Sunderland 1995/96

Sunderland finished 1st of 24 in the 1995/96 First Division with 83 points (won 22, drawn 17, lost 7; scored 59, conceded 33) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 13 matches of 46; lowest 21st, after match 2. Longest runs: 9 wins in a row and 18 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Sunderland
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Aug 1995	Leicester (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	15th
2	Sat 19 Aug 1995	Norwich (away)	0–0 D	Drew	1	21st
3	Sat 26 Aug 1995	Wolves (home)	2–0 W	Won	4	15th
4	Wed 30 Aug 1995	Port Vale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	14th
5	Sat 2 Sep 1995	Ipswich (away)	0–3 L	Lost	5	17th
6	Sat 9 Sep 1995	Southend (home)	1–0 W	Won	8	15th
7	Tue 12 Sep 1995	Portsmouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	9	15th
8	Sat 16 Sep 1995	Luton (away)	2–0 W	Won	12	9th
9	Sat 23 Sep 1995	Millwall (away)	2–1 W	Won	15	7th
10	Sat 30 Sep 1995	Reading (home)	2–2 D	Drew	16	6th
11	Sat 7 Oct 1995	Crystal Palace (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	3rd
12	Sat 14 Oct 1995	Watford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	4th
13	Sat 21 Oct 1995	Huddersfield (away)	1–1 D	Drew	21	5th
14	Sat 28 Oct 1995	Barnsley (home)	2–1 W	Won	24	4th
15	Sun 5 Nov 1995	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	25	4th
16	Sat 18 Nov 1995	Sheffield United (home)	2–0 W	Won	28	4th
17	Wed 22 Nov 1995	Stoke (away)	0–1 L	Lost	28	7th
18	Sat 25 Nov 1995	West Brom (away)	1–0 W	Won	31	4th
19	Sun 3 Dec 1995	Crystal Palace (home)	1–0 W	Won	34	2nd
20	Sat 9 Dec 1995	Millwall (home)	6–0 W	Won	37	1st
21	Sat 16 Dec 1995	Reading (away)	1–1 D	Drew	38	1st
22	Sat 23 Dec 1995	Derby (away)	1–3 L	Lost	38	2nd
23	Sun 14 Jan 1996	Norwich (home)	0–1 L	Lost	38	8th
24	Sun 21 Jan 1996	Leicester (away)	0–0 D	Drew	39	7th
25	Wed 24 Jan 1996	Grimsby (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	4th
26	Tue 30 Jan 1996	Tranmere (home)	0–0 D	Drew	43	3rd
27	Sat 3 Feb 1996	Wolves (away)	0–3 L	Lost	43	5th
28	Sat 10 Feb 1996	Port Vale (home)	0–0 D	Drew	44	5th
29	Sat 17 Feb 1996	Portsmouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	45	5th
30	Tue 20 Feb 1996	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	48	3rd
31	Sat 24 Feb 1996	Luton (home)	1–0 W	Won	51	3rd
32	Tue 27 Feb 1996	Southend (away)	2–0 W	Won	54	2nd
33	Sun 3 Mar 1996	Grimsby (away)	4–0 W	Won	57	2nd
34	Sat 9 Mar 1996	Derby (home)	3–0 W	Won	60	2nd
35	Tue 12 Mar 1996	Oldham (away)	2–1 W	Won	63	2nd
36	Sun 17 Mar 1996	Birmingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	66	1st
37	Sat 23 Mar 1996	Oldham (home)	1–0 W	Won	69	1st
38	Sat 30 Mar 1996	Huddersfield (home)	3–2 W	Won	72	1st
39	Tue 2 Apr 1996	Watford (away)	3–3 D	Drew	73	1st
40	Sat 6 Apr 1996	Barnsley (away)	1–0 W	Won	76	1st
41	Mon 8 Apr 1996	Charlton (home)	0–0 D	Drew	77	1st
42	Sat 13 Apr 1996	Sheffield United (away)	0–0 D	Drew	78	1st
43	Tue 16 Apr 1996	Birmingham (home)	3–0 W	Won	81	1st
44	Sun 21 Apr 1996	Stoke (home)	0–0 D	Drew	82	1st
45	Sat 27 Apr 1996	West Brom (home)	0–0 D	Drew	83	1st
46	Sun 5 May 1996	Tranmere (away)	0–2 L	Lost	83	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.