The Lads will kick off their pre-season campaign ahead of the 2026-27 season on 18 July against National League champions York City at the LNER Stadium.
The two sides have faced each other a total of 14 times, with the first meeting resulting in a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup in January 1956. They first met in the league in 1974, in Division Two, with Sunderland recording a 2-1 victory at Roker Park.
We last faced the Minstermen in a League Cup fixture in 1998, with Sunderland again running out 2-1 winners.
York City won the National League **** le on the final day of the 2025-26 season via a 113th-minute equaliser against Rochdale. Both sides will be aiming to start pre-season strongly and get vital minutes into the legs after a long off-season, so it will be intriguing to see how York City line up from a Sunderland perspective.
We must watch out for prolific target man Ollie Pearce, who scored 35 goals for York in 2025-26 and has netted 68 times for the Minstermen over the last two years.
The two sides have faced each other a total of 14 times, with the first meeting resulting in a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup in January 1956. They first met in the league in 1974, in Division Two, with Sunderland recording a 2-1 victory at Roker Park.
We last faced the Minstermen in a League Cup fixture in 1998, with Sunderland again running out 2-1 winners.
York City won the National League **** le on the final day of the 2025-26 season via a 113th-minute equaliser against Rochdale. Both sides will be aiming to start pre-season strongly and get vital minutes into the legs after a long off-season, so it will be intriguing to see how York City line up from a Sunderland perspective.
We must watch out for prolific target man Ollie Pearce, who scored 35 goals for York in 2025-26 and has netted 68 times for the Minstermen over the last two years.
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