| Sunderland 1953-54 | 19-Aug | 22-Aug | 26-Aug | 29-Aug | 31-Aug | 05-Sep | 12-Sep | 14-Sep | 19-Sep | 26-Sep | 03-Oct | 10-Oct | 17-Oct | 24-Oct | 31-Oct | 07-Nov | 14-Nov | 21-Nov | 28-Nov | 05-Dec | 12-Dec | 19-Dec | 25-Dec | 26-Dec | 01-Jan | 02-Jan | 16-Jan | 23-Jan | 06-Feb | 13-Feb | 20-Feb | 27-Feb | 06-Mar | 20-Mar | 31-Mar | 03-Apr | 07-Apr | 10-Apr | 16-Apr | 17-Apr | 19-Apr | 24-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 14/8/20 | |||||||||
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| 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 4-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 2-1 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Cowan | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted McNeill | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Fraser | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Anderson | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hudgell | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Hedley | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Daniel | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 27 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Stelling | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Hall | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe McDonald | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Aitken | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wright | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 20 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Bingham | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 19 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Watson | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Snell | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Len Shackleton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Tommy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Billy Elliott | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 37 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Ken Chisholm | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 17 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted Purdon | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 16 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Kirtley | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Ford | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McSeveney | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dickie Davis | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Kemp | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Sheppard | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Bill Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1952-53 | 1954-55› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||