Sunderland

Every Sunderland match this season, home and away — each one links to hotels near the ground it’s played at, so away weekends are as easy to book as home ones.

Home ground: Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Good to know: Premier League kick-off dates and times move for TV broadcast picks all season — often on a few weeks’ notice. If your stay is built around the match, choose a free-cancellation rate so your booking can move with it.

History

Sunderland were founded in 1879 and won six English league titles in the pre-war era, a record that makes them one of the most decorated clubs never fully given their due in modern football's popular memory. The Black Cats nickname is said to trace back to the Black Cat Battery, a Napoleonic-era gun emplacement on the banks of the River Wear near where the Stadium of Light now stands. After eight years outside the top flight, Sunderland returned to the Premier League in 2025, beating Sheffield United 2-1 in the Championship play-off final at Wembley through a stoppage-time winner from teenager Tom Watson — a fitting end to their long wait to come home.

Records & quirks

In 1973, second-tier Sunderland beat all-conquering Leeds United 1-0 in the FA Cup final, one of the competition's great upsets.
Roker Park's record attendance was 75,118, for an FA Cup replay against Derby County in March 1933.
Sunderland's biggest-ever league win, 9-1 over Newcastle United in December 1908, remains their record victory.
The 2018 Netflix documentary "Sunderland 'Til I Die" chronicled the club's relegation to League One.

Fixtures

Matches with a hotel page are linked. Dates can move — see above.