Football League Second Division / Football League Division One
Champions 1926–27, 1928–29, 1973–74, 1994–95; runners up 1901–02, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2015–16
Football League Third Division
Runners up 1966–67, 1986–87
Northern League
Champions 1893–94, 1894–95, 1896–97; runners up 1890–91, 1891–92, 1897–98
League Cup
Winners 2004; runners up 1997, 1998
FA Cup
Runners up 1997
FA Amateur Cup
Winners 1894–95, 1897–98
Zenith Data Systems Cup
Runners up 1990
UEFA Cup
Runners up 2005–06
Anglo-Scottish Cup
Winners 1975
Kirin Cup
Winners 1980
Youngest first-team player – 16 years and 200 days
Luke Williams (vs Barnsley 18 December 2009)
Oldest first-team player – 39 years and 355 days
Bryan Robson (vs Arsenal (A) 1 January 1997)
Most consecutive appearances – 305
David Armstrong, between March 1973 and August 1980
Most appearances
As of 22 May 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances as substitutes in brackets.
Most goals in a season – 63
George Camsell (Second Division, 1926–1927)
Most League goals in a season – 59
George Camsell (Second Division, 1926–1927)
Most goals in a single match – 5
John Wilkie, vs Gainsborough Trinity, 2 March 1901
Andy Wilson, vs Nottingham Forest, 6 October 1923
James McClelland, vs Leeds United, 9 January 1926
George Camsell, vs Manchester City, 25 December 1926
George Camsell, vs Aston Villa, 9 September 1935
Brian Clough, vs Brighton and Hove Albion, 23 August 1958
Most goals in the League – 325
George Camsell, 1925–1939
Most goals in the FA Cup – 20
George Camsell, 1925–1939
Most goals in the League Cup – 13
John Hickton, 1966–1978
Most goals in European competition – 8
Mark Viduka, 2004–2007
Oldest goalscorer – 38 years and 2 months
Bryan Robson, vs Port Vale, 26 March 1995
Youngest goalscorer – 17 years and 64 days
Arthur Horsfield, vs Grimsby Town, 17 April 1963
Youngest hat-trick scorer – 20 years and 6 days
Tony McAndrew, vs Sheffield United, 17 April 1976
Top goalscorers
As of 29 January 2008. Competitive matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Statistics relate to international caps gained while at the club.
Most capped player
Mark Schwarzer – 51 for Australia
Most capped player for England
Wilf Mannion – 26
As not all transfer details are made public, undisclosed transfer fees are not included in the tables, however reported media estimates of notable fees are included below to give a general idea. Fees are listed as the highest total that the fee could rise to.
As of 31 January 2008.
As of 28 August 2009.
Undisclosed fees
The following are media estimates of notable undisclosed fees. The official fees remain unknown.
Record League win – 9–0
vs Brighton & Hove Albion, Second Division, 23 August 1958
Record FA Cup win – 11–0
vs Scarborough, 4 October 1890
Record League Cup win – 7–0
vs Hereford United, 18 September 1996
Record European win – 4–1
vs FC Basel, UEFA Cup, 6 April 2006
'Record Away Win - 7-1
vs Blackburn Rovers, 29 November 1947 and Derby County, 29 August 1959
Most League wins in a season – 28
in the Third Division, 1986-87
Fewest League wins in a season – 7
in the First Division, 1923-24
Record League defeat – 0–9
vs Blackburn Rovers, Second Division, 6 November 1954
Record FA Cup defeat – 1–8
vs Hebburn Argyle, 12 December 1896
Record League Cup defeat – 0–4
vs Manchester City, 21 January 1976
Record European defeat – 0–4
vs Sevilla, UEFA Cup, 10 May 2006 (Match Details)
Record Home Defeat - Five goal margin 1-6
vs Arsenal, 24 April 1999
and 0-5
vs Bury, 12 February 1910; Huddersfield Town, 25 August 1962; Chelsea, 18 October 2008; West Bromwich Albion, 19 September 2009
Most League defeats in a season – 27
in the First Division, 1923-24
Fewest League defeats in a season – 4
in the Second Division, 1973-74
Most League goals scored in one season – 122
in 42 matches, Second Division, 1926-1927
Fewest League goals scored in one season – 28
in 38 matches, Premier League, 2008-2009
Most League goals conceded in one season – 91
in 42 matches, First Division, 1953-1954
Fewest League goals conceded in one season – 24
in 34 matches, Second Division, 1901-1902
Most points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 94
in 46 matches, Third Division, 1986-1987
Fewest points earned in a season (3 for a win) – 32
in 38 matches, Premier League, 2008-2009
Most points earned in a season (2 for a win) – 65
in 42 matches, Second Division, 1973-1974
Fewest points earned in a season (2 for a win) – 22
in 42 matches, First Division, 1923-1924
Longest sequence of League wins – 9
in the Second Division, 1973-74
Longest sequence without a League win – 19
in the First Division, 1981-82
Longest sequence of League defeats – 8
in the Second Division, 1954-55
in the Premier League, 1995-96
Longest sequence of away League defeats – 12
in the Premier League, 2008-09
Longest sequence of unbeaten League matches – 24
in the Second Division, 1973-74
Longest sequence of draws – 8
in the Second Division, 1970-71
Longest sequence of League Cleansheets – 9
in the Football League Championship, 2015-16
Highest attendance at the Riverside Stadium – 34,836
vs Norwich City, Premier League, 28 December 2004)
Lowest attendance at the Riverside – 3,918
vs Northampton Town, League Cup, 11 September 2001
Highest attendance at Ayresome Park – 53,802
vs Newcastle United, First Division, 27 December 1949
Lowest attendance at Ayresome Park – 1,633
vs Brescia Calcio, Anglo-Italian Cup, 22 December 1993
