Sunderland Historical League Positions
Explore Sunderland's historical progress through the English football pyramid.
This page includes 125 recorded seasons, from 1891 to 2026. The highest recorded overall pyramid position is 1. Use the chart and season-by-season table to follow the club's history.
Compare two clubs' pyramid positions
Choose two different clubs to compare their overall positions across the football pyramid. The comparison uses the same season-ending years and leaves gaps where a club has no recorded position.
Sunderland — position in the football pyramid over time
Position 1 is at the top of the chart. This is an overall pyramid position, not the club's finishing position within its own league. Gaps indicate seasons with no recorded position for this club.
Sunderland — season history
| Season ending | Pyramid position |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2024 | 36 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2022 | 49 |
| 2021 | 48 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2007 | 21 |
| 2006 | 20 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1994 | 34 |
| 1993 | 43 |
| 1992 | 40 |
| 1991 | 19 |
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1989 | 31 |
| 1988 | 45 |
| 1987 | 42 |
| 1986 | 40 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1983 | 16 |
| 1982 | 19 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1980 | 24 |
| 1979 | 26 |
| 1978 | 28 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1976 | 23 |
| 1975 | 26 |
| 1974 | 28 |
| 1973 | 28 |
| 1972 | 27 |
| 1971 | 35 |
| 1970 | 21 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1967 | 17 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1965 | 15 |
| 1964 | 24 |
| 1963 | 25 |
| 1962 | 25 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1960 | 38 |
| 1959 | 37 |
| 1958 | 21 |
| 1957 | 20 |
| 1956 | 9 |
| 1955 | 4 |
| 1954 | 18 |
| 1953 | 9 |
| 1952 | 12 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1950 | 3 |
| 1949 | 8 |
| 1948 | 20 |
| 1947 | 9 |
| 1939 | 16 |
| 1938 | 8 |
| 1937 | 8 |
| 1936 | 1 |
| 1935 | 2 |
| 1934 | 6 |
| 1933 | 12 |
| 1932 | 13 |
| 1931 | 11 |
| 1930 | 9 |
| 1929 | 4 |
| 1928 | 15 |
| 1927 | 3 |
| 1926 | 3 |
| 1925 | 7 |
| 1924 | 3 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1922 | 12 |
| 1921 | 12 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1915 | 8 |
| 1914 | 7 |
| 1913 | 1 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1911 | 3 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1909 | 3 |
| 1908 | 16 |
| 1907 | 10 |
| 1906 | 14 |
| 1905 | 5 |
| 1904 | 6 |
| 1903 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1901 | 2 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1899 | 7 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1897 | 15 |
| 1896 | 5 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1891 | 7 |
125 season records displayed. The latest season appears first.
Historical data source: footy-data-kit by Dylan Steele. The source data is published under the MIT License; retain the copyright notice and licence terms when redistributing the data.