Home League Scoring Records
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Highest scoring win | 8 |
Sunderland 8 West Bromwich Albion 1, 22.10.1892 Sunderland 8 Derby County 0, 01.09.1894 Sunderland 8 Blackburn Rovers 2, 04.02.1931 Sunderland 8 Charlton Athletic 1, 01.09.1956 |
| Highest scoring loss | 6 |
Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 6, 26.12.1955 Sunderland 1 Birmingham City 6, 05.04.1958 |
| Highest winning margin | 8 | Sunderland 8 Derby County 0, 01.09.1894 |
| Highest losing margin | 5 |
Sunderland 1 Newcastle United 6, 26.12.1955 Sunderland 1 Birmingham City 6, 05.04.1958 |
| Highest aggregate | 11 |
Sunderland 6 Liverpool 5, 06.12.1930 Sunderland 7 Bolton Wanderers 4, 29.10.1932 |
| Highest scoring draw | 5 | Sunderland 5 Liverpool 5, 19.01.1907 |
Away League Scoring Records
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Highest scoring win | 9 | Newcastle United 1 Sunderland 9, 05.12.1908 |
| Highest scoring loss | 8 |
Blackburn Rovers 8 Sunderland 1, 22.03.1909 Sheffield Wednesday 8 Sunderland 0, 26.12.1911 Luton Town 8 Sunderland 2, 19.11.1955 West Ham United 8 Sunderland 0, 19.10.1968 Watford 8 Sunderland 0, 25.09.1982 |
| Highest winning margin | 8 | Newcastle United 1 Sunderland 9, 05.12.1908 |
| Highest losing margin | 8 |
Sheffield Wednesday 8 Sunderland 0, 26.12.1911 West Ham United 8 Sunderland 0, 19.10.1968 Watford 8 Sunderland 0, 25.09.1982 |
| Highest aggregate | 11 |
West Bromwich Albion 6 Sunderland 5, 24.03.1934 Derby County 6 Sunderland 5, 16.12.1950 |
| Highest scoring draw | 5 | Middlesbrough 5 Sunderland 5, 17.10.1936 |
Cup Scoring Records
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Highest scoring win | 11 | Sunderland 11 Fairfield 1, 02.02.1895 |
| Highest scoring loss | 7 | Aston Villa 7 Sunderland 2, 27.01.1934 |
| Highest winning margin | 10 | Sunderland 11 Fairfield 1, 02.02.1895 |
| Highest losing margin | 6 | Derby County 6 Sunderland 0, 31.10.1990 |
| Highest aggregate | 12 | Sunderland 11 Fairfield 1, 02.02.1895 |
| Highest scoring draw | 4 |
Derby County 4 Sunderland 4, 04.03.1933 Charlton Athletic 4 Sunderland 4 (n), 25.05.1998 |
Full League Sequences
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Wins | 13 | 14.11.1891 to 02.04.1892 |
| Draws | 6 | 26.03.1949 to 19.04.1949 |
| Losses | 17 | 18.01.2003 to 16.08.2003 |
| Clean sheets | 6 |
26.12.1901 to 01.02.1902 20.12.1902 to 17.01.1903 18.01.1964 to 07.03.1964 18.12.1982 to 15.01.1983 06.04.1996 to 27.04.1996 |
| Failing to score | 10 | 27.11.1976 to 05.02.1977 |
| w/o a Win | 22 | 21.12.2002 to 16.08.2003 |
| w/o a Draw | 46 | 26.12.1907 to 13.03.1909 |
| w/o a Loss | 19 | 03.05.1998 to 14.11.1998 |
| w/o a Clean sheet | 28 | 11.04.1953 to 26.12.1953 |
| w/o Failing to score | 29 | 08.11.1997 to 25.04.1998 |
Home League Sequences
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Wins | 19 | 20.12.1890 to 16.04.1892 |
| Draws | 5 | 24.01.1953 to 04.04.1953 |
| Losses | 9 | 28.01.2003 to 16.08.2003 |
| Clean sheets | 7 |
01.02.1964 to 04.04.1964 21.09.1974 to 23.11.1974 24.01.1996 to 23.03.1996 |
| Failing to score | 6 | 30.03.1985 to 04.05.1985 |
| w/o a Win | 18 | 13.08.2005 to 01.05.2006 |
| w/o a Draw | 30 | 01.01.1908 to 18.09.1909 |
| w/o a Loss | 44 | 18.10.1890 to 06.12.1893 |
| w/o a Clean sheet | 15 | 02.10.1954 to 16.04.1955 |
| w/o Failing to score | 72 | 13.09.1890 to 21.09.1895 |
Away League Sequences
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Wins | 5 |
28.11.1891 to 19.03.1892 23.04.1892 to 08.10.1892 20.12.1902 to 28.03.1903 14.12.1912 to 26.02.1913 11.05.1963 to 07.09.1963 02.04.1988 to 07.05.1988 |
| Draws | 7 | 25.12.1900 to 23.03.1901 |
| Losses | 10 |
26.08.1964 to 05.12.1964 21.10.1980 to 21.02.1981 28.12.2002 to 09.08.2003 07.10.2007 to 23.02.2008 |
| Clean sheets | 4 |
26.12.1901 to 01.02.1902 01.03.1980 to 07.04.1980 13.02.1999 to 13.03.1999 |
| Failing to score | 7 | 27.11.1976 to 09.03.1977 |
| w/o a Win | 28 | 15.11.1952 to 02.01.1954 |
| w/o a Draw | 29 | 28.09.1907 to 30.01.1909 |
| w/o a Loss | 14 | 25.11.1978 to 18.08.1979 |
| w/o a Clean sheet | 33 | 18.10.1952 to 06.03.1954 |
| w/o Failing to score | 24 | 30.11.1912 to 27.12.1913 |
