2020–21 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland A.F.C. 2020–21 football season
Sunderland A.F.C.
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
Home colours
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 31 2021 England Coventry City 22 0
20 Remi Matthews England GK 30 2021 England Bolton Wanderers 6 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 23 2021 Academy 1 0
51 Adam Richardson England GK 20 2024 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin Northern Ireland RB 32 2021 England Millwall 30 0
3 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland CB 32 2022 England Burton Albion 76 4
4 Jordan Willis England CB 29 2021 England Coventry City 50 2
5 Bailey Wright Australia CB 31 2022 England Bristol City 20 1
16 Dion Sanderson England CB 24 2021 England Wolves (loan) 3 0
19 Arbenit Xhemajli Kosovo CB 26 2022 Switzerland Neuchâtel Xamax 1 0
25 Callum McFadzean Scotland LB 30 2021 England Plymouth Argyle 3 0
33 Denver Hume England LB 25 2021 Academy 64 2
35 Ollie Younger England CB 24 2021 England Burnley 1 0
40 Brandon Taylor England CB 24 2021 Academy 6 0
54 Patrick Almond Scotland CB 17 2021 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Max Power England CM 30 2021 England Wigan Athletic 98 9
7 Chris Maguire Scotland AM 35 2021 England Bury 98 25
8 George Dobson England CM 26 2022 England Walsall 44 2
11 Lynden Gooch United States AM 28 2022 Academy 136 21
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 29 2021 England Wycombe Wanderers 109 10
14 Josh Scowen England CM 31 2022 England Queens Park Rangers 17 1
17 Elliot Embleton England AM 25 2021 Academy 12 0
21 Jack Diamond England RW 24 2024 Academy 9 1
23 Grant Leadbitter England CM 38 2021 England Middlesbrough 165 14
24 Dan Neil England CM 22 2022 Academy 4 0
26 Carl Winchester Northern Ireland CM 31 2023 England Forest Green Rovers 1 0
28 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland LW 38 2020 England Everton 86 22
29 Cieran Dunne Scotland LW 24 2021 Scotland Falkirk 1 0
34 Jake Hackett England CM 24 2022 Academy 3 0
36 Sam Wilding England DM 24 2021 England West Bromwich Albion 1 0
38 Vinnie Steels England LW 22 2021 England Burnley 1 0
39 Stephen Wearne England AM 23 2021 England Middlesbrough 0 0
42 Josh Hawkes England AM 25 2022 England Hartlepool United 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke England ST 31 2021 England Bradford City 77 19
10 Aiden O'Brien Republic of Ireland ST 30 2022 England Millwall 12 1
12 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka Sweden ST 24 2021 Sweden IK Sirius 14 3
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland ST 32 2022 England Wigan Athletic 56 8
27 Jordan Jones Northern Ireland LW 29 2021 Scotland Rangers (loan) 10 2
31 Ross Stewart Scotland ST 27 2023 Scotland Ross County 1 1
46 Mitchell Curry England ST 24 2021 England Middlesbrough 0 0

Transfers

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

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

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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

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]

Sunderland v Bristol Rovers
12 September 2020 1 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire 82' Report Leahy 3' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Oxford United v Sunderland
19 September 2020 2 Oxford United 0–2 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien 47'
Gooch 82'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Sunderland v Peterborough United
26 September 2020 3 Sunderland 1–0 Peterborough United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Leadbitter 81' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
Charlton Athletic v Sunderland
4 October 2020 4 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Davies
Swindon Town v Sunderland
17 October 2020 5 Swindon Town 0–2 Sunderland Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Wyke 37'
Maguire 57' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra
20 October 2020 6 Sunderland 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:00 GMT Offord 45+1' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
Sunderland v Portsmouth
24 October 2020 7 Sunderland 1–3 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 10' Report Harness 7'
Marquis 25', 85' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Rochdale v Sunderland
27 October 2020 8 Rochdale 2–2 Sunderland Rochdale
19:45 GMT Lund 25', 44' Report Wyke 15'
Wright 40'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: James Bell
Gillingham v Sunderland
31 October 2020 9 Gillingham 0–2 Sunderland Gillingham
13:00 GMT Report Maguire 84' (pen.)
Gooch 90+4'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Sunderland v Ipswich Town
3 November 2020 10 Sunderland 2–1 Ipswich Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wyke 8'
Leadbitter 84' (pen.)		 Report Lankester 38' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
Sunderland v Milton Keynes Dons
14 November 2020 11 Sunderland 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Sunderland
15:00 GMT Power 12' Report Jerome 16'
Fraser 47' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steve Martin
Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland
21 November 2020 12 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Sunderland Doncaster
15:00 GMT Okenabirhie 90+3' Report Leadbitter 43' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Referee: John Busby
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
27 November 2020 13 Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 GMT Connolly 74' Report Wyke 59' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
Sunderland v Burton Albion
1 December 2020 14 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:00 GMT Power 85' Report Edwards Yellow card 31'
Vernam 60'
Gallacher Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Sunderland v Wigan Athletic
5 December 2020 15 Sunderland 0–1 Wigan Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Maguire Yellow card 90+1' Report Joseph 16' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Lincoln City v Sunderland
12 December 2020 16 Lincoln City 0–4 Sunderland Lincoln
15:00 GMT Montsma Yellow card 19' Report Leadbitter 16 (pen)' Yellow card 90'
Wyke 25', 72'
Diamond Yellow card 27' 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspeare
Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon
15 December 2020 17 Sunderland 1–1 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
19:00 GMT Wright 62' Report Pigott 42 (pen)'
Reilly Yellow card 49'
Longman Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Northampton Town v Sunderland
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
Sunderland v Hull City
9 January 2021 19 Sunderland 1–1 Hull City Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wright Yellow card 14'
McGeady 21'		 Report Burke 13'
Honeyman Yellow card 45+3'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland
16 January 2021 20 AFC Wimbledon 0–3 Sunderland Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Rudoni Yellow card 27' Report Wyke 7', 87', 90+1' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Antony Coggins
Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle
19 January 2021 21 Sunderland 1–2 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
19:00 GMT Winchester Yellow card 28'
O'Brien 51', Yellow card 54'		 Report Lewis 11', Yellow card 46'
Edwards 56'
Cooper Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Lewis
Sunderland v Shrewsbury
23 January 2021 22 Sunderland 1–0 Shrewsbury Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 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
Ipswich Town v Sunderland
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 45+1'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Sunderland v Gillingham
30 January 2021 24 Sunderland 2–2 Gillingham Sunderland
13:00 GMT McGeady 6'
Leadbitter soccer ball with red X 43' 43'		 Report MacDonald 28'
Slattery Yellow card 87'
Graham 90'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Oliver Langford
Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland
6 February 2021 25 Milton Keynes Dons 2–2 Sunderland Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Mason 9'
Jerome 19', Yellow card 53'
Laird Yellow card 62'
Surman Yellow card 83'		 Report Wyke 5'
O'Nien Yellow card 49', 56'
Leadbitter Yellow card 67'
Power Yellow card 72'
Scowen Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
Shrewsbury v Sunderland
9 February 2021 26 Shrewsbury 2–1 Sunderland Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT Ebanks-Landell 52'
Chapman 67'
Love Yellow card 78'		 Report O'Brien 21' Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers
13 February 2021 27 Sunderland 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke 7', 12', 31', 54'
O'Nien Yellow card 59'		 Report Burge 53' (og)
Taylor soccer ball with red X57'
Lokilo soccer ball with red X88'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Neil Hair
Burton Albion v Sunderland
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 6'
McGeady Yellow card 18'
Gooch 32' Yellow card 38'
O'Brien Yellow card 56'
Wyke 76'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Sunderland v Fleetwood Town
23 February 2021 29 Sunderland 2–0 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
19:00 GMT Sanderson Yellow card 38'
O'Brien 61'
Power 82'
McLaughlin Yellow card 90'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Crewe Alexandra v Sunderland
27 February 2021 30 Crewe Alexandra 2–2 Sunderland Crewe
15:00 GMT Porter 30'
Lowery 38'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 36'
Jones 76'
Maguire 90+7'		 Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Chris Sarginson
Sunderland v Swindon Town
2 March 2021 31 Sunderland 1–0 Swindon Town Sunderland
19:45 GMT Wyke 70' Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Referee: Peter Wright
Sunderland v Rochdale
6 March 2021 32 Sunderland 2–0 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 GMT Sanderson 7'
McFadzean Yellow card 14'
Wyke 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
Portsmouth v Sunderland
9 March 2021 33 Portsmouth 0–2 Sunderland Milton
19:45 GMT Report Wyke 13'
Jones 58'
Sanderson Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
Accrington Stanley v Sunderland
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 62'
Wyke 86'		 Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby
Sunderland v Lincoln City
20 March 2021 35 Sunderland 1–1 Lincoln City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Wyke Yellow card 34'
McFadzean 40'
Power Yellow card 42'
McLaughlin Yellow card 87'		 Report Morton 63'
Bridcutt Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Bristol Rovers v Sunderland
27 March 2021 36 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Bristol
15:00 GMT Leahy Yellow card 36' Report O'Brien 39'
Scowen Yellow card 50'
Sanderson Yellow card 53'
O'Nien Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Sunderland v Oxford United
2 April 2021 37 Sunderland 3–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 GMT McLaughlin Yellow card 19'
Gooch 45+2'
McGeady 81'
McGeady Yellow card 89'
Power 90+4' Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Henry 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
Peterborough v Sunderland
5 April 2021 38 Peterborough 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 GMT Reed Yellow card 18'
Butler Yellow card 38'
Dembélé 66'		 Report McGeady 81' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Sunderland v Charlton Athletic
10 April 2021 39 Sunderland 1–2 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
15:00 GMT Scowen 77' Report Scowen 31' (o.g.)
Forster-Caskey Yellow card 49'
Gilbey Yellow card 57', 61'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Wigan Athletic v Sunderland
13 April 2021 40 Wigan Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wigan
18:00 BST Keane Yellow card 38', 42'
Lang Yellow card 50', 58'
Robinson Yellow card 90'		 Report Wyke 32'
O'Nien Yellow card 46'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
Blackpool v Sunderland
17 April 2021 41 Blackpool 1–0 Sunderland Blackpool
12:30 GMT Dougall Yellow card 27'
Garbutt 58'		 Report McFadzean Yellow card 18'
Leadbitter Yellow card 37'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
Hull City v Sunderland
20 April 2021 42 Hull City 2–2 Sunderland Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT Magennis 28', 64'
Lewis-Potter Yellow card 50'
Wilks Yellow card 61'		 Report Jones 10'
Wright Yellow card 16'
Wyke Yellow card 20'
Leadbitter 34' (pen.)
O'Nien Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Sunderland v Accrington Stanley
24 April 2021 43 Sunderland 3–3 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
15:00 BST Wyke 6', 11'
Winchester Yellow card 43'
Leadbitter Yellow card 62'
Power 83'		 Report Bishop 51'
O'Nien 68' (o.g.)
Nottingham Yellow card 80'
McConville 85'
Smyth Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Sunderland v Blackpool
27 April 2021 44 Sunderland 0–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:00 BST McGeady Yellow card 64' Report Kaikai 56'
Ballard Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland
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 63' Yellow card 76'		 Report Stewart 21'
Maguire 84' (pen.)
Hume 84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Sunderland v Northampton Town
9 May 2021 46 Sunderland 1–1 Northampton Town Sunderland
15:00 GMT O'Nien Yellow card 59'
Wright Yellow card 83'
Winchester 87'		 Report Miller Yellow card 21'
Hoskins 84'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott

Play-offs

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

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

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

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Sunderland v Hull City
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 soccer ball with red X
Power soccer ball with check mark
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark
Gooch soccer ball with check mark
Wyke soccer ball with check mark		 Wilks soccer ball with check mark
Smallwood soccer ball with check mark
Samuelsen soccer ball with check mark
Honeyman soccer ball with check mark
Lewis-Potter soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

  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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
Sunderland v Aston Villa U21
8 September 2020 Group Game 1 Sunderland 8–1 Aston Villa U21 Sunderland
19:00 BST Wyke 15', 50'
Feeney 21'
Scowen 75'
Power 77'
Graham 82'
Dobson 84'
O'Brien 90'		 Report Vassilev 47' (pen.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Sunderland v Carlisle United
6 October 2020 Group Game 2 Sunderland 5–3 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:00 BST Maguire 26', 54'
Hume 37'
Wyke 69'
Diamond 90+1'		 Report Alessandra 6' (pen.)
Mellish 72', 82'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
Fleetwood Town v Sunderland
10 November 2020 Group Game 3 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST McKay 51'
Duffy 59'		 Report Hill 15' (o.g.) Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Oldham Athletic v Sunderland
8 December 2020 Second round Oldham Athletic 1–2 Sunderland Oldham
18:00 GMT Grant 13' Yellow card 83'
Diarra Yellow card 64'		 Report Maguire 30'
Scowen 64'
Wright Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Sunderland v Port Vale
12 January 2021 Third round Sunderland 2–0 Port Vale Sunderland
18:00 GMT O'Brien 21'
McFadzean Yellow card 54'
Wright Yellow card 56'
McGeady 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Conlon Yellow card 8' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland
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 12' (o.g.)
McGeady 76'
Wyke 82'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Sunderland v Lincoln City
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 75'		 Report Edun Yellow card 24'
Scully 64'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Toner
Penalties
Power soccer ball with check mark
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark
Maguire soccer ball with check mark
McGeady soccer ball with check mark
Leadbitter soccer ball with check mark		 Scully soccer ball with check mark
McGrandles soccer ball with check mark
Howarth soccer ball with red X
Johnson soccer ball with check mark
Sunderland v Tranmere Rovers
14 March 2021 Final Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers London
15:00 GMT Gooch 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 Republic of Ireland IRL 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 KOS 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 Republic of Ireland IRL 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 Sam Wilding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
38 MF England ENG Vinnie Steels 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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