Sunderland football club: record v Preston North End
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v Preston North End
| Games won: | 55 |
| Games drawn: | 34 |
| Games lost: | 35 |
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 1891 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
| 14 Mar 1891 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
| 12 Sep 1891 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | League Division One |
| 12 Mar 1892 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
| 17 Dec 1892 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 07 Jan 1893 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
| 16 Sep 1893 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
| 01 Jan 1894 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 6-3 | League Division One |
| 29 Dec 1894 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 01 Jan 1895 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 16 Feb 1895 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| 02 Sep 1895 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
| 04 Jan 1896 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 4-1 | League Division One |
| 01 Feb 1896 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-1 | FA Cup |
| 12 Sep 1896 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 5-3 | League Division One |
| 01 Jan 1897 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 18 Sep 1897 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 01 Jan 1898 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 03 Sep 1898 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 2-3 | League Division One |
| 31 Dec 1898 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 23 Sep 1899 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | League Division One |
| 20 Jan 1900 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 08 Sep 1900 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Division One |
| 05 Jan 1901 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 03 Sep 1904 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | League Division One |
| 31 Dec 1904 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-2 | League Division One |
| 25 Dec 1905 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 16 Apr 1906 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 13 Feb 1907 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 29 Mar 1907 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 21 Sep 1907 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-1 | League Division One |
| 18 Jan 1908 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | League Division One |
| 19 Dec 1908 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 06 Feb 1909 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | FA Cup |
| 24 Apr 1909 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
| 04 Sep 1909 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
| 08 Jan 1910 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 10 Dec 1910 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 15 Apr 1911 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | League Division One |
| 16 Dec 1911 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
| 20 Apr 1912 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | League Division One |
| 01 Sep 1913 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 01 Jan 1914 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Division One |
| 21 Feb 1914 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| 03 Apr 1920 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 5-2 | League Division One |
| 10 Apr 1920 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 23 Apr 1921 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 30 Apr 1921 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 01 Apr 1922 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 08 Apr 1922 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One |
| 17 Mar 1923 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 24 Mar 1923 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 03 Nov 1923 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
| 10 Nov 1923 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
| 03 Sep 1924 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 20 Nov 1924 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | League Division One |
| 19 Apr 1935 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Division One |
| 22 Apr 1935 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division One |
| 09 Nov 1935 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-2 | League Division One |
| 29 Feb 1936 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | League Division One |
| 05 Sep 1936 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-0 | League Division One |
| 02 Jan 1937 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | League Division One |
| 01 May 1937 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | FA Cup |
| 18 Dec 1937 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
| 04 May 1938 | Sunderland v Preston North End | L | 0-2 | League Division One |
| 19 Nov 1938 | Sunderland v Preston North End | L | 1-2 | League Division One |
| 25 Mar 1939 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | League Division One |
| 30 Nov 1946 | Sunderland v Preston North End | L | 0-2 | League Division One |
| 05 Apr 1947 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 25 Oct 1947 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 13 Mar 1948 | Sunderland v Preston North End | L | 0-2 | League Division One |
| 20 Nov 1948 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
| 19 Mar 1949 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-3 | League Division One |
| 03 Nov 1951 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 4-2 | League Division One |
| 22 Mar 1952 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
| 15 Nov 1952 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | League Division One |
| 04 Apr 1953 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 24 Oct 1953 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 6-2 | League Division One |
| 07 Apr 1954 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 27 Nov 1954 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | League Division One |
| 29 Jan 1955 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 3-3 | FA Cup |
| 02 Feb 1955 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| 16 Apr 1955 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division One |
| 05 Nov 1955 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 21 Mar 1956 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 2-2 | League Division One |
| 03 Nov 1956 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 6-0 | League Division One |
| 16 Mar 1957 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
| 19 Oct 1957 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One |
| 01 Mar 1958 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | League Division One |
| 21 Oct 1961 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | League Division Two |
| 21 Mar 1962 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division Two |
| 17 Nov 1962 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division Two |
| 05 Jan 1963 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-4 | FA Cup |
| 06 Apr 1963 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 09 Nov 1963 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 21 Mar 1964 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-0 | League Division Two |
| 25 Sep 1971 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 4-3 | League Division Two |
| 04 Apr 1972 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-3 | League Division Two |
| 16 Dec 1972 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division Two |
| 19 Mar 1973 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 1-3 | League Division Two |
| 13 Oct 1973 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | League Division Two |
| 16 Feb 1974 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-1 | League Division Two |
| 10 Sep 1974 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | League Cup |
| 02 Sep 1978 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Division Two |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | League Division Two |
| 29 Sep 1979 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division Two |
| 16 Feb 1980 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | League Division Two |
| 28 Dec 1987 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division Three |
| 13 Feb 1988 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Division Three |
| 15 Aug 1995 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | League Cup |
| 23 Aug 1995 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-2 | League Cup |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | League Division 1 |
| 10 Mar 2004 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 3-3 | League Division 1 |
| 18 Sep 2004 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | League Championship |
| 01 Jan 2005 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | League Championship |
| 14 Oct 2006 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 4-1 | League Championship |
| 30 Dec 2006 | Sunderland v Preston North End | L | 0-1 | League Championship |
| 06 Jan 2007 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | FA Cup |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Preston North End v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | League Championship |
| 17 Mar 2018 | Sunderland v Preston North End | L | 0-2 | League Championship |
| 01 Oct 2022 | Sunderland v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Championship |
| 08 May 2023 | Preston North End v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | League Championship |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Preston North End v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | League Championship |
| 01 Jan 2024 | Sunderland v Preston North End | W | 2-0 | League Championship |