2021–22 Sunderland A.F.C. season
2021–22 season | |||
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Owner | Kyril Louis-Dreyfus | ||
Chairman | Kyril Louis-Dreyfus | ||
Head Coach | Lee Johnson | ||
Stadium | Stadium of Light | ||
League One | 1st | ||
EFL Cup | Third round | ||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ross Stewart (4) All: Aiden O'Brien Ross Stewart (4 each) | ||
Highest home attendance | 31,549 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 29,093 | ||
Average home league attendance | 29,995 | ||
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The 2021–22 season is Sunderland's 143rd year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
First team squad[]
Squad No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Age | Ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Lee Burge | GK | 28 | 2022 | Coventry City | 60 | 0 | |
20 | Anthony Patterson | GK | 21 | 2023 | Academy | 6 | 0 | |
35 | GK | 17 | 2022 | Academy | 0 | 0 | ||
39 | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | GK | 22 | 2022 | Bayern Munich (loan) | 1 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Niall Huggins | LB | 20 | 2025 | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | |
3 | Tom Flanagan | CB | 29 | 2022 | Burton Albion | 94 | 4 | |
5 | Frederik Alves | CB | 21 | 2022 | West Ham United (loan) | 1 | 0 | |
6 | Callum Doyle | CB | 17 | 2022 | Manchester City (loan) | 8 | 0 | |
16 | Jordan Willis | CB | 27 | 2022 | Coventry City | 60 | 2 | |
17 | Dennis Cirkin | LB | 19 | 2024 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 0 | |
19 | Arbenit Xhemajli | CB | 23 | 2022 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 1 | 0 | |
25 | Ollie Younger | CB | 21 | 2022 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | |
26 | Bailey Wright | CB | 29 | 2022 | Bristol City | 52 | 2 | |
33 | Denver Hume | LB | 23 | 2023 | Academy | 76 | 3 | |
Midfielders | ||||||||
4 | Corry Evans | CM | 31 | 2023 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 0 | |
8 | Elliot Embleton | AM | 22 | 2022 | Academy | 19 | 2 | |
11 | Lynden Gooch | AM | 25 | 2022 | Academy | 174 | 24 | |
13 | Luke O'Nien | CM | 26 | 2024 | Wycombe Wanderers | 146 | 11 | |
15 | Carl Winchester | CM | 28 | 2023 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 3 | |
18 | Ellis Taylor | LW | 18 | 2024 | Academy | 1 | 0 | |
21 | Alex Pritchard | AM | 28 | 2023 | Huddersfield Town | 7 | 0 | |
23 | Jack Diamond | RW | 21 | 2024 | Academy | 38 | 5 | |
24 | Dan Neil | CM | 19 | 2023 | Academy | 16 | 1 | |
27 | Josh Hawkes | AM | 22 | 2022 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | |
28 | Aiden McGeady | LW | 35 | 2022 | Everton | 141 | 34 | |
Forwards | ||||||||
7 | Leon Dajaku | ST | 20 | 2022 | Union Berlin (loan) | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Nathan Broadhead | ST | 23 | 2022 | Everton (loan) | 3 | 0 | |
10 | Aiden O'Brien | ST | 27 | 2022 | Millwall | 46 | 10 | |
14 | Ross Stewart | ST | 25 | 2023 | Ross County | 20 | 7 | |
22 | Will Grigg | ST | 30 | 2022 | Wigan Athletic | 57 | 8 | |
- | Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | ST | 21 | 2022 | IK Sirius | 14 | 3 |
Pre-season friendlies[]
Sunderland announced they will play friendlies against Spennymoor Town,[1] Heart of Midlothian,[2] York City,[3] Harrogate Town,[4] Tranmere Rovers[5] and Hull City[6] as part of the club's pre season preparations.
3 July 2021 Friendly | Spennymoor Town | 2–2 | Sunderland | showSpennymoor |
17 July 2021 Friendly | Heart of Midlothian | 0–2 | Sunderland | showGorgie, Scotland |
21 July 2021 Friendly | York City | 1–1 | Sunderland | showHuntington |
24 July 2021 Friendly | Harrogate Town | 0–4 | Sunderland | showHarrogate |
27 July 2021 Friendly | Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Sunderland | showBirkenhead |
30 July 2021 Friendly | Sunderland | 2–1 | Hull City | showSunderland |
Competitions[]
League One[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 16 | Promotion to EFL Championship |
2 | Sunderland | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 16 | |
3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
4 | Plymouth Argyle | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | |
5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 14 | |
6 | Rotherham United | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 13 | |
7 | AFC Wimbledon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 12 | |
8 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 12 |
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[7]
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 11 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by matchday[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
The Black Cats fixtures were released on 24 June 2021.[8]
7 August 2021 1 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | showSunderland |
14 August 2021 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–2 | Sunderland | showMilton Keynes |
17 August 2021 3 | Burton Albion | 1–0 | Sunderland | showBurton upon Trent |
21 August 2021 4 | Sunderland | 1–0 | AFC Wimbledon | showSunderland |
28 August 2021 5 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | showSunderland |
11 September 2021 6 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Accrington Stanley | showSunderland |
18 September 2021 7 | Fleetwood Town | v | Sunderland | showFleetwood |
FA Cup[]
EFL Cup[]
Sunderland were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round,[9] Blackpool in the second round.[10][11] and Wigan Athletic in the third round.[12][13]
10 August 2021 First round | Port Vale | 1–2 | Sunderland | showBurslem |
24 August 2021 Second round | Blackpool | 2–3 | Sunderland | showBlackpool |
21 September 2021 Third round | Wigan Athletic | v | Sunderland | showWigan |
EFL Trophy[]
Sunderland were drawn into Northern Group F alongside Bradford City, Lincoln City and Manchester United U21s.[14] Two of the three group games were confirmed on July 22.[15]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Lincoln City (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Sunderland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ACA | Manchester United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |
4 | L2 | Bradford City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
31 August 2021 Group Game 1 | Sunderland | Postponed | Manchester United U21s | showSunderland |
5 October 2021 Group Game 2 | Lincoln City | v | Sunderland | showLincoln |
9 November 2021 Group Game 3 | Sunderland | v | Bradford City | showSunderland |
Statistics[]
- As of match(es) played on 11 September 2021
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Lee Burge | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
20 | GK | Anthony Patterson | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
39 | GK | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | Niall Huggins | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
3 | DF | Tom Flanagan | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
5 | DF | Frederik Alves | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
6 | DF | Callum Doyle | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
17 | DF | Dennis Cirkin | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
25 | DF | Oliver Younger | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
26 | DF | Bailey Wright | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
4 | MF | Corry Evans | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
8 | MF | Elliot Embleton | 7 | 2 | 6+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
11 | MF | Lynden Gooch | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
13 | MF | Luke O'Nien | 6 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
15 | MF | Carl Winchester | 7 | 2 | 6+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
18 | MF | Ellis Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
21 | MF | Alex Pritchard | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
23 | MF | Jack Diamond | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
24 | MF | Dan Neil | 8 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
27 | MF | Josh Hawkes | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
28 | MF | Aiden McGeady | 7 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
9 | FW | Nathan Broadhead | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
10 | FW | Aiden O'Brien | 5 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
14 | FW | Ross Stewart | 7 | 4 | 6+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |||
22 | FW | Will Grigg | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Goals record[]
- As of match(es) played on 11 September 2021
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | ST | Aiden O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
14 | ST | Ross Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2 | 8 | AM | Elliot Embleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
15 | CM | Carl Winchester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
3 | 24 | CM | Dan Neil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
27 | AM | Josh Hawkes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
28 | LW | Aiden McGeady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
Disciplinary record[]
- As of match(es) played on 11 September 2021
Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | CB | Tom Flanagan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 11 | RW | Lynden Gooch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 8 | AM | Elliot Embleton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 6 | CB | Callum Doyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | CM | Luke O'Nien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | ST | Ross Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | CM | Carl Winchester | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | LB | Dennis Cirkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | LW | Ellis Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | AM | Alex Pritchard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | RW | Jack Diamond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | CB | Oliver Younger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 July 2021 | CB | Cameron Jessup | Crystal Palace | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2021 | RB | Ethan Kachosa | Leeds United | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2021 | LB | Nathan Newall | Guiseley | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2021 | CM | Harrison Sohna | Aston Villa | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2021 | CM | Thomas Scott | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [16] | |
1 July 2021 | LW | Tyrese Dyce | West Bromwich Albion | Free transfer | [16] | |
2 July 2021 | GK | Jacob Carney | Manchester United | Free transfer | [17] | |
9 July 2021 | AM | Alex Pritchard | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | [18] | |
15 July 2021 | CM | Corry Evans | Blackburn Rovers | Free transfer | [19] | |
11 August 2021 | LB | Dennis Cirkin | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed | [20] | |
20 August 2021 | LB | Niall Huggins | Leeds United | Undisclosed | [21] | |
26 August 2021 | GK | Jack McIntyre | Everton | Free transfer | [22] |
Loans in[]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 July 2021 | CB | Callum Doyle | Manchester City | End of season | [23] | |
13 August 2021 | CB | Frederik Alves | West Ham United | End of season | [24] | |
16 August 2021 | ST | Nathan Broadhead | Everton | End of season | [25] | |
31 August 2021 | ST | Leon Dajaku | Union Berlin | End of season | [26] | |
31 August 2021 | GK | Ron-Thorben Hoffmann | Bayern Munich | End of season | [27] |
Loans out[]
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 August 2021 | RW | Jack Diamond | Harrogate Town | End of season | [28] | |
31 August 2021 | ST | Will Grigg | Rotherham United | End of season | [29] | |
31 August 2021 | AM | Josh Hawkes | Tranmere Rovers | End of season | [30] |
Transfers out[]
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 June 2021 | CB | Bobby Beaumont | Caernarfon Town | Released | [31][32] | |
30 June 2021 | ST | Lee Connelly | Queen of the South | Released | [31][33] | |
30 June 2021 | ST | Mitchell Curry | Inter Miami | Released | [31][34] | |
30 June 2021 | CM | Jake Hackett | Whitby Town | Released | [31][35] | |
30 June 2021 | CM | Grant Leadbitter | Retired | Retired | [36][37][38] | |
30 June 2021 | RW | Chris Maguire | Lincoln City | Released | [36][39] | |
30 June 2021 | GK | Remi Matthews | Crystal Palace | Released | [36][40] | |
30 June 2021 | LB | Callum McFadzean | Crewe Alexandra | Released | [36][41] | |
30 June 2021 | RB | Conor McLaughlin | Released | [36] | ||
30 June 2021 | CM | Max Power | Wigan Athletic | Released | [36][42] | |
30 June 2021 | CM | Josh Scowen | Wycombe Wanderers | Released | [36][43] | |
30 June 2021 | CB | Brandon Taylor | Darlington | Released | [31][44] | |
30 June 2021 | RW | Ryan Wombwell | Gateshead | Released | [31][45] | |
1 July 2021 | DM | George Dobson | Charlton Athletic | Mutual consent | [46][47] | |
7 July 2021 | ST | Charlie Wyke | Wigan Athletic | Free transfer | [48] | |
16 July 2021 | GK | Oliver Basey | Birmingham City | Free transfer | [49] |
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