| Sunderland 1954-55 | 21-Aug | 23-Aug | 28-Aug | 01-Sep | 04-Sep | 08-Sep | 11-Sep | 15-Sep | 18-Sep | 25-Sep | 02-Oct | 09-Oct | 16-Oct | 23-Oct | 30-Oct | 06-Nov | 13-Nov | 20-Nov | 27-Nov | 04-Dec | 11-Dec | 18-Dec | 25-Dec | 27-Dec | 01-Jan | 15-Jan | 22-Jan | 05-Feb | 12-Feb | 26-Feb | 02-Mar | 05-Mar | 14-Mar | 19-Mar | 29-Mar | 02-Apr | 08-Apr | 09-Apr | 11-Apr | 16-Apr | 23-Apr | 30-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 15/18/9 | |||||||||
|   | West Bromwich Albion | Aston Villa | Tottenham Hotspur | Aston Villa | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackpool | Charlton Athletic | Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle United | Everton | Sheffield United | Arsenal | Chelsea | Leicester City | Burnley | Preston North End | Manchester City | Cardiff City | West Bromwich Albion | Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield Wednesday | Portsmouth | Blackpool | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle United | Bolton Wanderers | Cardiff City | Sheffield United | Arsenal | Chelsea | Leicester City | Manchester United | Manchester City | Manchester United | Preston North End | Burnley | Everton | N | Goals | ||||||||
| H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | |||||||||||
| 4-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | |||||||||||
| Willie Fraser | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Leslie Dodds | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Hedley | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 42 | 0 | |||||||
| Joe McDonald | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stan Anderson | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 41 | 4 | ||||||||
| Ray Daniel | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fred Hall | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Bone | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hudgell | D | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Aitken | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Bingham | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 35 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Albert Snell | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wright | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Wood | M | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Morrison | M | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Elliott | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 40 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ken Chisholm | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Ted Purdon | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Len Shackleton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charles Fleming | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Kirtley | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McSeveney | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Kemp | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Evans | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Bill Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1953-54 | 1955-56› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||