| Top Division High Scorers 1946-2008 - Sunderland |
| 1 | Len Shackleton | 97 | 1947 | 1956 | 11 | Neil Martin | 38 | 1965 | 1967 | |
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| 2 | Richard Davis | 73 | 1946 | 1953 | 12 | Ken Chisholm | 34 | 1953 | 1955 | |
| 3 | Trevor Ford | 67 | 1950 | 1953 | 13 | John Robinson | 31 | 1946 | 1948 | |
| 4 | Charlie Fleming | 62 | 1954 | 1957 | 14 | Niall Quinn | 29 | 1996 | 2001 | |
| 5 | Kevin Phillips | 61 | 1999 | 2002 | 15 | Ivor Broadis | 25 | 1948 | 1950 | |
| 6 | Thomas Wright | 52 | 1948 | 1953 | 16 | Colin Suggett | 24 | 1966 | 1968 | |
| 7 | Gary Rowell | 48 | 1976 | 1983 | 17 | Nick Sharkey | 23 | 1964 | 1966 | |
| 8 | Billy Bingham | 45 | 1950 | 1957 | 18 | William Elliott | 22 | 1953 | 1957 | |
| 9 | Edward Purdon | 40 | 1953 | 1956 | 19 | Colin West | 21 | 1981 | 1984 | |
| 10 | George Mulhall | 39 | 1964 | 1968 | 20 | George Herd | 20 | 1964 | 1968 | |