Sunderland 6-1 WBA - February 22, 1977 / Division 1 1976/1977
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Team line-ups
Sunderland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Barry Siddall | 22 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bob Lee | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Shaun Elliott | 20 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Henderson | 20 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mick Docherty | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jack Ashurst | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joe Bolton | 22 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kevin Arnott | 18 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bobby Kerr | 29 | 83 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Rowell | 19 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Melville Holden | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
22.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
21
WBA
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
John Osborne | 36 | 193 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ally Robertson | 24 | 111 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paddy Mulligan | 31 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Bryan Robson | 20 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Len Cantello | 25 | 149 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Johnny Giles | 36 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
John Wile | 29 | 137 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tony Brown | 31 | 379 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Raymond Treacy | 30 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Willie Johnston | 30 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
David Cross | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
28.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
100
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note |
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Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michael Henderson
IN
Jeff Clarke
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Willie Johnston
IN
Allan Glover
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
47
14
Success rate in this team:
21 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
37 %
Adamson vs WBA
2 victories
1 draw
1 loss
Adamson vs Giles
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
36
77
Success rate in this team:
39 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Giles vs Sunderland
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Giles vs Adamson
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Sunderland after 4 matches without conceding any goal (since 22/01/1977). It was the best streak for the club since 20/12/1902-17/01/1903 (6 matches).

No West Bromwich Albion manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Johnny Giles has done less than 1.05 goals conceded per game .

WBA keeps its 9 consecutive matches without a win running (since 27/12/1976). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 30/08/1975-11/10/1975 time period (9 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | LSunderland 0-1 Leeds United29/12/1976 | LSunderland 0-1 Coventry03/01/1977 | DSunderland 2-2 Wrexham08/01/1977 | DSunderland 0-0 Stoke City22/01/1977 | VSunderland 1-0 Bristol City11/02/1977 | VSunderland 4-0 Middlesbrough19/02/1977 |
Overall | LWrexham 1-0 Sunderland12/01/1977 | LLeicester 2-0 Sunderland15/01/1977 | DSunderland 0-0 Stoke City22/01/1977 | DArsenal 0-0 Sunderland05/02/1977 | VSunderland 1-0 Bristol City11/02/1977 | VSunderland 4-0 Middlesbrough19/02/1977 |
Current form
Away | LManchester City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion20/11/1976 | VStoke City 0-2 West Bromwich Albion18/12/1976 | DWest Ham 0-0 West Bromwich Albion03/01/1977 | DManchester City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion08/01/1977 | DLiverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion15/01/1977 | LNorwich City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion05/02/1977 |
Overall | DManchester City 1-1 West Bromwich Albion08/01/1977 | LWest Bromwich Albion 0-1 Manchester City11/01/1977 | DLiverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion15/01/1977 | LWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Leeds United22/01/1977 | LNorwich City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion05/02/1977 | DWest Bromwich Albion 1-1 Queens Park Rangers12/02/1977 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
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Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 4 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 3 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
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Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 4 | 8 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 0 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 6 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
27 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
24 |
13 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
12 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
7 |
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
7 |
Draws (Competition total) |
9 |
3 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
4 |
16 |
Losses (Competition total) |
8 |
7 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
6 |
Goals
18 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
31 |
9 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
8 |
36 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
29 |
11 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
18 |
0.67 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.29 |
0.69 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
1.33 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.21 |
0.85 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
8 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
9 |
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
6 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
7 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
3 |
17 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
8 |
9 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
7 |
8 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
10 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
0-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
1 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Bob Lee | 5 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 7 goals | Tony Brown | ![]() |
![]() | Melville Holden | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Tony Brown | ![]() |
![]() | Billy Hughes | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 3 penalties | Tony Brown | ![]() |
![]() | Melville Holden | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | John Wile | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
118 gf
51 ga
Away
73 gf
101 ga
Total
191 gf
152 ga
Historical head to head
Home
101 gf
73 ga
Away
51 gf
118 ga
Total
152 gf
191 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 8 - 1 |
October 22, 1892 |
Home | 8 - 1 |
October 22, 1892 |
Largest victory
Overall | 5 - 1 |
January 01, 1966 |
Away | 5 - 1 |
January 01, 1966 |
Latest head to head
January 10, 1976 - Division 2 1975/1976
September 13, 1975 - Division 2 1975/1976
March 01, 1975 - Division 2 1974/1975
August 31, 1974 - Division 2 1974/1975
December 22, 1973 - Division 2 1973/1974
Best historical scorers against WBA
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George Mulhall | 3 goals | 1964 - 1967 |
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Bobby Kerr | 2 goals | 1969 - 1970 |
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Jim Baxter | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
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Dennis Tueart | 1 goal | 1969 - 1969 |
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Charles Hurley | 1 goal | 1964 - 1964 |
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Neil Martin | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
Best historical scorers against Sunderland
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Tony Brown | 12 goals | 1964 - 1970 |
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Jeff Astle | 3 goals | 1967 - 1970 |
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Clive Clark | 3 goals | 1964 - 1966 |
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John Kaye | 2 goals | 1965 - 1966 |
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Bobby Cram | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
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Bobby Hope | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
Players with most games played vs WBA
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Martin Harvey | 12 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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Jimmy Montgomery | 9 matches | 1965 - 1970 |
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Len Ashurst | 8 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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George Mulhall | 8 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Cecil Irwin | 7 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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George Herd | 6 matches | 1964 - 1968 |
Players with most games played vs Sunderland
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Doug Fraser | 10 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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Clive Clark | 10 matches | 1964 - 1969 |
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Tony Brown | 10 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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Bobby Hope | 9 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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John Kaye | 9 matches | 1964 - 1970 |
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John Talbut | 6 matches | 1968 - 1970 |
They played in both sides
87 matches


136 matches
They played in both sides
87 matches


136 matches
Competition info
The other matches
December 04, 1976
February 16, 1977
April 19, 1977
April 20, 1977
May 10, 1977
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