Sunderland 2021/22

Sunderland finished 5th of 24 in the 2021/22 League One with 84 points (won 24, drawn 12, lost 10; scored 79, conceded 53) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 4 matches of 46; lowest 7th, after match 3. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 13 unbeaten and 6 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 7 Aug 2021	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	3	2nd
2	Sat 14 Aug 2021	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	3rd
3	Tue 17 Aug 2021	Burton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	6	7th
4	Sat 21 Aug 2021	AFC Wimbledon (home)	1–0 W	Won	9	4th
5	Sat 28 Aug 2021	Wycombe (home)	3–1 W	Won	12	1st
6	Sat 11 Sep 2021	Accrington (home)	2–1 W	Won	15	1st
7	Sat 18 Sep 2021	Fleetwood Town (away)	2–2 D	Drew	16	2nd
8	Sat 25 Sep 2021	Bolton (home)	1–0 W	Won	19	2nd
9	Tue 28 Sep 2021	Cheltenham (home)	5–0 W	Won	22	1st
10	Sat 2 Oct 2021	Portsmouth (away)	0–4 L	Lost	22	2nd
11	Sat 16 Oct 2021	Gillingham (away)	2–1 W	Won	25	4th
12	Tue 19 Oct 2021	Crewe (away)	4–0 W	Won	28	2nd
13	Sat 23 Oct 2021	Charlton (home)	0–1 L	Lost	28	4th
14	Sat 30 Oct 2021	Rotherham (away)	1–5 L	Lost	28	5th
15	Tue 2 Nov 2021	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	0–3 L	Lost	28	5th
16	Sat 20 Nov 2021	Ipswich (home)	2–0 W	Won	31	6th
17	Tue 23 Nov 2021	Shrewsbury (away)	1–1 D	Drew	32	6th
18	Sat 27 Nov 2021	Cambridge (away)	2–1 W	Won	35	5th
19	Sat 4 Dec 2021	Oxford (home)	1–1 D	Drew	36	5th
20	Tue 7 Dec 2021	Morecambe (home)	5–0 W	Won	39	3rd
21	Sat 11 Dec 2021	Plymouth (home)	2–1 W	Won	42	3rd
22	Sat 18 Dec 2021	Ipswich (away)	1–1 D	Drew	43	3rd
23	Mon 27 Dec 2021	Doncaster (away)	3–0 W	Won	46	2nd
24	Thu 30 Dec 2021	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	5–0 W	Won	49	1st
25	Sat 8 Jan 2022	Wycombe (away)	3–3 D	Drew	50	2nd
26	Tue 11 Jan 2022	Lincoln (home)	1–3 L	Lost	50	2nd
27	Sat 15 Jan 2022	Accrington (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	2nd
28	Sat 22 Jan 2022	Portsmouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	54	2nd
29	Sat 29 Jan 2022	Bolton (away)	0–6 L	Lost	54	3rd
30	Sat 5 Feb 2022	Doncaster (home)	1–2 L	Lost	54	4th
31	Tue 8 Feb 2022	Cheltenham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	54	4th
32	Sat 12 Feb 2022	AFC Wimbledon (away)	1–1 D	Drew	55	4th
33	Sat 19 Feb 2022	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	1–2 L	Lost	55	7th
34	Tue 22 Feb 2022	Burton (home)	1–1 D	Drew	56	6th
35	Sat 26 Feb 2022	Wigan (away)	3–0 W	Won	59	5th
36	Sat 5 Mar 2022	Charlton (away)	0–0 D	Drew	60	7th
37	Tue 8 Mar 2022	Fleetwood Town (home)	3–1 W	Won	63	5th
38	Sat 12 Mar 2022	Crewe (home)	2–0 W	Won	66	5th
39	Sat 19 Mar 2022	Lincoln (away)	0–0 D	Drew	67	6th
40	Sat 2 Apr 2022	Gillingham (home)	1–0 W	Won	70	6th
41	Sat 9 Apr 2022	Oxford (away)	2–1 W	Won	73	6th
42	Fri 15 Apr 2022	Shrewsbury (home)	3–2 W	Won	76	6th
43	Mon 18 Apr 2022	Plymouth (away)	0–0 D	Drew	77	6th
44	Sat 23 Apr 2022	Cambridge (home)	5–1 W	Won	80	4th
45	Tue 26 Apr 2022	Rotherham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	81	5th
46	Sat 30 Apr 2022	Morecambe (away)	1–0 W	Won	84	5th

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.