2020–21 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Sunderland
2020–21 season
OwnerStewart Donald
(until 18 February)
Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
(from 18 February)[1]
Head CoachPhil Parkinson
(until 29 November)[2]
Lee Johnson
(from 5 December)[3]
StadiumStadium of Light
League One4th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Charlie Wyke (26)
All: Charlie Wyke (31)
Average home league attendance0
Away colours

The 2020–21 season was Sunderland's 142nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One. Along with League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

The club finished fourth in the league and would miss out on promotion after losing 3–2 on aggregate to Lincoln City in the play-off semi final. They were winners of the EFL Trophy, beating Tranmere Rovers 1–0 in the final, in the club's first win at Wembley since 1973.

First team squad[]

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Lee Burge England GK 28 2021 England Coventry City 22 0
20 Remi Matthews England GK 27 2021 England Bolton Wanderers 6 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 21 2021 Academy 1 0
51 England GK 18 2024 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin Northern Ireland RB 30 2021 England Millwall 30 0
3 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 30 2022 England Burton Albion 76 4
4 Jordan Willis England CB 27 2021 England Coventry City 50 2
5 Bailey Wright Australia CB 29 2022 England Bristol City 20 1
16 Dion Sanderson England CB 22 2021 England Wolves (loan) 3 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli Kosovo CB 23 2022 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
25 Callum McFadzean Scotland LB 27 2021 England Plymouth Argyle 3 0
33 Denver Hume England LB 23 2021 Academy 64 2
35 Ollie Younger England CB 22 2021 England Burnley 1 0
40 Brandon Taylor England CB 22 2021 Academy 6 0
54 Patrick Almond Scotland CB 17 2021 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power England CM 28 2021 England Wigan Athletic 98 9
7 Chris Maguire Scotland AM 32 2021 England Bury 98 25
8 George Dobson England CM 24 2022 England Walsall 44 2
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 26 2022 Academy 136 21
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 27 2021 England Wycombe Wanderers 109 10
14 Josh Scowen England CM 28 2022 England Queens Park Rangers 17 1
17 Elliot Embleton England AM 22 2021 Academy 12 0
21 Jack Diamond England RW 21 2024 Academy 9 1
23 Grant Leadbitter England CM 35 2021 England Middlesbrough 165 14
24 Dan Neil England CM 20 2022 Academy 4 0
26 Carl Winchester Northern Ireland CM 28 2023 England Forest Green Rovers 1 0
28 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland LW 35 2020 England Everton 86 22
29 Cieran Dunne Scotland LW 21 2021 Scotland Falkirk 1 0
34 Jake Hackett England CM 21 2022 Academy 3 0
36 England DM 21 2021 England West Bromwich Albion 1 0
38 England LW 20 2021 England Burnley 1 0
39 England AM 21 2021 England Middlesbrough 0 0
42 Josh Hawkes England AM 22 2022 England Hartlepool United 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke England ST 29 2021 England Bradford City 77 19
10 Aiden O'Brien Republic of Ireland ST 28 2022 England Millwall 12 1
12 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 21 2021 Sweden IK Sirius 14 3
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 30 2022 England Wigan Athletic 56 8
27 Jordan Jones Northern Ireland LW 27 2021 Scotland Rangers (loan) 10 2
31 Ross Stewart Scotland ST 25 2023 Scotland Ross County 1 1
46 Mitchell Curry England ST 22 2021 England Middlesbrough 0 0

Transfers[]

Main articles: List of English football transfers summer 2020 and List of English football transfers winter 2020–21

Transfers in[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Aiden O'Brien England Millwall Free transfer [4]
2 August 2020 CB Australia Bailey Wright England Bristol City Free transfer [5]
15 August 2020 DF Wales Bobby Beaumont Wales Wrexham Free transfer [6]
15 August 2020 DM England Sam Wilding England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [6]
15 August 2020 LW England Vinnie Steels England Burnley Free transfer [6]
21 August 2020 CB England Morgan Feeney England Everton Free transfer [7]
21 August 2020 GK England Remi Matthews England Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [8]
28 August 2020 RB England Kenton Richardson England Hartlepool United Free transfer [9]
1 September 2020 CF England Will Harris England Burnley Free transfer [10]
4 September 2020 CB Kosovo Arbenit Xhemajli Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Free transfer [11]
7 September 2020 CF England Danny Graham England Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [12]
9 September 2020 AM England Stephen Wearne England Middlesbrough Free transfer [13]
15 September 2020 AM England Josh Hawkes England Hartlepool United Undisclosed [14]
16 September 2020 CF England Mitchell Curry England Middlesbrough Free transfer [15]
16 September 2020 CB England Ollie Younger England Burnley Free transfer [15]
21 October 2020 LM Scotland Callum McFadzean England Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [16]
10 January 2021 CM Northern Ireland Carl Winchester England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [17]
31 January 2021 CF Scotland Ross Stewart Scotland Ross County Undisclosed [18]

Loans in[]

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
16 October 2020 CB England Dion Sanderson England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [19]
29 January 2021 LW Northern Ireland Jordan Jones Scotland Rangers End of season [20]
29 January 2021 LB England Jake Vokins England Southampton End of season [21]

Loans out[]

Date from Pos. Nat. Nam To Date until Ref.
29 September 2020 CF Scotland Lee Connelly Scotland Alloa Athletic End of season [22]
22 January 2021 DM England George Dobson England AFC Wimbledon End of season [23]
1 February 2021 CM England Elliot Embleton England Blackpool End of season [24]
2 February 2021 CF Northern Ireland Will Grigg England Milton Keynes Dons End of season [25]
27 March 2021 CF Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka England Torquay United End of season [26]

Transfers out[]

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 GK France Ahmed Abdelkader Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB England Jack Bainbridge England Southport Released [27][28]
1 July 2020 CB England Jack Baldwin England Bristol Rovers Released [29][30]
1 July 2020 GK England Adam Cameron England Whickham F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB England Michael Collins Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 FW France Lilyan Compper Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Jack Connolly Republic of Ireland Cabinteely Released [27][31]
1 July 2020 CB Faroe Islands Andrias Edmundsson Spain Águilas Released [27][32]
1 July 2020 DM England Kane Evans England Newcastle Benfield F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 RB England Owen Gamble England York City Released [27][33]
1 July 2020 MF England Nathan Greenwood Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 RW England Ryan Leonard England Sunderland RCA Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB Wales Joel Lynch Unattached Released [29]
1 July 2020 CF Northern Ireland Kyle Lafferty Italy Reggina Released [34][35]
1 July 2020 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin Scotland Rangers Free transfer [36]
1 July 2020 LB Scotland Liam Miller Unattached Released [27]
1 July 2020 GK Scotland Jack Newman Scotland Dundee United Released [27][37]
1 July 2020 CB England Harry Ord England Pickering Town Released [27][38]
1 July 2020 CM England Ethan Robson England Blackpool Released [29][39]
1 July 2020 DM Scotland Ruben Sammut England Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 CF England Connor Slack England Esh Winning F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 CB New Zealand Tommy Smith England Colchester United Released [40][41]
1 July 2020 RB England Tom Smith England Whitley Bay F.C. Released [27]
1 July 2020 RW England Duncan Watmore England Middlesbrough Released [29][42]
1 July 2020 CB Turkey Alim Öztürk Turkey Ümraniyespor Released [29][43]
3 July 2020 CF Republic of Ireland Cole Kiernan England Middlesbrough Free transfer [44]
18 July 2020 CF England Joe Hugill England Manchester United Undisclosed [45]
18 July 2020 LB England Logan Pye England Manchester United Undisclosed [45]
27 July 2020 RB England Jordan Hunter England South Shields Free transfer [46]
27 July 2020 DM England Bali Mumba England Norwich City Undisclosed [47]
8 January 2021 MF England Jay Turner-Cooke England Newcastle United Undisclosed [48]
20 January 2021 CB England Morgan Feeney England Carlisle United Free transfer [49]
1 February 2021 ST England Danny Graham Retired Retired [50]

Pre-season friendlies[]

22 August 2020 Friendly Gateshead 1–3 Sunderland Gateshead
15:00 BST Goal 24' Report Maguire Goal 17'
Grigg Goal 70'
Scowen Goal 72'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
25 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke Goal 64', 80'
Maguire Goal 70'		 Report Alessandra Goal 52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
29 August 2020 Friendly Sunderland 1–0 Harrogate Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Grigg Goal 84' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light

Competitions[]

EFL League One[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Hull City (C, P) 46 27 8 11 80 38 +42 89 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Peterborough United (P) 46 26 9 11 83 46 +37 87
3 Blackpool (O, P) 46 23 11 12 60 37 +23 80 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 +28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 +19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 +21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 +14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 +14 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[51]
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 17 9 70 42  +28 77 9 8 6 32 25  +7 11 9 3 38 17  +21

Last updated: 1 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAAHHAH
ResultDWWDWWLDWWLDDDLWDDDWLWWDDLWWWDWWWWDWWDLLLDDLWD
Position1455455676668879891110897767766554443333333333434
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[52]

12 September 2020 1 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire Goal 82' Report Leahy Goal 3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
19 September 2020 2 Oxford United 0–2 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien Goal 47'
Gooch Goal 82'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Leadbitter Goal 81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 October 2020 4 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
17 October 2020 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sunderland Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Wyke Goal 37'
Maguire Goal 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
20 October 2020 6 Sunderland 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:00 GMT Offord Goal 45+1' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
24 October 2020 7 Sunderland 1–3 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke Goal 10' Report Harness Goal 7'
Marquis Goal 25', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
27 October 2020 8 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund Goal 25', 44' Report Wyke Goal 15'
Wright Goal 40'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: James Bell
31 October 2020 9 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Report Maguire Goal 84' (pen.)
Gooch Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
3 November 2020 10 Sunderland 2–1 Ipswich Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wyke Goal 8'
Leadbitter Goal 84' (pen.)		 Report Lankester Goal 38' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
14 November 2020 11 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Power Goal 12' Report Jerome Goal 16'
Fraser Goal 47' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
21 November 2020 12 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Sunderland Doncaster
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie Goal 90+3' Report Leadbitter Goal 43' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: John Busby
27 November 2020 13 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Connolly Goal 74' Report Wyke Goal 59' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 December 2020 14 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:00 GMT Power Goal 85' Report Edwards Yellow card 31'
Vernam Goal 60'
Gallacher Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
5 December 2020 15 Sunderland 0–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire Yellow card 90+1' Report Joseph Goal 16' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 December 2020 16 Lincoln City 0–4 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Montsma Yellow card 19' Report Leadbitter Goal 16 (pen)' Yellow card 90'
Wyke Goal 25', 72'
Diamond Yellow card 27' Goal 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspeare
15 December 2020 17 Sunderland 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wright Goal 62' Report Pigott Goal 42 (pen)'
Reilly Yellow card 49'
Longman Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
2 January 2021 18 Northampton Town 0–0 Sunderland Northampton
15:00 GMT Watson Yellow card 40' Report Wyke Yellow card 13'
Scowen Yellow card 44'
Maguire Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
9 January 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wright Yellow card 14'
McGeady Goal 21'		 Report Burke Goal 13'
Honeyman Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Rudoni Yellow card 27' Report Wyke Goal 7', 87', 90+1' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
19 January 2021 21 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
19:00 GMT Winchester Yellow card 28'
O'Brien Goal 51', Yellow card 54'		 Report Lewis Goal 11', Yellow card 46'
Edwards Goal 56'
Cooper Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
23 January 2021 22 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke Goal 18'
McGeady Yellow card 28'
Leadbitter Yellow card 76'		 Report Pierre Yellow card 74'
Vela Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
26 January 2021 23 Ipswich Town 0–1 Sunderland Ipswich
19:45 GMT Jackson Red card 10'
Ward Yellow card 70'
Dozzell Yellow card 82'		 Report Winchester Yellow card 40'
Wyke Goal 45+1'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 January 2021 24 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady Goal 6'
Leadbitter Penalty missed 43' Goal 43'		 Report MacDonald Goal 28'
Slattery Yellow card 87'
Graham Goal 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 February 2021 25 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Mason Goal 9'
Jerome Goal 19', Yellow card 53'
Laird Yellow card 62'
Surman Yellow card 83'		 Report Wyke Goal 5'
O'Nien Yellow card 49', Goal 56'
Leadbitter Yellow card 67'
Power Yellow card 72'
Scowen Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
9 February 2021 26 Shrewsbury 2–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell Goal 52'
Chapman Goal 67'
Love Yellow card 78'		 Report O'Brien Goal 21' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
13 February 2021 27 Sunderland 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke Goal 7', 12', 31', 54'
O'Nien Yellow card 59'		 Report Burge Goal 53' (og)
Taylor Penalty missed57'
Lokilo Penalty missed88'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
20 February 2021 28 Burton Albion 0–3 Sunderland Burton
15:00 GMT Earl Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 56'
Clare Yellow card 52'
Carter Yellow card 65'
Mike Fondop-Talum Yellow card 89'		 Report Leadbitter Goal 6'
McGeady Yellow card 18'
Gooch Goal 32' Yellow card 38'
O'Brien Yellow card 56'
Wyke Goal 76'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
23 February 2021 29 Sunderland 2–0 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Sanderson Yellow card 38'
O'Brien Goal 61'
Power Goal 82'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
27 February 2021 30 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sunderland Crewe
15:00 GMT Porter Goal 30'
Lowery Goal 38'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 36'
Jones Goal 76'
Maguire Goal 90+7'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
2 March 2021 31 Sunderland 1–0 Swindon Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wyke Goal 70' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Peter Wright
6 March 2021 32 Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 GMT Sanderson Goal 7'
McFadzean Yellow card 14'
Wyke Goal 35'
Jones Yellow card 45'		 Report McLaughlin Yellow card 6'
Baah Yellow card 58'
Newby Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Ross Joyce
9 March 2021 33 Portsmouth 0–2 Sunderland Milton
19:45 GMT Report Wyke Goal 13'
Jones Goal 58'
Sanderson Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
17 March 2021 34 Accrington Stanley 0–2 Sunderland Accrington
19:00 GMT Nottingham Yellow card 20'
Smyth Yellow card 53'		 Report Gooch Yellow card 45+1'
McGeady Yellow card 58'
Stewart Goal 62'
Wyke Goal 86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
20 March 2021 35 Sunderland 1–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke Yellow card 34'
McFadzean Goal 40'
Power Yellow card 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 87'
 Report Morton Goal 63'
Bridcutt Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
27 March 2021 36 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Leahy Yellow card 36' Report O'Brien Goal 39'
Scowen Yellow card 50'
Sanderson Yellow card 53'
O'Nien Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
2 April 2021 37 Sunderland 3–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT McLaughlin Yellow card 19'
Gooch Goal 45+2'
McGeady Goal 81'
McGeady Yellow card 89'
Power Goal 90+4' Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Henry Goal 21'
Sykes Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 61'
Barker Yellow card 25'
Henry Yellow card 54'
Moore Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 April 2021 38 Peterborough 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 GMT Reed Yellow card 18'
Butler Yellow card 38'
Dembélé Goal 66'		 Report McGeady Goal 81' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
10 April 2021 39 Sunderland 1–2 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Scowen Goal 77' Report Scowen Goal 31' (o.g.)
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 49'
Gilbey Yellow card 57', Goal 61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 April 2021 40 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wigan
18:00 BST Keane Yellow card 38', Goal 42'
Lang Yellow card 50', Goal 58'
Robinson Yellow card 90'		 Report Wyke Goal 32'
O'Nien Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
17 April 2021 41 Blackpool 1–0 Sunderland Blackpool
12:30 GMT Dougall Yellow card 27'
Garbutt Goal 58'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 18'
Leadbitter Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
20 April 2021 42 Hull City 2–2 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Magennis Goal 28', 64'
Lewis-Potter Yellow card 50'
Wilks Yellow card 61'		 Report Jones Goal 10'
Wright Yellow card 16'
Wyke Yellow card 20'
Leadbitter Goal 34' (pen.)
O'Nien Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
24 April 2021 43 Sunderland 3–3 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke Goal 6', 11'
Winchester Yellow card 43'
Leadbitter Yellow card 62'
Power Goal 83'		 Report Bishop Goal 51'
O'Nien Goal 68' (o.g.)
Nottingham Yellow card 80'
McConville Goal 85'
Smyth Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 April 2021 44 Sunderland 0–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:00 BST McGeady Yellow card 64' Report Kaikai Goal 56'
Ballard Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
1 May 2021 45 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 GMT Camará Yellow card 42'
Law Yellow card 49'
Opoku Yellow card 54' Yellow-red card 64'
Edwards Goal 63' Yellow card 76'		 Report Stewart Goal 21'
Maguire Goal 84' (pen.)
Hume Goal 84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
9 May 2021 46 Sunderland 1–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien Yellow card 59'
Wright Yellow card 83'
Winchester Goal 87'		 Report Miller Yellow card 21'
Hoskins Goal 84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

Play-offs[]

19 May 2021 Semi Final First Leg Lincoln City 2–0 Sunderland Lincoln
18:00 BST Hopper Goal 51'
Bridcutt Yellow card 71'
Johnson Goal 76'
Grant Yellow card 86'		 Report O'Nien Yellow card 61' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Craig Hicks
22 May 2021 Semi Final Second Leg Sunderland 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:30 BST Stewart Goal 13'
Wyke Goal 33'
Scowen Yellow card 36'
Leadbitter Yellow card 67'		 Report Johnson Yellow card 52'
Hopper Goal 56'
Grant Penalty missed 63'
Edun Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[53]

8 November 2020 First round Sunderland 0–1 Mansfield Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT Report Lapslie Goal 49' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[54]

5 September 2020 First round Sunderland 0–0
(4–5 p)		 Hull City Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Penalties
Grigg Penalty missed
Power Penalty scored
O'Nien Penalty scored
Gooch Penalty scored
Wyke Penalty scored		 Wilks Penalty scored
Smallwood Penalty scored
Samuelsen Penalty scored
Honeyman Penalty scored
Lewis-Potter Penalty scored

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy
See also: 2021 EFL Trophy Final

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[55] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[56] The third round draw was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[57] The Quarter Final draw was made on 23 January 2021 by Sam Parkin.[58] The Semi Final draw was made on 5 February 2021 by Adebayo Akinfenwa.[59]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Fleetwood Town 3 3 0 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Sunderland 3 2 0 0 1 14 6 +8 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 0 2 7 9 −2 3
4 ACA Aston Villa U21 3 0 0 0 3 2 14 −12 0
Source: EFL.com
8 September 2020 Group Game 1 Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Wyke Goal 15', 50'
Feeney Goal 21'
Scowen Goal 75'
Power Goal 77'
Graham Goal 82'
Dobson Goal 84'
O'Brien Goal 90'		 Report Vassilev Goal 47' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
6 October 2020 Group Game 2 Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:00 BST Maguire Goal 26', 54'
Hume Goal 37'
Wyke Goal 69'
Diamond Goal 90+1'		 Report Alessandra Goal 6' (pen.)
Mellish Goal 72', 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
10 November 2020 Group Game 3 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST McKay Goal 51'
Duffy Goal 59'		 Report Hill Goal 15' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 December 2020 Second round Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland Oldham
18:00 GMT Grant Goal 13' Yellow card 83'
Diarra Yellow card 64'		 Report Maguire Goal 30'
Scowen Goal 64'
Wright Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
12 January 2021 Third round Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale Sunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien Goal 21'
McFadzean Yellow card 54'
Wright Yellow card 56'
McGeady Goal 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Conlon Yellow card 8' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
2 February 2021 Quarter Final Milton Keynes Dons 0–3 Sunderland Milton Keynes
18:30 GMT Harvie Yellow card 56'
Gladwin Yellow card 69'		 Report Lewington Goal 12' (o.g.)
McGeady Goal 76'
Wyke Goal 82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
17 February 2021 Semi Final Sunderland 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Lincoln City Sunderland
18:00 GMT Scowen Yellow card 54'
McLaughlin Yellow card 67'
Wyke Goal 75'		 Report Edun Yellow card 24'
Scully Goal 64'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Power Penalty scored
O'Nien Penalty scored
Maguire Penalty scored
McGeady Penalty scored
Leadbitter Penalty scored		 Scully Penalty scored
McGrandles Penalty scored
Howarth Penalty missed
Johnson Penalty scored
14 March 2021 Final Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 GMT Gooch Goal 57' Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

Appearances and goals[]

As of 22 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Lee Burge 46 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
2 DF Northern Ireland NIR Conor McLaughlin 29 0 22+3 0 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Flanagan 23 0 14+2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1+1 0
4 DF England ENG Jordan Willis 20 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0 3+1 0 0 0
5 DF Australia AUS Bailey Wright 40 2 33 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
6 MF England ENG Max Power 53 6 38+4 5 1 0 1 0 7 1 1+1 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Chris Maguire 41 8 11+22 5 1 0 1 0 4+1 3 1 0
8 MF England ENG George Dobson 11 1 3+2 0 1 0 1 0 2+2 1 0 0
9 FW England ENG Charlie Wyke 54 31 40+3 25 0+1 0 0+1 0 4+3 5 2 1
10 FW Ireland EIR Aiden O'Brien 41 6 22+10 4 0+1 0 1 0 3+3 2 0+1 0
11 MF United States USA Lynden Gooch 46 5 26+12 4 0 0 0+1 0 5 1 2 0
13 MF England ENG Luke O'Nien 45 2 34+4 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
14 MF England ENG Josh Scowen 51 3 35+8 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 0
15 DF England ENG Morgan Feeney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
16 DF England ENG Dion Sanderson 27 1 19+7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF England ENG Elliot Embleton 12 0 3+6 0 0+1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
18 FW England ENG Danny Graham 17 1 3+11 0 1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0
19 DF Kosovo KVX Arbenit Xhemajli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 GK England ENG Remi Matthews 11 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
21 MF England ENG Jack Diamond 35 2 11+13 1 1 0 0 0 5+3 1 0+2 0
22 FW England ENG Will Grigg 12 0 4+5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 48 7 30+10 7 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 1+1 0
24 MF England ENG Daniel Neil 8 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Callum McFadzean 34 2 21+4 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 1+1 0
26 MF Northern Ireland NIR Carl Winchester 21 1 12+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 FW Northern Ireland NIR Jordan Jones 21 3 11+8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF Ireland EIR Aiden McGeady 36 6 28+1 4 0 0 0 0 2+3 2 2 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Cieran Dunne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Jake Vokins 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 FW Scotland SCO Ross Stewart 13 3 2+9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
33 DF England ENG Denver Hume 26 2 19+4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
35 DF England ENG Ollie Younger 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0
36 MF England ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
40 DF England ENG Brandon Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
42 MF England ENG Josh Hawkes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
43 GK England ENG Anthony Patterson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
46 FW England ENG Mitchell Curry 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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