List of Sunderland A.F.C. Records and Statistics - Club Records - Matches - Firsts

Firsts

• First match: Sunderland 11–0 Ferryhill, 13 November 1880.
• First league match: Sunderland 2-3 Burnley, 13 September 1890.
• First FA Cup match: Redcar 0–1 Sunderland, 8 November 1884.
• First League Cup match: Brentford 4–3 Sunderland, 26 October 1960.
• First European match: Vasas Budapest 0–2 Sunderland, 19 September 1973, UEFA Cup Winner's Cup.