Sunderland 2006/07

Sunderland finished 1st of 24 in the 2006/07 Championship with 88 points (won 27, drawn 7, lost 12; scored 76, conceded 47) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 5 matches of 46; lowest 24th, after match 4. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row and 17 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	Sun 6 Aug 2006	Coventry (away)	1–2 L	Lost	0	16th
2	Wed 9 Aug 2006	Birmingham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	0	20th
3	Sat 12 Aug 2006	Plymouth (home)	2–3 L	Lost	0	21st
4	Sat 19 Aug 2006	Southend (away)	1–3 L	Lost	0	24th
5	Mon 28 Aug 2006	West Brom (home)	2–0 W	Won	3	23rd
6	Sat 9 Sep 2006	Derby (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	21st
7	Wed 13 Sep 2006	Leeds (away)	3–0 W	Won	9	14th
8	Sat 16 Sep 2006	Leicester (home)	1–1 D	Drew	10	14th
9	Sat 23 Sep 2006	Ipswich (away)	1–3 L	Lost	10	17th
10	Sat 30 Sep 2006	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	1–0 W	Won	13	14th
11	Sat 14 Oct 2006	Preston (away)	1–4 L	Lost	13	17th
12	Tue 17 Oct 2006	Stoke (away)	1–2 L	Lost	13	19th
13	Sat 21 Oct 2006	Barnsley (home)	2–0 W	Won	16	17th
14	Sat 28 Oct 2006	Hull (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	13th
15	Tue 31 Oct 2006	Cardiff (home)	1–2 L	Lost	19	15th
16	Sat 4 Nov 2006	Norwich (away)	0–1 L	Lost	19	17th
17	Sat 11 Nov 2006	Southampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	20	19th
18	Sat 18 Nov 2006	Colchester (home)	3–1 W	Won	23	15th
19	Fri 24 Nov 2006	Wolves (away)	1–1 D	Drew	24	16th
20	Tue 28 Nov 2006	QPR (away)	2–1 W	Won	27	14th
21	Sat 2 Dec 2006	Norwich (home)	1–0 W	Won	30	13th
22	Sat 9 Dec 2006	Luton (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	11th
23	Sat 16 Dec 2006	Burnley (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	11th
24	Fri 22 Dec 2006	Crystal Palace (away)	0–1 L	Lost	34	11th
25	Tue 26 Dec 2006	Leeds (home)	2–0 W	Won	37	11th
26	Sat 30 Dec 2006	Preston (home)	0–1 L	Lost	37	12th
27	Mon 1 Jan 2007	Leicester (away)	2–0 W	Won	40	10th
28	Sat 13 Jan 2007	Ipswich (home)	1–0 W	Won	43	9th
29	Sat 20 Jan 2007	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	4–2 W	Won	46	7th
30	Tue 30 Jan 2007	Crystal Palace (home)	0–0 D	Drew	47	9th
31	Sat 3 Feb 2007	Coventry (home)	2–0 W	Won	50	7th
32	Sat 10 Feb 2007	Plymouth (away)	2–0 W	Won	53	6th
33	Sat 17 Feb 2007	Southend (home)	4–0 W	Won	56	5th
34	Tue 20 Feb 2007	Birmingham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	57	5th
35	Sat 24 Feb 2007	Derby (home)	2–1 W	Won	60	4th
36	Sat 3 Mar 2007	West Brom (away)	2–1 W	Won	63	4th
37	Sat 10 Mar 2007	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	66	3rd
38	Tue 13 Mar 2007	Stoke (home)	2–2 D	Drew	67	3rd
39	Sat 17 Mar 2007	Hull (home)	2–0 W	Won	70	2nd
40	Sat 31 Mar 2007	Cardiff (away)	1–0 W	Won	73	2nd
41	Sat 7 Apr 2007	Wolves (home)	2–1 W	Won	76	2nd
42	Mon 9 Apr 2007	Southampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	79	1st
43	Sat 14 Apr 2007	QPR (home)	2–1 W	Won	82	1st
44	Sat 21 Apr 2007	Colchester (away)	1–3 L	Lost	82	1st
45	Fri 27 Apr 2007	Burnley (home)	3–2 W	Won	85	1st
46	Sun 6 May 2007	Luton (away)	5–0 W	Won	88	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.