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Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1879Ground Stadium of LightSeasons held 18
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1879Ground Stadium of LightSeasons held 18
Season statistics: Wikipedia. The archive holds no team sheets for 1996/97, so these are Sunderland's league figures according to the club-season article on English Wikipedia, in the article's order. Players link to their page where the archive holds them, matched through Wikidata.
| Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | Sub | Goals | All apps | All goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Coton | GK | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| David Preece | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lionel Perez | GK | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Chris Woods | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dariusz Kubicki | DF | 29 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Martin Scott | DF | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Andy Melville | DF | 30 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 2 |
| Richard Ord | DF | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 2 |
Sunderland scored 35 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1356622070, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.
| Gareth Hall | DF | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
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| Darren Holloway | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Paul Heckingbottom | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Darren Williams | DF | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
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| Jan Eriksson | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Paul Bracewell | MF | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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| Kevin Ball | MF | 32 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 4 |
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| Michael Gray | MF | 34 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 4 |
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| Steve Agnew | MF | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
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| Alex Rae | MF | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 3 |
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| Sam Aiston | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| John Mullin | MF | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
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| Chris Waddle | MF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
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| Allan Johnston | MF | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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| Craig Russell | FW | 29 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 34 | 4 |
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| Paul Stewart | FW | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 |
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| Lee Howey | FW | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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| David Kelly | FW | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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| Niall Quinn | FW | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
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| Martin Smith | FW | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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| Michael Bridges | FW | 25 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
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| Total | 494 | 33 |
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| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amad Diallo | from 2022 | Not held | Not held |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | 2025–2026 | 28 | 0 |
| Marc Guiu Paz | 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Antoine Semenyo | 2020 | 7 | 1 |
| Jordan Pickford | 2011–2017 | 31 | 0 |
| Danny Welbeck | 2010–2011 | 26 | 6 |
| Jordan Henderson | 2008–2011 | 71 | 4 |
| Paul Heckingbottom | 1996–1999 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Allardyce | 1980–1981 | 25 | 2 |
Not limited to the season above, and not the club's full list: only people who appear elsewhere in this archive are listed. Years and figures are the spells' own, across all competitions, as Wikidata records them.
| Date | Player | From | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 1996 | Alex Rae | Millwall | Transfer |
| 11 Jul 1996 | Paul Conlon | Hartlepool United | Transfer |
| 18 Jul 1996 | Tony Coton |   Manchester United | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1996 | Chris Tate | York City | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1996 | Lionel Perez | Bordeaux | Transfer |
| 17 Aug 1996 | Niall Quinn |   Manchester City | Transfer |
| 18 Oct 1996 | Darren Williams | York City | Transfer |
| 7 Jan 1997 | Jan Eriksson | Helsingborgs IF | Transfer |
| 17 Mar 1997 | Chris Waddle |   Bradford City | Transfer |
| 21 Mar 1997 | Kim Heiselberg | Esbjerg fB | Transfer |
| 26 Mar 1997 | Chris Woods | Colorado Rapids | Transfer |
| 1 Apr 1997 | Allan Johnston | Rennes | Transfer |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1996 | Alec Chamberlain |   Watford | Transfer |
| 27 Jul 1996 | Scott Coates | Berwick Rangers | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1996 | Brian Atkinson | Darlington | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1996 | Gordon Armstrong | Bury | Transfer |
| 22 Nov 1996 | Brett Angell | Stockport County | Transfer |
| 14 Feb 1997 | Steve Brodie | Scarborough | Transfer |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1996–97 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1356622070, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.