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Watford v Sunderland: head-to-head record

Watford have played Sunderland 49 times in competitive football, winning 13, drawing 17 and losing 19, first meeting on 8 Jan 1938 and most recently on 8 Feb 2025. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Watford v Sunderland match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
8 Jan 19381937–38FA CupASunderland0–1
22 Aug 19701970–71Second DivisionASunderland3–3Tom Walley 5, Ron Wigg 57, Walter Lees 84
19 Dec 19701970–71Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Keith Eddy 76
21 Aug 19711971–72Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Ron Wigg 19
17 Apr 19721971–72Second DivisionASunderland0–5
15 Dec 19791979–80Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Dennis Booth 61
26 Apr 19801979–80Second DivisionASunderland0–5
25 Sep 19821982–83First DivisionHSunderland8–0Nigel Callaghan 12, Nigel Callaghan 23, Luther Blissett 26, Ross Jenkins 33, Luther Blissett 59, Ross Jenkins 72, Luther Blissett 84, Luther Blissett 88
2 May 19831982–83First DivisionASunderland2–2Luther Blissett 3, Luther Blissett 88
12 Nov 19831983–84First DivisionASunderland0–3
20 Mar 19841983–84First DivisionHSunderland2–1Mo Johnston 54, Mo Johnston 68
10 Nov 19841984–85First DivisionHSunderland3–1Kenny Jackett 15, Steve Terry 77, Worrell Sterling 84
23 Jan 19851984–85League CupHSunderland0–1
12 Mar 19851984–85First DivisionASunderland1–1Luther Blissett 79
3 Dec 19881988–89Second DivisionASunderland1–1Tim Sherwood 43
1 May 19891988–89Second DivisionHSunderland0–1
9 Sep 19891989–90Second DivisionASunderland0–4
17 Feb 19901989–90Second DivisionHSunderland1–1Rod Thomas 43
2 Nov 19911991–92Second DivisionASunderland1–3Gary Porter12,790
14 Mar 19921991–92Second DivisionHSunderland1–0Gary Porter8,091
29 Sep 19921992–93First DivisionHSunderland2–1Andy Hessenthaler, Andy Hessenthaler6,263
27 Jan 19931992–93First DivisionASunderland2–1Paul Furlong, Roger Willis14,703
25 Sep 19931993–94First DivisionHSunderland1–1Barry Ashby7,694
19 Mar 19941993–94First DivisionASunderland0–216,479
19 Nov 19941994–95First DivisionASunderland3–1Andy Hessenthaler, Tommy Mooney, Lee Nogan15,063
21 Feb 19951994–95First DivisionHSunderland0–18,189
14 Oct 19951995–96First DivisionASunderland1–1Jamie Moralee17,790
2 Apr 19961995–96First DivisionHSunderland3–3Tommy Mooney, Tommy Mooney, Craig Ramage11,195
17 Sep 19961996–97League CupHSunderland0–29,136
24 Sep 19961996–97League CupASunderland0–110,659
25 Aug 19981998–99First DivisionASunderland1–4Allan Smart36,587
30 Jan 19991998–99First DivisionHSunderland2–1Nick Wright, Gifton Noel-Williams20,188
10 Aug 19991999–00Premier LeagueASunderland0–240,630
27 Nov 19991999–00Premier LeagueHSunderland2–3Michel Ngonge, Richard Johnson21,590
15 Feb 20032002–03FA CupASunderland1–0Tommy Smith26,916
25 Aug 20032003–04First DivisionASunderland0–223,600
7 Feb 20042003–04First DivisionHSunderland2–2Gavin Mahon, Neil Cox16,798
19 Oct 20042004–05ChampionshipHSunderland1–1Neal Ardley13,198
12 Feb 20052004–05ChampionshipASunderland2–4Bruce Dyer, Bruce Dyer24,948
12 Dec 20152015–16Premier LeagueASunderland1–0Odion Ighalo 443,989
15 May 20162015–16Premier LeagueHSunderland2–2Sebastian Prödl 48, Troy Deeney 6121,012
17 Dec 20162016–17Premier LeagueASunderland0–140,267
1 Apr 20172016–17Premier LeagueHSunderland1–0Miguel Britos 5920,805
17 Sep 20222022–23ChampionshipHSunderland2–2Keinan Davis 34, Luke O'Nien 6219,767
29 Apr 20232022–23ChampionshipASunderland2–2Christian Kabasele 17, Ryan Porteous 6944,944
4 Oct 20232023–24ChampionshipASunderland0–238,120
27 Apr 20242023–24ChampionshipHSunderland1–0Ryan Andrews 6420,712
28 Sep 20242024–25ChampionshipHSunderland2–1Festy Ebosele 28, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 8420,335
8 Feb 20252024–25ChampionshipASunderland2–2Tom Dele-Bashiru 43, Imrân Louza 4641,329

See also: the Sunderland archive and Sunderland v Watford.

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