# 2010–11 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 2010–11 season, Sunderland A.F.C. (the professional association football club representing the aforementioned city) competed in the Premier League.

## Results
### Pre-season

| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F-A | Scorers |
| 17 July 2010 | Darlington | A | 0–1 | Zenden |
| 21 July 2010 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–1 | Campbell |
| 24 July 2010 | Hull City | A | 2–4 | Campbell (4) |
| 27 July 2010 | Benfica | A | 2–0 | |
| 31 July 2010 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | Campbell, Henderson |
| 8 August 2010 | 1899 Hoffenheim | A | 3–1 | Henderson |

### Premier League

| Date | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 14 August 2010 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 | Darren Bent 24' pen., Stephen Carr 56' o.g. | 38,390 | 8th |
| 21 August 2010 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | | 23,624 | 15th |
| 29 August 2010 | Manchester City | H | 1–0 | Darren Bent 90' pen. | 38,610 | 10th |
| 11 September 2010 | Wigan Athletic | A | 1–1 | Asamoah Gyan 66' | 15,844 | 10th |
| 18 September 2010 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | Darren Bent 90' | 38,950 | 10th |
| 25 September 2010 | Liverpool | A | 2–2 | Darren Bent 25' pen., 48' | 43,626 | 11th |
| 2 October 2010 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | | 41,709 | 11th |
| 18 October 2010 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 21,894 | 13th |
| 23 October 2010 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | Richard Dunne 25' o.g. | 41,506 | 7th |
| 31 October 2010 | Newcastle United | A | 5–1 | Darren Bent 90' | 51,988 | 12th |
| 6 November 2010 | Stoke City | H | 2–0 | Asamoah Gyan 9', 86' | 36,541 | 8th |
| 9 November 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | Asamoah Gyan 67' | 35,843 | 8th |
| 14 November 2010 | Chelsea | A | 0–3 | Nedum Onuoha 45', Asamoah Gyan 52', Danny Welbeck 86' | 41,072 | 6th |
| 22 November 2010 | Everton | H | 2–2 | Danny Welbeck 23', 70' | 37,331 | 7th |
| 27 November 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 3–2 | Darren Bent 67', Danny Welbeck 77' | 25,112 | 8th |
| 5 December 2010 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | Jordan Henderson 34' | 36,940 | 7th |
| 11 December 2010 | Fulham | A | 0–0 | | 24,462 | 7th |
| 18 December 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Danny Welbeck 32' | 35,101 | 6th |
| 26 December 2010 | Manchester United | A | 2–0 | | 75,269 | 7th |
| 28 December 2010 | Blackpool | H | 0–2 | | 42,892 | 7th |
| 1 January 2011 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–0 | Danny Welbeck 11', Darren Bent 19', Asamoah Gyan 89' | 36,242 | 6th |
| 5 January 2011 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | Phil Bardsley 80' | 32,627 | 6th |
| 16 January 2011 | Newcastle United | H | 1–1 | Asamoah Gyan 90' | 47,864 | 6th |
| 22 January 2011 | Blackpool | A | 1–2 | Kieran Richardson 15', 36' | 16,037 | 6th |
| 1 February 2011 | Chelsea | H | 2–4 | Phil Bardsley 4', Kieran Richardson 26' | 37,855 | 6th |
| 5 February 2011 | Stoke City | A | 2–3 | Kieran Richardson 2', Asamoah Gyan 48' | 26,008 | 7th |
| 12 February 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–2 | Asamoah Gyan 11' | 40,986 | 7th |
| 26 February 2011 | Everton | A | 2–0 | | 37,776 | 8th |
| 5 March 2011 | Arsenal | A | 0–0 | | 60,081 | 8th |
| 20 March 2011 | Liverpool | H | 0–2 | | 47,207 | 9th |
| 3 April 2011 | Manchester City | A | 5–0 | | 44,197 | 12th |
| 9 April 2011 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–3 | Nicky Shorey 11' o.g., Phil Bardsley 31' | 41,586 | 13th |
| 16 April 2011 | Birmingham City | A | 2–0 | | 28,108 | 14th |
| 23 April 2011 | Wigan Athletic | H | 4–2 | Asamoah Gyan 55', Jordan Henderson 67', Stéphane Sessègnon 73' pen., Jordan Henderson 77' | 39,650 | 10th |
| 30 April 2011 | Fulham | H | 0–3 | | 39,576 | 14th |
| 7 May 2011 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Boudewijn Zenden 45', Zat Knight 90' o.g. | 22,597 | 11th |
| 14 May 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–3 | Stéphane Sessègnon 33' | 41,273 | 13th |
| 22 May 2011 | West Ham United | A | 0–3 | Boudewijn Zenden 17', Stéphane Sessègnon 51', Christian Riveros 90' | 32,792 | 10th |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Fulham | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 48 | |
| 10 | Sunderland | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 45 | 56 | −11 | 47 | |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 71 | −15 | 47 | |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 46 | |
* ↑ Fulham, as the highest-ranked team from the Fair Play table not yet qualified for any European competition, entered the first qualifying round of the Europa League.

### League Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 24 August 2010 | 2nd | Colchester United | H | 2–0 | Darren Bent 17', 39' | 13,532 |
| 21 September 2010 | 3rd | West Ham United | H | 1–2 | Asamoah Gyan 41' | 21,907 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 2011 | 3rd | Notts County | H | 1–2 | Darren Bent 81' pen. | 17,582 |

## Statistics
### Discipline

| Position | Number | Name | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| MC/MCD | 6 | Lee Cattermole | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| DFC/LD/LI | 19 | Titus Bramble | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| MC/MI/PM | 7 | Boudewijn Zenden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CM/LM/LB | 3 | Kieran Richardson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| CB | 4 | Michael Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| RB/LB | 2 | Phil Bardsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| CM | 11 | Sulley Muntari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CM/LM/RM | 8 | Steed Malbranque | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CB | 5 | John Mensah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CM | 18 | David Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CM/RM | 10 | Jordan Henderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CF/LM | 17 | Danny Welbeck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | 22 | Simon Mignolet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CB/RB | 14 | Paulo da Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CB/RB | 15 | Nedum Onuoha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CF | 11 | Darren Bent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CM | 16 | Cristian Riveros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RM/RB | 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CB/LB | 29 | Anton Ferdinand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CM/RM | 28 | Stéphane Sessègnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CM | 26 | Jack Colback | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Overall

| Games played | 32 (29 Premier League, 2 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup) |
| Games won | 10 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup) |
| Games drawn | 11 (11 Premier League) |
| Games lost | 11 (9 Premier League, 1 Football League Cup, 1 F.A Cup) |
| Goals scored | 37 |
| Goals conceded | 39 |
| Goal difference | -2 |
| Clean sheets | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 44 |
| Red cards | 4 |
| Worst discipline | Lee Cattermole 5 2 |
| Best result (s) | W 3–0 (A) v Chelsea – Premier League – 14 November 2010 W 3–0 (H) v Blackburn Rovers – Premier League – 1 January 2011 W 3–0 (A) v West Ham – Premier League – 22 May 2011 |
| Worst result(s) | L 5–0 (A) v Manchester City – Premier League – 3 April 2011 |
| Most appearances | Jordan Henderson (31) |
| Top scorer | Asamoah Gyan (11) |
| Points | Overall: 41/94 (44%) |

### Goal scorers

| Position | Nation | Number | Name | Premier League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
| 1 | | 33 | Asamoah Gyan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 1 | | 11 | Darren Bent | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | | 17 | Danny Welbeck | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | | 10 | Kieran Richardson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | | 10 | Jordan Henderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | 2 | Phil Bardsley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | 28 | Stéphane Sessègnon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | | 7 | Boudewijn Zenden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | 15 | Nedum Onuoha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | 16 | Christian Riveros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | / | / | Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | | | TOTALS | 45 | 3 | 1 | 49 |

### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 22 May 2011.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Craig Gordon | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Phil Bardsley | 37 | 3 | 32+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Kieran Richardson | 29 | 4 | 23+3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Turner | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GHA | John Mensah | 18 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Lee Cattermole | 24 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NED | Boudewijn Zenden | 29 | 2 | 10+17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Steed Malbranque | 37 | 0 | 24+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Fraizer Campbell | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jordan Henderson | 39 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GHA | Sulley Muntari | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Darren Bent* | 23 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | ARG | Marcos Angeleri | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | PAR | Paulo da Silva* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nedum Onuoha | 32 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Cristian Riveros | 14 | 1 | 5+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Danny Welbeck | 28 | 6 | 21+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | IRL | David Meyler | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Titus Bramble | 24 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Andy Reid* | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | BEL | Simon Mignolet | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Jordan Cook | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Martyn Waghorn* | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady | 38 | 0 | 26+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | BEN | Stéphane Sessègnon | 14 | 3 | 13+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Anton Ferdinand | 29 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Ryan Noble | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Asamoah Gyan | 33 | 11 | 20+11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
* Left club during season

### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Craig Gordon |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Phil Bardsley |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Kieran Richardson |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Turner |
| 5 | DF | GHA | John Mensah (on loan from Lyon) |
| 6 | MF | ENG | Lee Cattermole (captain) |
| 7 | MF | NED | Boudewijn Zenden (vice-captain) |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Steed Malbranque |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Fraizer Campbell |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jordan Henderson |
| 11 | MF | GHA | Sulley Muntari (on loan from Internazionale) |
| 12 | DF | ARG | Marcos Angeleri |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Nedum Onuoha (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Cristian Riveros |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Danny Welbeck (on loan from Manchester United) |
| 18 | MF | IRL | David Meyler |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Titus Bramble |
| 22 | GK | BEL | Simon Mignolet |
| 24 | GK | NIR | Trevor Carson |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Jack Colback |
| 27 | MF | EGY | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 28 | MF | BEN | Stéphane Sessègnon |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Anton Ferdinand |
| 33 | FW | GHA | Asamoah Gyan |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 16 | MF | Riveros | 27 | Non-EU | Cruz Azul | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 22 | GK | Mignolet | 21 | EU | Sint-Truiden | Transfer | Summer | £2,000,000 |
| 34 | MF | Knott | 17 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 27 | DF | Elmohamady | 22 | Non-EU | ENPPI | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 19 | DF | Bramble | 28 | EU | Wigan Athletic | Transfer | Summer | £1,000,000 |
| 12 | DF | Angeleri | 27 | Non-EU | Estudiantes (LP) | Transfer | Summer | £1,500,000 |
| 17 | FW | Welbeck | 19 | EU | Manchester United | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 15 | DF | Onuoha | 23 | EU | Manchester City | Loan Transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 5 | DF | Mensah | 27 | Non-EU | Lyon | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 33 | FW | Gyan | 24 | Non-EU | Rennes | Transfer | Summer | £13,000,000 |
| 11 | MF | Muntari | 26 | Non-EU | Internazionale | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 28 | MF | Sessègnon | 26 | Non-EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Winter | £6,000,000 |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 30 | FW | O'Donovan | 24 | EU | Coventry City | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 27 | FW | Murphy | 27 | EU | Celtic | Transfer | Summer | £1,400,000 |
| 3 | DF | Nosworthy | 29 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 19 | MF | Cana | 26 | EU | Galatasaray | Transfer | Summer | £5,000,000 |
| 34 | MF | Hourihane | 19 | EU | Ipswich Town | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 21 | GK | Fülöp | 27 | EU | Ipswich Town | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed |
| 17 | FW | K. Jones | 25 | Non-EU | Stoke City | Transfer | Summer | £8,000,000 |
| 36 | DF | Kilgallon | 26 | EU | Middlesbrough | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 3 | DF | Liddle | 20 | EU | Leyton Orient | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 2 | DF | Mvoto | 21 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 36 | FW | Tounkara | 20 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Loan transfer | Summer | Loan |
| 14 | FW | Waghorn | 20 | EU | Leicester City | Transfer | Summer | £3,000,000 |
| 19 | MF | Tainio | 30 | EU | Ajax | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 29 | FW | Noble | 19 | EU | Derby County | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 24 | DF | Kay | 20 | EU | Gateshead | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 36 | MF | Colback | 20 | EU | Ipswich Town | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 29 | DF | McCartney | 29 | EU | Leeds United | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 24 | MF | Reid | 28 | EU | Sheffield United | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 19 | FW | Healy | 31 | EU | Doncaster Rovers | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 21 | MF | Weir | 21 | EU | York City | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 24 | DF | Liddle | 21 | EU | Gateshead | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 17 | DF | Kay | 21 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 17 | MF | Noble | 19 | EU | Carlisle United | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 27 | DF | Kilgallon | 26 | EU | Doncaster Rovers | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 39 | FW | Bent | 26 | EU | Aston Villa | Transfer | Winter | £18,000,000 (rising to £24,000,000) |
| 24 | GK | Carson | 22 | EU | Lincoln City | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 15 | FW | Healy | 31 | EU | Rangers | Loan transfer | Winter | Loan |
| 19 | DF | da Silva | 30 | Non-EU | Zaragoza | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed |
| 43 | MF | Reid | 28 | EU | Blackpool | Transfer | Winter | £1,000,000 |
| 10 | MF | Weir | 22 | EU | Tranmere Rovers | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 26 | MF | Reed | 19 | EU | Brentford | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 27 | MF | Cook | 21 | EU | Walsall | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
| 41 | GK | Carson | 23 | EU | Brentford | Loan transfer | None | Loan |
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.

## Awards

| Players' Player of the Year | Fans' Player of the Year | Young Player of the Year | Goal of the Season | Save of the Season | Performance of the Season |
| Phil Bardsley | Phil Bardsley | Jordan Henderson | Nedum Onuoha against Chelsea | Craig Gordon against Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 win against Chelsea |