Premier League   M. W D L goals
  at home 41 21 11 9 84 : 53
  Away 41 4 11 26 37 : 78
  82 25 22 35 121 : 131
Championship   M. W D L goals
  at home 14 6 3 5 21 : 22
  Away 14 2 5 7 14 : 24
  28 8 8 12 35 : 46
FA Cup   M. W D L goals
  at home 4 1 1 2 6 : 9
  Away 4 0 0 4 1 : 10
  Neutral Place 1 0 0 1 1 : 3
  9 1 1 7 8 : 22
League Cup   M. W D L goals
  at home 2 1 1 0 3 : 1
  Away 1 0 0 1 2 : 3
  3 1 1 1 5 : 4
overall   M. W D L goals
  at home 61 29 16 16 114 : 85
  Away 60 6 16 38 54 : 115
  Neutral Place 1 0 0 1 1 : 3
  122 35 32 55 169 : 203
Premier League
1957/1958 32. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:0 (0:0)
1957/1958 13. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0 (0:0)
1956/1957 35. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0 (0:0)
1956/1957 16. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 6:0 (6:0)
1955/1956 35. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:2 (2:2)
1955/1956 16. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:2 (2:2)
1954/1955 40. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:1 (2:1)
1954/1955 19. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:1 (3:1)
1953/1954 34. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:2 (2:2)
1953/1954 15. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 6:2 (0:0)
1952/1953 37. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:2 (0:0)
1952/1953 17. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:2 (0:0)
1951/1952 35. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0 (0:0)
1951/1952 16. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 4:2 (0:0)
1948/1949 33. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:3 (0:0)
1948/1949 18. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0 (0:0)
1947/1948 33. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:2 (0:0)
1947/1948 14. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:2 (0:0)
1946/1947 38. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:2 (0:0)
1946/1947 18. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:2 (0:0)
1938/1939 34. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:1 (0:0)
1938/1939 15. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:2 (0:0)
1937/1938 41. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:2 (0:0)
1937/1938 20. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:0 (0:0)
1936/1937 24. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:0 (0:0)
1936/1937 3. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:0 (0:0)
1935/1936 31. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:2 (0:0)
1935/1936 14. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:2 (0:0)
1934/1935 40. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1 (0:0)
1934/1935 38. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:1 (0:0)
1924/1925 4. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:2 (0:0)
1924/1925 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0 (0:0)
1923/1924 14. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:2 (0:0)
1923/1924 13. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:1 (0:0)
1922/1923 34. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:0 (0:0)
1922/1923 33. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:2 (0:0)
1921/1922 36. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:0 (0:0)
1921/1922 35. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1 (0:0)
1920/1921 40. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1 (0:0)
1920/1921 39. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:2 (0:0)
1919/1920 38. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:0 (0:0)
1919/1920 36. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 5:2 (0:0)
1913/1914 34. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:1 (0:0)
1913/1914 1. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:2 (0:0)
1911/1912 37. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:3 (0:0)
1911/1912 16. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:0 (0:0)
1910/1911 35. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:2 (0:0)
1910/1911 15. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:1 (0:0)
1909/1910 21. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:0 (0:0)
1909/1910 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:1 (0:0)
1908/1909 38. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:1 (0:0)
1908/1909 17. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:0 (0:0)
1907/1908 23. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:2
1907/1908 4. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:1
1906/1907 34. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:0
1906/1907 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:0
1905/1906 36. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0
1905/1906 18. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1
1904/1905 20. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:2
1904/1905 1. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:1
1900/1901 20. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1
1900/1901 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:1
1899/1900 22. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:0
1899/1900 4. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:1
1898/1899 18. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:0
1898/1899 1. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:3
1897/1898 5. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:0
1897/1898 1. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:0
1896/1897 5. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:1
1896/1897 1. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 5:3
1895/1896 19. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 4:1
1895/1896 1. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:1
1894/1895 18. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0
1894/1895 17. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:0
1893/1894 20. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 6:3
1893/1894 3. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:2
1892/1893 20. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:2
1892/1893 17. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0
1891/1892 19. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:1
1891/1892 2. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:1
1890/1891 22. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:0
1890/1891 19. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:0
Championship
2023/2024 26. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0 (2:0)
2023/2024 2. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:1 (1:1)
2022/2023 46. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:3 (0:0)
2022/2023 12. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0 (0:0)
2017/2018 38. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:2 (0:0)
2017/2018 11. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:2 (0:1)
2006/2007 26. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:1 (0:1)
2006/2007 11. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 4:1 (3:0)
2004/2005 27. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:2 (3:0)
2004/2005 9. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:1 (2:1)
2003/2004 29. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:3 (1:1)
2003/2004 3. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:2 (0:2)
1979/1980 7. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:1
1979/1980 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 1:1
1978/1979 4. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:1
1978/1979 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:1
1973/1974 7. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:1
1973/1974 3. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:0
1972/1973 8. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:3
1972/1973 5. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0
1971/1972 8. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:3
1971/1972 2. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:3
1963/1964 8. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:0
1963/1964 4. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1
1962/1963 8. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1
1962/1963 4. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:1
1961/1962 8. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 0:0
1961/1962 3. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 0:1
FA Cup
2006/2007 3. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:0 (1:0)
1962/1963 3. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:4
1954/1955 4. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0
1954/1955 4. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 3:3
1936/1937 Final Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:1 (0:1)
1913/1914 Round of 16 Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0
1908/1909 2. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:2
1895/1896 1. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 4:1
1894/1895 Round of 16 Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 2:0
League Cup
1995/1996 1. Round Sunderland AFC - Preston North End 3:2
1995/1996 1. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 1:1
1974/1975 2. Round Preston North End - Sunderland AFC 2:0

For games that were decided on penalties the score after 120 minutes will be included in the ranking