2020–21 Sunderland A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Sunderland's 142nd season in their history and the third consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Sunderland
2020–21 season
OwnerStewart Donald
ManagerPhil Parkinson
StadiumStadium of Light
League OnePreseason
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

First team squad
Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Age Ends Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
16 Lee Burge GK 27 2021 Coventry City 11 0
Defenders
2 Conor McLaughlin RB 29 2021 Millwall 21 0
4 Jordan Willis CB 25 2021 Coventry City 40 2
12 Tom Flanagan CB 28 2022 Burton Albion 64 4
13 Luke O'Nien RB 25 2021 Wycombe Wanderers 95 9
26 Bailey Wright CB 28 2022 Bristol City 5 0
33 Denver Hume LB 22 2021 Academy 50 1
Midfielders
6 Max Power CM 27 2021 Wigan Athletic 84 7
7 Chris Maguire RW 31 2021 Bury 83 20
11 Lynden Gooch AM 24 2022 Academy 122 19
17 Elliot Embleton CM 21 2021 Academy 9 0
18 George Dobson CM 22 2022 Walsall 36 1
23 Grant Leadbitter CM 34 2021 Middlesbrough 153 11
28 Josh Scowen CM 27 2022 Queens Park Rangers 4 0
— Aiden O'Brien LW 26 2022 Millwall 0 0
Forwards
9 Charlie Wyke ST 27 2021 Bradford City 60 11
22 Will Grigg ST 29 2022 Wigan Athletic 49 8
31 Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ST 20 2020 IK Sirius 14 3

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
30 July 2020LWAiden O'Brien MillwallFree transfer[1]
2 August 2020CBBailey Wright Bristol CityFree transfer[2]
15 August 2020DFBobby Beaumont WrexhamFree transfer[3]
15 August 2020DMSam Wilding West Bromwich AlbionFree transfer[3]
15 August 2020LWVinnie Steels BurnleyFree transfer[3]

Transfers out
Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020GKAhmed Abdelkader UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CBJack Bainbridge UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CBJack Baldwin Bristol RoversReleased[5][6]
1 July 2020GKAdam Cameron UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CBMichael Collins UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020FWLilyan Compper UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CMJack Connolly CabinteelyReleased[4][7]
1 July 2020CBAndrias Edmundsson ÁguilasReleased[4][8]
1 July 2020DMKane Evans UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020RBOwen Gamble UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020MFNathan Greenwood UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020RWRyan Leonard UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CBJoel Lynch UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020CFKyle Lafferty RegginaReleased[9][10]
1 July 2020GKJon McLaughlin RangersFree transfer[11]
1 July 2020LBLiam Miller UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020GKJack Newman Dundee UnitedReleased[4][12]
1 July 2020CBHarry Ord UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CMEthan Robson BlackpoolReleased[5][13]
1 July 2020DMRuben Sammut UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CFConnor Slack UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020CBTommy Smith UnattachedReleased[14]
1 July 2020RBTom Smith UnattachedReleased[4]
1 July 2020RWDuncan Watmore UnattachedReleased[5]
1 July 2020CBAlim Öztürk UnattachedReleased[5]
3 July 2020CFCole Kiernan MiddlesbroughFree transfer[15]
18 July 2020CFJoe Hugill Manchester UnitedUndisclosed[16]
18 July 2020LBLogan Pye Manchester UnitedUndisclosed[16]
27 July 2020RBJordan Hunter South ShieldsFree transfer[17]
27 July 2020DMBali Mumba Norwich CityUndisclosed[18]

Pre-season

Competitions

EFL League One
Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Rochdale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 12 September 2020. 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[19]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday
Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss


Bristol Rovers 10-1 Sunderland

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup
Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[20]

5 September 2020 First roundSunderlandvHull CitySunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[21]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA Aston Villa U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 L1 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: EFL.com








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References
  1. "O'Brien signs for Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "Bailey's Back: Wright returns to Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. "Under-23 trio sign up". Sunderland A.F.C. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "SAFC confirm retained list". Sunderland A.F.C. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. "Trio offered new deals, as five depart". Sunderland A.F.C. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. "Jack Baldwin: Bristol Rovers sign former Sunderland defender". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  7. "Cabinteely sign Connolly from Sunderland". Twitter. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. "Presentamos a Adrias Edmundsson". Twitter. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. "Lafferty leaves Sunderland". Sunderland A.F.C. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  10. "Lafferty completes move to Reggina". BBC. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  11. "Rangers sign Scotland keeper McLaughlin". BBC. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. "Dundee United snap up ex-Sunderland goalkeeper Jack Newman". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. "Blackpool sign midfielder Robson". BBC. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  14. "Tommy Smith leaves SAFC". Sunderland A.F.C. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  15. "Youngster Cole Kiernan Joins Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  16. "Joe Hugill reacts as his and Logan Pye's moves from Sunderland to Man Utd are announced". Chronicle Live. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  17. "Jordan Hunter completes move to South Shields after rejecting Sunderland offer". Shields Gazette. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  18. "Norwich City confirm Bali Mumba signing". The Pink Un. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  19. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  20. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  21. "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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