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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 2005/06, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Davis | GK | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ben Alnwick | GK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Stephen Wright | DF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| George McCartney | DF | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gary Breen | DF | 35 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| Steven Caldwell | DF | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Nyron Nosworthy | DF | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Danny Collins | DF | 23 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Dan Smith | DF | 3 | 1 |
Sunderland scored 26 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“2005–06 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1370641525, 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.
| 2 |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 0 |
| Justin Hoyte | DF | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
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| Julio Arca | DF | 24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
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| Rory Delap | MF | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
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| Liam Lawrence | MF | 29 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 3 |
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| Dean Whitehead | MF | 37 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 4 |
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| Andy Welsh | MF | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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| Tommy Miller | MF | 29 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 3 |
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| Martin Woods | MF | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| Grant Leadbitter | MF | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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| Christian Bassila | MF | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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| Jon Stead | FW | 30 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
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| Stephen Elliott | FW | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
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| Kevin Kyle | FW | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
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| Anthony Le Tallec | FW | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 31 | 5 |
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| Andy Gray | FW | 21 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
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| Chris Brown | FW | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
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| Daryl Murphy | FW | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
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| Carl Robinson | MF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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| Matt Piper | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Alan Stubbs | DF | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
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| Total | 516 | 26 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2005 | Daryl Murphy | Waterford United | Transfer |
| 10 Jun 2005 | Nyron Nosworthy | Gillingham | Transfer |
| 13 Jun 2005 | Jon Stead |   Blackburn Rovers | Transfer |
| 14 Jun 2005 | Kelvin Davis |   Ipswich Town | Transfer |
| 22 Jun 2005 | Tommy Miller | Ipswich Town | Transfer |
| 6 Jul 2005 | Martin Woods |   Leeds United | Transfer |
| 2 Aug 2005 | Alan Stubbs |   Everton | Transfer |
| 2 Aug 2005 | Anthony Le Tallec |   Liverpool | Loan |
| 9 Aug 2005 | Joe Murphy |   West Bromwich Albion | Transfer |
| 10 Aug 2005 | Andy Gray |   Sheffield United | Transfer |
| 24 Aug 2005 | Christian Bassila | Strasbourg | Transfer |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Justin Hoyte |   Arsenal | Loan |
| 25 Jan 2006 | Kevin Smith | Leeds United | Transfer |
| 31 Jan 2006 | Rory Delap |   Southampton | Transfer |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2005 | Mark Lynch |   Hull City | Transfer |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Jeff Whitley |   Cardiff City | Transfer |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Marcus Stewart | Bristol City | Transfer |
| 1 Jul 2005 | Brian Deane | Perth Glory | Transfer |
| 11 Jul 2005 | Sean Thornton | Doncaster Rovers | Transfer |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Thomas Myhre | Fredrikstad | Transfer |
| 25 Jul 2005 | Michael Bridges | Bristol City | Transfer |
| 12 Aug 2005 | Neill Collins | Hartlepool United | Loan |
| 31 Aug 2005 | Mart Poom | Arsenal | Loan |
| 8 Sept 2005 |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“2005–06 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1370641525, 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.
| Chris Brown |
| Hull City |
| Loan |
| 23 Sept 2005 | Grant Leadbitter | Rotherham United | Loan |
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| 21 Oct 2005 | Joe Murphy | Walsall | Loan |
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| 24 Nov 2005 | Carl Robinson |   Norwich City | Loan |
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| 24 Nov 2005 | Daryl Murphy |   Sheffield Wednesday | Loan |
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| 12 Jan 2006 | Dan Smith |   Huddersfield Town | Loan |
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| 17 Jan 2006 | Carl Robinson | Norwich City | Transfer |
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| 20 Jan 2006 | Alan Stubbs | Everton | Transfer |
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| 23 Jan 2006 | Mart Poom | Arsenal | Transfer |
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| 17 Feb 2006 | Neill Collins | Sheffield United | Loan |
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| 1 Mar 2006 | Andy Welsh |   Leicester City | Loan |
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| 16 Mar 2006 | Andy Gray |   Burnley | Loan |
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