2018–19 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2018–19 season
Chairman Stewart Donald
Manager Jack Ross
Stadium Stadium of Light
League One 3rd
FA Cup First Round
EFL Cup First Round
EFL Trophy Group Stage
Top goalscorer League: Josh Maja (9)
All: Josh Maja (9)
Highest home attendance 32,193
(vs. Oxford United)
Lowest home attendance 7,644
(vs. Stoke City U21's)
Average home league attendance 30,000
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of October 9, 2018.

The 2018–19 season is Sunderland's 139th season in existence, and their first season in League One since 1987 after relegation from the Championship the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

First team squad

Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Jon McLaughlin Scotland GK 31 2020 Scotland Hearts of Midlothian 13 0
25 Robbin Ruiter Netherlands GK 31 2019 Netherlands Utrecht 23 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 18 2019 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Adam Matthews Wales RB 26 2019 Scotland Celtic 48 1
3 Bryan Oviedo Costa Rica LB 28 2020 England Everton 55 2
4 Glenn Loovens Netherlands CB 35 2020 England Sheffield Wednesday 9 0
5 Alim Öztürk Turkey CB 25 2020 Turkey Boluspor 7 0
12 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 26 2020 England Burton Albion 6 0
15 Jack Baldwin England CB 25 2020 England Peterborough United 13 1
16 Reece James England LB 24 2019 England Wigan Athletic 9 0
18 Donald Love Scotland RB 23 2020 England Manchester United 34 1
33 Denver Hume England LB 20 2019 Academy 7 0
38 Owen Gamble England RB 19 2019 Academy 0 0
40 Brandon Taylor England CB 19 2019 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Lee Cattermole England DM 30 2021 England Wigan Athletic 236 6
7 Chris Maguire Scotland RW 29 2020 England Bury 15 3
8 Dylan McGeouch Scotland AM 25 2020 Scotland Hibernian 9 0
10 George Honeyman (C) England AM 24 2019 Academy 66 9
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 22 2019 Academy 53 5
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 23 2020 England Wycombe Wanderers 8 0
14 Duncan Watmore England RW 24 2020 England Altrincham 49 4
19 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland LW 32 2020 England Everton 42 7
21 Ethan Robson England CM 22 2020 Academy 13 1
27 Max Power England CM 25 2019 (Winter) England Wigan Athletic (loan) 9 2
34 Jake Hackett England CM 18 2019 Academy 0 0
37 Bali Mumba England CM 17 2019 Academy 4 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke England ST 25 2021 England Bradford City 4 1
17 Jerome Sinclair England ST 22 2019 England Watford (loan) 7 1
20 Josh Maja England ST 19 2019 England Manchester City 32 10
36 Andrew Nelson England ST 21 2019 Academy 0 0
39 Jack Diamond England ST 18 2019 Academy 1 0
41 Lee Connelly Scotland ST 18 2019 Scotland Queen's Park 1 0
48 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 18 2020 Sweden IK Sirius 3 1

New contracts

No. Pos Player Until Source
21 Midfielder England Ethan Robson June 2020 [1]
35 Midfielder England Luke Molyneux June 2019 [2]

Pre-season friendlies

As of 18 July 2018, Sunderland have announced five pre-season friendlies against Darlington, Hartlepool United, Grimsby Town, St Mirren, and Middlesbrough.[3]

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Barnsley 12 7 4 1 26 9 +17 25 Qualification for League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
4 Doncaster Rovers 13 7 3 3 21 16 +5 24
5 Sunderland 12 6 5 1 24 13 +11 23
6 Accrington Stanley 13 6 5 2 17 13 +4 23
7 Walsall 12 6 4 2 15 12 +3 22
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [4]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 6 5 1 24 13  +11 23 3 3 0 13 6  +7 3 2 1 11 7  +4

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDDLWDDW
Position774424443443

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2018–19 season were released on 21 June 2018.[5]

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[7]

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[8]

Group A

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland (Q) 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Stoke City U21 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3 L2 Carlisle United 2 1 0 0 1 4 5 −1 3
4 L2 Morecambe (E) 2 0 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Squad statistics

Top scorers

As of October 9, 2018
Rnk Pos No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW 20 England Josh Maja 90009
2 MF 6 England Lee Cattermole 30003
MF 7 Scotland Chris Maguire 30003
MF 11 United States Lynden Gooch 30003
5 MF 10 England George Honeyman 10012
MF 27 England Max Power 20002
7 FW 9 England Charlie Wyke 10001
DF 15 England Jack Baldwin 10001
FW 17 England Jerome Sinclair 10001
MF 21 England Ethan Robson 00011
FW 48 Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 00011
Total 24 0 0 3 27

Appearances and goals

As of October 9, 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin 130120001000
2 DF Wales Adam Matthews 907+10000010
3 DF Costa Rica Bryan Oviedo 905+40000000
4 DF Netherlands Glenn Loovens 9090000000
5 DF Turkey Alim Öztürk 702+20001020
6 MF England Lee Cattermole 1139+13001000
7 MF Scotland Chris Maguire 15311+13001020
8 MF Scotland Dylan McGeouch 1004+40000020
9 FW England Charlie Wyke 411+21000010
10 MF England George Honeyman 13210+11001011
11 MF United States Lynden Gooch 113103000+1000
12 DF Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan 604+10000010
13 MF England Luke O'Nien 801+4000101+10
15 DF England Jack Baldwin 131111001010
16 DF England Reece James 903+30001020
17 FW England Jerome Sinclair 713+3100000+10
18 DF Scotland Donald Love 4040000000
19 MF Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 502+20000010
20 FW England Josh Maja 149129000+1010
21 MF England Ethan Robson 2100000021
25 GK Netherlands Robbin Ruiter 2000000020
27 MF England Max Power 927+12001000
33 DF England Denver Hume 603+10001010
39 FW England Jack Diamond 100000000+10
41 FW Scotland Lee Connelly 100000000+10
48 FW Sweden Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 310+1000001+11
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
29 MF England Elliot Embleton 1000001000
35 MF England Luke Molyneux 400+20000+100+10

Disciplinary record

As of October 9, 2018
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed cardRed cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed cardRed cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed cardRed cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed cardRed cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardRed cardRed card
2DFAdam Matthews3' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 3'
3DFBryan Oviedo1' 1' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1' 1
4DFGlenn Loovens1' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1'
6MFLee Cattermole5' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 5'
7MFChris Maguire2' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 2'
10MFGeorge Honeyman' ' ' ' ' ' 1' ' ' ' ' 1'
11MFLynden Gooch2' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 2'
13MFLuke O'Nien' ' ' ' ' ' 1' ' 1' ' 2'
15DFJack Baldwin3' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 3'
18DFDonald Love1' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1'
27MFMax Power2' 2' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 2' 2
33DFDenver Hume1' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' 1'
Total21030002001002403

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CBNorthern IrelandTom FlanaganBurton AlbionFree[9]
1 July 2018RWScotlandChris MaguireBuryFree[10]
1 July 2018GKScotlandJon McLaughlinScotland Heart of MidlothianFree[11]
1 July 2018CBTurkeyAlim ÖztürkTurkey BolusporFree[12]
2 July 2018LBEnglandReece JamesWigan AthleticFree[13]
2 July 2018AMScotlandDylan McGeouchScotland HibernianFree[13]
2 July 2018DMEnglandJordan HunterLiverpoolFree[14]
11 July 2018CBEnglandJack BainbridgeWales Swansea CityFree[15]
20 July 2018CBNetherlandsGlenn LoovensSheffield WednesdayFree[16]
26 July 2018GKEnglandMax JohnstoneManchester UnitedFree[17]
28 July 2018CBEnglandJack BaldwinPeterborough United£200,000[18]
30 July 2018CMEnglandLuke O'NienWycombe WanderersUndisclosed[19]
1 August 2018STEnglandCharlie WykeBradford City£1,000,000[20]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
25 July 2018STEnglandJerome SinclairWatford30 June 2019[21]
10 August 2018CMEnglandMax PowerWigan Athletic1 January 2019[22]

Transfers out


Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018CBAustraliaTom BeadlingScotland Dunfermline AthleticReleased[23][24]
1 July 2018STItalyFabio BoriniItaly Milan£5,500,000[25]
1 July 2018RBEnglandBilly JonesRotherham UnitedReleased[23][26]
1 July 2018CBEnglandMichael LedgerNorway NotoddenUndisclosed[27]
1 July 2018RWNetherlandsJeremain LensTurkey Beşiktaş£6,000,000[28]
1 July 2018LWDemocratic Republic of the CongoKazenga LuaLuaLuton TownReleased[23][29]
1 July 2018DMNorthern IrelandPaddy McNairMiddlesbrough£5,000,000[30]
1 July 2018CBRepublic of IrelandJohn O'SheaReadingReleased[23][31]
1 July 2018STRepublic of IrelandJean-Yves PoameRepublic of Ireland CabinteelyReleased[23][32]
1 July 2018RBEnglandJosh RobsonNorway NotoddenReleased[23][33]
1 July 2018CMEnglandJack RodwellBlackburn RoversReleased[34][35]
1 July 2018GKEnglandJason SteeleBrighton & Hove Albion£1,500,000[36]
1 July 2018GKRepublic of IrelandJames TalbotFree agentReleased[23]
1 July 2018CBRepublic of IrelandMarc WilsonBolton WanderersReleased[23][37]
1 July 2018CMEnglandDaniel WrightSouth ShieldsReleased[23][38]
1 July 2018DMEnglandJordan HickeyHull CityReleased[23][39]
11 July 2018STEnglandSam GreenwoodArsenalUndisclosed[40]
13 July 2018GKNew ZealandMichael WoudNetherlands Willem IIUndisclosed[41]
14 July 2018STSwedenJoel AsoroWales Swansea City£2,500,000[42]
17 July 2018AMTunisiaWahbi KhazriFrance Saint-Étienne£9,000,000[43]
20 July 2018RWEnglandCallum McManamanWigan AthleticUndisclosed[44]
12 September 2018CBSenegalPapy DjilobodjiFree agentSacked[45]
24 September 2018CMGabonDidier NdongFree agentSacked[46]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 August 2018CBIvory CoastLamine KonéFrance Strasbourg31 May 2019[47]
3 August 2018CBNew ZealandSam BrothertonBlyth Spartans31 May 2019[48]
30 August 2018CMEnglandElliot EmbletonGrimsby Town1 January 2019[49]
31 August 2018CFScotlandConnor ShieldsScotland Alloa Athletic1 January 2019[50]
7 September 2018AMEnglandLuke MolyneuxGateshead2 January 2019[51]
21 September 2018GKPolandMax StryjekEastleigh21 October 2018[52]

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  2. ↑ "Molyneux new contract". SAFC. 18 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Four pre-season fixtures announced". Chronicle. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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