Sunderland 2020/21

Sunderland finished 4th of 24 in the 2020/21 League One with 77 points (won 20, drawn 17, lost 9; scored 70, conceded 42). Highest position 3rd, after match 34; lowest 11th, after match 18. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row, 12 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

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 League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 12 Sep 2020	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	10th
2	Sat 19 Sep 2020	Oxford (away)	2–0 W	Won	4	5th
3	Sat 26 Sep 2020	Peterborough (home)	1–0 W	Won	7	4th
4	Sat 3 Oct 2020	Charlton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	8	4th
5	Sat 17 Oct 2020	Swindon (away)	2–0 W	Won	11	5th
6	Tue 20 Oct 2020	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	14	5th
7	Sat 24 Oct 2020	Portsmouth (home)	1–3 L	Lost	14	6th
8	Tue 27 Oct 2020	Rochdale (away)	2–2 D	Drew	15	7th
9	Sat 31 Oct 2020	Gillingham (away)	2–0 W	Won	18	6th
10	Tue 3 Nov 2020	Ipswich (home)	2–1 W	Won	21	6th
11	Sat 14 Nov 2020	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	1–2 L	Lost	21	6th
12	Sat 21 Nov 2020	Doncaster (away)	1–1 D	Drew	22	8th
13	Fri 27 Nov 2020	Fleetwood Town (away)	1–1 D	Drew	23	7th
14	Tue 1 Dec 2020	Burton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	24	7th
15	Sat 5 Dec 2020	Wigan (home)	0–1 L	Lost	24	9th
16	Sat 12 Dec 2020	Lincoln (away)	4–0 W	Won	27	8th
17	Tue 15 Dec 2020	AFC Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	28	9th
18	Sat 2 Jan 2021	Northampton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	29	11th
19	Sat 9 Jan 2021	Hull (home)	1–1 D	Drew	30	10th
20	Sat 16 Jan 2021	AFC Wimbledon (away)	3–0 W	Won	33	8th
21	Tue 19 Jan 2021	Plymouth (home)	1–2 L	Lost	33	9th
22	Sat 23 Jan 2021	Shrewsbury (home)	1–0 W	Won	36	7th
23	Tue 26 Jan 2021	Ipswich (away)	1–0 W	Won	39	7th
24	Sat 30 Jan 2021	Gillingham (home)	2–2 D	Drew	40	6th
25	Sat 6 Feb 2021	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	2–2 D	Drew	41	7th
26	Tue 9 Feb 2021	Shrewsbury (away)	1–2 L	Lost	41	7th
27	Sat 13 Feb 2021	Doncaster (home)	4–1 W	Won	44	6th
28	Sat 20 Feb 2021	Burton (away)	3–0 W	Won	47	6th
29	Tue 23 Feb 2021	Fleetwood Town (home)	2–0 W	Won	50	5th
30	Sat 27 Feb 2021	Crewe (away)	2–2 D	Drew	51	5th
31	Tue 2 Mar 2021	Swindon (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	4th
32	Sat 6 Mar 2021	Rochdale (home)	2–0 W	Won	57	4th
33	Tue 9 Mar 2021	Portsmouth (away)	2–0 W	Won	60	4th
34	Wed 17 Mar 2021	Accrington (away)	2–0 W	Won	63	3rd
35	Sat 20 Mar 2021	Lincoln (home)	1–1 D	Drew	64	3rd
36	Sat 27 Mar 2021	Bristol Rovers (away)	1–0 W	Won	67	3rd
37	Fri 2 Apr 2021	Oxford (home)	3–1 W	Won	70	3rd
38	Mon 5 Apr 2021	Peterborough (away)	1–1 D	Drew	71	3rd
39	Sat 10 Apr 2021	Charlton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	71	3rd
40	Tue 13 Apr 2021	Wigan (away)	1–2 L	Lost	71	3rd
41	Sat 17 Apr 2021	Blackpool (away)	0–1 L	Lost	71	3rd
42	Tue 20 Apr 2021	Hull (away)	2–2 D	Drew	72	3rd
43	Sat 24 Apr 2021	Accrington (home)	3–3 D	Drew	73	3rd
44	Tue 27 Apr 2021	Blackpool (home)	0–1 L	Lost	73	4th
45	Sat 1 May 2021	Plymouth (away)	3–1 W	Won	76	3rd
46	Sun 9 May 2021	Northampton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	77	4th

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.