Sunderland have played Birmingham City 124 times in competitive football, winning 56, drawing 24 and losing 44, first meeting on 8 Dec 1894 and most recently on 17 Feb 2024. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1894 | 1894–95 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 7–1 | ||
| 9 Feb 1895 | 1894–95 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | ||
| 14 Dec 1895 | 1895–96 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | ||
| 11 Apr 1896 | 1895–96 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–0 | ||
| 30 Nov 1901 | 1901–02 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Jimmy Millar 70, Colin McLatchie 78, Billy Hogg 86 | |
| 29 Mar 1902 | 1901–02 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Joe Hewitt 35 | |
| 7 Nov 1903 | 1903–04 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Jimmy Gemmell 10, Jimmy Gemmell 25, John Craggs 47 | |
| 5 Mar 1904 | 1903–04 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–2 | John Craggs 57 | |
| 26 Nov 1904 | 1904–05 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–4 | Alf Common 30 | |
| 25 Mar 1905 | 1904–05 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Billy Hogg 30 | |
| 11 Nov 1905 | 1905–06 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–3 | ||
| 17 Mar 1906 | 1905–06 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Arthur Bridgett 35, Dennis O'Donnell 68, Joe Shaw 69 | |
| 17 Nov 1906 | 1906–07 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 23 Mar 1907 | 1906–07 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 4–1 | James Raine 38, Arthur Bridgett 58, James Raine 80, Billy Hogg 82 | |
| 7 Dec 1907 | 1907–08 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Jack Foster 53, George Holley 88 | |
| 4 Apr 1908 | 1907–08 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Billy Hogg 79 | |
| 24 Sep 1921 | 1921–22 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Charlie Buchan 60, Charlie Buchan 61 | |
| 1 Oct 1921 | 1921–22 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–1 | ||
| 30 Dec 1922 | 1922–23 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 5–3 | ||
| 6 Jan 1923 | 1922–23 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Jock Paterson 39, Jock Paterson 84 | |
| 8 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Billy Ellis 3, Jock Paterson 38 | |
| 15 Sep 1923 | 1923–24 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Charlie Buchan 41 | |
| 6 Sep 1924 | 1924–25 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 4–0 | Billy Ellis 44, Charlie Buchan 50, Arthur Hawes 57, Jock Paterson 71 | |
| 3 Jan 1925 | 1924–25 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Bobby Marshall 80 | |
| 29 Aug 1925 | 1925–26 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Dave Halliday 44, Dave Halliday 61, Billy Grimshaw | |
| 2 Jan 1926 | 1925–26 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Bob Kelly 53 | |
| 11 Sep 1926 | 1926–27 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 16 Feb 1927 | 1926–27 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 4–1 | Stan Ramsay 33, Jack Bartley 35, Billy Grimshaw 82, Stan Ramsay 88 | |
| 7 Sep 1927 | 1927–28 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 4–2 | Dave Halliday 20, Billy Clunas, Alwyne Wilks, Bobby Marshall | |
| 26 Dec 1927 | 1927–28 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Stan Ramsay 30 | |
| 29 Sep 1928 | 1928–29 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 3–4 | Billy Clunas 8, Dave Halliday 30, Tommy McInally 78 | |
| 9 Feb 1929 | 1928–29 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–1 | ||
| 21 Dec 1929 | 1929–30 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Gordon Gunson 71 | |
| 26 Apr 1930 | 1929–30 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Albert Wood 51, Billy Clunas 56 | |
| 14 Mar 1931 | 1930–31 | FA Cup | N | Birmingham City | 0–2 | 43,570 | |
| 3 Apr 1931 | 1930–31 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Albert Wood 65 | |
| 6 Apr 1931 | 1930–31 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–1 | ||
| 16 Sep 1931 | 1931–32 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–3 | Bobby Gurney 51, Jimmy Connor 90 | |
| 23 Sep 1931 | 1931–32 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–0 | ||
| 14 Apr 1933 | 1932–33 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Jimmy Connor 60 | |
| 17 Apr 1933 | 1932–33 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 18 Nov 1933 | 1933–34 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Patsy Gallacher 89 | |
| 31 Mar 1934 | 1933–34 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 4–1 | Patsy Gallacher 12, Bert Davis 42, Bobby Gurney 56, Raich Carter 60 | |
| 8 Dec 1934 | 1934–35 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 5–1 | Bobby Gurney 13, Patsy Gallacher 23, Jimmy Connor 24, Bobby Gurney 59, Bobby Gurney 76 | |
| 20 Apr 1935 | 1934–35 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Patsy Gallacher 8, Bobby Gurney 60 | |
| 10 Apr 1936 | 1935–36 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Patsy Gallacher 2, Patsy Gallacher 52 | |
| 13 Apr 1936 | 1935–36 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 7–2 | Bobby Gurney 13, Raich Carter 36, Cyril Hornby 43, Bobby Gurney 55, Bobby Gurney 63, Bobby Gurney 75, Jimmy Connor 86 | |
| 25 Dec 1936 | 1936–37 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 28 Dec 1936 | 1936–37 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 4–0 | ||
| 16 Oct 1937 | 1937–38 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Raich Carter 87 | |
| 26 Feb 1938 | 1937–38 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Charlie Thomson 79, Johnny Spuhler 86 | |
| 27 Aug 1938 | 1938–39 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Bobby Gurney 74, Raich Carter 84 | |
| 24 Dec 1938 | 1938–39 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Johnny Spuhler 20 | |
| 9 Feb 1946 | 1945–46 | FA Cup | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Len Duns 69 | |
| 13 Feb 1946 | 1945–46 | FA Cup | A | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Cyril Brown 48 | |
| 11 Dec 1948 | 1948–49 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–0 | ||
| 7 May 1949 | 1948–49 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Jack Stelling 80 | |
| 10 Sep 1949 | 1949–50 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Len Shackleton 80 | |
| 14 Jan 1950 | 1949–50 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Len Shackleton 4, Dickie Davis 67 | |
| 8 Oct 1955 | 1955–56 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Charlie Fleming 39, Charlie Fleming 70 | |
| 17 Mar 1956 | 1955–56 | FA Cup | N | Birmingham City | 0–3 | 65,107 | |
| 18 Apr 1956 | 1955–56 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Bill Holden 90 | |
| 24 Nov 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 0–1 | ||
| 6 Apr 1957 | 1956–57 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Charlie Fleming 42, Stan Anderson 78 | |
| 9 Nov 1957 | 1957–58 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Don Revie 1, Don Revie 20, Billy Bingham 67 | |
| 5 Apr 1958 | 1957–58 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–6 | Don Revie 74 | |
| 5 Dec 1964 | 1964–65 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 3–4 | Nick Sharkey 21, Nick Sharkey 70, Jim McNab 80 | |
| 17 Apr 1965 | 1964–65 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Harry Hood 26, George Mulhall 73 | |
| 7 Nov 1970 | 1970–71 | Second Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Billy Hughes 70, Ian Porterfield 89 | |
| 20 Mar 1971 | 1970–71 | Second Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Dave Watson 60 | |
| 14 Aug 1971 | 1971–72 | Second Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Dave Watson 77 | |
| 16 Oct 1971 | 1971–72 | Second Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Bobby Kerr 6 | |
| 11 Dec 1976 | 1976–77 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 7 May 1977 | 1976–77 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Mel Holden 83 | |
| 22 Aug 1979 | 1979–80 | Second Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Bryan Robson 30, Alan Brown 66 | |
| 9 Oct 1979 | 1979–80 | Second Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–1 | ||
| 27 Dec 1980 | 1980–81 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–3 | John Hawley 31, Gary Rowell 56 | |
| 3 Jan 1981 | 1980–81 | FA Cup | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Gordon Chisholm 81 | |
| 7 Jan 1981 | 1980–81 | FA Cup | H | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Gary Rowell 5 | |
| 18 Apr 1981 | 1980–81 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Tom Ritchie 28, Tom Ritchie 39, Tom Ritchie 78 | |
| 16 Feb 1982 | 1981–82 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 12 Apr 1982 | 1981–82 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Colin West 29, Colin West 45 | |
| 27 Nov 1982 | 1982–83 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Gary Rowell 88 | |
| 30 Apr 1983 | 1982–83 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Colin West 20 | |
| 26 Nov 1983 | 1983–84 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Paul Bracewell 68 | |
| 28 Jan 1984 | 1983–84 | FA Cup | H | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Colin West 41 | |
| 28 Apr 1984 | 1983–84 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Leighton James 43, Leighton James 50 | |
| 25 Oct 1986 | 1986–87 | Second Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Frank Gray 39, David Buchanan 46 | |
| 31 Mar 1987 | 1986–87 | Second Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | ||
| 17 Sep 1988 | 1988–89 | Second Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–3 | Colin Pascoe 84, Colin Pascoe 89 | 6,817 |
| 1 Apr 1989 | 1988–89 | Second Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Paul Lemon 33, Marco Gabbiadini 76 | 10,969 |
| 15 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | Anglo-Italian Cup | H | Birmingham City | 0–1 | 5,871 | |
| 16 Mar 1993 | 1992–93 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–1 | 10,934 | |
| 10 Apr 1993 | 1992–93 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Peter Davenport | 16,382 |
| 9 Oct 1993 | 1993–94 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Lee Howey | 19,265 |
| 22 Jan 1994 | 1993–94 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–0 | 15,884 | |
| 17 Mar 1996 | 1995–96 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Steve Agnew, Andy Melville | 23,251 |
| 16 Apr 1996 | 1995–96 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Michael Gray, Paul Stewart, Craig Russell | 19,831 |
| 14 Sep 1997 | 1997–98 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Michael Gray | 17,478 |
| 10 Mar 1998 | 1997–98 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Allan Johnston | 37,602 |
| 19 Dec 1998 | 1998–99 | First Division | A | Birmingham City | 0–0 | 22,095 | |
| 9 May 1999 | 1998–99 | First Division | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Kevin Phillips, Niall Quinn | 41,634 |
| 23 Nov 2002 | 2002–03 | Premier League | H | Birmingham City | 0–1 | 38,803 | |
| 12 Apr 2003 | 2002–03 | Premier League | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | 29,132 | |
| 14 Feb 2004 | 2003–04 | FA Cup | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Kevin Kyle | 24,966 |
| 25 Feb 2004 | 2003–04 | FA Cup | A | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Tommy Smith, Tommy Smith | 25,645 |
| 26 Nov 2005 | 2005–06 | Premier League | H | Birmingham City | 0–1 | 32,442 | |
| 25 Feb 2006 | 2005–06 | Premier League | A | Birmingham City | 0–1 | 29,257 | |
| 9 Aug 2006 | 2006–07 | Championship | H | Birmingham City | 0–1 | 26,668 | |
| 20 Feb 2007 | 2006–07 | Championship | A | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Carlos Edwards | 20,941 |
| 15 Aug 2007 | 2007–08 | Premier League | A | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Michael Chopra, Stern John | 24,898 |
| 29 Jan 2008 | 2007–08 | Premier League | H | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Daryl Murphy, Rade Prica | 37,674 |
| 22 Sep 2009 | 2009–10 | League Cup | H | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Jordan Henderson 4, Fraizer Campbell 22 | 20,576 |
| 24 Oct 2009 | 2009–10 | Premier League | A | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Michael Turner 82 | 21,732 |
| 20 Mar 2010 | 2009–10 | Premier League | H | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Darren Bent 5, Darren Bent 11, Fraizer Campbell 88 | 37,962 |
| 14 Aug 2010 | 2010–11 | Premier League | H | Birmingham City | 2–2 | Darren Bent 24, Stephen Carr 56 | 38,390 |
| 16 Apr 2011 | 2010–11 | Premier League | A | Birmingham City | 0–2 | 28,108 | |
| 27 Aug 2014 | 2014–15 | League Cup | A | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Jordi Gómez 77, Adam Johnson 87, Connor Wickham 88 | 11,245 |
| 23 Dec 2017 | 2017–18 | Championship | H | Birmingham City | 1–1 | Lewis Grabban 21 | 29,312 |
| 30 Jan 2018 | 2017–18 | Championship | A | Birmingham City | 1–3 | Bryan Oviedo 83 | 19,601 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 2022–23 | Championship | A | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Ellis Simms 25, Amad 49 | 18,702 |
| 15 Apr 2023 | 2022–23 | Championship | H | Birmingham City | 2–1 | Amad 75, Trai Hume 45+3 | 39,659 |
| 11 Nov 2023 | 2023–24 | Championship | H | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Jobe Bellingham 17, Dion Sanderson 57, Adil Aouchiche 76 | 40,922 |
| 17 Feb 2024 | 2023–24 | Championship | A | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Jack Clarke 22 | 27,449 |
See also: the Birmingham City archive and Birmingham City v Sunderland.
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