2019–20 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
2019–20 season
Chairman
ManagerJack Ross
(until 8 October)[1]
Phil Parkinson
(from 17 October)[2]
StadiumStadium 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
Away colours

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 34 2020 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 65 0
16 Lee Burge England GK 28 2021 England Coventry City 3 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 21 2020 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin Northern Ireland RB 30 2021 England Millwall 11 0
3 Joel Lynch Wales CB 33 2020 England Queens Park Rangers 2 0
4 Jordan Willis England CB 27 2021 England Coventry City 11 1
5 Alim Öztürk Turkey CB 28 2020 Turkey Boluspor 28 0
12 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 29 2020 England Burton Albion 47 2
20 Declan John Wales LB 26 2020 Wales Swansea City (loan) 0 0
26 Bailey Wright Australia CB 28 2020 England Bristol City (loan) 0 0
33 Denver Hume England LB 23 2021 Academy 21 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power England CM 28 2021 England Wigan Athletic 52 6
7 Chris Maguire Scotland RW 32 2020 England Bury 54 13
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 25 2022 Academy 100 12
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 26 2020 England Wycombe Wanderers 62 6
14 Duncan Watmore England RW 27 2020 England Altrincham 66 6
17 Elliot Embleton England CM 22 2021 Academy 8 0
18 George Dobson England CM 23 2022 England Walsall 11 0
21 Ethan Robson England CM 24 2020 Academy 14 1
23 Grant Leadbitter England CM 35 2021 England Middlesbrough 149 11
28 Josh Scowen England CM 28 2022 England Queens Park Rangers 0 0
35 Ruben Sammut Scotland DM 23 2020 England Chelsea 0 0
37 Bali Mumba England CM 19 2021 Academy 9 0
Forwards
8 Kyle Lafferty Northern Ireland ST 34 2020 Norway Sarpsborg 08 0 0
9 Charlie Wyke England ST 28 2021 England Bradford City 39 7
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 30 2022 England Wigan Athletic 33 5
31 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 21 2020 Sweden IK Sirius 9 2
42 Antoine Semenyo England ST 21 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 Goal 13'
O'Nien Goal 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 Goal 57' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
27 July 2019 Friendly Sunderland 0–1 Netherlands Heerenveen Sunderland
19:00 BST Report Faik Goal 69' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 6,645

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2019–20 EFL 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 Goal 49' (pen.), Yellow card 70' Report Fosu Goal 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 Goal 15'		 Report Dobson Yellow card 61'
Gooch Goal 64'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 24,051
Referee: Neil Hair
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Sunderland 2–1 Portsmouth Sunderland
12:30 BST Willis Goal 27'
Maguire Goal 39' Yellow card 86'
McGeady Yellow card 79'		 Report Harness Goal 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 Goal 33' Report O'Nien Yellow card 13'
McGeady Goal 28'
Wyke Goal 56', Yellow card 67'
McLaughlin Yellow card 66'
Leadbitter Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Referee: John Busby
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Sunderland 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire Goal 8', 53', 79'
Power Yellow card 36'		 Report Appiah Goal 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 Goal 36', 64'
Toney Yellow card 51'
Knight Goal 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
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 Goal 5'
Alese Yellow card 83'		 Report Gooch Goal 7'
Leadbitter Yellow card 24'
McGeady Goal 26'
McNulty Goal 36'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 4,164
Referee: Lee Swabey
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 8 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
19:45 BST McNulty Goal 1'
Dobson Yellow card 30'
C. McLaughlin Yellow card 41'
McGeady Yellow card 78'		 Report Hastie Goal 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 Goal 50'
Chicksen Yellow card 56'
Buckley Yellow card 80'		 Report Hume Yellow card 16'
McGeady Yellow card 23', Goal 90+2' (pen.)
Power Yellow card 86'
Flanagan Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 12,026
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', Goal 28'
Power Goal 24', Yellow card 45+1'
Maguire Yellow card 52'		 Report Kasumu Yellow card 45+1'
Williams Goal 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 Goal 18' (o.g.)
Shackell Yellow card 28'
Andrade Yellow card 45+1'
Walker Goal 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
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 Goal 29'
Wheeler Yellow card 90+1'		 Report McGeady Yellow card 82' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,395
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) 13 Sunderland 5–0 Tranmere Rovers Sunderland
17:45 BST Dobson Yellow card 10'
Watmore Goal 24'
Maguire Goal 26'
Gooch Goal 39'
Grigg Goal 83'
O'Nien Goal 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 Goal 22'
Norburn Yellow card 34'		 Report Lynch Yellow card 34'
Dobson Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 8,117
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15 Sunderland 1–0 Southend United Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien Goal 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 Goal 90'
McGeady Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Hyam Goal 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 Goal 19' (pen.)
Power Yellow card 29'		 Report Edwards Goal 20'
Quinn Yellow card 50'
Sarkic Yellow card 56'
Boyce Goal 68'
Daniel Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
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 Goal 37'
Dobson Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 74'
Flanagan Yellow card 59'		 Report Virtue Goal 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 Goal 40'
John Yellow card 74'		 Report Gooch Goal 6' Yellow card 55'
Lynch Yellow card 34'
Maguire Goal 61' Yellow card 90+1'
Ozturk Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 12,432
Referee: Carl Boyeson
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 22 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Evans Goal 13' (pen.)
Sowerby Yellow card 71'
Cairns Yellow card 82'		 Report Willis Yellow card 65'
Dobson Yellow card 76'
Maguire Goal 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,011
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 23 Sunderland 3–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Flanagan Goal 19'
Bostwick Goal 23' (o.g.)
Gooch Goal 29'
O'Nien Yellow card 88'		 Report Hesketh Yellow card 60'
Walker Goal 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 Goal 6'
Hume Goal 16'
Maguire Goal 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 Goal 79' Yellow card 80'
Maguire Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 13,327
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 Goal 60'
Maguire Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Referee: Antony Coggins
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 28 Portsmouth 2–0 Sunderland Milton
15:00 GMT Burgess Goal 25'
Seddon Yellow card 45+1'
Bolton Goal 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
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 Goal 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 Goal 11'
O'Connell (o.g.) Goal 15'
Gooch Goal 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 Goal 2' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,105
Referee: Kevin Johnson
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32 Sunderland 3–0 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Gooch Yellow card 31' Goal 71'
Ozturk Yellow card 58'
Wyke Goal 73'
O'Nien Goal 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' Goal 90+7'
Ozturk Yellow card 53'		 Report McKay Goal 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 Goal 2'
Maroši Yellow card 31'		 Report Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Attendance: 10,055
Referee: Michael Salisbury
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
15:00 GMT Öztürk Yellow card 42'
Lafferty Goal 64', 83'		 Report Graham Yellow card 42'
Roberts Yellow card 43'
O'Keefe Yellow card 44'
Mandron Goal 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 Goal 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
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[]

Main article: 2019–20 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
  • McGeady Goal 15'
  • Willis Yellow card 42'
  • O'Nien Yellow card 90+2'
 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[]

Main article: 2019–20 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 Goal 61'		 Report McNulty Goal 17'
C. Maguire Yellow card 51'
McGeady Goal 79'
Wyke Goal 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 Goal 11' Report Grigg Goal 35'
Flanagan Goal 47'
Dobson Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 25' Report McNulty Goal 78' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,108
Referee: Steve Martin
Penalties
Henry Penalty scored
Forde Penalty scored
Fosu Penalty scored
Mousinho Penalty scored		 Power Penalty scored
O'Nien Penalty scored
Grigg Penalty missed
McNulty Penalty missed

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2019–20 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 Goal 68'
Dobson Yellow card 70'
McNulty Goal 79'
Grigg Goal 86'		 Report Green Goal 59'
Ogbu Goal 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 Goal 14'
Leadbitter Yellow card 45+1'
McLaughlin Yellow card 49'		 Report Hirst Goal 50' (pen.) Yellow card 78'
Dewsbury-Hall Goal 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 Goal 66' (pen.), 90+1'
Eisa Goal 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 Jon McLaughlin 27 0 23+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF Northern Ireland Conor McLaughlin 20 0 12+2 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
3 DF Wales Joel Lynch 20 0 14+1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF England Jordan Willis 32 1 27 1 1 0 2 0 1+1 0
5 DF Turkey Alim Öztürk 19 0 15+1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
6 MF England Max Power 30 2 22+1 1 2 0 3+1 1 1 0
7 MF Scotland Chris Maguire 33 10 20+7 9 2 0 2 0 1+1 1
8 FW Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Charlie Wyke 23 5 16+4 4 0 0 1+2 1 0 0
11 MF United States Lynden Gooch 25 8 21+1 8 0 0 2 0 0+1 0
12 DF Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan 14 2 8+2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
13 MF England Luke O'Nien 35 3 27 3 2 0 3+1 0 2 0
14 MF England Duncan Watmore 19 2 6+8 1 1+1 0 0 0 3 1
16 GK England Lee Burge 11 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
17 MF England Elliot Embleton 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF England George Dobson 29 1 19+3 0 1 0 2+2 1 2 0
20 DF Wales Declan John 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF England Ethan Robson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Northern Ireland Will Grigg 26 3 8+11 1 2 0 2+1 1 1+1 1
23 MF England Grant Leadbitter 20 0 11+3 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
26 DF Australia Bailey Wright 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England Josh Scowen 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Scotland Cieran Dunne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England Jack Bainbridge 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 5 1 0+4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 GK Algeria Ahmed Abdelkader 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF England Denver Hume 30 1 22+2 1 1 0 2+1 0 2 0
35 MF Scotland Ruben Sammut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF England Bali Mumba 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 FW England Jack Diamond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF England Brandon Taylor 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
41 FW Scotland Lee Connelly 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 FW England Antoine Semenyo 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 GK England Anthony Patterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW England 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
45 MF England 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 Jack Baldwin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland 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 Dylan McGeouch 12 0 5+3 0 0+1 0 2 0 1 0
10 FW Scotland Marc McNulty 21 4 7+8 2 0+1 0 2 2 3 0
28 DF Belgium 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 EnglandAldershot 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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