Sunderland have played Charlton Athletic 83 times in competitive football, winning 28, drawing 24 and losing 31, first meeting on 28 Nov 1936 and most recently on 5 Mar 2022. Every meeting is listed below.
| Date | Season | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Scorers | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 1936 | 1936–37 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Raich Carter 52 | |
| 3 Apr 1937 | 1936–37 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Patsy Gallacher 68 | |
| 27 Nov 1937 | 1937–38 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Eddie Burbanks 3 | |
| 9 Apr 1938 | 1937–38 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Bill Robinson 31 | |
| 26 Nov 1938 | 1938–39 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | ||
| 1 Apr 1939 | 1938–39 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Eddie Burbanks 50 | |
| 11 Sep 1946 | 1946–47 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–5 | ||
| 3 May 1947 | 1946–47 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Len Duns 46 | |
| 13 Dec 1947 | 1947–48 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | ||
| 1 May 1948 | 1947–48 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | ||
| 30 Oct 1948 | 1948–49 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–4 | ||
| 23 Apr 1949 | 1948–49 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Tommy Wright 14 | |
| 5 Nov 1949 | 1949–50 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Dickie Davis 49, Dickie Davis 74 | |
| 25 Mar 1950 | 1949–50 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Jack Stelling 76, Dickie Davis 87 | |
| 30 Sep 1950 | 1950–51 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 4–2 | Ivor Broadis 8, Jack Stelling 19, Ivor Broadis 64, Ivor Broadis 89 | |
| 17 Feb 1951 | 1950–51 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | ||
| 17 Nov 1951 | 1951–52 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Harry Kirtley 5 | |
| 5 Apr 1952 | 1951–52 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Trevor Ford 44 | |
| 23 Aug 1952 | 1952–53 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Tommy Wright 31, Len Shackleton 59 | |
| 20 Dec 1952 | 1952–53 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Billy Bingham 64 | |
| 19 Aug 1953 | 1953–54 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 3–5 | Tommy Wright 15, Trevor Ford 47, Trevor Ford 51 | |
| 12 Dec 1953 | 1953–54 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Len Shackleton 17, Len Shackleton 41 | |
| 25 Sep 1954 | 1954–55 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Len Shackleton 41, Billy Bingham 59, Billy Bingham 73 | |
| 12 Feb 1955 | 1954–55 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Len Shackleton 89 | |
| 26 Nov 1955 | 1955–56 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Billy Elliott 4, Charlie Fleming 43, Charlie Fleming 88 | |
| 7 Apr 1956 | 1955–56 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Johnny Hannigan 60 | |
| 1 Sep 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 8–1 | Len Shackleton 2, Johnny Hannigan 31, Ray Daniel 35, Johnny Hannigan 51, Len Shackleton 58, Stan Anderson 66, Charlie Fleming 69, Johnny Hannigan 83 | |
| 29 Dec 1956 | 1956–57 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Len Shackleton 43, Stan Anderson 69 | |
| 18 Oct 1958 | 1958–59 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | ||
| 7 Mar 1959 | 1958–59 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | John Goodchild 74, Don Kichenbrand 75 | |
| 7 Nov 1959 | 1959–60 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Stan Anderson 43 | |
| 26 Mar 1960 | 1959–60 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | ||
| 7 Sep 1960 | 1960–61 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Ian Lawther 52, Ian Lawther 79 | |
| 14 Sep 1960 | 1960–61 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Ian Lawther 11, Jackie Maltby 88 | |
| 26 Dec 1961 | 1961–62 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | 18,342 | |
| 14 Mar 1962 | 1961–62 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | George Herd 33, Jimmy O'Neill 50, George Herd 74, Stan Anderson 87 | 21,706 |
| 22 Aug 1962 | 1962–63 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Willie McPheat 71 | 37,028 |
| 28 Aug 1962 | 1962–63 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Jim McNab 2, Brian Clough 56 | 17,055 |
| 7 Dec 1963 | 1963–64 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | ||
| 18 Apr 1964 | 1963–64 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | George Herd 43, Johnny Crossan 89 | |
| 2 Sep 1970 | 1970–71 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Joe Baker 39, Joe Baker 42, Joe Baker 74 | |
| 27 Apr 1971 | 1970–71 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Brian Chambers 86 | |
| 19 Oct 1971 | 1971–72 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | ||
| 29 Jan 1972 | 1971–72 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Brian Chambers 25, Brian Chambers 51, Billy Hughes 57 | |
| 15 Nov 1975 | 1975–76 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Mel Holden 34, Mel Holden 65 | |
| 21 Feb 1976 | 1975–76 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | Mel Holden 32, Bobby Moncur 46, Bryan Robson 62, Tony Towers 76 | |
| 3 Dec 1977 | 1977–78 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–3 | Roy Greenwood 34, Wayne Entwistle 40 | |
| 29 Apr 1978 | 1977–78 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 3–0 | Joe Bolton 18, Joe Bolton 43, Gary Rowell 54 | |
| 19 Aug 1978 | 1978–79 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Gary Rowell 5 | |
| 11 Nov 1978 | 1978–79 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Wayne Entwistle 46, Gary Rowell 82 | |
| 6 Oct 1979 | 1979–80 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | John Hawley 5, John Hawley 55, Bryan Robson 80, John Hawley 89 | |
| 15 Mar 1980 | 1979–80 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | Alan Brown 11, Kevin Arnott 16, Bryan Robson 43, Bryan Robson 89 | |
| 5 Oct 1985 | 1985–86 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Eric Gates 58 | |
| 8 Mar 1986 | 1985–86 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Mark Proctor 65 | |
| 8 Nov 1988 | 1988–89 | Full Members Cup | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Marco Gabbiadini 43 | 1,666 |
| 17 Sep 1991 | 1991–92 | Second Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | Gary Owers, Marco Gabbiadini, Marco Gabbiadini, Marco Gabbiadini | 5,807 |
| 11 Apr 1992 | 1991–92 | Second Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Gary Bennett | 21,326 |
| 5 Sep 1992 | 1992–93 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | 17,954 | |
| 13 Feb 1993 | 1992–93 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Don Goodman | 8,151 |
| 21 Aug 1993 | 1993–94 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 4–0 | Don Goodman, Michael Gray, Gordon Armstrong, Shaun Cunnington | 17,647 |
| 22 Feb 1994 | 1993–94 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 7,904 | |
| 1 Nov 1994 | 1994–95 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Martin Smith | 14,085 |
| 11 Feb 1995 | 1994–95 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | 12,380 | |
| 5 Nov 1995 | 1995–96 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Michael Gray | 11,626 |
| 8 Apr 1996 | 1995–96 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 20,914 | |
| 4 Nov 1997 | 1997–98 | First Division | H | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 25,455 | |
| 15 Mar 1998 | 1997–98 | First Division | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Kevin Phillips | 15,355 |
| 25 May 1998 | 1997–98 | Play-offs | A | Charlton Athletic | 4–4 | Niall Quinn, Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips, Nicky Summerbee | 77,739 |
| 25 Nov 2000 | 2000–01 | Premier League | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Alex Rae | 20,043 |
| 5 May 2001 | 2000–01 | Premier League | H | Charlton Athletic | 3–2 | Kevin Kilbane, Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips | 47,671 |
| 22 Sep 2001 | 2001–02 | Premier League | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Niall Quinn, Niall Quinn | 46,825 |
| 27 Apr 2002 | 2001–02 | Premier League | A | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Kevin Kilbane, Kevin Phillips | 26,614 |
| 3 Nov 2002 | 2002–03 | Premier League | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Tore André Flo 15 | 26,284 |
| 1 Feb 2003 | 2002–03 | Premier League | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Kevin Phillips 81 | 36,042 |
| 13 Aug 2005 | 2005–06 | Premier League | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Andy Gray | 34,446 |
| 10 Dec 2005 | 2005–06 | Premier League | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | 26,065 | |
| 4 Aug 2018 | 2018–19 | League One | H | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Josh Maja 65, Lynden Gooch 90+6 | 31,075 |
| 5 Jan 2019 | 2018–19 | League One | A | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Luke O'Nien 2 | 16,317 |
| 26 May 2019 | 2018–19 | Play-offs | N | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr 5 | 76,155 |
| 3 Oct 2020 | 2020–21 | League One | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | ||
| 10 Apr 2021 | 2020–21 | League One | H | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Josh Scowen 77 | |
| 23 Oct 2021 | 2021–22 | League One | H | Charlton Athletic | 0–1 | 31,883 | |
| 5 Mar 2022 | 2021–22 | League One | A | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | 13,716 |
See also: the Charlton Athletic archive and Charlton Athletic v Sunderland.
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