Club XI — the playable archive of every English football club

Sunderland v Cardiff City: head-to-head record

Sunderland have played Cardiff City 71 times in competitive football, winning 25, drawing 17 and losing 29, first meeting on 8 Jan 1921 and most recently on 8 Mar 2025. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Sunderland v Cardiff City match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
8 Jan 19211920–21FA CupHCardiff City0–1
3 Dec 19211921–22First DivisionACardiff City0–2
10 Dec 19211921–22First DivisionHCardiff City4–1Jack Mitton 15, Charlie Buchan 27, Jack Mitton 40, Harry Martin 88
7 Oct 19221922–23First DivisionACardiff City4–2Arthur Hawes, Jock Paterson 35, Charlie Buchan 77, Jock Paterson 82
14 Oct 19221922–23First DivisionHCardiff City2–1
27 Aug 19231923–24First DivisionACardiff City1–2Jock Paterson 30
5 Sep 19231923–24First DivisionHCardiff City0–3
1 Jan 19251924–25First DivisionHCardiff City1–0Arthur Hawes 20
13 Apr 19251924–25First DivisionACardiff City0–2
23 Sep 19251925–26First DivisionACardiff City1–0Billy Clunas 40
31 Mar 19261925–26First DivisionHCardiff City1–3Bob Kelly 25
23 Oct 19261926–27First DivisionACardiff City0–3
12 Mar 19271926–27First DivisionHCardiff City2–2Stan Ramsay 5, Billy Clunas 23
10 Dec 19271927–28First DivisionHCardiff City0–2
21 Apr 19281927–28First DivisionACardiff City1–3Len Hargreaves 45
20 Oct 19281928–29First DivisionACardiff City1–0Len Hargreaves 5
2 Mar 19291928–29First DivisionHCardiff City1–0Billy Clunas 42
25 Jan 19301929–30FA CupHCardiff City2–1Bobby Gurney 27, Adam McLean 52
13 Dec 19521952–53First DivisionACardiff City1–4Trevor Ford 65
27 Apr 19531952–53First DivisionHCardiff City4–2Trevor Ford 28, Trevor Ford 33, Len Shackleton 40, Harry Kirtley 56
5 Sep 19531953–54First DivisionACardiff City1–1Tommy Wright 76
16 Jan 19541953–54First DivisionHCardiff City5–0Tommy Wright 9, Tommy Wright 14, Len Shackleton 43, Ted Purdon 72, Ted Purdon 74
11 Dec 19541954–55First DivisionACardiff City1–0Ted Purdon 61
5 Mar 19551954–55First DivisionHCardiff City1–1Charlie Fleming 68
20 Aug 19551955–56First DivisionACardiff City1–3Charlie Fleming 58
17 Dec 19551955–56First DivisionHCardiff City1–1Billy Elliott 10
17 Nov 19561956–57First DivisionACardiff City0–1
30 Mar 19571956–57First DivisionHCardiff City1–1Billy Bingham 23
13 Dec 19581958–59Second DivisionHCardiff City0–2
22 Apr 19591958–59Second DivisionACardiff City1–2John Goodchild 79
5 Dec 19591959–60Second DivisionACardiff City1–2Ian Lawther 41
23 Apr 19601959–60Second DivisionHCardiff City1–1Ambrose Fogarty 15
1 Dec 19621962–63Second DivisionHCardiff City2–1Jimmy Davison 35, Brian Clough 5237,603
20 Apr 19631962–63Second DivisionACardiff City2–512,293
28 Sep 19631963–64Second DivisionHCardiff City3–3Nick Sharkey 6, Nick Sharkey 13, Charlie Hurley 64
8 Feb 19641963–64Second DivisionACardiff City2–0George Mulhall 86, Nick Sharkey 88
12 Dec 19701970–71Second DivisionACardiff City1–3Joe Baker 57
13 Feb 19711970–71Second DivisionHCardiff City0–4
20 Nov 19711971–72Second DivisionACardiff City2–1Billy Hughes 39, Bobby Kerr 45
5 Feb 19721971–72FA CupACardiff City1–127,000
9 Feb 19721971–72FA CupHCardiff City1–1Brian Chambers 6739,348
14 Feb 19721971–72FA CupACardiff City1–3Bobby Kerr 888,868
8 Apr 19721971–72Second DivisionHCardiff City1–1Dave Watson 86
23 Apr 19731972–73Second DivisionHCardiff City2–1Dennis Tueart 68, Billy Hughes 77
7 May 19731972–73Second DivisionACardiff City1–1Vic Halom 52
8 Sep 19731973–74Second DivisionHCardiff City1–1Ron Guthrie 68
29 Dec 19731973–74Second DivisionACardiff City1–4Vic Halom 3
2 Nov 19741974–75Second DivisionACardiff City0–2
8 Feb 19751974–75Second DivisionHCardiff City3–1Tony Towers 63, Richie Morgan 67, Bryan Robson 72
4 Oct 19771977–78Second DivisionHCardiff City1–1Roy Greenwood 61
28 Jan 19781977–78Second DivisionACardiff City2–5Jeff Clarke 35, Gary Rowell 77
9 Dec 19781978–79Second DivisionACardiff City1–1Wilf Rostron 35
28 Apr 19791978–79Second DivisionHCardiff City1–2Jack Ashurst 64
8 Dec 19791979–80Second DivisionHCardiff City2–1Phil Dwyer 25, Pop Robson 55
3 May 19801979–80Second DivisionACardiff City1–1Pop Robson 61
14 Oct 20032003–04First DivisionHCardiff City0–026,835
21 Feb 20042003–04First DivisionACardiff City0–417,337
11 Dec 20042004–05ChampionshipACardiff City2–0Dean Whitehead, Liam Lawrence12,528
26 Feb 20052004–05ChampionshipHCardiff City2–1Gary Breen, Marcus Stewart32,788
31 Oct 20062006–07ChampionshipHCardiff City1–2Chris Brown26,528
31 Mar 20072006–07ChampionshipACardiff City1–0Ross Wallace19,353
28 Dec 20132013–14Premier LeagueACardiff City2–2Steven Fletcher 83, Jack Colback 90+527,247
27 Apr 20142013–14Premier LeagueHCardiff City4–0Connor Wickham 26, Emanuele Giaccherini 76, Connor Wickham 86, Fabio Borini 45+145,859
23 Sep 20172017–18ChampionshipHCardiff City1–2Lynden Gooch 5325,733
13 Jan 20182017–18ChampionshipACardiff City0–417,703
5 Nov 20222022–23ChampionshipHCardiff City0–137,015
10 Apr 20232022–23ChampionshipACardiff City1–0Dennis Cirkin 6023,365
24 Sep 20232023–24ChampionshipHCardiff City0–141,581
29 Mar 20242023–24ChampionshipACardiff City2–0Adil Aouchiche 12, Jobe Bellingham 2722,141
10 Aug 20242024–25ChampionshipACardiff City2–0Luke O'Nien 18, Jack Clarke 8921,401
8 Mar 20252024–25ChampionshipHCardiff City2–1Eliezer Mayenda 2, Chris Mepham 7740,644

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

All Sunderland head-to-head records · Sunderland season by season