Youngest first-team playerDerek Forster — 15 years 185 days (v Leicester City, 22 Aug 1964)
Oldest first-team playerJermain Defoe — 39 years 163 days (v Lincoln City, 19 Mar 2022)
Most hat-tricksDave Halliday — 12 (11 league, 1 cup)
Most league goals in a season109 — 1935-36 (First Division, 42 games)
Most points in a season (3pts/win)105 — 1998-99 (First Division, 46 games)
Record league win9-1 v Newcastle United, 5 Dec 1908
Record FA Cup win11-1 v Fairfield, 2 Feb 1895
Record League Cup win7-0 v Cambridge United, 1 Oct 2002
Record league defeat0-8 (v Sheffield Wednesday 1911, West Ham 1968, Watford 1982, Southampton 2014)
Highest attendance75,118 v Derby County, FA Cup, 8 Mar 1933 (Roker Park)
Highest league attendance68,004 v Newcastle United, 4 Mar 1950 (Roker Park)
First league matchSunderland 2-3 Burnley, 13 Sep 1890
Longest-serving managerBob Kyle — 817 matches (1905-1928)