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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 2002/03, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sørensen | GK | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Thomas Myhre | GK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jürgen Macho | GK | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mart Poom | GK | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | DF | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Michael Gray | DF | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
| Phil Babb | DF | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Emerson Thome | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Joachim Björklund | DF | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jody Craddock | DF | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
| Darren Williams | DF | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Talal El Karkouri | DF | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ben Clark | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George McCartney |
The article lists 1 own goal by opponents in Sunderland's favour. Sunderland scored 21 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“2002–03 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1319764086, 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.
| DF |
| 24 |
| 16 |
| 8 |
| 0 |
| 30 |
| 0 |
| Julio Arca | DF | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | Not held | 2 |
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| Mark Rossiter | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Jonjo Dickman | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Claudio Reyna | MF | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Not held | 1 |
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| Matthew Piper | MF | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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| Gavin McCann | MF | 30 | 29 | 1 | 1 | Not held | 3 |
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| Kevin Kilbane | MF | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
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| Thomas Butler | MF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Jason McAteer | MF | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
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| Paul Thirlwell | MF | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
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| Nicolás Medina | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Sean Thornton | MF | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
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| John Oster | MF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Chris Black | MF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Richie Ryan | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Tore André Flo | FW | 29 | 23 | 6 | 4 | Not held | 6 |
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| Kevin Phillips | FW | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | Not held | 9 |
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| David Bellion | FW | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
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| Kevin Kyle | FW | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | Not held | 1 |
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| Marcus Stewart | FW | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | Not held | 6 |
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| Michael Proctor | FW | 21 | 11 | 10 | 2 | Not held | 4 |
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| Stanislav Varga | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Niall Quinn | FW | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Total | 506 | 20 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2002 | Sean Thornton | Tranmere Rovers | Transfer |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Stephen Wright |   Liverpool | Transfer |
| 21 Aug 2002 | Matt Piper |   Leicester City | Transfer |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Tore Andre Flo | Rangers | Transfer |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Marcus Stewart |   Ipswich Town | Transfer |
| 15 Nov 2002 | Mart Poom |   Derby County | Loan |
| 10 Jan 2003 | Mart Poom | Derby County | Transfer |
| 31 Jan 2003 | Talal El Karkouri | Paris Saint Germain | Loan |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2002 | John Oster | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 1 Nov 2002 | Michael Reddy | York City | Loan |
| 7 Nov 2002 | Sean Thornton |   Blackpool | Loan |
| 22 Nov 2002 | Michael Ingham | Darlington | Loan |
| 11 Jan 2003 | Dene Shields | Raith Rovers | Transfer |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Michael Ingham | York City | Loan |
| 30 Jan 2003 | Michael Reddy |   Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Stanislav Varga | Celtic | Transfer |
| 21 Feb 2003 | John Oster | Grimsby Town | Loan |
| 27 Mar 2003 | Keith Graydon | York City |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“2002–03 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1319764086, 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.
| Loan |