2018–19 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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Average home league attendance32,157
All statistics correct as of April 28, 2019.

The 2018–19 season was Sunderland's 140th season in existence, and their first season in the third tier of English football since 1987, after relegation from the Championship the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as the EFL Trophy. The season covered 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 36 2020 Scotland Heart of Midlothian 55 0
25 Robbin Ruiter Netherlands GK 37 2019 Netherlands Utrecht 7 0
32 Max Stryjek Poland GK 27 2019 Poland Polonia Warsaw 0 0
43 Anthony Patterson England GK 23 2019 Academy 0 0
Defenders
2 Adam Matthews Wales
RB
32 2019 Scotland Celtic 66 2
3 Bryan Oviedo Costa Rica
LB
34 2020 England Everton 73 2
4 Glenn Loovens Netherlands
CB
40 2020 England Sheffield Wednesday 13 0
5 Alim Öztürk Turkey
CB
31 2020 Turkey Boluspor 15 0
12 Tom Flanagan Northern Ireland
CB
32 2020 England Burton Albion 37 2
15 Jack Baldwin England
CB
30 2020 England Peterborough United 41 3
24 Jack Bainbridge England
CB
25 2019 Wales Swansea City 2 0
33 Denver Hume England
LB
25 2021 Academy 11 0
38 Owen Gamble England
RB
25 2019 Academy 0 0
40 Brandon Taylor England
CB
24 2019 Academy 1 0
Midfielders
7 Chris Maguire Scotland RW 35 2020 England Bury 37 7
8 Dylan McGeouch Scotland AM 31 2020 Scotland Hibernian 28 0
10 George Honeyman (C) England AM 29 2019 Academy 93 15
11 Lynden Gooch United States
AM
28 2022 Academy 85 9
13 Luke O'Nien England CM 29 2020 England Wycombe Wanderers 47 5
14 Duncan Watmore England
RW
30 2020 England Altrincham 64 6
19 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland
LW
38 2020 England Everton 76 21
23 Grant Leadbitter England
CM
38 2021 England Middlesbrough 139 11
27 Max Power England
CM
30 2021 England Wigan Athletic 41 4
34 Jake Hackett England
CM
24 2019 Academy 3 0
37 Bali Mumba England
CM
22 2021 Academy 9 0
45 Daniel Neil England
CM
17 2020 Academy 1 0
47 Jordan Hunter England
DM
24 2019 England Liverpool 1 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke England
ST
31 2021 England Bradford City 26 5
22 Will Grigg Northern Ireland
ST
32 2022 England Wigan Athletic 18 5
26 Kazaiah Sterling England
ST
25 2019 England Tottenham Hotspur (loan) 6 1
39 Jack Diamond England
ST
24 2019 Academy 3 0
41 Lee Connelly Scotland
ST
24 2019 Scotland Queen's Park 3 0
48
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
Sweden
ST
24 2020 Sweden IK Sirius 9 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.[1]

10 July 2018 Friendly Darlington 1–0 Sunderland Darlington
19:30 BST Nicholson 9' Report Stadium: Blackwell Meadows
Attendance: 1,336
14 July 2018 Friendly Hartlepool United 1–1 Sunderland Hartlepool
15:00 BST Muir 19' Report
Kimpioka
90'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,734
17 July 2018 Friendly Grimsby Town 0–1 Sunderland Cleethorpes
19:30 BST Report Gooch 30' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 1,776
21 July 2018 Friendly St Mirren Scotland 0–6 Sunderland Paisley, Scotland
15:00 BST Report Maja 22', 71'
Gooch 33' (pen.), 56'
Honeyman 77'
Molyneux 86'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,133
27 July 2018 Friendly Middlesbrough 0–0
Abandoned
Sunderland Middlesbrough
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 7,509
Note: Match abandoned at Half-time due to storms.

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Charlton Athletic (O, P) 46 26 10 10 73 40 +33 88 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Portsmouth 46 25 13 8 83 51 +32 88
5 Sunderland 46 22 19 5 80 47 +33 85
6 Doncaster Rovers 46 20 13 13 76 58 +18 73
7 Peterborough United 46 20 12 14 71 62 +9 72
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[2]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Result 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 22 19 5 80 47  +33 85 12 10 1 46 25  +21 10 9 4 34 22  +12

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHHAHAAHAAHHHAHAA
ResultWDWWWDDLWDDWWWWWDDWWLWDWDDDWDDDWWWDDWWWDLWDDLL
Position7744244434433332222333333334443333333332334445
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2019. 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.[3]

4 August 2018 1 Sunderland 2–1 Charlton Athletic Sunderland
12:30 BST Maguire Yellow card 9'
Maja 65'
Gooch Yellow card 87', 90+6'
Report Taylor 10' (pen.)
Page Yellow card 34'
Pearce Yellow card 42'
Solly Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 31,075
Referee: John Brooks
11 August 2018 2 Luton Town 1–1 Sunderland Luton
15:00 BST McCormack Yellow card 56'
Grant Yellow card 60'
Pearson 68'
Report Matthews Yellow card 19'
Maja 45'
Baldwin Yellow card 61'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,059 (1,047 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 August 2018 3 Sunderland 3–0 Scunthorpe United Sunderland
15:00 BST Power 22', Yellow card 90+4'
Maja 25'
Maguire 42'
Report Lund Yellow card 28' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,876
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
22 August 2018 4 Gillingham 1–4 Sunderland Gillingham
19:45 BST Eaves 3'
Ehmer Yellow card 51'
Report Maguire 4'
Honeyman 18'
Power 20'
Cattermole Yellow card 43'
Maja 59'
Hume Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 8,483 (2,087 away)
Referee: Antony Coggins
25 August 2018 5 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Sunderland Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Pigott 9' Report Baldwin Yellow card 43'
Cattermole 66', 83'
Stadium:
Kingsmeadow

Attendance: 4,848 (727 away)
Referee: John Busby
1 September 2018 6 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire Yellow card 12'
Cattermole Yellow card 14'
Power Red card 19'
Gooch Yellow card 22'
Oviedo Yellow card 48'
Wyke 52'
Love Yellow card 75'
Report Holmes 16'
Brannagan Yellow card 26'
Ruffels Yellow card 61'
Baptiste Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,193
Referee: Mark Heywood
8 September 2018 7 Sunderland 1–1 Fleetwood Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Baldwin Yellow card 14'
Matthews Yellow card 33'
Maja 38'
Cattermole Yellow card 90+4'
Report Madden 9'
Coyle Yellow card 12'
Eastham Yellow card 32'
Cairns Yellow card 80'
Hunter Yellow card 81'
Husband Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,367
Referee: Darren Drysdale
15 September 2018 8 Burton Albion 2–1 Sunderland Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Allen 19'
McFadzean 36', Yellow card 75'
Sbarra Yellow card 90+3'
Report Matthews Yellow card 29'
Cattermole Yellow card 45'
Maguire 54'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,566 (1,700 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 September 2018 9 Sunderland 4–1 Rochdale Sunderland
15:00 BST Loovens Yellow card 22'
Maja 37', 45'
Gooch 41' (pen.), 66'
Report Rafferty Yellow card 45+3'
Rathbone Yellow card 51'
Henderson Yellow card 52'
Done 71'
Hart Yellow card 85'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,764
Referee: Trevor Kettle
29 September 2018 10 Coventry City 1–1 Sunderland Coventry
12:30 BST Hyam Yellow card 9'
Clarke-Harris 68'
Report Cattermole Yellow card 30', 49' Stadium:
Ricoh Arena

Attendance: 16,407 (4,897 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
2 October 2018 11 Sunderland 2–2 Peterborough United Sunderland
17:45 BST Maja 21'
Power Yellow card 22'
Oviedo Red card 68'
Sinclair 79'
Report Ward 74'
Toney 84', Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,727
Referee: David Coote
6 October 2018 12 Bradford City 1–2 Sunderland Bradford
15:00 BST O'Connor 52'
Scannell Red card 90+4'
Brünker Yellow card 90+8'
Report Cattermole Yellow card 11'
Maja 20'
Baldwin 54'
Power Red card 66'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,487 (2,893 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
13 October 2018 P Sunderland P–P Blackpool Sunderland
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Fixture was postponed due to international call-ups.[4]
20 October 2018 13 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Sunderland Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Report Cattermole Yellow card 13'
Beckles 58' (o.g.)
O'Nien 84'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 9,007 (1,640 away)
Referee: John Busby
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Doncaster
19:45 BST Wilks Yellow card 28'
Whiteman Yellow card 28'
Mason Yellow card 59'
Wright Yellow card 90'
Butler Yellow card 90+2'
Report McGeouch Yellow card 14'
Cattermole Yellow card 16'
Honeyman Yellow card 34'
Maguire 47'
James Yellow card 49'
Stadium:
Keepmoat Stadium

Attendance: 11,881 (3,973 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 October 2018 15 Sunderland 3–0 Southend United Sunderland
15:00 BST Honeyman 29'
Flanagan Yellow card 45+4'
Maguire 53'
McGeady 80'
Report Bunn Yellow card 41'
Yearwood Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,894
Referee: Robert Lewis
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Sunderland Plymouth
15:00 GMT Sarcevic Yellow card 49' Report McGeady 53', 78' (pen.)
McGeouch Yellow card 60'
Flanagan Yellow card 61'
O'Nien Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 12,065 (1,305 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
17 November 2018 17 Sunderland 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers Sunderland
15:00 BST Honeyman Yellow card 23'
Maja 84'
Report Onyedinma 67'
Gape Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,727
Referee: Michael Salisbury
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18 Walsall 2–2 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon Yellow card 43', 46'
Ginnelly 52'
Report Power Red card 23'
Honeyman Yellow card 53'
McGeady 62'
Gooch Yellow card 75', 89'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 7,868 (3,278 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
27 November 2018 19 Sunderland 4–2 Barnsley Sunderland
17:45 BST McGeady 19' (pen.)
Maja 20'
Gooch 32'
O'Nien 83'
Report Cavaré Yellow card 33'
Moore 41', 61'
Pinnock Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,514
Referee: Andrew Madley
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) A Accrington Stanley A–A Sunderland Accrington
15:00 GMT Sykes Yellow card 48'
McConville Yellow card 49'
Finley Yellow card 63'
Hall 69'
Report Maguire Yellow card 49', 63' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 5,257 (2,604 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Game was abandoned in the 74th minute due to severe weather[5]
15 December 2018 20 Sunderland 2–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 BST Matthews 45+1', Yellow card 90+5'
Maja 49'
Honeyman Yellow card 57'
Gooch Yellow card 83'
Report Rodman 11'
Upson Yellow card 36'
Kelly Yellow card 84'
Clarke Yellow card 90+6'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,971
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 21 Portsmouth 3–1 Sunderland Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Hawkins Yellow card 27'
Evans 48' (pen.)
Curtis Yellow card 52', 53'
N. Thompson Yellow card 60'
B. Thompson 63'
Report Loovens Red card 47'
Honeyman Yellow card 54'
O'Nien 57'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,402 (2,200 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 December 2018 22 Sunderland 1–0 Bradford City Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady 31'
Gooch Yellow card 61'
Flanagan Yellow card 74'
Oviedo Yellow card 90+3'
Report Chicksen Yellow card 62'
Payne Yellow card 67'
Caddis Yellow card 90+2'
O'Brien Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,039
Referee: Darren England
29 December 2018 23 Sunderland 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Maja 44'
Cattermole Yellow card 58'
Baldwin Yellow card 82'
Report
Grant Yellow card 37'
Docherty Yellow card 43'
Haynes
Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,288
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 January 2019 24 Blackpool 0–1 Sunderland Blackpool
15:00 GMT O'Connor Yellow card 55' Report Cattermole Yellow card 18'
Maja 23'
Gooch Yellow card 55'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,994 (8,000 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 January 2019 25 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Sunderland Charlton
15:00 GMT James 50' (o.g.) Report O'Nien 2'
Baldwin Yellow card 38'
Power Yellow card 52'
Stadium:
The Valley

Attendance: 16,317 (3,000 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
12 January 2019 26 Sunderland 1–1 Luton Town Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire 16', Red card 90+3'
Flanagan Yellow card 45'
James Yellow card 75'
Report Lee Yellow card 45+2'
Shinnie Yellow card 62'
Collins 67' (pen.), Yellow card 80'
Hylton Red card 70'
McCormack Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,791
Referee: Lee Probert
19 January 2019 27 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Sunderland Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Hammill 87' Report Maja 59' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 7,263 (2,749 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
2 February 2019 28 Sunderland 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady 67'
Leadbitter Yellow card 76'
Report Oshilaja Yellow card 36'
Seddon Yellow card 68'
Wordsworth Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 30,424
Referee: Ben Toner
9 February 2019 29 Oxford United 1–1 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Mackie Yellow card 27'
Mousinho Yellow card 39'
Browne 87'
Report Dunne 34'
James Yellow card 62'
Gooch Yellow card 76'
O'Nien Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,383 (1,800 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
12 February 2019 30 Sunderland 1–1 Blackpool Sunderland
19:45 BST Baldwin 75' Report Gnanduillet 31'
Thompson Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 27,580
Referee: Carl Boyeson
15 February 2019 31 Sunderland 2–2 Accrington Stanley Sunderland
19:45 BST Baldwin Yellow card 35'
Honeyman 55'
McGeady 62'
Report Kee 30' (pen.)
Conneely Yellow card 42'
Smyth 52'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,937
Referee: Darren Drysdale
19 February 2019 32 Sunderland 4–2 Gillingham Sunderland
19:45 BST Cattermole 4'
Flanagan 10'
Honeyman Yellow card 54'
Grigg 66' (pen.)
Dunne Yellow card 68'
McGeady 77' (pen.)
Report Eaves 6'
Burke Yellow card 34'
Hanlan 40'
Byrne Yellow card 59'
Lopes Yellow card 65'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,364
Referee: Matthew Donohue
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Sunderland Horfield
15:00 GMT Report O'Nien Yellow card 23' 25'
James Yellow card 49'
McGeady 55'
Dunne Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,009 (1,800 away)
Referee: James Linington
2 March 2019 34 Sunderland 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Sunderland
15:00 BST Cattermole 32'
Dunne Yellow card 50'
Honeyman 87'
Report Canavan Yellow card 90+3' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,360
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Sunderland High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Samuel Yellow card 11', 35'
Bean Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 90+13'
Tyson Red card 90+8'
Report Cattermole Yellow card 47'
McGeady Yellow card 79'
Flanagan Yellow card 86'
Watmore 90+4'
Honeyman Red card 90+8'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 8,422 (3,800 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36 Barnsley 0–0 Sunderland Barnsley
18:45 GMT Pinnock Yellow card 63' Report Leadbitter Yellow card 21'
Power Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 18,282 (5,000 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
16 March 2019 37 Sunderland 2–1 Walsall Sunderland
15:00 BST Cattermole 33', Yellow card 49'
Leadbitter Yellow card 35'
Grigg 71'
Gooch Yellow card 90+5'
Report Gordon 4', Yellow card 56'
Guthrie Yellow card 38'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,647
Referee: Alan Young
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 38 Accrington Stanley 0–3 Sunderland Accrington
19:45 BST Richards-Everton Yellow card 15'
Finley Yellow card 32'
Hughes Yellow card 75'
Kee Yellow card 86'
Report McGeady 4'
O'Nien Yellow card 30'
Grigg 45+3'
Wyke Yellow card 63'
Sterling 79'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,802 (2,000 away)
Referee: John Brooks
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 39 Rochdale 1–2 Sunderland Rochdale
15:00 BST
Williams
Yellow card 85'
Report Hume Yellow card 16'
McGeouch Yellow card 53'
Wyke 56'
Honeyman 89'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,546 (4,164 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 April 2019 40 Sunderland 1–1 Burton Albion Sunderland
19:45 BST Baldwin 27' Report Flanagan 19' (o.g.)
Fox Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 29,513
Referee: Scott Oldham
13 April 2019 41 Sunderland 4–5 Coventry City Sunderland
15:00 BST Honeyman 15'
Wyke 41'
Leadbitter Yellow card 44'
Grigg 45+4'
Power 69'
Report Enobakhare 12'
Bakayoko 18'
Hiwula 25'
Sterling Yellow card 42'
Shipley 55'
Chaplin 78', Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 36,134
Referee: John Busby
19 April 2019 42 Sunderland 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Sunderland
17:15 BST Morgan 7'
Wyke 32'
Cattermole Yellow card 67'
Report Andrew Yellow card 87' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 34,287
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 43 Peterborough United 1–1 Sunderland Peterborough
15:00 BST Lafferty Yellow card 33'
Maddison Yellow card 48'
Godden 90+1'
Report Oviedo Yellow card 2'
O'Nien Yellow card 77'
Power 87'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 11,277 (4,500 away)
Referee: Antony Coggins
27 April 2019 44 Sunderland 1–1 Portsmouth Sunderland
15:00 BST McGeady Yellow card 7'
Flanagan 9'
Honeyman Yellow card 13'
Power Yellow card 87'
Report Thompson Yellow card 16'
Lowe 24'
Close Yellow card 45+1'
Pitman Yellow card 71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,129
Referee: Craig Pawson
30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Sunderland Fleetwood
19:45 BST Burns Yellow card 71'
Madden 73'
Sowerby Yellow card 83'
Hunter Yellow card 83'
Wallace Yellow card 90+2'
Eastham 90+5'
Report Cattermole 29' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 4,011 (1,100 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Southend United 2–1 Sunderland Southend-on-Sea
17:30 BST Kiernan Yellow card 41'
White 43'
Humphrys 87' Yellow card 88'
Report Wyke Yellow card 39'
Maguire 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,779 (2,400 away)
Referee: Darren Bond

League One play-offs

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) Semi-final first leg Sunderland 1–0 Portsmouth Sunderland
19:30 BST Maguire 62'
Honeyman Yellow card 82'
Ozturk
Red card 68'
Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 26,610
Referee: Andy Woolmer
16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) Semi-final second leg Portsmouth 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Sunderland Portsmouth
19:45 BST Evans Yellow card 4'
Naylor Yellow card 11'
Pitman Yellow card 45+3'
Vaughan Yellow card 79'
Report Maguire Yellow card 21'
O'Nien Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,077 (2,174 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
Final
Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland Wembley
15:00 BST
Sarr Yellow card 44'
Bauer
90+4'
Report
Sarr 5' (o.g.)
Grigg Yellow card 65'
O'Nien Yellow card 73'
Leadbitter Yellow card 83'
Flanagan
Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 76,155
Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup

On 22 October 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Hitchin.[6] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[7]

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round Port Vale 1–2 Sunderland Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
14:30 GMT Pope 35'
Joyce Yellow card 67'
Report Honeyman 1'
Gooch 19'
McGeady Yellow card 49'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,238 (2,500 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Walsall 1–1 Sunderland Walsall
15:00 GMT Cook Yellow card 34', 53' Report McGeady 37'
Matthews Yellow card 49'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3,140 (1,800 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Replay Sunderland 0–1 Walsall Sunderland
19:45 GMT Maguire Yellow card 11'
Watmore Yellow card 37'
O'Nien Yellow card 74'
Report Kinsella 52'
Guthrie Yellow card 76'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,212
Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[8]

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) First round Sunderland 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
19:00 BST Honeyman Yellow card 35'
O'Nien Yellow card 59'
Report Matias 29'
Reach 79'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 13,890
Referee: Ben Toner

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[9] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[10] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[11] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.[12] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.[13]

Group A

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Sunderland 3 2 1 0 0 4 1 +3 8 Round 2
2 ACA
Stoke City U21
3 1 1 1 0 3 2 +1 6
3 L2 Carlisle United 3 1 0 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 L2 Morecambe 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)
Stoke City U21s
Sunderland
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Martin Coy
Penalties
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Game 2 Sunderland 3–1 Carlisle United Sunderland
19:45 BST
Kimpioka 3'
Robson 34'
Honeyman 63'
O'Nien
Yellow card 72'
Report Nadesan 22' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,112
Referee: Ben Toner
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group Game 3 Morecambe 0–1 Sunderland Morecambe
19:45 GMT Kenyon Yellow card 35'
Cuvelier Yellow card 45+2'
Thompson Yellow card 54'
Report Maja 90+1' Stadium:
Globe Arena

Attendance: 2,377 (1,800 away)
Referee: Paul Marsden

Knockout stage

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Round 2 Sunderland 2–0 Notts County Sunderland
19:45 GMT Mumba Yellow card 28'
Jones 22' (o.g.)
Sinclair 73' (pen.)
Report Hewitt Yellow card 29'
Duffy Yellow card 76'
Vaughan Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 8,580
Referee: Graham Salisbury
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Round 3 Sunderland 4–0 Newcastle United U21s Sunderland
19:45 GMT
Kimpioka
86'
Report Sangare Yellow card 53' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 16,654
Referee: Tony Harrington
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-finals Sunderland 2–0 Manchester City U21s Sunderland
19:45 GMT Cattermole Yellow card 17'
Watmore 22'
Gooch 65'
Report
Ogbeta Yellow card 31'
Pozo Yellow card 90'
Braaf
Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 14,679
Referee: Michael Salisbury
5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) Semi-finals Bristol Rovers 0–2 Sunderland Bristol
19:45 GMT Nichols Yellow card 38'
Craig Yellow card 86'
Report Grigg 44'
Morgan 47'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,699 (1,800 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) Final Portsmouth 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Sunderland London
14:30 GMT Curtis Yellow card 32'
Thompson 82'
Evans Yellow card 101'
Lowe 114' Yellow card 116'
Report McGeady 38', 119' Yellow card 90'
Baldwin Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,021
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Evans soccer ball with check mark
Pitman soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with check mark
Lowe soccer ball with check mark
Hawkins soccer ball with check mark
McGeady soccer ball with check mark
Cattermole soccer ball with red X
Gooch soccer ball with check mark
Power soccer ball with check mark
O'Nien soccer ball with check mark

Squad statistics

Top scorers

As of April 28, 2019
Rnk Pos No. Player League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW 20 England Josh Maja 15 0 0 1 16
2 MF 19 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 11 1 0 2 14
3 MF 10 England George Honeyman 6 1 0 1 8
4 MF 7 Scotland Chris Maguire 6 0 0 1 7
MF 11 United States Lynden Gooch 5 1 0 1 7
6 MF 6 England Lee Cattermole 6 0 0 0 6
7 FW 9 England Charlie Wyke 4 0 0 1 5
MF 13 England Luke O'Nien 5 0 0 0 5
FW 22 Northern Ireland Will Grigg 4 0 0 1 5
10 MF 27 England Max Power 4 0 0 0 4
11 DF 15 England Jack Baldwin 3 0 0 0 3
12 DF 12 Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan 2 0 0 0 2
MF 14 England Duncan Watmore 1 0 0 1 2
MF 17 Scotland Lewis Morgan 1 0 0 1 2
FW 17 England Jerome Sinclair 1 0 0 1 2
FW 48
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
0 0 0 2 2
16 DF 2 Wales Adam Matthews 1 0 0 0 1
MF 21 England Ethan Robson 0 0 0 1 1
FW 26 England Kazaiah Sterling 1 0 0 0 1
DF 30 Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 2 3
Total 74 3 0 15 92

Appearances and goals

As of 28 April 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Jon McLaughlin 52 0 46 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF Wales WAL Adam Matthews 27 1 19+3 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Costa Rica CRC Bryan Oviedo 27 0 14+8 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens 13 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Turkey TUR Alim Öztürk 15 0 5+3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
6 MF England ENG Lee Cattermole 32 6 27+1 6 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Chris Maguire 38 7 22+9 6 2 0 1 0 4 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Dylan McGeouch 29 0 14+7 0 2 0 0 0 5+1 0
9 FW England ENG Charlie Wyke 26 5 13+10 4 0 0 0 0 2+1 1
10 MF England ENG George Honeyman 40 8 31+3 6 2 1 1 0 3 1
11 MF United States USA Lynden Gooch 43 7 29+8 5 2 1 0+1 0 0+3 1
12 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Flanagan 37 2 28+2 2 3 0 0 0 4 0
13 MF England ENG Luke O'Nien 47 5 23+12 5 2+1 0 1 0 7+1 0
14 MF England ENG Duncan Watmore 16 2 3+8 1 1 0 0 0 3+1 1
15 DF England ENG Jack Baldwin 41 3 34 3 3 0 1 0 3 0
16 DF England ENG Reece James 34 0 23+4 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Morgan 18 2 11+5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
18 DF Scotland SCO Donald Love 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady 39 14 29+5 11 2 1 0 0 3 2
22 FW Northern Ireland NIR Will Grigg 18 5 13+3 4 0 0 0 0 2 1
23 MF England ENG Grant Leadbitter 16 0 12+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF England ENG Jack Bainbridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
25 GK Netherlands NED Robbin Ruiter 7 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
26 FW England ENG Kazaiah Sterling 6 1 0+6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England ENG Max Power 41 4 27+6 4 2+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
30 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jimmy Dunne 13 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 DF England ENG Denver Hume 10 0 5+2 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
34 MF England ENG Jake Hackett 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
37 MF England ENG Bali Mumba 8 0 2+2 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
39 FW England ENG Jack Diamond 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
40 DF England ENG Brandon Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 FW Scotland SCO Lee Connelly 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
45 MF England ENG Daniel Neil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
47 MF England ENG Jordan Hunter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
48 FW Sweden SWE
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka
9 2 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 2+3 2
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but are currently out on loan:
21 MF England ENG Ethan Robson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 1
29 MF England ENG Elliot Embleton 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
35 MF England ENG Luke Molyneux 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
Players who have played for Sunderland this season but have left the club:
17 FW England ENG Jerome Sinclair 19 2 7+6 1 2+1 0 0 0 2+1 1
20 FW England ENG Josh Maja 30 16 22+2 15 1+2 0 0+1 0 2 1

Disciplinary record

As of 28 April 2019
No. Pos. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Adam Matthews 4     1                 5  
3 DF Bryan Oviedo 3   1                   3   1
4 DF Glenn Loovens 1   1                   1   1
6 MF Lee Cattermole 13                       13  
7 MF Chris Maguire 2   1 1                 3   1
8 MF Dylan McGeouch 3                       3  
9 FW Charlie Wyke 1                     1  
10 MF George Honeyman 7   1       1           8   1
11 MF Lynden Gooch 8                       8  
12 DF Tom Flanagan 5                       5  
13 MF Luke O'Nien 5     1     1     1     8  
14 MF Duncan Watmore       1                 1  
15 DF Jack Baldwin 6                 1     7  
16 DF Reece James 4                       4  
18 DF Donald Love 1                       1  
19 MF Aiden McGeady 2     1         1     4  
23 MF Grant Leadbitter 4                 4  
27 MF Max Power 5   3                   5   3
30 DF Jimmy Dunne 3                       3  
33 DF Denver Hume 2                       2  
37 MF Bali Mumba               2     2  
Total 83 0 7 5 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 94 0 7

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CB Northern Ireland Tom Flanagan Burton Albion Free [14]
1 July 2018
RW
Scotland Chris Maguire Bury Free [15]
1 July 2018 GK Scotland Jon McLaughlin Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free [16]
1 July 2018 CB Turkey Alim Öztürk Turkey Boluspor Free [17]
2 July 2018
LB
England Reece James Wigan Athletic Free [18]
2 July 2018
AM
Scotland Dylan McGeouch Scotland Hibernian Free [18]
2 July 2018
DM
England Jordan Hunter Liverpool Free [19]
11 July 2018
CB
England Jack Bainbridge Wales Swansea City Free [20]
20 July 2018
CB
Netherlands Glenn Loovens Sheffield Wednesday Free [21]
26 July 2018 GK England Max Johnstone Manchester United Free [22]
28 July 2018
CB
England Jack Baldwin Peterborough United £200,000 [23]
30 July 2018
CM
England Luke O'Nien Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [24]
1 August 2018
ST
England Charlie Wyke Bradford City £900,000 [25]
2 January 2019
CM
England Max Power Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [26]
29 January 2019
CM
England Grant Leadbitter Middlesbrough Free transfer [27]
1 February 2019
CF
Northern Ireland Will Grigg Wigan Athletic £3,000,000 [28]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
25 July 2018
ST
England Jerome Sinclair Watford 10 January 2019 [29]
10 August 2018 CM England Max Power Wigan Athletic 1 January 2019 [30]
9 January 2019
CB
Republic of Ireland Jimmy Dunne Burnley End of season [31]
30 January 2019 LW Scotland Lewis Morgan Scotland Celtic End of season [32]
31 January 2019
CF
England Kazaiah Sterling Tottenham Hotspur End of season [33]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018
CB
Australia Tom Beadling Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Released [34][35]
1 July 2018
ST
Italy Fabio Borini
Milan
£5,500,000 [36]
1 July 2018 RB England Billy Jones Rotherham United Released [34][37]
1 July 2018
CB
England Michael Ledger Norway Notodden Undisclosed [38]
1 July 2018
RW
Netherlands Jeremain Lens Turkey Beşiktaş £6,000,000 [39]
1 July 2018
LW
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua Luton Town Released [34][40]
1 July 2018
DM
Northern Ireland Paddy McNair Middlesbrough £5,000,000 [41]
1 July 2018
CB
Republic of Ireland John O'Shea Reading Released [34][42]
1 July 2018
ST
Republic of Ireland Jean-Yves Poame Republic of Ireland Cabinteely Released [34][43]
1 July 2018 RB England Josh Robson Norway Notodden Released [34][44]
1 July 2018
CM
England Jack Rodwell Blackburn Rovers Released [45][46]
1 July 2018 GK England Jason Steele Brighton & Hove Albion £1,500,000 [47]
1 July 2018 GK Republic of Ireland James Talbot
Bohemians F.C.
Released [34][48]
1 July 2018
CB
Republic of Ireland
Marc Wilson
Bolton Wanderers Released [34][49]
1 July 2018
CM
England Daniel Wright South Shields Released [34][50]
1 July 2018
DM
England Jordan Hickey
Hull City
Released [34][51]
11 July 2018
ST
England Sam Greenwood Arsenal Undisclosed [52]
13 July 2018 GK New Zealand Michael Woud Netherlands Willem II Undisclosed [53]
14 July 2018
ST
Sweden Joel Asoro Wales Swansea City £2,500,000 [54]
17 July 2018
AM
Tunisia Wahbi Khazri France Saint-Étienne £9,000,000 [55]
20 July 2018
RW
England Callum McManaman Wigan Athletic Undisclosed [56]
12 September 2018
CB
Senegal Papy Djilobodji
Guingamp
Sacked [57][58]
24 September 2018
CM
Gabon Didier Ndong
Guingamp
Sacked [59]
17 January 2019
CF
England Andrew Nelson Scotland Dundee Undisclosed [60]
26 January 2019
CF
England Josh Maja France Bordeaux Undisclosed [61]
29 January 2019
CB
New Zealand Sam Brotherton United States North Carolina FC Free [62]
15 March 2019
CB
England Adam Bale Hartlepool United Free [63]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 August 2018
CB
Ivory Coast Lamine Koné France Strasbourg End of season [64]
3 August 2018
CB
New Zealand Sam Brotherton Blyth Spartans 30 January 2019 [65]
30 August 2018
CM
England Elliot Embleton Grimsby Town End of season [66][67]
31 August 2018
CF
Scotland Connor Shields Scotland Alloa Athletic 1 January 2019 [68]
14 January 2019 End of season [69]
7 September 2018
AM
England Luke Molyneux Gateshead 2 January 2019 [70]
21 September 2018 GK Poland Max Stryjek Eastleigh 22 December 2018 [71]
6 December 2018 LB France Williams Kokolo Darlington Work Experience [72]
13 December 2018
CF
England Andrew Nelson Darlington 10 January 2019 [73]
18 January 2019
AM
England Luke Molyneux Hartlepool United End of season [74]
31 January 2019
CM
England Ethan Robson Scotland Dundee End of season [75]
22 March 2019
CF
England Jack Diamond Spennymoor Town End of season [76]

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