2012–13_Sunderland_A.F.C._season
2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season
Sunderland 2012–13 football season
The 2012–13 season was Sunderland's sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. They finished the season in 17th place.
Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
| 2012–13 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ellis Short | ||
| Manager | Martin O'Neill (until 30 March 2013) Paolo Di Canio (from 31 March 2013) | ||
| Stadium | Stadium of Light | ||
| Premier League | 17th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Steven Fletcher (11) All: Steven Fletcher (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 47,456 (vs. Newcastle United) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,505 (vs. Bolton Wanderers) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 40,544 | ||
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Friendlies
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| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result H – A |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2012 | Hartlepool United | A | 1–0 | – |
| 4 August 2012 | Helsingborgs | A | 2–0 | – |
| 8 August 2012 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | McClean 71' |
| 11 August 2012 | Leicester City | A | 1–0 | – |
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2012 Peace Cup
Sunderland, along with Eredivisie side Groningen, K-League side Seongnam, and Bundesliga side Hamburg, will compete in a friendly tournament, 2012 Peace Cup. All matches will be played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the Korean city of Suwon.
More information Date, Opponents ...
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result H – A |
Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2012 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | N | 1–0 | – |
| 22 July 2012 | Groningen | N | 3–2 | Wickham 19', Campbell 88', Noble 90' |
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More information Date, Opponents ...
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result H – A |
Scorers | Attendance | League position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2012 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | – | 60,078 | 11th |
| 25 August 2012 | Reading | H | P–P | – | – | 13th |
| 1 September 2012 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | Fletcher 40', 45' | 20,350 | 13th |
| 15 September 2012 | Liverpool | H | 1–1 | Fletcher 29' | 41,997 | 14th |
| 22 September 2012 | West Ham United | A | 1–1 | Fletcher 10' | 33,052 | 12th |
| 29 September 2012 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–0 | Fletcher 51' | 37,742 | 11th |
| 6 October 2012 | Manchester City | A | 0–3 | – | 47,036 | 13th |
| 21 October 2012 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | Ba 86' o.g. | 47,456 | 14th |
| 27 October 2012 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | – | 27,005 | 14th |
| 3 November 2012 | Aston Villa | H | 0–1 | – | 41,515 | 16th |
| 10 November 2012 | Everton | A | 1–2 | Johnson 45' | 35,999 | 16th |
| 18 November 2012 | Fulham | A | 3–1 | Fletcher 50', Cuéllar 65', Sessègnon 70' | 25,646 | 15th |
| 24 November 2012 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–4 | Gardner 73', Sessègnon 87' | 36,390 | 16th |
| 27 November 2012 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 0–0 | – | 36,513 | 16th |
| 2 December 2012 | Norwich City | A | 1–2 | Gardner 45' | 26,228 | 17th |
| 8 December 2012 | Chelsea | H | 1–3 | Johnson 66' | 39,273 | 18th |
| 11 December 2012 | Reading | H | 3–0 | McClean 3', Fletcher 28', Sessègnon 90' | 37,723 | 15th |
| 15 December 2012 | Manchester United | A | 1–3 | Campbell 72' | 75,582 | 16th |
| 22 December 2012 | Southampton | A | 1–0 | Fletcher 42' | 31,275 | 15th |
| 26 December 2012 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | Johnson 53' | 42,190 | 13th |
| 29 December 2012 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–2 | O'Shea 40' | 41,168 | 13th |
| 2 January 2013 | Liverpool | A | 0–3 | – | 44,228 | 14th |
| 12 January 2013 | West Ham United | H | 3–0 | Larsson 12', Johnson 48', McClean 74' | 39,918 | 14th |
| 19 January 2013 | Wigan Athletic | A | 3–2 | Gardner 17' (pen), Fletcher 21', 42' | 19,219 | 11th |
| 29 January 2013 | Swansea City | H | 0–0 | – | 35,628 | 11th |
| 2 February 2013 | Reading | A | 2–1 | Gardner 28' (pen) | 23,829 | 11th |
| 9 February 2013 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | – | 46,402 | 13th |
| 23 February 2013 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | Sessègnon 79' | 25,924 | 14th |
| 2 March 2013 | Fulham | H | 2–2 | Gardner 37' (pen), Sessègnon 70' | 39,312 | 14th |
| 9 March 2013 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–3 | Fletcher 20' | 18,169 | 15th |
| 17 March 2013 | Norwich City | H | 1–1 | Gardner (pen)40' | 38,625 | 16th |
| 30 March 2013 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | – | 43,760 | 16th |
| 7 April 2013 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | Azpilicueta og 45' | 41,500 | 17th |
| 14 April 2013 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | Sessègnon 27', Johnson 74', Vaughan 82' | 52,000 | 15th |
| 20 April 2013 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Sessègnon 45' | 44,614 | 14th |
| 29 April 2013 | Aston Villa | A | 6–1 | Rose 32' | 37,428 | 15th |
| 6 May 2013 | Stoke | H | 1–1 | O'Shea 62' | 38,130 | 15th |
| 12 May 2013 | Southampton | H | 1–1 | Bardsley 68' | 41,988 | 17th |
| 19 May 2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | 36,258 | 17th |
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League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 15 | Aston Villa | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 41 | |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 41 | |
| 17 | Sunderland | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 39 | |
| 18 | Wigan Athletic (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 36 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Football League Championship[lower-alpha 1] |
| 19 | Reading (R) | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 73 | −30 | 28 | Relegation to Football League Championship |
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Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- Wigan Athletic qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2012–13 FA Cup winners.
More information Date, Round ...
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result H – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 28 August 2012 | Second round | Morecambe | H | 2–0 | McClean 24', 65' | 22,871 |
| 25 September 2012 | Third round | Milton Keynes Dons | A | 2–0 | Gardner 54', McClean 82' | 10,489 |
| 30 October 2012 | Fourth round | Middlesbrough | H | 0–1 | – | 32,535 |
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More information Date, Round ...
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result H – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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| 5 January 2013 | Third round | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–2 | Wickham 60', Gardner 75' | 12,204 |
| 15 January 2013 | Replay | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | – | 17,505 |
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Appearances and goals
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF |  SCO |
Phil Bardsley | 21 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF |  ENG |
Danny Rose | 29 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | MF |  FRA |
Alfred N'Diaye | 16 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Wes Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Lee Cattermole | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF |  SWE |
Sebastian Larsson | 41 | 1 | 36+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Craig Gardner | 37 | 8 | 32+1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Danny Graham | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Connor Wickham | 14 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | SCO |
James McFadden | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Matthew Kilgallon | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ENG |
Jordan Pickford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ENG |
Jack Colback | 40 | 0 | 30+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF |  WAL |
David Vaughan | 28 | 1 | 6+18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF |  IRL |
John O'Shea | 36 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF |  SEN |
Kader Mangane | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | DF | ENG |
Titus Bramble | 19 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | IRL |
Keiren Westwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ENG |
Adam Johnson | 40 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | GK |  BEL |
Simon Mignolet | 40 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | IRL |
James McClean | 41 | 5 | 24+12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 3 | ||
| 24 | DF |  ESP |
Carlos Cuéllar | 28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 26 | FW | SCO |
Steven Fletcher | 31 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | FW |  BEN |
Stéphane Sessègnon | 36 | 7 | 34+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | FRA |
Mikael Mandron | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | FW | ENG |
Ryan Noble | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | MF | ENG |
Billy Knott | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | IRL |
Adam Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 42 | DF | IRL |
John Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players that played for Sunderland this season that have left the club/are currently out on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Fraizer Campbell | 15 | 1 | 1+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Kieran Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW |  KOR |
Ji Dong-won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF | IRL |
David Meyler | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | SCO |
James McFadden | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | FW | FRA |
Louis Saha | 14 | 0 | 0+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF |  EGY |
Ahmed Elmohamady | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | ENG |
Blair Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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Goalscorers
More information Position, Nation ...
| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | 26 | Steven Fletcher | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| MF | | 8 | Craig Gardner | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| FW | | 28 | Stéphane Sessègnon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | | 21 | Adam Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| MF | | 23 | James McClean | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| DF | | 16 | John O'Shea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | | 2 | Phil Bardsley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 9 | Fraizer Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 24 | Carlos Cuéllar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 7 | Sebastian Larsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | | 3 | Danny Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | | 15 | David Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | | 10 | Connor Wickham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 41 | 2 | 4 | 47 | |||
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Overall
| Games played | 30 (25 Premier League, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup) |
| Games won | 9 (7 Premier League, 2 League Cup) |
| Games drawn | 9 (8 Premier League, 1 FA Cup) |
| Games lost | 12 (10 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup) |
| Goals scored | 34 (28 Premier League, 4 League Cup, 2 FA Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 38 (33 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup) |
| Goal difference | -4 |
| Clean sheets | 11 (9 Premier League, 2 League Cup) |
| Most appearances | Stéphane Sessègnon 28 |
| Top scorer | Steven Fletcher 10 |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age | EU |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
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| 24 | DF | |
Carlos Cuéllar | 30 | EU | Aston Villa | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | |
| DF | |
David Ferguson | 18 | EU | Darlington | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | ||
| MF | |
Wade Joyce | 18 | EU | Bury | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | ||
| 25 | FW | |
Louis Saha | 34 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer | Summer | 2013 | Free | |
| 26 | FW | |
Steven Fletcher | 25 | EU | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £12 million | |
| 21 | MF | |
Adam Johnson | 25 | EU | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | £12 million | |
| 3 | DF | |
Danny Rose | 22 | EU | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | Summer | 2013 | Loan | |
| FW | |
Scott Harrison | 19 | EU | Darlington | Transfer | None | 2013 | Free | ||
| 11 | FW | |
James McFadden | 29 | EU | Everton | Transfer | None | January 2013 | Free | |
| 4 | MF | |
Alfred N'Diaye | 22 | EU | Bursaspor  |
Transfer | Winter | 2016 | £3.8 million | |
| 18 | DF | |
Kader Mangane | 29 | EU | Al-Hilal  |
Loan | Winter | 2013 | Loan | |
| 9 | FW | |
Danny Graham | 27 | EU | Swansea City |
Transfer | Winter | 2016 | £5 million |
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EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.
Individual awards
More information Award, Month/Round/Year ...
| Award | Month/Round/Year | Winner |
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| Premier League Player of the Month | September | Steven Fletcher |
| North-East Football Writers' Association's Player of the Year | 2012 | Simon Mignolet |
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- "Premier League Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). Premier League. pp. 92–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.