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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 2008/09, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Gordon | GK | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Márton Fülöp | GK | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Phil Bardsley | DF | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | Not held | 1 |
| George McCartney | DF | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Nyron Nosworthy | DF | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Carlos Edwards | DF | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Tal Ben Haim | DF | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Danny Collins | DF | 35 | 35 | 0 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
| Calum Davenport | DF | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Anton Ferdinand | DF | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Paul McShane | DF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Kay | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Teemu Tainio | MF | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dean Whitehead |
The article lists 2 own goals by opponents in Sunderland's favour. Sunderland scored 34 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“2008–09 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1376545853, 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.
| MF |
| 34 |
| 30 |
| 4 |
| 0 |
| 38 |
| 0 |
| Steed Malbranque | MF | 36 | 34 | 2 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
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| Kieran Richardson | MF | 32 | 31 | 1 | 4 | Not held | 4 |
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| Grant Leadbitter | MF | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | Not held | 2 |
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| Andy Reid | MF | 32 | 20 | 12 | 1 | Not held | 1 |
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| Nathan Luscombe | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Jordan Henderson | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Djibril Cissé | FW | 35 | 29 | 6 | 10 | Not held | 11 |
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| Daryl Murphy | FW | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
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| Kenwyne Jones | FW | 29 | 25 | 4 | 10 | Not held | 12 |
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| Dwight Yorke | FW | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| David Healy | FW | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Not held | 3 |
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| Martyn Waghorn | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Anthony Stokes | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Not held | 2 |
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| El Hadji Diouf | FW | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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| Liam Miller | MF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Michael Chopra | FW | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Not held | 2 |
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| Pascal Chimbonda | DF | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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| Danny Higginbotham | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Total | 525 | 32 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2008 | Michael Kay | Youth system | Transfer |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Jordan Henderson | Youth system | Transfer |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Nathan Luscombe | Youth system | Transfer |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Jordan Cook | Youth system | Transfer |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Michael Liddle | Youth system | Transfer |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Jack Colback | Youth system | Transfer |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Niall McArdle | Youth system | Transfer |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Teemu Tainio |   Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer |
| 24 Jul 2008 | Nick Colgan |   Ipswich Town | Transfer |
| 25 Jul 2008 | David Meyler | Cork City | Transfer |
| 26 Jul 2008 | Pascal Chimbonda | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer |
| 28 Jul 2008 | El Hadji Diouf |   Bolton Wanderers | Transfer |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Steed Malbranque | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer |
| 21 Aug 2008 | David Healy |   Fulham | Transfer |
| 21 Aug 2008 | Djibril Cissé | Marseille | Loan |
| 27 Aug 2008 | Anton Ferdinand |   West Ham United | Transfer |
| 1 Sept 2008 | George McCartney | West Ham United | Transfer |
| 1 Feb 2009 | Tal Ben Haim |   Manchester City | Loan |
| 2 Feb 2009 | Calum Davenport | West Ham United | Loan |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2008 | Stephen Wright |   Coventry City | Released |
| 8 May 2008 | Ian Harte | – | Released |
| 8 May 2008 | Stanislav Varga | – | Released |
| 8 May 2008 | Andy Cole |   Nottingham Forest | Transfer |
| 8 May 2008 | Gavin Donogue | – | Released |
| 8 May 2008 | Billy Dennehy | – | Released |
| 8 May 2008 | Jake Richardson | – | Released |
| 8 May 2008 | Jack Pelter | – | Released |
| 2 Jul 2008 | Greg Halford |   Sheffield United | Loan |
| 22 Jul 2008 |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown. 8 moves do not check out against Wikidata's career dates or the season's dates; both values are kept.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“2008–09 Sunderland A.F.C. season”, revision 1376545853, 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.
| Arnau Riera |
| Falkirk |
| Loan |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Ross Wallace | Preston North End | Loan |
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| 8 Aug 2008 | Roy O'Donovan | Dundee United | Loan |
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| 14 Aug 2008 | Trevor Carson | Chesterfield | Loan |
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| 27 Aug 2008 | Russell Anderson |   Burnley | Loan |
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| 29 Aug 2008 | Dickson Etuhu | Fulham | Transfer |
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| 30 Aug 2008 | Paul McShane |   Hull City | Loan |
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| 1 Sept 2008 | Danny Higginbotham |   Stoke City | Transfer |
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| 2 Oct 2008 | Carlos Edwards |   Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan |
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| 10 Oct 2008 | Graham Kavanagh | Carlisle United | Loan |
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| 17 Oct 2008 | Anthony Stokes | Sheffield United | Loan |
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| 6 Nov 2008 | Michael Chopra |   Cardiff City | Loan |
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| 14 Nov 2008 | Michael Liddle | Carlisle United | Loan |
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| 17 Nov 2008 | Martyn Waghorn |   Charlton Athletic | Loan |
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| 9 Jan 2009 | Graham Kavanagh | Carlisle United | Transfer |
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| 9 Jan 2009 | Roy O'Donovan |   Blackpool | Loan |
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| 12 Jan 2009 | Ross Wallace | Preston North End | Transfer |
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| 15 Jan 2009 | Liam Miller |   Queens Park Rangers | Transfer |
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| 26 Jan 2009 | Pascal Chimbonda | Tottenham Hotspur | Transfer |
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| 28 Jan 2009 | Jordan Henderson | Coventry City | Loan |
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| 30 Jan 2009 | El Hadji Diouf |   Blackburn Rovers | Transfer |
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| 2 Feb 2009 | Michael Chopra | Cardiff City | Loan |
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| 2 Mar 2009 | Anthony Stokes |   Crystal Palace | Loan |
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| 2 Mar 2009 | Darren Ward | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan |
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