2012–13 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2012–13 season
ChairmanEllis Short
ManagerMartin O'Neill
(until 30 March 2013)
Paolo Di Canio
(from 31 March 2013)
StadiumStadium of Light
Premier League17th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Fletcher (11)
All:
Steven Fletcher (11)
Highest home attendance47,456 (vs. Newcastle United)
Lowest home attendance17,505 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)
Average home league attendance40,544

The 2012–13 season was Sunderland's sixth consecutive season in the top division of English football, the Premier League. They finished the season in 17th place.

Pre-season

Friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
H – A 		Scorers
27 July 2012 Hartlepool United A 1–0 –
4 August 2012 Helsingborg A 2–0 –
8 August 2012 Derby County A 1–1 McClean 71'
11 August 2012 Leicester City A 1–0 –

2012 Peace Cup

Sunderland, along with Eredivisie side Groningen, K-League side Seongnam, and Bundesliga side Hamburg, will compete in a friendly tournament, 2012 Peace Cup. All matches will be played at the Suwon World Cup Stadium in the Korean city of Suwon.

Date Opponents H / A Result
H – A 		Scorers
19 July 2012 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma N 1–0 –
22 July 2012 Groningen N 3–2 Wickham 19', Campbell 88', Noble 90'

Premier League

Date Opponents H / A Result
H – A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
18 August 2012 Arsenal A 0–0 – 60,078 11th
25 August 2012 Reading H P–P – – 13th
1 September 2012 Swansea City A 2–2 Fletcher 40', 45' 20,350 13th
15 September 2012 Liverpool H 1–1 Fletcher 29' 41,997 14th
22 September 2012 West Ham United A 1–1 Fletcher 10' 33,052 12th
29 September 2012 Wigan Athletic H 1–0 Fletcher 51' 37,742 11th
6 October 2012 Manchester City A 0–3 – 47,036 13th
21 October 2012 Newcastle United H 1–1 Ba 86' o.g. 47,456 14th
27 October 2012 Stoke City A 0–0 – 27,005 14th
3 November 2012 Aston Villa H 0–1 – 41,515 16th
10 November 2012 Everton A 1–2 Johnson 45' 35,999 16th
18 November 2012 Fulham A 3–1 Fletcher 50', Cuéllar 65', Sessègnon 70' 25,646 15th
24 November 2012 West Bromwich Albion H 2–4 Gardner 73', Sessègnon 87' 36,390 16th
27 November 2012 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 – 36,513 16th
2 December 2012 Norwich City A 1–2 Gardner 45' 26,228 17th
8 December 2012 Chelsea H 1–3 Johnson 66' 39,273 18th
11 December 2012 Reading H 3–0 McClean 3', Fletcher 28', Sessègnon 90' 37,723 15th
15 December 2012 Manchester United A 1–3 Campbell 72' 75,582 16th
22 December 2012 Southampton A 1–0 Fletcher 42' 31,275 15th
26 December 2012 Manchester City H 1–0 Johnson 53' 42,190 13th
29 December 2012 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 O'Shea 40' 41,168 13th
2 January 2013 Liverpool A 0–3 – 44,228 14th
12 January 2013 West Ham United H 3–0 Larsson 12', Johnson 48', McClean 74' 39,918 14th
19 January 2013 Wigan Athletic A 3–2 Gardner 17' (pen), Fletcher 21', 42' 19,219 11th
29 January 2013 Swansea City H 0–0 – 35,628 11th
2 February 2013 Reading A 2–1 Gardner 28' (pen) 23,829 11th
9 February 2013 Arsenal H 0–1 – 46,402 13th
23 February 2013 West Bromwich Albion A 2–1 Sessègnon 79' 25,924 14th
2 March 2013 Fulham H 2–2 Gardner 37' (pen), Sessègnon 70' 39,312 14th
9 March 2013 Queens Park Rangers A 1–3 Fletcher 20' 18,169 15th
17 March 2013 Norwich City H 1–1 Gardner (pen)40' 38,625 16th
30 March 2013 Manchester United H 0–1 – 43,760 16th
7 April 2013 Chelsea A 1–2 Azpilicueta og 45' 41,500 17th
14 April 2013 Newcastle United A 0–3 Sessègnon 27', Johnson 74', Vaughan 82' 52,000 15th
20 April 2013 Everton H 1–0 Sessègnon 45' 44,614 14th
29 April 2013 Aston Villa A 6–1 Rose 32' 37,428 15th
6 May 2013 Stoke H 1–1 O'Shea 62' 38,130 15th
12 May 2013 Southampton H 1–1 Bardsley 68' 41,988 17th
19 May 2013 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–0 36,258 17th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Aston Villa 38 10 11 17 47 69 −22 41
16 Newcastle United 38 11 8 19 45 68 −23 41
17 Sunderland 38 9 12 17 41 54 −13 39
18 Wigan Athletic (R) 38 9 9 20 47 73 −26 36 Qualification for the Europa League group stage and relegation to Football League Championship[a]
19 Reading (R) 38 6 10 22 43 73 −30 28 Relegation to Football League Championship
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Wigan Athletic qualified for the Europa League group stage as the 2012–13 FA Cup winners.

League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
H – A 		Scorers Attendance
28 August 2012 Second round Morecambe H 2–0 McClean 24', 65' 22,871
25 September 2012 Third round Milton Keynes Dons A 2–0 Gardner 54', McClean 82' 10,489
30 October 2012 Fourth round Middlesbrough H 0–1 – 32,535

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
H – A 		Scorers Attendance
5 January 2013 Third round Bolton Wanderers A 2–2 Wickham 60', Gardner 75' 12,204
15 January 2013 Replay Bolton Wanderers H 0–2 – 17,505

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  SCO Phil Bardsley 21 1 11+7 1 2 0 1 0
3 DF  ENG Danny Rose 29 1 25+2 1 1 0 1 0
4 MF  FRA Alfred N'Diaye 16 0 15+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  ENG Wes Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole 14 0 10 0 0+1 0 3 0
7 MF  SWE Sebastian Larsson 41 1 36+2 1 1+1 0 1 0
8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner 37 8 32+1 6 2 1 2 1
9 FW  ENG Danny Graham 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW  ENG Connor Wickham 14 1 3+9 0 1+1 1 0 0
11 FW  SCO James McFadden 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF  ENG Matthew Kilgallon 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0
13 GK  ENG Jordan Pickford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Jack Colback 40 0 30+5 0 1+1 0 3 0
15 MF  WAL David Vaughan 28 1 6+18 1 2 0 2 0
16 DF  IRL John O'Shea 36 2 34 2 0 0 2 0
18 DF  SEN Kader Mangane 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF  ENG Titus Bramble 19 0 12+4 0 2 0 1 0
20 GK  IRL Keiren Westwood 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
21 MF  ENG Adam Johnson 40 5 35 5 2 0 2+1 0
22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet 40 0 38 0 2 0 0 0
23 MF  IRL James McClean 41 5 24+12 2 2 0 2+1 3
24 DF  ESP Carlos Cuéllar 28 1 26 1 1 0 1 0
26 FW  SCO Steven Fletcher 31 11 28 11 1 0 2 0
28 FW  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon 36 7 34+1 7 1 0 0 0
30 FW  FRA Mikael Mandron 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW  ENG Ryan Noble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF  ENG Billy Knott 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  IRL Adam Mitchell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF  IRL John Egan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that played for Sunderland this season that have left the club/are currently out on loan:
9 FW  ENG Fraizer Campbell 15 1 1+11 1 0+1 0 0+2 0
11 MF  ENG Kieran Richardson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW  KOR Ji Dong-won 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  IRL David Meyler 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 FW  SCO James McFadden 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW  FRA Louis Saha 14 0 0+11 0 0 0 2+1 0
27 MF  EGY Ahmed Elmohamady 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF  ENG Blair Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Position Nation Number Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
FW 26 Steven Fletcher 11 0 0 11
MF 8 Craig Gardner 6 1 1 8
FW 28 Stéphane Sessègnon 7 0 0 7
MF 21 Adam Johnson 5 0 0 5
MF 23 James McClean 2 0 3 5
DF 16 John O'Shea 2 0 0 2
DF 2 Phil Bardsley 1 0 0 1
FW 9 Fraizer Campbell 1 0 0 1
DF 24 Carlos Cuéllar 1 0 0 1
MF 7 Sebastian Larsson 1 0 0 1
DF 3 Danny Rose 1 0 0 1
MF 15 David Vaughan 1 0 0 1
FW 10 Connor Wickham 0 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 41 2 4 47

Overall

Games played 30 (25 Premier League, 3 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Games won 9 (7 Premier League, 2 League Cup)
Games drawn 9 (8 Premier League, 1 FA Cup)
Games lost 12 (10 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 1 FA Cup)
Goals scored 34 (28 Premier League, 4 League Cup, 2 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 38 (33 Premier League, 1 League Cup, 4 FA Cup)
Goal difference -4
Clean sheets 11 (9 Premier League, 2 League Cup)
Most appearances Stéphane Sessègnon 28
Top scorer Steven Fletcher 10

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  SCO Phil Bardsley
3 DF  ENG Danny Rose (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
4 MF  FRA Alfred N'Diaye
5 DF  ENG Wes Brown
6 MF  ENG Lee Cattermole (captain)
7 MF  SWE Sebastian Larsson
8 MF  ENG Craig Gardner
9 FW  ENG Danny Graham
12 DF  ENG Matthew Kilgallon
13 GK  ENG Jordan Pickford
14 MF  ENG Jack Colback
15 MF  WAL David Vaughan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  IRL John O'Shea
18 DF  SEN Kader Mangane (on loan from Al-Hilal)
19 DF  ENG Titus Bramble
20 GK  IRL Keiren Westwood
21 MF  ENG Adam Johnson
22 GK  BEL Simon Mignolet
23 MF  IRL James McClean
24 DF  ESP Carlos Cuéllar
26 FW  SCO Steven Fletcher
28 FW  BEN Stéphane Sessègnon
33 FW  ENG Ryan Noble
42 DF  IRL John Egan

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
24 DF Carlos Cuéllar 30 EU Aston Villa Transfer Summer 2014 Free
DF David Ferguson 18 EU Darlington Transfer Summer 2013 Free
MF Wade Joyce 18 EU Bury Transfer Summer 2013 Free
25 FW Louis Saha 34 EU Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Summer 2013 Free
26 FW Steven Fletcher 25 EU Wolverhampton Wanderers Transfer Summer 2016 £12 million
21 MF Adam Johnson 25 EU Manchester City Transfer Summer 2016 £12 million
3 DF Danny Rose 22 EU Tottenham Hotspur Loan Summer 2013 Loan
FW Scott Harrison 19 EU Darlington Transfer None 2013 Free
11 FW James McFadden 29 EU Everton Transfer None January 2013 Free
4 MF Alfred N'Diaye 22 EU Bursaspor Transfer Winter 2016 £3.8 million
18 DF Kader Mangane 29 EU Al-Hilal Loan Winter 2013 Loan
9 FW Danny Graham 27 EU Swansea City Transfer Winter 2016 £5 million

Out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
GK Craig Gordon 29 EU Free agent Contract expired Summer Sky Sports
DF Liam Bagnall 20 EU Free agent Contract expired Summer Sky Sports
1 GK Trevor Carson 24 EU Bury Contract expired Summer Sky Sports
16 MF Cristian Riveros 29 Non-EU Kayserispor Transfer Summer Goal.com
3 DF George McCartney 31 EU West Ham United Transfer Summer SAFC
3 FW Asamoah Gyan 26 Non-EU Al Ain Transfer Summer Goal.com
17 FW Jordan Cook 22 EU Charlton Athletic Contract expired Summer CAFC
3 DF Michael Liddle 22 EU Accrington Stanley Transfer Summer Sky Sports
14 DF Marcos Angeleri 29 Non-EU Estudiantes Transfer Summer Sky Sports
6 DF Michael Turner 28 EU Norwich City Transfer Summer Sky Sports
21 GK Lewis King 19 EU Stockport County Contract expired Summer Stockport County
27 MF Ahmed Elmohamady 24 Non-EU Hull City Loan Summer SAFC
6 MF Brett Elliott 19 EU University of Charleston Contract expired Summer UC Golden Eagles
15 MF Kieran Richardson 27 EU Fulham Transfer Summer Sky Sports
FW Oumare Tounkara 22 EU Red Star Contract expired Summer Soccerway
24 FW Craig Lynch 20 EU Hartlepool United Loan None SAFC
27 GK Ben Wilson 20 EU Chesterfield Loan None SAFC
35 FW Ryan Noble 21 EU Hartlepool Loan None SAFC
34 MF Billy Knott 19 EU Woking Loan None SAFC
22 DF John Egan 20 EU Bradford City Loan None Sky Sports
31 MF David Meyler 23 EU Hull City Loan None Hull City AFC
39 DF Blair Adams 21 EU Coventry City Loan None SAFC
MF Nathan Thomas 18 EU Darlington 1883 Youth Loan None SAFC
DF Johnny Burn 18 EU Darlington 1883 Youth Loan None SAFC
27 FW Ji Dong-won 21 Non-EU FC Augsburg Loan Winter SAFC
31 MF David Meyler 23 EU Hull City Transfer Winter SAFC
39 DF Blair Adams 21 EU Coventry City Transfer Winter SAFC
27 FW Fraizer Campbell 25 EU Cardiff City Transfer Winter SAFC
7 MF Adam Reed 21 EU Portsmouth Loan Winter SAFC
FW James McFadden 29 EU Motherwell Contract expired Winter SAFC
25 GK Jonny Maddison 18 EU Crawley Town Youth Loan Winter SAFC
27 MF Ahmed Elmohamady 25 Non-EU Hull City Loan Winter SAFC
28 FW Louis Saha 34 EU Lazio Mutual Consent Winter SAFC
22 FW Connor Wickham 19 EU Sheffield Wednesday Loan None SAFC
GK Joel Dixon 18 EU Workington Youth Loan None Workington AFC

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

Awards

Individual awards

Award Month/Round/Year Winner
Premier League Player of the Month September Steven Fletcher
North-East Football Writers' Association's Player of the Year 2012 Simon Mignolet

See also

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Handbook 2012/13" (PDF). Premier League. pp. 92–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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