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Sunderland
2019–20 season
Chairman Stewart Donald
Manager Jack Ross
(until 8 October) [1]
Phil Parkinson
(from 17 October) [2]
Stadium Stadium of Light
League One8th (on PPG)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFourth round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Maguire (10)
All: Chris Maguire (11)
Highest home attendance33,821 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
Lowest home attendance6,952 (vs. Grimsby Town)
Average home league attendance30,169
←  2018–19
2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Sunderland A.F.C. season was the club's 141st season in existence, and their second consecutive season in the third tier of English football, after relegation from the Championship in the 2017–18 season. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on 9 June, clubs voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played behind closed doors. [3]

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jon McLaughlin Scotland GK 36 2020 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 65 0
16 Lee Burge England GK 31 2021 England Coventry City 3 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 23 2020 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin Northern Ireland RB 32 2021 England Millwall 11 0
3 Joel Lynch Wales CB 36 2020 England Queens Park Rangers 2 0
4 Jordan Willis England CB 29 2021 England Coventry City 11 1
5 Alim Öztürk Turkey CB 31 2020 Turkey Boluspor 28 0
12 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 32 2020 England Burton Albion 47 2
20 Declan John Wales LB 28 2020 Wales Swansea City (loan) 0 0
26 Bailey Wright Australia CB 31 2020 England Bristol City (loan) 0 0
33 Denver Hume England LB 25 2021 Academy 21 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power England CM 30 2021 England Wigan Athletic 52 6
7 Chris Maguire Scotland RW 35 2020 England Bury 54 13
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 28 2022 Academy 100 12
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 29 2020 England Wycombe Wanderers 62 6
14 Duncan Watmore England RW 30 2020 England Altrincham 66 6
17 Elliot Embleton England CM 25 2021 Academy 8 0
18 George Dobson England CM 26 2022 England Walsall 11 0
21 Ethan Robson England CM 27 2020 Academy 14 1
23 Grant Leadbitter England CM 38 2021 England Middlesbrough 149 11
28 Josh Scowen England CM 31 2022 England Queens Park Rangers 0 0
35 Ruben Sammut Scotland DM 26 2020 England Chelsea 0 0
37 Bali Mumba England CM 22 2021 Academy 9 0
Forwards
8 Kyle Lafferty Northern Ireland ST 36 2020 Norway Sarpsborg 08 0 0
9 Charlie Wyke England ST 31 2021 England Bradford City 39 7
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 32 2022 England Wigan Athletic 33 5
31 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 24 2020 Sweden IK Sirius 9 2
42 Antoine Semenyo England ST 24 2020 England Bristol City (loan) 0 0

Pre-season friendlies

As of 12 June 2019 Sunderland has announced three preseason friendlies against South Shields, Benfica B, and Belenenses. [4] [5]

11 July 2019 Friendly South Shields 0–2 Sunderland South Shields
19:30 BST Report Robson 13'
O'Nien 53'
Stadium: Mariners Park
18 July 2019 Friendly Benfica B Portugal 0–0 Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
19:30 WEST Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
20 July 2019 Friendly Belenenses Portugal 1–0 Sunderland Albufeira, Portugal
19:30 BST Calila 57' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
27 July 2019 Friendly Sunderland 0–1 Netherlands Heerenveen Sunderland
19:00 BST Report Faik 69' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 6,645

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 +24 60 1.71 Qualification for League One play-offs [a]
5 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 +17 60 1.71
6 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 +13 60 1.71
7 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 +28 59 1.69
8 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 +16 59 1.64
9 Doncaster Rovers 34 15 9 10 51 33 +18 54 1.59
10 Gillingham 35 12 15 8 42 34 +8 51 1.46
11 Ipswich Town 36 14 10 12 46 36 +10 52 1.44
12 Burton Albion 35 12 12 11 50 50 0 48 1.37
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences [6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 16 11 9 48 32  +16 59 10 8 1 35 13  +22 6 3 8 13 19  −6

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: [ citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultDDWWWLWDDWLLWLWDLLDDWDWWWDWLWWWWDLDD
Position1315964654556108871011111215131396675765544557
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed. [7]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 BST Gooch 49' ( pen.), Yellow card 70' Report Fosu 14'
Mousinho Yellow card 56'
Rodriguez Yellow card 65'
Henry Yellow card 90+5'
Brannagan Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,498
Referee: Peter Wright
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sunderland Ipswich
15:00 BST Jackson Yellow card 6'
Garbutt 15'
Report Dobson Yellow card 61'
Gooch 64'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,051 (1,900 away fans)
Referee: Neil Hair
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Sunderland 2–1 Portsmouth Sunderland
12:30 BST Willis 27'
Maguire 39' Yellow card 86'
McGeady Yellow card 79'
Report Harness 22'
Burgess Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,140
Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 BST Camps 33' Report O'Nien Yellow card 13'
McGeady 28'
Wyke 56', Yellow card 67'
McLaughlin Yellow card 66'
Leadbitter Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 5,258 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: John Busby
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Sunderland 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire 8', 53', 79'
Power Yellow card 36'
Report Appiah 34', Yellow card 66' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,725
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Peterborough United 3–0 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 BST Maddison 36', 64'
Toney Yellow card 51'
Knight 52'
Report C. McLaughlin Yellow card 30'
Wyke Yellow card 57' Yellow-red card 77'
O'Nien Red card 71'
Power Yellow card 84'
Leadbitter Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 10,005 (3,200 away fans)
Referee: Craig Hicks
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) Sunderland v Burton Albion Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: The match was postponed on 28 August 2019, due to international call-ups. [8]
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Sunderland Accrington
15:00 BST Clark 5'
Alese Yellow card 83'
Report Gooch 7'
Leadbitter Yellow card 24'
McGeady 26'
McNulty 36'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 4,164 (2,600 away fans)
Referee: Lee Swabey
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 8 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 BST McNulty 1'
Dobson Yellow card 30'
C. McLaughlin Yellow card 41'
McGeady Yellow card 78'
Report Hastie 66' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,078
Referee: Ben Toner
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 9 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Sunderland Bolton
15:00 BST Hobbs 50'
Chicksen Yellow card 56'
Buckley Yellow card 80'
Report Hume Yellow card 16'
McGeady Yellow card 23', 90+2' ( pen.)
Power Yellow card 86'
Flanagan Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,026 (5,000 away fans)
Referee: Ollie Yates
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 10 Sunderland 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 BST O'Nien Yellow card 13', 28'
Power 24', Yellow card 45+1'
Maguire Yellow card 52'
Report Kasumu Yellow card 45+1'
Williams 55'
Martin Yellow card 65'
Lewington Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,954
Referee: Paul Marsden
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11 Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 BST J. McLaughlin 18' ( o.g.)
Shackell Yellow card 28'
Andrade Yellow card 45+1'
Walker 59'
Morrell Yellow card 71'
Report Maguire Yellow card 12'
Lynch Yellow card 26'
C. McLaughlin Yellow card 42'
McGeady Yellow card 90+1'
Wyke Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 10,264 (2,000 away fans)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) Sunderland v Fleetwood Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 2 October 2019, the match was postponed due to international call-ups. [9]
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Sunderland High Wycombe
15:00 BST Charles 29'
Wheeler Yellow card 90+1'
Report McGeady Yellow card 82' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,395 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) 13 Sunderland 5–0 Tranmere Rovers Sunderland
17:45 BST Dobson Yellow card 10'
Watmore 24'
Maguire 26'
Gooch 39'
Grigg 83'
O'Nien 90'
Ray Yellow card 25'
Payne Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,551
Referee: Carl Boyeson
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Cummings 22'
Norburn Yellow card 34'
Report Lynch Yellow card 34'
Dobson Yellow card 59'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 8,117 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Sunderland 1–0 Southend United Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien 20'
C. McLaughlin Yellow card 84'
O'Nien Yellow card 90+1'
Hopper Yellow card 73' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,407
Referee: Trevor Kettle
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) P Bristol Rovers v Sunderland Horfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups. [10]
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 16 Sunderland 1–1 Coventry City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Mbunga-Kimpioka 90'
McGeady Yellow card 90+4'
Report Hyam 26'
Dabo Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,809
Referee: Scott Oldham
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 17 Sunderland 1–2 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 GMT McGeady 19' ( pen.)
Power Yellow card 29'
Report Edwards 20'
Quinn Yellow card 50'
Sarkic Yellow card 56'
Boyce 68'
Daniel Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,538
Referee: Robert Lewis
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18 Gillingham 1–0 Sunderland Gillingham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19 Sunderland 1–1 Blackpool Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 37'
Dobson Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 74'
Flanagan Yellow card 59'
Report Virtue 4'
Gnanduillet Yellow card 45+3'
Tilt Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,595
Referee: Ollie Yates
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 20 Sunderland 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Flanagan Yellow card 44'
Hume Yellow card 89'
Report Emmanuel Yellow card 19'
Lowe Yellow card 21'
Darcy Yellow card 64'
Bridcutt Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,821
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 21 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Sunderland Doncaster
15:00 GMT Taylor 40'
John Yellow card 74'
Report Gooch 6' Yellow card 55'
Lynch Yellow card 34'
Maguire 61' Yellow card 90+1'
Ozturk Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 12,432 (4,100 away fans)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 22 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Evans 13' ( pen.)
Sowerby Yellow card 71'
Cairns Yellow card 82'
Report Willis Yellow card 65'
Dobson Yellow card 76'
Maguire 86' ( pen.)
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,011 (1,100 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 23 Sunderland 3–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Flanagan 19'
Bostwick 23' ( o.g.)
Gooch 29'
O'Nien Yellow card 88'
Report Hesketh Yellow card 60'
Walker 66'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,748
Referee: Leigh Doughty
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 24 Sunderland 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 6'
Hume 16'
Maguire 21' ( pen.), 78' Yellow card 21'
Lynch Yellow card 71'
Report Stewart Yellow card 20' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,331
Referee: Andy Davies
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 25 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Sunderland Denbigh
15:00 GMT Kasumu Yellow card 18'
Healey Yellow card 89'
Report Dobson Yellow card 26'
Öztürk Yellow card 68'
Gooch 79' Yellow card 80'
Maguire Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 13,327 (4,500 away fans)
Referee: Ben Toner
24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) 26 Sunderland 0–0 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wyke Yellow card 42'
Öztürk Yellow card 73'
Report Halliday Yellow card 66' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,251
Referee: James Adcock
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) 27 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Birkenhead
19:45 GMT Monthé Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 84'
Wilson Yellow card 77'
Jennings Yellow card 90'
Report Dobson Yellow card 24'
Lynch Yellow card 48'
Wyke 60'
Maguire Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,850 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Antony Coggins
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 28 Portsmouth 2–0 Sunderland Milton
15:00 GMT Burgess 25'
Seddon Yellow card 45+1'
Bolton 52'
Raggett Yellow card 71'
Report Gooch Yellow card 45+1'
Dobson Yellow card 70'
Semenyo Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,531 (2,200 away fans)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 29 Sunderland 1–0 Ipswich Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien Yellow card 21'
Flanagan Yellow card 75'
Maguire 81'
Report Downes Yellow card 23'
Chambers Yellow card 54'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,726
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 30 Sunderland 3–0 Rochdale Sunderland
19:45 GMT Gooch 11'
O'Connell (o.g.) 15'
Gooch 32'
Report Henderson Yellow card 24' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,401
Referee: Graham Salisbury
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 31 Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Brannagan Yellow card 90+2' Report Willis 2' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,105 (1,800 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32 Sunderland 3–0 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch Yellow card 31' 71'
Ozturk Yellow card 58'
Wyke 73'
O'Nien 82'
Report Leahy Yellow card 8'
Craig Yellow card 55'
Ogogo Red card 59'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,541
Referee: Ben Toner
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 33 Sunderland 1–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Power Yellow card 14' 90+7'
Ozturk Yellow card 53'
Report McKay 5'
Madden Yellow card 78'
Coyle Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,255
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 34 Coventry City 1–0 Sunderland Bordesley
12:00 GMT Godden 2'
Maroši Yellow card 31'
Report Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 10,055 (3,500 away fans)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 GMT Öztürk Yellow card 42'
Lafferty 64', 83'
Report Graham Yellow card 42'
Roberts Yellow card 43'
O'Keefe Yellow card 44'
Mandron 74', 90+6'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,872
Referee: Antony Coggins
10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) 36 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Sunderland Horfield
19:45 GMT Leahy Yellow card 30'
Clarke-Harris 39', 75' ( pen.)
Hargreaves Yellow card 45+1'
Clarke Yellow card 68'
Report Lafferty Yellow card 38'
Öztürk Yellow card 42'
Flanagan Yellow card 45+6'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,281 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Blackpool v Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Southend United v Sunderland Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Stadium: Roots Hall
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland Norbiton
15:00 BST Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Sunderland v Peterborough United Sunderland
13:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Burton Albion v Sunderland Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Sunderland v Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) Rotherham United v Sunderland Rotherham
15:00 BST Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12]

FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. [13]

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round Sunderland 1–1 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,892
Referee: Michael Salisbury
 19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay Gillingham 1–0 ( a.e.t.) Sunderland Gillingham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,561
Referee: Alan Young

EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June. [14] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches. [15] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports. [16] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019. [17]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Accrington Stanley 1–3 Sunderland Accrington
19:45 BST J. Maguire Yellow card 53'
Barclay Yellow card 58'
Bishop 61'
Report McNulty 17'
C. Maguire Yellow card 51'
McGeady 79'
Wyke 90+4'
Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,343
Referee: Darren Drysdale
28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round Burnley 1–3 Sunderland Burnley
19:45 BST Rodriguez 11' Report Grigg 35'
Flanagan 47'
Dobson 50'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7,445
Referee: Darren England
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round Sheffield United 0–1 Sunderland Sheffield
19:45 BST Fleck Yellow card 77' Report Power 9'
Maguire Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 11,675
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round Oxford United 1–1
(4–2 p)
Sunderland Oxford
19:45 GMT Hall 25' Report McNulty 78' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Steve Martin
Penalties
Henry soccer ball with check mark
Forde soccer ball with check mark
Fosu soccer ball with check mark
Mousinho soccer ball with check mark
Power soccer ball with check mark
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark
Grigg soccer ball with red X
McNulty soccer ball with red X

EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. [18]

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Leicester City U21 3 2 1 0 0 5 3 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Scunthorpe United 3 2 0 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3 L1 Sunderland 3 1 0 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4 L2 Grimsby Town 3 0 0 0 3 4 7 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group Game 1 Sunderland 3–2 Grimsby Town Sunderland
19:45 BST Watmore 68'
Dobson Yellow card 70'
McNulty 79'
Grigg 86'
Report Green 59'
Ogbu 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 6,952
Referee: Steve Martin
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Group Game 2 Sunderland 1–2 Leicester City U21 Sunderland
19:45 BST Maguire 14'
Leadbitter Yellow card 45+1'
McLaughlin Yellow card 49'
Report Hirst 50' ( pen.) Yellow card 78'
Dewsbury-Hall 53'
Benković Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,649
Referee: Ross Joyce
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group Game 3 Scunthorpe United 3–0 Sunderland Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT Novak 66' ( pen.), 90+1'
Eisa 88'
Report O'Nien Red card 65' Stadium: Glanford Park

Squad statistics

Top scorers

As of 16 February 2020
Rnk Pos No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 MF 7 Scotland Chris Maguire 10 0 0 1 11
2 MF 11 United States Lynden Gooch 9 0 0 0 9
3 MF 19 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 4 1 1 0 6
4 FW 9 England Charlie Wyke 4 0 1 0 5
FW 10 Scotland Marc McNulty 2 0 2 1 5
5 MF 13 England Luke O'Nien 3 0 0 0 3
FW 22 Northern Ireland Will Grigg 1 0 1 1 3
6 MF 6 England Max Power 1 0 1 0 2
DF 12 Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan 1 0 1 0 2
MF 14 England Duncan Watmore 1 0 0 1 2
7 DF 4 England Jordan Willis 1 0 0 0 1
MF 18 England George Dobson 0 0 1 0 1
FW 31 Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 1 0 0 0 1
DF 33 England Denver Hume 1 0 0 0 1
Total 37 1 8 5 51

Appearances and goals

As of 5 February 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland  SCO Jon McLaughlin 27 0 23+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Conor McLaughlin 20 0 12+2 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
3 DF Wales  WAL Joel Lynch 20 0 14+1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF England  ENG Jordan Willis 32 1 27 1 1 0 2 0 1+1 0
5 DF Turkey  TUR Alim Öztürk 19 0 15+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF England  ENG Max Power 30 2 22+1 1 2 0 3+1 1 1 0
7 MF Scotland  SCO Chris Maguire 33 10 20+7 9 2 0 2 0 1+1 1
8 FW Northern Ireland  NIR Kyle Lafferty 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England  ENG Charlie Wyke 23 5 16+4 4 0 0 1+2 1 0 0
11 MF United States  USA Lynden Gooch 25 8 21+1 8 0 0 2 0 0+1 0
12 DF Northern Ireland  NIR Tom Flanagan 14 2 8+2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
13 MF England  ENG Luke O'Nien 35 3 27 3 2 0 3+1 0 2 0
14 MF England  ENG Duncan Watmore 19 2 6+8 1 1+1 0 0 0 3 1
16 GK England  ENG Lee Burge 11 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF England  ENG Elliot Embleton 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF England  ENG George Dobson 29 1 19+3 0 1 0 2+2 1 2 0
20 DF Wales  WAL Declan John 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF England  ENG Ethan Robson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Northern Ireland  NIR Will Grigg 26 3 8+11 1 2 0 2+1 1 1+1 1
23 MF England  ENG Grant Leadbitter 20 0 11+3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
26 DF Australia  AUS Bailey Wright 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England  ENG Josh Scowen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland  SCO Cieran Dunne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England  ENG Jack Bainbridge 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Sweden  SWE Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 5 1 0+4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 GK Algeria  ALG Ahmed Abdelkader 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England  ENG Denver Hume 30 1 22+2 1 1 0 2+1 0 2 0
35 MF Scotland  SCO Ruben Sammut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England  ENG Bali Mumba 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 FW England  ENG Jack Diamond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England  ENG Brandon Taylor 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
41 FW Scotland  SCO Lee Connelly 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 FW England  ENG Antoine Semenyo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 GK England  ENG Anthony Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW England  ENG Cole Kiernan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
45 MF England  ENG Daniel Neil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
15 DF England  ENG Jack Baldwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland  IRL Aiden McGeady 21 6 13+2 4 1+1 1 1+1 1 1+1 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
8 MF Scotland  SCO Dylan McGeouch 12 0 5+3 0 0+1 0 2 0 1 0
10 FW Scotland  SCO Marc McNulty 21 4 7+8 2 0+1 0 2 2 3 0
28 DF Belgium  BEL Laurens De Bock 10 0 4+1 0 2 0 1 0 1+1 0

Disciplinary record

As of 5 February 2020
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Conor McLaughlin 5                 1     6  
3 DF Joel Lynch 5                       4  
4 DF Jordan Willis 1     1           1     3  
5 DF Alim Öztürk 4                       2  
6 MF Max Power 5               1     6  
7 MF Chris Maguire 7           2           7  
9 FW Charlie Wyke 4                       3
11 MF Lynden Gooch 5                       3  
12 DF Tom Flanagan 4                       4  
13 MF Luke O'Nien 4   1                 1 4   2
18 MF George Dobson 9                 1     7  
19 MF Aiden McGeady 6                       6  
23 MF Grant Leadbitter 3                 1     4  
28 DF Laurens De Bock       1                 1  
33 DF Denver Hume 2                       2  
41 FW Lee Connelly       1                 1  
42 FW Antoine Semenyo 1                       1  
Total 65 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 75 0 2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 RB Northern Ireland Conor McLaughlin England Millwall Free [19]
2 July 2019 GK Algeria Ahmed Abdelkader Cyprus ENAD Polis Chrysochous Free [20]
3 July 2019 GK England Lee Burge England Coventry City Free [21]
4 July 2019 CM Scotland Ruben Sammut England Chelsea Free [22]
4 July 2019 CB England Michael Collins England Everton Free [22]
13 July 2019 CB England Jordan Willis England Coventry City Free [23]
25 July 2019 CM England George Dobson England Walsall Undisclosed [24]
23 August 2019 LM Scotland Cieran Dunne Scotland Falkirk Free [25]
26 August 2019 CB Wales Joel Lynch England Queens Park Rangers Free [26]
2 September 2019 CM England Nathan Greenwood England Seaham Red Star Free [27]
10 January 2020 CF Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Norway Sarpsborg 08 Free [28]
27 January 2020 CM England Josh Scowen England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [29]
21 February 2020 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith United States Colorado Rapids Free [30]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
24 July 2019 ST Scotland Marc McNulty England Reading 31 January 2020 [31] [32]
2 September 2019 LB Belgium Laurens De Bock England Leeds United 1 January 2020 [33] [34] [35]
21 January 2020 CB Australia Bailey Wright England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [36]
31 January 2020 LB Wales Declan John Wales Swansea City 30 June 2020 [37]
31 January 2020 LW England Antoine Semenyo England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [38]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
20 August 2019 DM England Jordan Hunter England South Shields 30 June 2020 [39] [40]
22 August 2019 CF Scotland Lee Connelly England South Shields September 2019 [41]
2 September 2019 CB England Jack Baldwin England Salford City June 2020 [42]
2 September 2019 CF England Jack Diamond England Harrogate Town 30 June 2020 [43] [44]
2 September 2019 CM England Ethan Robson England Grimsby Town January 2020 [45]
18 October 2019 CM England Jake Hackett England Whitby Town 4 January 2020 [46] [47]
10 January 2020 CF Scotland Lee Connelly Scotland Alloa Athletic 30 June 2020 [48]
31 January 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady England Charlton Athletic 30 June 2020 [49]
5 March 2020 DM England Bali Mumba England South Shields 30 June 2020 [50]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 DM England Lee Cattermole Netherlands VVV-Venlo Mutual consent [51] [52]
1 July 2019 LB England Reece James England Doncaster Rovers Undisclosed [53]
1 July 2019 GK England Max Johnstone Scotland St Johnstone Released [54] [55]
1 July 2019 CB Ivory Coast Lamine Koné France Strasbourg Undisclosed [56]
1 July 2019 RB Wales Adam Matthews England Charlton Athletic Released [54] [57]
1 July 2019 AM England Luke Molyneux England Hartlepool United Released [54] [58]
1 July 2019 GK Netherlands Robbin Ruiter Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Released [54] [59]
1 July 2019 CF Scotland Connor Shields England Aldershot Town Released [54] [60]
1 July 2019 CB England Alex Storey England Sunderland RCA Released [54] [61]
1 July 2019 GK Poland Max Stryjek England Eastleigh Released [54] [62]
1 July 2019 CB Australia Jacob Young Germany Hoffenheim Undisclosed [63]
11 July 2019 RB Scotland Donald Love England Shrewsbury Town Mutual consent [64] [65]
29 July 2019 LB Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo Denmark FC Copenhagen Undisclosed [66]
2 August 2019 AM England George Honeyman England Hull City Undisclosed [67]
17 August 2019 CB France Rayed Derbali Tunisia CA Bizertin Undisclosed [68]
22 August 2019 CB Netherlands Glenn Loovens Free agent Released [69]
7 January 2020 CM Scotland Dylan McGeouch Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed [70]
11 March 2020 LB France Williams Kokolo England Middlesbrough Free transfer [71]

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