List of Sunderland AFC Seasons - wikipedia List of Sunderland AFC Seasons Statue of former Sunderland manager Bob Stokoe, who took the club to their second FA Cup victory in the 1972 -- 73 season Sunderland Association Football Club was founded in 1880 as Sunderland & District Teachers Association Football Club by James Allan. They turned professional in 1885. Sunderland won their first Football League championship in the 1891 -- 92 season two years after joining the league. They won the next Football League First Division on three occasions in four seasons ; in 1892, 1893 and 1895, separated by a runner - up spot in 1894. In the 1901 -- 02 season, Sunderland won their fifth Football League First Division championship. They came close to completing the `` league and cup double '' in the 1912 -- 13 season, winning the league but losing to Aston Villa in the 1913 FA Cup Final. The team 's next success came in the 1935 -- 36 season when they won the League Championship and also the Charity Shield. They had not won the FA Cup until the 1936 -- 37 season when they defeated Preston North End in the 1937 FA Cup Final. Sunderland entered The Football League in 1890 and were not relegated from the top division until the 1957 -- 58 season ; a total of 58 seasons in the highest division of England. Their next trophy came in the 1973 FA Cup Final as they beat Leeds United 1 -- 0. They reached the 1985 Football League Cup Final but finished as runners - up to Norwich City after being beaten 1 -- 0. In the 1986 -- 87 season Sunderland were relegated to the Football League Third Division for the first time in their history under the management of Lawrie McMenemy, they however, returned to the second division the following season as champions -- their lowest position in the English football league system. Their first appearance in the Premier League came in the 1996 - 1997 season after being promoted as champions from Division One. In winning promotion the club gained 105 points, which was a record at the time. Sunderland gained just 15 points in the 2005 - 06 season, which set the record for the lowest number of points in a Premier League season, which has since been eclipsed by Derby County. Sunderland have won the League Championship six times, the FA Cup twice, and the Charity Shield three times ( including the Sheriff of London Charity Shield ). They have been runners - up in the League Championship five times, in the FA Cup twice and in the League Cup twice. In European competitions, Sunderland have reached the second round stage of the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup. The table details the club 's achievements in all national and European first - team competitions, and records their top league goalscorer, for each completed season. Contents 1 Key 2 Seasons 2.1 Overall 3 Footnotes 4 References Key Key to league record : P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position Key to divisions : FL = Football League Div 1 = Football League First Division Div 2 = Football League Second Division Div 3 = Football League Third Division Prem = Premier League Chmp = The Championship n / a = Not applicable Key to rounds : DNE = Did not enter Disq = Disqualified QR = Qualifying round Grp = Group stage R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 QF = Quarter - finals SF = Semi-finals AQF = Area quarter - finals ASF = Area semi-finals AF = Area final RU = Runners - up WS = Shared W = Winners Champions Runners - up Promoted Relegated Divisions in bold indicate a change in division. Players in bold indicate the top scorer in the division that season. Seasons Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe / Other Top league goalscorer Division ( Tier ) Pts Pos Name Goals 1884 -- 85 There was no league football until 1888 -- 89 QR 1885 -- 86 QR 1886 -- 87 QR 1887 -- 88 Disq 1888 -- 89 Sunderland did not join The Football League until 1890 -- 91 QR 1889 -- 90 R1 1890 -- 91 FL ( 1 ) 22 10 5 7 51 31 23 7th SF Johnny Campbell 19 1891 -- 92 FL ( 1 ) 26 21 0 5 93 36 42 1st SF Johnny Campbell 32 1892 -- 93 Div 1 ( 1 ) 30 22 100 36 48 1st QF Johnny Campbell 31 1893 -- 94 Div 1 ( 1 ) 30 17 9 72 44 38 2nd R2 Jimmy Millar 20 1894 -- 95 Div 1 ( 1 ) 30 21 5 80 37 47 1st SF 1894 / 95 World Championship Johnny Campbell 22 1895 -- 96 Div 1 ( 1 ) 30 15 7 8 52 41 37 5th R2 Johnny Campbell 15 1896 -- 97 Div 1 ( 1 ) 30 7 9 14 34 47 23 15th R2 James Gillespie Jimmy Hannah 8 1897 -- 98 Div 1 ( 1 ) 30 16 5 9 43 30 37 2nd R1 John Brown Jim Leslie Hughie Wilson 8 1898 -- 99 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 15 6 13 41 41 36 7th R2 Jim Leslie 9 1899 -- 1900 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 19 12 50 35 41 3rd R2 Colin McLatchie 10 1900 -- 01 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 15 13 6 57 26 43 2nd R1 Geordie Livingstone 12 1901 -- 02 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 19 6 9 50 35 44 1st R2 Jimmy Gemmell Billy Hogg 10 1902 -- 03 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 16 9 9 51 36 41 3rd R1 Sheriff of London Charity Shield Jimmy Gemmell Joe Hewitt Jimmy Millar 7 1903 -- 04 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 17 5 12 63 49 39 6th R1 John Craggs Billy Hogg 12 1904 -- 05 Div 1 ( 1 ) 34 16 8 10 60 44 40 5th R1 George Holley Walter Watkins 9 1905 -- 06 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 15 5 18 61 70 35 14th R3 Arthur Bridgett 17 1906 -- 07 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 14 9 15 65 66 37 10th R3 Arthur Bridgett 25 1907 -- 08 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 16 19 78 75 35 16th R1 George Holley 23 1908 -- 09 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 21 15 78 63 44 3rd QF George Holley 18 1909 -- 10 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 18 5 15 66 51 41 8th R3 George Holley 20 1910 -- 11 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 15 15 8 67 48 45 3rd R1 Tim Coleman 19 1911 -- 12 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 14 11 13 58 51 39 8th R3 George Holley 25 1912 -- 13 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 25 9 86 43 54 1st RU Charlie Buchan 27 1913 -- 14 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 17 6 15 63 52 40 7th QF George Holley 15 1914 -- 15 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 18 5 15 81 72 41 8th R1 Charlie Buchan 23 The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the First World War. 1919 -- 20 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 22 16 72 59 48 5th R3 Charlie Buchan 21 1920 -- 21 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 13 15 57 60 41 12th R1 Charlie Buchan 27 1921 -- 22 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 16 8 18 60 62 40 12th R1 Charlie Buchan 21 1922 -- 23 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 22 10 10 72 54 54 2nd R2 Charlie Buchan 30 1923 -- 24 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 22 9 11 71 54 53 3rd R1 Charlie Buchan 26 1924 -- 25 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 19 10 13 64 51 48 7th R2 Bobby Marshall 18 1925 -- 26 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 21 6 15 96 80 48 3rd R5 Dave Halliday 38 1926 -- 27 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 21 7 14 98 70 49 3rd R3 Dave Halliday 36 1927 -- 28 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 15 9 18 74 76 39 15th R4 Dave Halliday 35 1928 -- 29 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 20 7 15 93 75 47 4th R3 Dave Halliday 43 1929 -- 30 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 18 7 17 76 80 43 9th R5 Bobby Gurney 15 1930 -- 31 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 16 9 17 89 85 41 11th SF Bobby Gurney 30 1931 -- 32 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 15 10 17 67 73 40 13th R4 Bobby Gurney 16 1932 -- 33 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 15 10 17 63 80 40 12th QF Bobby Gurney 15 1933 -- 34 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 16 12 14 81 56 44 6th R4 Bobby Gurney 21 1934 -- 35 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 19 16 7 90 51 54 2nd R4 Bobby Gurney 30 1935 -- 36 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 25 6 11 109 74 56 1st R3 Charity Shield Raich Carter Bobby Gurney 31 1936 -- 37 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 19 6 17 89 87 44 8th Charity Shield RU Raich Carter 26 1937 -- 38 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 16 12 55 57 44 8th SF Raich Carter 13 1938 -- 39 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 13 12 17 54 67 38 16th R5 Raich Carter 15 1939 -- 40 Div 1 ( 1 ) The Football League and FA Cup were suspended until after the Second World War. 1945 -- 46 n / a R5 1946 -- 47 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 18 8 16 65 66 44 9th R3 Jackie Robinson Cliff Whitelum 17 1947 -- 48 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 13 10 19 56 67 36 20th R3 Dickie Davis 12 1948 -- 49 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 13 17 12 49 58 43 8th R4 Dickie Davis 10 1949 -- 50 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 21 10 11 83 62 52 3rd R4 Dickie Davis 25 1950 -- 51 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 12 16 14 63 73 40 12th QF Trevor Ford 16 1951 -- 52 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 15 12 15 70 61 42 12th R3 Trevor Ford Len Shackleton 22 1952 -- 53 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 15 13 14 68 82 43 9th R4 Trevor Ford 20 1953 -- 54 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 8 20 81 89 36 18th R3 Tommy Wright 18 1954 -- 55 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 15 18 9 64 54 48 4th R4 Ken Chisholm 18 1955 -- 56 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 17 9 16 80 95 43 9th SF Charlie Fleming 29 1956 -- 57 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 12 8 22 67 88 32 20th R4 Charlie Fleming 25 1957 -- 58 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 10 12 20 54 97 32 21st R3 Alan O'Neill 13 1958 -- 59 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 16 8 18 64 75 40 15th R3 Don Kichenbrand 21 1959 -- 60 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 12 12 18 52 65 36 16th R3 Ian Lawther 17 1960 -- 61 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 17 13 12 75 60 47 6th QF R2 Ian Lawther 24 1961 -- 62 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 22 9 11 85 50 53 3rd R4 QF Brian Clough 29 1962 -- 63 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 20 12 10 84 55 52 3rd R5 SF Brian Clough 24 1963 -- 64 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 25 11 6 81 37 61 2nd QF R2 Johnny Crossan 22 1964 -- 65 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 9 19 64 74 37 15th R4 R4 Nick Sharkey 18 1965 -- 66 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 8 20 51 72 36 19th R3 R3 Neil Martin George Mulhall 8 1966 -- 67 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 8 20 58 72 36 17th R5 R2 Neil Martin 20 1967 -- 68 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 13 11 18 51 61 37 15th R3 R4 Colin Suggett 14 1968 -- 69 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 11 12 19 43 67 34 17th R3 R2 Colin Suggett 9 1969 -- 70 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 6 14 22 30 68 26 21st R3 R2 Anglo - Italian Cup Grp Gordon Harris 7 1970 -- 71 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 15 12 15 52 54 42 13th R3 R2 Joe Baker 10 1971 -- 72 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 17 16 9 67 57 50 5th R4 R2 Anglo - Italian Cup Grp Dennis Tueart Dave Watson 13 1972 -- 73 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 17 12 13 59 49 46 6th R2 Billy Hughes 15 1973 -- 74 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 19 9 14 58 44 47 6th R3 R3 UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup R2 Vic Halom 18 1974 -- 75 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 19 13 10 65 35 51 4th R4 R2 Texaco Cup Grp Pop Robson 19 1975 -- 76 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 24 8 10 67 36 56 1st QF R2 Anglo - Scottish Cup Grp Pop Robson 13 1976 -- 77 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 11 12 19 46 54 34 20th R3 R3 Bob Lee 13 1977 -- 78 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 14 16 12 67 59 44 6th R3 R2 Gary Rowell 18 1978 -- 79 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 22 11 9 70 44 55 4th R4 R2 Anglo - Scottish Cup Grp Gary Rowell 21 1979 -- 80 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 21 12 9 69 42 54 2nd R3 R4 Anglo - Scottish Cup Grp Pop Robson 20 1980 -- 81 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 14 7 21 52 53 35 17th R3 R2 Gary Rowell 10 1981 -- 82 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 11 11 20 38 58 44 19th R4 R3 Gary Rowell 9 1982 -- 83 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 12 14 16 48 61 50 16th R3 R3 Gary Rowell 16 1983 -- 84 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 13 13 16 42 53 52 13th R4 R3 Colin West 9 1984 -- 85 Div 1 ( 1 ) 42 10 10 22 40 62 40 21st R3 RU Clive Walker 10 1985 -- 86 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 13 11 18 47 61 50 18th R4 R2 Full Members Cup QF Eric Gates 9 1986 -- 87 Div 2 ( 2 ) 42 12 12 18 49 59 48 20th R3 R1 Full Members Cup R2 David Buchanan Mark Proctor 8 1987 -- 88 Div 3 ( 3 ) 42 27 12 7 92 48 93 1st R2 R1 Football League Trophy AQF Marco Gabbiadini 21 1988 -- 89 Div 2 ( 2 ) 46 16 15 15 60 60 63 11th R3 R2 Full Members Cup R2 Marco Gabbiadini 18 1989 -- 90 Div 2 ( 2 ) 46 20 14 12 70 64 74 6th R3 QF Full Members Cup R1 Marco Gabbiadini 21 1990 -- 91 Div 1 ( 1 ) 38 8 10 20 38 60 34 19th R3 R3 Full Members Cup QF Marco Gabbiadini 9 1991 -- 92 Div 2 ( 2 ) 46 14 11 21 61 65 53 18th RU R2 Don Goodman 11 1992 -- 93 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 13 11 22 50 64 50 21st R4 R1 Anglo - Italian Cup Grp Don Goodman 16 1993 -- 94 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 19 8 19 54 57 65 12th R4 R3 Anglo - Italian Cup Grp Phil Gray 14 1994 -- 95 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 12 18 16 41 45 54 20th R4 R2 Phil Gray 12 1995 -- 96 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 22 17 7 59 33 83 1st R3 R2 Craig Russell 13 1996 -- 97 Prem ( 1 ) 38 10 10 18 35 53 40 18th R3 R3 Craig Russell Paul Stewart 1997 -- 98 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 26 12 8 86 50 90 3rd R4 R3 Kevin Phillips 29 1998 -- 99 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 31 12 91 28 105 1st R4 SF Kevin Phillips 23 1999 -- 2000 Prem ( 1 ) 38 16 10 12 57 56 58 7th R4 R3 Kevin Phillips 30 2000 -- 01 Prem ( 1 ) 38 15 12 11 46 41 57 7th R5 QF Kevin Phillips 14 2001 -- 02 Prem ( 1 ) 38 10 10 18 29 51 40 17th R3 R2 Kevin Phillips 11 2002 -- 03 Prem ( 1 ) 38 7 27 21 65 19 20th R5 R4 Kevin Phillips 6 2003 -- 04 Div 1 ( 2 ) 46 22 13 11 62 45 79 3rd SF R2 Marcus Stewart 14 2004 -- 05 Chmp ( 2 ) 46 29 7 10 76 41 94 1st R4 R2 Marcus Stewart 16 2005 -- 06 Prem ( 1 ) 38 6 29 26 69 15 20th R4 R3 Liam Lawrence Anthony Le Tallec Tommy Miller Dean Whitehead 2006 -- 07 Chmp ( 2 ) 46 27 7 12 76 47 88 1st R3 R1 David Connolly 13 2007 -- 08 Prem ( 1 ) 38 11 6 21 36 59 39 15th R3 R2 Kenwyne Jones 7 2008 -- 09 Prem ( 1 ) 38 9 9 20 34 54 36 16th R4 R4 Djibril Cissé Kenwyne Jones 10 2009 -- 10 Prem ( 1 ) 38 11 11 16 48 56 44 13th R4 R4 Darren Bent 25 2010 -- 11 Prem ( 1 ) 38 12 11 15 45 56 47 10th R3 R3 Asamoah Gyan 10 2011 -- 12 Prem ( 1 ) 38 11 12 15 45 46 45 13th QF R2 Nicklas Bendtner 8 2012 -- 13 Prem ( 1 ) 38 9 12 17 41 54 39 17th R3 R4 Steven Fletcher 11 2013 -- 14 Prem ( 1 ) 38 10 8 20 41 60 38 14th QF RU Adam Johnson 8 2014 -- 15 Prem ( 1 ) 38 7 17 14 31 53 38 16th R5 R3 Steven Fletcher Connor Wickham 5 2015 -- 16 Prem ( 1 ) 38 9 12 17 48 62 39 17th R3 R3 Jermain Defoe 15 2016 -- 17 Prem ( 1 ) 38 6 6 26 29 69 24 20th R3 R4 Jermain Defoe 14 2017 -- 18 Chmp ( 2 ) 46 7 16 23 52 80 37 24th R3 R3 Lewis Grabban 12 Overall Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system : 87 Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system : 29 Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system : 1 Footnotes A. ^ : The League Cup competition started in the 1960 -- 61 season. B. ^ Sunderland were disqualified from the FA Cup after beating Middlesbrough 4 -- 2 in a third qualifying round replay, Middlesbrough protested that Sunderland had paid three of their players, they were disqualified for `` professionalism ''. C. ^ Sunderland were relegated two points due to fielding Ned Doig, an ineligible player, finishing the season on 23 points. D. ^ The Football League expanded to two divisions in 1892, absorbing most of the teams from the Football Alliance. The league previously known simply as the Football League became the Football League First Division. E. ^ Sunderland retained their place in Division One by winning one and drawing two of four test matches, playing home and away against Notts County and Newton Heath. F. ^ The Sheriff of London Charity Shield was a football competition in England, which lasted from 1898 to 1907, it was last won by Newcastle United. It was made defunct, and succeeded by the Charity Shield. G. ^ Holley was joint - top Division One scorer with Harry Hampton and David McLean of Aston Villa and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. H. ^ Club record for most league goals ( 43 ) scored in a season. I. ^ The Charity Shield was first played for in 1908. In its early years, the match took place at the end of the season, but was subsequently moved to September or October of the following season. From 1959 onwards it has been played in August, prior to the beginning of the league programme. It was renamed the FA Community Shield in 2002. J. ^ The 1939 -- 40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled. Sunderland 's record at the time of the annulment was W1 D0 L2 F6 A7 Pts2. K. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945 -- 46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season. L. ^ Sunderland qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup after winning the 1973 FA Cup Final, they made it to the Second Round where they won the first leg of their match against Sporting Clube de Portugal 2 -- 1. They were beaten 2 -- 0 in the second leg, and were knocked out, beaten 3 -- 2 on aggregate. M. ^ The 1981 -- 82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win. N. ^ Lost to Norwich City 1 -- 0 in final at the old Wembley Stadium. O. ^ Relegated through promotion relegation play - offs, after being beaten on the away goals rule in a 6 -- 6 draw over two legs against Gillingham. This was also the first time they had been relegated to the third tier of English football. P. ^ Swindon Town were initially promoted to Division One through the play - offs after beating Sunderland 1 -- 0 at the old Wembley Stadium. However, Sunderland were instead promoted as Swindon had made illegal payments that season. Q. ^ With the advent of the Premier League, the second tier of English football became known as the First Division. R. ^ Lost 7 -- 6 on penalties, after being level at 4 -- 4 after extra time, to Charlton Athletic in the play - off final at the old Wembley Stadium. S. ^ Lost 5 -- 4 on penalties after finishing 4 -- 4 on aggregate in play - off semi-finals to Crystal Palace. T. ^ In 2004 -- 05 the Football League First Division had been renamed the Football League Championship as part of a re-branding exercise by the Football League. U. ^ Lost to Manchester City 3 -- 1 in final at the Wembley Stadium. References General Days, Paul ( August 1999 ). Sunderland AFC : The Official History 1879 - 2000. Business Education Publishers Ltd. pp. 1 -- 336. ISBN 0 - 9536984 - 1 - 6. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 10. All statistics for seasons are retrieved from individual seasons pages, and top scorers, from appearances section on their individual season page. `` Sunderland AFC -- Statistics, History and Records ''. The Stat Cat. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 10. Specific Jump up ^ http://ryehillfootball.co.uk/stories/happy-birthday-sunderland-afc-136-years-old/ Jump up ^ `` Sunderland History ''. Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 10. Jump up ^ Days, p15 Jump up ^ `` Sunderland A.F.C. '' Barclays Premier League. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` English League Leading Goalscorers 1889 - 2007 ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Sunderland 4 - 2 Middlesbrough ''. The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008. ^ Jump up to : `` Sunderland Association Football Club ''. Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Sunderland AFC Season Details - 1896 - 97 ''. The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008. ^ Jump up to : Ross, James ( 2007 - 07 - 21 ). `` England -- List of FA Charity / Community Shield Matches ''. RSSSF. Retrieved 2008 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Sunderland AFC Season Details - 1939 - 40 ''. The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Sunderland ECWC results 1973 / 74 ''. Football Site. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 11. Jump up ^ `` Sunderland AFC Season Details - 1986 - 87 ''. The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008. Sunderland Association Football Club Players Managers History Statistics Seasons Current season Home stadium Stadium of Light Roker Park Newcastle Road Training grounds Academy of Light Beacon of Light Other teams Sunderland A.F.C. Ladies Reserves and Academy Rivalries League record by opponent Tyne -- Wear derby Tees -- Wear derby Friendship Trophy Culture A Love Supreme Premier Passions Category : Sunderland A.F.C. Portal : Association football Commons : Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland A.F.C. seasons 1890 -- 91 1891 -- 92 1892 -- 93 1893 -- 94 1894 -- 95 1895 -- 96 1896 -- 97 1897 -- 98 1898 -- 99 1899 -- 1900 1900 -- 01 1901 -- 02 1902 -- 03 1903 -- 04 1904 -- 05 1905 -- 06 1906 -- 07 1907 -- 08 1908 -- 09 1909 -- 10 1910 -- 11 1911 -- 12 1912 -- 13 1913 -- 14 1914 -- 15 1915 -- 16 1916 -- 17 1917 -- 18 1918 -- 19 1919 -- 20 1920 -- 21 1921 -- 22 1922 -- 23 1923 -- 24 1924 -- 25 1925 -- 26 1926 -- 27 1927 -- 28 1928 -- 29 1929 -- 30 1930 -- 31 1931 -- 32 1932 -- 33 1933 -- 34 1934 -- 35 1935 -- 36 1936 -- 37 1937 -- 38 1938 -- 39 1939 -- 40 1940 -- 41 1941 -- 42 1942 -- 43 1943 -- 44 1944 -- 45 1945 -- 46 1946 -- 47 1947 -- 48 1948 -- 49 1949 -- 50 1950 -- 51 1951 -- 52 1952 -- 53 1953 -- 54 1954 -- 55 1955 -- 56 1956 -- 57 1957 -- 58 1958 -- 59 1959 -- 60 1960 -- 61 1961 -- 62 1962 -- 63 1963 -- 64 1964 -- 65 1965 -- 66 1966 -- 67 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 2000 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 Lists of English football seasons by club Premier League Arsenal Bournemouth Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Cardiff City Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Huddersfield Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship Aston Villa Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Derby County Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Swansea City West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic League One Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barnsley Blackpool Bradford City Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Charlton Athletic Coventry City Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Luton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Rochdale Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Sunderland Walsall Wycombe Wanderers League Two Bury Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Lincoln City Macclesfield Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Northampton Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Port Vale Stevenage Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Yeovil Town Non-League Aldershot Town Alfreton Town Altrincham Arlesey Town Ashford United Banbury United Barnet Bradford Park Avenue Burnham Cambridge City Chippenham Town Chesham United Chesterfield Cirencester Town Corby Town Dagenham & Redbridge Darlington Dartford Dover Athletic Eastbourne Borough F.C. United of Manchester Gateshead Glossop North End Gloucester City Harrow Borough Hartlepool United Havant & Waterlooville Hayes & Yeading United Hitchin Town Kidderminster Harriers Leyton Orient Maidstone United Margate Nelson Northwich Victoria Nuneaton Town Redditch United Southport Sutton United Swindon Supermarine Tamworth Torquay United Walton & Hersham Walton Casuals Welling United Weymouth Wingate & Finchley Woking Wrexham York City Defunct teams Aldershot Chester City Hereford United Hinckley United Rushden & Diamonds Salisbury Scarborough Wimbledon Wigan Borough Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Sunderland_A.F.C._seasons&oldid=840221256 '' Categories : Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland A.F.C. seasons English football club seasons Hidden categories : Use British English from March 2015 Use dmy dates from March 2012 Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 8 May 2018, at 13 : 59. 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Question: when was the last time sunderland were relegated
Answer: the 1986–87 season