irvine 42, Jack Smith 44, Frederick Cook 79
2 Feb 19291928–29First DivisionASunderland0–5
14 Sep 19291929–30First DivisionHSunderland1–1Johnny McNeill 73
18 Jan 19301929–30First DivisionASunderland1–1Jimmy Easson 20
6 Sep 19301930–31First DivisionHSunderland1–1Jimmy Easson 10
3 Jan 19311930–31First DivisionASunderland0–0
10 Oct 19311931–32First DivisionHSunderland0–0
20 Feb 19321931–32First DivisionASunderland1–5Jack Smith
17 Dec 19321932–33First DivisionHSunderland1–3Jack Smith 82
29 Apr 19331932–33First DivisionASunderland3–0Jimmy Easson 15, Jack Smith 30, Jimmy Easson 75
30 Aug 19331933–34First DivisionASunderland2–0Septimus Rutherford 57, Septimus Rutherford 75
6 Sep 19331933–34First DivisionHSunderland0–0
15 Dec 19341934–35First DivisionHSunderland2–4Jack Weddle 24, Jock Anderson 47
27 Apr 19351934–35First DivisionASunderland1–4Cliff Parker 89
2 Nov 19351935–36First DivisionHSunderland2–2Septimus Rutherford 17, Jack Weddle 36
4 Apr 19361935–36First DivisionASunderland0–5
7 Nov 19361936–37First DivisionASunderland2–3Jimmy Nichol 57, Fred Worrall 80
13 Mar 19371936–37First DivisionHSunderland3–2Jack Weddle 9, Jock Anderson 52, Jock Anderson 53
11 Dec 19371937–38First DivisionASunderland2–0Jimmy Beattie 52, Jimmy Beattie 85
23 Apr 19381937–38First DivisionHSunderland1–0Fred Worrall 75
8 Oct 19381938–39First DivisionHSunderland2–1Fred Worrall 31, Cliff Parker 53
15 Mar 19391938–39First DivisionASunderland2–0Jock Anderson 57, Jimmy McAlinden 82
5 Oct 19461946–47First DivisionHSunderland4–1Bert Barlow 5, Jack Froggatt 30, Bert Barlow 65, Jimmy McAlinden 80
8 Feb 19471946–47First DivisionASunderland0–0
29 Nov 19471947–48First DivisionASunderland1–4Duggie Reid 75
17 Apr 19481947–48First DivisionHSunderland2–2Peter Harris 3, Duggie Reid 38
16 Oct 19481948–49First DivisionHSunderland3–0Jack Froggatt 11, Duggie Reid 27, Peter Harris 48
12 Mar 19491948–49First DivisionASunderland4–1Jack Froggatt 25, Duggie Reid 30, Len Phillips 35, Duggie Reid 50
26 Nov 19491949–50First DivisionHSunderland2–2Ike Clarke 18, Peter Harris 25
18 Mar 19501949–50First DivisionASunderland1–1Ron Bennett 38
18 Nov 19501950–51First DivisionASunderland0–0
7 Apr 19511950–51First DivisionHSunderland0–0
22 Sep 19511951–52First DivisionASunderland1–3Peter Harris 75
26 Jan 19521951–52First DivisionHSunderland0–2
4 Oct 19521952–53First DivisionASunderland1–1
21 Feb 19531952–53First DivisionHSunderland5–2Peter Harris 3, Peter Harris 33, Peter Harris 52, Jackie Henderson 65, Johnny Gordon 75
19 Sep 19531953–54First DivisionHSunderland4–1
6 Feb 19541953–54First DivisionASunderland1–3Jackie Henderson 3
11 Sep 19541954–55First DivisionHSunderland2–2Jackie Henderson 41, Gordon Dale 51
22 Jan 19551954–55First DivisionASunderland2–2Peter Harris 48, Jackie Henderson 61
1 Oct 19551955–56First DivisionHSunderland2–1Johnny Gordon 9, Peter Harris 64
11 Feb 19561955–56First DivisionASunderland2–4Mike Barnard 38, Jackie Henderson 62
27 Oct 19561956–57First DivisionASunderland3–3Harry Penk 16, Mike Barnard 25, Johnny Gordon 78
1 May 19571956–57First DivisionHSunderland3–2Jackie Henderson 28, Jackie Henderson 34, Derek Weddle 60
14 Dec 19571957–58First DivisionASunderland1–1Peter Harris 22
26 Apr 19581957–58First DivisionHSunderland0–2
15 Apr 19601959–60Second DivisionASunderland0–2
18 Apr 19601959–60Second DivisionHSunderland1–2Ron Newman 16
10 Sep 19601960–61Second DivisionHSunderland2–1Ron Saunders 22, Ron Saunders 77
21 Jan 19611960–61Second DivisionASunderland1–4Sammy Chapman 21
14 Nov 19621962–63League CupHSunderland0–0
21 Nov 19621962–63League CupASunderland1–2Colin Nelson
24 Nov 19621962–63Second DivisionHSunderland3–1Tony Barton 46, Roy Smith 58, Harry Harris 72
13 Apr 19631962–63Second DivisionASunderland0–1
28 Aug 19631963–64Second DivisionASunderland0–3
4 Sep 19631963–64Second DivisionHSunderland2–4
14 Nov 19701970–71Second DivisionHSunderland2–1Mike Trebilcock 46, Ray Hiron 63
13 Mar 19711970–71Second DivisionASunderland0–0
6 Nov 19711971–72Second DivisionHSunderland2–2Norman Piper 11, Mike Trebilcock 39
1 Mar 19721971–72Second DivisionASunderland2–3Norman Piper 71, Billy Wilson 87
9 Dec 19721972–73Second DivisionHSunderland2–3Brian Lewis 42, Nicky Jennings 54
14 Apr 19731972–73Second DivisionASunderland0–2
11 Sep 19731973–74Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Ray Hiron 27
5 Mar 19741973–74Second DivisionASunderland0–3
7 Dec 19741974–75Second DivisionASunderland1–4Mick Mellows 53
11 Jan 19751974–75Second DivisionHSunderland4–2Ray Hiron 50, Paul Went 66, Norman Piper 74, George Graham 84
4 Oct 19751975–76Second DivisionHSunderland0–0
24 Apr 19761975–76Second DivisionASunderland0–2
20 Aug 19851985–86Second DivisionHSunderland3–0Vince Hilaire 58, Kevin Dillon 67, Nicky Morgan 79
7 Dec 19851985–86Second DivisionASunderland3–1Tommy Christensen 26, Kevin O'Callaghan 44, Paul Wood 66
4 Oct 19861986–87Second DivisionASunderland0–0
28 Mar 19871986–87Second DivisionHSunderland3–1Vince Hilaire 30, Noel Blake 73, Vince Hilaire 87
31 Dec 19881988–89Second DivisionASunderland0–4
8 Apr 19891988–89Second DivisionHSunderland2–0Micky Quinn 15, Micky Quinn 52
16 Dec 19891989–90Second DivisionHSunderland3–3Martin Kuhl 4, Steve Wigley 58, Kevin Ball 82
21 Apr 19901989–90Second DivisionASunderland2–2Terry Connor 81, Steve Wigley 90
3 Sep 19911991–92Second DivisionHSunderland1–0Chris Burns 67
21 Dec 19911991–92Second DivisionASunderland0–1
24 Oct 19921992–93First DivisionHSunderland2–0Guy Whittingham, Chris Burns10,689
1 May 19931992–93First DivisionASunderland1–4Guy Whittingham21,309
6 Nov 19931993–94First DivisionASunderland2–1Paul Walsh 15, Stuart Doling 44
4 Dec 19931993–94First DivisionHSunderland0–1
26 Nov 19941994–95First DivisionHSunderland1–4Darryl Powell7,527
18 Feb 19951994–95First DivisionASunderland2–2Alan McLoughlin, Doling12,372
12 Sep 19951995–96First DivisionASunderland1–1Alan McLoughlin12,282
17 Feb 19961995–96First DivisionHSunderland2–2Paul Hall, Carl Griffiths12,241
15 Nov 19971997–98First DivisionHSunderland1–4John Aloisi 7
21 Mar 19981997–98First DivisionASunderland1–2Paul Hall 73
26 Sep 19981998–99First DivisionHSunderland1–1Sammy Igoe17,022
2 Mar 19991998–99First DivisionASunderland0–237,656
11 Dec 19991999–00FA CupASunderland0–126,535
29 Oct 20052005–06Premier LeagueASunderland4–1Zvonimir Vukić, Matthew Taylor, Matthew Taylor, Darío Silva34,926
22 Apr 20062005–06Premier LeagueHSunderland2–1Svetoslav Todorov, Matthew Taylor20,078
13 Jan 20082007–08Premier LeagueASunderland0–237,369
23 Feb 20082007–08Premier LeagueHSunderland1–0Jermain Defoe 6920,139
8 Nov 20082008–09Premier LeagueASunderland2–1Nadir Belhadj 51, Jermain Defoe 8937,712
18 May 20092008–09Premier LeagueHSunderland3–1John Utaka 60, Phil Bardsley 68, Armand Traoré 8820,398
12 Dec 20092009–10Premier LeagueASunderland1–1Younès Kaboul37,578
23 Jan 20102009–10FA CupHSunderland2–110,315
9 Feb 20102009–10Premier LeagueHSunderland1–1Aruna Dindane16,242
22 Dec 20182018–19League OneHSunderland3–1Gareth Evans 48, Ronan Curtis 53, B. Thompson 6319,402
31 Mar 20192018–19EFL TrophyNSunderland2–2Nathan Thompson 82, Jamal Lowe 11485,021
27 Apr 20192018–19League OneASunderland1–1Jamal Lowe 2441,129
11 May 20192018–19Play-offsASunderland0–126,610
16 May 20192018–19Play-offsHSunderland0–018,077
17 Aug 20192019–20League OneASunderland1–2Marcus Harness 2229,140
1 Feb 20202019–20League OneHSunderland2–0Christian Burgess 25, James Bolton 5218,531
24 Oct 20202020–21League OneASunderland3–1Marcus Harness 7, John Marquis 25, John Marquis 85
9 Mar 20212020–21League OneHSunderland0–2
2 Oct 20212021–22League OneHSunderland4–0Marcus Harness 19, Lee Brown 33, John Marquis 45, John Marquis 6117,418
22 Jan 20222021–22League OneASunderland0–132,220
31 Aug 20242024–25ChampionshipHSunderland1–3Luke O'Nien 90+120,231
5 Jan 20252024–25ChampionshipASunderland0–139,846

See also: the Sunderland archive and Sunderland v Portsmouth.

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