Sunderland 2019–20 football season
Sunderland 2019–20 season Chairman Manager Jack Ross (until 8 October)[1] Phil Parkinson (from 17 October)[2] Stadium Stadium of Light League One 8th (on PPG) FA Cup First round EFL Cup Fourth round EFL Trophy Group stage Top goalscorer League: Chris Maguire (10) All: Chris Maguire (11) Highest home attendance 33,821 (vs. Bolton Wanderers ) Lowest home attendance 6,952 (vs. Grimsby Town ) Average home league attendance 30,169
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
GK
34
2020
Heart of Midlothian
65
0
16
Lee Burge
GK
28
2021
Coventry City
3
0
43
Anthony Patterson
GK
21
2020
Academy
0
0
Defenders
2
Conor McLaughlin
RB
30
2021
Millwall
11
0
3
Joel Lynch
CB
33
2020
Queens Park Rangers
2
0
4
Jordan Willis
CB
27
2021
Coventry City
11
1
5
Alim Öztürk
CB
28
2020
Boluspor
28
0
12
Tom Flanagan
CB
29
2020
Burton Albion
47
2
20
Declan John
LB
26
2020
Swansea City (loan)
0
0
26
Bailey Wright
CB
28
2020
Bristol City (loan)
0
0
33
Denver Hume
LB
23
2021
Academy
21
0
Midfielders
6
Max Power
CM
28
2021
Wigan Athletic
52
6
7
Chris Maguire
RW
32
2020
Bury
54
13
11
Lynden Gooch
AM
25
2022
Academy
100
12
13
Luke O'Nien
CM
26
2020
Wycombe Wanderers
62
6
14
Duncan Watmore
RW
27
2020
Altrincham
66
6
17
Elliot Embleton
CM
22
2021
Academy
8
0
18
George Dobson
CM
23
2022
Walsall
11
0
21
Ethan Robson
CM
24
2020
Academy
14
1
23
Grant Leadbitter
CM
35
2021
Middlesbrough
149
11
28
Josh Scowen
CM
28
2022
Queens Park Rangers
0
0
35
Ruben Sammut
DM
23
2020
Chelsea
0
0
37
Bali Mumba
CM
19
2021
Academy
9
0
Forwards
8
Kyle Lafferty
ST
34
2020
Sarpsborg 08
0
0
9
Charlie Wyke
ST
28
2021
Bradford City
39
7
22
Will Grigg
ST
30
2022
Wigan Athletic
33
5
31
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
ST
21
2020
IK Sirius
9
2
42
Antoine Semenyo
ST
21
2020
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]
Sunderland v Heerenveen
27 July 2019 Friendly Sunderland 0–1 Heerenveen show 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:
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 [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Ground H A H A H A A H A H A A H A H H H A H H A A H H A H A A H H A H H A H A Result D D W W W L W D D W L L W L W D L L D D W D W W W D W L W W W W D L D D Position 13 15 9 6 4 6 5 4 5 5 6 10 8 8 7 10 11 11 12 15 13 13 9 6 6 7 5 7 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 7
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]
Sunderland v Oxford United
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Gooch 49' (pen. ) , 70'
Report
Fosu 14' Mousinho 56' Rodriguez 65' Henry 90+5' Brannagan 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,498 Referee: Peter Wright
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10 ) 2 Ipswich Town 1–1 Sunderland show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Jackson 6' Garbutt 15'
Report
Dobson 61' Gooch 64'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,051 Referee: Neil Hair
Sunderland v Portsmouth
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17 ) 3 Sunderland 2–1 Portsmouth show Sunderland 12:30 BST
Willis 27' Maguire 39' 86' McGeady 79'
Report
Harness 22' Burgess 76'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,140 Referee: Michael Salisbury Note: Live on Sky Sports
Rochdale v Sunderland
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20 ) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland show Rochdale 19:45 BST
Camps 33'
Report
O'Nien 13' McGeady 28' Wyke 56' , 67' McLaughlin 66' Leadbitter 77'
Stadium: Portman Road Referee: John Busby
Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) 5 Sunderland 3–1 AFC Wimbledon show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Maguire 8' , 53' , 79' Power 36'
Report
Appiah 34' , 66'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,725 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Peterborough United v Sunderland
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Peterborough United 3–0 Sunderland show Peterborough 15:00 BST
Maddison 36' , 64' Toney 51' Knight 52'
Report
C. McLaughlin 30' Wyke 57' 77' O'Nien 71' Power 84' Leadbitter 89'
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,005 Referee: Craig Hicks
Sunderland v Burton Albion
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07 ) Sunderland v Burton Albion show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light Note: The match was postponed on 28 August 2019, due to international call-ups.[8]
Sunderland v Rotherham United
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17 ) 8 Sunderland 1–1 Rotherham United show Sunderland 19:45 BST
McNulty 1' Dobson 30' C. McLaughlin 41' McGeady 78'
Report
Hastie 66'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,078 Referee: Ben Toner
Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland
Sunderland v Milton Keynes Dons
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 10 Sunderland 2–1 Milton Keynes Dons show Sunderland 15:00 BST
O'Nien 13' , 28' Power 24' , 45+1' Maguire 52'
Report
Kasumu 45+1' Williams 55' Martin 65' Lewington 90'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,954 Referee: Paul Marsden
Lincoln City v Sunderland
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12 ) Sunderland v Fleetwood Town show Sunderland 15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light Note: On 2 October 2019, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[9]
Wycombe Wanderers v Sunderland
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19 ) 12 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Sunderland show High Wycombe 15:00 BST
Charles 29' Wheeler 90+1'
Report
McGeady 82'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,395 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Sunderland v Tranmere Rovers
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21 ) 13 Sunderland 5–0 Tranmere Rovers show Sunderland 17:45 BST
Dobson 10' Watmore 24' Maguire 26' Gooch 39' Grigg 83' O'Nien 90'
Ray 25' Payne 40'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,551 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland
Sunderland v Southend United
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02 ) 15 Sunderland 1–0 Southend United show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
O'Nien 20' C. McLaughlin 84' O'Nien 90+1'
Hopper 73'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,407 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Bristol Rovers v Sunderland
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16 ) P Bristol Rovers v Sunderland show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[10]
Sunderland v Coventry City
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23 ) 16 Sunderland 1–1 Coventry City show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Mbunga-Kimpioka 90' McGeady 90+4'
Report
Hyam 26' Dabo 78'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,809 Referee: Scott Oldham
Sunderland v Burton Albion
26 November 2019 (2019-11-26 ) 17 Sunderland 1–2 Burton Albion show Sunderland 19:45 GMT
McGeady 19' (pen. ) Power 29'
Report
Edwards 20' Quinn 50' Sarkic 56' Boyce 68' Daniel 86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Robert Lewis
Gillingham v Sunderland
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07 ) 18 Gillingham 1–0 Sunderland show Gillingham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26 ) 20 Sunderland 0–0 Bolton Wanderers show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Flanagan 44' Hume 89'
Report
Emmanuel 19' Lowe 21' Darcy 64' Bridcutt 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,821 Referee: Ross Joyce
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01 ) 22 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Evans 13' (pen. ) Sowerby 71' Cairns 82'
Report
Willis 65' Dobson 76' Maguire 86' (pen. )
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Sunderland v Lincoln City
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04 ) 23 Sunderland 3–1 Lincoln City show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Flanagan 19' Bostwick 23' (o.g. ) Gooch 29' O'Nien 88'
Report
Hesketh 60' Walker 66'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,748 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Sunderland v Wycombe Wanderers
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11 ) 24 Sunderland 4–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Wyke 6' Hume 16' Maguire 21' (pen. ) , 78' 21' Lynch 71'
Report
Stewart 20'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,331 Referee: Andy Davies
Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18 ) 25 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Sunderland show Denbigh 15:00 GMT
Kasumu 18' Healey 89'
Report
Dobson 26' Öztürk 68' Gooch 79' 80' Maguire 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 13,327 Referee: Ben Toner
Tranmere Rovers v Sunderland
29 January 2020 (2020-01-29 ) 27 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Sunderland show Birkenhead 19:45 GMT
Monthé 74' 84' Wilson 77' Jennings 90'
Report
Dobson 24' Lynch 48' Wyke 60' Maguire 88'
Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Antony Coggins
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08 ) 29 Sunderland 1–0 Ipswich Town show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
O'Nien 21' Flanagan 75' Maguire 81'
Report
Downes 23' Chambers 54'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,726 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Oxford United v Sunderland
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15 ) 31 Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Brannagan 90+2'
Report
Willis 2'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,105 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Sunderland v Bristol Rovers
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22 ) 32 Sunderland 3–0 Bristol Rovers show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Gooch 31' 71' Ozturk 58' Wyke 73' O'Nien 82'
Report
Leahy 8' Craig 55' Ogogo 59'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,541 Referee: Ben Toner
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25 ) 33 Sunderland 1–1 Fleetwood Town show Sunderland 19:45 GMT
Power 14' 90+7' Ozturk 53'
Report
McKay 5' Madden 78' Coyle 80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,255 Referee: Scott Oldham
Coventry City v Sunderland
Sunderland v Gillingham
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07 ) 35 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Öztürk 42' Lafferty 64' , 83'
Report
Graham 42' Roberts 43' O'Keefe 44' Mandron 74' , 90+6'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,872 Referee: Antony Coggins
Bristol Rovers v Sunderland
10 March 2020 (2020-03-10 ) 36 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Sunderland show Horfield 19:45 GMT
Leahy 30' Clarke-Harris 39' , 75' (pen. ) Hargreaves 45+1' Clarke 68'
Report
Lafferty 38' Öztürk 42' Flanagan 45+6'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Charles Breakspear
Blackpool v Sunderland
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Blackpool v Sunderland show Blackpool 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[11]
Southend United v Sunderland
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Southend United v Sunderland show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Roots Hall Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[11]
Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town show 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]
AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland show 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]
Sunderland v Peterborough United
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Sunderland v Peterborough United show 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]
Burton Albion v Sunderland
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Burton Albion v Sunderland show 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]
Sunderland v Accrington Stanley
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Sunderland v Accrington Stanley show 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]
Rotherham United v Sunderland
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03 ) Rotherham United v Sunderland show 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]
Sunderland v Gillingham
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09 ) First round Sunderland 1–1 Gillingham show Sunderland 13:00 GMT
McGeady 15'
Willis 42'
O'Nien 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 7,892 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Gillingham v Sunderland
19 November 2019 (2019-11-19 ) First round replay Gillingham 1–0 (a.e.t. ) Sunderland show 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]
Sheffield United v Sunderland
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25 ) Third round Sheffield United 0–1 Sunderland show Sheffield 19:45 BST
Fleck 77'
Report
Power 9' Maguire 90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,675 Referee: Tim Robinson
Oxford United v Sunderland
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
Sunderland v Grimsby Town
8 October 2019 (2019-10-08 ) Group Game 1 Sunderland 3–2 Grimsby Town show Sunderland 19:45 BST
Watmore 68' Dobson 70' McNulty 79' Grigg 86'
Report
Green 59' Ogbu 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 6,952 Referee: Steve Martin
Scunthorpe United v Sunderland
Squad statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
As of 16 February 2020
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 5 February 2020
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 5 February 2020
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
References [ ]
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