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Tyne Wear Derby Overall Record

The table below illustrates the complete "competitive" record between the Tyne Wear rivals. Friendlies, testimonials and "minor" competitions are not included.

The last 15 years results have seen us take a clear lead over our rivals with a 37% win rate against losses of 32%.

As with many "Derbys." the difference between the home and away results is not as pronounced as with other matches.

Indeed the home side failed to win any of the first 9 League games and United are now unbeaten on enemy territory for over a quarter of a century.

Venue TG W D L F A
Home 71 31 19 21 118 108
Away 68 20 26 22 92 97
Neutral 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tot 139 51 45 43 210 205

Our home percentages are 43% - 27% - 30% and our record on enemy soil is 30% - 37% - 33%.

Follow this link for the complete record of competitive matches between Sunderland and Newcastle

Derby Through the Decades

The balance of power in the Tyne Wear Derby has gradually tilted in United's favour.

Two significant trends are apparent; a gradual increase in the number of drawn games and a significant decrease (50% to 32%) in the number of matches won by the Black Cats.

Our recent run of five successive victories is our best ever spell against Sunderland. The most we have lost in a row is three.

Our longest unbeaten run is 9 games from 1967/68 to 1978/79; our longest run without a win is 7 from 1957/58 until 1963/64

Cup Meetings

FA Cup

We have been drawn together four times in the FA Cup with both sides emerging victorious twice.

The first meeting was in 1901/02 when a single goal from Orr enabled United to gain their first competitive victory at St James'. Seven years later United secured an excellent 3-0 victory at Roker Park after a draw on Tyneside.

The third clash took place only four years later. The rivals drew twice before Sunderland gained revenge with a three goal victory at St James'

The most recent clash was half a century ago (1955/56) when cup holders United met the makems in the 6th Round; Sunderland pulling off a shock 2-0 victory.

League Cup

The two sides have met once in the League Cup at the Second Round stage in 1979/80. Both legs ended in 2-2 draws but Sunderland won on penalties.

Match Records

Highest Scoring

Div 1 - 5th Dec 1908

Newcastle 1 Sunderland 9

A couple of dodgy results had put the directors on a collision course with some of their star players who were dropped.

But it was the board men received a harsh lesson in the consequences of dropping key players for vital matches

Best Home Win

Div 1 - 9th Oct 1920

Newcastle 6 Sunderland 1

United recorded their best ever win at St James' in a fiery match which had it's fair share of foul play.

New signing Neil Harris and Andy Smailes both bagged a brace in a great victory.

Best Away Win

Div 1 - 26th Dec 1955

Sunderland 1 Newcastle 6

Newcastle's finishing was devastating when they visited Roker Park on Boxing Day 1955.

The score was 6-1 with 25 minutes still left on the clock, but an injury to Mitchell led to United failing to gain revenge for the 1908 massacre

Worst Home Defeat

Div 1 - 5th Dec 1908

Newcastle 1 Sunderland 9

Typical United to suffer their worst ever home defeat against their local rivals.

All the more remarkable because United were champions that season and had the best defensive record in the League

Worst Away Defeat

Div 1 - 22nd Nov 1930

Sunderland 5 Newcastle 0

United had conceded 23 goals in their previous 7 games and 5 more were shipped in a disastrous Derby at Roker Park.

Match reports

Tyne Wear Retro 1906/07 - United won the Championship for the second time in 1906/07 largely as a result of their invincibility at home. Sunderland finished well behind in tenth but both derby games were fiercly contested and very close.

Tyne Wear Derby [1960s] - When United were relegated in 1960/61 the first derbies were played in Division 2 and some huge crowds turned up. Sunderland had the edge results wise with United failing to win at Roker Park but by the end of the decade Tyne was definitely on top

Because of New Years Day - The 1984/85 season saw the first derby matches for five years and the two matches could not have been more of a contrast. A controversial New Years Day firecracker at SJ and a damp squib of a match at RP at Easter.

League Finish

Tyne Wear League History - A full analysis of the League positions of the two clubs across thir complete history which illustrates how the last 40 years have seen a dramatic reversal of fortunes.

Tyne Wear Derby Attendance Records

The largest attendance to watch a Tyne Wear derby was in 1949/50 when 68004 attended the match at Roker Park which ended in a 2-2 draw.

The largest SJP attendance was in 1926/27 when 67,211 turned up to see Hughie Gallagher score the only goal of the match.

The largest aggregate was for the matches in the 1954/55 season when the combined attendance amounted to 129,489.

The lowest turn out was 17,494 for the match at SJP in 1900/01; it was an afternoon kick-off.

Average Attendance Comparison - Post War

The post War attendance history of the two clubs shows that Tyne clearly dominates over Wear with an average excess of almost 6,000 supporters a season. Not surprisingly the biggest differences have been recorded in the last couple of campaigns.

In the sixty seasons since the Second World War Sunderland's average attendance has been better than Newcastle's in 15 seasons only.

Only in the early sixties (5 seasons) and early eighties (4 seasons) has our deficit been over an elongated spell

Transfer dealings

Signings

Surname Forename Pos Joined Fee Departed App Goals
Auld John CH Oct 1896 Jun 1897 15 3
Milne William LW 1897 1897
Campbell John CF May 1897 £40 1898 26 11
Harvey John IR May 1897 £20 1899 31 8
McCombie Andrew FB Feb 1904 £400 1908 131
Rowlandson Thomas GK 1905 1906 1
Willis DL 1907 1913 107 4
Allan Stanley CF Jun 1908 May 1911 15 5
Hall Thomas OL May 1913 £425 1920 58 16
Thomson RW LB Oct 1928 Jul 1934 80
McInroy Albert GK Oct 1929 £2,750 Jun 1934 190
Robinson Robert GK Aug 1952 £2,500 Jun 1954 5
Franks Albert WH Dec 1953 £6,500 Mar 1960 75 4
Anderson Stan RH Nov 1963 £19,000 Nov 1965 84 14
Elliot Dave M Dec 1966 £10,000 Jan 1971 86 (4) 4
Brown Allan F Nov 1981 Loan Jan 1982 5 3
Clarke Jeff CH Jul 1982 1987 134 5
Bracewell Paul M Jun 1992 £250,000 May 1995 73 (12) 4

Departures

They Crossed the Tyne In Medieval Times the Plague accounted for a third of Europe's population. By way of contrast only 15 players have been carted directly from Tyne to Wear; however who can say this handful of victims haven't experienced the greater suffering. Lets offer our compassion to those inflicted with the Makonic Plague