2018–19 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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 Premier League two seasons ago and the Championship the previous season.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} 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.

Sunderland

2018–19 season
Chairman	Stewart Donald
Manager	Jack Ross
Stadium	Stadium of Light
League One	5th
FA Cup	Second-round replay
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Josh Maja (15) All: Josh Maja (16)
Highest home attendance	46,039 (vs. Bradford City)
Lowest home attendance	7,644 (vs. Stoke City U21s)
Average home league attendance	32,157
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of April 28, 2019.

First team squad

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Age	Ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Jon McLaughlin		GK	37	2020	Heart of Midlothian	55	0
25	Robbin Ruiter		GK	38	2019	Utrecht	7	0
32	Max Stryjek		GK	29	2019	Polonia Warsaw	0	0
43	Anthony Patterson		GK	25	2019	Academy	0	0
Defenders
2	Adam Matthews		RB	33	2019	Celtic	66	2
3	Bryan Oviedo		LB	35	2020	Everton	73	2
4	Glenn Loovens		CB	41	2020	Sheffield Wednesday	13	0
5	Alim Öztürk		CB	32	2020	Boluspor	15	0
12	Tom Flanagan		CB	33	2020	Burton Albion	37	2
15	Jack Baldwin		CB	32	2020	Peterborough United	41	3
24	Jack Bainbridge		CB	27	2019	Swansea City	2	0
33	Denver Hume		LB	27	2021	Academy	11	0
38	Owen Gamble		RB	26	2019	Academy	0	0
40	Brandon Taylor		CB	26	2019	Academy	1	0
Midfielders
7	Chris Maguire		RW	36	2020	Bury	37	7
8	Dylan McGeouch		AM	32	2020	Hibernian	28	0
10	George Honeyman (C)		AM	30	2019	Academy	93	15
11	Lynden Gooch		AM	29	2022	Academy	85	9
13	Luke O'Nien		CM	30	2020	Wycombe Wanderers	47	5
14	Duncan Watmore		RW	31	2020	Altrincham	64	6
19	Aiden McGeady		LW	39	2020	Everton	76	21
23	Grant Leadbitter		CM	39	2021	Middlesbrough	139	11
27	Max Power		CM	32	2021	Wigan Athletic	41	4
34	Jake Hackett		CM	25	2019	Academy	3	0
37	Bali Mumba		CM	23	2021	Academy	9	0
45	Daniel Neil		CM	17	2020	Academy	1	0
47	Jordan Hunter		DM	25	2019	Liverpool	1	0
Forwards
9	Charlie Wyke		ST	32	2021	Bradford City	26	5
22	Will Grigg		ST	34	2022	Wigan Athletic	18	5
26	Kazaiah Sterling		ST	26	2019	Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	6	1
39	Jack Diamond		ST	25	2019	Academy	3	0
41	Lee Connelly		ST	25	2019	Queen's Park	3	0
48	Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka		ST	25	2020	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.^[7]

Darlington v Sunderland

10 July 2018 Friendly	Darlington	1–0	Sunderland	Darlington
19:30 BST	Nicholson 9'	Report		Stadium: Blackwell Meadows Attendance: 1,336

Hartlepool United v Sunderland

14 July 2018 Friendly	Hartlepool United	1–1	Sunderland	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Muir 19'	Report	Kimpioka 90'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,734

Grimsby Town v Sunderland

17 July 2018 Friendly	Grimsby Town	0–1	Sunderland	Cleethorpes
19:30 BST		Report	Gooch 30'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 1,776

St Mirren v Sunderland

21 July 2018 Friendly	St Mirren	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

Middlesbrough v Sunderland

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

Main article: 2018–19 EFL League One

See also: 2019 EFL League One play-off Final

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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^[8]
(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

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	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	L
Position	7	7	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	5
Points	3	4	7	10	13	14	15	15	18	19	20	23	26	29	32	35	36	37	40	43	43	46	47	50	51	52	53	56	57	58	59	62	65	68	69	70	73	76	79	80	80	83	84	85	85	85

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.^[9]

Sunderland v Charlton Athletic

4 August 2018 1	Sunderland	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Sunderland
12:30 BST	Maguire  9' Maja 65' Gooch  87', 90+6'	Report	Taylor 10' (pen.) Page  34' Pearce  42' Solly  81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,075 Referee: John Brooks

Luton Town v Sunderland

11 August 2018 2	Luton Town	1–1	Sunderland	Luton
15:00 BST	McCormack  56' Grant  60' Pearson 68'	Report	Matthews  19' Maja 45' Baldwin  61'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,059 (1,047 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Sunderland v Scunthorpe United

19 August 2018 3	Sunderland	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Power 22',  90+4' Maja 25' Maguire 42'	Report	Lund  28'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,876 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Gillingham v Sunderland

22 August 2018 4	Gillingham	1–4	Sunderland	Gillingham
19:45 BST	Eaves 3' Ehmer  51'	Report	Maguire 4' Honeyman 18' Power 20' Cattermole  43' Maja 59' Hume  90+3'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8,483 (2,087 away) Referee: Antony Coggins

AFC Wimbledon v Sunderland

25 August 2018 5	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Sunderland	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Pigott 9'	Report	Baldwin  43' Cattermole 66', 83'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,848 (727 away) Referee: John Busby

Sunderland v Oxford United

1 September 2018 6	Sunderland	1–1	Oxford United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Maguire  12' Cattermole  14' Power  19' Gooch  22' Oviedo  48' Wyke 52' Love  75'	Report	Holmes 16' Brannagan  26' Ruffels  61' Baptiste  71'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,193 Referee: Mark Heywood

Sunderland v Fleetwood Town

8 September 2018 7	Sunderland	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Baldwin  14' Matthews  33' Maja 38' Cattermole  90+4'	Report	Madden 9' Coyle  12' Eastham  32' Cairns  80' Hunter  81' Husband  90+1'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,367 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Burton Albion v Sunderland

15 September 2018 8	Burton Albion	2–1	Sunderland	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Allen 19' McFadzean 36',  75' Sbarra  90+3'	Report	Matthews  29' Cattermole  45' Maguire 54'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 4,566 (1,700 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Sunderland v Rochdale

22 September 2018 9	Sunderland	4–1	Rochdale	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Loovens  22' Maja 37', 45' Gooch 41' (pen.), 66'	Report	Rafferty  45+3' Rathbone  51' Henderson  52' Done 71' Hart  85'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,764 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Coventry City v Sunderland

29 September 2018 10	Coventry City	1–1	Sunderland	Coventry
12:30 BST	Hyam  9' Clarke-Harris 68'	Report	Cattermole  30', 49'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 16,407 (4,897 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Sunderland v Peterborough United

2 October 2018 11	Sunderland	2–2	Peterborough United	Sunderland
17:45 BST	Maja 21' Power  22' Oviedo  68' Sinclair 79'	Report	Ward 74' Toney 84',  86'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,727 Referee: David Coote

Bradford City v Sunderland

6 October 2018 12	Bradford City	1–2	Sunderland	Bradford
15:00 BST	O'Connor 52' Scannell  90+4' Brünker  90+8'	Report	Cattermole  11' Maja 20' Baldwin 54' Power  66'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,487 (2,893 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Sunderland v Blackpool

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.[10]

Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland

20 October 2018 13	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Sunderland	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST		Report	Cattermole  13' Beckles 58' (o.g.) O'Nien 84'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 9,007 (1,640 away) Referee: John Busby

Doncaster Rovers v Sunderland

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Sunderland	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Wilks  28' Whiteman  28' Mason  59' Wright  90' Butler  90+2'	Report	McGeouch  14' Cattermole  16' Honeyman  34' Maguire 47' James  49'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 11,881 (3,973 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sunderland v Southend United

27 October 2018 15	Sunderland	3–0	Southend United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Honeyman 29' Flanagan  45+4' Maguire 53' McGeady 80'	Report	Bunn  41' Yearwood  68'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,894 Referee: Robert Lewis

Plymouth Argyle v Sunderland

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Sunderland	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Sarcevic  49'	Report	McGeady 53', 78' (pen.) McGeouch  60' Flanagan  61' O'Nien  84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,065 (1,305 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Sunderland v Wycombe Wanderers

17 November 2018 17	Sunderland	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Honeyman  23' Maja 84'	Report	Onyedinma 67' Gape  71'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,727 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Walsall v Sunderland

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Walsall	2–2	Sunderland	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Gordon  43', 46' Ginnelly 52'	Report	Power  23' Honeyman  53' McGeady 62' Gooch  75', 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 7,868 (3,278 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Sunderland v Barnsley

27 November 2018 19	Sunderland	4–2	Barnsley	Sunderland
17:45 BST	McGeady 19' (pen.) Maja 20' Gooch 32' O'Nien 83'	Report	Cavaré  33' Moore 41', 61' Pinnock  75'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,514 Referee: Andrew Madley

Accrington Stanley v Sunderland

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) A	Accrington Stanley	A–A	Sunderland	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Sykes  48' McConville  49' Finley  63' Hall 69'	Report	Maguire  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[11]

Sunderland v Bristol Rovers

15 December 2018 20	Sunderland	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Matthews 45+1',  90+5' Maja 49' Honeyman  57' Gooch  83'	Report	Rodman 11' Upson  36' Kelly  84' Clarke  90+6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,971 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Portsmouth v Sunderland

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 21	Portsmouth	3–1	Sunderland	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Hawkins  27' Evans 48' (pen.) Curtis  52', 53' N. Thompson  60' B. Thompson 63'	Report	Loovens  47' Honeyman  54' O'Nien 57'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,402 (2,200 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Sunderland v Bradford City

26 December 2018 22	Sunderland	1–0	Bradford City	Sunderland
15:00 BST	McGeady 31' Gooch  61' Flanagan  74' Oviedo  90+3'	Report	Chicksen  62' Payne  67' Caddis  90+2' O'Brien  90+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,039 Referee: Darren England

Sunderland v Shrewsbury Town

29 December 2018 23	Sunderland	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Maja 44' Cattermole  58' Baldwin  82'	Report	Waterfall 30' Norburn  36' Grant  37' Docherty  43' Haynes  87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,288 Referee: Oliver Langford

Blackpool v Sunderland

1 January 2019 24	Blackpool	0–1	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	O'Connor  55'	Report	Cattermole  18' Maja 23' Gooch  55'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,994 (8,000 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Charlton Athletic v Sunderland

5 January 2019 25	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Sunderland	Charlton
15:00 GMT	James 50' (o.g.)	Report	O'Nien 2' Baldwin  38' Power  52'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 16,317 (3,000 away) Referee: Steve Martin

Sunderland v Luton Town

12 January 2019 26	Sunderland	1–1	Luton Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Maguire 16',  90+3' Flanagan  45' James  75'	Report	Lee  45+2' Shinnie  62' Collins 67' (pen.),  80' Hylton  70' McCormack  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 37,791 Referee: Lee Probert

Scunthorpe United v Sunderland

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

Sunderland v AFC Wimbledon

2 February 2019 28	Sunderland	1–0	AFC Wimbledon	Sunderland
15:00 BST	McGeady 67' Leadbitter  76'	Report	Oshilaja  36' Seddon  68' Wordsworth  69'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 30,424 Referee: Ben Toner

Oxford United v Sunderland

9 February 2019 29	Oxford United	1–1	Sunderland	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Mackie  27' Mousinho  39' Browne 87'	Report	Dunne 34' James  62' Gooch  76' O'Nien  90+7'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,383 (1,800 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Sunderland v Blackpool

12 February 2019 30	Sunderland	1–1	Blackpool	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Baldwin 75'	Report	Gnanduillet 31' Thompson  80'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 27,580 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Sunderland v Accrington Stanley

15 February 2019 31	Sunderland	2–2	Accrington Stanley	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Baldwin  35' Honeyman 55' McGeady 62'	Report	Kee 30' (pen.) Conneely  42' Smyth 52'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,937 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Sunderland v Gillingham

19 February 2019 32	Sunderland	4–2	Gillingham	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Cattermole 4' Flanagan 10' Honeyman  54' Grigg 66' (pen.) Dunne  68' McGeady 77' (pen.)	Report	Eaves 6' Burke  34' Hanlan 40' Byrne  59' Lopes  65'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,364 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Sunderland	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report	O'Nien  23' 25' James  49' McGeady 55' Dunne  70'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,009 (1,800 away) Referee: James Linington

Sunderland v Plymouth Argyle

2 March 2019 34	Sunderland	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Cattermole 32' Dunne  50' Honeyman 87'	Report	Canavan  90+3'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 32,360 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Wycombe Wanderers v Sunderland

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Sunderland	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Samuel  11', 35' Bean  55'  90+13' Tyson  90+8'	Report	Cattermole  47' McGeady  79' Flanagan  86' Watmore 90+4' Honeyman  90+8'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,422 (3,800 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Barnsley v Sunderland

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36	Barnsley	0–0	Sunderland	Barnsley
18:45 GMT	Pinnock  63'	Report	Leadbitter  21' Power  88'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,282 (5,000 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Sunderland v Walsall

16 March 2019 37	Sunderland	2–1	Walsall	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Cattermole 33',  49' Leadbitter  35' Grigg 71' Gooch  90+5'	Report	Gordon 4',  56' Guthrie  38'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,647 Referee: Alan Young

Accrington Stanley v Sunderland

3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) 38	Accrington Stanley	0–3	Sunderland	Accrington
19:45 BST	Richards-Everton  15' Finley  32' Hughes  75' Kee  86'	Report	McGeady 4' O'Nien  30' Grigg 45+3' Wyke  63' Sterling 79'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,802 (2,000 away) Referee: John Brooks

Rochdale v Sunderland

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 39	Rochdale	1–2	Sunderland	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Henderson 28' Bunney  50' Williams  85'	Report	Hume  16' McGeouch  53' Wyke 56' Honeyman 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,546 (4,164 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Sunderland v Burton Albion

9 April 2019 40	Sunderland	1–1	Burton Albion	Sunderland
19:45 BST	Baldwin 27'	Report	Flanagan 19' (o.g.) Fox  86'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,513 Referee: Scott Oldham

Sunderland v Coventry City

13 April 2019 41	Sunderland	4–5	Coventry City	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Honeyman 15' Wyke 41' Leadbitter  44' Grigg 45+4' Power 69'	Report	Enobakhare 12' Bakayoko 18' Hiwula 25' Sterling  42' Shipley 55' Chaplin 78',  79'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 36,134 Referee: John Busby

Sunderland v Doncaster Rovers

19 April 2019 42	Sunderland	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Sunderland
17:15 BST	Morgan 7' Wyke 32' Cattermole  67'	Report	Andrew  87'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 34,287 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Peterborough United v Sunderland

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 43	Peterborough United	1–1	Sunderland	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Lafferty  33' Maddison  48' Godden 90+1'	Report	Oviedo  2' O'Nien  77' Power 87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 11,277 (4,500 away) Referee: Antony Coggins

Sunderland v Portsmouth

27 April 2019 44	Sunderland	1–1	Portsmouth	Sunderland
15:00 BST	McGeady  7' Flanagan 9' Honeyman  13' Power  87'	Report	Thompson  16' Lowe 24' Close  45+1' Pitman  71'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 41,129 Referee: Craig Pawson

Fleetwood Town v Sunderland

30 April 2019 (2019-04-30) 45	Fleetwood Town	2–1	Sunderland	Fleetwood
19:45 BST	Burns  71' Madden 73' Sowerby  83' Hunter  83' Wallace  90+2' Eastham 90+5'	Report	Cattermole 29'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 4,011 (1,100 away) Referee: Robert Jones

Southend United v Sunderland

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Southend United	2–1	Sunderland	Southend-on-Sea
17:30 BST	Kiernan  41' White 43' Humphrys 87'  88'	Report	Wyke  39' Maguire 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10,779 (2,400 away) Referee: Darren Bond

League One play-offs

Sunderland v Portsmouth

11 May 2019 (2019-05-11) Semi-final first leg	Sunderland	1–0	Portsmouth	Sunderland
19:30 BST	Maguire 62' Honeyman  82' Ozturk  68'	Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,610 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Portsmouth v Sunderland

16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) Semi-final second leg	Portsmouth	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Sunderland	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Evans  4' Naylor  11' Pitman  45+3' Vaughan  79'	Report	Maguire  21' O'Nien  75'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,077 (2,174 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Charlton Athletic v Sunderland

26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) Final	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Sunderland	Wembley
15:00 BST	Purrington 35' Sarr  44' Bauer 90+4'	Report	Sarr 5' (o.g.) Grigg  65' O'Nien  73' Leadbitter  83' Flanagan  90+2'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 76,155 Referee: Andrew Madley

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

On 22 October 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Hitchin.^[12] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.^[13]

Port Vale v Sunderland

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round	Port Vale	1–2	Sunderland	Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
14:30 GMT	Pope 35' Joyce  67'	Report	Honeyman 1' Gooch 19' McGeady  49'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,238 (2,500 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Walsall v Sunderland

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round	Walsall	1–1	Sunderland	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Cook  34', 53'	Report	McGeady 37' Matthews  49'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,140 (1,800 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

Sunderland v Walsall

11 December 2018 (2018-12-11) Replay	Sunderland	0–1	Walsall	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Maguire  11' Watmore  37' O'Nien  74'	Report	Kinsella 52' Guthrie  76'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,212 Referee: Michael Salisbury

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[14]

Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday

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

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Trophy

See also: 2019 EFL Trophy Final

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.^[15] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.^[16] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.^[17] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.^[18] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.^[19]

Group A

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	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

Sunderland v Stoke City U21s

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) Group Game 1	Sunderland	0–0 (4–2 p)	Stoke City U21s	Sunderland
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 7,644 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Sinclair McGeouch O'Nien Hume		Campbell Souttar Sørensen Szerető

Sunderland v Carlisle United

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  72'	Report	Nadesan 22'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,112 Referee: Ben Toner

Morecambe v Sunderland

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group Game 3	Morecambe	0–1	Sunderland	Morecambe
19:45 GMT	Kenyon  35' Cuvelier  45+2' Thompson  54'	Report	Maja 90+1'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,377 (1,800 away) Referee: Paul Marsden

Knockout stage

Sunderland v Notts County

4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Round 2	Sunderland	2–0	Notts County	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Mumba  28' Jones 22' (o.g.) Sinclair 73' (pen.)	Report	Hewitt  29' Duffy  76' Vaughan  86'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Sunderland v Newcastle United U21s

8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Round 3	Sunderland	4–0	Newcastle United U21s	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Mumba  42' Watts 49' (o.g.) Wyke 52' Maguire 78' Kimpioka 86'	Report	Sangare  53'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 16,654 Referee: Tony Harrington

Sunderland v Manchester City U21s

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-finals	Sunderland	2–0	Manchester City U21s	Sunderland
19:45 GMT	Cattermole  17' Watmore 22' Gooch 65'	Report	Ogbeta  31' Pozo  90' Braaf  90+2'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 14,679 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) Semi-finals	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Sunderland	Bristol
19:45 GMT	Nichols  38' Craig  86'	Report	Grigg 44' Morgan 47'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,699 (1,800 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Portsmouth v Sunderland

31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) Final	Portsmouth	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Sunderland	London
14:30 GMT	Curtis  32' Thompson 82' Evans  101' Lowe 114'  116'	Report	McGeady 38', 119'  90' Baldwin  80'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 85,021 Referee: Dean Whitestone
	Penalties
	Evans Pitman Brown Lowe Hawkins		McGeady Cattermole Gooch Power O'Nien

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	Josh Maja	15	0	0	1	16
2	MF	19	Aiden McGeady	11	1	0	2	14
3	MF	10	George Honeyman	6	1	0	1	8
4	MF	7	Chris Maguire	6	0	0	1	7
	MF	11	Lynden Gooch	5	1	0	1	7
6	MF	6	Lee Cattermole	6	0	0	0	6
7	FW	9	Charlie Wyke	4	0	0	1	5
	MF	13	Luke O'Nien	5	0	0	0	5
	FW	22	Will Grigg	4	0	0	1	5
10	MF	27	Max Power	4	0	0	0	4
11	DF	15	Jack Baldwin	3	0	0	0	3
12	DF	12	Tom Flanagan	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	14	Duncan Watmore	1	0	0	1	2
	MF	17	Lewis Morgan	1	0	0	1	2
	FW	17	Jerome Sinclair	1	0	0	1	2
	FW	48	Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka	0	0	0	2	2
16	DF	2	Adam Matthews	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	21	Ethan Robson	0	0	0	1	1
	FW	26	Kazaiah Sterling	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	30	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	SCO	Jon McLaughlin	52	0	46	0	3	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	WAL	Adam Matthews	27	1	19+3	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
3	DF	CRC	Bryan Oviedo	27	0	14+8	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
4	DF	NED	Glenn Loovens	13	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	TUR	Alim Öztürk	15	0	5+3	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
6	MF	ENG	Lee Cattermole	32	6	27+1	6	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
7	MF	SCO	Chris Maguire	38	7	22+9	6	2	0	1	0	4	1
8	MF	SCO	Dylan McGeouch	29	0	14+7	0	2	0	0	0	5+1	0
9	FW	ENG	Charlie Wyke	26	5	13+10	4	0	0	0	0	2+1	1
10	MF	ENG	George Honeyman	40	8	31+3	6	2	1	1	0	3	1
11	MF	USA	Lynden Gooch	43	7	29+8	5	2	1	0+1	0	0+3	1
12	DF	NIR	Tom Flanagan	37	2	28+2	2	3	0	0	0	4	0
13	MF	ENG	Luke O'Nien	47	5	23+12	5	2+1	0	1	0	7+1	0
14	MF	ENG	Duncan Watmore	16	2	3+8	1	1	0	0	0	3+1	1
15	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	41	3	34	3	3	0	1	0	3	0
16	DF	ENG	Reece James	34	0	23+4	0	2	0	1	0	4	0
17	MF	SCO	Lewis Morgan	18	2	11+5	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
18	DF	SCO	Donald Love	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	IRL	Aiden McGeady	39	14	29+5	11	2	1	0	0	3	2
22	FW	NIR	Will Grigg	18	5	13+3	4	0	0	0	0	2	1
23	MF	ENG	Grant Leadbitter	16	0	12+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF	ENG	Jack Bainbridge	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	GK	NED	Robbin Ruiter	7	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
26	FW	ENG	Kazaiah Sterling	6	1	0+6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ENG	Max Power	41	4	27+6	4	2+1	0	1	0	3+1	0
30	DF	IRL	Jimmy Dunne	13	1	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	DF	ENG	Denver Hume	10	0	5+2	0	0	0	1	0	1+1	0
34	MF	ENG	Jake Hackett	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
37	MF	ENG	Bali Mumba	8	0	2+2	0	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
39	FW	ENG	Jack Diamond	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
40	DF	ENG	Brandon Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
41	FW	SCO	Lee Connelly	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
45	MF	ENG	Daniel Neil	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
47	MF	ENG	Jordan Hunter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
48	FW	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	ENG	Ethan Robson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2+1	1
29	MF	ENG	Elliot Embleton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
35	MF	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	ENG	Jerome Sinclair	19	2	7+6	1	2+1	0	0	0	2+1	1
20	FW	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
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		Tom Flanagan	Burton Albion	Free	[20]
1 July 2018	RW		Chris Maguire	Bury	Free	[21]
1 July 2018	GK		Jon McLaughlin	Heart of Midlothian	Free	[22]
1 July 2018	CB		Alim Öztürk	Boluspor	Free	[23]
2 July 2018	LB		Reece James	Wigan Athletic	Free	[24]
2 July 2018	AM		Dylan McGeouch	Hibernian	Free	[24]
2 July 2018	DM		Jordan Hunter	Liverpool	Free	[25]
11 July 2018	CB		Jack Bainbridge	Swansea City	Free	[26]
20 July 2018	CB		Glenn Loovens	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	[27]
26 July 2018	GK		Max Johnstone	Manchester United	Free	[28]
28 July 2018	CB		Jack Baldwin	Peterborough United	£200,000	[29]
30 July 2018	CM		Luke O'Nien	Wycombe Wanderers	Undisclosed	[30]
1 August 2018	ST		Charlie Wyke	Bradford City	£900,000	[31]
2 January 2019	CM		Max Power	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[32]
29 January 2019	CM		Grant Leadbitter	Middlesbrough	Free transfer	[33]
1 February 2019	CF		Will Grigg	Wigan Athletic	£3,000,000	[34]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
25 July 2018	ST		Jerome Sinclair	Watford	10 January 2019	[35]
10 August 2018	CM		Max Power	Wigan Athletic	1 January 2019	[36]
9 January 2019	CB		Jimmy Dunne	Burnley	End of season	[37]
30 January 2019	LW		Lewis Morgan	Celtic	End of season	[38]
31 January 2019	CF		Kazaiah Sterling	Tottenham Hotspur	End of season	[39]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Tom Beadling	Dunfermline Athletic	Released	[40][41]
1 July 2018	ST		Fabio Borini	Milan	£5,500,000	[42]
1 July 2018	RB		Billy Jones	Rotherham United	Released	[40][43]
1 July 2018	CB		Michael Ledger	Notodden	Undisclosed	[44]
1 July 2018	RW		Jeremain Lens	Beşiktaş	£6,000,000	[45]
1 July 2018	LW		Kazenga LuaLua	Luton Town	Released	[40][46]
1 July 2018	DM		Paddy McNair	Middlesbrough	£5,000,000	[47]
1 July 2018	CB		John O'Shea	Reading	Released	[40][48]
1 July 2018	ST		Jean-Yves Poame	Cabinteely	Released	[40][49]
1 July 2018	RB		Josh Robson	Notodden	Released	[40][50]
1 July 2018	CM		Jack Rodwell	Blackburn Rovers	Released	[51][52]
1 July 2018	GK		Jason Steele	Brighton & Hove Albion	£1,500,000	[53]
1 July 2018	GK		James Talbot	Bohemians F.C.	Released	[40][54]
1 July 2018	CB		Marc Wilson	Bolton Wanderers	Released	[40][55]
1 July 2018	CM		Daniel Wright	South Shields	Released	[40][56]
1 July 2018	DM		Jordan Hickey	Hull City	Released	[40][57]
11 July 2018	ST		Sam Greenwood	Arsenal	Undisclosed	[58]
13 July 2018	GK		Michael Woud	Willem II	Undisclosed	[59]
14 July 2018	ST		Joel Asoro	Swansea City	£2,500,000	[60]
17 July 2018	AM		Wahbi Khazri	Saint-Étienne	£9,000,000	[61]
20 July 2018	RW		Callum McManaman	Wigan Athletic	Undisclosed	[62]
12 September 2018	CB		Papy Djilobodji	Guingamp	Sacked	[63][64]
24 September 2018	CM		Didier Ndong	Guingamp	Sacked	[65]
17 January 2019	CF		Andrew Nelson	Dundee	Undisclosed	[66]
26 January 2019	CF		Josh Maja	Bordeaux	Undisclosed	[67]
29 January 2019	CB		Sam Brotherton	North Carolina FC	Free	[68]
15 March 2019	CB		Adam Bale	Hartlepool United	Free	[69]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
1 August 2018	CB		Lamine Koné	Strasbourg	End of season	[70]
3 August 2018	CB		Sam Brotherton	Blyth Spartans	30 January 2019	[71]
30 August 2018	CM		Elliot Embleton	Grimsby Town	End of season	[72][73]
31 August 2018	CF		Connor Shields	Alloa Athletic	1 January 2019	[74]
14 January 2019					End of season	[75]
7 September 2018	AM		Luke Molyneux	Gateshead	2 January 2019	[76]
21 September 2018	GK		Max Stryjek	Eastleigh	22 December 2018	[77]
6 December 2018	LB		Williams Kokolo	Darlington	Work experience	[78]
13 December 2018	CF		Andrew Nelson	Darlington	10 January 2019	[79]
18 January 2019	AM		Luke Molyneux	Hartlepool United	End of season	[80]
31 January 2019	CM		Ethan Robson	Dundee	End of season	[81]
22 March 2019	CF		Jack Diamond	Spennymoor Town	End of season	[82]

See also

• Sunderland 'Til I Die