Matches played at Roker Park, Sunderland

 

Date of matchType of matchName of teamName of teamScoreAttendance
18th February 1899Home ChampionshipEnglandIreland13-214,000
7th February 1906

FA Cup 2nd round

(venue switched)

Gainsborough TrinitySunderland0-310,000
23rd October 1920Home ChampionshipEnglandIreland2-022,000
9th December 1925FA Cup 1st round 3rd replayBlyth SpartansHartlepools United2-11,653
28th October 1936FA Charity ShieldSunderlandArsenal2-130,000
15th November 1950Home ChampionshipEnglandWales4-259,137
15th March 1952

Home Youth Championship

(postponed from 2/2/52 due to frozen pitch)

EnglandScotland3-1-
3rd March 1954International 'B' matchEnglandScotland1-121,048
30th March 1955FA Cup semi-final replayNewcastle UnitedYork City2-059,239
25th October 1956International youth matchEnglandHungary2-1-
11th November 1959International under-23 matchEnglandFrance2-026,495
13th July 1966World Cup finals group stageItalyChile2-030,000
16th July 1966World Cup finals group stageUSSRItaly1-027,800
20th July 1966World Cup finals group stageUSSRChile2-122,000
23rd July 1966World Cup finals quarter-finalUSSRHungary2-126,844
5th December 1966FA Cup 1st round 2nd replayBishop AucklandBlyth Spartans

3-3

(aet)

2,831
8th December 1966FA Cup 1st round 3rd replayBishop AucklandBlyth Spartans4-11,560
4th March 1970

International under-23 match

(abandoned after 62 mins due to snow)

EnglandScotland3-112,885
19th April 1971

Olympic friendly

SunderlandGreat Britain3-2-
27th November 1972FA Cup 1st round 2nd replayScunthorpe UnitedHartlepool

2-1

(aet)

7,917
26th March 1980International 'B' matchEnglandSpain

1-0

14,807
24th April 1990International 'B' matchEnglandCzechoslovakia

2-0

15,080
16th October 1990UEFA international youth tournamentEnglandBelgium

0-0

-
23rd April 1996International under-21 friendlyEnglandCroatia

0-1

4,376