All Time Head to Head
Home - W 19 - D 11 - L 10
Away - W 13 - D 9 - L 20
Total - W 32 - D 20 - L 30
Premiership only
Home - W 7 - D 1 - L 2
Away - W 2 - D 4 - L 4
Total - W 9 - D 5 - L 6
To say Sunderland has a rich history is a bit of an understatement - in 1895, the year that Thames Ironworks FC was founded, the Black Cats won their third First Division title, going on to win another two before West Ham were even admitted into the full football league in 1919, with a sixth title (their last) in 1936. Over a period of almost 80 years they remained in the top tier (68 seasons in total, accounting for breaks during the war years) until they were relegated for the first time in 1958.
The first confrontation between Sunderland and West Ham was a goal-less draw "up North" in August 1923, followed by a disappointing 1-0 loss at home the following week. Over the next ten years Sunderland showed exactly why they were First Division mainstays, dominating both the home and away fixtures. Post war the two sides did not meet each other again until the 1960's, with the Black Cats fortunes already on the wane - although it still took five losses and one draw before the Irons registered another win! From there West Ham slowly began to overtake Sunderland and although the overall statistics indicate them as having been fairly evenly matched over the century the stats for the Premiership show that in recent years results have been more favourable to West Ham - especially at home.
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