2020–21 Sunderland A.F.C. season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Stewart Donald (until 18 February) Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (from 18 February)[1] | ||
| Head Coach | Phil Parkinson (until 29 November)[2] Lee Johnson (from 5 December)[3] | ||
| Stadium | Stadium of Light | ||
| League One | 4th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Charlie Wyke (26) All: Charlie Wyke (31) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 0 | ||
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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
[edit]Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 July 2020 | LW |  |
Aiden O'Brien |  Millwall |
Free transfer | [4] |
| 2 August 2020 | CB |  |
Bailey Wright | Bristol City |
Free transfer | [5] |
| 15 August 2020 | DF |  |
Bobby Beaumont | Wrexham |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 15 August 2020 | DM | |
Sam Wilding | West Bromwich Albion |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 15 August 2020 | LW | |
Vinnie Steels | Burnley |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 21 August 2020 | CB | |
Morgan Feeney | Everton |
Free transfer | [7] |
| 21 August 2020 | GK | |
Remi Matthews | Bolton Wanderers |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 28 August 2020 | RB | |
Kenton Richardson | Hartlepool United |
Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 September 2020 | CF | |
Will Harris | Burnley |
Free transfer | [10] |
| 4 September 2020 | CB |  |
Arbenit Xhemajli |  Neuchâtel Xamax |
Free transfer | [11] |
| 7 September 2020 | CF | |
Danny Graham | Blackburn Rovers |
Free transfer | [12] |
| 9 September 2020 | AM | |
Stephen Wearne | Middlesbrough |
Free transfer | [13] |
| 15 September 2020 | AM | |
Josh Hawkes | Hartlepool United |
Undisclosed | [14] |
| 16 September 2020 | CF | |
Mitchell Curry | Middlesbrough |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 16 September 2020 | CB | |
Ollie Younger | Burnley |
Free transfer | [15] |
| 21 October 2020 | LM |  |
Callum McFadzean | Plymouth Argyle |
Free transfer | [16] |
| 10 January 2021 | CM |  |
Carl Winchester | Forest Green Rovers |
Undisclosed | [17] |
| 31 January 2021 | CF | |
Ross Stewart | Ross County |
Undisclosed | [18] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date from | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2020 | CB | |
Dion Sanderson | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
End of season | [19] |
| 29 January 2021 | LW | |
Jordan Jones | Rangers |
End of season | [20] |
| 29 January 2021 | LB | |
Jake Vokins | Southampton |
End of season | [21] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date from | Pos. | Nat. | Nam | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2020 | CF | |
Lee Connelly | Alloa Athletic |
End of season | [22] |
| 22 January 2021 | DM | |
George Dobson | AFC Wimbledon |
End of season | [23] |
| 1 February 2021 | CM | |
Elliot Embleton | Blackpool |
End of season | [24] |
| 2 February 2021 | CF | |
Will Grigg | Milton Keynes Dons |
End of season | [25] |
| 27 March 2021 | CF |  |
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka | Torquay United |
End of season | [26] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | GK |  |
Ahmed Abdelkader |  Unattached |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Jack Bainbridge | Southport |
Released | [27][28] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Jack Baldwin | Bristol Rovers |
Released | [29][30] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Adam Cameron | Whickham F.C. |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Michael Collins | Unattached |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | |
Lilyan Compper | Unattached |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Jack Connolly | Cabinteely |
Released | [27][31] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Andrias Edmundsson |  Águilas |
Released | [27][32] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | |
Kane Evans | Newcastle Benfield F.C. |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Owen Gamble | York City |
Released | [27][33] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | |
Nathan Greenwood | Unattached |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | |
Ryan Leonard | Sunderland RCA |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Joel Lynch | Unattached |
Released | [29] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Kyle Lafferty |  Reggina |
Released | [34][35] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Jon McLaughlin | Rangers |
Free transfer | [36] |
| 1 July 2020 | LB | |
Liam Miller | Unattached |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Jack Newman | Dundee United |
Released | [27][37] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Harry Ord | Pickering Town |
Released | [27][38] |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | |
Ethan Robson | Blackpool |
Released | [29][39] |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | |
Ruben Sammut | Dulwich Hamlet F.C. |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | |
Connor Slack | Esh Winning F.C. |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Tommy Smith | Colchester United |
Released | [40][41] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | |
Tom Smith | Whitley Bay F.C. |
Released | [27] |
| 1 July 2020 | RW | |
Duncan Watmore | Middlesbrough |
Released | [29][42] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Alim Öztürk | Ümraniyespor |
Released | [29][43] |
| 3 July 2020 | CF | |
Cole Kiernan | Middlesbrough |
Free transfer | [44] |
| 18 July 2020 | CF | |
Joe Hugill | Manchester United |
Undisclosed | [45] |
| 18 July 2020 | LB | |
Logan Pye | Manchester United |
Undisclosed | [45] |
| 27 July 2020 | RB | |
Jordan Hunter | South Shields |
Free transfer | [46] |
| 27 July 2020 | DM | |
Bali Mumba | Norwich City |
Undisclosed | [47] |
| 8 January 2021 | MF | |
Jay Turner-Cooke | Newcastle United |
Undisclosed | [48] |
| 20 January 2021 | CB | |
Morgan Feeney | Carlisle United |
Free transfer | [49] |
| 1 February 2021 | ST | |
Danny Graham | Retired | Retired | [50] |
Pre-season friendlies
[edit]| 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 |
| 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 |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Sunderland | 1–0 | Harrogate Town | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Grigg 84' |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light |
Competitions
[edit]EFL League One
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | 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
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[52]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4 October 2020 4 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Sunderland | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 December 2020 14 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Burton Albion | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Power 85' |
Report | Edwards  31'Vernam 60'Gallacher 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 5 December 2020 15 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Maguire 90+1' |
Report | Joseph 16' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 12 December 2020 16 | Lincoln City | 0–4 | Sunderland | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | Montsma 19' |
Report | Leadbitter 16 (pen)' 90' Wyke 25', 72'Diamond 27' 42'
McLaughlin 51' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspeare |
| 15 December 2020 17 | Sunderland | 1–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Wright 62' |
Report | Pigott 42 (pen)' Reilly 49'Longman 70' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 2 January 2021 18 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Sunderland | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Watson 40' |
Report | Wyke 13' Scowen 44'Maguire 74' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 9 January 2021 19 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Hull City | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Wright 14' McGeady 21' |
Report | Burke 13' Honeyman 45+3' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 16 January 2021 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 0–3 | Sunderland | Wimbledon |
| 15:00 GMT | Rudoni 27' |
Report | Wyke 7', 87', 90+1' |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 19 January 2021 21 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Winchester 28' O'Brien 51', 54' |
Report | Lewis 11', 46' Edwards 56'Cooper 83' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 23 January 2021 22 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Shrewsbury | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Wyke 18' McGeady 28'Leadbitter 76' |
Report | Pierre 74' Vela 90+2' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 26 January 2021 23 | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | Sunderland | Ipswich |
| 19:45 GMT | Jackson  10'Ward 70'Dozzell 82' |
Report | Winchester 40' Wyke 45+1' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 30 January 2021 24 | Sunderland | 2–2 | Gillingham | Sunderland |
| 13:00 GMT | McGeady 6' Leadbitter  43' 43' |
Report | MacDonald 28' Slattery 87'Graham 90' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 6 February 2021 25 | Milton Keynes Dons | 2–2 | Sunderland | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 GMT | Mason 9' Jerome 19', 53'Laird 62'Surman 83' |
Report | Wyke 5' O'Nien 49', 56'Leadbitter 67'Power 72'Scowen 90+4' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 9 February 2021 26 | Shrewsbury | 2–1 | Sunderland | Shrewsbury |
| 19:00 GMT | Ebanks-Landell 52' Chapman 67'Love 78' |
Report | O'Brien 21' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 13 February 2021 27 | Sunderland | 4–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Wyke 7', 12', 31', 54' O'Nien 59' |
Report | Burge 53' (o.g.) Taylor 57'Lokilo 88' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Neil Hair |
| 20 February 2021 28 | Burton Albion | 0–3 | Sunderland | Burton |
| 15:00 GMT | Earl 5'  56'Clare 52'Carter 65'Mike Fondop-Talum 89' |
Report | Leadbitter 6' McGeady 18'Gooch 32' 38'O'Brien 56'Wyke 76' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 23 February 2021 29 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Fleetwood Town | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Sanderson 38' O'Brien 61'Power 82'McLaughlin 90' |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 27 February 2021 30 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Sunderland | Crewe |
| 15:00 GMT | Porter 30' Lowery 38' |
Report | McFadzean 36' Jones 76'Maguire 90+7' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
| 2 March 2021 31 | Sunderland | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Sunderland |
| 19:45 GMT | Wyke 70' |
Report | Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Peter Wright |
| 6 March 2021 32 | Sunderland | 2–0 | Rochdale | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Sanderson 7' McFadzean 14'Wyke 35'Jones 45' |
Report | McLaughlin 6' Baah 58'Newby 90+9' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 9 March 2021 33 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Sunderland | Milton |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Wyke 13' Jones 58'Sanderson 66' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 17 March 2021 34 | Accrington Stanley | 0–2 | Sunderland | Accrington |
| 19:00 GMT | Nottingham 20' Smyth 53' |
Report | Gooch 45+1' McGeady 58'Stewart 62'Wyke 86' |
Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Wyke 34' McFadzean 40'Power 42'McLaughlin 87' |
Report | Morton 63' Bridcutt 77' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 27 March 2021 36 | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Sunderland | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Leahy 36' |
Report | O'Brien 39' Scowen 50'Sanderson 53'O'Nien 85' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 2 April 2021 37 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Oxford United | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | McLaughlin 19' Gooch 45+2'McGeady 81'McGeady 89'Power 90+4' 90+5' |
Report | Henry 21' Sykes 25' 61'Barker 25'Henry 54'Moore 81' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 5 April 2021 38 | Peterborough | 1–1 | Sunderland | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT | Reed 18' Butler 38'Dembélé 66' |
Report | McGeady 81' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 10 April 2021 39 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Scowen 77' |
Report | Scowen 31' (o.g.) Forster-Caskey 49'Gilbey 57', 61' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 13 April 2021 40 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Sunderland | Wigan |
| 18:00 BST | Keane 38', 42' Lang 50', 58'Robinson 90' |
Report | Wyke 32' O'Nien 46' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 17 April 2021 41 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Sunderland | Blackpool |
| 12:30 GMT | Dougall 27' Garbutt 58' |
Report | McFadzean 18' Leadbitter 37' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 20 April 2021 42 | Hull City | 2–2 | Sunderland | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:45 GMT | Magennis 28', 64' Lewis-Potter 50'Wilks 61' |
Report | Jones 10' Wright 16'Wyke 20'Leadbitter 34' (pen.)O'Nien 89' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 24 April 2021 43 | Sunderland | 3–3 | Accrington Stanley | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | Wyke 6', 11' Winchester 43' Leadbitter 62' Power 83' |
Report | Bishop 51' O'Nien 68' (o.g.) Nottingham 80'McConville 85' Smyth 87' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 27 April 2021 44 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Blackpool | Sunderland |
| 19:00 BST | McGeady 64' |
Report | Kaikai 56' Ballard 87' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | Sunderland | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Camará 42' Law 49'Opoku 54' 64'Edwards 63' 76' |
Report | Stewart 21' Maguire 84' (pen.)Hume 84' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 9 May 2021 46 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | O'Nien 59' Wright 83' Winchester 87' |
Report | Miller 21' Hoskins 84' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
Play-offs
[edit]| 19 May 2021 Semi Final First Leg | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Sunderland | Lincoln |
| 18:00 BST | Hopper 51' Bridcutt 71' Johnson 76' Grant 86' |
Report | O'Nien 61' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 22 May 2021 Semi Final Second Leg | Sunderland | 2–1 (2–3 agg.) | Lincoln City | Sunderland |
| 15:30 BST | Stewart 13' Wyke 33'Scowen 36'Leadbitter 67' |
Report | Johnson 52' Hopper 56'Grant 63'Edun 83' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Michael Salisbury |
FA Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[53]
| 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
[edit]Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[54]
| 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 Power  O'Nien Gooch Wyke |
Wilks Smallwood Samuelsen Honeyman Lewis-Potter |
|||
EFL Trophy
[edit]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 | 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Sunderland | Oldham |
| 18:00 GMT | Grant 13' 83' Diarra 64' |
Report | Maguire 30' Scowen 64'Wright 83' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 12 January 2021 Third round | Sunderland | 2–0 | Port Vale | Sunderland |
| 18:00 GMT | O'Brien 21' McFadzean 54'Wright 56'McGeady 90+7' (pen.) |
Report | Conlon 8' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 2 February 2021 Quarter Final | Milton Keynes Dons | 0–3 | Sunderland | Milton Keynes |
| 18:30 GMT | Harvie 56' Gladwin 69' |
Report | Lewington 12' (o.g.) McGeady 76'Wyke 82' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 17 February 2021 Semi Final | Sunderland | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Lincoln City | Sunderland |
| 18:00 GMT | Scowen 54' McLaughlin 67'Wyke 75' |
Report | Edun 24' Scully 64'Johnson 77' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
| Penalties | ||||
| Power O'Nien Maguire McGeady Leadbitter |
Scully McGrandles Howarth Johnson |
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| 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
[edit]- 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 | ENG
|
Lee Burge | 46 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NIR
|
Conor McLaughlin | 29 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | NIR
|
Tom Flanagan | 23 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Jordan Willis | 20 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS
|
Bailey Wright | 40 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG
|
Max Power | 53 | 6 | 38+4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Maguire | 41 | 8 | 11+22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
George Dobson | 11 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Charlie Wyke | 54 | 31 | 40+3 | 25 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | IRL
|
Aiden O'Brien | 41 | 6 | 22+10 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  USA
|
Lynden Gooch | 46 | 5 | 26+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG
|
Luke O'Nien | 45 | 2 | 34+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG
|
Josh Scowen | 51 | 3 | 35+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Morgan Feeney | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Dion Sanderson | 27 | 1 | 19+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Elliot Embleton | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG
|
Danny Graham | 17 | 1 | 3+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KOS
|
Arbenit Xhemajli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | ENG
|
Remi Matthews | 11 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG
|
Jack Diamond | 35 | 2 | 11+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG
|
Will Grigg | 12 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG
|
Grant Leadbitter | 48 | 7 | 30+10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG
|
Daniel Neil | 8 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO
|
Callum McFadzean | 34 | 2 | 21+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | NIR
|
Carl Winchester | 21 | 1 | 12+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR
|
Jordan Jones | 21 | 3 | 11+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL
|
Aiden McGeady | 36 | 6 | 28+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO
|
Cieran Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ENG
|
Jake Vokins | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SCO
|
Ross Stewart | 13 | 3 | 2+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 33 | DF | ENG
|
Denver Hume | 26 | 2 | 19+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ENG
|
Ollie Younger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG
|
Sam Wilding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG
|
Vinnie Steels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ENG
|
Brandon Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | ENG
|
Josh Hawkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | GK | ENG
|
Anthony Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | ENG
|
Mitchell Curry | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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