| 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 | |||||||||
| Charlton Athletic
| Newcastle United
| Wolverhampton
| Manchester City
| Wolverhampton
| Cardiff City
| Arsenal
| Aston Villa
| Portsmouth
| Blackpool
| Chelsea
| Manchester United
| Bolton Wanderers
| Preston North End
| Tottenham Hotspur
| West Bromwich Albion
| Liverpool
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Middlesbrough
| Burnley
| Charlton Athletic
| Newcastle United
| Huddersfield Town
| Huddersfield Town
| Aston Villa
| Manchester City
| Cardiff City
| Arsenal
| Portsmouth
| Blackpool
| Chelsea
| Manchester United
| Bolton Wanderers
| Tottenham Hotspur
| West Bromwich Albion
| Liverpool
| Preston North End
| Sheffield Wednesday
| Sheffield United
| Middlesbrough
| Sheffield United
| Burnley
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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
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Player
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| Jimmy Cowan | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Fraser | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ted McNeill | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Elliott | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 37 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Stan Anderson | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Arthur Wright | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 20 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Watson | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Snell | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Wright | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Len Shackleton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Billy Bingham | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 19 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Sheppeard | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Kemp | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Bill Murray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1952-53 | 1954-55› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||