2019–20_Sunderland_A.F.C._season

2019–20 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland 2019–20 football season

The 2019–20 Sunderland A.F.C. season was the club's 141st season in existence, and their second consecutive season in the third tier of English football, after relegation from the Championship in the 2017–18 season. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on 9 June, clubs voted to curtail the season, meaning the final table would be calculated by a points-per-game method with the play-offs being played behind closed doors.^[3]

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Sunderland

2019–20 season

Chairman

Stewart Donald

Manager

Jack Ross
(until 8 October)^[1]
Phil Parkinson
(from 17 October)^[2]

Stadium

8th (on PPG)

First round

Fourth round

Group stage

Top goalscorer

League: Chris Maguire (10)
All: Chris Maguire (11)

Highest home attendance

33,821 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)

Lowest home attendance

6,952 (vs. Grimsby Town)

Average home league attendance

30,169

Home colours

Away colours

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First team squad

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Squad No.	Name	Position(s)	Age	Ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jon McLaughlin	GK	36	2020	Heart of Midlothian	65	0
16	Lee Burge	GK	31	2021	Coventry City	3	0
43	Anthony Patterson	GK	23	2020	Academy	0	0
Defenders
2	Conor McLaughlin	RB	32	2021	Millwall	11	0
3	Joel Lynch	CB	36	2020	Queens Park Rangers	2	0
4	Jordan Willis	CB	29	2021	Coventry City	11	1
5	Alim Öztürk	CB	31	2020	Boluspor	28	0
12	Tom Flanagan	CB	32	2020	Burton Albion	47	2
20	Declan John	LB	28	2020	Swansea City (loan)	0	0
26	Bailey Wright	CB	31	2020	Bristol City (loan)	0	0
33	Denver Hume	LB	25	2021	Academy	21	0
Midfielders
6	Max Power	CM	30	2021	Wigan Athletic	52	6
7	Chris Maguire	RW	35	2020	Bury	54	13
11	Lynden Gooch	AM	28	2022	Academy	100	12
13	Luke O'Nien	CM	29	2020	Wycombe Wanderers	62	6
14	Duncan Watmore	RW	30	2020	Altrincham	66	6
17	Elliot Embleton	CM	25	2021	Academy	8	0
18	George Dobson	CM	26	2022	Walsall	11	0
21	Ethan Robson	CM	27	2020	Academy	14	1
23	Grant Leadbitter	CM	38	2021	Middlesbrough	149	11
28	Josh Scowen	CM	31	2022	Queens Park Rangers	0	0
35	Ruben Sammut	DM	26	2020	Chelsea	0	0
37	Bali Mumba	CM	22	2021	Academy	9	0
Forwards
8	Kyle Lafferty	ST	36	2020	Sarpsborg 08	0	0
9	Charlie Wyke	ST	31	2021	Bradford City	39	7
22	Will Grigg	ST	32	2022	Wigan Athletic	33	5
31	Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	ST	24	2020	IK Sirius	9	2
42	Antoine Semenyo	ST	24	2020	Bristol City (loan)	0	0

Pre-season friendlies

As of 12 June 2019 Sunderland has announced three preseason friendlies against South Shields, Benfica B, and Belenenses.^[4]^[5]

South Shields v Sunderland

11 July 2019 Friendly	South Shields	0–2	Sunderland	South Shields
19:30 BST		Report	Robson 13' O'Nien 53'	Stadium: Mariners Park

Benfica B

v Sunderland

18 July 2019 Friendly	Benfica B	0–0	Sunderland	Albufeira, Portugal
19:30 WEST		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Belenenses

v Sunderland

20 July 2019 Friendly	Belenenses	1–0	Sunderland	Albufeira, Portugal
19:30 BST	Calila 57'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Sunderland v

Heerenveen

27 July 2019 Friendly	Sunderland	0–1	Heerenveen	Sunderland
19:00 BST		Report	Faik 69'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 6,645

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Oxford United	35	17	9	9	61	37	+24	60	1.71	Qualification for League One play-offs^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Portsmouth	35	17	9	9	53	36	+17	60	1.71
6	Fleetwood Town	35	16	12	7	51	38	+13	60	1.71
7	Peterborough United	35	17	8	10	68	40	+28	59	1.69
8	Sunderland	36	16	11	9	48	32	+16	59	1.64
9	Doncaster Rovers	34	15	9	10	51	33	+18	54	1.59
10	Gillingham	35	12	15	8	42	34	+8	51	1.46
11	Ipswich Town	36	14	10	12	46	36	+10	52	1.44
12	Burton Albion	35	12	12	11	50	50	0	48	1.37

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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^[6]
Notes:

Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result summary

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	16	11	9	48	32	+16	59	10	8	1	35	13	+22	6	3	8	13	19	−6

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	D
Position	13	15	9	6	4	6	5	4	5	5	6	10	8	8	7	10	11	11	12	15	13	13	9	6	6	7	5	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	5	7

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.^[7]

Sunderland v Oxford United

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Sunderland	1–1	Oxford United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Gooch 49' (pen.), 70'	Report	Fosu 14' Mousinho 56' Rodriguez 65' Henry 90+5' Brannagan 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,498 Referee: Peter Wright

Ipswich Town v Sunderland

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Ipswich Town	1–1	Sunderland	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Jackson 6' Garbutt 15'	Report	Dobson 61' Gooch 64'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,051 (1,900 away fans) Referee: Neil Hair

Sunderland v Portsmouth

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Sunderland	2–1	Portsmouth	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Willis 27' Maguire 39' 86' McGeady 79'	Report	Harness 22' Burgess 76'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,140 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Rochdale v Sunderland

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4	Rochdale	1–2	Sunderland	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Camps 33'	Report	O'Nien 13' McGeady 28' Wyke 56', 67' McLaughlin 66' Leadbitter 77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,258 (3,000 away fans) Referee: John Busby

Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5	Sunderland	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Maguire 8', 53', 79' Power 36'	Report	Appiah 34', 66'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,725 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Peterborough United v Sunderland

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6	Peterborough United	3–0	Sunderland	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Maddison 36', 64' Toney 51' Knight 52'	Report	C. McLaughlin 30' Wyke 57' 77' O'Nien 71' Power 84' Leadbitter 89'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 10,005 (3,200 away fans) Referee: Craig Hicks

Sunderland v Burton Albion

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)	Sunderland	v	Burton Albion	Sunderland
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: The match was postponed on 28 August 2019, due to international call-ups.^[8]

Accrington Stanley v Sunderland

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 7	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Sunderland	Accrington
15:00 BST	Clark 5' Alese 83'	Report	Gooch 7' Leadbitter 24' McGeady 26' McNulty 36'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 4,164 (2,600 away fans) Referee: Lee Swabey

Sunderland v Rotherham United

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 8	Sunderland	1–1	Rotherham United	Sunderland
19:45 BST	McNulty 1' Dobson 30' C. McLaughlin 41' McGeady 78'	Report	Hastie 66'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,078 Referee: Ben Toner

Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 9	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Sunderland	Bolton
15:00 BST	Hobbs 50' Chicksen 56' Buckley 80'	Report	Hume 16' McGeady 23', 90+2' (pen.) Power 86' Flanagan 90+3'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,026 (5,000 away fans) Referee: Ollie Yates

Sunderland v Milton Keynes Dons

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 10	Sunderland	2–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Sunderland
15:00 BST	O'Nien 13', 28' Power 24', 45+1' Maguire 52'	Report	Kasumu 45+1' Williams 55' Martin 65' Lewington 90'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,954 Referee: Paul Marsden

Lincoln City v Sunderland

5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 11	Lincoln City	2–0	Sunderland	Lincoln
15:00 BST	J. McLaughlin 18' (o.g.) Shackell 28' Andrade 45+1' Walker 59' Morrell 71'	Report	Maguire 12' Lynch 26' C. McLaughlin 42' McGeady 90+1' Wyke 90+5'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 10,264 (2,000 away fans) Referee: Brett Huxtable

Sunderland v Fleetwood Town

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)	Sunderland	v	Fleetwood Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 2 October 2019, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.^[9]

Wycombe Wanderers v Sunderland

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 12	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Sunderland	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Charles 29' Wheeler 90+1'	Report	McGeady 82'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,395 (1,800 away fans) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Sunderland v Tranmere Rovers

21 October 2019 (2019-10-21) 13	Sunderland	5–0	Tranmere Rovers	Sunderland
17:45 BST	Dobson 10' Watmore 24' Maguire 26' Gooch 39' Grigg 83' O'Nien 90'		Ray 25' Payne 40'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,551 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 14	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Sunderland	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Cummings 22' Norburn 34'	Report	Lynch 34' Dobson 59'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 8,117 (1,800 away fans) Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sunderland v Southend United

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 15	Sunderland	1–0	Southend United	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	O'Nien 20' C. McLaughlin 84' O'Nien 90+1'		Hopper 73'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,407 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) P	Bristol Rovers	v	Sunderland	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.^[10]

Sunderland v Coventry City

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 16	Sunderland	1–1	Coventry City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Mbunga-Kimpioka 90' McGeady 90+4'	Report	Hyam 26' Dabo 78'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,809 Referee: Scott Oldham

Sunderland v Burton Albion

26 November 2019 (2019-11-26) 17	Sunderland	1–2	Burton Albion	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	McGeady 19' (pen.) Power 29'	Report	Edwards 20' Quinn 50' Sarkic 56' Boyce 68' Daniel 86'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,538 Referee: Robert Lewis

Gillingham v Sunderland

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18	Gillingham	1–0	Sunderland	Gillingham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Sunderland v Blackpool

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19	Sunderland	1–1	Blackpool	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Wyke 37' Dobson 45+3' 74' Flanagan 59'	Report	Virtue 4' Gnanduillet 45+3' Tilt 82'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,595 Referee: Ollie Yates

Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 20	Sunderland	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Flanagan 44' Hume 89'	Report	Emmanuel 19' Lowe 21' Darcy 64' Bridcutt 81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,821 Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 21	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Sunderland	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Taylor 40' John 74'	Report	Gooch 6' 55' Lynch 34' Maguire 61' 90+1' Ozturk 70'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 12,432 (4,100 away fans) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Fleetwood Town v Sunderland

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 22	Fleetwood Town	1–1	Sunderland	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Evans 13' (pen.) Sowerby 71' Cairns 82'	Report	Willis 65' Dobson 76' Maguire 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,011 (1,100 away fans) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Sunderland v Lincoln City

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) 23	Sunderland	3–1	Lincoln City	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Flanagan 19' Bostwick 23' (o.g.) Gooch 29' O'Nien 88'	Report	Hesketh 60' Walker 66'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,748 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Sunderland v Wycombe Wanderers

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 24	Sunderland	4–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Wyke 6' Hume 16' Maguire 21' (pen.), 78' 21' Lynch 71'	Report	Stewart 20'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,331 Referee: Andy Davies

Milton Keynes Dons v Sunderland

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 25	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Sunderland	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Kasumu 18' Healey 89'	Report	Dobson 26' Öztürk 68' Gooch 79' 80' Maguire 90+5'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 13,327 (4,500 away fans) Referee: Ben Toner

Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers

24 January 2020 (2020-01-24) 26	Sunderland	0–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Wyke 42' Öztürk 73'	Report	Halliday 66'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,251 Referee: James Adcock

Tranmere Rovers v Sunderland

29 January 2020 (2020-01-29) 27	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Sunderland	Birkenhead
19:45 GMT	Monthé 74' 84' Wilson 77' Jennings 90'	Report	Dobson 24' Lynch 48' Wyke 60' Maguire 88'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,850 (1,500 away fans) Referee: Antony Coggins

Portsmouth v Sunderland

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 28	Portsmouth	2–0	Sunderland	Milton
15:00 GMT	Burgess 25' Seddon 45+1' Bolton 52' Raggett 71'	Report	Gooch 45+1' Dobson 70' Semenyo 90+1'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,531 (2,200 away fans) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Sunderland v Ipswich Town

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 29	Sunderland	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	O'Nien 21' Flanagan 75' Maguire 81'	Report	Downes 23' Chambers 54'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,726 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sunderland v Rochdale

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 30	Sunderland	3–0	Rochdale	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Gooch 11' O'Connell (o.g.) 15' Gooch 32'	Report	Henderson 24'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,401 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Oxford United v Sunderland

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 31	Oxford United	0–1	Sunderland	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Brannagan 90+2'	Report	Willis 2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,105 (1,800 away fans) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Sunderland v Bristol Rovers

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32	Sunderland	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Gooch 31' 71' Ozturk 58' Wyke 73' O'Nien 82'	Report	Leahy 8' Craig 55' Ogogo 59'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,541 Referee: Ben Toner

Sunderland v Fleetwood Town

25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 33	Sunderland	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Power 14' 90+7' Ozturk 53'	Report	McKay 5' Madden 78' Coyle 80'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,255 Referee: Scott Oldham

Coventry City v Sunderland

1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) 34	Coventry City	1–0	Sunderland	Bordesley
12:00 GMT	Godden 2' Maroši 31'	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Attendance: 10,055 (3,500 away fans) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Sunderland v Gillingham

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35	Sunderland	2–2	Gillingham	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Öztürk 42' Lafferty 64', 83'	Report	Graham 42' Roberts 43' O'Keefe 44' Mandron 74', 90+6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,872 Referee: Antony Coggins

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) 36	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Sunderland	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Leahy 30' Clarke-Harris 39', 75' (pen.) Hargreaves 45+1' Clarke 68'	Report	Lafferty 38' Öztürk 42' Flanagan 45+6'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,281 (1,500 away fans) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Blackpool v Sunderland

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	Blackpool	v	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11]

Southend United v Sunderland

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)	Southend United	v	Sunderland	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Roots Hall
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[11]

Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town

4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)	Sunderland	v	Shrewsbury Town	Sunderland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)	AFC Wimbledon	v	Sunderland	Norbiton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

Sunderland v Peterborough United

13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)	Sunderland	v	Peterborough United	Sunderland
13:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

Burton Albion v Sunderland

18 April 2020 (2020-04-18)	Burton Albion	v	Sunderland	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

Sunderland v Accrington Stanley

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25)	Sunderland	v	Accrington Stanley	Sunderland
15:00 BST				Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

Rotherham United v Sunderland

3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)	Rotherham United	v	Sunderland	Rotherham
15:00 BST				Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[12]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.^[13]

Sunderland v Gillingham

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round	Sunderland	1–1	Gillingham	Sunderland
13:00 GMT	McGeady 15' Willis 42' O'Nien 90+2'	Report	Hanlan 29' Lee 46'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 7,892 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Gillingham v Sunderland

19 November 2019 (2019-11-19) First round replay	Gillingham	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sunderland	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Ehmer 45+1' Hanlan 105'	Report	De Bock 55' O'Nien 85' Connelly 117'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,561 Referee: Alan Young

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.^[14] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.^[15] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.^[16] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.^[17]

Accrington Stanley v Sunderland

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Sunderland	Accrington
19:45 BST	J. Maguire 53' Barclay 58' Bishop 61'	Report	McNulty 17' C. Maguire 51' McGeady 79' Wyke 90+4'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,343 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Burnley v Sunderland

28 August 2019 (2019-08-28) Second round	Burnley	1–3	Sunderland	Burnley
19:45 BST	Rodriguez 11'	Report	Grigg 35' Flanagan 47' Dobson 50'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 7,445 Referee: Darren England

Sheffield United v Sunderland

25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round	Sheffield United	0–1	Sunderland	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Fleck 77'	Report	Power 9' Maguire 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,675 Referee: Tim Robinson

Oxford United v Sunderland

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Fourth round	Oxford United	1–1 (4–2 p)	Sunderland	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Hall 25'	Report	McNulty 78'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,108 Referee: Steve Martin
	Penalties
	Henry Forde Fosu Mousinho		Power O'Nien Grigg McNulty

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[18]

Group A

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Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Leicester City U21	3	2	1	0	0	5	3	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Scunthorpe United	3	2	0	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Sunderland	3	1	0	0	2	4	7	−3	3
4	L2	Grimsby Town	3	0	0	0	3	4	7	−3	0

Source: EFL.com

Sunderland v Grimsby Town

8 October 2019 (2019-10-08) Group Game 1	Sunderland	3–2	Grimsby Town	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Watmore 68' Dobson 70' McNulty 79' Grigg 86'	Report	Green 59' Ogbu 81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 6,952 Referee: Steve Martin

Sunderland v Leicester City U21

5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) Group Game 2	Sunderland	1–2	Leicester City U21	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Maguire 14' Leadbitter 45+1' McLaughlin 49'	Report	Hirst 50' (pen.) 78' Dewsbury-Hall 53' Benković 75'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 7,649 Referee: Ross Joyce

Scunthorpe United v Sunderland

12 November 2019 (2019-11-12) Group Game 3	Scunthorpe United	3–0	Sunderland	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Novak 66' (pen.), 90+1' Eisa 88'	Report	O'Nien 65'	Stadium: Glanford Park

Squad statistics

Top scorers

As of 16 February 2020

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Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
1	MF	7	Chris Maguire	10	0	0	1	11
2	MF	11	Lynden Gooch	9	0	0	0	9
3	MF	19	Aiden McGeady	4	1	1	0	6
4	FW	9	Charlie Wyke	4	0	1	0	5
4	FW	10	Marc McNulty	2	0	2	1	5
5	MF	13	Luke O'Nien	3	0	0	0	3
5	FW	22	Will Grigg	1	0	1	1	3
6	MF	6	Max Power	1	0	1	0	2
	DF	12	Tom Flanagan	1	0	1	0	2
	MF	14	Duncan Watmore	1	0	0	1	2
7	DF	4	Jordan Willis	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	18	George Dobson	0	0	1	0	1
	FW	31	Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	33	Denver Hume	1	0	0	0	1
Total				37	1	8	5	51

Appearances and goals

As of 5 February 2020

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jon McLaughlin	27	0	23+1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	NIR	Conor McLaughlin	20	0	12+2	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
3	DF	WAL	Joel Lynch	20	0	14+1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Jordan Willis	32	1	27	1	1	0	2	0	1+1	0
5	DF	TUR	Alim Öztürk	19	0	15+1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	MF	ENG	Max Power	30	2	22+1	1	2	0	3+1	1	1	0
7	MF	SCO	Chris Maguire	33	10	20+7	9	2	0	2	0	1+1	1
8	FW	NIR	Kyle Lafferty	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Charlie Wyke	23	5	16+4	4	0	0	1+2	1	0	0
11	MF	USA	Lynden Gooch	25	8	21+1	8	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
12	DF	NIR	Tom Flanagan	14	2	8+2	1	0	0	3	1	1	0
13	MF	ENG	Luke O'Nien	35	3	27	3	2	0	3+1	0	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Duncan Watmore	19	2	6+8	1	1+1	0	0	0	3	1
16	GK	ENG	Lee Burge	11	0	5	0	1	0	3	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	Elliot Embleton	5	0	1+2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
18	MF	ENG	George Dobson	29	1	19+3	0	1	0	2+2	1	2	0
20	DF	WAL	Declan John	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Ethan Robson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	NIR	Will Grigg	26	3	8+11	1	2	0	2+1	1	1+1	1
23	MF	ENG	Grant Leadbitter	20	0	11+3	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
26	DF	AUS	Bailey Wright	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Josh Scowen	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	SCO	Cieran Dunne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	Jack Bainbridge	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	SWE	Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	5	1	0+4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	GK	ALG	Ahmed Abdelkader	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Denver Hume	30	1	22+2	1	1	0	2+1	0	2	0
35	MF	SCO	Ruben Sammut	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	ENG	Bali Mumba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	FW	ENG	Jack Diamond	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	DF	ENG	Brandon Taylor	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
41	FW	SCO	Lee Connelly	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
42	FW	ENG	Antoine Semenyo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	GK	ENG	Anthony Patterson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	ENG	Cole Kiernan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	MF	ENG	Daniel Neil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
15	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	IRL	Aiden McGeady	21	6	13+2	4	1+1	1	1+1	1	1+1	0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
8	MF	SCO	Dylan McGeouch	12	0	5+3	0	0+1	0	2	0	1	0
10	FW	SCO	Marc McNulty	21	4	7+8	2	0+1	0	2	2	3	0
28	DF	BEL	Laurens De Bock	10	0	4+1	0	2	0	1	0	1+1	0

Disciplinary record

As of 5 February 2020

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No.	Pos.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
No.	Pos.	Name
2	DF	Conor McLaughlin	5									1			6
3	DF	Joel Lynch	5												4
4	DF	Jordan Willis	1			1						1			3
5	DF	Alim Öztürk	4												2
6	MF	Max Power	5									1			6
7	MF	Chris Maguire	7						2						7
9	FW	Charlie Wyke	4												3
11	MF	Lynden Gooch	5												3
12	DF	Tom Flanagan	4												4
13	MF	Luke O'Nien	4		1									1	4		2
18	MF	George Dobson	9									1			7
19	MF	Aiden McGeady	6												6
23	MF	Grant Leadbitter	3									1			4
28	DF	Laurens De Bock				1									1
33	DF	Denver Hume	2												2
41	FW	Lee Connelly				1									1
42	FW	Antoine Semenyo	1												1
Total			65	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	75	0	2

Transfers

Transfers in

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Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	RB	Conor McLaughlin	Millwall	Free	^[19]
2 July 2019	GK	Ahmed Abdelkader	ENAD Polis Chrysochous	Free	^[20]
3 July 2019	GK	Lee Burge	Coventry City	Free	^[21]
4 July 2019	CM	Ruben Sammut	Chelsea	Free	^[22]
4 July 2019	CB	Michael Collins	Everton	Free	^[22]
13 July 2019	CB	Jordan Willis	Coventry City	Free	^[23]
25 July 2019	CM	George Dobson	Walsall	Undisclosed	^[24]
23 August 2019	LM	Cieran Dunne	Falkirk	Free	^[25]
26 August 2019	CB	Joel Lynch	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[26]
2 September 2019	CM	Nathan Greenwood	Seaham Red Star	Free	^[27]
10 January 2020	CF	Kyle Lafferty	Sarpsborg 08	Free	^[28]
27 January 2020	CM	Josh Scowen	Queens Park Rangers	Undisclosed	^[29]
21 February 2020	CB	Tommy Smith	Colorado Rapids	Free	^[30]

Loans in

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Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
24 July 2019	ST	Marc McNulty	Reading	31 January 2020	^[31]^[32]
2 September 2019	LB	Laurens De Bock	Leeds United	1 January 2020	^[33]^[34]^[35]
21 January 2020	CB	Bailey Wright	Bristol City	30 June 2020	^[36]
31 January 2020	LB	Declan John	Swansea City	30 June 2020	^[37]
31 January 2020	LW	Antoine Semenyo	Bristol City	30 June 2020	^[38]

Loans out

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Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
20 August 2019	DM	Jordan Hunter	South Shields	30 June 2020^[39]	^[40]
22 August 2019	CF	Lee Connelly	South Shields	September 2019	^[41]
2 September 2019	CB	Jack Baldwin	Salford City	June 2020	^[42]
2 September 2019	CF	Jack Diamond	Harrogate Town	30 June 2020^[43]	^[44]
2 September 2019	CM	Ethan Robson	Grimsby Town	January 2020	^[45]
18 October 2019	CM	Jake Hackett	Whitby Town	4 January 2020^[46]	^[47]
10 January 2020	CF	Lee Connelly	Alloa Athletic	30 June 2020	^[48]
31 January 2020	LW	Aiden McGeady	Charlton Athletic	30 June 2020	^[49]
5 March 2020	DM	Bali Mumba	South Shields	30 June 2020	^[50]

Transfers out

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Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	DM	Lee Cattermole	VVV-Venlo	Mutual consent	^[51]^[52]
1 July 2019	LB	Reece James	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	^[53]
1 July 2019	GK	Max Johnstone	St Johnstone	Released	^[54]^[55]
1 July 2019	CB	Lamine Koné	Strasbourg	Undisclosed	^[56]
1 July 2019	RB	Adam Matthews	Charlton Athletic	Released	^[54]^[57]
1 July 2019	AM	Luke Molyneux	Hartlepool United	Released	^[54]^[58]
1 July 2019	GK	Robbin Ruiter	PSV Eindhoven	Released	^[54]^[59]
1 July 2019	CF	Connor Shields	Aldershot Town	Released	^[54]^[60]
1 July 2019	CB	Alex Storey	Sunderland RCA	Released	^[54]^[61]
1 July 2019	GK	Max Stryjek	Eastleigh	Released	^[54]^[62]
1 July 2019	CB	Jacob Young	Hoffenheim	Undisclosed	^[63]
11 July 2019	RB	Donald Love	Shrewsbury Town	Mutual consent	^[64]^[65]
29 July 2019	LB	Bryan Oviedo	FC Copenhagen	Undisclosed	^[66]
2 August 2019	AM	George Honeyman	Hull City	Undisclosed	^[67]
17 August 2019	CB	Rayed Derbali	CA Bizertin	Undisclosed	^[68]
22 August 2019	CB	Glenn Loovens	Free agent	Released	^[69]
7 January 2020	CM	Dylan McGeouch	Aberdeen	Undisclosed	^[70]
11 March 2020	LB	Williams Kokolo	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	^[71]

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