Friendship Trophy
Locale | Norwich and Sunderland |
---|---|
Teams |
Norwich City Sunderland |
First meeting | 24 March 1985 |
Latest meeting |
Norwich City 0-3 Sunderland 2015-16 Premier League (16th April 2016) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 27 |
Most wins | Norwich City (14) |
All-time series |
Norwich City: 14 Drawn: 5 Sunderland: 8 |
The Friendship Trophy is a football honour, contested on an irregular basis by just two teams: Norwich City and Sunderland.[1] The honour dates back to the camaraderie forged between fans of the two clubs at the time of the 1985 Football League Cup Final that they contested. Norwich City won the 1985 Football League Cup Final, however at the end of the First Division Season, both teams were relegated to the Second Division.[2]
Nowadays, the Friendship Trophy is awarded to the winning team in competitive matches between the two sides, and as such, Sunderland are the current holders of the trophy, having beaten Norwich 3-0 at Carrow Road on 16 April 2016 in the Premier League.[3] This trophy is only infrequently contested, as it requires both Norwich City and Sunderland to be in the same division, or to be drawn together in a cup competition, which last happened in 2009, when Sunderland beat Norwich City 4–1 in the Carling Cup.[4] In 2013, Talksport named The Friendship Trophy one of football's most pointless awards.[5]
Head to head summary
Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- |
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League | |||||||
Norwich City | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 |
Sunderland | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 27 | –6 |
FA Cup | |||||||
Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Football League Cup | |||||||
Norwich City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
Sunderland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Totals | |||||||
Norwich City | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 |
Sunderland | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 29 | –3 |
Head-to-head fixtures
Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Competition |
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24 Mar 1985 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Milk Cup |
26 Oct 1985 | Sunderland | 0–2 | Norwich City | Football League, Second Division |
09 Apr 1986 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Sunderland | Football League, Second Division |
25 Aug 1990 | Norwich City | 3–2 | Sunderland | Football League, First Division |
15 Dec 1990 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Norwich City | Football League, First Division |
05 Apr 1992 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Norwich City | FA Cup |
19 Aug 1995 | Norwich City | 0–0 | Sunderland | Football League First Division |
14 Jan 1996 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Norwich City | Football League First Division |
30 Aug 1997 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Norwich City | Football League First Division |
28 Jan 1998 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Sunderland | Football League First Division |
29 Sep 1998 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Sunderland | Football League First Division |
06 Mar 1999 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Norwich City | Football League First Division |
25 Oct 2003 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Football League First Division |
4 May 2004 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Norwich City | Football League First Division |
04 Nov 2006 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Sunderland | Football League Championship |
02 Dec 2006 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Norwich City | Football League Championship |
24 Aug 2009 | Norwich City | 1–4 | Sunderland | Carling Cup |
26 Sep 2011 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Sunderland | Premier League |
01 Feb 2012 | Sunderland | 3–0 | Norwich City | Premier League |
02 Dec 2012 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Sunderland | Premier League |
17 Mar 2013 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Norwich City | Premier League |
21 Dec 2013 | Sunderland | 0–0 | Norwich City | Premier League |
22 Mar 2014 | Norwich City | 2–0 | Sunderland | Premier League |
15 Aug 2015 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Norwich City | Premier League |
16 Apr 2016 | Norwich City | 0-3 | Sunderland | Premier League |
References
- ↑ Scott Wilson (24 August 2009). "Sunderland enjoy Carrow Road stroll". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "Football League Division One /1984/85 /all teams /results". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.eastlife.co.uk/east-anglian-luck-football-round-up
- ↑ "Norwich City v Sunderland, 24 August 2009". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Football's most pointless awards". Retrieved 6 January 2015.