2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Sunderland's sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. They finished the season in 17th place.

Sunderland

2012–13 season
Chairman	Ellis Short
Manager	Martin O'Neill (until 30 March 2013) Paolo Di Canio (from 31 March 2013)
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Premier League	17th
FA Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Fletcher (11) All: Steven Fletcher (11)
Highest home attendance	47,456 (vs. Newcastle United)
Lowest home attendance	17,505 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
Average home league attendance	40,544
Home colours Away colours

Pre-season

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result H – A	Scorers
27 July 2012	Hartlepool United	A	1–0	–
4 August 2012	Helsingborgs	A	2–0	–
8 August 2012	Derby County	A	1–1	McClean 71'
11 August 2012	Leicester City	A	1–0	–

2012 Peace Cup

Sunderland, along with Eredivisie side Groningen, K-League side Seongnam, and Bundesliga side Hamburg, will compete in a friendly tournament, 2012 Peace Cup. All matches will be played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the Korean city of Suwon.

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result H – A	Scorers
19 July 2012	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	N	1–0	–
22 July 2012	Groningen	N	3–2	Wickham 19', Campbell 88', Noble 90'

Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result H – A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
18 August 2012	Arsenal	A	0–0	–	60,078	11th
25 August 2012	Reading	H	P–P	–	–	13th
1 September 2012	Swansea City	A	2–2	Fletcher 40', 45'	20,350	13th
15 September 2012	Liverpool	H	1–1	Fletcher 29'	41,997	14th
22 September 2012	West Ham United	A	1–1	Fletcher 10'	33,052	12th
29 September 2012	Wigan Athletic	H	1–0	Fletcher 51'	37,742	11th
6 October 2012	Manchester City	A	0-3	–	47,036	13th
21 October 2012	Newcastle United	H	1–1	Ba 86' o.g.	47,456	14th
27 October 2012	Stoke City	A	0–0	–	27,005	14th
3 November 2012	Aston Villa	H	0–1	–	41,515	16th
10 November 2012	Everton	A	1-2	Johnson 45'	35,999	16th
18 November 2012	Fulham	A	3-1	Fletcher 50', Cuéllar 65', Sessègnon 70'	25,646	15th
24 November 2012	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–4	Gardner 73', Sessègnon 87'	36,390	16th
27 November 2012	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	–	36,513	16th
2 December 2012	Norwich City	A	1-2	Gardner 45'	26,228	17th
8 December 2012	Chelsea	H	1–3	Johnson 66'	39,273	18th
11 December 2012	Reading	H	3–0	McClean 3', Fletcher 28', Sessègnon 90'	37,723	15th
15 December 2012	Manchester United	A	1-3	Campbell 72'	75,582	16th
22 December 2012	Southampton	A	1-0	Fletcher 42'	31,275	15th
26 December 2012	Manchester City	H	1–0	Johnson 53'	42,190	13th
29 December 2012	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–2	O'Shea 40'	41,168	13th
2 January 2013	Liverpool	A	0-3	–	44,228	14th
12 January 2013	West Ham United	H	3–0	Larsson 12', Johnson 48', McClean 74'	39,918	14th
19 January 2013	Wigan Athletic	A	3-2	Gardner 17' (pen), Fletcher 21', 42'	19,219	11th
29 January 2013	Swansea City	H	0-0	–	35,628	11th
2 February 2013	Reading	A	2-1	Gardner 28' (pen)	23,829	11th
9 February 2013	Arsenal	H	0-1	–	46,402	13th
23 February 2013	West Bromwich Albion	A	2-1	Sessègnon 79'	25,924	14th
2 March 2013	Fulham	H	2-2	Gardner 37' (pen), Sessègnon 70'	39,312	14th
9 March 2013	Queens Park Rangers	A	1-3	Fletcher 20'	18,169	15th
17 March 2013	Norwich City	H	1-1	Gardner (pen)40'	38,625	16th
30 March 2013	Manchester United	H	0-1	–	43,760	16th
7 April 2013	Chelsea	A	1-2	Azpilicueta og 45'	41,500	17th
14 April 2013	Newcastle United	A	0-3	Sessègnon 27', Johnson 74', Vaughan 82'	52,000	15th
20 April 2013	Everton	H	1-0	Sessègnon 45'	44,614	14th
29 April 2013	Aston Villa	A	6-1	Rose 32'	37,428	15th
6 May 2013	Stoke	H	1-1	O'Shea 62'	38,130	15th
12 May 2013	Southampton	H	1-1	Bardsley 68'	41,988	17th
19 May 2013	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–0		36,258	17th

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Aston Villa	38	10	11	17	47	69	−22	41
16	Newcastle United	38	11	8	19	45	68	−23	41
17	Sunderland	38	9	12	17	41	54	−13	39
18	Wigan Athletic (R)	38	9	9	20	47	73	−26	36	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to the Football League Championship
19	Reading (R)	38	6	10	22	43	73	−30	28	Relegation to the Football League Championship

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Wigan Athletic qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2012–13 FA Cup winners.

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result H – A	Scorers	Attendance
28 August 2012	Second round	Morecambe	H	2–0	McClean 24', 65'	22,871
25 September 2012	Third round	Milton Keynes Dons	A	2-0	Gardner 54', McClean 82'	10,489
30 October 2012	Fourth round	Middlesbrough	H	0–1	–	32,535

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result H – A	Scorers	Attendance
5 January 2013	Third round	Bolton Wanderers	A	2–2	Wickham 60', Gardner 75'	12,204
15 January 2013	Replay	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–2	–	17,505

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Phil Bardsley	21	1	11+7	1	2	0	1	0
3	DF		Danny Rose	29	1	25+2	1	1	0	1	0
4	MF		Alfred N'Diaye	16	0	15+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Wes Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Lee Cattermole	14	0	10	0	0+1	0	3	0
7	MF		Sebastian Larsson	41	1	36+2	1	1+1	0	1	0
8	MF		Craig Gardner	37	8	32+1	6	2	1	2	1
9	FW		Danny Graham	13	0	11+2	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Connor Wickham	14	1	3+9	0	1+1	1	0	0
11	FW		James McFadden	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Matthew Kilgallon	8	0	6	0	1	0	1	0
13	GK		Jordan Pickford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF		Jack Colback	40	0	30+5	0	1+1	0	3	0
15	MF		David Vaughan	28	1	6+18	1	2	0	2	0
16	DF		John O'Shea	36	2	34	2	0	0	2	0
18	DF		Kader Mangane	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Titus Bramble	19	0	12+4	0	2	0	1	0
20	GK		Keiren Westwood	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
21	MF		Adam Johnson	40	5	35	5	2	0	2+1	0
22	GK		Simon Mignolet	40	0	38	0	2	0	0	0
23	MF		James McClean	41	5	24+12	2	2	0	2+1	3
24	DF		Carlos Cuéllar	28	1	26	1	1	0	1	0
26	FW		Steven Fletcher	31	11	28	11	1	0	2	0
28	FW		Stéphane Sessègnon	36	7	34+1	7	1	0	0	0
30	FW		Mikael Mandron	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Ryan Noble	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		Billy Knott	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW		Adam Mitchell	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
42	DF		John Egan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players that played for Sunderland this season that have left the club/are currently out on loan:
9	FW		Fraizer Campbell	15	1	1+11	1	0+1	0	0+2	0
11	MF		Kieran Richardson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Ji Dong-won	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF		David Meyler	5	0	0+3	0	0	0	1+1	0
11	FW		James McFadden	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW		Louis Saha	14	0	0+11	0	0	0	2+1	0
27	MF		Ahmed Elmohamady	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF		Blair Adams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
FW		26	Steven Fletcher	11	0	0	11
MF		8	Craig Gardner	6	1	1	8
FW		28	Stéphane Sessègnon	7	0	0	7
MF		21	Adam Johnson	5	0	0	5
MF		23	James McClean	2	0	3	5
DF		16	John O'Shea	2	0	0	2
DF		2	Phil Bardsley	1	0	0	1
FW		9	Fraizer Campbell	1	0	0	1
DF		24	Carlos Cuéllar	1	0	0	1
MF		7	Sebastian Larsson	1	0	0	1
DF		3	Danny Rose	1	0	0	1
MF		15	David Vaughan	1	0	0	1
FW		10	Connor Wickham	0	1	0	1
			Own goals	2	0	0	2
			Totals	41	2	4	47

Overall

Games played	30 (25 Premier League, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Games won	9 (7 Premier League, 2 League Cup)
Games drawn	9 (8 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost	12 (10 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored	34 (28 Premier League, 4 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Goals conceded	38 (33 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Goal difference	-4
Clean sheets	11 (9 Premier League, 2 League Cup)
Most appearances	Stéphane Sessègnon 28
Top scorer	Steven Fletcher 10

Players

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 2 DF  SCO Phil Bardsley 3 DF  ENG Danny Rose (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 4 MF  FRA Alfred N'Diaye 5 DF  ENG Wes Brown 6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole (captain) 7 MF  SWE Sebastian Larsson 8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner 9 FW  ENG Danny Graham 12 DF  ENG Matthew Kilgallon 13 GK  ENG Jordan Pickford 14 MF  ENG Jack Colback 15 MF  WAL David Vaughan

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 DF  IRL John O'Shea 18 DF  SEN Kader Mangane (on loan from Al-Hilal) 19 DF  ENG Titus Bramble 20 GK  IRL Keiren Westwood 21 MF  ENG Adam Johnson 22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet 23 MF  IRL James McClean 24 DF  ESP Carlos Cuéllar 26 FW  SCO Steven Fletcher 28 FW  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 33 FW  ENG Ryan Noble 42 DF  IRL John Egan

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
24	DF		Carlos Cuéllar	30	EU	Aston Villa	Transfer	Summer	2014	Free
	DF		David Ferguson	18	EU	Darlington	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free
	MF		Wade Joyce	18	EU	Bury	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free
25	FW		Louis Saha	34	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	2013	Free
26	FW		Steven Fletcher	25	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2016	£12 million
21	MF		Adam Johnson	25	EU	Manchester City	Transfer	Summer	2016	£12 million
3	DF		Danny Rose	22	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan	Summer	2013	Loan
	FW		Scott Harrison	19	EU	Darlington	Transfer	None	2013	Free
11	FW		James McFadden	29	EU	Everton	Transfer	None	January 2013	Free
4	MF		Alfred N'Diaye	22	EU	Bursaspor	Transfer	Winter	2016	£3.8 million
18	DF		Kader Mangane	29	EU	Al-Hilal	Loan	Winter	2013	Loan
9	FW		Danny Graham	27	EU	Swansea City	Transfer	Winter	2016	£5 million

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	GK		Craig Gordon	29	EU	Free agent	Contract expired	Summer		Sky Sports
	DF		Liam Bagnall	20	EU	Free agent	Contract expired	Summer		Sky Sports
1	GK		Trevor Carson	24	EU	Bury	Contract expired	Summer		Sky Sports
16	MF		Cristian Riveros	29	Non-EU	Kayserispor	Transfer	Summer		Goal.com
3	DF		George McCartney	31	EU	West Ham United	Transfer	Summer		SAFC
3	FW		Asamoah Gyan	26	Non-EU	Al Ain	Transfer	Summer		Goal.com
17	FW		Jordan Cook	22	EU	Charlton Athletic	Contract expired	Summer		CAFC
3	DF		Michael Liddle	22	EU	Accrington Stanley	Transfer	Summer		Sky Sports
14	DF		Marcos Angeleri	29	Non-EU	Estudiantes	Transfer	Summer		Sky Sports
6	DF		Michael Turner	28	EU	Norwich City	Transfer	Summer		Sky Sports
21	GK		Lewis King	19	EU	Stockport County	Contract expired	Summer		Stockport County
27	MF		Ahmed Elmohamady	24	Non-EU	Hull City	Loan	Summer		SAFC
6	MF		Brett Elliott	19	EU	University of Charleston	Contract expired	Summer		UC Golden Eagles
15	MF		Kieran Richardson	27	EU	Fulham	Transfer	Summer		Sky Sports
	FW		Oumare Tounkara	22	EU	Red Star	Contract expired	Summer		Soccerway
24	FW		Craig Lynch	20	EU	Hartlepool United	Loan	None		SAFC
27	GK		Ben Wilson	20	EU	Chesterfield	Loan	None		SAFC
35	FW		Ryan Noble	21	EU	Hartlepool	Loan	None		SAFC
34	MF		Billy Knott	19	EU	Woking	Loan	None		SAFC
22	DF		John Egan	20	EU	Bradford City	Loan	None		Sky Sports
31	MF		David Meyler	23	EU	Hull City	Loan	None		Hull City AFC
39	DF		Blair Adams	21	EU	Coventry City	Loan	None		SAFC
	MF		Nathan Thomas	18	EU	Darlington 1883	Youth Loan	None		SAFC
	DF		Johnny Burn	18	EU	Darlington 1883	Youth Loan	None		SAFC
27	FW		Ji Dong-won	21	Non-EU	FC Augsburg	Loan	Winter		SAFC
31	MF		David Meyler	23	EU	Hull City	Transfer	Winter		SAFC
39	DF		Blair Adams	21	EU	Coventry City	Transfer	Winter		SAFC
27	FW		Fraizer Campbell	25	EU	Cardiff City	Transfer	Winter		SAFC
7	MF		Adam Reed	21	EU	Portsmouth	Loan	Winter		SAFC
	FW		James McFadden	29	EU	Motherwell	Contract expired	Winter		SAFC
25	GK		Jonny Maddison	18	EU	Crawley Town	Youth Loan	Winter		SAFC
27	MF		Ahmed Elmohamady	25	Non-EU	Hull City	Loan	Winter		SAFC
28	FW		Louis Saha	34	EU	Lazio	Mutual Consent	Winter		SAFC
22	FW		Connor Wickham	19	EU	Sheffield Wednesday	Loan	None		SAFC
	GK		Joel Dixon	18	EU	Workington	Youth Loan	None		Workington AFC

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

Individual awards

Award	Month/Round/Year	Winner
Premier League Player of the Month	September	Steven Fletcher
North-East Football Writers' Association's Player of the Year	2012	Simon Mignolet

See also

• Sunderland A.F.C. seasons

References

1. "Premier League Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). Premier League. p. 92–93. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.