SAFC 1981-1982 Football League Division 1 Season Review

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Finished
42 11 11 20 38 58 19th

By Season End

Sunderland AFC finished 19th at the end of the 1981-1982 season scoring 38 goals, conceding 58 with a goal difference of -20.

The Goals

Gary Rowell contributed the most goals in the 1981-1982 Football League Division 1 season, netting 9 (0.21 goals per game). With a goalscoring average of 1.11 goals per game the Rokerites netted a total of 19 goals at Roker Park conceding 26 (-7), away from home scoring 19 and conceding 32 (-13) with an away goalscoring average of 2.21 and an overall goalscoring average of 1.11 goals per game.

The Wins

The season finished in 1981-1982 with 11 wins, a win ratio of 26.19%, the Sunderland AFC faithful at Roker Park enjoyed 6 wins and the travelling support saw 5 games won.

The Draws

Of the 42 games played the Rokerites managed 11 draws by the end of the 1981-1982 season, 5 draws at Roker Park and 6 away from home.

The Losses

In total SAFC lost 20 games, 10 games lost at Roker Park (26 goals conceded) and 10 games lost away (32 goals conceded).

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