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Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion: head-to-head record

Sunderland have played Brighton & Hove Albion 37 times in competitive football, winning 14, drawing 8 and losing 15, first meeting on 6 Dec 1958 and most recently on 14 Mar 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Sunderland v Brighton & Hove Albion match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
6 Dec 19581958–59Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion0–2
25 Apr 19591958–59Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion4–1Don Kichenbrand 32, Don Kichenbrand 53, John Goodchild 59, Don Kichenbrand 70
29 Aug 19591959–60Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion0–0
2 Jan 19601959–60Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–2Ian Lawther 37
10 Dec 19601960–61Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion2–1Ian Lawther 20, Ambrose Fogarty 75
18 Mar 19611960–61Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion2–1Ian Lawther 69, Willy McPheat 86
30 Sep 19611961–62Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–1Charlie Hurley 2917,070
17 Feb 19621961–62Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion0–022,575
26 Aug 19721972–73Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion2–2John Lathan 8, John Lathan 13
6 Jan 19731972–73Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion4–0Billy Hughes 9, Dennis Tueart 45, Billy Hughes 58, Joe Bolton 82
1 Oct 19771977–78Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion0–2
25 Feb 19781977–78Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–2Jeff Clarke 30
26 Aug 19781978–79Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion0–2
18 Nov 19781978–79Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion2–1Gary Rowell 9, Jeff Clarke 85
6 Dec 19801980–81First DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–2Gordon Chisholm 47
25 Apr 19811980–81First DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion1–2Alan Brown 61
5 Dec 19811981–82First DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–2Tom Ritchie 21
1 May 19821981–82First DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion3–0Gary Rowell 33, Colin West 76, Gary Rowell 83
11 Sep 19821982–83First DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion2–3Stan Cummins 20, Ally McCoist 39
19 Apr 19831982–83First DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion1–1Nick Pickering 38
23 Nov 19851985–86Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion2–1Eric Gates 6, Gary Bennett 78
26 Apr 19861985–86Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–3Mark Proctor 53
30 Aug 19861986–87Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion1–1Mark Proctor 44
7 Feb 19871986–87Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion3–0Eric Gates 12, Terry Curran 49, Gary Bennett 78
19 Sep 19871987–88Third DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion1–3John MacPhail 72
16 Jan 19881987–88Third DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion1–0Paul Lemon 32
26 Nov 19881988–89Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion0–310,039
29 Apr 19891988–89Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion1–0Colin Pascoe 2012,856
25 Nov 19891989–90Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion2–1Owers and Gabbiadini8,681
24 Feb 19901989–90Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion2–1Thomas Hauser, Thomas Hauser14,528
5 Oct 19911991–92Second DivisionHBrighton & Hove Albion4–2Peter Beagrie, David Rush, David Rush, Gordon Armstrong15,119
25 Apr 19921991–92Second DivisionABrighton & Hove Albion2–2Don Goodman, Anton Rogan9,851
30 Oct 20042004–05ChampionshipHBrighton & Hove Albion2–0Julio Arca, Liam Lawrence25,532
19 Feb 20052004–05ChampionshipABrighton & Hove Albion1–2Julio Arca6,647
23 Aug 20112011–12League CupABrighton & Hove Albion0–117,090
20 Dec 20252025–26Premier LeagueABrighton & Hove Albion0–031,426
14 Mar 20262025–26Premier LeagueHBrighton & Hove Albion0–147,197

See also: the Brighton & Hove Albion archive and Brighton & Hove Albion v Sunderland.

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