Over the last 112 years, Sunderland have played Plymouth 34 times and have picked up 19 wins, 5 draws, and 10 defeats. These are some of the most noteworthy games…
SUNDERLAND 4-0 PLYMOUTH - DIVISION 2 - 1960
Argyle were currently under a managerial duo at the time, Neil Dougall and George Taylor. Meanwhile, Sunderland were under Alan Brown. The Lads started aggressively and Ian Lawther made it 1-0 in under five minutes. After that, Alan O’Neill stole the show and bagged his first right before half time. O’Neill scored again in the 51st minute, and the Black Cats were in the ascendancy. There wasn’t much of a response from Plymouth and O’Neill completed his hat trick in the 82nd minute. It was a very convincing win for Sunderland.
PLYMOUTH 3-0 SUNDERLAND - DIVISION 2 - 1990
On the 3rd of March, Denis Smith’s Lads travelled to Home park to take on Dave Kemp’s Pilgrims. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a stellar performance from Sunderland. Tommy Tynan made it 1-0 in the 35th minute, and that was soon followed by a Sean McCarthy goal right before half time. It was a very poor first half performance from the Lads. The second half wasn’t much better, and Tynan bagged his second in the 74h minute. The game ended 3-0 and it was a very big win for Plymouth.