SAFC 1970-1971 Football League Division 2 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 15 12 15 52 54 13th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 13th at the end of the 1970-1971 season scoring 52 goals, conceding 54 with a goal difference of -2.

The Goals

Joe Baker contributed the most goals in the 1970-1971 Football League Division 2 season, netting 10 (0.24 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 0.81 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 34 goals at Roker Park conceding 21 (13), away from home scoring 18 and conceding 33 (-15) with an away goalscoring average of 2.33 and an overall goalscoring average of 0.81 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1970-1971 with 15 wins, a win ratio of 35.71%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 11 wins and the travelling support saw 4 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 12 draws by the end of the 1970-1971 season, 6 draws at Roker Park and 6 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 15 games, 4 games lost at Roker Park (21 goals conceded) and 11 games lost away (33 goals conceded).

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